Strom C. Thacker

Seventh president of Pitzer College

Strom Cronan Thacker is an American political scientist and academic administrator. He is expected to take office as the seventh president of Pitzer College in July 2023.^{[needs update][1]} As a scholar, his work focuses on the political economy of development in Latin America and other regions of the world.^[1]

Books

• Big Business, the State, and Free Trade: Constructing Coalitions in Mexico. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2000. ISBN 9780521781688.^[2]
• With Gerring, John (2008). A Centripetal Theory of Democratic Governance. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780511756054.^[3][4]

References

1. Gould, Donald P. "Introducing President-Designate Strom C. Thacker". Office of the President. Pitzer College. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
2. Minushkin, Susan (2002). "Opening Mexico's Economy". International Studies Review. 4 (1): 210–214. JSTOR 3186294.
3. Hrubeš, Milan (2012). "Review of A Centripetal Theory of Democratic Governance". Czech Sociological Review. 48 (1): 177–180. JSTOR 23535598.
4. Holtermann, Helge (2009). "Review of A Centripetal Theory of Democratic Governance". Journal of Peace Research. 46 (3): 455–456. doi:10.1177/00223433090460030906. JSTOR 25654420. S2CID 108462757.