Contemporary Latin America
Topic outline
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Introduction to the course, requirements. Topisc for presenting, course overview
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Introduction to Latin America An Introduction to Latin America in the Global System: Places and Themes
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Deepening Democracy
From Colonisation to Nationalism to Globalisation Changing political structure and culture, Democratization, Transition of Political Systems, Contemporary "dictators" or political elites, Privatization and trade liberalization policies
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Politics of Latin America Population Issues, Pattern of Historical Development, Political and Economic Ideologies Political systems, theories, political culture
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Crisis in México, Argentina, Chile and Brazil Mexico in Progress and Crisis: From Cortés to NAFTA Brazil: An Emerging, Revisionist 'Great Power'?
The Struggle for Democracy: Chile and Argentina. The own attitude of Chile as a worlds player - its relations in between the states of Latin America, the relations with the European Union and United States of America, the solution and a model for the rest of the countries?
Crisis in the states of the regions that mostly influenced the world?s economy. The position of the financial institutions like IMF, the World Bank and IADB
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New left in Latin America;
Political Parties, Electoral Systems, Presidencialism, NGOs, (Mis) rule of law, bureaucracy and administration.
Pink tide, Globalisation in Latin America , Populism vs. leftism
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Integrative Trends of Latin American region
Regional Organisations and Political Regionalism: The Hemispheric Dream
Dimension of the Latin American integration, models of integrations, current situation of the economic and political integration, regionalization and globalization in the processes of the integration and it?s framework of international relations.
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MERCOSUR - past and future
From Mercosur to Free Trade Areas
Latin American most developed integrative process made of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, relations with European Union, Summits and Agreements, Future visions.
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NAFTA and the FTAA - vision or reality?
The relations of USA and Mexico, Canada and Mexico.
Ten years of the process of generating NAFTA, pros and cons for each state.
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The Washington Consensus and US Leadership
The Shifting Pattern of US-Latin American Relations History and continuation of the relations among USA and the states of Latin America, OEA, TIAR, ALCA, TLCAN, Monroe s Doctrine, Dollars Diplomacy, Interventions and Imperialism. Presidency of Bush vs. Clinton.
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Social Patterns
Social Structures, Criticism of Social Policy, Trends and Changes in the 20th century, Urbanization and problems of overcrowded megalopolises, Degradation of the Environment, Commercial development of the region, Deforestation programs, Coastal pollution, Urban growth, Social Movements.
Alternatives for the future The Latin American Search for Foreign Policy and Security in the 21st Century , The Quest for Stability: From Dependence to Interdependence, The Global Context of the region of Latin America, Political Changes and Economic prospects, Models of Growth, Globalization and Regional Integration in the World of Tomorrow
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