International
The Power of International Observes, and Citizens United in the Struggle for Transparency in Mexican Government
By: Lilia Martinez / We began our LACIS lecture series on the topic of Mexico’s Elections, International Observers and the case of Atlixco, Puebla. Our lecture was given by Barbara Alvarado an International Observer Honorary …
“The Politics of Blackness. Racial Identity and Political Behavior in Contemporary Brazil” By: Gladys Mitchell-Walthour
Dr. Gladys Mitchell-Walthour is a Political Scientist specializing in Brazilian racial politics. Her work examines Afro-Brazilian racial identification and political behavior and opinion. She is currently Assistant Professor of Public Policy in the Department of Africology …
“Every Day We Live Is the Future. Stories of Nicaraguan Migrant Families” By: Douglas Haynes
Douglas Haynes is a nonfiction writer and poet whose work focuses on marginalized people and places. A passionate advocate for international education and the documentary arts, he teaches nonfiction writing and leads a “Writing …
“Fonkoze and the Path to a Better Life for Haiti’s Poor” by Steve Werlin
About the speaker: Steven Werlin has been living and working in Haiti since 2005, and now works for Fonkoze, Haiti’s largest microfinance institution. He was an advisor to Fonkoze’s literacy and education programs for four years, …
What is DACA and Who are the Dreamers? By Kennia Coronado
About the speaker: Kennia Coronado is a PhD student in the Political Science Department. She holds a double-major in Political Science and Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latino studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. …
“Remittances and Family Dynamics in Cuba” by: Denisse Delgado Vázquez
YASUNI- EXPERIENCIAS EN EL MANEJO DEL PARQUE NACIONAL MAS GRANDE DEL ECUADOR CONTINENTAL Por: José Narváez
“Democratizing Texas Politics: Race, Identity, and Mexican American Empowerment, 1945-2002” By: Benjamin Márquez
By the beginning of the twenty-first century, Texas led the nation in the number of Latino officeholders, despite the state’s violent history of racial conflict. Exploring this and other seemingly contradictory realities of Texas’s …