‘Latin America’s Political Pendulum’ topic of Great Decisions lecture

Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Greg Weeks, professor and chair of the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, will discuss “Latin America’s Political Pendulum” as the third speaker in the 2017 Great Decisions lecture series. This free, public presentation is scheduled for 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb.15, at UNC Charlotte Center City.  

As a researcher, Weeks focuses on Latin American politics, U.S.-Latin American relations and Latino immigration. He has authored several books, including “U.S. and Latin American Relations, “Understanding Latin American Politics,” “Irresistible Forces: Explaining Latin American Migration to the United States and its Effects on the South” and “The Military and Politics in Postauthoritarian Chile.” He is editor of the academic journal The Latin Americanist and writes regularly on his blog “Two Weeks Notice: A Latin American Politics Blog.”

The Office of International Programs coordinates the annual Great Decisions lecture series for the Charlotte community each winter to discuss foreign policy issues selected as pressing by the Foreign Policy Association. The series is coordinated in collaboration with Charlotte Country Day School and the World Affairs Council of Charlotte.

More information, including online registration, is available on the web.

Cheryl Brown from the Department of Political Science and Public Administration will present “Conflict in the South China Sea” on Feb. 22 at Charlotte International House in Plaza Midwood as the next installment of the lecture series.