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Portada III, Robert A.

Dept Chair
Philosophy & Government
610-683-4469
Old Main 308
portada@kutztown.edu

Biography
Dr. Portada received his Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame in political science in 2008 and joined the faculty at Kutztown University in 2009.

At KU. Dr. Portada teaches courses in comparative politics and international relations. He began serving as Chair of the Department of Philosophy and Government in 2023.

Dr. Portada specializes in the politics of the Global South. He has published work on Latin America and the Caribbean, East Africa, North Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. His research is thematically diverse, covering religion and politics, private security companies, social movements, military interventions, and international diplomacy.
Degrees
Ph.D., 2008. University of Notre Dame

M.A., 2005. University of Notre Dame

B.A., 2002. Hunter College (CUNY)
Course Regularly Taught
FYS 100: Dictators and Despots
POL 020: Introduction to International Relations
POL 030: Introduction to World Politics
POL 133: Politics of Cuba and the Caribbean
POL 231: Social Movements and Revolutions
POL 322: International Relations Theory
POL 332: Politics of Latin America
Publications
Robert A. Portada III, Steve B. Lem, and Uttam Paudel, “The Final Frontier: China, Taiwan, and the United States in Strategic Competition for Central America,” Journal of Chinese Political Science 25/4 (2020): 551-573.

Robert A. Portada III and Lynsey Billet, “The Finger on the Scale: International Interventions in the Middle East and North Africa Following the Arab Spring,” Journal of Global South Studies 36/1 (2019): 23-58.

Robert A. Portada III, John H. Riley, Michael D. Gambone, “Security Sector Reform in South Sudan: Identifying the Role for Private Military and Security Companies,” Journal of Third World Studies 31/2 (2014): 151-178.

Robert A. Portada III, “Indirect Confrontation: The Evolution of the Political Strategy of the Cuban Catholic Church,” in Mauricio A. Font and Carlos Riobó, eds., Handbook of Contemporary Cuba: Economy, Politics, Civil Society, and Globalization (Boulder: Paradigm Publishers, 2013).

Office Hours

Term	Days	Start Time	End Time	Room
Spring 2024	MW	8:00AM	8:30AM	OM308
Spring 2024	MW	11:00AM	11:30AM	OM308
Spring 2024	T	8:00AM	11:00AM	OM308

Class Schedule

Term	Days	Start Time	End Time	Course	Location
Spring 2024	MWF	9:00AM	9:50AM	POL 20 010	GC2
Spring 2024	MWF	10:00AM	10:50AM	POL 133 010	GC2
Spring 2024				POL 370 960

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