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CLAS Welcome Back Fiesta

The Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) hosted its annual Welcome Back Fiesta for Georgetown community members. On Friday, September 13, 2024 the Center for Latin American…

September 13, 2024

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REPAL Conference

The Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) at Georgetown University hosted the Red para el Estudio de la Economía Política de América Latina’s (REPAL) Annual Meeting on…

August 29, 2024

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LARS: Nayeli Riano

On April 24, 2024, PhD candidate Nayeli Riano from the Department of Government presented a chapter of her dissertation in which she analyzes the “Carta Pehuenches,”…

July 25, 2024

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ProPELAC: China’s Expanding Role in Latin America

On April 18th, the CLAS Program on the Political Economy of Latin America and the Caribbean (ProPELAC) held an event titled “China’s Expanding Role in Latin America,&…

July 25, 2024

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Visiting Researchers Spring 2024 Panel Presentation

On Thursday, April 4, 2024, three CLAS Visiting Researchers presented their work to the community and engaged in discussion about ongoing challenges in their research. Lutiana…

July 25, 2024

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LARS: Political Elites’ Decision-making and Democratic Constitutional Change in Chile after a Social Uprising

On March 27, 2024, Ph.D. candidate Simon Ballesteros from the Department of Government shared his current research that makes up a chapter of his dissertation about political…

July 25, 2024

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LAC Moments: Haiti

On March 24, 2024, CLAS hosted the fifth LAC Moments of the academic year featuring Dr. Robert Fatton and Mr. Keith Mines in a discussion concerning the recent turmoil in Haiti…

July 25, 2024

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ProPELAC Event

On March 20, 2024, the CLAS Program on the Political Economy of Latin America and the Caribbean (ProPELAC) held an event titled “BRICS Explained: Brazil’s Strategic…

July 25, 2024

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Parties and Other Organized Social Actors in Latin America: Challenges to Representation

On March 15, 2024, CLAS hosted Juan Bogliaccini and Rafael Piñeiro of the Departamento de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad Católica del Uruguay for a discussion of the role of…

July 25, 2024

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LARS: Afro-Colombian female resistance and resilience in Ancestras by Petrona Martínez

On February 28, 2024, Ph.D. candidate Aned Ladino from the Department of Spanish and Portuguese shared her current research about forms of Afro-Colombian female resistance and…

April 2, 2024