The 33rd Havana International Book Fair (FILH) opened its doors in February 2025. In this inspiring setting, the Center for Advanced Latin American Studies (CALAS), its CALAS professorship in Havana, and the Extractivism.de project network at the University of Kassel presented a selection of their latest publications. CALAS and Extractivism.de …
Unsere Welt ist im Krisenmodus. Steigende Kriegsgefahr, Inflation, Umweltkatastrophen, Klimawandel, der Aufstieg der extremen Rechten sowie Flucht- und Migrationsbewegungen lassen daran wenig Zweifel. Krisen stellen Bestehendes in Frage. Sie lassen Konflikte eskalieren, können aber auch neue Lösungsstrategien hervorbringen. Das Maria Sibylla Merian Centre for Advanced Latin American Studies (CALAS) beschäftigt …
On May 25 and 26, the workshop on ” Elites and Class – Interrogating the Rich and Powerful in Latin America and Beyond,” organized by the Centro de Estudios Latinomamericanos (CELA) of the University of Kassel, took place. 12 international young scholars came to the University of Kassel to talk …
With the onset of the pandemic, poverty and inequality have also grown drastically in Latin America. The UN commission CEPAL predicts a social development regression of almost three decades. But not only misery has increased. At the same time, the number of the richest and super-rich has also increased significantly …
Between August and December 2021, more than ninety students with diverse backgrounds attended the graduate course “Sustainability and Social Justice. Perspectives for Change” which focuses on exploring concepts and methods for addressing climate change and reducing social inequalities in Latin America. Scientific leadership was provided by the professors Dr. Hans-Jürgen …
Natural Resources and Extractivism: Latin America in Global Perspective More than 100 countries worldwide are dependent on the extraction and export of natural resources. This resource extractivism has deepened globally over the past two decades – in some cases with dramatic social and ecological consequences. Political and economic debates have …