Silvia Borzutzky

Professor, Heinz College

Bio

Silvia Borzutzky is is the Faculty Adviser for the Heinz Journal. She is a Teaching Professor of Political Science and International Relations at Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy. 

Borzutzky has written extensively on social security and human rights policies in Chile, as well as Chilean politics. She is the author, co-author, and co-editor of six books, and she has also authored over 50 articles dealing with Chilean politics, social security, and social assistance.

She serves in the Editorial Board of several journals including Social and Public Policy Review, The Journal of Societal and Social Policy, and Poverty and Public Policy Journal. Additionally, she has received numerous Teaching Awards, including the Martcia T. Wade Award from the H. John Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy in 2012.