The Latin America Research Seminar 2012 spring series has concluded. The seminars will return in the 2012-13 Michaelmas Term.
If you have any questions, or are interested in presenting at a seminar, please contact us at ideas.latinamerica@lse.ac.uk|.
Between War and Crime? Analyzing Drug Violence in Mexico
Speaker: Jacob Parakilas, PhD candidate in the Department of International Relations, LSE
Chair: Dr Francisco Panizza, Reader in the Department of Government, LSE
Thursday 26 January, 5:00-6:00 pm, COL. 2.01
Interpreting the 'Cuban Model' of Economic Transformation, 1990-2015
Speaker: Emily Morris, Institute for the Study of the Americas
Chair: Dr Tanya Harmer, Lecturer in the Department of International History, LSE
Thursday 2 February, 5:00-6:00 pm, COL. 2.01
EU-Brazil Cooperation on Climate Change: Strategic Partners or Circumstantial Allies?
Speaker: Carolina Boniatti Pavese, PhD candidate in the Department of International Relations, LSE
Chair: Fabrizio Scrollini, PhD candidate in the Department of Government, LSE
Thursday 9 February, 5:00-6:00 pm, COL. 2.01
Latin American Foreign Policies: Pragmatic or Erratic?
Speaker: Dr Gian Luca Gardini, Lecturer in the Department of Politics, Languages, and International Studies, University of Bath
Chair: Dr Francisco Panizza, Reader in the Department of Government, LSE
Thursday 16 February, 5:00-6:00 pm, COL. 2.01
The Economic Outlook for Latin America
Speakers: Enrique Garcia, President of CAF, Latin American Development Bank. Geoffrey Bell, Founding Member of the Group of Thirty.
Chair: Professor George Philip, Department of Government, LSE
Tuesday 21 February, 5:00-6:00 pm, COL. 2.01
Open or Enclosed? The Politics of Policy towards Software Licensing in Brazil and Argentina
Speaker: Ivor Jones, PhD candidate in the Department of International Development, LSE
Chair: Gisela Calderon Gongora, PhD candidate in the Department of Government, LSE
Thursday 23 February, 5:00-6:00 pm, COL. 2.01
Region, Regionness and Regionalism in Post-Hegemonic Latin America
Speaker: Dr Pia Riggirozzi, Lecturer in the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Southampton
Chair: Dr Francisco Panizza, Reader in the Department of Government, LSE
Thursday 1 March, 5:00-6:00 pm, COL. 2.01
From Unfinished Modernizations to a State Crisis: The Gap between Legality and Legitimacy in Bolivia
Speaker: Gustavo Bonifaz, PhD candidate in the Department of Government, LSE
Chair: Martin Liby Alonso, PhD candidate in the Department of Government, LSE
Thursday 15 March, 5:00-6:00 pm, COL. 2.01