Advanced Diploma in Geopolitics

• The introduction will take place in two parts —> 1) an initial meeting so that the participants can introduce themselves and meet the coordinating team, who will take the opportunity to present the contents of the 2025 edition; 2) the official opening which this year will be led by Professor Ana Saggioro Garcia teacher of the Universitye Federal Rural of Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ) who will teach a master class.
• Class 1 (inaugural lecture): ¿Geopolitics of the Global South? Ana Saggioro Garcia (UFRRJ, Bra) [synchronous]

• The purpose of this module is to map geopolitical thought and its methods so that participants in the Diploma program have the necessary references regarding schools of thought, positions, influences, critiques, epistemological ruptures, etc. The sessions will be structured around three main axes: geopolitical thought, critical cartography, and methodology.
• Class 2 —> History of geopolitical thought 
  • Summary: This session will address the study of geopolitical thought, which has 126 years of history… It was born associated with the idea of ​​colonial expansion, it was linked to Nazism, it went through years After nearly forty years of bad reputation, it experienced a critical revival and currently enjoys Very good health. An intellectual journey through a pluralistic history.
• Class 3 —> History of geopolitical thoughttico in Latin America 
  • Controller: Juan Agulló (UNILA, Brazil) 
  • Summary: Latin American geopolitical thought has a history (its first text dates from 1916) and is resilient. Despite being characterized by institutional deficiencies that have hindered its progress, it has Growing, supported by Latin American critical social thought: it is possible to trace a thread, identify its own themes, recurring debates, influences from other fields of problematization, common analysis strategies…
• Class 4 —> The power of maps in the geopolitical game
  • Controller: Olav Sibille 
  • Summary: Cartography is representation and, at the same time, a tool—not neutral—of geopolitical work. The map is the tool. most basic for doing geopolitics: the most useful and At the same time, it is the one to be most wary of. Elements will be provided to critically rethink these representations.In general terms, and those of Latin America and the Caribbean specific
• 5 Class —> ¿How to do geopolitical analysis?
  • Controller: Juan Agulló (UNILA, Brazil) 
  • Summary: This This session will focus on providing practical tools that can be used in the preparation of final papers. To this end, it will begin by addressing fundamental epistemological questions that presuppose a practical critique of the traditional approaches and instruments used in geopolitics. From there, concrete practical alternatives will be suggested.

• The world is changing. A lot, and fast. We are in the midst of a large-scale, systemic reconfiguration. This module will attempt to better understand this reconfiguration through an analysis focused on: 1) the two major global transitions—the energy and the digital—that characterize our time; 2) Global Value Chains, which are enabling these transitions and contributing to reshaping the global trade landscape; and finally, 3) critical infrastructures, without which neither the chains nor the transitions would function as they do.
• Class 6 -> The era of extremes and the reconfiguration of the world system
  • Controller: Monica Bruckmann (UFRJ, Bra) 
  • Summary: This session will address the geopolitical transformationsethical, economic and environmental factors that are contributing to redefining the contemporary world systemThe crisis of the prevailing governance model will be addressed; the assimilative effectsethicists of the transitionn ecolólogic and the rise of new global actors and multilateralism, with special emphasis on countries in the Global South

•  Class 7 -> War and the global energy crisis 
  • Controller: Ana Esther Ceceña (UNAM, Mexico)
  • Summary: this session will address The global hybrid warfare currently in force and its link to the ever-increasing demand for energy sources, strategic raw materials, and control of strategic trade corridors

• Class 8 -> Geopolitics of 'Artificial Intelligence' and new technologies
  • Summary: this The session will address the geopolitical impacts of the digitization of the economy and the conversion, through it, of AI into a tool for global governance. Conversely We will study how digital tools and AI can also become instruments of global connection and liberation.
• Class 9 -> Ports, corridors and global strategic infrastructure
  • Controller: Monica Bruckmann (UFRJ, Bra) 
  • Summary: this sessionn will analyze how logistics megaprojectsCoastal areas, bi-oceanic corridors and ports have become key axes of global trade Its implications will be explored geopolisunderlying issues, their territorial impacts, its financing schemes, the fight surrounding its control, etc.

• The idea of ​​'South' is not new: it originated with Gramsci, in his essay "La questione meridionale" (The Southern Question). In the late 1960s, it was reclaimed as a synonym, politically more correct than concepts like 'Third World' or 'periphery'. Since then, it has been associated with (and contrasted with) the idea of ​​'North'. In the 21st century, it acquired the label 'global', although not necessarily a clearer definition: it still is not a specific actor, but nevertheless, it has an ever-increasing economic and even geopolitical weight.
• Class 10 —> ¿What does 'Global South' mean today?
  • Summary: this session will explore An emerging concept that describes a multifaceted and diverse reality: the Global South. Its antecedents, components, and antonyms will be examined. An attempt will be made to determine whether it constitutes more of a real (and identifiable) geopolitical actor or a sociological reality characterized by only a few points of commonality.
•  Class 13 -> Latin America and the Caribbean in Global Value Chains
  • Controller: Maribel Aponte (UPR-RP, Pur) 
  • Summary: ethis session This course will examine value chains as a strategic axis of the contemporary global system and as a geopolitical strategy of major powers. It will address the real structural impact these chains are having on Latin America and the Caribbean and how they are redefining the region's productive structures and conditioning its contemporary integration into the international economy.

• 1 Class4 —> China in the new international order
  • Summary: This session will address China's geopolitical role in the contemporary world system: its growth model; its strategic guidelines; its relationship with countries of the Global South; its presence in Latin America and the Caribbean…
• Class 12 -> Lthe BRICS and the future of the multipolar system
  • Summary: this session will address The study of the BRICS, an often misunderstood organization: its components, its orientations, its potential, and of course, its limitations. It will also attempt to identify what the BRICS are not and, naturally, its current dynamics.

• The Diploma program will conclude in two parts —> 1) there will be an initial session for evaluation, discussion and resolution of doubts (primarily related to the submission of the final project) and 2) a master class addressing the current state of the US (its structural situation, its strengths, its weaknesses) in a global context characterized by systemic transformation
• Class 15: Where to, United States?
  • The US is in crisis: debt, inflation, deindustrialization, moral crisis, ethnic tensions… All of this crisis is projected onto and is having an increasingly greater and more perceptible impact on the rest of the world.How does the US perceive its potential rivals in this context?What is your strategic perception of the Global South?

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Classes will begin in August and will conclude in December 2026.

All registered participants will receive, on the first day of activities, the necessary instructions to access the classes, bibliography, and discussion forums through the CLACSO Virtual Training Space.

Accessing and navigating the Virtual Learning Environment is very simple and user-friendly. In any case, a technical and academic support team will always be available. For inquiries, you can write to [email protected] 

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Exceptional criteria: In exceptional cases and within the first 20 days of starting the Higher Diploma, the student may write to [email protected] Requesting withdrawal and stating the reasons. After the case is evaluated, a response will be sent to the request. If approved, the student may resume the Higher Diploma program if a new cohort is offered the following year. After that period of time has elapsed since the start of the course, no requests will be accepted.

Money paid will only be refunded in cases where the organizing institutions decide to cancel the activity. 

Yes, the advanced diploma is certified by CLACSO. The diploma will be sent digitally and is completely free of charge.

Payment can be made in one installment, by credit card or bank transfer. We also offer the option of paying in 3 installments.

Yes. There will be discounts for students belonging to CLACSO Member Centers and CLACSO Associated Centers, for CLACSO Associate Researchers, and for all those who pay within the discount period.

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The Advanced Diploma program integrates a dynamic of asynchronous and synchronous classes. Classes are primarily asynchronous. The schedule for synchronous sessions will be communicated by the Diploma coordinator at the beginning of the program, and participation in these sessions is not a prerequisite for passing the program.