David Pion-Berlin

David Pion-Berlin is an American political scientist, academic, author and scholar. He is a Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Riverside. He is a Latin Americanist widely known for his research and writings on political repression, civil-military relations, defense, and security.

Pion-Berlin's work is focused on the area of Latin American politics, civil-military relations, security and defense, political violence, and human rights. In the area of International Relations, his work has dealt with the topics of regional security and international influences on Latin America. He has written over 100 articles, reviews, and books, including ''Soldiers, Politicians, and Civilians: Reforming Civil-Military Relations in Latin America'' (2017), which earned two best book awards in 2019, and ''Military Missions in Democratic Latin America'' (2016).

Pion-Berlin is the recipient of the 2019 Alfred Stepan Lifetime Achievement Award in Defense, Public Security and Democracy by the Latin American Studies Association, for his contributions to the study of civil-military relations. In recognition for his pedagogical work, he received the University of California, Riverside Dissertation Mentoring Award in 2016. He is a Fulbright Scholar and has received grants from the National Science Foundation, The American Philosophical Society, and the Ford Foundation. Provided by Wikipedia