Assessing Democracies and Development in Latin America

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)