Dr. María Soledad Loaeza Tovar (born April 29, 1950) is a Mexican academic who specializes in the process of democratization and the transformations of society in Mexico.

Biography

Soledad Loaeza completed her high school studies at

UNAM The National Autonomous University of Mexico ( es, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, UNAM) is a public research university in Mexico. It is consistently ranked as one of the best universities in Latin America, where it's also the bigge ...

's Vidal Castañeda y Najera National "Plantel 4" high school. She received a degree in

international relations International relations (IR), sometimes referred to as international studies and international affairs, is the scientific study of interactions between sovereign states. In a broader sense, it concerns all activities between states—such a ...

from the College of Mexico (Colmex), obtaining the title in 1972 with the thesis ''La política exterior del general Charles de Gaulle, 1962-1970 (which translates to English as "The external politics of General Charles de Gaulle, 1962-1970")''. She traveled to Europe to study for an international relations specialization at the

Geschwister-Scholl-Institut The Geschwister-Scholl-Institut für Politikwissenschaft (English: Scholl Siblings Institute for Political Science, also known as the GSI) is a research institute of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and a leading institution for research ...

in Munich and a doctorate ''summa cum laude'' in

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at the Institute of Political Studies in Paris with the thesis ''Classes moyennes, démocratie et nationalisme au Mexique. L'éducation à la recherche du consensus''. Loaeza has taught at the College of Mexico, the

Ibero-American University The Ibero-American University ( es, Universidad Iberoamericana), also referred to by its acronym ''UIA'' but commonly known as ''Ibero'' or ''La Ibero'') is a private, Catholic, Mexican higher education institution, sponsored by the Mexican provi ...

(UIA), the Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico (ITAM), the Autonomous Metropolitan University Iztapalapa (UAM-I) and at the UNAM School of Political and Social Sciences. She has also taught courses at institutes and universities in the United Kingdom, Spain, the United States, and France. She speaks five languages – Spanish, French, English, German, and Italian. Since 1987, Loaeza has been a member of the

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. Since 1990, she has been a member of the

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, becoming a member of the Executive Committee from 1991 to 1997. Since 2005, she has been a member of the American Political Science Association. From 2000 to 2006, she was a member of the

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. Since 1988, she has been a member of the

Latin American Studies Association The Latin American Studies Association (LASA) is the largest association for scholars of Latin American studies. Founded in 1966, it has over 12,000 members, 45 percent of whom reside outside the United States (36 percent in Latin America and the C ...

. From 1997 to 1993, she was a member of the . Loaeza is a researcher and professor at the Colmex Center for International Studies. She has been a visiting researcher at the Institute for Political Studies in Paris, the

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, the

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at Harvard University, and the Kellogg Institute at the

University of Notre Dame The University of Notre Dame du Lac, known simply as Notre Dame ( ) or ND, is a private Catholic university, Catholic research university in Notre Dame, Indiana, outside the city of South Bend, Indiana, South Bend. French priest Edward Sorin fo ...

. She is a level III researcher for Mexico's National System of Investigators (

Sistema Nacional de Investigadores Sistema Nacional de Investigadores (National System of Researchers) or SNI is a governmental agency established in Mexico in 1984 to promote both the quantity and quality of research in Mexico, especially in the sciences. In the 1980s, the countr ...

Awards and distinctions

* Prize for the best article on the history of Mexico from the Mexican Committee of Historical Sciences in 1998 * Research Award in Social Sciences from the Autonomous University of Nuevo León in 2001 * Radcliffe Fellowship from

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in 2003 * Jesús Reyes Heroles Award from the Círculo de Estudios México in 2006 * Daniel Cosío Villegas Prize from the (INEHRM) in 2008 *

National Prize for Arts and Sciences The National Prize for Arts and Sciences ( es, Premio Nacional de Ciencias y Artes) is awarded annually by the Government of Mexico in six categories. It is part of the Mexican Honours System and was established in 1945. The prize is a gold medal ...

in the area of History, Social Sciences, and Philosophy in 2010

Published works

Loaeza has contributed as an editorialist for the newspaper ''

La Jornada ''La Jornada'' (''The Working Day'') is one of Mexico City's leading daily newspapers. It was established in 1984 by Carlos Payán Velver. The current editor ''(directora general)'' is Carmen Lira Saade. ''La Jornada'' has presence in eight sta ...

'', has written more than 30 articles for various magazines, and has written more than 60 chapters for various books published in Mexico,

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, the

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, and the

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. She has written prologues and reviews for more than 30 works. She has translated works by Peter H. Smith, Samuel E. Finer, David A. Brading, and Donella H. Meadows. Her published books include: *''Clases medias y política en México. La querella escolar 1959-1963'', 1968 *''México: auge, crisis y ajuste, 1982-1988. Los años del cambio'', 1992 *''La cooperación internacional en un mundo desigual'', 1994 *''Oposición y democracia'', 1996 *''Reforma del Estado y democracia en América Latina'', 1996 *''El Partido Acción Nacional: la larga marcha 1939-1994. Oposición leal y partido de protesta'', 1999 *''Del popularismo de los antiguos al populismo de los modernos'', 2001 *"Siglo XX", Volume V of the ''Gran Historia Ilustrada de México'', 2002 *''Entre lo posible y lo probable. La experiencia de la transición en México'', 2008 *''Las consecuencias políticas de la expropiación bancaria'', 2008 *''Acción Nacional: el apetito y las responsabilidades del triunfo'', 2010

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Loaeza, Soledad 1950 births Living people Writers from Mexico City 20th-century Mexican women writers 21st-century Mexican women writers 20th-century Mexican historians 21st-century Mexican historians Mexican women historians Mexican political scientists Mexican translators El Colegio de México alumni Academic staff of El Colegio de México Academic staff of the National Autonomous University of Mexico Academic staff of Universidad Iberoamericana English–Spanish translators Historians of Mexico International relations scholars Members of the Mexican Academy of Sciences National Prize for Arts and Sciences (Mexico) Radcliffe fellows Women political scientists