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- Tuesday Seminar on Latin American Politics
- Date: September 14, 2010
- Time: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
- CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge St., Room S250
- This is open to the public.
"Big Bird Goes to Bogotá (y Guadalajara, y São Paulo...): Globalization, Culture, and the Politics of Transnational NGO Collaborations in Latin America"
Lunch will be served. Opportunity for comments and questions to follow presentation.
- Speakers
- Kay, Tamara
- Faculty Associate (on leave
2011–2012). Associate Professor of Sociology, Harvard University. Faculty
Co-Director, Transnational Studies Initiative, Hauser Center for
Nonprofit Organizations, Harvard Kennedy School.
- Tuesday Seminar on Latin American Politics
- Date: September 21, 2010
- Time: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
- CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge St., Room S250
- This is open to the public.
"Gender Equity in Latin America: The Challenge of Indigeneity"
Opportunity for comments and questions to follow presentation.
- Speakers
- Jaquette, Jane
Teaching Emerita Professor of Politics and of Diplomacy and World Affairs, Occidental College.
- Tuesday Seminar on Latin American Politics
- Date: September 28, 2010
- Time: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
- CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge St., Room S250
- This is open to the public.
"Rethinking US Interests in the Americas"
Opportunity for comments and questions to follow presentation.
- Speakers
- Lowenthal, Abraham
Robert F. Erburu Professor of Ethics, Globalization and Development, and Professor of International Relations, University of Southern California. President emeritus, Pacific Council on International Policy. Non-resident Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution.
- Tuesday Seminar on Latin American Politics
- Date: October 5, 2010
- Time: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
- CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge St., Room S250
- This is open to the public.
"Brazil, 2010: Why the Future Is No Longer What It Used to Be "
Opportunity for comments and questions to follow presentation.
- Speakers
- Hagopian, Frances
Jorge Paulo Lemann Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Government, Harvard University. Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Notre Dame. Former faculty associate of the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs.
- Tuesday Seminar on Latin American Politics
- Date: October 19, 2010
- Time: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
- CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge St., Room S250
- This is open to the public.
"The Politics of Reciprocity: Trading Selective Benefits for Popular Support in Mexico"
Opportunity for comments and questions to follow presentation.
- Speakers
- Greene, Kenneth
Assistant Professor, Department of Government, and Director, Honors Thesis Program, University of Texas at Austin.
- Tuesday Seminar on Latin American Politics
- Date: October 26, 2010
- Time: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
- CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge St., Room S250
- This is open to the public.
"This Is What We Were Afraid Of: U.S. Police Assistance During Guatemala's Cold War"
Opportunity for comments and questions to follow presentation.
- Speakers
- Weld, Kirsten A.
Florence Levy Kay Fellow in Latin American History, Brandeis University.
- Tuesday Seminar on Latin American Politics
- Date: November 2, 2010
- Time: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
- CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge St., Room S250
- This is open to the public.
"Equilibrium Checks and Balances"
Opportunity for comments and questions to follow presentation.
- Speakers
- Robinson, James A.
- Faculty Associate; Harvard Academy Senior Scholar
(on leave fall 2011). David Florence Professor of Government, Department
of Government, Harvard University.
- Tuesday Seminar on Latin American Politics
- Date: November 9, 2010
- Time: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
- CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge St., Room S250
- This is open to the public.
"The Evolution of Mass Partisan Support for Brazil's Workers' Party, 1989–2010"
Opportunity for comments and questions to follow presentation.
- Speakers
- Samuels, David J.
Associate Professor in Political Science, University of Minnesota.
- Tuesday Seminar on Latin American Politics
- Date: November 16, 2010
- Time: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
- CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge St., Room S250
- This is open to the public.
"Mexico and Spain, Economic Divergence in the 20th Century"
Opportunity for comments and questions to follow presentation.
- Speakers
- Silva-Castañeda, Sergio
Senior Fellow in the Mexico and Central America Program, Harvard University.
- Tuesday Seminar on Latin American Politics
- Date: February 1, 2011
- Time: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
- CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge St., Room S250
- This is open to the public.
"The Dragon in the Room: China and the Future of Latin American Industrialization"
Opportunity for comments and questions to follow presentation.
Co-sponsored by Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Harvard University.
