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Spring 2008 (#49)

Fall 2007 (#48)

Publications

Working Papers

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#347 - Democracy and Populism in Latin America

#346 - Democracy, Parties and Political Finance in Latin America

#345 - Creating Competition: Patronage Politics and the PRI’s Demise

#344 - From Patronage to Program: The Emergence of Party-Oriented Legislators in Brazil

Monographs

Judicial Reform as Political Insurance: Argentina, Peru, and Mexico in the 1990s (2008)

Governance in the Americas: Decentralization, Democracy, and Subnational Government in Brazil, Mexico, and the USA (2008)

Collected Volumes

European Elections and Domestic Politics: Lessons from the Past and Scenarios for the Future (2007)

Upcoming Conferences and Roundtables

CONFERENCE: The Origins of Democracy in the Americas, 1770s-1870s
September 19-20

ROUNDTABLE: State of Relations between the US and Central America
October 2

CONFERENCE: The Common Good In Transition and Translation
October 10-11

CONFERENCE: Spanish-American Poetry in the Age of Globalization
October 26-28

PANEL: Immigration and Remittances: Global Trends and Challenges
November 6

CONFERENCE: Ford-Human Development
November 7-8

ROUNDTABLE: The Future of Democracy in Central America
November 20

News

Ford Family Gift Endows New Program at Kellogg

Thanks to the generous $6 million gift of the family of University Trustee Doug Ford, Notre Dame is creating the Ford Family Program in Human Development Studies and Solidarity within the Kellogg Institute. (more...)


Scully Speaks at White House

Rev. Timothy R. Scully, CSC, presented the speech “Higher Education: Signs of Hope” at the White House Summit on Inner-City Children and Faith-Based Schools on April 24. (more...)


Groody Immigration Film Highlights Border Mass

In his latest immigration documentary, One Border, One Body, Rev. Daniel G. Groody, CSC, highlights an annual Mass held at the US-Mexico border to commemorate undocumented immigrants who have died attempting to cross the border. (more...)


Valenzuela Compares Chile and Sweden, Highlights Value of Comparative Study

Recent work by Samuel Valenzuela on the effects of welfare institutions on national development highlights the value of a comparative research approach. (more...)


Carozza Elected Chair of IACHR

Paolo Carozza has been elected chairman of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) for 2008. (more...)


Waller Skeptical of Federal Reserve Bailout

"The bailout of Bear Stearns is unprecedented and now sets the standard that the Fed will be lender of last resort to anyone whose position threatens financial instability," says Christopher Waller. (more...)

Students

LATIN AMERICAN
STUDIES PROGRAM

LASP

Visiting Fellowships

Visiting Fellowships

Deadline: Nov. 3, 2008

Employment

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