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Why the Sandinista Revolution mattered then (and now) 52:23

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Professor Valpy FitzGerald, St Antony's College, gives a talk for the Latin American Centre series.

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Financial remittances, social remittances, and the state in Latin America 1:19:48

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Dr Covadonga Meseguer, London School of Economics, gives a talk for the Latin American Centre series.

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Total war: Mexico and Europe, 1914 1:00:13

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Professor Alan Knight give a seminar for the Latin American Centre series.

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Colombia: Peace and history 1:04:07

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Malcolm Deas, University Lecturer in the Politics and Government of Latin America, University of Oxford and Fellow, St Antony’s College, Oxford (from 1966 to 2008). Gives a talk on Colombia: Peace and History.

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CAF 2013 Report Presentation by Daniel Ortega: Enhancing Productivity in Latin America: from Subsistence to Transformational Entrepreneurship 53:56

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On Thursday, 1st May, 5pm Daniel Ortega, Senior Research Economist, CAF Development Bank of Latin America Presented the CAF 2013 Report “Enhancing Productivity in Latin America: from Subsistence to Transformational Entrepreneurship”. The CAF Economics and Development Report 2013 emphasizes the role of entrepreneurship as a key factor to Latin America’s development. It does so in a comprehensive way, reviewing not only the impediments for innovative entrepreneurs to realize their projects, but also the reasons why entrepreneurs with less potential opt for entrepreneurial activities instead of a salaried job. One of the report’s main messages is that these two phenomena –constrained growth for dynamic companies and abundance of subsistence entrepreneurs—are closely linked. Recognizing this link is crucial to design entrepreneurship policies which need to adopt a multidimensional approach, integrating things like entrepreneurial talent, innovation fostering, access to finance, and labor training.…

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Images of the United States in Latin America, 1850-1900 53:55

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On March 7th, Professor Nicola Miller and Dr Adam Smith from the University College London gave a lecture on the historical relations between the United States of America and Latin America. They offer a historiography of the images of the US in Latin America. This class was offer in collaboration with the Rothermere American Institute.…

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Writing Rights in Early Latin American Constitutions 49:01

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On February 28th, Dr James Melton from the University College London presented his recent findings of a research project producing a cross-national historical dataset of written constitutions. Here, he explains the origin and usage of writing rights in early Latin American constitutions.

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Rios Montt Trial 47:50

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On February 21st, Dr Roddy Brett from the University of St Andrews discussed the consequences of the violence during the regime of Rios Montt. In spotlighting the recent trial, he explores today's post-conflict legacy.

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Brazilian Post-Transisitonal Justice 52:02

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On Februrary 14th, Dr Par Engstrom from the University College London gave a lecture on recent developments in transitional justice in Brazil. He particularly focussed on the relation between Brazilian postr-transitional justice and the Inter-American Human Rights System.

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Towards modular regionalism in Latin America? 57:21

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Dr Gian Luca Gardini (University of Bath) gives a talk foe the Latin American Centre seminar series On Friday 7th February 2013, Dr Gian Luca Gardini (University of Bath) gave a lecture on regionalism in Latin America. In his talk, he develops his idea of modular regionalism and seeks to address two questions: To which extent can the latest wave of regionalism be characterised as modular regionalism? And how can we explain Latin American regionalism with the help of this concept?…

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Democracies and Dictatorships in Latin America: Emergence, Survival, and Fall 44:57

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Professor Scott Mainwaring gives a talk for the Latin American Centre seminar series On 31st January 2014, Professor Scott Mainwaring presented his forthcoming book with Aníbal Pérez-Liñán "Democracies and Dictatorships in Latin America: Emergence, Survival, and Fall" at the Latin American Centre. Professor Mainwaring is the Eugene and Helen Conley Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame, where he previously directed the Kellogg Institute for International Studies.…

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Social Movements, Law and the Politics of Land Reform: Lessons from Brazil. 53:53

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Dr George Meszaros (University of Warwick) gives a talk for the Latin American Centre seminar series. On 24th January 2014, Dr George Meszaros (University of Warwick) discussed his recently published book "Social Movements, Law and the Politics of Land Reform: Lessons from Brazil." The book investigates how rural social movements are struggling for land reform against the background of ambitious but unfulfilled constitutional promises. Taking Brazil as an example, the book unpicks the complex reasons behind the remarkably consistent failures of the constitution and law enforcement mechanisms to deliver social justice.…

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Challenging Frontiers: On the Making—and Unmaking?—of Latin American Nations (especially Mexico). 1:02:25

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Alan Knight (St Antony’s College) gives a talk for the Latin American Centre seminar series. On 3rd December 2013, Alan Knight (St Antony’s College) lectured to a large and appreciative audience on the topic of “Challenging Frontiers: On the Making—and Unmaking?—of Latin American Nations (especially Mexico).” Professor Knight, one of the leading historians of 20th century Mexico, held the statutory Professorship in Latin American History at the University of Oxford from 1992 to 2013.…

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Civil Society 2.0? How the Internet Changes Politics and the Public Sphere in Cuba 44:42

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Bert Hoffmann (German Institute of Global and Area Studies) gives a talk for the Latin America Seminar Series. On 12th November 2013, Dr Bert Hoffmann (GIGA Hamburg) discussed the new role of the Internet in shaping the public sphere in Cuba. He analyzed the recent controversy in which musician Robertico Carcasse?s improvised lyrics and criticized the regime during a concert broadcast live on state television. This episode, which went straight to YouTube and other social media sites, was also distributed widely on USB sticks and generated intense online and public discussion.…

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Conditional Cash Transfers in Bolivia: Origins, Impact, and Universality 39:39

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James McGuire (Wesleyan University) gives a talk for the Latin American Centre seminar series. On 5th November 2013, Professor James McGuire, chair of the Department of Government at Wesleyan University in Connecticut, analyzed the conditional cash transfer programmes introduced by the government of Evo Morales since 2006. He debated the sources and effectiveness of CCT programmes with LAC-affiliated Bolivia specialists such as John Crabtree, David Preston and Laurence Whitehead. McGuire's most recent book, Wealth, Health, and Democracy in East Asia and Latin America (Cambridge University Press, 2010) won the Stein Rokkan Prize for Comparative Social Science Research awarded by the ECPR.…

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