Webinar series "Governance in the Latin America-European Union Relationship"
The Carolina Foundation and WISC cordially invite you to participate in the webinars Governance in the Latin America-European Union Relationship.
In preparation for the next Spanish presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2023, the webinars seek to promote a systematic and broad reflection on the state of relations between Latin America and Europe. The series is part of a research project, coordinated by Roberto Domínguez and José Antonio Sanahuja, which includes a large group of renowned specialists on the subject from both shores of the Atlantic.
The purpose of the discussions is to review and analyze the main areas of interaction between Europe and Latin America, articulating its multiple aspects under the common perspective of the concept of governance, including actors, rules, institutions, and decision-making. In each session, the contributions of various members of the project will be discussed, and grouped according to the following thematic axes:
1. Latin America from the perspective of the institutions of the European Union
2. The European Union and the regions/states of Latin America
3. Economic links
4. Political agenda
5. Societal experiences
6. The emerging global order
7. Definition of the Euro-Latin American space
Calendar of activities

Tuesday, November 15, 2022 | Opening Session
“Latin America from the perspective of the European Union institutions”
Institutional presentation and conceptualization of the project
José Antonio Sanahuja, The Carolina Foundation (Spain)
Roberto Domínguez, Suffolk University (USA)
Speakers
“The European Commission and Latin America: an evolving dialogue on horizontal cooperation”
Ileana Daniela Serban, Comillas Pontifical University (Spain)
“The Council and Latin America: The voice of the States”
María García, University of Bath (United Kingdom)
Arantza Gómez Arana, University of Northumbria (United Kingdom)
“The European Parliament and both Latin America and the Caribbean”
Bruno Theodoro Luciano, Paulista State University (Brazil)
Chair
Francisco J. Verdes-Montenegro, The Carolina Foundation

Tuesday, November 22, 2022
“The European Union and Regions (I)”
Speakers
“Institutionalized inter-regionalism (Summits, EU-CELAC)”
Alejandro Chanona, Autonomous University of Mexico – UNAM (Mexico)
“EU policy learning in Chile: strengthening institutions and governance in matters of social cohesion, energy and trade”
Beatriz Hernández, Diego Portales University (Chile)
“Central America and the European Union, foundations of an exceptional relationship”
Pedro Caldentey, Loyola University (Spain)
Chair
Roberto Domínguez, Suffolk University (USA)

Tuesday, December 13, 2022
“European Union and Regions (II)”
Speakers
“The European Union and Mexico: the distance between ideas and institutions”
Lorena Ruano, Center for Economic Research and Teaching- CIDE (Mexico)/The Carolina Foundation
“The European Union – Caribbean”
Jessica Byron, University of the West Indies (Trinidad and Tobago)
“The European Union and the Andean Region in the bi-regional governance scenario”
Eduardo Pastrana Buelvas, Pontifical Javeriana University (Colombia)
“EU-Mercosur inter-regionalism: institutions, actors and issues at stake”
Sebastián Santander, University of Liège (Belgium)
Chair
Andrea Ribeiro Hoffman, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

Tuesday, December 20, 2022
“Economic Linkages”
Speakers
“Competing economic and development models”
José Antonio Sanahuja, The Carolina Foundation (Spain)
“Investment flows between Latin America and Europe”
Lourdes Casanova, Cornell University (USA)
“The EU-Latin America trade relationship”
Julieta Zelicovich, National University of Rosario (Argentina)
“Climate change, development models and energy transition: the governance of forking roads”
Leonardo Stanley, Center for State and Society Studies – CEDES (Argentina)
Chair
Sebastián Nieto Parra, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development – OECD

Tuesday, January 10, 2023
“The Political Agenda”
Speakers
“Populism in southern Europe and Latin America: connections and trends”
Jorge Resina, Complutense University of Madrid (Spain)
“A governance to build. The defense and security gap in the bi-regional agenda”
Francisco J. Verdes-Montenegro, The Carolina Foundation (Spain)
“Organized crime”
Andréi Serbin Pont, Regional Coordinator of Economic and Social Research – CRIES (Argentina)
“Cooperation for development and Agenda 2030”
Rita da Costa, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development – OECD
“The EU-LAC Foundation as an instrument of the EU-CELAC Strategic Association”
Adrián Bonilla, EU-LAC Foundation
Anna Barrera, EU-LAC Foundation
Chair
Beatriz Hernández, Diego Portales University (Chile)

