2001 Conferences
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Item Mercosul/Mercosur: The Market & Beyond (program), April 26-28, 2001(2001-04-28) Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies (LLILAS)With the success of the European Union (which began as a common market) and NAFTA, contiguous countries in several parts of the world have sought to create free trade zones. As occurred in Europe, such trade zones depend on political and cultural collaboration as well and often lead to cooperation that transcends mere trade issues. A particularly striking example of a new trade zone that is at once financial, political, and cultural is MERCOSUL/MERCOSUR, which consists of four Southern Cone countries, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Although only ten years old, MERCOSUL/MERCOSUR can already point to many successes, particularly in combining South America’s two largest economies, Brazil and Argentina. The agreement, however, has not been free of problems since historically these countries have been quicker to forge ties with Europe and the United States than with each other. The result has been a mixed record of successes and missteps. The purpose of this conference is two-fold: (1) to examine the progress made thus far in the economic sphere; and (2) to examine the social, political, and historical context of the agreement and thereby better understand and predict misunderstandings. Specifically, the conference will offer seven panels dedicated to the following topics: 1. Economic Questions: Successes, Failures, and Unfinished Business 2. Reading Each Other’s History 3. Reading Each Other’s News 4. Legal Questions: Whose International Law? 5. Understanding Each Other’s Politics 6. Intellectual and Artistic Exchange 7. NAFTA and the EU: How Distant a Mirror? Speaking at the conference will be distinguished academics, political leaders, and journalists drawn from all the MERCOSUL/MERCOSUR countries, Europe, and the United States. Particularly important will be the presence and participation of the ambassadors of Argentina and Brazil, Enrique Guillermo González and Rubens Antônio Barbosa.Item Los Movimientos por los Derechos Culturales ante la Descentralización del Estado (program), April 24-26, 2001(2001-04-26) Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies (LLILAS)Un taller de análisis sobre el cruce de dos grandes tendencias de cambio: el crecimiento de los movimientos por los derechos culturales, por un lado, y la ola de políticas neo-liberales, por el otro. Se trata de un esfuerzo colectivo de análisis de los límites, potencialidades, y paradójas de estas políticas, por parte de destacados intelectuales latinoamericanos, que están comprometidos con los movimientos por los derechos culturales en sus respectivos paises. Un objetivo principal del taller es crear una red de investigación y análisis comparativo sobre estos temas.Item Mercosul/Mercosur: The Market & Beyond (poster), April 26-28, 2001(2001-04-28) Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies (LLILAS)With the success of the European Union (which began as a common market) and NAFTA, contiguous countries in several parts of the world have sought to create free trade zones. As occurred in Europe, such trade zones depend on political and cultural collaboration as well and often lead to cooperation that transcends mere trade issues. A particularly striking example of a new trade zone that is at once financial, political, and cultural is MERCOSUL/MERCOSUR, which consists of four Southern Cone countries, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Although only ten years old, MERCOSUL/MERCOSUR can already point to many successes, particularly in combining South America’s two largest economies, Brazil and Argentina. The agreement, however, has not been free of problems since historically these countries have been quicker to forge ties with Europe and the United States than with each other. The result has been a mixed record of successes and missteps. The purpose of this conference is two-fold: (1) to examine the progress made thus far in the economic sphere; and (2) to examine the social, political, and historical context of the agreement and thereby better understand and predict misunderstandings. Specifically, the conference will offer seven panels dedicated to the following topics: 1. Economic Questions: Successes, Failures, and Unfinished Business 2. Reading Each Other’s History 3. Reading Each Other’s News 4. Legal Questions: Whose International Law? 5. Understanding Each Other’s Politics 6. Intellectual and Artistic Exchange 7. NAFTA and the EU: How Distant a Mirror? Speaking at the conference will be distinguished academics, political leaders, and journalists drawn from all the MERCOSUL/MERCOSUR countries, Europe, and the United States. Particularly important will be the presence and participation of the ambassadors of Argentina and Brazil, Enrique Guillermo González and Rubens Antônio Barbosa.Item Latin America Week (poster), April 23-28, 2001(2001-04-28) Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies (LLILAS)Item Decentralization, Social Rights, and Community Participation in Combating Poverty and Inequality in Latin America (poster), April 22-23, 2001(2001-04-23) Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies (LLILAS)This Research Workshop will address two major social policy issues that are increasingly interwoven, namely, an ongoing concern with poverty and inequality, and the risks and opportunities that accompany current decentralization policies as responsibilities are being shifted from states to lower levels of government, to NGOs, and to community organizations.Item Decentralization, Social Rights, and Community Participation in Combating Poverty and Inequality in Latin America (program), April 22-23, 2001(2001-04-23) Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies (LLILAS)This Research Workshop will address two major social policy issues that are increasingly interwoven, namely, an ongoing concern with poverty and inequality, and the risks and opportunities that accompany current decentralization policies as responsibilities are being shifted from states to lower levels of government, to NGOs, and to community organizations.