Steve Ellner

Steve Ellner
Ellner, July 2011
Born	(1946-12-21) December 21, 1946 (age 78)[ citation needed ]) New York City
Occupation(s)	Professor, historian

Steve Ellner is an American professor who taught economic history and political science at the Universidad de Oriente (UDO) in Venezuela from 1977 to 2003. He is the author of numerous books and journal articles on Venezuelan history, political parties, and organized labor.

Since January 2019, he is also an Associate Managing Editor of the journal Latin American Perspectives.

Early life and education

Ellner was born in New York City,^{[ citation needed ]} where his paternal grandfather and grandmother arrived from Austria and Finland respectively.^{[ page needed ]} His grandfather,^{[ citation needed ]} Joseph Ellner, was a writer and editor of The Gipsy Patteran. ^[1]

Academic career

In addition to being a professor at the UDO, Ellner has been a visiting professor at the Central University of Venezuela (1994–2001), St. John Fisher College in Rochester, NY (2001), Georgetown University (2004), Duke University (2005), Universidad de Buenos Aires (2010), the Australian National University (2013) and Tulane University (2015), and has taught at the School of International and Public Affairs of Columbia University (2011) and Johns Hopkins University (2012).^{[ citation needed ]}

Ellner is on the advisory board of Science & Society: A Journal of Marxist Thought and Analysis . ^[2] Since January 2019, he is an Associate Managing Editor of the journal Latin American Perspectives.^{[ citation needed ]} In a 2025 debate over the government of Nicolas Maduro published in Latin American Perspectives, Ellner is included among leftists who have defended Maduro. ^[3]

Awards and honors

“University Academic Productivity Prize” in the area of social sciences (first place), granted by the university research commissions (CDCHT) of the National Council of Universities in Venezuela, 2004.^{[ citation needed ]}

Publications and appearances

Ellner is the author of numerous books and journal articles on Venezuelan history, political parties, and organized labor. Many of his academic works have been translated and published in Spanish.

Ellner has numerous contributions to Code Pink ^[4] Common Dreams, where he also co-writes with Medea Benjamin of Code Pink, ^[5] Green Left , ^[6] In These Times , ^[7] North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA), ^[8] Venezuelanalysis, ^[9] and ZNetwork. ^[10]

At Democracy Now! Ellner has several appearances. ^[11]

Books

• Los partidos políticos y su disputa por el control del movimiento sindical en Venezuela, 1936-1948 (Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, 1980).
• The Venezuelan Petroleum Corporation and the Debate over Government Policy in Basic Industry (University of Glasgow, 1987).
• Venezuela's Movimiento al Socialismo: From Guerrilla Defeat to Electoral Politics (Duke University, 1988). ISBN   0-8223-0808-8
• Generational Identification and Political Fragmentation in Venezuelan Politics in the Late 1960s (University of Akron-Allegheny, 1989).
• Organized Labor in Venezuela, 1958-1991: Behavior and Concerns in a Democratic Setting (Scholarly Resources, 1993). ISBN   0-8420-2443-3
• The Latin American Left: From the Fall of Allende to Perestroika, co-editor with Barry Carr (Westview, 1993). ISBN   0-8133-1200-0
• Venezuelan Politics in the Chávez Era: Class, Polarization and Conflict, co-editor with Daniel Hellinger (Lynne Rienner, 2003). ISBN   1-58826-108-5
• Neoliberalismo y Anti-Neoliberalismo en América Latina: El debate sobre estrategias. (Editorial Tropykos, 2006). ISBN   980-325-302-6
• Venezuela: Hugo Chávez and the Decline of an “Exceptional” Democracy,” co-editor with Miguel Tinker Salas (Rowman and Littlefield, 2007). ISBN   978-0-7425-5455-9
• Rethinking Venezuelan Politics: Class, Conflict and the Chávez Phenomenon (Lynne Rienner, 2008). ISBN   978-1-58826-560-9
• El fenomeno Chávez: sus orígenes y su impacto (Editorial Tropykos, 2011). ISBN   978-980-724-837-2. Second edition: CELARG, 2014. ISBN   978-980-399-052-7
• Latin America’s Radical Left: Challenges and Complexities of Political Power in the Twenty-First Century, editor (Rowman & Littlefield, 2014). ISBN   978-1-4422-2949-5
• Latin America’s Pink Tide: Breakthroughs and Shortcomings, editor (Rowman & Littlefield, 2020). ISBN   9781538125632

References

1. Joseph Ellner (ed.), The Gipsy Patteran. London, 1926.
2. The Editorial Board, Science & Society: A journal of Marxist Thought and Analysis], Retrieved on October 13, 2025.
3. "Political Report 1466: A Debate on the Left over the Nicolas Maduro Government" Latin American Perspectives.
4. Sample: "Redefining US-Latin American Relations: From Outdated Monroe Doctrine to a 21st Century Good Neighbor Policy" co-authored with Medea Benjamin. Enter "Steve Ellner" in search box for more Ellner articles.
5. Steve Ellner: Author, Common Dreams
6. Steve Ellner, Green Left
7. Steve Ellner: Author In These Times
8. Steve Ellner: Author, NACLA,
9. Steve Ellner, Venezuelanalysis
10. Steve Ellner, author at Znetwork
11. Shows featuring Steve Ellner, Democracy Now!