Upcoming Events

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Chile and the Student Movement: From Continuity to Confrontation An informal discussion on the Chilean student movement and its political implications. 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM Memorial 125D This event is in collaboration with UM's Department of International Studies. After a twenty-year period of centre-left Concertación rule, in 2010 Chileans elected a new government led by Sebastián Piñera. This change of government would prove to be a crucial test for the consolidation of Chile's democracy. While the handover has gone smoothly, Piñera's first two years have been marked by social unrest, student protest, and division within both main coalitions. The presentation will explore some possible reasons for these tensions, and suggest that the real crisis in Chile today is one of representation. As a result, the Chilean political class is immersed in discussions over renovation and reform. Dr. Robert Funk received his Ph.D. from the London School of Economics in 2004. He has taught at the Universidad de Chile and American University, among others. He is currently the Deputy Director of the Universidad de Chile’s Instituto de Asuntos Publicos and an Associate Professor. This event is open to UM students and a light luncheon will be served before the talk. Please RSVP to umclas@miami.edu View Flyer

Monday, February 20, 2012

Judges and Judicial Reform: From Mouth-Pieces of Legislation to Oracles of the Constitution This is the second of four lectures in the Latin American Law Visiting Professor Lecture Series. 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM UM Law School, Room F108 This is the second of four lectures in the Latin American Law Visiting Professor Lecture Series. A Miami Consortium for Latin American and Caribbean Studies event, hosted by Dr. Rogelio Perez-Perdomo with comments by Professor Sergio Campos, Miami Law. This event will also be simultaneously video-conferenced at FIU in the FIU Law Scool, Room RBD 2006, 2nd Floor. Professor Rogelio Perez-Perdomo is the 2012 Miami Consortium for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Latin American Law Visiting Professor. He is Professor of Law at the Universidad Metropolitana in Caracas, Venezuela and continues to serve as a frequent Visiting Professor at Stanford Law School, which he had done on numerous occasions since 1998. Perez-Perdomo studied law at Universidad Central de Venezuela (1959-64), philosophy and sociology of law at Paris (1964-66), and law at Harvard University (1971-72). He holds an LL.M. from Harvard and a research doctorate in law from the Universidad Central de Venezuela. He was a professor at the Universidad Central de Venezuela (1967-1988) and at the Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración (1988-1998). Additionally, Perez-Perdomo served as Dean at the Universidad Metropolitana in Caracas. He has also been a visiting fellow at the Institute of Development Studies, Sussex (1977), and a visiting professor at the University of the Basque Country (1991-2), CIDE and Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídicas of UNAM, Mexico (2010). He was Academic Director of the Stanford Program for International Legal Studies (1999-2001), Academic Director of the Oñati International Institute for the Sociology of Law (1991-92), and President of the Research Committee on Sociology of Law, International Sociological Association. His most recent books include Justicia e injusticias en Venezuela (Academia de la Historia and Universidad Metropolitana, 2011) and Law in Many Societies (Stanford University Press, 2011), co-edited with Lawrence Friedman and Manuel A. Gómez. He is teaching the seminar, Professional Legal Actors and Latin American Legal Culture, at Florida International University’s College of Law. For more information, please contact FIU’s Latin American and Caribbean Center (LACC) at lacc@fiu.edu or (305) 348-2894. Upcoming Lectures in the Series Wednesday, February 29, 2012 Law Schools and Legal Education: Change and Resistance 4:00pm – 5:30pm FIU Law, RDB 2006** Commentator: Professor Matthew Mirow, FIU Law Wednesday, March 28, 2012 Legal Scholars: Palace Warriors or Global Actors? 4:00pm – 5:30pm FIU Law, RDB 2006** Commentator: Professor Manuel Gomez, FIU Law *Video conference at FIU: FIU Law, RDB 2006, 2nd Floor **Video conference at UM: Miami Law, Faculty Meeting Room, 4th Floor View Flyer

