Progressivism versus the far right

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 organized the International Seminar “ Progressivism versus the extreme right ”, on October 14 and 15 with the participation of CLACSO.

The meeting proposed 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, participated in the opening of the Seminar, along with representatives of the organizing institutions and guests from different countries.

Sharing the opening of the Seminar “Progressivism in the face of the advance of extreme ideologies” with Rosaura Ruiz Gutiérrez , Secretary of Science, Humanities, Technology and Innovation (SECIHTI) and Alicia Bárcena Ibarra , Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT) of Mexico.

Location: Inter-American Conference on Social Security (CISS), Mexico City

Over two days, specialists and experts from different countries analyzed in talks and working groups the main challenges of the current scenario and addressed 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 included 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 were held, focused on the diagnosis of the main contemporary challenges.

The second day included 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.