PPT-Democracy and Justice in Latin America

Iran Rodrigues PhD Candidate University of Florida iranmrufledu Overview Democracy and Justice in Latin America Political institutions and Government Brief Political and Economic history. Juan Carlos Moreno . Brid. . Deputy. Director . ECLAC - . Mexico. . . JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY,. New Delhi, . January. 2012. Global growth has slowed sharply after the recovery from the crisis. Challenges and Opportunities in Growing Markets. Sean Darragh. Executive Vice President, Global Strategies. Carmen Stacy. Director, Global Issues & Multilateral Affairs. Critical Markets . . 580 million. APSU. Why Study Latin America. Because it matters: . Latin . American countries have been our allies, our enemies, and our trading partners. The history, politics and economics of the United States is entangled with Latin America and increasingly our culture is being shaped by influences from countries south of the border. . . By Greg . Grandin. 12. th. grade U.S.-Latin American Relations (History/Political Science). Laura Kirk. TESL 421. Winter 2012. Empire’s Workshop: Latin America, The United States, and the Rise of the New Imperialism. “. ¡Viva México!. ”. In This Unit, We Will…. Explore the geography of areas with Latin American music. Explore the instruments used in Latin American music. Listen to music from different Latin American cultures, populations, and religious groups. by: Brianna green, Tianna Dismuke & bailey hedgemon. Culture . Latin America cu. lture.  . is a category that stretches over a wide range of topics that together embed the character and personality of the civilization(s) it represents, demonstrating the expression of what is important to them and the creativity that can be produced through different media. Dr . Camillia. . Cowling. 1940s recordings of Brazilian slave songs by Stanley . Stein. No tempo do . cativeiro. Aturava. . muito. . desaforo. Levantava. de . manha. . cedo. Com . cara. . limpa. Recap from the CIA . Factbook. Data Chart. Why do you think the countries of Latin America are not as well off as the U.S.?. Recap from the CIA . Factbook. Data Chart. Why do you think the countries of Latin America are not as well off as the U.S.?. In Latin America, most of the countries are quite ____.. They are what we would called ____ nations because they are still mainly agricultural based and do not have a great deal of money per person, or ____ income.. WRITERS AND . ARTISTS. WHERE ARE WE?. Week 1: Introduction. . Modern Latin America. , . chs. . 1-2. Week 2: Dimensions of History. Modern Latin America. , . chs. . 3 and 5 and website, Primary Documents 37, 39. (WB PRWP 7795). Carlos Rodríguez-Castelán (World Bank). Luis-Felipe López-Calva (World Bank). Nora Lustig (Tulane University). Daniel Valderrama (Georgetown University). IEA 18. th. World Congress. Greece. : The Ancient Greeks governed. under a . direct democracy. . In a direct . democracy, citizens participate . directly. in. the decision making process of . Government.. Rome. : The Ancient Romans saw the rise of. Colonization of Latin America. Before Europeans arrived the Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations ruled different parts of today’s Latin America. These indigenous people had developed their own cultures with unique languages and religions.. Mexico. Central America. Caribbean Islands. South America. Why do we call it . Latin. America?. We call it LATIN America because most of the European countries that colonized this region spoke Spanish or Portuguese. Both of these languages are derived (or come from) the ancient Latin language. Thus we call this region Latin America..