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Tulane Sociology


David G. Ortiz

Assistant Professor (Ph.D. University of Notre Dame)

220B Newcomb Hall
Phone: (504)862-3019
Fax: (504)865-5544
Email: dortiz@tulane.edu

Research Interests


Social movements, Collective violence, State repression,
Time-diffusion of social processes, Political sociology, Latin America, Quantitative research methodologies.

Current Research Projects


Ortiz, David G. “Explorations of Time, Regime, and Repression Effects on Contention Dynamics.” 

 

Ortiz, David G. “Violence Begets More Violence? The Role of Different Types of Repression in State - Dissident Exchanges.”

 

Ortiz, David G. “Explorations of Time, Regime, and Repression Effects on Collective Action in Latin American Countries” 

 

Ortiz, David G. “Art of Resistance: The Relationship between Artistic Expressions and Social Resistance to Political Violence in Latin America.”

 

Selected Publications


Ortiz, David G., 2007. "Confronting Oppression with Violence: Inequality, Military Infrastructure and Dissident Repression" Mobilization 12(3).

Ortiz, David G., Daniel J. Myers, N. Eugene Walls, and Maria-Elena D. Diaz. 2005. "Where Do We Stand with Newspaper Data?" Mobilization 10(3).

 

Courses Taught


Social Problems (SOCI 109)
Social Movements in Latin America (SOCI 693)
Political Sociology of Latin America (SOCI694)
Maintaining Culture Through Food: The Latin American Immigrant Experience in New Orleans (TIDE 126)		 Dr. David G. Ortiz 


Tulane University, Department of Sociology, 220 Newcomb Hall, New Orleans, LA 70118 504-865-5820 menrigh@tulane.edu