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Publications

Books

John P. Tuman, Tiffiany O. Howard, David F. Damore, and Nerses Kopalyan, Latinos in Nevada: A Political, Social, and Economic Profile (Reno: University of Nevada Press, 2021).  Refereed.

John P. Tuman, Reshaping the North American Automobile Industry: Restructuring, Corporatism and Union Democracy in Mexico (London and New York: Routledge and Continuum, 2003).  203 pp.  Refereed.  [Paperback reprinted 2015].

Lawrence Mayer, John Burnett, Suzanne Ogden, and John P. Tuman.  Comparative Politics: Nations and Theories in a Changing World (New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2000), 3rd edition.  423 pp.  Note: Junior Co-author.

Edited Volumes

John P. Tuman and John T. Morris.  Editors.  Transforming the Latin American Automobile Industry: Unions, Workers, and the Politics of Restructuring (Armonk, New York: M.E. Sharpe, 1998).  225 pp. [Paperback reprinted by Routledge, 2016]

Edited Proceedings

Danielle Roth-Johnson and John P. Tuman. Editors. Voices and Visions: 2008 Proceedings of the Pacific Coast Council on Latin American Studies (Carson, CA: Pacific Coast Council on Latin American Studies, 2010). 97 pp. ISSN 0190-2229.

Policy Monographs

John P. Tuman, Latin American Migrants in the Las Vegas Valley: Civic Engagement and Political Participation (Washington, D.C.: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 2009).  57 pp.  Translated into Spanish.

John P. Tuman.  The North American Auto Industry beyond NAFTA: Productivity and Industrial Relations. Policy Papers on the Americas Series (Washington, DC: Center for Strategic and International Studies, 2000), 40 pp.

Journal Articles

John P. Tuman.  “Contract Wage Settlements in the Mexican Automotive Industry: A Study of 18 Finished Vehicle Plants, 2000-2023.”  Accepted for publication. Forthcoming, Latin American Policy 18, no. 1 (March 2027).

Alex Covarrubias, John Holmes, and John P. Tuman.”Labor Upsurge in the North American Automobile Transition: Towards a New Industrial and Labor Relations Stage?”  Journal of Labor and Society 28, no. 1 (2025): 36-75. https://doi.org/10.1163/24714607-bja10169

John P. Tuman, Michelle Kuenzi, and Hafthor Erlingsson.  “Structural Adjustment, Economic Performance, and Electoral Volatility in Presidential Elections in Latin America.”  Latin American Policy 15, no. 2 (June 2024): 189-205. https://doi.org/10.1111/lamp.12336

John P. Tuman and Hafthor Erlingsson, “Autocratic Union Organization and Foreign Direct Investment in the Mexican Automotive Parts Sector, 2004-2018,” Journal of Labor and Society 26, no. 2 (May 2023): 156-184.

Michelle Kuenzi, Hafthor Erlingsson, and John P Tuman, “The Role of International Factors in Electoral Volatility in Latin America: An Examination of Structural Adjustment.”  Sage Open  11, no. 2 (2021): 1-12. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/21582440211017878

John P. Tuman, “The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Labor Market Conditions in Nevada: A Preliminary Assessment”  Journal of Labor and Society 23, no. 3 (2020): 367-381.  https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/wusa.12485

John P. Tuman and Hafthor Erlingsson.  “The Determinants of Chinese Foreign Direct Investment Flows in Mexican States, 2004-2014.”  Latin American Policy 11, no. 1 (May 2020): 103-125.

John P. Tuman and Hafthor Erlingsson.  “Foreign Direct Investment Flows to Mexican States:  A Study of the Automobile Industry, 2004-2014.”  Growth and Change 50, no. 3 (2019): 1164-1184.

John P. Tuman, “The Determinants of Strikes in the Mexican Automobile Industry, 1980-2012.”  Journal of Labor and Society 22, no. 1 (2019): 45-60.

Michelle Kuenzi, John P. Tuman, Gina Lambright, and Moritz Rissman, “The Economic Determinants of Electoral Volatility in Africa.”  Party Politics 25, no. 4 (2019): 621-631.

Anthony Jordan and John P. Tuman, “Explaining Expulsions of U.S. Diplomatic Personnel From Latin America, 1991-2016.”  Latin American Policy 9, no. 2 (2018): 238-257.

John P. Tuman and Majid Shirali, “The Political Economy of Chinese Foreign Direct Investment in Developing Areas,” Foreign Policy Analysis 13, no. 1 (2017): 154-167.

John P. Tuman, Jonathan Strand, and Majid Shirali, “Foreign Policy Alignment with the War on Terror: The Case of Japan’s Foreign Aid Program.” Journal of East Asian Studies 17, no.3 (2017): 343-354.

