The Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) at the University of Pittsburgh, welcomes everyone in the community to the 21th Latin American Social and Public Policy (LASPP) Conference. The event will take place from March 17-18, 2017.

 

The LASPP conference is a student-organized event where undergraduate, graduate
students, and faculty members can present their scholarly work involving social and public policy in Latin America. This year's presentations will be organized around,but not limited to, the following topics:

a) Public and Social Policy: Economics development, health, education, environment
energy, gender, urban studies decentralization, LGBT, ethnic policies.
b) Political systems and institutions: Democratic challenges, political economy, state
building, public opinion, social-military relations, civil society, political parties and
movements, political history, legislative studies, judicial studies, electoral systems, parties
and party systems, comparative politics, ideology, subnational politics.
c) Social, political and economic instability: Violence and crime, illegal economies,
peace and conflict studies, conflict resolution, transitional justice, social movements.
d) Arts, humanities, and cultural studies: linguistics, literature, media & film studies,
cultural industry, musicology

We welcome all students, undergraduate and graduate, and faculty members who are
enthusiastic about social and public policy in Latin America to submit paper proposals,
panels, posters and participate in the conference. Visit the LASPP Conference page to learn more about this year's conference and submit paper proposals. 

 

Funding available for some participants, pre-conference info about Colombia and
keynote speaker TBA (To be announced)

 

Visit the LASPP page to apply as well.

 

For more information, please contact Jose Incio or Pamela Loayza