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Mexican Congressman Vidal Llerenas Morales Calls for Innovative Industrial Policy in Mexico
Vidal Llerenas Morales, a representative of the Movement for National Regeneration (MORENA) party in the Mexican Chamber of Deputies, visited Georgetown on November 30, 2017 to…
November 30, 2017
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Dr. Kevin Healy Presents at International Conference, Tinkuy 2017
Dr. Kevin Healy, adjunct faculty member at the Center for Latin American Studies in Georgetown University, attended a conference in Cuzco, Peru as a speaker. This four-day…
November 11, 2017
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Social Democratization & Political Democracy
Remarks by Dr. Francisco Weffort The current political crisis in Brazil is the unfolding of some imbalances and distortions that affect for some decades the institutional system.…
November 8, 2017
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A Fulbright Brasil and Georgetown University Center for Latin American Studies Collaboration
The Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) and Fulbright Brasil co-hosted an event in November “Challenges to democracy in Brazil and the United States: A collaborative and…
November 8, 2017
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OpEd by Andrew Selee, Director of MPI
OpEd published in the Mexican newspaper, El Universal, by Andrew Selee, Director of the Migration Policy Institute and participant in a CLAS-organized event titled Mexico and the…
November 7, 2017
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U.S. and Mexico: Mutual Perceptions
The Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS), the Wilson Center Mexico Initiative, the Mexican Embassy in Washington, D.C., and the Centro de Investigación y Docencia Econo…
November 7, 2017
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Center for Latin American Studies Hosts Colombian Senator and Presidential Hopeful Juan Manuel Galán
On Friday, September 22, 2017, Senator Juan Manuel Galán (MSFS ‘03) joined students and community members to talk about his presidential campaign, hopes for Colombia’s…
September 22, 2017
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Mexican Senator Armando Rios Piter Speaks out on the Future of Mexican Politics
On September 18, Senator Armando Ríos Piter, a presidential candidate to Mexico’s upcoming elections, spoke on Mexico’s political future at an event hosted by the…
September 18, 2017
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Maya Peoples Making History: Founding a Civilization, Adapting to Empire, Engaging Capitalism and Migrating with Globalization
On September 8 the Georgetown Center for Latin American Studies, together with the Americas Initiative and the Mexican Cultural Institute (MCI), co-hosted a one-day symposium at…
September 17, 2017
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Remembering Virginia M. “Ginny” Bouvier
With great sadness, Georgetown’s Center for Latin American Studies mourns the passing of our colleague and friend Dr. Virginia M. “Ginny”.…
August 1, 2017