Hafthor Erlingsson and John P. Tuman, “External Voting Rights in Latin America and the Caribbean: The Influence of Remittances, Globalization, and Partisan Control,” Latin American Policy 8 no. 2 (2017): 295-312.

Ted G. Jelen, Danielle Roth-Johnson, and John P. Tuman, “Culture Wars in Latin America.”  Journal of Religion and Theology 1, no. 1 (2017): 1-7.

John P. Tuman, Danielle Roth-Johnson, and Ted Jelen.  “Context and Conscience: Understanding Attitudes Toward Abortion in Mexico.” Social Science Quarterly 94, no. 1 (2013): 100-112.

Jonathan R. Strand and John P. Tuman, “Foreign Aid and Voting Behavior in an International Organization: The Case of Japan and the International Whaling Commission.” Foreign Policy Analysis 8, no. 4 (2012): 409-430.

John P. Tuman., Jonathan R. Strand, and Craig F. Emmert. “The Disbursement Pattern of Japanese Foreign Aid: A Reappraisal.” Journal of East Asian Studies 9, 2 (2009): 218-248.

John P. Tuman, Danielle Roth-Johnson, Dana Lee Baker, and Jennifer Vecchio, “Autism and Special Education Policy in Mexico,” Global Health Governance 2, no. 1 (2008): 1-22.

John P. Tuman, Sheniz Moonie, and Danielle Roth-Johnson.  “The Administrative Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Nevada School Districts: A Pooled Time Series Analysis.”  Nevada Journal of Public Health (formerly Journal of the Nevada Public Health Association) 4, no. 1 (2008): 15-24.

John P. Tuman.  “Comparing Modes of Privatization: A Study of the Telecommunications Sectors in Argentina and Mexico.”  Industrial Relations Journal 38, no. 2 (2007): 155-177.

Joseph J. St. Marie, Kenneth Hansen, and John P. Tuman.  “The Asian Economic Crisis and Bureaucratic Development: A Veto Player Analysis.” International Relations of the Asia-Pacific 7, no. 1 (2007): 1-22.

John P. Tuman, Ayoub S. Ayoub, and Danielle Roth-Johnson.  “The Effects of Education on Fertility in Colombia and Peru: Implications for Health and Family Planning Policies.”  Global Health Governance 1, no. 2 (2007): 1-12.

John P. Tuman and Jonathan R. Strand.  “The Role of Mercantilism, Humanitarianism and Gaiatsu in Japan’s ODA Policy in Asia.”  International Relations of the Asia-Pacific 6, no. 1 (2006): 61-80.

John P. Tuman and Craig F. Emmert. “The Political Economy of U.S. Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America: A Reappraisal.” Latin American Research Review 39, no. 3 (2004): 9-28.

John P. Tuman and Ayoub S. Ayoub. “The Determinants of Japanese Official Development Assistance in Africa: A Pooled Time Series Analysis.”  International Interactions 30, no. 1 (2004): 45-59.

John P. Tuman and Grant W. Neeley.  “Explaining Attitudes toward Binational Cooperation among Texas Municipal Managers in the U.S.-Mexico Border Area.” Public Performance and Management Review 27, no. 1 (2003): 88-97.

John P. Tuman and Grant W. Neeley.  “Public Management in the U.S.-Mexico Border Region: Toward Increased Cooperation between U.S. and Mexican Officials?” State and Local Government Review 35, no. 1 (2003): 38-47.

John P. Tuman, Craig F. Emmert, and Robert E. Sterken.  “Explaining Japanese Aid Policy in Latin America: A Test of Competing Theories.”  Political Research Quarterly 54, no. 1: (2001): 87-101.

John P. Tuman.  “Labor Markets and Economic Reform in Latin America: A Review of Recent Research.” Latin American Research Review 35, no. 3 (2000): 173-187.

John P. Tuman and Craig F. Emmert.  “Explaining Japanese Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America, 1979-1992.”  Social Science Quarterly 80, no. 3 (1999): 539-555.

John Barkdull and John P. Tuman.  “Texas and the International Economy.”  State and Local Government Review 31, no. 2 (1999): 106-122.

John P. Tuman. “Unions and Restructuring in the Mexican Automobile Industry: A Comparative Assessment.” Industrial Relations Journal 27, no. 3 (1996): 317-330.

John P. Tuman.  “Organized Labor under Military Rule: The Nigerian Labor Movement, 1985-1992.” Studies in Comparative International Development 29, no. 3 (1994): 26-44.

