Unpacking Latin America

Institute of Latin American Studies at Columbia University

Unpacking Latin America is a monthly podcast hosted by Prof. Vicky Murillo on the exciting research produced by Columbia scholars about Latin American history, culture and politics, which helps our understanding of the contemporary challenges of the region. It is produced in English and selectively in Spanish.

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Unpacking Latin America

Episodes (17)

May 24, 2022 Political Scientist Sarah Daly on the legacies of Latin American Civil Wars
Apr 5, 2022 Lawyer and Philosopher Silvio Almeida on Structural Racism in Brazil and in the U.S.
Mar 8, 2022 Historian Caterina Pizzigoni on the Story of the Conquest for the Indigenous People of Latin America

Unpacking Latin America

May 24, 2022
26 minutes
35 MB

Political Scientist Sarah Daly discusses the legacies of Latin American civil wars tracing them to the current levels of high criminality and voters’ preference for security even at the expenses of civil liberties. She discusses the impact of violence in Colombia, including this year presidential election, and the power concentration by President Bukele in El Salvador as examples of these processes.

Unpacking Latin America

Political Scientist Sarah Daly on the legacies of Latin American Civil Wars

Institute of Latin American Studies at Columbia University

00:00 -25:40