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Venezuela at a Crossroads:

An Academic Perspective

Shriram Center for Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering, Room 104

Stanford University

Saturday, March 4, 2017 | 9:00 am to 5:30 pm

Conference with five lectures and two panel discussions on the political, economic, and social aspects of the current Venezuelan crisis.

Venezuela was once Latin America's exemplar. Now it is in free fall.” Times, 2016

Conference

Gallery 2014 Pensando Venezuela Conference

Date

Saturday, March 4, 2017

Time

9:00 - 5:30pm

Venezuela at a Crossroads

Organized by Stanford's Venezuelan Student Association (VenSA), Venezuela at a Crossroads is a conference that hopes to serve as an academic response to Venezuela's current socio-economic and institutional crisis, unprecedented in its modern history. Using perspectives from various academic disciplines, this initiative aims to expand the debate on how best to address the country's deficiencies. Its main goal is to promote research in politics, economics, sociology, history, and law that may help our community better understand the underpinnings of the Venezuelan situation, which carry broad implications for Latin America at large. By doing this, the event also seeks to spread interest and awareness in the challenges that form part of the Venezuelan life experience.

Conference

Speakers

Speakers
Schedule

Schedule

 

9:00am – 9:30am: Welcoming Remarks from the Venezuelan Student Association (VenSA)

 

9:30am – 10:00am: Opening Lecture by Larry Diamond

 

10:00 – 11:00am: “The Failure of Chavismo and Recent Trends” by Margarita López Maya

 

11:00 – 12:00pm: “The Venezuelan Opposition Under Chavismo: An Anatomy” by Colette Capriles

 

12:00pm – 1:00pm: Lunch Break & Panel Discussion in Spanish with Prof. Capriles & Prof. López Maya

 

1:00pm – 2:00pm: “Venezuela: A Roadmap to Recovery” by Miguel Ángel Santos

 

2:00pm – 3:00pm: “Interrupted Presidencies in Latin America and the Venezuelan Case” by Javier Corrales

 

3:00pm – 3:30pm: Coffee Break

 

3:30pm – 4:30pm: “The Political Economy of Oil in Venezuela under Chavismo” by Francisco Monaldi

 

4:30pm – 5:30pm: Panel Discussion with Prof. Corrales, Prof. Monaldi, & Dr. Santos

About

About Us

VenSA at Stanford

The Venezuelan Student Association (VenSA) is comprised of Stanford undergraduate and graduate students hoping to share, celebrate, and preserve Venezuelan culture, as well as raise awareness about Venezuelan affairs, within the broader Stanford community. 

Let us know if you can make it.

The event is free and open to the public. Our lunch capacity has been capped.
Please RSVP to help us get a better head count. Our lunch capacity has been filled.
RSVP

Sponsors

Sponsors

Bechtel Billie

to Achilles Fund

Parking and Directions

Parking:

As a first parking option, we recommend using the Via Ortega Garage. This lot is two minutes away from the Shriram Center.

As a second parking option, we recommend using the new Roble Field Garage. This lot is six minutes away from the Shriram Center. For other options and more information, please visit: https://transportation.stanford.edu/parking

Parking

Parking Directions and Event Location

Free Parking:

As a first parking option, we recommend using the Via Ortega Garage. This lot is two minutes away from the Shriram Center.

As a second parking option, we recommend using the new Roble Field Garage. This lot is six minutes away from the Shriram Center. For other options and more information, please visit: https://transportation.stanford.edu/parking

Event Location:

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