CONFERENCE CYCLE | OEI-UAL CHAIR OF IBERO-AMERICAN STUDIES

25 Mar 2025 | 27 May 2025

March 11th
11:30 am – 1:00 pm
CONFERENCE
The Americas before the arrival of Europeans
Martin Lienhard (University of Zurich)
Room 38

March 25th
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
CONFERENCE
Nationalisms in the century of independence: case study – The Paraguayan War
Raquel Patrício (ISCSP – University of Lisbon)

Room 38

6:30pm – 8:00pm
CONFERENCE
Historical and political evolution of the Latin American regional system: from colonies to independent states
Speaker: Roberta Stumpf (Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa)
Room 29

April 1st

09:00 – 10:30
CONFERENCE
From Mexican cartels to Colombian guerrillas
Ricardo Raposo Lopes (Institute of Political Studies)
Room 38

11:00 am – 1:00 pm
CONFERENCE
Drugs and Society in Latin America
Speaker: Marcelo Morriconi (University Institute of Lisbon)
Room 38

6:30pm – 8:00pm
CONFERENCE
Geopolitics and Conflict
Speaker: José Freire Nogueira (National Defense Institute)
Room 29

April 8th

09:30 – 17:00
ROUND TABLE
Celebration Event – Mario Soares Birthday
“Mário Soares and Latin America: Past, Present and Future”
Thalia Theater

April 22nd

11:00 am – 1:00 pm
CONFERENCE
South-South Cooperation
Carmen Fonseca (New University of Lisbon)
Room 38

6:30pm – 8:00pm
ROUND TABLE
Regional Cooperation and Integration
Speaker: Jorge Arguello (Ibero-American Chair OEI-Georgetown University) – To be confirmed
Comments from Ambassadors of several Ibero-American countries in Portugal on the current state of Integration in the region
Auditorium 1

April 29th

11:00 am – 1:00 pm
CONFERENCE
Democracy and Authoritarianism in Latin America
Andrés Malamud (Institute of Social Sciences)
Room 38

6:30pm – 8:00pm
CONFERENCE
Latin America and the United States of America
John Twichell (University of Miami) – To be confirmed
Auditorium 1

May 13th

09:00 – 10:30
CONFERENCE
Climate and Migration in Central America.
Brigida Brito (Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa)
Room 38

11:00 am – 1:00 pm
CONFERENCE
Human Rights in the Ibero-American context
Mariano Aguirre (Latin American Inclusive and Sustainable Security Network  – Friedrich Ebert Foundation).
Room 38

6:30pm – 8:00pm
CONFERENCE
Migrations
Event organized in partnership with the Institute of Iberoamerica of the University of Salamanca
Auditorium 1

8:30pm-10:30pm
CONFERENCE
The phenomenon of migration in the Ibero-American context.
Beatriz Padilla (University of South Florida)
Room 29
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May 27th

11:00 am – 1:00 pm
CONFERENCE
Latin America and Portugal
Room 38

6:30pm – 8:00pm
CONFERENCE
Latin America and Africa
Eugenio Almeida (CEI-University Institute of Lisbon)
Room 29