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  Monday, May 12, 2008

Already available in English the new issue of CADAL's Research Report "Local Level Journalism and Democracy Indicators in Latin America " by Fernando Ruiz.

  
Events
:: April 18, 2008
Global crisis and business environment in Latin America
The first "Latin American Forum" was organized by CADAL in Buenos Aires, with a presentation by journalist Raúl Ferro on "Global crisis and business environment in Latin America".


:: March 18, 2008
Fifth Anniversary of Cuban Black Spring remembered in Buenos Aires
CADAL and the Argentine Office of Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, organized at the headquarters of the Czech Embassy in Buenos Aires, the show of the Documental "Prague Summit for Democracy in Cuba". The documental includes the testimonies of former presidents Vaclav Havel, Czech Republic; Patricio Aylwin, Chile; Luis Alberto Lacalle, Uruguay; and Luis Monje, Costa Rica; and of writers Carlos Alberto Montaner, Marcos Aguinis, and Fernando Ruiz, among others. Marcos Aguinis, writer and member of the International Committee for Democracy in Cuba, at the closure of the event, remembered the fifth anniversary of the Cuban Black Spring.


:: March 6, 2008
Alternative futures in Cuba
On Thursday, March 6, CADAL organized in its office in Buenos Aires, a video-conference with Professor Juan J. López on "Alternative Futures of Cuba". A reduced group of diplomats and journalists took part in the event. López is consultant in Transitions at Centro de Estudios para una Opción Nacional at Cuban Democratic Directorate. He has a Ph. D. in Political Science from University of Chicago. Among his academic publications are Democracy Delayed: The Case of Castro’s Cuba (Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002).


:: February 28, 2008
Journalism and Democracy Indicators
On Wednesday, February 27, the presentation of the 8 edition of the research report El miércoles 27 de febrero se realizó la presentación de la edición número 8 del informe "Local Level Journalims and Democracy Indicators in Latin America", took place in charge of its author, professor Fernando J. Ruiz.


:: February 13, 2008
The Latin American Challenge - Social Cohesion and Democracy
On Wednesday, Februaru 13, sociologist Bernardo Sorj made a presentation at CADAL's office on the subject of his last book "The Latin American Challenge - Social Cohesion and Democracy".


:: December 14, 2007
García Hamilton, Iglesias and Aguinis comment on CADAL's research report
CADAL presented the 2007 edition of the research report "Democracy, Markets and Transparency" in charge of its authors, Gabriel Salvia and Hernán Alberro, with the comments by the writers José Ignacio García Hamilton, Fernando Iglesias and Marcos Aguinis.


:: November 28, 2007
Democracy, Markets and Transparency in Mercosur
Organized by CADAL and Friedrich Naumann Foundation, the International Seminar "Democracy, Markets and Transparency in Mercosur" took place in Montevideo on November 28. The event was sponsored by El País newspaper, Centro de Estudios Jean François Revel and Cámara Nacional de Comercio y Servicios del Uruguay. Among the speakers were former President of Uruguay, Luis Alberto Lacalle; former Vice-President of Uruguay, Luis Hierro; and President of the Parliament of Mercosur, Roberto Conde; and former President of the Central Bank of Uruguay, Julio de Brun. The opening of the seminar was in charge of Rüdiger Graichen, Officer of Friedrich Naumann Foundation and Gabriel C. Salvia, Chairman of CADAL, presented the research report "Democracy, Markets and Transparency 2007".


:: November 21, 2007
Kirchner's economy
CADAL organized a Private Meeting where Tristán Rodríguez Loredo analyzed "Economic Keys: a balance and the next scenario for the Kirchners". Tristán Rodríguez Loredo is an economist and journalist, columnist of Perfil newspaper.


:: November 15, 2007
Presentation of the Report “Democracia en las Américas”
The presentation of editions 8 and 9 of the Report “Democracia en las Américas” took place at CADAL. "Democracia en las Americas" deals with the electoral processes of Argentina and Guatemala, in charge of Noel Alonso Murray, Associated Researcher of CADAL and coordinator of the report.


:: October 31, 2007
Analysis on the Argentine elections
Journalist Fernando Laborda gave, at CADAL's office, an analysis on Argentine presidential elections, that took place on Sunday, October 28, 2007.


