En esta conversación con los estudiantes de Harvard y con el profesor Steven Levitsky, Juan Guaidó hablará sobre el urgente problema global de confrontar regímenes autoritarios....
Inspired by the DRCLAS Seminar “Was Decentralization a Mistake for Latin America” in November 2022, this seminar is designed to present some recent focused empirical research on how to define types of decentralization and to assess how decentralization contributes to specific outcomes in the health sector. The panelists have experience in specifying characteristics of decentralization in different countries and will present some recent research in Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Honduras using sophisticated methodologies to evaluate outputs and outcomes of different...
Come listen to Merilee Grindle and Davíd Carrasco discuss her new book on the remarkable Zelia Nuttall.
It’s a gripping story of a pioneering anthropologist whose exploration of Aztec cosmology, rediscovery of ancient texts, and passion for collecting helped shape our understanding of pre-Columbian Mexico.
Enjoy refreshments and explore rare collections related to Zelia Nuttall’s work.
This event is hybrid. To register for the virtual session, click here.
Speaker: Laura Gamboa, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Utah; Santo Domingo Visiting Fellow at the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies Moderated by: Manuel Meléndez-Sánchez, PhD candidate in the Department of Government, Harvard University; Graduate Student Associate, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies
Speaker Abel Sarango, current Kichwa mayor of Saraguro, Ecuador.
A conversation with Abel Sarango, current Kichwa mayor of Saraguro, Ecuador, who will discuss about the current situation of páramo region of Fierro Urco and Indigenous resistance against mining activities in the region.
Organized by the Quechua Initiative on Global Indigeneity, Harvard University Native American Program, and the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies.
Ash Center Seminar Room 225, Floor Two, Suite 200N, 124 Mount Auburn Street
Harvard-ID holders are invited to join the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation and David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies for the RFK Visiting Professor in Latin American Studies Lecture featuring Fernando Limongi, Robert F. Kennedy Visiting Professor of Latin American Studies.
Today, most Latin American countries are democracies. Military regimes and coups are not as frequent as in the past. Yet, political instability remains a regional feature. Several presidents have been forced out of office before concluding their term....
Join us for a two-part event that aims to create a space for an overview of the intersection between climate change and gender—emphasizing the need for a nuanced understanding of its impacts in Latin America & the Caribbean—and to share efforts on how addressing gender disparities can enhance climate resilience, mitigation, and adaptation efforts.
This event will be hybrid. To register for the online session, click here.
Speaker: Raul L. Madrid, Professor of Government, University of Texas at Austin Moderated by: Manuel Meléndez-Sánchez, PhD candidate in the Department of Government, Harvard University; Graduate Student Associate, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies