International Meeting. Crisis of US Hegemony. 20 Years Since the Formation of the CLACO Working Group on US Studies. Tribute to Dr. Marco Antonio Gandásegui, son
October 16 and 17 | In-person format
⏰ 9:00 AM to 6:30 PM
Faculty of Humanities, University of Panama
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16
9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. | opening table
Crisis of US hegemony
20 years after the formation of the CLACSO Working Group on Studies of the United States
Dr. Olmedo García (Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, University of Panama, Panama)
Dr. Pablo Vommaro (Academic Secretary of CLACSO, Argentina)
Dr. Nicolasa Terreros Barrios (Rector of UDELAS-CLACSO Center, Panama)
Master Azael Carrera Hernández (Executive Director, CELA “Justo Arosemena,” Panama)
Dr. Vilma Chiriboga (Deputy Director of IIHUP, University of Panama, Panama)
Master José Clemente Lasso (Director of the Department of Sociology, University of Panama, Panama)
Moderator: Dr. Mariana Aparicio Ramírez (CRI- FCPyS, UNAM, Mexico)

9:00 to 10:00 am | Keynote Address
Crisis of US hegemony
20 years after the formation of the CLACSO Working Group on Studies of the United States
Dr. Atilio Borón (University of Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Moderator: : Master José Clemente Lasso (Director of the Department of Sociology, University of Panama, Panama)

13:30 to 15:30 hs | Panel 1
Contribution of Marco A. Gandásegui, Jr. , to the agenda of studies on the United States
Dr. Darío Salinas Figueredo (Ibero-American University, Mexico City)
Dr. Jorge Hernández Martínez (University of Havana, Cuba)
Dr. Gladys Hernández Pedraza (Center for World Economy Research, Cuba)
Dr. Didimo Castillo Fernández (Autonomous University of the State of Mexico, Mexico)
Moderator : Magister Briseida Barrantes Serrano (College of Sociology and Social Sciences of Panama, Panama)

13:30 to 15:30 hs | Panel 2
Contribution of the CLACSO Working Group on US Studies on the reflection on the crisis of hegemony
Dr. Mariana Aparicio Ramírez (CRI-FCPyS – UNAM, Mexico)
Dr. Leandro A. Morgenfeld (University of Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Dr. Jaime Zuluaga Nieto (Externado University, Colombia)
Dr. Sonia V. Winer (University of Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Greetings from Dr. Carlos Eduardo Martins (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, virtual message)
Moderator : Magistra Nilva Góngora (Faculty of Humanities, University of Panama, Panama)

THURSDAY 17 OCTOBER
9:00 to 11:00 am | Open discussion
Remembering Marco A. Gandásegui, Jr., in his various roles
Dr. Olmedo Beluche (Director of CIFHU, University of Panama, Panama)
Master Keyla Rodríguez (Department of Sociology, University of Panama, Panama)
Master Azael Carrera Hernández (CELA “Justo Arosemena,” Panama)
Master José Clemente Lasso Núñez (Department of Sociology, University of Panama, Panama)
Magistrate Amelia Sanjur Palacios (Sociologist, Panama)
Moderator : Dr. Lollalty Moreno De Cuvillier (University of Panama, Panama)

13:30 to 15:30 hs | Panel 3
Thinking about the United States from Latin America and the Caribbean: challenges in the 21st century
Greetings from Dr. Daniel Camacho Monge (Former President of ACAS-ALAS, Costa Rica, virtual message)
Dr. Abdiel Rodríguez Reyes (Faculty of Humanities, University of Panama, Panama)
Greetings Master Richard Morales (University of Panama, Panama, virtual message) Dr. Alejandro I. Canales (University of Guadalajara, Mexico)
Greetings from Dr. Luis Suárez Salazar (University of Havana, Cuba, virtual message)
Moderator : Master Samuel Pinto (Panamanian Association of Sociology, Panama)
3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. | Panel 4
Panama in the new geopolitical environment and its relationship with the United States
Master Maribel Gordón Calderón (Faculty of Economics, University of Panama, Panama)
Master Elixandro Ballesteros (Faculty of Economics, University of Panama, Panama)
Dr. Gersán Joseph Garzón (Faculty of Economics, University of Panama, Panama)
Master Ileana Corea García (Metropolitan University of Science and Technology, Panama)
Moderator : Magistrate Janina Castro (Technical Council of Sociology, Panama)

5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. | Closing Conference
Agenda for the future on US studies in Latin America and the Caribbean
Dr. Guillermo Castro Herrera (CELA “Justo Arosemena,” Panama)
Moderator : Anastasio Rodríguez (Coordinator of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Foundation, Panama)
Organizing committee
Dr. Mariana Aparicio Ramírez
Dr. Azael Carrera Hernández
Dr. José Lasso
Dr. Olmedo Beluche
Dr. Didimo Castillo Fernandez
Dr. Darío Salinas Figueredo
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