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Tuesday 25 April and Friday
19 May 2006
‘A
Change of Skin?’
The
Latin American elections of 2005 and 2006 and
their implications for political and economic governance
in the region
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Ollanta
Humala |
Between
December 2005 and December 2006, 12 countries in Latin America
will hold elections, with important implications for regional
politics and economics. The purpose of this meeting series
is to discuss what the effects of these elections will be
on the region as a whole, and on particular countries, with
a focus on Brazil, Chile, Mexico, and Peru. It will serve
as a discussion session for larger issues on the quality of
democracy, governance, institutions and economics in Latin
America, and the comparative lessons that might be drawn from
the democratisation process the region is experiencing.
The
first meeting, in London at ODI, will discuss the broad implications
of the elections for region-wide themes and concerns. These
include the impact of elections on democracy and governance;
on economic models and financial markets; and on civil society
and its relationship with the state. The second meeting, in
Oxford in association with the Oxford University Latin American
Society, will discuss the electoral process and what it will
mean for the focus countries.
25th
April
Speakers:
George
Philip, Professor of Government and Latin American Comparative
Politics, London School of Economics
Victor
Bulmer-Thomas, Director, Chatham House
Jenny
Pearce, Professor of Latin American Politics, University of
Bradford
Discussant:
David Booth, Research Fellow, ODI
19th
May
Speakers:
Laurence
Whitehead, Official Fellow in Politics at Nuffield College,
University of Oxford
Timothy
Powers, University Lecturer in Brazilian Politics, University
of Oxford
John
Crabtree, Research Associate to the Latin American Centre,
University of Oxford
Discussant:
Alan Angell, University Lecturer in Latin American Politics,
University of Oxford
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