Contemporary Issues in Latin America

2 Credits.

This course provides an overview of contemporary issues in Latin America, focusing on political and economic trends, the role of the United States and extra-hemispheric actors, and the search of regional governments for new patterns of global insertion. The course is aimed at non-specialists in Latin American studies who wish to gain a deeper and more precise understanding of the region’s greatest governance and development challenges. The course also aims to situate Latin America in a global context, by exploring the involvement of external powers and the foreign policies of Latin American countries themselves.