Jonathan T. Hiskey, Ph.D.

Jonathan T. Hiskey, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Vanderbilt University. Professor Hiskey’s work has focused primarily on issues related to the political economy of local development in Latin America, as well as the development implications of political transitions taking place across the region. He is the author of numerous articles on these topics in such journals as the American Journal of Political Science, Comparative Politics, and Latin American Research Review. Hiskey’s current work looks at the political implications of migration in sending communities across Latin America. Professor Hiskey received his Ph.D. in 1999 from the University of Pittsburgh.

• Understanding the Central American Refugee Crisis: Why They Are Fleeing and How U.S. Policies are Failing to Deter Them (Special Report, February 2016)