Roots of the Crisis

Juan Corradi
New York University, “The Roots of the Argentine Crisis”
Margaret E. Crahan
Hunter College and The Graduate Center, CUNY, “Is Civil Society the Way Out?”
Mark Ungar
Brooklyn College, CUNY, “Crime, Violence and Police Reform”


Few countries have experienced as profound a series of crises in such a concentrated period of time as has Argentina over the past two years. The economic crisis has been accompanied by political, social and cultural crises in which public and private institutions and norms have been radically affected. While much attention has been paid to the current situation, the origins have been less explored. This session will serve as an overview for the entire series, raising issues that will be focused on more intensively in subsequent sessions.

Juan Corradi, Professor of Sociology at New York University, will analyze the roots of the crisis in his country and suggest some possible outcomes.

Margaret E. Crahan, Dorothy Epstein Professor at Hunter College and The Graduate Center of the City University, will examine the capacity of Argentine civil society to respond effectively to the crisis based on research conducted in Argentina this past summer.

Mark Ungar, Department of Political Science, Brooklyn College, CUNY, will analyze the impact of escalating of crime and violence on Argentines capacity to transcend the crisis based on research conducted in July and August in Argentina.

When: Friday, October 25, at 4:30 P.M.
Where: Room C201
The Graduate Center
365 Fifth Avenue
(Between 34th and 35th St.)

To reserve, send e-mail to bildner@gc.cuny.edu or leave message at (212) 817-2096