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Center for Advanced Studies explores crises in Latin America - and their solutions

Published on 1. März 2019
Bielefeld University coordinates joint project  / Main phase begins

CALAS: Professor Dr. Joachim Michael, Professor Dr. Olaf Kaltmeier, Nadine Pollvog (v.l.). Foto: Universität Bielefeld

Latin America is confronted with crises – from political unrest in Venezuela, the deforestation of the Amazon, violence against women (“feminicide”), the extreme divide between rich and poor, to the threat of a wall between the USA and Mexico. How do Latin American societies cope with crises? To answer this question, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is funding the CALAS cooperative project with a total of 12 million euros in the six-year main phase starting in March. Bielefeld University coordinates the "Maria Sibylla Merian Center for Advanced Latin American Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences" (CALAS), headquartered at the University of Guadalajara, a strategic partner university of Bielefeld.
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