COVID-19 and The Business of News Researchers across the University of Oxford across disciplines are at the forefront of global efforts to understand the coronavirus (COVID-19) – for a selection of latest articles, see http://www.ox.ac.uk/coronavirus-research With the authorization of the Oxford Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, we published the recent article by its Director, Professor Rasmus Nielsen
Migrants and the Impact of COVID-19 on Remittances With authorization from the Inter-American Dialogue in Washington, we publish their report on Migrants and the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Remittances
El COVID-19 en América Latina Con autorización del Real Instituto Elcano, publicamos el siguiente informe de Carlos Malamud y Rogelio Núñez, donde se examinan los desafíos políticos, retos para los sistemas sanitarios e incertidumbre económica, causados por el Covid-19 en América Latina
Informality in Brazil - A summary of the BSP Annual Conference The LAC's doctoral recognised students report on the Brazilian Studies Programme Annual Conference
Electoral Practices in post-Independent Chile, 1820-1830 Juan Luis Ossa Santa Cruz presented his work at the Sixth Joint Seminar LAC/ Centro de Estudios de Historia Política, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Chile
Identidad Nacional y Paisajes Peruanos Jorge Wiesse-Rebagliati, Professor at the Universidad del Pacífico, examines the search for national identity by the Peruvian José de la Riva Aguero through his travel accounts through the Central Andes in 1912
The MSc at the LAC + the MBA at the SAID ‘The 1+1 programme is a unique opportunity to combine in-depth, multidisciplinary learning across the social sciences during the MSc year... (more)
LAC students interview Fernando Henrique Cardoso Masters' students at the LAC talked with the former president of Brazil about his book... (more)
Pablo Piccato outlines his brief history of violence in Mexico The seminar I presented at the Latin American Centre was a rare opportunity to test an ongoing project in front of an engaged and knowledgeable audience... (more)
Former President of Brazil, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, inaugurates the Global Forum ‘Challenges and risks to democracy’ was the topic of the Lecture delivered by the former President of Brazil, Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Jonas von Hoffmann (MPhil, 2013-15) remembers his time at the LAC When I came to the LAC to start my MPhil in 2013, there were zero countries in the world with legalized marijuana... (more)
Juliana Tappe Ortiz (MPhil, 2017-19) offer a summary of her thesis: From Hawk to Dove? Juan Manuel Santos’ transition from hard-line defence minister to peace-promoting president
Marta-Laura Suska MPhil (2009-11) remembers her time at the LAC In 2009 I arrived in Oxford to start a Master’s program at the LAC after graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in Germany... (more)
Working on the history of Peruvian business history at the Bodleian. Martín Monsalve reflects on his visit to Oxford My experience as an Academic Visitor at the University of Oxford’s Latin American Centre (LAC) was very productive... (more)
Adriana Unzueta (MSc 2017-18) remembers her time at the LAC My name is Adriana Unzueta and I am originally from Bolivia... (more)
Time to think Juanita León, Director of La Silla Vacia, new Academic Visitor at the LAC, reflects on her time in St Antony’s
Samuel León Sáez (MPhil, 2017-19) offers a summary of his thesis on the ‘new criminal market in Mexico’ My MPhil thesis (‘The New Criminal Market: Explaining the Growth of Mexico´s Fuel Trafficking Phenomenon’) explores...(more)
LAC delegation at the Freie Universität Berlin On July 3rd, Andreza de Souza Santos, Eduardo Posada Carbó and Carlos A. Pérez Ricart visited Berlin... (more)
Mark Dieringer (MPhil, 1982-84) remembers his time at the LAC I can still remember my first tutorial: “What did the Mexican Revolution do for the peasants?” ...(more)
Laura Sanchez Tamayo (MSc 2016-2017) remembers her time at the LAC My year as an MSc student at the LAC in 2016 was a memorable experience... (more)
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