Wednesday, January 18
"European Union and Regions (III)"
Speakers
"EU-Caribbean"
Jessica Byron, University of the West Indies - Trinidad and Tobago
"The European Union and the Andean Region in the bi-regional governance scenario"
Eduardo Pastrana Buelvas, Pontifical Javeriana University
"A governance to build. The defense and security gap in the bi-regional agenda"
Francisco J. Verdes-Montenegro, Carolina Foundation
Chair
Lorena Ruano, Center for Economic Research and Teaching (CIDE) / Carolina Foundation

Tuesday, January 24, 2023
“Societal Experiences”
Speakers
“Reconstructing the social contract: cohesion and social inclusion”
Sebastián Nieto Parra, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development – OECD
“Science and Technology”
Daniela Perrota, National University of the Arts (Argentina)
“EU-Latin America relations: the mobility agenda”
Leiza Brumat, European University Institute (Italy)
Soledad Castillo Jara, Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
“Anti-gender threats: the future of democracy in jeopardy”
Cecilia Güemes, Autonomous University of Madrid – UAM (Spain)
Chairs
María García, University of Bath (UK)
Arantza Gómez Arana, University of Northumbria (UK) (Pending confirmation)

Tuesday, January 31, 2023
“Emerging (Global) Orders”
Speakers
“Latin America from the EU-United States relationship perspective”
Roberto Domínguez, Suffolk University (USA)
“A paradigm shift? Latin America vs. China and Europe: faced with two cooperation regimes”
Javier Vadell, Pontifical Catholic University Minas Gerais-PUC-Minas (Brazil)
Li Xing, Aalborg Universitet, (Denmark) Will not speak
“Euro-Latin American multilateralism and world order”
Andrea Ribeiro Hoffman, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
Chair
José Antonio Sanahuja, The Carolina Foundation (Spain)

Tuesday, February 7, 2023
“Reasoning on the realm Europe-Latin America”
Speakers
“Bringing the past to the present and the future”
Gerardo Caetano, University of the Republic of Uruguay
“Latin American regionalisms and the European experience”
Detlef Nolte, German Institute for Global and Area Studies – GIGA. Institute for Latin American Studies -ILAS (Germany)
“The differentiated imaginaries of the Europe-Latin America realm”
Kevin Parthenay, University of Tours (France)
“Closing words. Final thoughts”
José A. Sanahuja, The Carolina Foundation (Spain)
Roberto Domínguez, Suffolk University (USA)
Chair
Lorena Ruano, Center for Economic Research and Teaching- CIDE (Mexico)/The Carolina Foundation
Call for Applications
Open Virtual International Workshops
for Early Career Researchers, 18 May 2021
In line with the WISC tradition of exploratory workshops—from Cancun in 2015, via Goa, Johannesburg and Prague in 2017/2018, to Barranquilla and Cebu City in 2019—that facilitates a collegial mentorship by senior scholars towards the cultivation of potential state-of-the-art research works of early career academics, WISC invites applications for participation in virtual international workshops, open to any field of studies and research interests relevant to International Studies. Such themes may include, but are not limited to, topics that invite intellectual debates, such as globality, decoloniality, relationality, and other, perhaps more ‘classical’, approaches which IR scholars see as critical in making sense of and possibly contributing to resolve global problems. Applicants from the Humanities and Social Sciences are particularly welcome to apply as long as they can present their research interests as relating to some conception of the “International.” Selected papers will be grouped into panels and are scheduled for virtual presentation and discussion with senior scholars from the Global South and the Global North on 18 May 2021.
Eligibility
Given the limited availability of workshop and paper giver slots the selection process will be competitive. Successful applicants will have a clear profile as promising scholars of any epistemological background dedicated to International Studies in the initial stages of their career. Normally they will be members of one of the member associations of WISC (the list of WISC members is available here). However, applications are also encouraged from scholars in countries where WISC is not present, especially from the Global South.
Format
Complete applications must include:
- A paper proposal (up to 1.000 words, excluding bibliography) specifying the extant contribution to International Studies
- CV (1 page)
- List of publications. References (i.e., names of scholars who may possibly be willing to provide letters of reference if requested) are not required, but up to three references may be provided
Contact and Deadline
Applicants must submit proposals electronically to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. using a pdf document format. Applications with all required accompanying materials contained in a single pdf-file, must be received by January 29th, 2021.
If you do not receive an email confirmation within seven days after sending your proposal, please resend it to the same address since there may have been transmission problems.
All applicants will receive notification as to whether their proposal has been accepted in late February 2021.