Carleton’s 2010 Gary Wynia Memorial Lecture Challenges Neoliberalism in Latin America

G. Eduardo Silva, professor of political science and fellow at the Center for International Studies at the University of Missouri at St. Louis, will present the Carleton College 2010 Gary Wynia Memorial Lecture at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 19 in the College’s Gould Library Athenaeum. Silva is the author of Challenging Neoliberalism in Latin America (Cambridge University Press, 2009), which explores social protest of neoliberal reforms throughout Latin America in efforts to transform governmental economic and political projects. This event is free and open to the public. 

Widely recognized as “an essential book for anyone who cares about economic inequality, social justice, and citizenship in a globalized world,” Challenging Neoliberalism in Latin America addresses the radical changes in its countries’ political landscape since the 1990s, illuminating the instrumental role of social actors in this political shift to the left. Silva is also the author of The State and Capital in Chile: Business Elites, Technocrats, and Market Economics (Westview Press, 1998) and the co-editor of Organized Business, Economic Change, and Democracy in Latin America and Elections and Democratization in Latin America (1980-1985) (University of Miami, North/South Center Press, 1999). His articles have been published in several leading journals including World Politics, Comparative Politics, Development and Change, Latin American Research Review, Journal of Latin America Politics, and the Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs.

Gary Wynia was the William R. Kenan Professor of Latin American Politics and former chair of the Department of Political Science at Carleton College. Deemed one of the world’s top experts on Argentinian politics, Wynia was consulted by numerous political leaders for his vast knowledge of Latin American politics, including U.S. Vice President Walter Mondale and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. He made several contributions to the literary genre of Latin American politics, including the book The Politics of Latin American Development (Cambridge, 1978), Argentina in the Post-war Era (New Mexico, 1978), and normal">Argentina: Illusions and Realities (Holmes and Meier, 1986). Carleton College continues to honor Wynia for his contributions and strong leadership. 

For more information regarding the lecture, including disability accommodations, please contact Mary Tatge at (507) 222-4252. The Gould Library is located off College Street on the Carleton campus, and is also accessible from Highway 19 in Northfield.