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Integrated Valuation of Mangrove Ecosystem Services Part of the Miami Consortium's 2011-2012 Faculty Lecture Series 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM RSMAS Campus, Room S/A 114 Part of the Miami Consortium's 2011-2012 Faculty Lecture Series in collaboration with the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Athmospheric Sciences (RSMAS). Dr. Mozumder is an Assistant Professor with a joint appointment at the Department of Earth & Environment and the Department of Economics at Florida International University. He is interested in a diverse set of environmental and natural resource management issues (e.g. valuation of environmental goods and services, sustainable development, managing ecological vulnerability, water and coastal resources management). His current research focuses on understanding human dimensions of environmental changes and mitigation of natural hazards. He is also affiliated with the International Hurricane Research Center (IHRC) and the Latin American and Caribbean Center (LACC). He received his Ph.D. in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics from the University of New Mexico. Before joining at FIU, he spent two years as a Post-Doctoral Fellow at The Environmental Institute (TEI), University of Massachusetts, Amherst. View Flyer

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Law Schools and Legal Education: Change and Resistance This is the third of four lectures in the Latin American Law Visiting Professor Lecture Series. 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM FIU Law School, Room RBD 2006 This is the third of four lectures in the Latin American Law Visiting Professor Lecture Series. A Miami Consortium for Latin American and Caribbean Studies event, hosted by Dr. Rogelio Perez-Perdomo with comments by Professor Matthew Mirow, FIU Law. This event will also be simultaneously video-conferenced at UM in the UM Law Scool, Faculty Meeting Room, 4th Floor. Professor Rogelio Perez-Perdomo is the 2012 Miami Consortium for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Latin American Law Visiting Professor. He is Professor of Law at the Universidad Metropolitana in Caracas, Venezuela and continues to serve as a frequent Visiting Professor at Stanford Law School, which he had done on numerous occasions since 1998. Perez-Perdomo studied law at Universidad Central de Venezuela (1959-64), philosophy and sociology of law at Paris (1964-66), and law at Harvard University (1971-72). He holds an LL.M. from Harvard and a research doctorate in law from the Universidad Central de Venezuela. He was a professor at the Universidad Central de Venezuela (1967-1988) and at the Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración (1988-1998). Additionally, Perez-Perdomo served as Dean at the Universidad Metropolitana in Caracas. He has also been a visiting fellow at the Institute of Development Studies, Sussex (1977), and a visiting professor at the University of the Basque Country (1991-2), CIDE and Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídicas of UNAM, Mexico (2010). He was Academic Director of the Stanford Program for International Legal Studies (1999-2001), Academic Director of the Oñati International Institute for the Sociology of Law (1991-92), and President of the Research Committee on Sociology of Law, International Sociological Association. His most recent books include Justicia e injusticias en Venezuela (Academia de la Historia and Universidad Metropolitana, 2011) and Law in Many Societies (Stanford University Press, 2011), co-edited with Lawrence Friedman and Manuel A. Gómez. He is teaching the seminar, Professional Legal Actors and Latin American Legal Culture, at Florida International University’s College of Law. For more information, please contact FIU’s Latin American and Caribbean Center (LACC) at lacc@fiu.edu or (305) 348-2894. Upcoming Lectures in the Series Wednesday, March 28, 2012 Legal Scholars: Palace Warriors or Global Actors? 4:00pm – 5:30pm FIU Law, RDB 2006** Commentator: Professor Manuel Gomez, FIU Law *Video conference at FIU: FIU Law, RDB 2006, 2nd Floor **Video conference at UM: Miami Law, Faculty Meeting Room, 4th Floor View Flyer

