Tuesday Seminar Series
Tuesday Seminar Series
Tuesday Seminar Series
The Tuesday Seminar Series, held every Tuesday during the fall and spring semesters, brings together leading experts and scholars to engage in thought-provoking discussions on key contemporary issues facing Latin America. This series serves as a platform for intellectual exchange, fostering insightful dialogue and collaboration on topics that shape the region's present and future.
This series is presented in collaboration with the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs
Upcoming Tuesday Seminar Series Events
TUESDAY SEMINAR SERIES: Anti-Incumbent or Pro-Right? Colombia's 2026 Election and the Road Ahead
September 22, 2026
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12:00PM - 1:30PM EDT
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CGIS South, Room S216
Colombia elected a new right-wing president, Abelardo de la Espriella, by a razor-thin margin in the June 2026 runoff. De la Espriella ran as an outsider against the political establishment and against Iván Cepeda, the left-wing governing coalition's...
TUESDAY SEMINAR SERIES: Political Violence as a Vocation: How Politicians Shape Citizens’ Demand for Police Repression
September 29, 2026
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12:00PM - 1:30PM EDT
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CGIS South, Room S216
Police violence against marginalized groups persists in many democracies. Yet, democratically-elected leaders may lack incentives to curb it because repressive policing often enjoys widespread support, and views toward police violence often mirror...
TUESDAY SEMINAR SERIES: Can Venezuela Still Democratize?
October 6, 2026
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12:00PM - 1:30PM EDT
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CGIS South, Room S216
Since U.S. Forces Removed Nicolas Maduro in January 2026, the Trump administration has launched what can only be described as a neo-colonial project in Venezuela. This is a transition without precedent in modern Latin America. Where is Venezuela headed...
TUESDAY SEMINAR SERIES: Betting on Hope: What We Got Wrong About the U.S. Border Crisis
October 13, 2026
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12:00PM - 1:30PM EDT
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CGIS South, Room S216
This presentation uses migrant stories and decision-making theory to explain why U.S. “prevention through deterrence” policies have raised the human and financial costs of migration without reliably stopping people from coming. Drawing on interviews...
TUESDAY SEMINAR SERIES: Escolas de Samba and Electoral Behavior under Brazil's Military Dictatorship
October 20, 2026
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12:00PM - 1:30PM EDT
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CGIS South, Room S216
Participation in Rio de Janeiro's escolas de samba was a powerful form of collective action that Brazil's military dictatorship (1964–1985) paradoxically tolerated and even promoted. While these organizations operated as vital civil society organizations...
TUESDAY SEMINAR SERIES: Abortion Politics and Democratic Backsliding: Lessons from Latin America
October 27, 2026
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12:00PM - 1:30PM EDT
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CGIS South, Room S216
Abortion is a polarizing political issue across the American continent, yet US-focused scholars seldom interrogate the consequences of abortion politics for democratic institutions. Latin America scholarship has done better. Moving beyond the typical US...
TUESDAY SEMINAR SERIES: Brazil’s High Stakes Presidential Election
November 3, 2026
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12:00PM - 1:30PM EST
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CGIS South, Room S216
A panel of four specialists will analyze the results of Brazil’s October election and their consequences for the country. This event is presented in collaboration with the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs .
TUESDAY SEMINAR SERIES: Three Worlds of Right-Wing Populism? The Political Economy of Insurgence
November 10, 2026
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12:00PM - 1:30PM EST
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CGIS South, Room S216
The rise of the populist right is a defining feature of contemporary world politics. In Europe and in the Americas, in particular, the political dimensions (illiberalism, cultural backlash, the reactionary international) of this epochal shift are...