Events

Wednesday, 2 December 2015

GSU PUBLIC LECTURE
For a Safer Latin America: a new perspective to prevent and control crime
Speaker: Dr Daniel Ortega, CAF Senior Research Economist; Adjunct Professor at IESA Business School, Caracas
Chair: Dr Alvaro Mendez, co-founder of LSE Global South Unit; Research Fellow, Department of International Relations, LSE
Venue: Thai Theatre, New Academic Building, LSE Campus
Time: 18.30-20:00

Dr. Daniel Ortega is a senior research economist at CAF and adjunct professor at IESA Business School in Caracas. His research focuses on microeconomics of development, with emphasis on social experimentation and impact evaluation of public policies in different areas such as education, citizen security, sports for development and tax collection. His research has been published in refereed academic journals and has been part of the team producing CAF's flagship report since 2006. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Maryland. Dr Ortega will be presenting the latest Economy and Development Report (RED).
Co-hosted with LSE Latin American Society - Poster

Leadership in International Organisations

Tuesday 19 May   2015

Time: 2.30-4:30pm 
Venue: Tower 2
Speaker: Enrique Garcia Rodriguez
Chair: Dr Alvaro Mendez

Enrique García Rodríguez (1991-2016) (re-elected for a fourth five-year term) is CAF's Executive President. He is the legal representative and the highest authority in charge of the Institution's overall supervision and management, and oversees all matters that are not specifically entrusted to any other governing body. He is also a Visiting Professor in Practice at LSE.

Regional Economic Integration in Latin America

Monday 18 May   2015

Time: 2.30-4pm 
Venue: 32L.G.03, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields
Speaker: Enrique Garcia Rodriguez
Chair: Dr Stephen Woolcock  

This event aims to open up discussions about development and economic integration of countries in Latin America.

Enrique García Rodríguez (1991-2016) (re-elected for a fourth five-year term) is CAF's Executive President. He is the legal representative and the highest authority in charge of the Institution's overall supervision and management, and oversees all matters that are not specifically entrusted to any other governing body. He is also a Visiting Professor in Practice at LSE.

Stephen Woolcock is Associate Professor in the Department of International Relations at LSE.

Myanmar’s 2015 Elections: hopes, expectations, and certitude

Thursday 23 April 2015

Time: 12.30 - 14.00pm
Venue: Hong Kong Theater, Clement House
Speakers: Professor David I. Steinberg; Min Zin; Myat Thu;   Hein Myat Thu Htet

David I. Steinberg, Distinguished Professor of Asian Studies Emeritus, Georgetown University and visiting scholar, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University

Min Zin, regular contributor to The Foreign Policy’s Transition blog and PhD candidate, University of California, Berkeley. 

Myat Thu, Director and co-founder, Yangon School of Political Science

Hein Myat Thu Htet, Foundation doctor, New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton

Myanmar: politics, pragmatism, and foreign policy

Wednesday 22 April   2015

Time: 6.30 -8.00pm
Venue: Hong Kong Theater, Clement House
Speaker: Professor David I. Steinberg 

Although local and international attention are now naturally focused on the scheduled 2015 Myanmar elections, Professor Steinberg explores longer term past governance trends in Myanmar, their interplay with the country’s international relations, and factors influencing such relations in the post-election period.

David I. Steinberg, Distinguished Professor of Asian Studies Emeritus, Georgetown University and visiting scholar, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University

A view from the border: Everyday lives in Burma’s conflict zones in times of transition

LSE Arts Public Exhibition

Dates: Monday 13 April - Friday 8 May 2015
Time: 10am-8pm, Mon-Fri
Venue: Atrium Gallery, Old Building 

The photo exhibition portrays the everyday lives of people in Burma’s conflict-ridden Kachin State. Its particular focus rests on areas under control of ethnic rebel groups. While most international media attention is drawn to the sea changes in central Burma, these places of ongoing conflict are often ignored. This is not least due to difficulties of access to an area that is off-limits for international journalists and aid organisations. The exhibition, hence, offers rare insights into the present-day struggle of Burma's ethnic minorities, including displaced communities and insurgents. It also sheds light on rampant extractive border economies, which fuel protracted armed conflict and infringe on local livelihoods. By doing so it asks whether and how the country’s wider transition affects the everyday reality in the country’s borderlands. 

The photographs were taken by two local photojournalists and a doctoral candidate at the LSE. Hkun Li and Hkun Lat are two young brothers from Kachin State. The re-escalation of conflict between Burma's armed forces and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) in northern Burma has unsettled their youth. They use photography as a means to communicate their experiences of the vicious conflict. David Brenner got to know both of them while conducting field research on insurgency in the area.

This exhibition is generously supported by the International Relations Department at the LSE.

This exhibition is open to all, no ticket required. Visitors are welcome during weekdays (Monday - Friday) between 10am and 8pm. For further information email arts@lse.ac.uk or phone on 020 7107 5342. 

Brazilian Foreign Policy: A Q&A session with Minister Celso Amorim

Tuesday 24 February   2015

Time: 11am-12.30pm
Venue: CLM 4.02, Clement House
Speaker: Celso Amorim
Chair: Dr Alvaro Mendez

Described as one of the world’s best foreign ministers (Foreign Policy-2009), Brazilian Minister Celso Amorim is considered largely responsible for the country’s greater international projection under the presidency of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Having led some of Brazil’s most defining moments in the international stage, Minister Amorim shares some key moments of his acclaimed career followed by an exclusive Q&A session with participants.

Celso Amorim is Brazil’s former Minister of Foreign Relations (1993-1995 and 2003-2010) and Minister of Defense (2011-2015). In 2009, Minister Amorim was considered the world’s best foreign minister by Foreign Policy. Author of several books, he launches a new publication: Teerã, Ramalá e Doha: Memórias da Política Externa e Ativa” in March 2015.

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