Conferences
The Performance of Leftist Governments in Latin America:
What Does the Left Do Right?
March 6-7, 2008
The University of Texas at Austin
Santa Rita Room, Texas Union 3.502
General Information
This scholarly meeting will examine the achievements and failures of left-of-center governments in Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, and Venezuela in the economic, social, and political sphere. Leading analysts from those four countries, outstanding experts from the United States, and a group of high-ranking politicians will discuss the left’s capacity to enhance economic prosperity, improve social equity, and promote effective democratization, political inclusion, and citizenship.
By examining all of these issues, the conference hopes to elucidate the true significance of Latin America’s recent turn to the left and to explore the region’s development prospects in the foreseeable future.
As part of the conference events, former President of Chile (2000–2006) Ricardo Lagos will deliver the Lozano Long Lecture “The Chilean Experience in the Last 18 Years.” For more information on President Lagos, please visit the Center for Latin American Studies at UC Berkeley
or Wikipedia.
For conference details, please visit the Program page.
Download a poster for Ricardo Lagos' keynote address (PDF, 37K).