History and Civilization Law Political and Social Sciences
Active since: 2016-2017
After two centuries of formal independence from European imperial powers, Latin America is no longer regarded as a “recipient” of ideas, but as a region generating its own objectives and developing its own path. In the last decades, it has experienced extensive economic growth, and has gone through complex and unique processes of democratization and transitional justice, as well as regional integration. A product of intricate historical realities, Latin America is still challenged by high rates of inequality and poverty, occurrence of State’s and non-State actors’ violence, non-democratic practices, and discrimination based on gender and race.
The Latin America Working Group is the forum of reflection on Latin American topics at the European University Institute. It holds seminars and workshops where researchers can discuss their work on an interdisciplinary basis. Through its informal talks and its blog, the working group promotes informed reflection on current Latin American issues. On top of this, the working group is a network of current and former EUI researchers, as well as external researchers, working in connection with Latin America.
Faculty liaison: Regina Grafe (HEC) and Philippe Schmitter (SPS).
Coordinators: Julie Wetterslev (LAW), Victoria Garin Gimenez (LAW), Pablo Cañon García (HEC), Irina Muñoz Ibarra (LAW) and Asensio Robles Lopez (HEC).