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ALL BLOG POSTS
Elections in America: It is also about rising equalityNovember 25th, 2016(Samuel Z. Stone Professor of Latin American Economics and Director of the Commitment to Equity Institute) In a recent Washington Post article, President Obama was… read more |
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On Immigration, Facts, and Chaos and LawlessnessSeptember 5th, 2016In his 8/31/16 speech on immigration, Donald Trump suggested there is a direct, causal link between “illegal immigration” and violent crime, social security and Medicare… read more |
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Punching Above Your Weight in International AffairsOctober 17th, 2014At a recent event in San José co-hosted by CIAPA, the newly elected president of Costa Rica, Luis Guillermo SolÃÂs, presented his vision of a… read more |
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Political Party Fragmentation: A Pejorative Term?June 13th, 2014At a recent workshop a group of scholars analyzing the post-electoral state of a particular party system expressed concern about utilizing the term â’‘¬Å“party fragmentation.â’‘¬Â… read more |
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Elections and Democracy in Central AmericaMarch 20th, 2014Available in Diplomatist read more |
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El preocupante panorama de la estabilidad democrática en CentroaméricaJuly 25th, 2013Disponible en Condistintosacentos read more |
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Rules That Bind UsJanuary 10th, 2013The standoff presently underway in Venezuela regarding the treatment of constitutional precepts in light of President Chavezâ’‘¬’”¢ illness poses a larger question for regional democracy… read more |
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What Can We Conclude From the Cartagena Summit?April 18th, 2012A lot of hand wringing and snickering is going on in the press about the inability to reach any agreements during the hemispheric conference held… read more |
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School Vouchers: What Louisiana can Learn from ChileMarch 15th, 2012In light of Governor Jindalâ’‘¬’”¢s proposal to vastly expand Louisianaâ’‘¬’”¢s school voucher system it might be useful to consider the track record of similar programs… read more |
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Key Issues for the Latin American Region in 2012February 10th, 2012At a recent informal workshop, Olivier Dabene, director of political science at Science Po, shared some interesting thoughts about potentially defining issues for Latin American… read more |
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National Intelligence Threat Assessment and Latin AmericaFebruary 2nd, 2012On January 31st the Director of National Intelligence presented his assessment of worldwide threats faced by the US to the Senate’s Select Committee on Intelligence.… read more |
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Transparency and Accountability in LegislaturesJanuary 11th, 2012On June 27, 2011, Costa Rican newspaper La Nación reported a series of reform initiatives launched by party leaders in the legislature to improve the… read more |
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- Exiles within Exiles: The Extraordinary Life of Herbert Daniel, Gay Brazilian Revolutionary
- CIPR Speaker Series Critical Issues in Democractic Governance welcomes Sara Niedzwiecki
- David Smilde to join TULASO and debate team to discuss Venezuelan politics and US involvement
- Populism: Latin America in Comparative Perspective
- Life without Lead: Contamination, Crisis, and Hope in Uruguay
- The Liberace of Lucha Libre: An Evening with American-born Mexican luchador Cassandro
- Annual LAGO Conference and Keynote Address: Discourses and Processes of Hybridity in Latin America
- CIPR Speaker Series Critical Issues in Democractic Governance welcomes Jessica Rich
- Critical Issues in Democratic Governance: Spring 2019 CIPR Series
- Dr. Erika Robb Larkins to present research in talk on Brazil's Private Security Sector
- Sociology Colloquium Series to host talk by Javier Auyero on collusion and violence in Argentina
- China's Belt and Road Initiative in Latin America: New Wine in Old Bottles?
- In the Shadows of Slavery and Colonialism: A Symposium on Intersectionality and the Law
- Amazônia Ocupada exhibit and symposium to feature Amazonian scholars and Brazilian photographer João Farkas
- City, Community, and Culture Symposium VOICES
- Stone Center for Latin American Studies to host 11th annual Workshop on Field Research Methods
NEWS
- Dr. Smilde published in New York Times: El Grupo de Contacto Internacional: la mejor oportunidad de Venezuela
- From NPR: Sociologist David Smilde comments on allegiance of Venezuelan armed forces
- The Latin American Library Announces the 2018-2019 Richard E. Greenleaf Scholars
- From The Hill: Tulane sociologist David Smilde argues against military intervention in Venezuela
- Research Group MEGA Published in European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies
- Dr. Nora Lustig publishes in Brookings blog: Making the global financial system work for all
- Students participate in the XVI annual Tulane University Student Conference on Latin America (TUSCLA)
- From Tulane School of Liberal Arts Newsletter: At the Intersection of Media, Politics, and Democracy
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Upcoming Events
CIPR Speaker Series Critical Issues in Democractic Governance welcomes Sara Niedzwiecki
Join the Center for Inter-American Policy and Research and the Stone Center for Latin American Studies in welcoming Dr. Sara Niedzwieckia as part of the spring speaker series Critical Issues in Democratic Governance, on Friday, February 22, in 110A Jones Hall. Dr. Niedzwiecki will give a talk entitled Uneven Social Policies: The Politics of Subnational Variation in Latin America. Social policies can transform the lives of the poor and marginalized, yet implementation often limits their access. By examining variation in political motivations, state capacity, and policy legacies, it explains why some social policies are implemented more effectively than others, why some deliver votes to incumbent governments while others do not, and why regionally elected executives block the implementation of some but not all national policies. This analysis combines case studies with statistical analysis of conditional cash transfers and health policies in Argentina and Brazil.
