Protest, Repression, and Democracia Lacrimógena: What is going on in Latin America?

 

In less than two months, millions of people have taken on to the streets of Peru, Chile, Bolivia, and Colombia. Massive mobilizations also took place in Haiti and Venezuela, among other countries, earlier this year. What is going on in Latin America? Is this a regional or a global crisis? Are the high levels of socioeconomic inequality prompting people to streets? Or is it the lack of legitimacy of their governments and the existing political institutions? Is this the end of a political and economic period for the region? Join us for a roundtable discussion with Penn Professors and Latin American scholars to debate in comparative perspective the current events taking place in the region.

Panelists:

Santiago Anria, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Latin American Studies, Dickinson College

Dorothy Kronick, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania

Kristina Lyons, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania

Oscar Vega Camacho, Independent Researcher and Writer, La Paz, Bolivia (Via Zoom)

Moderator:

Tulia G. Falleti, Class of 1965 Endowed Term Professor of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania

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