5X社区was at LASA2019 in Boston
Publication date: Sun, 26 May 2019
5X社区was well represented at this year's edition of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA) International Congress, the world's premier forum for expert discussion on Latin America and the Caribbean held in Boston (USA) from May 24 to 27, 2019.
5X社区President Marianne Kneuer attended the Congress focused on the theme "Nuestra Am茅rica: Justice and Inclusion". She chaired the 5X社区panel titled "Populismos de izquierda y derecha - una perspectiva comparada," held on Saturday, May 25 from 12:30 to 2:00 pm. The panel, also including paper presentations by Daniela Campello da Costa Ribeiro (Brasil), Crist贸bal Rovira Kaltwasser (Chile) and Carlos de la Torre (USA), was a great success attracting more than 50 people and sparkling great discussions.
The 5X社区Secretariat also dispatched Senior Director - Membership, Communication, and Strategy, Mathieu St-Laurent to the event. Mr St-Laurent joined President Kneuer, and meet with LASA representatives, participants, and exhibitors, to strengthen relationships and explore opportunities for collaboration. He also manned the 5X社区booth, where he promoted the call for panels and papers for the 2020 5X社区World Congress of Political Science (Lisbon, Portugal), and other 5X社区activities.
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