Bulletin of Latin American Research

Published on behalf of the Society for Latin American Studies

Edited by:
Jean Grugel, David Howard, Geoffrey Kantaris, Tony Kapcia

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The Bulletin of Latin American Research publishes original research of current interest on Latin America, the Caribbean, inter-American relations and the Latin American Diaspora from all academic disciplines within the social sciences, history and cultural studies.  In addition to research articles, the journal also includes a Debates section, which carries 'state-of-the-art' reviews of work on particular topics by leading scholars in the field.  The Bulletin also publishes a substantial section of book reviews, aiming to cover publications in English, Spanish and Portuguese, both recent works and classics of the past revisited.

TopNews and Announcements

Forthcoming - 2009 SPECIAL ISSUE on CUBA - Call for Submissions
The Bulletin of Latin American Research is pleased to announce that in 2009 it will be dedicating a complete special issue to Cuba, on the 50th anniversary of the Revolution. The editors therefore invite submissions from any specialist on any aspect of the Revolution since 1959, but especially welcome articles addressing the following issues:
 
• Reassessing the 1960s
• Reassessing the roots and origins of the Revolution
• Reassessing the 1953-8 rebel movement and insurrection
• The crisis of 1989-94 and its implications
• Culture and revolution (relationship between politics and artistic creation)
• The early ruling Party (ORI, PURS, PCC)
• Participation
• Economic strategy
• Emigration
• Internal migration
• Crime and justice

Those wishing to submit an article should firstly send a short abstract to Antoni Kapcia (a.kapcia@nottingham.ac.uk); if it is decided that the proposed article falls within the normal remit and pattern of Bulletin contributions, and within the specific remit of this special issue, potential contributors will then be asked to deliver the final manuscript by 30 June 2008. The submission will then be subject to the normal processes of peer review.

NEW in 2008 -The BLAR/SLAS Book Series
In 2008, the Bulletin of Latin American Research launched the BLAR/SLAS Book Series, in collaboration with the Society for Latin American Studies, edited by the academic team of the Bulletin.

This exciting new series will publish research monographs and edited collections that complement the wide scope of the Bulletin itself. We welcome outlines or high quality manuscripts, whether single authored, jointly authored or edited, and have a articular interest in publishing innovative, inter-disciplinary work.

We are delighted to announce the first title in the Book Series
Informal Empire in Latin America
Culture, Commerce and Capital
By Matthew Brown, March 2008

Click here for information on the book series and how to submit your proposal.

RECENTLY PUBLISHED - SPECIAL ISSUE
Researching Youth and Violence in Central America: Participatory Methodologies
October 07
Guest Editors: Gareth A. Jones and Dennis Rodgers

FREE ARTICLE
Tears, Trauma and Suicide: Everyday Violence among Street Youth in Puebla, Mexico
Gareth A Jones, Elsa Herrera, Sarah Thomas De Benitez

Harold Blakemore Prize 2008
The Society for Latin American Studies is inviting submissions to its annual essay competition for current or recent (graduated in the year preceding the submission date) postgraduate students of British universities. The winning essay writer will receive a cash prize (of approximately £400). The winning essay may also be considered by the Editors for publication in the Bulletin of Latin American Research.

The subject of the essay should fall within the field of Latin American studies and the work should not have been published elsewhere. Essays submitted in previous years should not be resubmitted, and former winners of the prize may not apply.

For further information about the prize, how to submit your entry and details of previous winning essays click here

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The Latin Americanist
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Latin American Politics and Society
Published on behalf of the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Miami

Latin American Politics and Society presents the highest-quality original social science scholarship on Latin America. The Editorial Board, is dedicated to challenging prevailing orthodoxies and promoting innovative theoretical and methodological perspectives on the states, societies, economies, and international relations of the Americas in a globalizing world. Further information here.

TopHighlights

Change or Continuity? The Chilean Elections of 2005/2006
Alan Angell, Cristóbal Reig

Venezuela, April 2002: Coup or Popular Rebellion? The Myth of a United Venezuela
Barry Cannon

Explaining the Politics of Recognition in Oaxaca: Ethnic Diversity and Indigenous Peoples' Rights
A. Anaya Muñoz

Images of Latin American Mestizaje and the Politics of Comparison
Peter Wade

Global Crisis and Latin America
William I. Robinson

Special Section: Mexican Cinema
Volume 25, Issue 4
Coordinating Editor: John King