News
- New Course: History of the Brazilian Economy by Ruth Cardoso Visiting Professor, Luiz Guilherme de Oliveira
- Journalism School Announces 2011 Winners of Cabot Prizes for Latin American and Caribbean Reporting
- Smith Richardson Foundation announces funding opportunity for faculty and doctoral students
- Center for Brazilian Studies receives a major grant from Jorge Paulo Lemann
- ILAS Announces Latin America Poverty Laboratory: Poverty and Poverty Alleviation Strategies
Upcoming Events
Jan 17, 2012 10:59 AM, International Affairs Building Room 802, 420 West 118th St.
New Course: History of the Brazilian Economy by Ruth Cardoso Visiting Professor, Luiz Guilherme de Oliveira
Register today! This course aims to provide an analysis of the Brazilian economic trajectory in the last 60 years. The creation of stability and growth in the Brazilian economy should be viewed from the perspective of the development of an industrial complex that has managed to reconcile agricultural and industrial production. During the process Brazil united its established position as a major producer of commodities with the creation of a technologically robust industrial complex. The economic crisis in the eighties put this model at risk. Paradoxically, in the 21st century Brazil has seen the emergence and consolidation of truly global players, the S&T based companies. Understanding the evolution of this process is the challenge of this course. Luiz Guilherme de Oliveira visits us from the Department of Administration at the University of Brasília (UnB). His main research areas include Science, Technology and Innovation Policy; Defense; Energy Policy and Public Management.
Jan 23, 2012 11:38 AM, John Jay College Conference Center Room L.61.00, 59th St. Between 10th and 11th avenues
Policing Democracy: Overcoming Obstacles to Citizen Security in Latin America
Latin America’s crime rates are astonishing by any standard—the region’s homicide rate is the world’s highest. This crisis continually traps governments between the need for comprehensive reform and the public demand for immediate action, usually meaning iron-fisted police tactics harking back to the repressive pre-1980s dictatorships. Mark Ungar’s recent book Policing Democracy, situates Latin America at a crossroads between its long-standing form of reactive policing and a problem-oriented approach based on prevention and citizen participation. Drawing on extensive case studies from Argentina, Bolivia, and Honduras, he reviews the full spectrum of areas needing reform: criminal law, policing, investigation, trial practices, and incarceration. In this presentation he will probe democratic politics, power relations, and regional disparities of security and reform to establish a framework for understanding the crisis and moving beyond it.
Feb 01, 2012 12:00 PM, International Affairs Building Room 802, 420 West 118th St.
2012 ILAS Travel Grants Information Session
Are you planning to travel to Latin America this summer? Come learn about the Institute of Latin American Studies Research and Internship Travel Grants for 2012. We’ll answer questions about the application process, deadlines and requirements. These grants are open to all Columbia University Graduate and Undergraduate students.
MA in Latin American Studies
ILAS begins its third year of the Masters program in Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Applications are now being accepted.
Center for Brazilian Studies News
The Center for Brazilian Studies received a major grant from Jorge Paulo Lemann, which will be instrumental in furthering the Center's work. More...
New Major in Latin American and Caribbean Studies
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