What’s happening to democracy in Latin America? on
Wednesday 16 June 2021, at 16:00-17:30 CEST.
Accusations of creeping authoritarianism are levelled against charismatic leaders in Mexico, Brazil and El Salvador. Colombia is rocked by its worst street protests in years. Extraordinary political polarization and age-old social and ethnic divides overshadow Peru’s presidential election. Independent candidates win support in Chile’s constitutional assembly in a blow to traditional political parties. And all this happens while the region reels from one of the world’s worst outbreaks of COVID-19 and the most severe economic downturn in a century.
Why does a region that many thought had made great strides towards robust democratic governance and prosperity suddenly appear mired in political uncertainty?
The final panelist is
Tadd Johnson Senior Director of American Indian Tribal Nations Relations. University of Minnesota - and he joined us this morning to talk a little about the idea of democracy when much of federal policy has been created to deal with the inconvenience of Indian tribes.
Today s Journey to Wellness in Indian Country is made possible by the University of Minnesota Medical School-Duluth Campus, serving the needs of rural Minnesota and Native American communities and an emerging center of rural, American Indian and indigenous health research.
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