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Assessing Democracies and Development in Latin America
December 13, 2018 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
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December 13, 9:00 a.m.
Welcoming remarks
- Leonardo Morlino, Vice Provost in charge of Research, LUISS
- Torcuato Di Tella, Ambassador of Argentina
- Oscar Godoy, Ambassador of Chile
- Alfredo Arosemena, Ambassador of Perù
- Ricardo Neiva Tavares, Ambassador of Brazil (to be confirmed)
December 13, 9:30 a.m.
Alternative approaches to the assessment of democracy in Latin America
Chair: Daniel Zovatto, International IDEA
Presenting papers:
- Jorge Arias, Director IDD-Lat, Buenos Aires
- Marta Lagos, Latinobarómetro, Santiago del Chile
- Leonardo Morlino, Vice Provost in charge of Research, LUISS
- Mitchell Seligson, AmericasBarometer (LAPOP), Vanderbilt University
Discussants:
- Manuel Alcantara, Universidad de Salamanca
- Carlos Moreira, Autonomous University of Baja California, Mexico
- Simòn Pachano, Universidad de Salamanca
- Juan Rial, International IDEA
Break, 11.30 a.m.
December 13, 11:45 a.m.
Evaluating local government in Latin America
Chair: Laurence Whitehead, Oxford University
Presenting papers:
- Leonardo Avritzer, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Jacqui Behrend, Universidad Nacional de San Martín, Buenos Aires
- Yanina Welp, University of Zurich
Discussants:
- Tomás Chuaqui, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
- Leiv Marsteintredet, University of Oslo
- Lourdes Sola, Universidad São Paulo
- Massimo Tommasoli, International IDEA
- Jesus Tovar, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México
Break, 1:30 p.m.
December 13, 3:00 p.m.
Democracy and regional integration
Chair: Mario Telò, LUISS
Presenting papers:
- Andreas Feldmann, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
- Elena Lazarou, Fundação Getúlio Vargas, Brazil
- Feliz Peña, Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero, Buenos Aires
Discussants:
- Marcelo Camerlo, University of Florence
- Detlef Nolte, University of Hamburg
December 14, 9:00 a.m.
Democracy: economic and political consequences
Chair: Jean Michel Blanquer, President of the Institute of the Americas (France), Dean and President of ESSEC Business School
Presenting papers:
- Victor Bulmer-Thomas, Institute of the Americas, University College London
- Frances Hagopian, University of Boston
- Adam Przeworski, New York University
- Philippe Schmitter, European University Institute
Discussants:
- Bert Hoffmann, University of Berlin
- Frédéric Louault, Université Libre de Bruxelles
- Pierre Salama, Université Paris 13
11:15 a.m. – Break
11:30 a.m., Round table discussion
Do we still need to invest in Latin America?
Chair: Emma Marcegaglia, President, LUISS
- Gianluca Comin, Director of External Relations, ENEL
- Paolo Dal Pino, Executive President of Pirelli Latin America
- Mario Giro, Undersecretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Giovanni Gorno Tempini, CEO, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (to be confirmed)
- Pietro Salini, CEO, Salini Impregilo Group (to be confirmed)