Links and tensions between social movements and political parties
Venue
G.01 50 George SquareDescription
Join us for an exploration of the links and conflicts between social movements and party politics in Chile. Juan Pablo Orrego examines into the social ties of the Chilean Frente Amplio and its significance within the broader Latin American context. Carla Quiroz explores Chilean feminism in the context of political detachment, emphasizing the contributions of autonomous and non-partisan feminist organisations.
Speakers:
Carla Quiroz (Sociology). "Chilean feminism and political detachment: Anti-establishment and non-partisan feminist organisations"
Juan Pablo Miranda Orrego (Politics) "Marchar y militar: The social linkages of the Chilean Frente Amplio in the Latin American context"
An initiative of the Centre for Contemporary Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CCLAS)
These events are organised by an interdisciplinary committee of colleagues in Geography, History, Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies, and Sociology as an initiative of the Centre for Contemporary Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the University of Edinburgh (CCLAS).
Organising committee:
- Carla Quiroz (Sociology)
- Gustavo Herrera Taboada (Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies)
- Dr. Julie Gibbings (History)
- Prof. Julie Cupples (Geography)
- Dr. Charlotte Gleghorn (Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies)
- Dr. Tod Van Gunten (Sociology)
- Dr. María Angélica Thumala Olave (Sociology)