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ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½was present at the 2025 Congress of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA), which took place in San Francisco and virtually from 23-26 May 2025.

ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½held a panel titled Practitioner-Academic Dialogue: Bridging Theory and Practice in Political Science and Public Policy on 23 May. Chaired by ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½Executive Committee member Vanessa Elias de Oliveira, with ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½President Pablo Oñate as discussant, the session aimed at fostering meaningful exchanges between academics and practitioners in political science and public policy. The discussion explored barriers to collaboration and knowledge transfer, successful models of academic-practitioner partnerships, and strategies for strengthening the connection between theoretical insight and practical application.

The panel featured the following presenters:

• Vanessa Elias de Oliveira (WC2027 Program Co-Chair, UFABC / Coordinator of the Public Policy Program at Fapesp)
• Luis Manuel Fernandes (PUC-Rio / Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Brazil)
• Irasema Coronado (WC2025 Program Co-Chair, Arizona State University)
• Azul A. Aguiar Aguilar (WC2025 Program Co-Chair, Universidad Jesuita de Guadalajara)
• Fernando Abrucio (EAESP/FGV)

ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½Virtual Booth 

ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½also hosted a virtual booth on the LASA2025 Congress website, with details on the 2027 ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½World Congress in Rome and on ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½activities, educational programs, and recent publications.