EU–Latin America Academic Synergies
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Your Front Row to Expert Dialogue
Welcome to EULAS Live, our interactive event and webinar series that puts you in direct conversation with leading voices on EU–Latin America relations. Through real-time dialogue, expert panels, and audience Q&A, these sessions create a space to explore pressing issues, exchange perspectives, and connect with specialists shaping the future of transatlantic cooperation.
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Join us for our final EULAS Network webinar of 2025 on shifting dynamics in Latin American International Relations. Editors Prof. Peter Birle and Prof. Claudia Zilla present their volume 'Trends in Latin American Politics', examining how China’s rise, U.S. transformations, and global realignments shape the region. With expert commentary from Prof. Federico Merke, this session offers sharp insights into Latin America’s evolving role in a changing world order.
Next Event: 26.01.26 Register Now
Join us for a presentation on Latin American International Law in the Twenty-First Century, a timely new volume examining how Latin American international law is evolving amid shifting geopolitical dynamics, new regional institutions, and the expanding role of rights-based claims. Editors Alejandro Chehtman, Alexandra Huneeus, and Sergio Puig will present the book’s main contributions, joined by Cecilia M. Bailliet as discussant, offering a critical perspective within broader debates on global legal pluralism, regionalism, and the defense of international norms. Moderated by Joaquin Caprarulo.
Trends in Latin American International Relations: Shifting Alliances in the New World (Dis)Order
Recording: Tuesday 10th March, 2026 in Spanish:
In this webinar, editors Peter Birle and Claudia Zilla present their book Trends in Latin American Relations: Shifting Alliances in the New World (Dis)order, examining how shifts in the global balance of power—particularly involving China and the United States—are reshaping alliances and redefining Latin America’s role in a changing international order. The discussion also features expert commentary from Federico Merke and is moderated by Andrea Bianculli.
Check the full YouTube description for links to additional resources.
Bringing War Back In: Victory, Defeat, and the State in Nineteenth Century Latin America
Recording: Tuesday 21st February, 2026 in English.
This EULAS webinar features Luis L. Schenoni (UCL) presenting Bringing War Back In, which argues that victory and defeat in nineteenth-century wars shaped divergent state trajectories in Latin America.
Discussant Matthias vom Hau (IBEI) situates the book’s insights on legitimacy, state capacity, and development, recently recognized with major international prizes.
Trends in Latin American International Relations: Shifting Alliances in the New World (Dis)Order
Recording: Tuesday 10th March, 2026 in Spanish:
In this webinar, editors Peter Birle and Claudia Zilla present their book Trends in Latin American Relations: Shifting Alliances in the New World (Dis)order, examining how shifts in the global balance of power—particularly involving China and the United States—are reshaping alliances and redefining Latin America’s role in a changing international order. The discussion also features expert commentary from Federico Merke and is moderated by Andrea Bianculli. Check the full YouTube description for links to additional resources.
Latin American International Law in the Twenty-First Century
Recording: Monday 26th January, 2026 in English.
Alejandro Chehtman (Universidad Torcuato Di Tella), Alexandra Huneeus (University of Wisconsin–Madison), and Sergio Puig (European University Institute) present and discuss their edited volume Latin American International Law in the Twenty-First Century, examining how Latin American states engage with - and help shape - the international legal order amid contemporary global challenges.
We were also pleased to welcome Cecilia M. Bailliet (University of Oslo) as discussant, who offered insightful commentary situating the volume within broader debates on legal pluralism, regionalism, and the defense of international norms, with the discussion moderated by Joaquin Caprarulo (KU Leuven GGS and the LAC-EU Doctoral Network).
Latin American International Law in the Twenty-First Century
Recording: Monday 26th January, 2026 in English.
Alejandro Chehtman (Universidad Torcuato Di Tella), Alexandra Huneeus (University of Wisconsin–Madison), and Sergio Puig (European University Institute) present and discuss their edited volume Latin American International Law in the Twenty-First Century, examining how Latin American states engage with - and help shape - the international legal order amid contemporary global challenges.
We were also pleased to welcome Cecilia M. Bailliet (University of Oslo) as discussant, who offered insightful commentary situating the volume within broader debates on legal pluralism, regionalism, and the defense of international norms, with the discussion moderated by Joaquin Caprarulo (KU Leuven GGS and the LAC-EU Doctoral Network).
The Palgrave Macmillan Handbook of EU–Latin American Relations
Recording Thursday 15th January, 2026 in Spanish.
EULAS Network hosted a webinar on The Palgrave Macmillan Handbook of EU–Latin American Relations (Palgrave Macmillan, 2025), edited by José Antonio Sanahuja and Roberto Domínguez. The event explored the shared history and evolving ties between Europe and Latin America, from political and economic cooperation to human rights, technology, sustainability, and climate action. Lorena Ruano Gómez joined as discussant, highlighting the book’s key contributions.
Relaciones Internacionales y Feminismos: Voces Latinoamericanas
Recording: Tuesday 25th November, 2025 in Spanish.
In this session, we explored the book Relaciones Internacionales y Feminismos, edited by Melisa Deciancio and Jorgelina Loza, with expert comments from discussant Lorena Oyarzún Serrano.
The speakers discussed feminist and Latin American contributions to International Relations and contemporary global debates.
Register Now: Relaciones Internacionales y Feminismos
Join us for a session exploring how feminist and postcolonial perspectives are reshaping International Relations, with a special focus on Latin America. Melisa Deciancio, co-Editor of a groundbreaking new volume will share fresh insights on IR, security, law, and foreign policy from Latin American feminist scholarship. Our discussant, Lorena Oyarzún Serrano, brings deep regional expertise and her analytical lens that promises a thought-provoking conversation.
Join us for a concise, powerful session with leading voices in the field. Register Now!
Liquid Regionalism in the Americas – An Analysis of Contemporary Regional Developments
Recording: Tuesday 4th November, 2025 in English.
Bruno Theodoro Luciano (UNU-CRIS / São Paulo State University – UNESP, Brazil) discusses the concept of Liquid Regionalism and how it captures the fluid, flexible, and shifting nature of regional initiatives in the Americas.
We were also delighted to welcome Andrea Ribeiro Hoffmann (Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro – PUC-Rio, Brazil), who provided expert commentary and thoughtful reflections on this innovative framework for understanding Latin American and comparative regionalism.
The Political Economy of Industry Organizations and Mercosur's North-South Trade Negotiations
Recording: Tuesday 28th October, 2025 in Spanish:
In this session, Nicolás Pose-Ferraro examines how the political economy dynamics of Brazil and Argentina have shaped the positions of Mercosur’s two largest economies in their trade negotiations with the European Union. The discussion focuses on how industrial sector preferences — particularly those of the distributive “losers” of the agreement — have influenced governmental stances toward a trade partnership with Europe over two decades of negotiations. More on the book here.
We were also delighted to welcome María Victoria Álvarez (National University of Rosario), who provided expert commentary and critical reflections on Prof. Pose-Ferraro’s research.
Rethinking EU–LAC Relations Ahead of the CELAC–EU Summit 2025 | EULAS Network @ Casa Amèrica Catalunya
On September 16, 2025, a live roundtable was held at Casa Amèrica Catalunya, Barcelona, exploring the current state and future of EU–Latin America relations. Experts discussed key political, social, and economic challenges ahead of the EU–CELAC Summit 2025, offering insights into opportunities for deeper cooperation.
The event was organized by Casa Amèrica Catalunya in collaboration with EULAS Network, the LAC–EU Doctoral Network, IBEI, and the University of Barcelona. Watch the recorded live stream now on our Youtube channel.