Chile & Argentina
Economic Reform, Regional Integration, and Democratization
June 1-11, 2009
Itinerary
This 11-day seminar begins in Santiago (5 nights) and ends in Buenos Aires (5 nights). Round-trip group travel by air from Chile to Argentina is included in the seminar fee, returning to Santiago on the final day of the seminar for those participants wishing to fly home (or on to further travels) from there. Participants may fly home from Buenos Aires as well. Click here to see the Summer 2009 Seminar itinerary.
Seminar Fee
CIEE Member: $3,150 Non-Member: $3,350
Academic Content (please note this is tentative and subject to change)
Lectures
- Politics and Society in Chile Today
- Civil-Military Relations during the Democratic Transition
- Human Rights Abuses
- Introduction to Memory Sites
- Chile’s Trade Policy
- Chile-Argentina: Politics and Economic Integration
- Introduction to the Argentine Reality
- The Challenge of Education in Argentina Today
- Human Rights in Argentina: Justice and Impunity
- MERCOSUR and ALCA: Reality and Perspectives
- Argentine Political Culture and the Phenomenon of Peronism
- Human Rights, Legislation and Gender Equality in Argentina
- Soccer and Masculinity in Argentina
- Art & Cinema: New Tendencies in Contemporary Argentina
Co-curricular Site Visits & Field Trips
- Tour of Downtown Santiago, including the Pablo Neruda House/Museum (La Chascona)
- Cerro San Cristóbal
- Day Trip to Quillota
- Visit to Memory Sites (Important Points for Human Rights Issues in Greater Santiago)
- Sightseeing Orientation of Buenos Aires, including a Historical and Cultural Background of the City
- Visit to a Factory Recovered and Managed by Workers
- Visit to a Buenos Aires Shantytown to Meet with Community Leaders
- Meeting with Abuelas, Madres de Plaza de Mayo and H.I.J.O.S.
- ESMA (Clandestine Detention Center during the Junta Dictatorship)
- Introduction to Tango and Tango Class
Rationale
This seminar focuses on the political, social, and economic realities of contemporary Argentina and Chile. The differences and similarities between the two nation’s current situations are addressed. Both countries have emerged from authoritarian governance and are grappling with the issues of human rights and democratization. Chile and Argentina have experienced profound economic changes that have had implications in terms of income distribution, growth, and equity. Special consideration will be given to the matter of human rights violations and how it continues to affect social relations in both countries.
Host Institutions
The seminar is hosted by the Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO) in both Argentina and Chile. FLACSO is an international academic institution, founded in 1957 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), with the purpose of promoting research, training, and technical assistance in the social sciences in Latin America. FLACSO sponsors the largest, most important, and most prestigious teaching program in the social sciences in Latin America, particularly in the areas of culture, gender studies, political studies, social policy, international studies, and military affairs.
Seminar Leadership
Dr. Héctor Cruz-Feliciano, Resident Director of the CIEE Study Center in Chile, is the faculty leader for the Chile portion of the seminar. Dr. Cruz-Feliciano has a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and a M.A. from Illinois State University. He has taught at the University of Puerto Rico, Thomas More University in Managua, Nicaragua, and at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. His current research interest is in the dynamics of neoliberal economic policies and poverty in developing countries.
Dr. Gabriel Noel is the faculty leader for the Argentina portion of the seminar. Dr. Noel has a Doctorate in Social Science from the University of General Sarmiento/IDES. He teaches postgraduate courses at the University of San Martín and FLACSO Argentina. His current research interests include conflict and violence in working class communities – especially within and around public schools.
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