Dario Menanteau
Professor
Areas of Interest
Sociology of Development, Rural Sociology, Social Organization, Social Development, Latin America, Sustainable Development
Professor Dario Menanteau's research takes an in-depth look at how systems affect social welfare.Trained as a sociologist, he looks at concepts like sociocybernetics to unterstand the systems that drive globalization both in his native Chile, and in rural Minnesota. Menanteau has a career spanning four decades and two continents. "I like international research because by understanding the world of others, we learn more about our own. In my humble opinion, international research opens new paths of knowledge and reminds us that we must be participants in creating new roads for all," he says.
School of Social Work
Rm 105 PetersH
1404 Gortner Ave
St Paul,
MN 55108
Tel: 612-625-8798
Degrees
Ph.D., University of Minnesota, M.A., University of New Hampshire
Current Research
- "Patterns of Adaptation and Acceptance of Hispanics in American Communities." This project explores social, economic, and cultural factors facilitating the adaptation of Hispanics in the United States as well as levels of acceptance of Hispanics by members of their new communities.
- "Linkages Among Family, School, and Community and the Role of Social Workers in Rural Minnesota." This project involves the study of collaboration among social institutions and the analysis of functions and professionalism of social workers.
- "Social System Performance and Development." Research is being conducted with Dr. Fransisco Parra-Luna, University Complutense of Madrid, Spain, and other members of the RG51 of the International Sociological Association.
- "Study of Risk and Resilience of Youth in Out-of-home Placement." Study is being conducted with Ronald Pitzer, Susan Meyers, and county collaboratives of Minnesota Extension and Social Services.
- "Latin American Political Economy: Trends of Change and Development Problems." This project explores organizational issues affecting social development in Latin America. This study of MERCOSUR allows observing new mechanisms which may enhance regional integration and development.
Publications
Menanteau-Horta, D. (2008). “Poverty and Exclussion in the United States: Challenges to Social Work”, Chapter 11 (pp. 169-190) in Marcuello, Ch. and Gutierrez, A. (sp) Social Services, Models and Perspectives, An International Approach. Academic Editions, Madrid, Spain.
Menanteau-Horta, D. (2006). Social and Economic Characteristics of Students at the University Austral of Chile. -Study commissioned and published by University Austral of Chile. Imprenta America, Ltda., Valdivia, Chile.
Menanteau-Horta, D. (2006). “Sociocybernetics Applied to Social Change and Development: The Case of Chile”, Chapter 12, (pp. 389-405), in Marcuello-Servos, Ch. (Editor), Sociocybernetics, Outline of a Paradigm, sp. King Ferdinand Foundation, Zaragoza, Spain.
Menanteau-Horta, D. (2004). “Strategies of Cooperation and Delivery of Human Services in Rural Areas: Sharing Community Assets” ( Ch. 5, pp.54-64) in Rural Social Work – Building and Sustaining Community Assets. T.L. Scales and C.L. Streeter (eds). Belmont, CA. Thomson, Brooks/Cole.
Menanteau-Horta, D. (2000). Indicator of Social Performance in the Heartland of the United States. (chapter 15) in The Performance of Social Systems. With R. Parra-Luna (Ed.). Klaver AcademicPublisher, New York.
Menanteau-Horta, D. (2000). Challenges of Globalization to Development. EUTOPIA, Journal of Development Studies, Saragold, Spain, 2, pp. 25-35.
Menanteau-Horta, D. (1998). Mercosur and Chile. In P. Coffey (Ed.), Latin America-MERCOSUR (pp. 183-217). Boston, MA: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Menanteau-Horta, D. (1998). Sustainable development and democracy. Iberoamerican Journal of Management and Community Action, XVI (32), 65-75.