"Abortion Politics In Latin America"

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Speakers: 

Jocelyn Viterna, Faculty Associate; Harvard Academy Senior Scholar. Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology, Harvard University.

Camilla Reuterswärd, Research Fellow, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex.

Cora Fernandez Anderson, Assistant Professor of Politics, Mount Holyoke College.

Discussant: 

Mala Htun, Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Science, University of New Mexico.

Moderator:

Steven Levitsky, Faculty Associate; Harvard Academy Senior Scholar. Director, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies; David Rockefeller Professor of Latin American Studies, Department of Government, Harvard University.

Contact:

Paola Ibarra
pibarra@fas.harvard.edu

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"The Geography of State Power: Political Antagonism and Partisan Statebuilding in Colombia and Mexico"

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Speaker: 

Mariano Sánchez-Talanquer, Academy Scholar, The Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies (Fall 2021). Assistant Professor, Center for International Studies, El Colegio de México (COLMEX), Mexico City, Mexico.

Discussant:

Sebastian Mazzuca, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Science, John Hopkins University.

Moderator:

Frances Hagopian, Faculty Associate. Jorge Paulo Lemann Senior Lecturer on Government, Department of Government, Harvard University.

Contact:

Paola Ibarra
pibarra@fas.harvard.edu

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"Mexico's Mid-term Elections & New Balances of Power"

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Speakers: 

Denise Dresser, Political analyst and columnist; Professor of Political Science, ITAM.

Lorena Becerra, Political Analyst; Head of Public Opinion Research, Reforma.

Amalia Pulido Gomez, Professor of Political Science, CIDE.

Gustavo Flores Macias, Associate Vice Provost for International Affairs; Associate Professor of Government, Cornell University.

Moderator:

Steven Levitsky, Faculty Associate; Harvard Academy Senior Scholar. Director, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies; David Rockefeller Professor of Latin American Studies, Department of Government, Harvard University.

Contact:

Paola Ibarra
pibarra@fas.harvard.edu

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"The State of Democracy in Latin America"

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Speakers: 

Maria Victoria Murillo, Director, Institute of Latin American Studies, Columbia University.

Scott Mainwaring, Professor of Political Science, University of Notre Dame.

Fernando Limongi, Professor of Political Science, University of Sao Paulo.

Beatriz Magaloni, Professor of Political Science, Stanford University.

Moderator:

Steven Levitsky, Faculty Associate; Harvard Academy Senior Scholar. Director, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies; David Rockefeller Professor of Latin American Studies, Department of Government, Harvard University.

Contact:

Paola Ibarra
pibarra@fas.harvard.edu

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"Prospects for Post-COVID Economic Recovery in Latin America"

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Speakers: 

José Scheinkman, Professor of Economics, Columbia University.

Adriana Camacho, Associate Professor of Economics, Universidad de los Andes.

Santiago Levy, Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development Program, Brookings Institute.

Moderator:

Frances Hagopian, Faculty Associate. Jorge Paulo Lemann Senior Lecturer on Government, Department of Government, Harvard University.

Contact:

Paola Ibarra
pibarra@fas.harvard.edu

Presented in collaboration with Weatherhead Center for International Affairs.

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"Nicaragua’s Collapse into Dictatorship"

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Speakers: 

Gioconda Belli, Nicaraguan author, novelist and poet.

Mateo Jarquin, Assistant Professor of History, Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, Chapman University.

Emilia Yang, PhD Candidate in Media Arts and Practice, University of Southern California, Los Angeles.

Carlos Fernando Chamorro, Independent investigative journalist; founder and editor, Confidencial.

Guest Moderator:

Kai Thaler, Assistant Professor of Global Studies, Department of Global Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Contact:

Paola Ibarra
pibarra@fas.harvard.edu

Presented in collaboration with Weatherhead Center for International Affairs.

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"Reforming Chile’s Constitution: The Debate over Social and Ethnic Rights"

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Speakers:

Veronica Figueroa Huencho, Associate Professor at the Institute of Public Affairs, University of Chile.

Daniel Brinks, Professor of Government and of Law, University of Texas at Austin.

Rossana Castiglioni, Professor of Political Science, Universidad Diego Portales.

Christian Rodriguez, DRCLAS Associate 2020-2021.

Moderator:

Steven Levitsky, Faculty Associate; Chair, Weatherhead Research Cluster on Challenges to Democracy; Harvard Academy Senior Scholar. Director, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies; David Rockefeller Professor of Latin American Studies, Department of Government, Harvard University.

Contact:

Paola Ibarra
pibarra@fas.harvard.edu

Presented in collaboration with Weatherhead Center for International Affairs.

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"Votes, Drugs, and Violence: The Political Logic of Criminal Wars in Mexico"

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Speakers:

Sandra Ley, Assistant Professor of Political Studies, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE).

Guillermo Trejo, Professor of Political Science, University of Notre Dame.

Discussant:

Kaitlyn Chriswell, Graduate Student Associate. PhD Candidate, Department of Government, Harvard University.

Moderator:

Alisha Holland, Faculty Associate. Associate Professor, Department of Government, Harvard University.

Contact:

Paola Ibarra
pibarra@fas.harvard.edu

Presented in collaboration with Weatherhead Center for International Affairs.

