Iberian Study Group
Co-Chaired by Michael Baum, Sofía Pérez, & Sebastián Royo


Upcoming Events

There are no scheduled upcoming events

Past Events
Friday, May 2, 2008
Photo of Jorge Pedreira
"Entrenched Interests and Established Ideas vs. Mandates for Change: The Politics and Challenges of Education Reform in Portugal Today"
Jorge Pedreira, Adjunct Secretary of State for Education, Ministry of Education, Portugal; Professor of Social and Economic History, New University of Lisbon

4:15 PM - 6:00 PM
Lower Level Conference Room
Iberian Study Group co-sponsored by Crisis and Reform in Higher Education Study Group in collaboration with the Boston Portuguese Festival
Contact: Michael Baum, mbaum@umassd.edu

Friday, April 25, 2008
Photo of Mariano Torcal
"Political Attitudes in Southern Europe: Is There a Regional Cultural Pattern"
Mariano Torcal, Professor of Political Science, Pompeu Fabra University

4:15 PM - 6:00 PM
Cabot Room
Iberian Study Group
Contact: Professor Sofia Perez, sperez@bu.edu

April 4, 2008
Photo of Professor Martin Rhodes
"Varieties of Capitalism in Southern Europe: Spain and Italy in Comparative Perspective"
Professor Martin Rhodes, Graduate School of International Studies, University of Denver

4:15 PM - 6:00 PM
Cabot Room
Iberian Study Group
Contact: Professor Sebastian Royo, sroyo@suffolk.edu

Discussant: Peter Hall, Krupp Foundation Professor of European Studies, Harvard University

Paper (PDF format) available here
March 25, 2008:
The Lisbon Treaty: What Future for Europe?
Dr. Emil Kirchner Essex University
1:00 pm
Room: Sawyer 427
(8 Ashburton Place, Boston, MA)

Light Lunch will be served.
March 19, 2008:
Roundtable on the Spanish Elections
4:15-6:00pm
Lower Level Conference Room, Busch Hall

Participants:
  • OSCAR MARTINEZ, Universidad Complutense Madrid
  • SOFIA A. PEREZ, Boston University
  • CARLOS ROBLES, Consul General of Spain in Boston
  • SEBASTAIN ROYO, Suffolk University


February 22, 2008:
Reconciliation after Democratization: Coping with the Past in Spain
Omar Encarnacion, Associate Professor of Politics, Bard College
4:15-6:00pm
Cabot Room, Busch Hall

Click here for paper » (PDF)
April 20, 2007:
"Contrasting Portuguese and Spanish Democracy: Enduring Legacies of 1970s Transition Scenarios"
Robert Fishman, University of Notre Dame
4:15 - 6:00PM
Cabot Room, Busch Hall
April 25, 2007:
Title to be Announced
Nuno Severiano Teixeira, Minister of Defense, Portugal
4:15 - 6:00PM
Cabot Room, Busch Hall
February 16, 2007:
4:15 - 6:00PM

"Regional Political Elites in Democratic Spain (1980-2006)"
Xavier Coller
Prince of Asturias Chair
BMW Center for German and European Studies
Georgetown University

Cabot Room, Busch Hall
November 8, 2006: