Résumé

(For period since Spring 1998 tenure)

 

Nigel Boyle PhD (Duke, 1993)

Professor of Political Studies, Pitzer College

1050 N. Mills Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711.

nboyle@pitzer.edu

http://www.pitzer.edu/~nboyle

 

 

Scholarship

Books

FÁS and Active Labour Market Policy 1985-2004 (Studies in Public Policy, The Policy Institute, Dublin, 2005).  ISBN 1-902585-16-X.

 

Crafting Change: Labor Market Policy under Mrs Thatcher (University Press of the South, New Orleans, 2005).  ISBN: 1-931948-45-3.

 

In progress: “State Capacity and the Irish Labor Market Model 1985-2005” (publishing agreement with IPA Publications, Dublin).  Scheduled for completion Spring 2007.

 

Other publications

 

“Neo-liberalism and Labor Market Policy in Britain and Ireland: Ideational Coalitions and Divergent Policy Trajectories” in A. Denzau, T. Willett and R. Roy (eds.)  Neo-Liberalism: Ideas, Interests and Global Economic Change (New York Routledge “Frontiers of Political Economy Series” 2005).

 

“How We Study Work-Family and Work-Life  Interactions (Diane Halpern, Robert Drago and Nigel Boyle) Chapter 2 in D. Halpern and S. Murphy (eds.) From Work-Life Balance to Work-Family Interaction. (Erlbaum, New Jersey 2005).

 

“Imitation, Flattery and the Lisbon Agenda: the Irish model and labor market and social policy” in Yiannis Stivachtis (ed.) Current Issues in European Integration (Athens ATINER 2004).

 

“Governance in a Globalized Political Economy: Irish Labor Market Policy 1987-99” in T. Ilgen Reconfigured Sovereignty: Multi-Layered Governance in the Global Age (Ashgate, 2003)

 

“National Politics and Globalization: Varieties of Neo-liberal Youth Labour Market Policy Under Thatcher and Blair” (with Ravi Roy) in M. Griffin Cohen and S. McBride (eds.) Global Turbulence: Social Activists’ and State Responses to Globalization (Ashgate, 2003)

 

Various articles on soccer nationalism (including “Why do the Chinese not chant Tai Haningo!”) published in Beijing Youth Daily June/July 2002.

 

“Immigration Citizenship and Nationalism” in R. Burwick and H. Rindisbacher Languages Across the Curriculum: CD_ROM (Columbus Foreign Languages Publications, 2000).

 

Conference and Working Papers Delivered

 

“Neo-liberalism and Labor Market Policy in Britain and Ireland”.  To be presented at the International Studies Association Conference, San Diego, March 24, 2006.

 

“Governance and the Celtic Tiger: the Partially Enhanced Institutional Capacity of the Irish State”.  Paper (co-written with Gerry Boucher) to be submitted to West European Politics December 2005.

 

“Governance and the Celtic Tiger: the Partially Enhanced Institutional Capacity of the Irish State”.  Paper (co-written with Gerry Boucher) delivered at the Political Studies Association of Ireland conference, Belfast October 22, 2005.

 

“Neo-liberalism and Labor Market Policy in Britain and Ireland: Ideational Coalitions and Divergent Policy Trajectories”.  Presented at Neo-liberalism and Mental Models Conference, CGU, Claremont April 2, 2005.

 

“FÁS and Active Labour Market Policy 1987-2004”.   Policy Institute Working Paper  October 2004 Policy Institute, Trinity College.

 

“Consensus and Institutional Capacity in Irish Policymaking: the ‘Irish Model’ and active labor market policy 1987-2004”.  Paper presented at 2nd Pan-European Conference on EU Politics June 24-26 2004, Bologna, Italy. http://www.jhubc.it/ecpr-bologna/docs/375.pdf

 

“Imitation, Flattery and the Lisbon Agenda: the Irish model and labor market and social policy” presented at  2nd ATINER International Conference on European Political Economy, May 27-29 2004, Athens.

 

“Neo-liberal Policy Options and the Advocacy Coalition Approach: labor market policy under Thatcher and Blair”.  Ravi Roy and Nigel Boyle (June 2003 draft paper).

 

“Governance of the Irish Labor Market 1987-2000: FÁS, the EU and the Irish StateEuropean Union Center of California Working Paper Series June 2003.

 

“Multi-tiered governance of the Irish Labor Market 1987-2000: FÁS, the EU and the Irish State” presented at the European Union Studies Association Conference, Nashville, March 2003.

 

“Employment Programs in Ireland 1987-1999: national, sub-national and supra-national governance in a globalized political-economy”.  International Studies Association Conference, New Orleans, March 2002

 

“Feeding the Tiger: National, Subnational and supra national governance of the Irish labor market 1987-99” .  Keynote Address.  Presented at American Conference for Irish Studies Conference, Santa Clara University, October 11 2002.

