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Stephanie L. McNulty
Professional Biography
Dr. McNulty, author of Voice and Vote: Decentralization and Participation in Post-Fujimori Peru, is a Latin Americanist with expertise in decentralization, participatory governance, gender, and development. Voice and Vote explores the origin and implementation of a recent Peruvian decentralization reform that is considered to be one of the most participatory in Latin America. She is currently working on another book about participatory decentralization reforms in the developing world. Dr. McNulty has worked, lived, and conducted extensive fieldwork in Chile, Honduras, Peru, Bolivia, and Guatemala. She has a Ph.D. in Political Science from The George Washington University and a M.A. in Political Science from New York University. In addition to studying, teaching, and researching in several Latin American countries, Professor McNulty worked for several years in the field of international development as a monitoring and evaluation specialist. This experience led her to work on many USAID-funded projects around the world, such as Guatemala, Bolivia, Liberia, and Kosovo.
Education
Professor McNulty has a Ph.D. in Political Science from The George Washington University and a M.A. in Political Science from New York University. She also has a B.A. in Politics from Washington and Lee University.
Grants & Awards
· Franklin and Marshall Faculty Hackman and Committee on Grants Funds. 2010, 2011
· Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Award, Peru. November 2004 – October 2005.
· Fulbright Scholarship, Peru, January - October 2004.
· George Washington University Fellow, Washington, DC. Fall 1999-Fall 2002. Teaching Assistant, George Washington University, Washington, DC. Fall 2000-May 2002. Teaching Assistant for introductory Comparative and American Politics courses for four consecutive semesters.
· Research Fellow, Lima, Peru, Summer 1996. Evaluated the role of NGOs in Peru's economic and political development process for a Peruvian governmental organization.
· Rotary International Fellow, Santiago, Chile, 1992-1993. One year scholarship to study graduate level Political Science at the Universidad Católica de Chile.
Publications
Voice and Vote: Decentralization and Participation in Post-Fujimori Peru. Stanford University Press. 2011.
“Does Participatory Governance Matter? Exploring the Nature and Impact of Participatory Reform,” co-authored with Brian Wampler. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, DC. September 2011.
“In leading women, U.S. lags.” The Philadelphia Inquirer A11, January 4, 2011.
“Participación y sociedad civil: Las experiencias con los CCRs y los presupuestos participativos en el Perú.” In Aldo Panfichi (ed.) La Participación Ciudadana en el Perú. Disputas, confluencias y tensiones. Lima, Peru: Fondo Editorial de la Pontificia Universidad Católica. 2007.
“Decentralization and Participatory Local Governance: A Decision Space Analysis and Application to Peru.” Co-authored with Jennifer and Derrick Brinkerhoff. In Dennis Rondinelli and Shabbir Cheema (eds.) Decentralizing Governance: Devolution, Capacity, and Partnership. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press. 2007.
Course Information
Current courses at Franklin and Marshall:
- Introduction to Comparative Politics (GOV224)
- Latin American Politics (GOV 327)
- Social Movements
- Politics, Poverty, and Women (FND176)
