CEDLA: Centre for Latin American Research and Documentation

Building Río Grande’s River Solidarity Route in Andalucía, Spain is a new USP (UvA Sustainability Platform)-funded project running from 2026 to 2027.

The project will work with communities, local organisations and researchers to exchange knowledge and experiences around the Río Grande. By bringing together different perspectives, it aims to support ongoing efforts to care for the river and strengthen connections with similar initiatives in other places.

The project team includes Rutgerd Boelens (CEDLA-UvA), Bibiana Angelica Duarte Abadia (CEDLA-UvA), Leontien Cremers, Patrick Meirmans, Arie Vonk and Maria Kaika.

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CEDLA - UvA Bachelor courses 2026-27
Politics, Protest and Power in Latin America

This course explores contemporary political dynamics and social mobilisation in Latin America, examining how historical legacies, economic structures and institutional arrangements continue to shape political life across the region. It considers major debates surrounding democracy, development, inequality and state–society relations, while analysing the factors that drive both political change and continuity.

Drawing on examples from different Latin American countries, the course examines processes such as democratisation, democratic backsliding, social movements, protest, populism and political participation. Through engagement with academic literature, current events and case studies, students develop a broader understanding of the challenges facing the region and the diverse ways in which citizens, governments and social actors respond to them.

Lecturer(s)
dr. N. Rodríguez Idarraga (Coordinator)

Is part of Minor Latin American Studies

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CEDLA tip

This LOVA Summer School on Animals & Gender will take place at CEDLA from 6–10 July. Deadline for applications: 1 May.

KNOW MORE: https://lovanetwork.org/lova-international-summer-school-2026-invitation/

Call for Papers – Symposium
Settling in the Self-Built City: South–South Migration and Urban Borderscapes

5–6 November 2026, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
The University of Amsterdam invites submissions for a two-day symposium linked to the project Contesting Urban Borderscapes in Latin America (www.cedla.nl/urban-project). The event will take place at the city-centre campus, with sessions at the Allard Pierson Museum.

The symposium focuses on the social dynamics of self-built neighbourhoods in Latin America receiving migrants from neighbouring countries, with case studies in Medellín and San José. We welcome contributions addressing South–South migration, community governance, social integration and exclusion, memory and narrative, and processes of bordering and symbolic boundaries.

Please submit an abstract (max. 250 words). Selected papers will be considered for a special issue, so we encourage original, unpublished work.

The symposium will be held in person. Meals are included, and two travel grants are available for scholars from low-income countries. The programme will close with a public keynote and exhibition.

DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION 1MAY 2026
Abstracts can be sent to Isabelle Mollinger, PhD candidate: [email protected]

Please address queries to the organizers:
Dr. Christien Klaufus, project PI, [email protected]
Isabelle Mollinger, PhD candidate: [email protected]

Call for Papers – Symposium
Settling in the Self-Built City: South–South Migration and Urban Borderscapes
5–6 November 2026, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

The University of Amsterdam invites submissions for a two-day symposium linked to the project Contesting Urban Borderscapes in Latin America (www.cedla.nl/urban-project). The event will take place at the city-centre campus, with sessions at the Allard Pierson Museum.

The symposium focuses on the social dynamics of self-built neighbourhoods in Latin America receiving migrants from neighbouring countries, with case studies in Medellín and San José. We welcome contributions addressing South–South migration, community governance, social integration and exclusion, memory and narrative, and processes of bordering and symbolic boundaries.

Please submit an abstract (max. 250 words). Selected papers will be considered for a special issue, so we encourage original, unpublished work.

The symposium will be held in person. Meals are included, and two travel grants are available for scholars from low-income countries. The programme will close with a public keynote and exhibition.

DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION 1MAY 2026

Abstracts can be sent to Isabelle Mollinger, PhD candidate: [email protected]

Please address queries to the organizers:
Dr. Christien Klaufus, project PI, [email protected]
Isabelle Mollinger, PhD candidate: [email protected]