International Seminar: Progressivism versus the extreme right

14 and 15 October 2026
Inter-American Conference on Social Security (CISS), Mexico City

The Secretariat of Science, Humanities, Technology and Innovation (SECIHTI), the Mora Institute, the National Institute of Historical Studies of the Mexican Revolutions (INEHRM) and the Government of Mexico are organizing the International Seminar “Progressivism versus the extreme right” , which will take place on October 14 and 15, 2026 in Mexico City.

The meeting proposes a space for reflection and dialogue on the economic, political, technological and sociocultural transformations that contemporary societies are undergoing and on the advance of the extreme right in different national and international contexts.

Pablo Vommaro, Executive Director of CLACSO, will participate in the opening of the Seminar , along with representatives of the organizing institutions and guests from different countries.

Over two days, specialists and experts from different countries will participate in talks and working groups to analyze the main challenges of the current scenario and address issues related to the world of work and the economy, representation and democratic innovation, communication and the digital world, Ibero-American experiences and youth cultures.

The activity also includes instances of collective work aimed at the development of a programmatic document that brings together diagnoses and proposals for action based on the debates developed during the seminar.

Program

During the first day, two general discussions and a first session of thematic working groups will take place, focused on the diagnosis of the main contemporary challenges.

The second day will include a third discussion, a new working session of the thematic tables and a final plenary session intended to share the conclusions and reports of each group.

Dates: 14 and 15 October 2026
Location: Inter-American Conference on Social Security (CISS), Mexico City
CLACSO's participation: Pablo Vommaro, Executive Director of CLACSO
Organized by: Secretariat of Science, Humanities, Technology and Innovation (SECIHTI), Mora Institute, INEHRM and Government of Mexico.