Workshop on Economic and Political Research on Latin America (Jointly supported by: Japan Society of Social Science on Latin America)
| Date&Time | Saturday, November 15, 2014, 4:45pm-6:15pm Sunday, November 16, 2014, 10:00am-12:00pm |
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| Place | Big Conference Room at the Graduate School of International Cooperation (GSICS) (Building No.5, 1st Floor) |
| Intended Audience | Everybody is welcome to participate (No admission fee) |
| Language | English only |
| Note | Copies of the paper will be available on venue. This workshop is associated with the Annual Conference of the Japan Society of Social Science on Latin America. Please check here for details. |
November 15, 4:45pm-6:15pm [Lecture]
| Moderator | Yuriko TAKAHASHI (Graduate School of International Cooperation (GSICS), Kobe University) |
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| Lecturer | Arturo SANTA-CRUZ (Associate Professor and Director of the Center for North American Studies, Department of Pacific Studies, Universidad de Guadalajara) |
| Topic | "Mexico: Twenty years into the North American Free Trade Agreement" |
November 16, 10:00am-12:00pm [Panel Discussion]
| Theme | Social Conflict in Latin America |
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| Moderator | Noriko HATAYA (Faculty of Foreign Studies, Sophia University) |
| Commentator | Yusuke MURAKAMI (Center for Integrated Area Studies (CIAS), Kyoto University) |
| Panelist & Topic | Sergio GOMEZ (Consultant, FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the
Caribbean) "Social Conflict over the Land: Agrarian Reform and/or Voluntary Guidelines of Land Tenure" |
| Marcela GAJARDO (UNESCO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean,
based in Chile) "Educational Reform and Social Conflict: The cases of Chile and Mexico" |
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| Noriko HATAYA (Faculty of Foreign Studies, Sophia University) "Peasant Movement for Life: Forced Displacement and Land Ownership Disputes in Colombia" |