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"Peru’s Presidential Election: A Path Out of Crisis, or More of the Same?"

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Speakers:

Marisa Glave, Peruvian Sociologist and Politician, Member of Congress (2016-2019).

Maria Antonieta Alva, Peruvian Former Minister of Economy and Finance (2019-2020).

Salvador del Solar, Former Prime Minister of Peru (2019); Former Minister of Culture (2016-2017).

Alberto Vergara, Professor of Social and Political Sciences, Universidad del Pacífico.

Moderator:

Steven Levitsky, Faculty Associate; Chair, Weatherhead Research Cluster on Challenges to Democracy; Harvard Academy Senior Scholar. Director, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies; David Rockefeller Professor of Latin American Studies, Department of Government, Harvard University.

Contact:

Paola Ibarra
pibarra@fas.harvard.edu

Presented in collaboration with Weatherhead Center for International Affairs.

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"Race and Politics in 21st Century Latin America"

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Speakers:

Marcus Johnson, Professor of Political Science, CUNY Baruch College.

Natalia Salgado Bueno, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Emory University.

David de Micheli, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Ethnic Studies, University of Utah.

Discussant:

Danilo Contreras, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Wellesley College.

Moderator:

Frances Hagopian, Faculty Associate. Jorge Paulo Lemann Senior Lecturer on Government, Department of Government, Harvard University.

Contact:

Paola Ibarra
pibarra@fas.harvard.edu

Presented in collaboration with Weatherhead Center for International Affairs and Afro-Latin American Research Institute (ALARI)

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"U.S. Policy Towards Latin America Under Biden"

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Speakers:

Arturo Valenzuela, Emeritus Professor of Government and Foreign Service, Georgetown University.

Shannon O’Neil, Vice President and Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies, Council on Foreign Relations.

Jorge Castaneda, Politician and Professor, Former Foreign Minister of Mexico.

Jeffrey DeLaurentis, Career member of the Senior Foreign Service; Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba.

Moderator:

Steven Levitsky, Faculty Associate; Chair, Weatherhead Research Cluster on Challenges to Democracy; Harvard Academy Senior Scholar. Director, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies; David Rockefeller Professor of Latin American Studies, Department of Government, Harvard University.

Contact:

Paola Ibarra
pibarra@fas.harvard.edu

Presented in collaboration with Weatherhead Center for International Affairs and Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.

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"Mexico Under AMLO"

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Speakers:

Mariano Sánchez-Talanquer, Academy Scholar, The Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies (spring 2021). Assistant Professor, Department of Politics, Center for Research and Teaching in Economics (CIDE), Mexico City, Mexico.

Andreas Schedler, Professor of Political Science, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE).

Viridiana Rios, Mexican scholar and analyst.

Kenneth Greene, Associate Professor of Government, UT College of Liberal Arts.

Moderator:

Steven Levitsky, Faculty Associate; Chair, Weatherhead Research Cluster on Challenges to Democracy; Harvard Academy Senior Scholar. Director, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies; David Rockefeller Professor of Latin American Studies, Department of Government, Harvard University.

Contact:

Paola Ibarra
pibarra@fas.harvard.edu

Presented in collaboration with Weatherhead Center for International Affairs.

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"Challenges to Social Welfare Provision During and After COVID-19"

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Speakers:

Nora Lustig, Samuel Z. Stone Professor of Latin American Economics, Tulane University.

Jennifer Pribble, Associate Professor of Political Science and International Studies, University of Richmond.

Merike Blofield, Director, GIGA Institute for Latin American Studies; Professor of Political Science, University of Hamburg.

Moderator:

Alisha Holland, Faculty Associate. Associate Professor, Department of Government, Harvard University.

Contact:

Paola Ibarra
pibarra@fas.harvard.edu

Presented in collaboration with Weatherhead Center for International Affairs.

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"The Return of the Military?"

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Speakers:

Wendy Hunter, Professor of Government, Department of Government, University of Texas, Austin.

Diego Vega, PhD Candidate in Government, University of Texas, Austin.

John Polga-Hecimovich, Assistant Professor of Comparative Politics, Political Science Department, U.S. Naval Academy.

Kristina Mani, Associate Professor of Politics, Oberlin College and Conservatory.

David Pion-Berlin, Professor of Political Science, University of California, Riverside.

Moderator:

Frances Hagopian, Faculty Associate. Jorge Paulo Lemann Senior Lecturer on Government, Department of Government, Harvard University.

Contact:

Paola Ibarra
pibarra@fas.harvard.edu

Presented in collaboration with Weatherhead Center for International Affairs.

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"Latin America’s Energy Transition: Wind and Solar Power in Brazil"

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Speaker:

Kathryn Hochstetler, Professor of International Development, London School of Economics.

Discussants:

Alicia Cooperman, Assistant Professor in Political Science, Texas A&M University.

Eduardo Viola, Professor of International Relations, University of Brasilia.

Moderator:

Frances Hagopian, Faculty Associate. Jorge Paulo Lemann Senior Lecturer on Government, Department of Government, Harvard University.

Contact:

Paola Ibarra
pibarra@fas.harvard.edu

Presented in collaboration with Weatherhead Center for International Affairs and the Global Climate Perspectives series at the Harvard University Center for the Environment.

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