Past Events

Past Events

The Golkin Room, Houston Hall

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Christian Human Rights (Samuel Moyn) - Mellon Distinguished Lecture Series

The Golkin Room, Houston Hall

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ASSOCIATED WITH THE SECULAR LEFT after the French Revolution and in our day, universal human rights in the 1940s were to a surprising extent associated with the Christian right. These lectures explore how and why this connection developed-and its legacies in our time. The MELLON…

Silverstein Forum, Stiteler Hall First Floor (Accessibility)

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Co-sponsored by the Penn Latin American and Latino Studies Program.

Claudiney Pereira et al: "The Impact of Taxes and Social Spending on Inequality and Poverty in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay: An Overview" (PDF)
Maristella Svampa: "Latin American Development: Perspectives and Debates" (PDF)

The Political Economy of Post-Neoliberal Latin America (Maristella Svampa and Claudiney Pereira)

Silverstein Forum, Stiteler Hall First Floor (Accessibility)

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Co-sponsored by the Penn Latin American and Latino Studies Program.

Claudiney Pereira et al: "The Impact of Taxes and Social Spending on Inequality and Poverty in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay: An Overview" (PDF)
Maristella Svampa: "Latin American Development: Perspectives and Debates" (PDF)

THIS WORKSHOP presents two papers that examine the political and economic forces impelling Latin America beyond neoliberal policies. All attendees are encouraged to read the papers, available above. With discussant Maria Victoria Murillo (Columbia).

McNeil Center (3355 Woodland Walk), Seminar Room (Room 105)

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Lori Daggar: "Beyond Paternalism: Native Nations, Missionaries, & the Making of American Empire in Indian Country"
Brendan Gillis: Policing Beyond Law: Local Jurisdiction and Imperial Expansion in British America, 1740-1765 (PDF)

GRADUATE WORKSHOP - Empire and State Building on the North American Frontier

McNeil Center (3355 Woodland Walk), Seminar Room (Room 105)

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Lori Daggar: "Beyond Paternalism: Native Nations, Missionaries, & the Making of American Empire in Indian Country"
Brendan Gillis: Policing Beyond Law: Local Jurisdiction and Imperial Expansion in British America, 1740-1765 (PDF)

This month's papers look at the emergence and development of state power before and after the American revolutionary war. All attendees are encouraged to read the papers, available above. With discussant GREGORY ABLAVSKY (Penn History).

Silverstein Forum, Stiteler Hall First Floor (Accessibility)

Discussant: Camilo García-Jimeno (University of Pennsylvania Dept. of Economics)

All attendees are encouraged to read the paper, available here.

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Social Investment in Latin America (Evelyne Huber)

Silverstein Forum, Stiteler Hall First Floor (Accessibility)

Discussant: Camilo García-Jimeno (University of Pennsylvania Dept. of Economics)

All attendees are encouraged to read the paper, available here.

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EVELYNE HUBER PRESENTS her ongoing work, conducted with John Stephens, investigating the links between social investment, human capital and social inequality in Latin America.