Seth Pipkin

Seth Pipkin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Urban Planning and Public Policy at the School of Social Ecology, University of California, Irvine. Holding a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he maintains an active research profile with recent publications spanning economic development, border policy, and public health. His office is located in 218E Social Ecology 1, and he can be contacted at spipkin@uci.edu or (949) 824-7695.

His educational background includes:

• Ph.D. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Dr. Pipkin's research centers on how groups collectively shape economic trajectories in developing regions, with specific focus on Latin America and the U.S.-Mexico border. He investigates group dynamics in local development processes, sources triggering 'high-road' industrial upgrading through institutional capacity-building, and citizens' responses to violence in Mexico. His work bridges economic sociology, political economy, and urban planning to examine practical habits influencing policy implementation and resource allocation.

Analysis of his 12 publications (2005-2023) reveals consistent themes in industrial upgrading, border policy, and trade liberalization, with recent expansion into public health security. His interdisciplinary approach spans journals in development studies, political economy, and border research, demonstrating methodological diversity from case studies in Querétaro to epidemiological analyses of homelessness in Southern California.

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