Research Notes and Comments in Journals

John P. Tuman, “The Political and Economic Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America: A Brief Comment on ‘Macroeconomic Deeds, Not Reform Words: The Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America,’ ” Latin American Research Review, 44, no. 1 (2009):  191-194.

John P. Tuman.  “Regime Type, Rights and Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America: A Brief Comment.” Latin American Research Review 41, no. 2 (2006): 183-186.

John P. Tuman, Danielle Roth-Johnson, and Jennifer Vecchio, “Diagnostic Substitution and ASD: A Brief Comment on Shattuck,” [Online Letters and Comments, Editor Reviewed] Pediatrics (May 19, 2006): https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/117/4/1028.comments#diagnostic-substitution-and-asd-a-brief-comment-on-shattuck

Book Chapters in Edited Volumes/Proceedings

John P. Tuman and John Holmes, “La industria automotriz norteamericana en transición,” in La IAM en la transición: Entre las nuevas movilidades, el T-MEC, la trampa del ingreso medio y el nearshoring, edited by Alejandro Covarrubias V., Jorge Carrillo Viveros, and Clemente Ruiz Durán (Mexico City, Mexico: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 2024), pp. 11-23.  Refereed.

John P. Tuman and Dawn Gearhart,” The Guatemalans,” in More Peoples of Las Vegas, edited by Jerry Simich and Tom Wright (Reno: University of Nevada Press, 2010), pp. 213-230.  Refereed.

Danielle Roth-Johnson and John P. Tuman, “Introduction: Voices and Visions,” in Voices and Visions: 2008 Proceedings of the Pacific Coast Council on Latin American Studies (Carson, CA: Pacific Coast Council on Latin American Studies, 2010), pp. 5-9.

Thomas Wright, John P. Tuman, and Maryam Stevenson, “Immigration and Ethnic Diversity in Nevada,” in The Social Health of Nevada: Leading Indicators and the Quality of Life in Nevada, edited by Dmitri Shalin (Las Vegas: Center for Democratic Culture, 2012).  Note: online book.

John P. Tuman, John Hindera and Danielle Roth-Johnson.  “Deregulation Policy and Public Management.” In Handbook of Public Administration Practice and Reform, ed. Kuotsai Tom Liou (New York: Marcel Dekker, 2001), pp. 429-443.

John P. Tuman and John T. Morris.  “The Transformation of the Latin American Automobile Industry.”  In Transforming the Latin American Automobile Industry: Unions, Workers and the Politics of Restructuring, eds. John P. Tuman and John T. Morris (New York and London: ME Sharpe, 1998), pp. 3-25.

John P. Tuman.  “The Political Economy of Restructuring in Mexico’s ‘Brownfield’ Plants: A Comparative Analysis.” In Transforming the Latin American Automobile Industry: Unions, Workers and the Politics of Restructuring, eds. John P. Tuman and John T. Morris (New York and London: ME Sharpe, 1998), pp.148-178.   Note:  This is a revised, updated and longer version of the 1996 Industrial Relations Journal article.

John P. Tuman. “The Iranian Revolution: A Challenge to Theda Skocpol’s Theory of Revolution”  In Terra Infirma: Berkeley Journal of Development Studies, pp. 32-41.  (Berkeley, CA: University of California, Institute for International Studies, Volume 8, 1986. Monograph Series.)

Working Papers

John P. Tuman, “Latinos, Labor Markets, and the Economic Recovery in Nevada.”  Brookings Mountain West Policy Brief, December 2016, 14 pp.  https://www.unlv.edu/brookingsmtnwest/policy-briefs

Jaewon Lim, John P Tuman, and David Damore, “Interstate Migration Among Latinos and the Foreign‐Born Latino Population in Nevada, 2007‐2011.” Brookings Mountain West Policy Brief, January 2014. 14 pp. https://www.unlv.edu/brookingsmtnwest/policy-briefs

John P. Tuman, David Damore, and Maria Jose Flor Agreda, “The Impact of the Great Recession on Nevada’s Latino Community,”  Brookings Mountain West Policy Brief, December 2013. 19 pp. https://www.unlv.edu/brookingsmtnwest/policy-briefs

John P. Tuman, David Damore, and Maria Jose Flor Agreda, “Immigration and the Contours of Nevada’s Latino Population,” Brookings Mountain West Policy Brief, June 2013. 18 pp.  https://www.unlv.edu/brookingsmtnwest/policy-briefs

David Damore, John P. Tuman, and Maria Jose Flor Agreda, “A Political Profile of Nevada’s Latino Population,”  Brookings Mountain West Policy Brief, June 2013.  21 pp. https://www.unlv.edu/brookingsmtnwest/policy-briefs


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