Latin American studies: national, regional and transnational perspectives

The Working Group (WG) “Latin American Studies: national, regional and transnational perspectives” aims to answer a fundamental question: What is the direction of this field in Latin America and the Caribbean in the face of global changes and social science debates from the 20th century to today?

To address this challenge and following the addition of new members, the group organizes its research in three thematic cores:

  • 1. Historiography of Latin America
    Focus: Institutionalization processes.
    Responsible: Alexander Betancourt Mendieta and Martín López Ávalos.
  • 2. Exile, Gender and Intellectual History
    Focus: The Latin American Cold War.
    Responsible: Sandra Jaramillo and Mario Ayala.
  • 3. Critical Economic and Political Thought
    Focus: Critical analyses and theories of the region.
    Responsible: Julieta Almada and Javier Moyano.

A space of convergence to rethink the intellectual, political and methodological coordinates of our region.


coordinate

Sandra Jaramillo Restrepo
Institute of Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Faculty of Social Sciences
University of Buenos Aires
Argentina
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Alexander Betancourt Mendieta
Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities
Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí
Mexico
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Mario Hugo Ayala
Institute of Culture, Society and State
National University of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and the South Atlantic Islands
Argentina
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[+] Work plan 2026-2028