Denise Dresser | |
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Born |
Denise Eugenia Dresser Guerra 22 January 1963 Mexico City |
Nationality | Mexican |
Alma mater |
El Colegio de México, Princeton University, |
Occupation | Political expert, writer, journalist, professor |
Awards |
National Journalism Award Legion of Honour |
Denise Dresser-México ante la crisis (1 de 5) January 30, 2009 | |
Denise Dresser-México ante la crisis (2 de 5) January 30, 2009 | |
Denise Dresser-México ante la crisis (3 de 5) January 30, 2009 | |
Denise Dresser-México ante la crisis (4 de 5) January 30, 2009 | |
Denise Dresser-México ante la crisis (5 de 5) January 30, 2009 |
Denise Eugenia Dresser Guerra (born 22 January 1963) is a Mexican political analyst, writer, and university professor. She is currently a faculty member of the Department of Political Science at the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM), columnist in Proceso magazine, editorial writer for the newspaper , and participates in "LA HORA DE OPINAR" TV Forum. She was awarded with the Legion of Honor of the French Republic in the rank of Knight, the highest distinction awarded by the French government to citizens and foreigners, for her defense of freedom of expression and human rights. She has been named by Forbes magazine as one of the most powerful women in Mexico and one of the 50 most influential women in Twitter.
Denise Dresser has a degree in international relations at El Colegio de México, and master's and doctorate in political science at Princeton University. She is a specialist in political science and is a professor at the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) where she has taught courses on contemporary Mexican politics and comparative politics since 1991. She is the author of numerous articles about contemporary Mexican politics and relations between Mexico-United States. In 2009 she won the National Journalism Award in the category of best feature article with Open letter to Carlos Slim, along with journalist Carmen Aristegui and writer Carlos Monsiváis, the award is presented annually by the City Council of National Award Journalism "under the premises of autonomy, independence, impartiality, plurality and responsibility".
She has been a visiting researcher at the Center for US-Mexico University of California, San Diego, Center for International Studies at the University of Southern California, in the Inter-American Dialogue in Washington DC, a visiting professor at the University of California, Berkeley and at the University of Georgetown. She has received research grants from the Fulbright Commission, the OAS, Princeton University and the Rockefeller Foundation. Some fragments of her texts were included by playwright Humberto Robles in the documentary Women of sand, text addressing femicide in Ciudad Juarez.