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Lunch with the Ambassadors: a conversation with Latin American ambassadors in the UK
The LAC is hosting an exciting new series this term: Lunch with the Ambassadors: a conversation with Latin American ambassadors in the UK
1. A conversation with Bocchit Edmond (Ambassador of Haiti)
Day: 20 October, 12.45 to 2.15
New CAF Visiting Fellow - Daniela Campello
The LAC is delighted to welcome Daniela Campello, the 2017 CAF Visiting Fellow.
LAC at CEER's 20th anniversary in Cartagena
On 12 September, Professor Eduardo Posada-Carbó gave the inaugural lecture at the seminar ‘20 años de estudios sobre el Caribe colombiano’, held in Cartagena to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Banco de la República’s Centro de Estudios de Economía Regional (CEER). Established in
Recognition of Distinction for two members of SIAS
SIAS is delighted to announce that Timothy Power and Philip Robins have successfully completed the Recognition of Distinction exercise and are now full professors.
Horizontes Newsletter 2017
The LAC Horizontes Newsletter, No 5, Summer 2017, has been published and ready to view.
Stulman Lecture on ‘Revolutionary Elections in the Americas’ at Johns Hopkins University
Hosted by the Faculty of History, Professor Eduardo Posada-Carbó gave the 2017 Stulman Lecture at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore on 6th April. His lecture, ‘Revolutionary elections in the Americas, 1800-1910’, focused on the relationship between contentious elections and civil conflic
LAC Participates in Brazil Forum UK 2017
Faculty and students of the Latin American Centre participated in the Brazil Forum UK, held at LSE on 13 May and at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford, on 14 May.
Opinion piece from a former student and current DPhil at Oxford on the Venezuela situation
An opinion piece from a former student of the Latin American Centre and current DPhil at Oxford has been published on the Venezuela situation, 'The End of Autocracy on Venezuela?' in the Al Jazeera.
The Annual Guido Di Tella Memorial Lecture: Rights, Claims and Trials: Legal strategies as policy tools
The Annual Guido Di Tella Memorial Lecture: Rights, Claims and Trials: Legal strategies as policy tools will be held in the Pavilion Room, Gateway Building, St Antony's College.
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CPP workshop in Brazil
On 19th September, 2013 the CPP held its first regional workshop at the Federal Senate of Brazil in Brasília. The event was jointly opened by Senators Cyro Miranda, Flexa Ribeiro, and Lídice da Mata, by the Ambassador of the United Kingdom, HE Alex Ellis, and by the Director of the Brazilian Legi
Paul Chaisty, Nic Cheeseman, Svitlana Chernykh and Timothy Power present cross-regional findings
On 16th September 2013, Paul Chaisty, Nic Cheeseman, Svitlana Chernykh and Timothy Power presented cross-regional findings from the Coalitional Presidentialism Project.
Latin American Centre fundraising campaign
The Latin American Centre has launched a fundraising campaign. Our top priority for 2013-14 is to fund the Chair in Latin American History. Please visit our Giving page to learn more.
CPP team at international workshop on Coalition Management
On 13th September 2013, The CPP team participated in an international workshop on “Coalition Management in Comparative Perspective” at EBAPE (Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration), Fundação Getúlio Vargas, Rio de Janeiro.
SIAS twitter feed launch
SIAS is on twitter (@SIASOxford). Please follow us to get notified about news and events from across the school.
Timothy Power keynote speaker at AMECIP
On 26th August 2013, Timothy J. Power was the evening keynote speaker at the First International Congress of the Mexican Political Science Association (AMECIP) held at the University of Guanajuato.
End of the Year Party 2013
Another academic year has come to an end at the Latin American Centre!
New publication by Christian Arnold
Dr Christian Arnold published an Article in the Nuffield College Working Papers in Politics. "A Different Kind of Game: International Cooperation in Mercosur" takes a closer look at the institutional reasons for Mercosur's incorporation problems.
John Fell Fund awarded to LAC Researcher Francesca Lessa to study Plan Condor
Dr Francesca Lessa has been awarded a John Fell OUP Research Fund for her new project titled “Justice and Memory beyond Borders: The Plan Condor and Accountability in Argentina and Uruguay.”
Rio Branco Chair
On 26th April 2013, the Brazilian Studies Programme featured an event on "Brazil with Dilma Rousseff and Venezuela without Chávez: A New Regional Balance?" The event was organised by the inaugural Rio Branco Chair in the International Relations of Brazil, Dr Miriam Saraiva, who spent the period