Allow foreign students to:

• Understand the nature of political power in contemporary Latin America
  
  
• Analyze the problem of building democratic regimes vis-à-vis the historical development of Latin American countries.
  
  
• Explore the links between economic crisis, political instability, social mobilization, etc. in the context of globalization and the making of a New World order.

• The course analyses Latin America’s mainpolitical contemporary problems.

Structure, total hours and modality. During the course special attention is given to Latin American political regimes, decision making process and territorial organization. Readings and classes concentrate on the characteristics of Latin American democracies, politics and governments as elements of a new global order.

The course will have a total of 30 hours, distributed along the 4 weeks in morning periods. Lectures and seminars can be taught in English or in Spanish, depending on the language level of the students. In addition, an elementary, intermediate or advanced Spanish language module will be taught to students interested in enhancing their Spanish skills for a total of 60 hours.

Schedule: a typical week

Credit equivalencies

• Spanish: 60 hours total = 4 credits
• Latin America in a Global Context Course: 30 hours total = 2 credits

Lectures will focus on theoretical as well as historical aspects of the main themes in the syllabus; seminars will consist of discussion of the relevant texts and documents related to topics previously agreed.

Students’ active participation in discussions and workshops are important requirements for receiving full credit. Accreditation: Self-scheduled examination or paper option.

Allow foreign students to:

• Understand the nature of political power in contemporary Latin America
  
• Analyze the problem of building democratic regimes vis-à-vis the historical development of Latin American countries.
  
• Explore the links between economic crisis, political instability, social mobilization, etc. in the context of globalization and the making of a New World order.
  
• Browse through the different types of political regimes in Latin America and the nature of power through the reading and discussion of the actual documents.

• The course analyses Latin America’s mainpolitical contemporary problems.

Structure, total hours and modality. During the course special attention is given to Latin American political regimes, decision making process and territorial organization. Readings and classes concentrate on the characteristics of Latin American democracies, politics and governments as elements of a new global order.

The course will have a total of 45 hours, distributed along the semester, in morning periods. Lectures and seminars can be taught in English or in Spanish, depending on the language level of the students. In addition, an elementary, intermediate or advanced Spanish language module will be taught to students interested in enhancing their Spanish skills for a total of 120 hours.

Schedule: a typical week

Credit equivalencies

• Spanish: 120 hours total = 8 credits
• Latin America in a Global Context Course: 45 hours total = 3 credits

Lectures will focus on theoretical as well as historical aspects of the main themes in the syllabus; seminars will consist of discussion of the relevant texts and documents related to topics previously agreed.

Students’ active participation in discussions and workshops are important requirements for receiving full credit. Accreditation: Self-scheduled examination or paper option.