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Legal Scholars: Palace Warriors or Global Actors? This is the fourth and final lecture in the Latin American Law Visiting Professor Lecture Series. 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM FIU Law School, Room RBD 2006 This is the fourth and final lecture in the Latin American Law Visiting Professor Lecture Series. A Miami Consortium for Latin American and Caribbean Studies event, hosted by Dr. Rogelio Perez-Perdomo with comments by Professor Manuel Gomez, FIU Law. This event will also be simultaneously video-conferenced at UM in the UM Law Scool, Faculty Meeting Room, 4th Floor. Professor Rogelio Perez-Perdomo is the 2012 Miami Consortium for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Latin American Law Visiting Professor. He is Professor of Law at the Universidad Metropolitana in Caracas, Venezuela and continues to serve as a frequent Visiting Professor at Stanford Law School, which he had done on numerous occasions since 1998. Perez-Perdomo studied law at Universidad Central de Venezuela (1959-64), philosophy and sociology of law at Paris (1964-66), and law at Harvard University (1971-72). He holds an LL.M. from Harvard and a research doctorate in law from the Universidad Central de Venezuela. He was a professor at the Universidad Central de Venezuela (1967-1988) and at the Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración (1988-1998). Additionally, Perez-Perdomo served as Dean at the Universidad Metropolitana in Caracas. He has also been a visiting fellow at the Institute of Development Studies, Sussex (1977), and a visiting professor at the University of the Basque Country (1991-2), CIDE and Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídicas of UNAM, Mexico (2010). He was Academic Director of the Stanford Program for International Legal Studies (1999-2001), Academic Director of the Oñati International Institute for the Sociology of Law (1991-92), and President of the Research Committee on Sociology of Law, International Sociological Association. His most recent books include Justicia e injusticias en Venezuela (Academia de la Historia and Universidad Metropolitana, 2011) and Law in Many Societies (Stanford University Press, 2011), co-edited with Lawrence Friedman and Manuel A. Gómez. He is teaching the seminar, Professional Legal Actors and Latin American Legal Culture, at Florida International University’s College of Law. For more information, please contact FIU’s Latin American and Caribbean Center (LACC) at lacc@fiu.edu or (305) 348-2894. View Flyer

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Miami's Asia Summit 2012 Addressing the Dynamics of the Relationship Among the United States, Latin America and Asia. In partnership with the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce. 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM Jungle Island: 1111 Parrot Jungle Trail, Treetop Ballroom, Miami Miami’s Asia Summit 2012 will feature internationally renowned experts, leading policymakers, business professionals and influential media analysts who will discuss the new role of Asia in the Hemisphere. These panelists will address macroeconomic trends, business opportunities and the sociopolitical background that frames these ties. Registration required at: MiamiChamber.com Sessions Include: * The Relationship Between Washington and Asia * U.S.-Latin America-Asia: Understanding a New Relationship * China and Latin America: From Fairy-tale to Realism * The Role of Multilateral Development Banks in Latin America-Asia Relations * Is Asia Latin America’s future? * The Present and Future of India-Latin American Relations * Coming Next: India View Flyer

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Asia and Latin America: Setting the Agenda Discussing the new dynamics of the relationship between Asia and Latin America and setting a framework for studying the interaction between the regions in the coming decade. 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM Robert and Judi Prokop Newman Alumni Center, UM Launching the Asia-Latin America Working Group at the University of Miami. Registration required at: www.as.miami.edu/clas/SettingTheAgenda2012 This event is free and open to the public. Morning Schedule 8:30-9:00 Check-in and coffee service 9:00-9:15 Welcome remarks 9:15-10:45 Session I: Asia and Latin America as the Subject and Object of Globalization * Latin America, Asia, and the New Geopolitical Order * Latin America, Asia, and the 21st Century Global Economy * Asia, Hemispheric Policy, and Globalization * Global Wealth, Financial Markets, and the New Powerbrokers 10:45-11:00 Coffee Break 11:00-12:30 Session II: Comparative Perspectives * China-Africa and China-Latin America: Perception, Rhetoric, and Action * China, the Developing World, and the Global Aid Architecture * Asia-Latin America Interactions from a Sub-National Perspective * Lessons from the Study of U.S.-Latin American Relations * Cross-National and Cross-Sector Comparisons Afternoon Schedule 12:30-1:45 Networking Luncheon 1:45-3:15 Session III: Empirical Research * Industrial Production, Trade, and Investment * International Migration and Diasporas * Land Markets, Commodities, and Social Conflict * Asia-Latin America: The Informal Sector 3:15-3:30 Coffee Break 3:30-5:00 Session IV: Connecting Research Agendas and Defining a New Field of Inquiry 5:00 Adjourn View Flyer