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ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½was 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.

ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½President Marianne Kneuer attended the Congress focused on the theme "Nuestra América: Justice and Inclusion". She chaired the ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½panel 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), Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser (Chile) and Carlos de la Torre (USA), was a great success attracting more than 50 people and sparkling great discussions.

The ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½Secretariat 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 ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½booth, where he promoted the call for panels and papers for the 2020 ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½World Congress of Political Science (Lisbon, Portugal), and other ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½activities.

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