Political systems State reform and decentralization Local citizen participation Horizons for public and social policy Role of social policy in the expressions of inequality in the history of Chile Role of ??justice and human rights in democracy

Regular courses:
To graduated students
? Policy and development in Latin America, Master in Social Sciences, 1990.
? Political Theory, Master in Social Sciences, 1991-1994.
? Political and Party Systems in Latin America, Master in Latin-american Social and Political Studies, 1997-1999.
? Local development and decentralization, Master in Latin-american Social and Political Studies, 1998 onwards..
? Democracy, political parties and civil society, Master in Latin-american Social and Political Studies, 2005 onwards.
? Management of political knowledge Magíster en Gobierno y Sociedad (2006 to now (with Fabiola Berríos)

To undergraduate students
? Introduction to political science, sociology 1998-2005 y 2008 onwards..
? Introduction to political science, law, 1999-2003.
? Estructura y desarrollo del estado, journalism, 2002-2005.
? Introduction to political science, history 2006.
? Introduction to political science, political sciences and international relations, 2007 onwards.
? Local and regional government political sciences and international relations, 2011 onwards.
? Introduction to political science, School of Social work, Universidad Alberto Hurtado, 2012 onwards.
? Political Today workshop , Journalism, 2006 to now.

Specialization courses:
? State reform and decentralization, Diploma in Regional and Municipal Public Administration, 1998-2004.
? State reform, democracy and decentralization, Diploma in Decentralization and local-regional development 2005-2009.
? Diploma in Social Policy, 2002 onwards.
? The nation state and globalization of politics, Diploma in International Relations, 2004-2005.
? The Latin American state on the global stage, Diploma in International Relations (Virtual), 2008 to 2010.
? Political system and land management, Diploma online social policies, poverty and territory in Latin America.

As director of graduate thesis students (only last eight)
• "Decentralization in Chile framed in the process of modernization of the state during the nineties," student Javier Espinoza, Master in Social Politics and Latin American Studies, 2005.
• "radical populism in Venezuela in the century XXI", Farith Gaza, Master in Social Politics and Latin American Studies, 2006.
• "Messiah Andean. Between force and populism, "Gilberto Aranda , Master in Social Studies and Latin American Politics, 2007.
• "Fiscal Decentralization in Colombia: analysis and process evaluation (2000-2008)", Luis Marin, Master in Latin American Political and Social Studies, 2009.
• "Regional Development and stakeholders: The case of the Lakes Region," Francisco Vega, Master of Government and Society, 2010.
• "Sustainable Development in the Chilean public policy," Alberto Santibanez, MA in Government and Society, 2013.
• "Democracy: Toward deep democratic order" Rolando Ritter, Magister Government and Society. (in development)