The event is free and open to the public. Please RSVP to cipr@tulane.edu.
Dr. Niedzwiecki is an assistant professor of Politics at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She received her Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (2014). Her research focuses on comparative welfare states, multilevel governance, and Latin America. She is interested in the process through which social policies are formed and implemented in Latin America and beyond. Additionally, she studies the territorial structure of government, with an emphasis on the measurement of the authority of regional governments across countries.
Dr. Niedzwiecki’s forthcoming book examines the conditions under which social policies are successfully implemented in decentralized countries. More specifically, she examines how politics and capacity at state and local levels shape the implementation of healthcare and Conditional Cash Transfers. It draws from extensive fieldwork conducted in Brazil and Argentina.
David Smilde to join TULASO and debate team to discuss Venezuelan politics and US involvement
Tulane Undergraduate Latin American Studies Organization (TULASO) and the Tulane Debate Team are proud to present a debate on the recent political crisis in Venezuela on Tuesday, February 26th at 8:00 PM in Jones 102. Professor David Smilde, the Charles A. And Leo M. Favrot Professor of Human Relations and a Senior Fellow for the Washington Office on Latin America, will be participating in the event. Professor Smilde will be providing his expertise to give a background on Venezuelan internal politics while the debate will focus on U.S. involvement in Venezuela.
All are welcome to come view and learn from the debate as well as enjoy some delicious Latin American food.
Email Sofia Zemser at szemser@tulane.edu for additional information.
Follow TULASO on Facebook and Instagram (@tulanetulaso) to stay up to date on upcoming events.
Exiles within Exiles: The Extraordinary Life of Herbert Daniel, Gay Brazilian Revolutionary
Join us in welcoming James N. Green for a talk entitled Exiles within Exiles: The Extraordinary Life of Herbert Daniel, Gay Brazilian Revolutionary on Wednesday, February 27, at 4:00 PM in Jones Hall 100A.
The talk is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Christopher Dunn.
James N. Green is the Carlos Manuel de Cespedes Professor of Modern Latin American History and Portuguese and Brazilian Studies Director of the Brazil Initiative at Brown University. He received his doctorate in Latin American history, with a specialization in Brazil, at UCLA in 1996. He has traveled extensively throughout Latin America and lived eight years in Brazil. He served as the Director of the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at Brown University from 2005 to 2008. He is a past president of the Brazilian Studies Association (BRASA) and served as the President of the New England Council on Latin American Studies (NECLAS) in 2008 and 2009. He is currently the Director of Brown’s Brazil Initiative; the Executive Director of the Brazilian Studies Association, housed at Brown; and the Director of the Opening the Archives Project.
The event is sponsored by the Stone Center for Latin American Studies, the Gender and Sexuality Studies Program, the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, and the Department of History.
Critical Issues in Democratic Governance: Spring 2019 CIPR Series
Latin America faces major threats to democratic governance, but there are also new opportunities for grassroots mobilization and social policy expansion. In Critical Issues in Democratic Governance the Stone Center for Latin American Studies and the Center for Inter-American Policy and Research will host speakers to discuss emerging issues that have surfaced in democratic governance in the region. In Brazil, the AIDS movement constructed a powerful new advocacy coalition, with coordination between bureaucrats and activities. In Argentina and Brazil, there are sharp contrasts in the social welfare policies that governors and mayors have implemented, with profound consequences for livelihood of the poor and marginalized. Finally, the outbreak of violence across Latin America, under democratic regimes raises questions about how criminal organizations compete for influence over transnational illicit networks and infiltrate the state.
Spring 2019 Schedule
February 8, 2019
State-Sponsored Activism: Bureaucrats and Social Movements in Democratic Brazil
Jessica Rich, Marquette University
February 22, 2019
4:00 – 6:00 PM
Greenleaf Conference Room in Jones 100A
Uneven Social Policies: The Politics of Subnational Variation in Latin America
Sara Niedzwiecki, University of California, Santa Cruz
April 5, 2019
Homicidal Ecologies: Illicit Economies and Complicit States in Latin America
Deborah Yashar, Princeton University
Please RSVP to cipr@tulane.edu.

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