Latin America

At this time, IGCC does not have a research agenda that is specific to Latin America, preferring to partner with the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies and the Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies, both housed at UC San Diego. IGCC work on trade and globalization and transboundary environmental issues, however, can be applied to problems facing Mexico, Central, and South America today.

IGCC has supported conferences on globalization and free trade and the economic and social challenges of a world in which traditional boundaries no longer exist. IGCC projects on climate change and the effects of pollution from one country on another have great relevance to any border community. In addition, IGCC had sought to promote research that emphasizes the politically explosive nature of migration and immigration, and the relatively thin nature of international institutions in this area.

Past Projects on Latin America

In 1997, IGCC and the UCSD Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies (CILAS) co-sponsored "Regional Integration in the Americas and the Pacific Rim." This project assessed the compatibility among NAFTA, APEC, and the envisioned Free Trade Area of the Americas, and in particular, whether these plans will create hostile trading blocs or promote globalization.

In 1998, IGCC Washington co-hosted the "Santiago Summit of the Americas: A First-hand Report"with the Institute for International Economics (IIE) and the North-South Center of the University of Miami. Prof. Richard Feinberg presented his first-hand impressions and analysis of the Summit to a prominent Washington, D.C. audience.

Selected Publications on Latin America

Number: Policy Paper 57
Title: Women, Work, Health, and the Quality of Life: A Summary of the Eleventh International Congress on Women's Health Issues
Author(s): Teri G. Lindgren, Afaf Meleis
Published by: IGCC
Pages: 27
Year of Publication: 2001
Related PolicyPack: PolicyPack 57

Number: Policy Paper 55
Title: U.S. Immigration Policy: Unilateral and Cooperative Responses to Undocumented Immigration
Author(s): Marc R. Rosenblum
Published by: IGCC
Pages: 28
Year of Publication: 2000

Number: Policy Paper 34
Title: The Management of International Migration: Short-Term Dislocations Versus Long-Term Benefits
Author(s): Jeannette Money
Published by: IGCC
Pages: 38
Year of Publication: 1998

Number: Policy Brief 10
Title: Integrating the Americas
Author: Richard Feinberg
Published by: IGCC
Pages: 4
Year of Publication: 1998

Title: Latin American Environmental Policy in International Perspective
Author(s): Gordon J. MacDonald, Marc Stern, Daniel Nielson, eds.
ISBN: 0-8133-2424-6 (paper)
Published by: Westview Press
Year of Publication: 1996

Title: Regional Orders: Building Security in a New World
Author(s): David Lake, Patrick Morgan, eds.
ISBN: 0-271-01703-1 (cloth)
Published by: Penn State Press
Year of Publication: 1997

Title: The Use of Force in Latin American Relations
Author(s): David R. Mares, Steven Bernstein
Published by: University of Pittsburgh Press
Year of Publication: 1998

Title: Summitry in the Americas: A Progress Report
Author(s): Richard E. Feinberg
ISBN: 0-881-32246-6
Published by: Institute for International Economics
Year of Publication: 1997

Title: Liberal Reforms and Community Responses in Mexico
Author(s): Alain De Janvry, Celine Dutilly, Carlos Munoz-Pina, Elisabeth Sadoulet
Published by: Oxford University Press
Year of Publication: 2000