Todd O Lutes
- Associate Professor, College of Applied Science and Technology
- Member of the Graduate Faculty
Contact
- (520) 626-2422
- UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA SOUTH
- SIERRA VISTA, AZ 85635-0000
- lutes@arizona.edu
Degrees
- Ph.D. Political Science
- The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States
- Shipwreck and Deliverance: Politics, Culture, and Modernity in the Works of Octavio Paz, Gabriel García Márquez and Mario Vargas Llosa.
- M.A. Political Science
- The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States
- B.A. Political Science & International Studies
- Texas Lutheran College, Seguin, Arizona, United States
Work Experience
- The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (2003 - Ongoing)
- The University of Arizona South (2003 - 2009)
- The University of Arizona (1997 - 2003)
- The University of Arizona South (1995 - 1997)
- The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (1994)
- Cochise College (1993 - 1994)
- The University of Arizona South (1992 - 1995)
- The American Political Science Review (1991)
- The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (1990 - 1992)
- Pima College (1990 - 1992)
- The American Political Science Review (1990)
- The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (1987 - 1989)
- The United States Senate (1987)
- San Antonio Chamber of Commerce (1986)
Interests
Research
FIELDS OF CURRENT RESEARCH: Modern Political Theory (Modernity and the Politics of Culture) Literature and Politics (Focus area is Latin America) Religion and Politics (Liberalism and Christianity) Democracy (Both Democratic Theory and Democracy in Latin America)
Teaching
FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION:Political Theory Modern Political Theory; Ancient, Medieval, & Early Modern Political Thought Philosophy of Science Formal Theory American Political Thought Latin American Political Thought.Comparative Politics Mexican Politics and Government Latin American Politics.Public Policy Urban Regimes Implementation Theory Bureaucracy.Other Fields/Teaching Experience - My current position has given me extensive teaching experience in American Politics and International Relations in addition to the fields listed above.
Courses
2025-26 Courses
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American Political Ideas
GPSV 301 (Fall 2025) -
Analysis Amer. Pol. Inst.
GPSV 302 (Fall 2025) -
Senior Capstone in GPSV
GPSV 498G (Fall 2025) -
Sr Capstone: Admin of Justice
GPSV 498A (Fall 2025)
2024-25 Courses
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American Political Ideas
GPSV 301 (Spring 2025) -
Immigration+Refug Policy
GPSV 388 (Spring 2025) -
Sr Capstone: Admin of Justice
GPSV 498A (Spring 2025) -
American Political Ideas
GPSV 301 (Fall 2024) -
Analysis Amer. Pol. Inst.
GPSV 302 (Fall 2024) -
Preceptorship
GPSV 491 (Fall 2024) -
Senior Capstone in GPSV
GPSV 498G (Fall 2024) -
Sr Capstone: Admin of Justice
GPSV 498A (Fall 2024)
2023-24 Courses
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American Political Ideas
GPSV 301 (Spring 2024) -
Immigration+Refug Policy
GPSV 388 (Spring 2024) -
Immigration+Refug Policy
LASV 388 (Spring 2024) -
Senior Capstone in GPSV
GPSV 498G (Spring 2024) -
Sr Capstone: Admin of Justice
GPSV 498A (Spring 2024) -
American Political Ideas
GPSV 301 (Fall 2023) -
Analysis Amer. Pol. Inst.
GPSV 302 (Fall 2023) -
Preceptorship
GPSV 491 (Fall 2023) -
Senior Capstone in GPSV
GPSV 498G (Fall 2023) -
Sr Capstone: Admin of Justice
GPSV 498A (Fall 2023)
2022-23 Courses
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American Political Ideas
GPSV 301 (Spring 2023) -
Analysis Amer. Pol. Inst.
GPSV 302 (Spring 2023) -
Immigration+Refug Policy
GPSV 388 (Spring 2023) -
Immigration+Refug Policy
LASV 388 (Spring 2023) -
American Political Ideas
GPSV 301 (Fall 2022) -
Analysis Amer. Pol. Inst.
GPSV 302 (Fall 2022) -
Independent Study
GPSV 399 (Fall 2022) -
Preceptorship
GPSV 491 (Fall 2022)
2021-22 Courses
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American Political Ideas
GPSV 301 (Spring 2022) -
Analysis Amer. Pol. Inst.
GPSV 302 (Spring 2022) -
Immigration+Refug Policy
GPSV 388 (Spring 2022) -
Immigration+Refug Policy
LASV 388 (Spring 2022) -
Preceptorship
GPSV 491 (Spring 2022) -
American Political Ideas
GPSV 301 (Fall 2021) -
Analysis Amer. Pol. Inst.
