Latin America is the most unequal region in the world. This acute inequality affects virtually all aspects of political, economic and social life, yet it has received very little attention from social scientists. This lecture examines why inequality has been so persistent, why it is so difficult to address and what its implications are for the quality and durability of democracy in Latin America. Democratization, it posits, may have proved easier and yet far less consequential than analysts once thought in the context of extreme inequalities.
During his last 40 years as anthropologist, Prof. Varese has followed, accompanied and witnessed the ethnopolitical struggle of the indigenous peoples of Latin America for their self-determination, autonomy and cultural sovereignty. He is now revisiting these years of political struggle and professional engagement in an attempt to reach some conclusions on the role of committed Latin American anthropology in the hemispheric indigenous movement for social, economic and cultural justice.
Stefano Varese is a professor in the Department of Native American Studies at UC Davis...
Charlie Kernaghan is Executive Director of the National Labor Committee, an independent human rights organization. He is prominent in the labor movement for drawing attention to and helping correct the overseas labor practices of U.S. corporations. The New York Times calls him “the labor movement’s mouse that roared.”
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Maria Echaveste, attorney and consultant in Washington D.C. MS. Echaveste served as Deputy Chief of Staff in the Clinton White House, from 1998 to 2000. Upon leaving government service, she formed her own consulting firm, the Nueva Vista Group, focusing on public policy, strategy and advocacy.
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Vinod Aggarwal is Professor in the Department of Political Science, Affiliated Professor of Business and Public Policy in the Haas School of Business, and Director of the Berkeley Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Study Center (BASC) at the University of California at Berkeley. Dr. Aggarwal has been a consultant to the Mexican Government, the U.S. Department of Commerce, OECD, the Group of Thirty, and the World Bank. Professor Aggarwal will present with Ralph H. Espach, a doctoral student in political science.
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David E. Bonior was elected to the 10th Congressional District of Michigan in 1976. From 1991-2002, Congressman Bonior was the Democratic Whip, the second in command in the House Democratic Leadership. In September of 2002, Congressman Bonior led the last congressional delegation to Iraq to assess the humanitarian situation and encourage both the Iraqi and the U.S. administrations to give the return of the weapons inspectors a chance.
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