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Ruben Oliven Appointed DRCLAS Robert F. Kennedy Visiting Professor for 2026–2027

June 17, 2026

The David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS) is pleased to announce that distinguished Brazilian anthropologist Ruben Oliven will join Harvard University as the DRCLAS Robert F. Kennedy Visiting Professor during the 2026–2027 academic...

Profesor de Harvard dice que la democracia global "está en peligro", pero ha demostrado resiliencia"

June 05, 2026

La democracia enfrenta hoy un entorno internacional menos favorable que hace tres décadas, pero ha mostrado una capacidad de resistencia mayor a la que muchos analistas reconocen, afirmó este martes el politólogo de la Universidad de Harvard Steven...

Pucmm Steven Levitsky cita poder redes sociales

June 05, 2026

La Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (Pucmm) inició ayer la Cátedra de Economía Manuel José Cabral Tavares, con una conferencia del politólogo estadounidense Steven Levitsky, quien planteó el poder que ejercen las redes sociales en la...

¿Por qué las democracias sobreviven? La explicación económica de Steven Levitsky

June 05, 2026

El economista y politólogo Steven Levitsky sostuvo que el desarrollo económico continúa siendo uno de los factores más determinantes para la estabilidad democrática, al crear ciudadanos más autónomos, fortalecer el sector privado y reducir la dependencia...

Two Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (UAI) Scholars to Join DRCLAS for Fall 2026 Research Stays

May 26, 2026

DRCLAS is pleased to welcome two scholars from Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez for short-term research stays during the Fall 2026 semester. Laura Fahrenkrog and Sebastián Gallegos, both Associate Professors at UAI, will join DRCLAS through the Harvard–UAI...

Ecology, Memory, and Community in Oaxaca

May 08, 2026

In the latest entries from her Steve Reifenberg Fellowship Journal, Dariana González Aguilar, Harvard College Class of 2025, reflects on how her time in Oaxaca continues to expand far beyond the boundaries of field research. As she traces amphibian...

Six Biomes, Multiple Realities, One Country: What Was Learned at the 2026 Lemann Dialogue

April 29, 2026

Meet the 2026–2027 DRCLAS Visiting Scholars and Fellows

May 01, 2026

Each year, the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies brings leading scholars and practitioners from across the Americas to Harvard to pursue independent research, collaborate with faculty and students, and contribute to our intellectual...

If Brazil’s Biomes Could Vote, What Would They Ask of the Next President?

April 24, 2026

At Harvard, during the 2026 Lemann Dialogue: Six Biomes, Multiple Realities, One Country , a different kind of political message began to take shape—not from candidates or parties, but from experts working across Brazil’s ecosystems. If Brazil’s six...

Mexico’s Democracy at Risk: Judicial and Electoral Institutions under Pressure 

April 17, 2026

At a recent Tuesday Seminar at the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS), former electoral authority Luis Carlos Ugalde offered a sobering assessment of Mexico’s democratic trajectory, one shaped not by abrupt breakdown, but by...

If the War on Drugs Isn’t Failing—What Is It Actually Doing?

April 17, 2026

For decades, the “war on drugs” has been widely described as a failure. Violence persists, trafficking adapts, and the human toll continues to mount across Latin America. But what if failure is the wrong way to understand it? At a recent gathering at...

Gabriela Soto Laveaga Reframes the Green Revolution and Joins the Mexican Academy of History

April 08, 2026

Gabriela Soto Laveaga, Professor of the History of Science and Antonio Madero Professor for the Study of Mexico at Harvard University, and Co-Chair of the Mexico Studies Program at DRCLAS was formally received as a corresponding member in the United...