education and training
- Ph.D. in Politics, Princeton University - (Princeton, New Jersey, United States) 2003
- B.A. in Social Studies, Wesleyan University - (Middletown, Connecticut, United States) 1993
selected publications
Academic Articles7
- von Vacano, D. (2019). American caudillo: Princely performative populism and democracy in the Americas. Philosophy & Social Criticism. 45(4), 413-428.
- von Vacano, D. (2015). The Scope of Comparative Political Theory. Annual Review of Political Science. 18(1), 1-16.
- von Vacano, D. (2012). Las Casas and the birth of race. History of Political Thought. 33(3), 401-426.
- von Vacano, D. (2012). The Form of Freedom in Plato's Laws: An Interpretation. Theoria. 59(132), 45-59.
- von Vacano, D. (2012). The Legal Foundations of Inequality: Constitutionalism in the Americas, 17761860. By Roberto Gargarella. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010. 288p. $89.00.. Perspectives on Politics. 10(4), 1056-1058.
Books4
- Suzuki, K., & von Vacano, D. A. (2018). A Critical Analysis of Racial Categories in the Age of Genomics. Oxford University Press.
- von Vacano, D. A. (2012). The Color of CitizenshipRace, Modernity and Latin American / Hispanic Political Thought. Oxford University Press (OUP).
- Vacano, D (2007). The Art of Power Machiavelli, Nietzsche, and the Making of Aesthetic Political Theory. Lexington Books.
Chapters4
- Suzuki, K., & von Vacano, D. A. (2018). Conclusion. Reconsidering Race: Social Science Perspectives on Racial Categories in the Age of Genomics. 238-254. Oxford University Press.
- Von Vacano, D. (2011). Zarathustra criollo vasconcelos on race. Forging People: Race, Ethnicity, and Nationality in Hispanic American and Latino/a Thought. 203-227.
- Von Vacano, D. A. (2008). Immigrantenidentitt und politische Theorie. Meimeth, M., Robertson, J., & Talmon, S. (Eds.), Integration und Identitat in Einwanderungsgesellschaften. Herausforderungen und transatlantische Antworten. 13-34.
- Von Vacano, D. A. (2007). Race and Political Theory: Lessons from Latin America. Gracia, J. (Eds.), Race Or Ethnicity? On Black and Latino Identity. 248-266. Cornell University Press.
in the news
- Trumpismo': Latino Republicans need to call out Trump's authoritarianism, critics say NBC News September 26, 2020
awards and honors
recent teaching activities
- POLS306 Cont Pol Prob & Issues Instructor
- POLS306 Cppi: Dvrsty Pub Orgs Instructor
- POLS362 Lat American Pol Thought Instructor
- POLS485 Directed Studies Instructor
- POLS485 Directed Studies: In-ab Instructor
Email
davacano@tamu.edu
First Name
Diego
Last Name
Von Vacano
mailing address
Texas A&M University; Political Science; 4348 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-4348
USA