# Tuesday Seminar Series # Tuesday Seminar Series ![DRCLAS Open House 2024](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_28_10__1920x685/public/2024-09/DSC00680.jpeg?itok=Ia6M28X0) ### Tuesday Seminar Series The Tuesday Seminar Series, held every Tuesday during the fall and spring semesters, brings together leading experts and scholars to engage in thought-provoking discussions on key contemporary issues facing Latin America. This series serves as a platform for intellectual exchange, fostering insightful dialogue and collaboration on topics that shape the region's present and future. *This series is presented in collaboration with the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs* ![decorative image](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_1_1__480x480/public/2024-08/Copy%20of%20Hero%20%28600%20x%20400%20px%29-3%20copy.jpg?itok=n8HDD8-0) ## Upcoming Tuesday Seminar Series Events [### TUESDAY SEMINAR SERIES: Political Violence as a Vocation: How Politicians Shape Citizens’ Demand for Police Repression ](/event/tuesday-seminar-series-political-violence-vocation-how-politicians-shape-citizens-demand?occ_id=0)September 29, 2026 | 12:00PM - 1:30PM EDT | CGIS South, Room S216 Hybrid Police violence against marginalized groups persists in many democracies. Yet, democratically-elected leaders may lack incentives to curb it because repressive policing often enjoys widespread support, and views toward police violence often mirror... ![TS Poster logo](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-09/Water%20series%20Thumbnail%202026%20%282%29.png?itok=zf7-six7) [### TUESDAY SEMINAR SERIES: Can Venezuela Still Democratize? ](/event/tuesday-seminar-series-can-venezuela-still-democratize?occ_id=0)October 6, 2026 | 12:00PM - 1:30PM EDT | CGIS South, Room S216 Hybrid Since U.S. Forces Removed Nicolas Maduro in January 2026, the Trump administration has launched what can only be described as a neo-colonial project in Venezuela. This is a transition without precedent in modern Latin America. Where is Venezuela headed... ![TS Poster logo](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-09/Water%20series%20Thumbnail%202026%20%282%29.png?itok=zf7-six7) [### TUESDAY SEMINAR SERIES: Betting on Hope: What We Got Wrong About the U.S. Border Crisis ](/event/tuesday-seminar-series-betting-hope-what-we-got-wrong-about-us-border-crisis?occ_id=0)October 13, 2026 | 12:00PM - 1:30PM EDT | CGIS South, Room S216 Hybrid This presentation uses migrant stories and decision-making theory to explain why U.S. “prevention through deterrence” policies have raised the human and financial costs of migration without reliably stopping people from coming. Drawing on interviews... ![TS Poster logo](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-09/Water%20series%20Thumbnail%202026%20%282%29.png?itok=zf7-six7) [### TUESDAY SEMINAR SERIES: Escolas de Samba and Electoral Behavior under Brazil's Military Dictatorship ](/event/tuesday-seminar-series-escolas-de-samba-and-electoral-behavior-under-brazils-military?occ_id=0)October 20, 2026 | 12:00PM - 1:30PM EDT | CGIS South, Room S216 Hybrid Participation in Rio de Janeiro's escolas de samba was a powerful form of collective action that Brazil's military dictatorship (1964–1985) paradoxically tolerated and even promoted. While these organizations operated as vital civil society organizations... ![TS Poster logo](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-09/Water%20series%20Thumbnail%202026%20%282%29.png?itok=zf7-six7) [### TUESDAY SEMINAR SERIES: Abortion Politics and Democratic Backsliding: Lessons from Latin America ](/event/tuesday-seminar-series-abortion-politics-and-democratic-backsliding-lessons-latin-america?occ_id=0)October 27, 2026 | 12:00PM - 1:30PM EDT | CGIS South, Room S216 Hybrid Abortion is a polarizing political issue across the American continent, yet US-focused scholars seldom interrogate the consequences of abortion politics for democratic institutions. Latin America scholarship has done better. Moving beyond the typical US... ![TS Poster logo](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-09/Water%20series%20Thumbnail%202026%20%282%29.png?itok=zf7-six7) [### TUESDAY SEMINAR SERIES: Brazil’s High Stakes Presidential Election ](/event/tuesday-seminar-series-brazils-high-stakes-presidential-election?occ_id=0)November 3, 2026 | 12:00PM - 1:30PM EST | CGIS South, Room S216 Hybrid A panel of four specialists will analyze the results of Brazil’s October election and their consequences for the country. This event is presented in collaboration with the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs . ![TS Poster logo](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-09/Water%20series%20Thumbnail%202026%20%282%29.png?itok=zf7-six7) [### TUESDAY SEMINAR SERIES: Three Worlds of Right-Wing Populism? The Political Economy of Insurgence ](/event/tuesday-seminar-series-three-worlds-right-wing-populism-political-economy-insurgence?occ_id=0)November 10, 2026 | 12:00PM - 1:30PM EST | CGIS South, Room S216 Hybrid The rise of the populist right is a defining feature of contemporary world politics. In Europe and in the Americas, in particular, the political dimensions (illiberalism, cultural backlash, the reactionary international) of this epochal shift are... ![TS Poster logo](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-09/Water%20series%20Thumbnail%202026%20%282%29.png?itok=zf7-six7) [### TUESDAY SEMINAR SERIES: Far Right in Power ](/event/tuesday-seminar-series-far-right-power?occ_id=0)November 17, 2026 | 12:00PM - 1:30PM EST | CGIS South, Room S216 Hybrid Four scholars close the season with a comparative look at the far right once it holds office. This event is presented in collaboration with the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs . ![TS Poster logo](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-09/Water%20series%20Thumbnail%202026%20%282%29.png?itok=zf7-six7)