REPAL

REPAL (Red para el Estudio de la Economía Política de América Latina) is an academic network comprising distinguished researchers affiliated with universities in Latin America, North America, and Europe, who are interested in promoting and giving greater visibility to new studies in the political economy of Latin America. REPAL’s focus centers on advancing knowledge of development models, socio-political institutions, and practical challenges through empirically grounded research sensitive to context. Scholars associated with REPAL employ diverse methods to yield innovative descriptions, concept formation, causal inferences, and theoretical advancements challenging conventional wisdom. Institutionally, REPAL is a network open to the research community and structured around the promotion of diverse, plural debate on the political economy of Latin America. 

You can find out more on the REPAL website.

Every year REPAL sponsors a conference, held at a university in Latin America or the United States, that gathers REPAL researchers to present and comment on each other’s work.  The two-day conference is preceded by one-day a Graduate Student Workshop. The conference and the exciting exchange it fosters inspire and empower scholars whose work focuses on the political economy of the Latin American region to continue pursuing innovative research. 

REPAL 2026 will be held at the Escuela de Gobierno y Transformación Pública del Tecnológico de Monterrey, Ciudad de México, México. The Graduate Student Workshop will take place on Monday, May 11, and the conference will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 12 and 13.  The REPAL 2026 Program Co-Chairs are Belén Fernández Milmanda (Trinity College) and Inés Flynn (Universidad Católica del Uruguay). The Local Committee includes Miguel Toro and Mariana Rangel, both from the Tec de Monterrey.

CLAS at Georgetown hosted the REPAL 2024 conference in July 2024.  You can download the program from that conference here:  REPAL 2024 Program

To join REPAL’s newsletter and stay updated on submission deadlines, conference updates, and other opportunities, please email us at repalconference@gmail.com and follow us on X (formerly Twitter) @REPAL_LatAm.