'A Change of Skin?'
The Latin American elections of 2005 and 2006 and their implications
for political and economic governance in the region
Between December 2005 and December 2006, 12 countries in
Latin America will hold elections, with important implications
for regional politics and economics. The purpose of this meeting
series is to discuss what the effects of these elections will
be on the region as a whole, and on particular countries,
with a focus on Brazil, Chile, Mexico, and Peru. It will serve
as a discussion session for larger issues on the quality of
democracy, governance, institutions and economics in Latin
America, and the comparative lessons that might be drawn from
the democratisation process the region is experiencing.
The first meeting, in London at ODI, will discuss the broad
implications of the elections for region-wide themes and concerns.
These include the impact of elections on democracy and governance;
on economic models and financial markets; and on civil society
and its relationship with the state. The second meeting, in
Oxford in association with the Oxford University Latin American
Society, will discuss the electoral process and what it will
mean for the focus countries:
25 April, 12.30-2.30pm
- Speakers: George Philip, Professor of Government
and Latin American Comparative Politics, LSE; Victor Bulmer-Thomas,
Director, Chatham House; Jude Howell, Director of the Centre
for Civil Society, LSE; and Duncan Green, Head of Research,
Oxfam. Discussant: David Booth, Research Fellow, ODI.
(at ODI)
19 May, 4.00-6.30pm - Speakers: Laurence Whitehead,
Official Fellow in Politics at Nuffield College, University
of Oxford, Timothy Power, University Lecturer in Brazilian
Politics, University of Oxford and John Crabtree, Research
Associate to the Latin American Centre, University of
Oxford. Discussant: Alan Angell, University Lecturer
in Latin American Politics, University of Oxford. (in
Oxford)
To register for the meeting on 25th April at ODI
please e-mail: meetings@odi.org.uk
