DRCLAS @ Harvard

🌍 Irán y las implicaciones para los mercados energéticos y América del Norte 🇮🇷🛢️ Acompáñanos al evento virtual organizado junto con @HarvardDRCLAS y el @USMEXUCSD. 🔗 Registro en: bit.ly/IranEnergyNort… 📅 Viernes 20 de marzo ⏰ 10:00 a.m. (CDMX) 🎟️ Evento abierto al público

It was such a pleasure to be in conversation with @SteGiannini @UNESCO to discuss the role of Artificial Intelligence in Education System Transformation in the Global South, and our recently published book link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9… Here is the recording youtu.be/HBPvRAywhPI

Join us in this conversation with Stefania Giannini on the role of Artificial Intelligence in Education System Transformation on Thursday, March 19th at 8am ET register here harvard.zoom.us/webinar/regist… Based on our recent book link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…

Upcoming at DRCLAS: The Global Order, South America’s “Long Peace,” Brazil’s Six Biomes, and more. - mailchi.mp/fas.harvard.ed…

Why has South America largely avoided interstate war despite territorial disputes? On March 24 @ 12 PM, Nicole Jenne examines the domestic foundations of the region’s “long peace,” asking how state capacity, institutional constraints, and priorities have helped contain conflict.

What does Cuba’s private sector look like on the ground? This Friday, DRCLAS convenes entrepreneurs and business leaders for a conversation on the challenges and opportunities shaping the country’s evolving entrepreneurial landscape. drclas.harvard.edu/event/cuba-voi…

How do entrepreneurship and multilevel marketing shape economic life in Bolivia? Join DRCLAS Associate Scholar Susan Ellison of Wellesley College for a conversation on Bolivia, vernacular economies, and the repurposing of racial capitalism. drclas.harvard.edu/event/economic…

Why are some legislatures more powerful than others under authoritarian rule? At today’s Tuesday Seminar, Emilia Simison examines how factions and institutions shape lawmaking across dictatorships, and what that reveals about power under authoritarianism. drclas.harvard.edu/event/lawmakin…

Authoritarianism, multilevel marketing, and Cuba’s private sector - mailchi.mp/fas.harvard.ed…

On March 10 at 12 PM (hybrid), Emilia Simison, Queen Mary University of London, presents theories and findings from Lawmaking under Authoritarianism: Factions, Institutions, and Outcomes Across Dictatorships, which examines past dictatorships in Argentina, Brazil, and Spain.

Why are legislatures in some authoritarian regimes more powerful than in others? Why does their influence on policies and politics vary across dictatorships?

Read more: drclas.harvard.edu/news/2026/02/s…

As DRCLAS enters its next chapter, his final term focuses on expanding research across Latin America, increasing student opportunities, and deepening Harvard's scholarship on Latin American diasporas in the U.S.

We are proud to announce that Steven Levitsky will serve a third and final term as Faculty Director of the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies at Harvard University.

Is Venezuela’s democratic window closing? At our Tuesday Seminar, panelists warned that time, elite incentives, and international uncertainty could shape the country’s fragile political opening. drclas.harvard.edu/news/2026/02/v… @HarvardWCFIA @FreddyGuevaraC @JoseMoralesA

Disrupting the Dominant Party - mailchi.mp/fas.harvard.ed…

Due to inclement weather, this event will now take place fully remotely. drclas.harvard.edu/event/venezuel…