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Mauricio Macri: from Boca Juniors to the presidency of Argentina via the Latin American Centre at St Antony’s, Oxford
Fourteen years ago almost to the day, Maurcio Macri, then President of Boca Juniors Football Club spent three days in Oxford. His talk on Football and Politics was the last event organised by the Argentine Studies Programme before lack of funding forced its closure.
CAF European Academic Network: Book Launch on “Desafección Política"
On 27th November, Timothy Power was a discussant at the book launch for Ludolfo Paramio (editor), Desafección política y gobernabilidad: el reto político (Madrid: Marcial Pons, 2015).
LAC table wins SIAS student party competition!
Congratulations to all the students who helped organise the Latin American table at the SIAS student party on Thursday (5th November), which won first prize!
Antonian Mr Aurelio Nuño Mayer has been appointed Minister of Public Education in Mexico
Antonian Mr Aurelio Nuño Mayer (MSc Latin American Studies, 2006) has been appointed Minister of Public Education by Mexico's President, Enrique Peña Nieto.
Herminio Martins
We are very sorry to announce the death of Herminio Martins, Emeritus Fellow at St Antony's College, and former Fellow of the Latin American Centre. Our sincerest condolences go to his family and friends during this difficult time.
New volume of Colombian History collection
The third volume of the History of Colombia series, directed by Eduardo Posada Carbó, has just been published by Penguin Random House and Fundación Mapfre in Madrid. Under the title, Colombia. La apertura al mundo, 1880-1930, this volume –like the rest of the collection – has individua
Reflections for the Latin American Centre 50th Anniversary
Read reflections from Latin American Centre Alumni here: http://www.lac.ox.ac.uk/50th-anniversary-alumni-reflections (LAC Alumni are warmly encouraged to send in their reflections for the website.
50th Anniversary Alumni Weekend Latin American Centre
Registration and bookings are now closed.
For further information about the events held 18-20 September please click here.
NEW BOOK BY MIGUEL CARTER ON BRAZIL’S MST
Miguel Carter, a former Research Fellow at the Centre for Brazilian Studies and St Antony’s alum, has recently published Challenging Social Inequality: The Landless Rural Workers Movement and Agrarian Reform in Brazil with Duke University Press.
Inequality and Development in Latin America Conference
On 4 and 5 June, the Latin American Centre celebrated the conference "Inequality and Development in Latin America: Celebrating Rosemary Thorp's Contribution to Historical Political Economy". The conference brought together researchers from Europe, Latin America and the United States who work on
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Third CAF-Oxford Conference "Understanding the Challenges of Informality: Political, Economic and Social Dimensions"
The Conference will launch a third joint programme between CAF and the Latin American Centre at the University of Oxford.
III CAF-Oxford Conference: Understanding the Challenges of Informality: Political, Economic and Social Dimensions
The Conference will launch a third joint programme between CAF and the Latin American Centre at the University of Oxford.
ESRC GCRF Post-doctoral Fellowships
SIAS can only submit a maximum of three applications to this call so we are introducing an SIAS internal selection process, any interested candidates need to meet the deadlines below:
SIAS intention to apply by: Monday 1st August at the very latest
CAF Fellowship 2016: Apply now
The Latin American Centre is now seeking applications for the CAF Visiting Fellowship in Latin American Economics for 2016.
CAF Scholarships 2016-17: Apply now
The Latin American Centre is now seeking applications for the two CAF Scholarships for 2016-17. These scholarships are awarded to students from one of the CAF shareholder countries who take up a place to study on the MSc in Latin American Studies at the University of Oxford.
Assistant Professor Position in the Department of Anthropology at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
The Department of Anthropology of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and the ICIIS Center invites applications for an appointment as Assistant Professor (junior lecturer) level in Socio-cultural anthropology to begin August 2016 at most.
Faculty Positions in the newly created School of Government at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
The School of Government at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (to be launched in 2016) invites applications to five tenure track full-time faculty positions in the area of public policy.
Former Director of the Latin American Centre, Sir Raymond Carr, has passed away
From the Warden of St Antony's College, Prof Margaret Macmillan:
It is with great sadness that I have to announce the death of Sir Raymond Carr, our much respected and admired second Warden (1968 – 1987), and an Honorary Fellow of this College.
Guido Di Tella Annual Lecture Videocast
We now have a videocast on our Podcast Series of our most recent Guido Di Tella Annual Lecture, including the visuals (slides and videos).
Latest Seminar Podcasts
The latest podcasts of the last seminars by Alan Knight, Covadonga Meseuer, Valpy Fitzgerald and Malcolm Deas are available at http://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/units/latin-american-centre