:: October 11, 2007
The Research Report Press Freedom and Economic Development in Latin America 2007 presented in Montevideo
The Research Report Press Freedom and Economic Development in Latin America 2007 was presented at Universidad ORT in Montevideo. The launch was in charge of its author and Programs Director of CADAL, Hernán Alberro.


:: October 4, 2007
Disencounters of Freedom in Latin America
With the title "Argentina and Latin America: Have classical liberal policies failed? Classical liberals as managers of the continuity of populism" the seminar "Disencounters of Freedom in Latin America" came to an end. The closing panel was formed by Dr. Rüdiger Graichen, Representative in Argentina of Fundación Naumann; Andrés Cisneros, international analyst; Ricardo López Murphy, President candidate (Recrear); Teodoro Ribera Neumann, dean of Universidad Autónoma de Chile; and Rodolfo Terragno, National Senator (UCR).


:: September 7, 2007
Doing business with the base of the Pyramid
CADAL organized at Cámara Argentina de Comercio, the seminar "Doing Business with the Base of the Pyramid" which was in charge of the Content Development Director of Business News Americas, Raúl Ferro.


:: September 7, 2007
Economic Information: Media, Politics and Enterprises
On Friday, September 7, the Seminar "Economic Information: Media, Politics and Enterprises" finished. It was organized by CADAL with Instituto de Comunicación Social, Periodismo y Publicidad (ICOS) at Universidad Católica Argentina, in its headquarters at Puerto Madero.


:: August 27, 2007
Presentation of the book ''Lula, la izquierda al diván'' in Santiago de Chile
CADAL and the School of Government at Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, organized at the latter's headquarter in Peñalolen, the book presentation of "Lula, la izquierda al diván" (Lula, the left to the divan), with the presence of the author, journalist Ceferino Reato.


:: August 24, 2007
Cases of Human Rights Violations in China
Dr. David Matas gave, at CADAL's office in Buenos Aires, a presentation on "Cases of Human Rights Violations in China".


:: August 17, 2007
Journalism and Democracy in Latin America
In Montevideo, CADAL organized the International Seminar: "Journalism and Democracy in Latin America", which closure was in charge of the speakers Manuel Vázquez Portal, Danilo Arbilla and Carlos Lauría. The moderator for this last panel was the journalist Nelson Fernández.


:: August 16, 2007
Manuel Vázquez Portal at Universidad Austral
Cuban journalist and poet Manuel Vázquez Portal presented his book "Escrito Sin Permiso" (Written without permission) at Communications College of Universidad Austral in Buenos Aires.


:: July 27, 2007
Uruguay: Electoral horizon 2009
Journalist Nelson Fernández gave a lecture on "Electoral Horizon 2009 in Uruguay"


:: June 15, 2007
Challenges of the progressive left in Latin America
CADAL and Cámara Nacional de Comercio y Servicios del Uruguay organized at the latters headquarter in Montevideo, a breakfast on the "Challenges of the progressive left in Latin Ameria", where the speakers were the Chilean political analyst Patricio Navia and the Argentine writer Fernando Iglesias.


 


 

Highlights

Monthly Report
Monthly Report - April 2008

Articles
New World
By Raúl Ferro

Research Reports
Year III Number 8 - Second Semester 2007
Latin American Tendencies
By Carlos Sabino

Number 8 - Second Semester 2007
Local Level Journalism and Democracy Indicators in Latin America
By Fernando Javier Ruiz

Documents
Year V Number 77 - September 18, 2007
Alternative futures in Cuba
By Juan J. López

Year IV Number 76 - July 18th, 2007
Rogue States: A Timely Concept and Its Application to Latin America
By Pablo Brum

Year IV Number 50 - March 10th, 2006
Unusual Alliance: Cuban-Argentine Relations in Geneva, 1976-1983
By Kezia McKeague

Year III Number 39 - September 15th, 2005
Chile: the governance perspective
By Jorge Marshall Rivera

Year III Number 26 - March 1, 2005
Corruption: concepts, types, causes and consequences
By Boris Begovic

Year II Number 16 / May 21st., 2004
The Political Origins of the Argentine Crisis
By Mauricio Rojas


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Already available in English the new issue of CADAL's Research Report "Local Level Journalism and Democracy Indicators in Latin America " by Fernando Ruiz.