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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
NEW BOOK FROM TRACY FENWICK
Tracy Beck Fenwick (Australian National University), a former St Antony’s student and LAC affiliate, has just published Federalism, Democracy, and Poverty Alleviation in Brazil and Argentina with the University of Notre Dame Press.
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CPP team visit to HSE in Moscow, Russia
On October 4th 2013, the CPP team visited the National University Higher School of Economics (HSE) in Moscow, Russia, where it debated the early results of the project along with faculty and students of the Department of Comparative Politics.
CPP workshop in Ukraine
On 2nd October, 2013 the CPP held its second regional workshop at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (NaUKMA) in Ukraine.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Visits the Latin American Centre
On 6th June, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos visited the Latin American Centre, where he gave an informal presentation on the current situation in Colombia to a selected group of students and the staff of the Centre.
CPP present at Department of Political Science, University of São Paulo (USP)
On 23rd September 2013, the Oxford team presented the CPP project to the Department of Political Science, University of São Paulo (USP).
New Publications by Eduardo Posada-Carbó
Dr Eduardo Posada-Carbó has just published ‘Colombia: Democratic Governance Amidst and Armed Conflict’, a chapter in Jorge Dominguez and Michael Shifter’s edited volume Constructing Democratic Governance in Latin America (The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013, 4th edition).
CPP team visit Feseral University of Parana
On 20th September 2013, the CPP team visited the Federal University of Paraná in Curitiba, Brazil, where a symposium on comparative presidentialism was sponsored jointly by the graduate programs in Law and Political Science.
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.