ºÚÁÏÍøat the 12th Latin American Congress of Political Science in Lisbon

ºÚÁÏÍøat the 12th Latin American Congress of Political Science in Lisbon

Publication date: Mon, 22 Jul 2024

ºÚÁÏÍøwas present at the , organized by the Latin American Association of Political Science (ALACIP) and the Centro de Estudos Internacionais of the Instituto Universitário de Lisboa. The congress was held from 17-20 July 2024 in Lisbon, under the theme Latin America as an Actor in the Global Geopolitical Configuration. ºÚÁÏÍøorganized two roundtables featuring ºÚÁÏÍøPresident Pablo Oñate and several Executive Committee members.

Wednesday, 17 July 2024
Table of Representatives of National Associations: The State of Political Science in Latin America

This roundtable brought together ºÚÁÏÍøPresident Pablo Oñate and presidents and representatives of national political science associations across Latin America to discuss the current state and future directions of the discipline in the region. Moderated by ºÚÁÏÍøPresident Pablo Oñate, the session aimed at fostering greater collaboration and sharing best practices to strengthen political science in Latin America. 

Moderator
Pablo Oñate, ºÚÁÏÍøPresident 

Speakers
Azul A. Aguiar Aguilar, 2025 ºÚÁÏÍøWorld Congress Program Co-Chair, President of the Mexican Political Science Association (AMECIP)
Madalena Resende, ºÚÁÏÍøVice-President, President of the Portuguese Political Science Association (APCP)
Vanessa Elias Oliveira, ºÚÁÏÍøExecutive Committee member and President of the Brazilian Political Science Association (ABCP)
Cintia Pinillos, Vice-President of the Argentine Society of Political Analysis (SAAP)
Daniel Buquet Corleto, Secretary-General of the Latin America Political Science Association (ALACIP)
Hugo Jofré Rodríguez, President of the Chilean Political Science Association (ACCP)
Jaime Yaffé Espósito, President of the Uruguayan Political Science Association (AUCiP)
Santiago Basabe Serrano, Director of the Ecuadorian Association of Political Science (AECP)
Sarah Cerna Villagra, President of the Association of Political Science of Paraguay (ACIPP)

Thursday, 18 July
ºÚÁÏÍøRoundtable on Populism in Latin America and Europe: Different Characteristics of the Same Phenomenon? Consequences for Democracy

The second ºÚÁÏÍøroundtable examined the phenomenon of populism, with a focus on its impact in Latin America and Europe. The discussion covered the diverse characteristics of populist movements in both regions, as well as their roots, rhetoric, and political strategies.

Moderator
Mariana Llanos, University of Erfurt 

Speakers
Pablo Oñate, ºÚÁÏÍøPresident, Universidad de Valencia
Azul Aguiar Aguilar, 2025 ºÚÁÏÍøWorld Congress Program Co-Chair, Universidad Jesuita de Guadalajara (ITESO)
Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Timothy Power, University of Oxford

For further details regarding the ALACIP Congress, please visit the .