Howard J. Wiarda (1939 – 2015) was an American academic who was the Dean Rusk Professor of International Relations and Founding Head of the Department of International Affairs at the
University of Georgia. He also served in two
think tanks in Washington, DC.
Wiarda was considered a major figure in the study of
comparative politics and foreign policy. He published extensively on
Latin America, Iberia, International Relations, Development Policy, the Third World, Asia, Russia and Eastern Europe, and United States Foreign Policy.[1]
Wiarda married Dr. Iêda de Barros Siqueira, February 4, 1964. She was a Brazilian American Research Specialist at the
Library of Congress and Professor of Political Science at the
University of Georgia. The couple had three children, Jon Wiarda, Howard Wiarda, and Kristy Williams.
Academic career
Dean Rusk Professor of International Relations and Founding Head of the Department of International Affairs at the University of Georgia.
Grandfather of the face of Southern Illinois rap, DSG Jack (Adopted son of Howard's son, Jon)[5]
Published works
Wiarda, Howard (1977). Corporatism and development : the Portuguese experience. Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press.
ISBN9780870232213.
Wiarda, Howard (1982). The Continuing Struggle For Democracy In Latin America. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.
ISBN978-0891586630.
Wiarda, Howard (1987). Latin America At The Crossroads: Debt, Development, And The Future. Abingdon, United Kingdom: Routledge.
ISBN978-0367006792.
Wiarda, Howard (1992). Politics And Social Change In Latin America: Still A Distinct Tradition? Third Edition. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.
ISBN978-0813310572.
Wiarda, Howard (1993). Politics in Iberia : the political systems of Spain and Portugal. New York, NY: HarperCollins College Publishers.
ISBN978-0673464323.
Wiarda, Howard (2006). Development on the periphery : democratic transitions in Southern and Eastern Europe. Lanham, Md: Rowman & Littlefield.
ISBN978-0742530331.
Wiarda, Howard (2020). Corporatism And National Development In Latin America. Abingdon, United Kingdom: Routledge.
ISBN978-0367018511.
References
^Crepaz, Markus M. L (21 September 2015).
"Remembering Dr. Howard J. Wiarda, 1939-2015". School of Public and International Affairs, The University of Georgia. Retrieved 19 August 2019.