Andrew Bosworth, Ph.D.
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Washington, Seattle, 03/1995. Political Science/
International Relations. Dissertation: The Evolution of a World-City System from 3000 BC to
2000 AD. Advisor: Dr. George Modelski.
Masters Degree, University of Washington, Seattle, 03/1991. Political Science Thesis: The
Mexican Revolution.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 06/1984. Political Science & English with
7th – 12th grade Teaching Certificate.
Diploma, St. Stephen’s School, Rome, Italy, 06/1980.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Adjunct Instructor/ Distance Education:
Texas State Technical College, 2007 to present.
Troy University ECampus (with visits to US bases in Asia), International Relations, 2007 to
present.
University Instructor, International Relations and English, Universidad Vasconcelos. Oaxaca,
Mexico, 05/2003 – 05/2004.
Writer & Editor, Expedia.com, Oaxaca, Mexico, 05/2003 – 01/2004.
Director, Culture Quest Educational Travel (self-owned), Guadalajara, Mexico City, Oaxaca,
Yucatan, 09/1997 – 08/2002.
Visiting Asst. Director of International Programs for the University Dayton, OH. 09/1996 –
06/1997.
Teaching Assistant, University of Washington, Seattle. Interdisciplinary Writing, 09/1989 –
01/1995.
H.S. Teacher, Frankfort Schools, Frankfort, MI, Social Studies, 11/1986 – 06/1988.
H.S. Teacher, Union School, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, English, 09/1984 – 05/1986.
PUBLICATIONS
“Globalization in the Information Age: Western, Chinese and Arabic Writing Systems,”
Globalization, Vol 4. Issue 2 Winter, 2004.
http://globalization.icaap.org/content/v4.2/bosworth.html
“The Genetics of Civilization: An Empirical Classification of Civilizations Based on Writing
Systems.” Comparative Civilizations Review, Number 49, Fall 2003.
“The Evolution of the World-City System, 3000 BCE to AD 2000,” in World System History: The
Social Science of Long-term Change, Denemark, R.A., Friedman, J., Gills, B.K., and Modelski, G.,
editors. London: Routledge, 2000.
“World Cities and Economic Cycles,” Civilizations and World Systems, edited by Stephen
Sanderson, Thousand Oaks: Sage Altamira Press, 1995.
“The World-City System in the 21st Century, Journal of Developing Societies, Sage Publications,”
March 1994.
RECENT PRESENTATIONS
The North Korean Regime, University of Houston Downtown, brownbag lecture, March 11,
2009.
Competing Visions of US Foreign Policy, Misawa Air Base, Japan, August 2009.
CURRENT RESEARCH AGENDA
* The co-evolution of writing systems and civilizations
* The development of trade networks and trade diasporas in Asia
* The impact of plagues and disease on the world system
PERSONAL INFORMATION
* Raised in a Foreign Service family: US/Europe/Latin America/North Africa
* Fluent in Spanish proftrek.com