Geopolitics of the 21st Century: Latin America in Dispute

Seminar 1946

Chair: CLACSO
Coordination: Leandro Morgenfeld and Marco A. Gandásegui, Jr. (CLACSO Working Group on Studies of the United States, and University of Buenos Aires, Argentina and University of Panama)
Home: 19 / 08 / 2019 | Registration: 04/02/2019 al 16/08/2019

Workload: 12 weeks – 90 hours.

Payment methods
If you have a link with a CLACSO Associated Center:

Paying in one payment: USD 95 (includes issuance and shipping costs of the digital certificate).

If you have a link with a Network or Institution Associated with CLACSO:

Paying in one payment: USD 140 (includes issuance and shipping costs of the digital certificate).

If you do NOT have a link with a CLACSO Associated Center:

Paying in one payment BEFORE 09/08/2019: USD 150 (includes issuance and shipping costs of the digital certificate).
Paying in one payment: USD 190 (includes issuance and shipping costs of the digital certificate).

Course presentation:

The process of hegemonic transition, US decline, and the rise of China raise a series of geopolitical, geostrategic, and geoeconomic questions. This seminar will be structured around the following question: How do the changes occurring in the capitalist world-system, in which the region has been embedded for half a millennium, affect Latin America and the Caribbean? The struggle between different power centers for Latin America and the Caribbean shapes states, governments, democracies, and recent processes of political coordination, cooperation, and regional integration. The Trump Administration is invoking the Monroe Doctrine and preparing to recover lost ground in what they contemptuously call their “backyard,” attempting to mitigate the growing Chinese and Russian presence and weaken regional organizations such as UNASUR, CELAC, and ALBA. What are the current challenges for states, governments, and democracies in developing a more autonomous Latin American international engagement and foreign policy, one less aligned with Washington?

FAQ

What do I need to take a CLACSO virtual seminar?

The basic requirements for taking a seminar are:

Availability of at least 4 hours per week to dedicate to the seminar course.
Internet access.
Reasonable handling of communication and computer tools.
Language proficiency in the language in which the course will be taught. The official languages are Spanish and Portuguese.

What is the length of a CLACSO virtual seminar? What is the total number of hours?

The seminars last 12 weeks, plus the completion of a final project. A total of 90 hours of dedication will be credited.

What is the work modality and dynamics?

A course consists of twelve classes, each accompanied by required readings, supplementary readings, discussion forums, and learning activities proposed by the teaching team, as well as partial submissions and a final project. The course is delivered online and asynchronously. Some instructors may propose synchronous activities. In these cases, the time and date will be agreed upon in advance between the teaching team and the students to ensure everyone's participation. To pass the seminar, students must participate in at least 80% of the discussion forums and activities proposed by the instructors, complete all scheduled partial submissions, and pass the final project.