Hasmet Uluorta

Dr. Hasmet M. Uluorta is an Associate Professor of Political Studies and International Development Studies at Trent University in Peterborough, Canada. He was a lecturer and Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of International Studies at the University of Miami. He has been a Visiting Scholar in the Politics Department of the University of California, Santa Cruz, and was the Associate Director of the Center on Ethics at Stanford University. Dr. Uluorta's scholarly interests include globalization, theories of international relations, global political economy, development theory, and employment and work strategies. His recent research focuses on the U.S. model of development, seeking to clarify why consent may be forthcoming despite the existence of hyper-contradictions. Dr. Uluorta is the author of the 2009 book The Social Economy: Working Alternatives in a Globalizing Era, which was recently published in paperback by Routledge Press. He is on the editorial board of the journal Globalizations.