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An Andean Spring? A round table on the crisis in Ecuador
13 November 2019, 5:30 pm–7:30 pm
This event is free.
Event Information
Open to
- All
Availability
- Yes
Cost
- Free
Organiser
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Oscar Martinez – UCL Institute of the Americas
Location
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Seminar room 105UCL Institute of the Americas51 Gordon SquareLondonWC1H 0PNUnited Kingdom
What are the underlying causes and aims of the recent protests in Ecuador? Who are the key political actors? How widespread and unified are the protests, both within Ecuador and across the Andean region? What is new and what is old about this crisis? Is this the beginning of ‘an Andean spring?’
In this roundtable, historians and anthropologists with contacts ‘on the ground’ will present and discuss underreported aspects of contemporary events in Ecuador and the wider Andean region.
About the Speakers
Mark Thurner
Professor of Latin American Studies / Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, History and the Humanities at Institute of Latin American Studies (ILAS) University of London / FLACSO (Quito, Ecuador)
Mario Graña
Latin American Team Leader at M-Brain
Mireya Salgado
Associate Professor of History and Director of the Doctoral Programme in Andean History at FLACSO (Quito, Ecuador)
Luis Alberto Tuaza
Assistant Professor of History at Universidad del Chimborazo (Riobamba, Ecuador)