- Speakers
- Gallagher, Kevin
Associate Professor of International Relations, Boston University.
- Tuesday Seminar on Latin American Politics
- Date: February 8, 2011
- Time: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
- CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge St., Room S250
- This is open to the public.
"The Spoils of Victory: Campaign Donations and Government Contracts in Brazil"
Opportunity for comments and questions to follow presentation.
- Speakers
- Boas, Taylor
Assistant Professor of Political Science, Boston University.
- Tuesday Seminar on Latin American Politics
- Date: February 15, 2011
- Time: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
- CGIS South, S-250, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
- This is open to the public.
“The Contentious Politics of Indian Education: Indigenistas, Aymara Movements, and State Reform in Mid-20th Century Bolivia”
Opportunity for comments and questions to follow presentation.
- Speakers
- Larson, Brooke
Professor, Department of History, SUNY-Stony Brook.
- Tuesday Seminar on Latin American Politics
- Date: February 22, 2011
- Time: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
- CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge St., Room S250
- This is open to the public.
"Social Policies in Latin America: Characteristics, Causes and Consequences"
Opportunity for comments and questions to follow presentation.
- Speakers
- McGuire, James
Professor, Department of Government, Wesleyan University.
- Tuesday Seminar on Latin American Politics
- Date: March 1, 2011
- Time: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
- CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge St., Room S250
- This is open to the public.
"Smuggler Nation: Illicit Trade and the Making of America"
Opportunity for comments and questions to follow presentation.
- Speakers
- Andreas, Peter
Professor of Political Science and International Studies, Brown University; Professor of Political Science and International Studies, Brown University
- Tuesday Seminar on Latin American Politics
- Date: March 8, 2011
- Time: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
- CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge St., Room S250
- This is open to the public.
"Race, Region, Nation: São Paulo and the Formation of Brazilian National Identities"
Opportunity for comments and questions to follow presentation.
- Speakers
- Weinstein, Barbara
Professor of History, New York University.
- Tuesday Seminar on Latin American Politics
- Date: March 22, 2011
- Time: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
- CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge St., Room S250
- This is open to the public.
"Judicial Enforcement of Social Rights"
Opportunity for comments and questions to follow presentation.
- Speakers
- Landau, David
Assistant Professor, Florida State University. Former Weatherhead Center Graduate Student Affiliate.
- Tuesday Seminar on Latin American Politics
- Date: March 29, 2011
- Time: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
- CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge St., Room S250
- This is open to the public.
"A Matter of the Few: Political Dynamics of Constitutional Reforms in Chile 1990-2010"
Opportunity for comments and questions to follow presentation.
- Speakers
- Fuentes, Claudio
Professor of Political Science, Universidad Diego Portales, Santiago.
- Tuesday Seminar on Latin American Politics
- Date: April 5, 2011
- Time: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
- CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge St., Room S250
- This is open to the public.
"The Sixth Congress of the Cuban Communist Party Meets Next Week: Background and Outlook"
Opportunity for comments and questions to follow presentation.
- Speakers
- Alzugaray, Carlos
Professor and Senior Researcher, University of Havana.
- Tuesday Seminar on Latin American Politics
- Date: April 12, 2011
- Time: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
- CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge St., Room S250
- This is open to the public.
"Political Violence in Latin America: A Theoretical and Historical Perspective"
Opportunity for comments and questions to follow presentation.
- Speakers
- Cruz, Consuelo
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Tufts University.
- Tuesday Seminar on Latin American Politics
- Date: April 19, 2011
- Time: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
- CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge St., Room S250
- This is open to the public.
"¡El Agua es Nuestra, Carajo!: Subsistence Threats, Social Mobilization, and the Case of Bolivian Water Wars"
Opportunity for comments and questions to follow presentation.
- Speakers
- Simmons, Erica
Ph.D. candidate in political science, University of Chicago.
- Tuesday Seminar on Latin American Politics
- Date: April 26, 2011
- Time: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
- CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge St., Room S250
- This is open to the public.
"Race, Region, Nation: São Paulo and the Formation of Brazilian National Identities"
Opportunity for comments and questions to follow presentation.
- Speakers
- Weinstein, Barbara
Professor of History, New York University.
