Title
Professor of Education

Department
Berkeley School of Education


Faculty URL
http://geography.berkeley.edu/people/regular-faculty/harley-shaiken/

Email
hshaiken@berkeley.edu

Phone
(510) 643-5363


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Research Expertise and Interest
Mexico, labor, globalization, education, United States, geography, work organization, issues of economic and political integration in the Americas, information technology, skill

Research Description
Harley Shaiken explores issues at the intersection of information technology, work organization, labor, and globalization. In particular, he has examined issues of economic and political integration in the Americas, with a focus on the United States and Mexico. He is currently the recipient of grants from the Ford and Hewlett foundations. Since 1998, he has been chair of the Center for Latin American Studies at UC Berkeley. In 1991 he was presented with the Outstanding Teaching Award at the University of California, San Diego. He has served as an adviser on globalization to key leaders of the United States Congress and to policy makers throughout the Americas.