About Me Graduate Seminars Undergraduate Courses Recent Publications CV Home Philip J. Williams Professor Political Science Anderson 221 Phone: (352) 273-2369 Fax: (352) 392-8127 pjw@ufl.edu Office hours M 8:45-11:45 am, T 10:30-11:30 am, 1:00-2:00 pm, Th 10:30-11:30 am	About Me Philip Williams received his D.Phil in Politics from the University of Oxford in 1986. His major research interests are religion and politics, democratization, social movements, civil-military relations, and transnational migration. He is author of The Catholic Church and Politics in Nicaragua and Costa Rica (Macmillan 1989), Militarization and Demilitarization in El Salvador's Transition to Democracy (University of Pittsburgh 1997), and co-editor of Christianity, Globalization, and Social Change in the Americas Rutgers University 2001). His scholarly work has appeared in numerous edited volumes and journals such as Comparative Politics, Journal of Latin American Studies, Latin American Research Review, Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs, Latin American Perspecives, and Journal of Church and State. Williams has received a number of prestigious fellowships and grants from Fulbright, North-South Center, United States Institute of Peace, Pew Charitable Trusts, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the Ford Foundation. Recently he received a major grant from the Ford Foundation to support a three-year study on Latino immigrants in the New South. Education D. Phil (1986) Politics, University of Oxford M.Phil (1984), Latin American Studies, University of Oxford B.A. (1981), Political Science, University of California, Los Angeles Research Interests Comparative Politics/Latin America Religion and Politics Transnational Migration Social Movements and Democratization Civil-Military Relations Academic experience Chair, Department of Political Science, University of Florida (2004-2007). Co-Director, Latin American Immigrants in the New South, Center for Latin American Studies, University of Florida (2006-present). Co-Director, Latino Immigrants in Florida Project, Center for Latin American Studies, University of Florida (2002-2006). Director, Rockefeller Residential Fellowships Program, Center for Latin American Studies, University of Florida (1999-2003). Associate Chair, Department of Political Science, University of Florida (1998-2002). Visiting Professor of Political Science (2002), Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Peru. Visiting Professor of Political Science (1991-92), Universidad Centroamericana, El Salvador. Assistant Professor of Political Science (1987-89), Northeast Missouri State University.