DAVID S. BROWN (University of California, Los Angeles, Ph.D. 1995), who joined the CU faculty in 2002, received his B.A. from Doane College and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles. Recent articles of his have appeared in The American Political Science Review (2009), Comparative Political Studies (2008), Latin American Research Review (2007), and The American Journal of Political Science (2005). His primary research and teaching interests are in the areas of comparative politics, economic development, and Latin American Politics. Brown is also the recipient of a National Science Foundation grant to study the impact that NGO funding has on local politics in the Brazilian Amazon.

COURSES:
PSCI 2012: Introduction to Comparative Politics
PSCI 4732: Critical Thinking in Development
PSCI 7012: Core Comparative Seminar

David S. Brown and Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak (2009). “The Transforming Power of Democracy: Regime Type and Electricity Consumption in the Developing World.” American Political Science Review 103 (2): 193-213.

David S. Brown, J. Christopher Brown, and Scott W. Desposato. “Who Gives, Who Receives, and Who Wins? Transforming Capital into Political Change through Non-Governmental Organizations. Comparative Political Studies. Vol. 41, No. 1: 24-47.

David S. Brown, J. Christopher Brown, and Scott W. Desposato. 2007. “Promoting and Preventing Political Change Through Internationally-Funded NGO Activity.” Latin American Research Review 42(1): 126-138.

Avelino, George; Brown, David S.; Hunter, Wendy. 2005. "The Effects of Capital Mobility, Trade Openness, and Democracy on Social Spending in Latin America 1980-1999." American Journal of Political Science 49(3): 625-641.