Gustafson, Lowell

Holds his PhD in Government and Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia and is Professor of Political Science at Villanova University. He is a founding member and Secretary of the International Big History Association. His publications include The Sovereignty Dispute over the Falkland (Malvinas) Islands, The Religious Challenge to the State, Economic Development under Democratic Regimes: Neoliberalism in Latin America, Thucydides' Theory of International Relations, Ancient Maya Gender Identity and Relations, Economic Performance Under Democratic Regimes in Latin Ameri-ca in the Twenty-First Century, and National and Human Security Issues in Latin America: Democracies at Risk.