GPSV 302 (Fall 2021) -
Preceptorship
GPSV 491 (Fall 2021)
2020-21 Courses
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American Political Ideas
GPSV 301 (Spring 2021) -
Analysis Amer. Pol. Inst.
GPSV 302 (Spring 2021) -
Honors Thesis
GPSV 498H (Spring 2021) -
Immigration+Refug Policy
GPSV 388 (Spring 2021) -
Immigration+Refug Policy
LASV 388 (Spring 2021) -
Preceptorship
GPSV 491 (Spring 2021) -
American Political Ideas
GPSV 301 (Fall 2020) -
Analysis Amer. Pol. Inst.
GPSV 302 (Fall 2020) -
Honors Thesis
GPSV 498H (Fall 2020) -
Preceptorship
GPSV 491 (Fall 2020)
2019-20 Courses
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Analysis Amer. Pol. Inst.
GPSV 302 (Summer I 2020) -
Admin Staff Internship
GPSV 393B (Spring 2020) -
American Political Ideas
GPSV 301 (Spring 2020) -
Analysis Amer. Pol. Inst.
GPSV 302 (Spring 2020) -
Immigration+Refug Policy
GPSV 388 (Spring 2020) -
Justice System Intrnshp
GPSV 393D (Spring 2020) -
Preceptorship
GPSV 491 (Spring 2020) -
American Political Ideas
GPSV 301 (Fall 2019) -
Analysis Amer. Pol. Inst.
GPSV 302 (Fall 2019) -
Congress Staff Internshp
GPSV 393E (Fall 2019) -
Us-Mex Brdlnd Comp Persp
GPSV 446 (Fall 2019) -
Us-Mex Brdlnd Comp Persp
LASV 446 (Fall 2019)
2018-19 Courses
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American Political Ideas
GPSV 301 (Spring 2019) -
Analysis Amer. Pol. Inst.
GPSV 302 (Spring 2019) -
Immigration+Refug Policy
GPSV 388 (Spring 2019) -
Immigration+Refug Policy
LASV 388 (Spring 2019) -
American Foreign Policy
GPSV 441 (Fall 2018) -
American Political Ideas
GPSV 301 (Fall 2018) -
Us-Mex Brdlnd Comp Persp
GPSV 446 (Fall 2018) -
Us-Mex Brdlnd Comp Persp
LASV 446 (Fall 2018) -
Us-Mex Brdlnd Comp Persp
MASV 446 (Fall 2018)
2017-18 Courses
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American Political Ideas
GPSV 301 (Spring 2018) -
Immigration+Refug Policy
GPSV 388 (Spring 2018) -
Immigration+Refug Policy
LASV 388 (Spring 2018) -
American Foreign Policy
GPSV 441 (Fall 2017) -
American Political Ideas
GPSV 301 (Fall 2017) -
Independent Study
GPSV 399 (Fall 2017) -
Modern Political Theory
GPSV 332 (Fall 2017)
2016-17 Courses
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American Political Ideas
GPSV 301 (Spring 2017) -
Immigration+Refug Policy
GPSV 388 (Spring 2017) -
Immigration+Refug Policy
LASV 388 (Spring 2017) -
Independent Study
GPSV 399 (Spring 2017) -
Admin Staff Internship
GPSV 393B (Fall 2016) -
American Foreign Policy
GPSV 441 (Fall 2016) -
American Political Ideas
GPSV 301 (Fall 2016) -
Congress Staff Internshp
GPSV 393E (Fall 2016) -
Independent Study
GPSV 399 (Fall 2016)
2015-16 Courses
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American Political Ideas
GPSV 301 (Spring 2016) -
Govt+Politics of Mexico
GPSV 445 (Spring 2016) -
Govt+Politics of Mexico
LASV 445 (Spring 2016) -
Govt+Politics of Mexico
MASV 445 (Spring 2016) -
Honors Thesis
GPSV 498H (Spring 2016) -
Immigration+Refug Policy
GPSV 388 (Spring 2016) -
Immigration+Refug Policy
LASV 388 (Spring 2016) -
Political Internship
GPSV 393F (Spring 2016)
Scholarly Contributions
Reviews
- Lutes, T. O. (1991.
Book Review: "Political Returns: Irony in Politics and Theory from Plato to the Antinuclear Movement" by John Evan Seery in American Political Science Review, Vol. 85, No. 3 (September 1991): 1006-1007.
(pp 1006-1007). American Political Science Review.More infoAn abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content.