 

 “Policy convergence in Britain: an advocacy coalition framework approach” (presented at a conference on Global Turbulence: instability in national and international political economy at Simon Fraser University, British Columbia in July 2001)

 

“Blair, Thatcher and youth labor market policy: policy change and advocacy coalitions” (with Ravi Roy) (presented at SOCCIS conference at UCLA March 2001)

 

Research-Related Invited Talks/Public Lectures

 

“FÁS and Active Labour Market Policy 1985-2004”.  Presentation to launch book being published by The Policy Institute.  Trinity College, Dublin, March 16, 2005.

 

“The Irish Economic Miracle: A Crock of What?”  Presented to the International Relations Colloquium, Oldenbourg Center, Pomona College, February 8, 2005.

 

“The Celtic Tiger and the Swiss Army Knife: An Foras Áiseanna Saothair and the Irish Model”.  Presented at Department of Political Science, University of California, Irvine, December 8, 2004.

 

“The Celtic Tiger and the Swiss Army Knife: An Foras Áiseanna Saothair and the Irish Model”  Presented to the Marching and Chowder Society, Pitzer College, October 29, 2004.

 

“The Celtic Tiger and the Swiss Army Knife.”  European Union Center of California  Opening Public Lecture in “Small States – Global Influence” Series .  Malott Commons, Scripps College, September 30, 2004.

 

Boston versus Berlin?  The European and neo-liberal stripes of the Celtic Tiger Economy”.  Presented at The Irish Seminar 6th Annual Summer Session June 29, 2004, Keough-Notre Dame Centre, Newman House, Dublin.

 

“Problem-Induced Policy Development: FÁS and Active Labour Market Policy 1987-2004”.  Presented as a Policy Institute Seminar, Trinity College Dublin, May 18, 2004.  http://www.policyinstitute.tcd.ie/working_papers/Boyle_Presentation_180504.ppt

 

“The Three Worlds of Childcare”.  Presented at a  Leadership in Work/Family Balance conference (Kravis-deRoulet Leadership Conference CMC) on February 22 2003.

 

“National, Sub-National and Supra-National Governance in the Celtic Tiger: FÁS 1987-99.”  Keynote address at the American Conference for Irish Studies Conference Santa Clara University October 2002.

 

“National, Sub-National and Supra-National Governance in a Globalized Political Economy.”  Presented at the “Reconfigured Sovereignty Workshop” Pitzer College May 24-25 2002. 

 

“The Euro.”  Presented to Conference for Economics Teachers, The Federal Reserve Bank, Los Angeles.  February 20, 2002.

 

“Mrs Thatcher and British Politics”.  Presented at Department of Political Science, University of California, Riverside. November 28, 2001. 

 

“Has Tony Blair Transformed British Politics” given to the World Affairs Forum at Pilgrim Place, Claremont, October 13, 1998. 

 

Other Invited/Public Lectures/Talks

 

“Healthcare Politics: a comparative perspective on single-payer systems”.  Presentation to the League of Women Voters, Claremont September 25, 2005.

 

“Healthcare Politics: a comparative perspective”.  Presentation to the Jerry Voorhis Claremont Democratic Club June 27, 2005.

 

“Is Atlanticism Dead?  EU-US relations in the second Bush Term”  Presentation to be made to begin the  Institute “Is Atlanticism Dead?” Institute, March 4, 2005.

 

“EU and the US: Rivals or Partners?”  2-part Presentation to Inland Empire Consortium for International Studies.  April 3 and 17, 2003.

 

“Avery Presentation: China and the World Cup”, Broad Performance Space Pitzer, December 10, 2002

 

“Teaching the EU through Technology” Presented at Center for Active Learning in International Studies conference, USC November 2002

 

China and the World Cup” at Malott Commons Noon Academy, Scripps College November 12, 2002.

 

“The Euro and the Wizard of Oz” Presented to Pitzer Alumni Association at Federal Reserve Bank, Los Angeles August 22 2002.

 

“Xenophobic Nationalism and the Owl of Minerva” Presented at Claremont International Studies Education Project Institute July 26, 2002.

 

“Jihad Versus McWorld: Globalization and its Discontents.”  Presented at Claremont International Studies Education Project Institute July 22, 2002

 

“The Changing Face of Europe.”  Presented at the Annual Conference of the California Council for the Social Studies, Riverside, March 1, 2002.

 

“Multiculturalism in Europe”.  Broadcast on statewide Washington Public Affairs TV (TVW Forum July 26, 2001).

 

“Multiculturalism in Europe.”  Presented at University of Washington Public Affairs Forum July 24, 2001.  .

 

Turkey and Europe” Presented to Inland Empire Consortium for International Studies Institute April 12, 2001

 

“Regions in Transition: Europe” Presented to Claremont International Studies Education Project Institute, March 28, 2001.

