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Participation of several members of ÉRIGAL to a panel on Urban Citizenship and Urban Commons during the Symposium Chair UNESCO DCMÉT 2022

On October 26th, several members of ERIGAL participated in a panel organized by Charmain Levy (professor at UQO and member of ERIGAL), during the Symposium of the UNESCO International Chair in Democracy, Global Citizenship and Transformative Education

Success of the Conference 'Still the Era of Noepluralism'? Celebrating Philip Oxhorn's Legacy

On November 3rd and 4th, ÉRIGAL, in collaboration with the Canada Research Chair in Participation and Citizenship-s, co-hosted a celebration of the scholarly contributions of Philip Oxhorn, founding director of ISID, a leading political scientist and Latin Americanist.

Annabelle Dias Felix succesfully defends her doctoral thesis!

Former ERIGAL coordinator, Annabelle Dias Felix successfully defends her doctoral thesis entitled Police work in the streets, from Mexico to Rio de Janeiro

Success of the two February 2022 ERIGAL online conferences, with Kevin Parthenay and Maxine Molyneux!

February was a busy month of exciting lectures at ERIGAL, with Kevin Parthenay’s Crises en Amérique latine, les démocraties déracinées and Feminism s Fourth Wave, Feminism, Time and History, with Maxine Molyneux.

Success of the Workshop The Politics of Indigenous Participatory Rights: Latin America in Comparative Perspective

The online Workshop on the Politics of Indigenous Participatory Rights in Latin America in Comparative Perspective, a collaboration between ERIGAL, the Chair of Participation and Citizenship, the CPDS and the CRIDAQ was a success!

First hybrid ERIGAL seminar at UQAM: Social Movements in Subnational Authoritarian Enclaves by Trix Van Mierlo

ERIGAL was pleased to organize its first hybrid seminar at UQAM on social movements in authoritarian enclaves at the sub-national level, presented by Trix Van Mierlo.

ERIGAL was at LASA Congress 2021

Last week took place the annual Congress of LASA, the Latin American Studies Association, online from Vancouver. This year’s theme was the global crisis, inequalities and the centrality of life. Several of ERIGAL’s faculty members participated in this central scientific activity of the Latin American academic world.

To what extent is it possible to co-construct knowledge? Following-up on the last ERIGAL’s methodo debate

In the continuity of the ERIGAL’s last methodological workshop and to reflect on the idea of co-constructing knowledge, we invited Jenny Pearce (LSE, United Kingdom) to feed the group’s thoughts.

The Peruvian Political Crisis: discussion with Alberto Vergara Paniagua, Enrique Pilco and Anna Calderón

The Peruvian Political Crisis: discussion with Alberto Vergara Paniagua (Universidad del Pacifico, Lima), Enrique Pilco (UQAM) and Anna Calderón (Concordia, former ERIGAL member)

Romain Busnel, member of ÉRIGAL, successfully defends his doctoral thesis!

Romain Busnel, member of ÉRIGAL, successfully defends his doctoral thesis entitled : The Art of Seizing the State: the defense of coca crops in Peru and Bolivia

Why do research interviews? : Another successful ERIGAL method workshop!

As part of the series of ÉRIGAL methodo workshops, we discussed today a very provocative question submitted by Prof. Durazo-Herrmann during the last workshop: why do research interviews?

ERIGAL Workshop: Research and Methodological Approaches in Times of COVID-19. Challenges and Potential Alternatives.

On Thursday, 28 May, ERIGAL held a virtual methodological workshop entitled Methodological Research and Approaches in the Time of COVID-19: Challenges and Potential Alternatives for its members.

Double book launch at ÉRIGAL!

On February 21st, ÉRIGAL organized a double book launch at Bar A in Montreal.

ÉRIGAL and its guest, Olivier Dabène (Sciences Po Paris, OPALC), travelling to the Ottawa/Gatineau region on February 6th and 7th

ÉRIGAL was pleased to welcome Olivier Dabène, professor at Sciences Po Paris and director of the OPALC (Observatoire politique de l’Amérique latine et des Caraïbes), for a few months in the winter. Several events were organized, including some activities in the Ottawa/Gatineau region.

ÉRIGAL has just held its first International Conference : Resisting Chronic Violence in Latin America and the Caribbean - October 23rd to 25th - Concordia

The ÉRIGAL International Conference “Resisting Chronic Violence in Latin America and the Caribbean” was held from October 23rd to 25th at Concordia University. The conference brought together 25 guests, from the United States, Europe and from Latin America and the Caribbean. These academics, politicians and practitioners came together on this occasion to co-produce knowledge on forms of resistance and resilience to chronic violence in Latin America and the Caribbean.