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DESCRIPTION:As recently as the early 2000s\, Latin America was one of the m
ost democratic regions in the world\, after a period in which one country
after another adopted or strengthened democratic institutions such as free
and fair elections\, a free press\, respect for civil liberties\, and mor
e. Yet the fate and stability of democracy in the region have been widely
divergent—heroic and successful efforts to protect democratic institutions
emerged in Brazil and Guatemala\; democracy has been completely undermine
d in Venezuela and Nicaragua\; and new forms of democratic erosion or mala
ise have emerged several other countries in the region. Our panelists will
engage with a wide range of questions about the challenges of curbing aut
horitarian tendencies\, protecting democracy\, and expanding political and
social rights more broadly\, across a wide range of Central and South Ame
rican cases. \;Will FreemanFellow for Latin America Studies \;Coun
cil on Foreign RelationsWill Freeman is a fellow for Latin America studies
at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). Prior to joining CFR\, Freeman
was a Fulbright-Hays Scholar in Colombia\, Peru\, and Guatemala. He holds
a Ph.D. and M.A. in politics from Princeton University and a B.A. in poli
tical science from Tufts University. His writing has appeared in Foreign A
ffairs\, the New York Times\, the Economist\, the Journal of Democracy\, t
he Washington Post\, and Americas Quarterly.Carmen Martínez NovoProfessor
of Latin American Studies\, University of Florida\, GainesvilleCarmen Mart
inez Novo is professor of Latin American studies and anthropology at the U
niversity of Florida\, Gainesville. She is the editor in chief of the Lati
n American Research Review. Martinez is the author of “Undoing Multicultur
alism: Resource Extraction and Indigenous Rights in Ecuador” (Pittsburg\,
2021)\, “Repensando los movimientos indígenas” (FLACSO\, 2009) and “Who De
fines Indigenous?” (Rutgers\, 2005)\, as well as numerous articles and boo
k chapters on indigenous and inter-ethnic politics in Mexico and Ecuador.&
nbsp\;Manuel Meléndez-SánchezPh.D. Candidate\, Political Science\, Harvard
\;Manuel is a Ph.D. candidate in political science at Harvard Univers
ity\, where he is affiliated with the David Rockefeller Center for Latin A
merican Studies. In 2023-23\, he was a USIP-Minerva Peace and Security Sch
olar at the United States Institute of Peace. He studies contemporary chal
lenges to democracy\, with a focus on Latin America. \;
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SUMMARY:Challenges to Citizenship - Authoritarianism in Latin America
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:As recently as the early 2000s\, Latin Amer
ica was one of the most democratic regions in the world\, after a period i
n which one country after another adopted or strengthened democratic insti
tutions such as free and fair elections\, a free press\, respect for civil
liberties\, and more. Yet the fate and stability of democracy in the regi
on have been widely divergent—heroic and successful efforts to protect dem
ocratic institutions emerged in Brazil and Guatemala\; democracy has been
completely undermined in Venezuela and Nicaragua\; and new forms of democr
atic erosion or malaise have emerged several other countries in the region
.
Our panelists will engage with a wide range of questions about th
e challenges of curbing authoritarian tendencies\, protecting democracy\,
and expanding political and social rights more broadly\, across a wide ran
ge of Central and South American cases. \;
Will Freema
n
Fellow for Latin America Studies \;
Cou
ncil on Foreign Relations
Will Freeman is a fe
llow for Latin America studies at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR).
Prior to joining CFR\, Freeman was a Fulbright-Hays Scholar in Colombia\,
Peru\, and Guatemala. He holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in politics from Princeton
University and a B.A. in political science from Tufts University. His wri
ting has appeared in Foreign Affairs\, the New York Times\, the Economist\
, the Journal of Democracy\, the Washington Post\, and Americas Quarterly.
Carmen Ma
rtínez Novo
Professor of Latin American Studies\, University of Florida\, Gaine
sville
Carmen Martinez Novo is professor of Latin American studies and anthro
pology at the University of Florida\, Gainesville. She is the editor in ch
ief of the Latin American Research Review. Martinez is the author of “Undo
ing Multiculturalism: Resource Extraction and Indigenous Rights in Ecuador
” (Pittsburg\, 2021)\, “Repensando los movimientos indígenas” (FLACSO\, 20
09) and “Who Defines Indigenous?” (Rutgers\, 2005)\, as well as numerous a
rticles and book chapters on indigenous and inter-ethnic politics in Mexic
o and Ecuador. \;
Manuel Meléndez-Sán
chez
Ph.D. Candidate\, Political Science\, Harvard&n
bsp\;
Manuel is a
Ph.D. candidate in political science at Harvard University\, where he is a
ffiliated with the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies. In
2023-23\, he was a USIP-Minerva Peace and Security Scholar at the United
States Institute of Peace. He studies contemporary challenges to democracy
\, with a focus on Latin America. \;