Capacity Building Workshop

Building National IR Associations: Practices and Shared Experiences

Monday Sepetmber 11th, 2023

Organizers:

World International Studies Committee (WISC)

Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP)

This workshop aims to identify and discuss the practices of national International Relations (IR) associations in different countries. The creation of national associations of IR scholars and practitioners is crucial for studying global issues affecting their respective countries and impacting the global and regional order. In some countries, IR associations have been established for decades, while in others, they are more recent or informal.

The debate aims to contribute to the importance of these associations for Latin American countries (including Peru) and to develop the following axes:

1. The role of national IR associations in strengthening the IR discipline in their respective countries.
2. The interaction of national IR associations with academia/universities.
3. The contribution of national IR associations to the public sector and decision-making.
4. The challenges that national associations face in consolidating themselves as epistemic communities (language, funding, internal organization, generational gaps, etc.).

The workshop brings together international relations specialists from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico, as well as representatives of regional academic organizations from Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America, and Asia-Pacific.

📍 Sala Piso 9 del Edificio de Ciencias Sociales

⏰ 4:30 PM - Inauguración (online)

• Pinar Bilgin, Presidenta de World International Studies Committee (WISC).
• Marcin Grawoski, representante de la Central and East European International Studies Association (CEEISA)
• Rafael Velázquez, ex Presidente de la Asociación Mexicana de Estudios Internacionales (AMEI).

⏰ 5:15 PM - Segunda Parte: Construyendo Asociaciones Nacionales en RRII en Américas Latina (presencial)

• Paula Ruiz, Presidenta de Red Colombiana de Relaciones Internacionales (RedIntercol).
• Ana Carolina Teixeira Delgado, Presidenta de la Asociación Brasileña de Relaciones Internacionales (ABRI).
• Melisa Deciancio, Presidenta de la Región de América Latina y el Caribe de la International Studies Association (ISA).

⏰ 6:45 PM Coffee Break

⏰ 7:00 PM - Tercera Parte: Construyendo Asociaciones Nacionales en RRII en Asia (online)

• Haruko Sato, Secretario Ejecutivo de la Asian Pacific International Studies Association (APISA).

⏰ 7:25 PM Debate (presencial)

• Roberto Domínguez, Secretario General de World International Studies Committee (WISC).

⏰ 8:20 PM - Sesión de Cierre (presencial)