Seminars and Symposia

Honduras:
Coup and Democracy

"Causes of the Coup: Political and Socio-Economic Conditions in Honduras since 2000"
Mark Ungar

Professor, Brooklyn College and The Graduate Center

"Political Crisis in Honduras: Role of the OAS and the Inter-American System"
Martin Poblete

Chairman, Columbia University Seminar on Latin America

"Comments on the Promotion of Democracy in the Americas"
Mauricio Font

Director and Professor, Bildner Center and The Graduate Center and Queens College

Moderator:  Desmond Arias

Associate Professor, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

 

WHEN: Thursday, July 7, 2009, 4:00PM

WHERE: The Graduate Center, Rooms 9206/9207

365 Fifth Avenue (@ 34th Street)

 

About the Speakers:

Mark Ungar is Associate Professor of political science at Brooklyn College and of criminal justice at the CUNY Graduate Center. Publications include the books Elusive Reform: Democracy and the Rule of Law in Latin America; Violence and Politics: Globalization's Paradox; and the forthcoming Policing Democracy: Overcoming Obstacles to Citizen Security Reform in Latin America. Ungar has also been an advisor on police reform for international organizations and agencies in Latin America, including the national police and government of Honduras.  

Martin Poblete is Chairman of Columbia University’s Seminar on Latin America and Professor of History. His research focuses on matters of church and state relations, see From the Patronato to Pinochet, in Paul E. Sigmund editor: Religious Freedom and Evangelization in Latin America.

Mauricio Font is Director of the Bildner Center for Western Hemisphere Studies and Professor of Sociology at The Graduate Center and Queens College, City University of New York. His research examines problems of development and reform in Brazil, Cuba and Latin America as well as international cooperation in the Western Hemisphere. Prof. Font’s current research focuses in part on reform processes in Latin America, where institutional and social actors at all levels of government have been designing advanced approaches to address social needs, economic disparities, and world development.

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9 July 2009 Event Hand-out: Inter-American Democratic Charter (.pdf)

Event Photos

 

Prof. Mark Ungar beginning the event

Prof. Martin Poblete presenting

Prof. Font engaging the audience

Audience

  

 Panelists discussing audience questions                Graduate Center student question

 

Prof. Mark Ungar (left) and Prof. Martin Poblete (right)

   

Professor Crahan posing a question

Prof. Ungar talking with attendees after the presentation

Audience discussions