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MEDIA ADVISORY |
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THE OBSERVATORY ON LATIN AMERICA PRESENTS
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WHAT: |
On November 2-3, The New School’s Observatory on Latin America will host an international conference to on the impact of the global economic crisis in Latin America. The conference will bring together government officials, representatives of international organizations, and academics to debate alternative options for policy and development strategy. The conference will identify new norms for economic policy and the framework for regionalization and cooperation between North and South. This discussion occurs within an evolving historical context in which the governments of the Latin American region have sought to strengthen their own regional frameworks and identify alternative policy approaches to those of the Washington Consensus. The event is co-sponsored by the New School’s India China Institute and the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis. Click here for the full program. |
WHEN: |
Monday, November 2, 2009: 10:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 3, 20089: 9:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. |
WHERE: |
Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, 55 West 13th Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY |
RSVP: |
Admission is free, but registration required at ola@newschool.edu |
THE OBSERVATORY ON LATIN AMERICA (OLA) is a university-wide initiative at The New School working to create new opportunities for multiple narratives and public debate on hemispheric processes of reform and change. By examining the theme Social Democracy in a Globalized World: Anticipating Futures in Latin America, the OLA seeks to improve academic and public understanding in the United States and Latin America regarding political and economic change underway in Latin America. The OLA’s mission also includes creating opportunities for Latin American leaders to directly express their views to audiences in the United States. The OLA was formally launched by current President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in September 2006 at the event, Expectations and Experiences for the Latin America Region. The Forum of Presidents is made possible with support from OLA founding partners Alexander Family Foundation and Julien Studley. For more information, visit www.observatorylatinamerica.org.
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