Cursos / 1º Ciclo / / Faculty of Law :: International Relations
AMÉRICA LATINA (QUESTÕES POLÍTICAS, ECONÓMICAS E SOCIAIS) - 2023/2024
3º curricular year
Semestralidade: 2nd semester
ECTS: 6
Teachers
Leading Teacher: Prof. Doutora Fernanda Alves
Assistant Professor: Prof. Doutora Fernanda Alves
Class type and School hours
Orientação Tutorial : 1 Horas
Teórico-prática : 2 Horas
Teaching Language
Portuguese
Main Aims/Objectives
This course unit aims at endowing the students the basic knowledge on Latin America, in matters of political, economic and social issues, as well as the comprehension of its position and its international role in today´s globalized world, to define its identity, how it distinguishes itself among other regions and to understand the challenges that Latin America faces, the problems that harass this particular part of the world. The course will emphasize Latin American social thought seeking to understand how perspectives and authors from Latin America perceive their own reality.
Specific Aims/Objectives
The understanding of Latin America´s political, social and economic evolution after the Second World War, in order that students can apprehend the political dynamics involving this region, which means, to study the transition from dictatorship to democracy and from democracy to the recent populist shift.
Skills to be acquired
At the end of the course, students should be able to think critically about key patterns of political, economic and social development in Latin America, regional integration processes and the major issues that characterize the region, situating Latin America within the context of globalization.
Teaching Procedures
The learning methods will be based on students attendance, participation and personal intervention in classes, not only through oral and written exercises, but also through group debates and reflection on specific matters of Contemporary Latin America (Political, Economic and Social Issues), in order to develop students´ capacity to critically analyze and comprehend the issues at stake, and also perform group projects to increase student´s communication and persuasion skills. Texts and important documentation will be supplied on Moodle.
Programme
1. Context: Latin America and Its Relevance
2. Development – Historical Perspective
3. Modernity and Modernization Theory
4. (Under)development and Inequality
5. Coloniality and Decoloniality
5.1. Coloniality of Power, Knowledge, and Being
6. Challenges of Democracy
7. Dictatorships and Resistances
8. Latin America in the International System
8.1. Human Rights and Transitional Justice
8.2. Great Powers
8.3. Economic Integration
8.4. Illegal Drug Trade
9. Conclusion
Evaluation Type
The students will be evaluated according to the General Rules for the Evaluation of Knowledge established by Lusíada Universities. Therefore, it will be taken into consideration the continuous evaluation of the student, namely the presence, the participation, mini-tests and oral presentations.
Teaching Resources
In classes will be used cartographic, audiovisual and informatical means, which are supplied by the University, such as maps, television, video and datashow.
Sustainability Objectives
Keywords
. Latin America
. Politics
. Economy
. Society
. Authoritarianism
. Populism
. Democratization
Main Bibliography
Author | WIARDA, Howard J.; KLINE, Harvey F. (eds). |
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Title | Latin American Politics and Development |
Edition | 5th edition |
Place | New York |
Editor | Routledge |
Year | 2019 |
Author | O´TOOLE, Gavin |
Title | Politics Latin America |
Edition | 3rd edition |
Place | New York |
Editor | Routledge |
Year | 2018 |
Author | OCAMPO, José António; ROS, Jaime |
Title | The Oxford Handbook of Latin American Economics |
Edition | Reprint ed. |
Place | New York |
Editor | Oxford University Press |
Year | 2014 |
Complementary Bibliography
Author | DOMINGUEZ, Jorge; COVARRUBIAS, Ana |
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Title | Routledge Handbook of Latin America in the World |
Edition | 1.ª ed. |
Place | New York |
Editor | Routledge |
Year | 2014 |
Author | KINGSTONE, Peter; YASHAR, Deborah J. (eds.) |
Title | ROUTLEDGE HANDBOOK OF LATIN AMERICAN POLITICS |
Edition | 1st edition |
Place | New York |
Editor | Routledge |
Year | 2013 |