Latin American Centre

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Latin American Centre

Founded in 1964 by St. Antony's College, the LAC educates graduate students in a range of disciplines applied to Latin America.

  1. 03/19/2015

    Why the Sandinista Revolution mattered then (and now)

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

    52 min

  2. 03/19/2015

    Financial remittances, social remittances, and the state in Latin America

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

    1h 20m

  3. 03/19/2015

    Total war: Mexico and Europe, 1914

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

    1 hr

  4. 03/19/2015

    Colombia: Peace and history

    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.

    1h 4m

  5. 11/12/2014

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

    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.

    54 min

  6. 11/12/2014

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

    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.

    54 min

  7. 11/12/2014

    Writing Rights in Early Latin American Constitutions

    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.

    49 min

  8. 11/12/2014

    Rios Montt Trial

    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.

    48 min
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    Founded in 1964 by St. Antony's College, the LAC educates graduate students in a range of disciplines applied to Latin America.

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      Oxford University
    • Years Active
      2013 - 2015
    • Episodes
      20
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