 

“The Changing Face of Europe: Multiculturalism and Beyond” Presented at Los Angeles Center for International Studies, Loyola Marymount University October 26, 2002.

 

Turkey and the EU” Presented at The World Affairs Council of Inland Southern California (Town Hall Meeting), Riverside January 18, 2001

 

“The New Face of Europe” Presented to the Inland Empire Consortium for International Studies Institute, San Bernardino, October 13, 2000.

 

“Kurds, Turks, Nationalism and Terror” given as part of the “Truth Lies and Democracy” series at Scripps College.  November 5, 1999.

 

 

Administrative Posts

Director of the European Union Center of California 2002-3.

 

Director of Claremont International Studies Education Project (CISEP) 2000-2003 (professional development program for social studies teachers funded by the state of California).  Organized 10 “Teacher Institutes”.  CISEP Academic Advisor 2004-5.

 

Deputy Director of the European Union Center of California 1998-2001 (co-organizer of April 2000 conference “In Migration: immigration, racism and policy in Europe and California and April 2002 “Engineering Life: Bioscience and Ethics in a Global Context” conference).

 

Elected Member of Pitzer College Faculty Executive Committee 1997-9 and 2004-6.

 

Courses Taught

Spring 2005

PS 30 Comparative Politics, PS 115 Rival Models of Capitalism, PS 196 Senior Seminar: Nationalism

Fall 2004

FYS 6 Social Justice in Contemporary Europe, PS 188 International Studies Colloquium.

Spring 2003
PS 30
Comparative Politics (co-taught with Prof Part Magadla, U. Botswana), PS 115 EU Seminar: Rival Models of Capitalism

Fall 2002
PS 10
Introduction to Political Studies , PS 188 International Studies Colloquium , PS 196 Senior Seminar: Nationalism

Spring 2002
PS 30
Introduction to Comparative Politics (co-taught with Prof Part Magadla, U. Botswana), PS 115 Rival Models of Capitalism in the EU

Fall 2001
PS 10
Introduction to Political Studies , PS 188 International Studies Colloquium

Spring 2001
PS 30
Comparative Politics , PS 113 Immigrants, Citizenship and Nationalism in Europe (French, German and Italian language sections attached) , PS 115 (Politics 195) EU Seminar: Rival Models of Capitalism in Europe

Fall 2000
PS 183 Welfare State in Comparative Perspective. , PS 195 Senior Seminar: Public Policy and Policy Change

Spring 2000

PS 30 Comparative Politics , PS 115 European Union Scholars Seminar: Multicultural Europe

Fall 1999
PS 10 Introduction to Political Studies, PS 119 (Politics 195) European Union Scholars Seminar

Spring 1999

PS 30 Comparative Politics , PS 113 Immigrants, Citizenship and Nationalism in Europe (French and German language sections attached) , IIS 100 External Studies Colloquium

Fall 1998

POST 10 Introduction to Political Studies, POST 112 Labor and Politics: an internship-based course

 

 

Selected Honors/Fellowships/Grants

 

Research Associate, The Policy Institute, Trinity College, Dublin (since April 2005).

 

Visiting Research Fellow at The Policy Institute, Trinity College Dublin (December 03 to June 04).

 

European Commission Grants “Teaching the EU in California” – comprehensive plan to improve ability of California High School Social Studies teachers to teach the EU (August 2003, renewed July 2004)

 

Avery Foundation Fellow 2002 (6 weeks in China “watching the Chinese watch the World Cup”).

 

Elected Student Marshall by Graduating Seniors of Pitzer College 1999 and 2000.  Nominated as Faculty Marshall for 2005 Commencement.

 

Personal

Born Birmingham, England, 9-8-1960.  Irish and US Citizenship.

 

Married (to Vanessa Ashworth, Plant Biologist, U.C. Irvine).  3 children: Molly (12-1-94), Anežka (12-3-97), Jimmy (11-15-03)

 

References

Peter Lange, Provost, Duke University, Durham, NC 27706. plange@acpub.duke.edu

David Finegold, Associate Professor, Keck Graduate Institute, Claremont CA 91711. finegold@kgi.edu

Thomas Ilgen, Jones Professor, Pitzer College, Claremont, CA 91711. tilgen@pitzer.edu

Iain McLean, Professor and Fellow, Nuffield College, Oxford University, Oxford OX1 1NF. iain.mclean@nuffield.oxford.ac.uk

Geoffrey Garrett, Vice Provost UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1487.  ggarrett@isop.ucla.edu

Gerry Boucher Lecturer in Sociology, Queens University Belfast.  g.boucher@qub.ac.uk

Frances Ruane, Professor of Economics, Trinity College, Dublin.  fruane@tcd.ie