Virtual Seminar – World economy reconfiguration – impacts and challenges for Latin America an the Caribbean
International Seminar La reconfiguración de la economía mundial | 9–13 November 2026 Convened by: IIEc-UNAM · CLACSO · REDEM · SEPLA La reconfiguración de la economía para América Latina y el Caribe International Seminar · Virtual sessions 9–13 November 2026 10 panels · 46 presentations 59 speakers from 13 countries Mornings: 09:00–12:00 h (central Mexico time) / 12:00–15:00 h (Buenos Aires time) Afternoons: 13:00–16:00 h (central Mexico time) / 16:00–19:00 h (Buenos Aires time) Watch the live stream 5days 10panels 46presentations 59speakers 13countries The world economy is going through a rapid reconfiguration: inter-imperial rivalry, the fragmentation of global production chains, the financial offensive and the new wars of capital condemn Latin America and the Caribbean to renewed forms of dependence and dispossession. How can we understand this crisis and, above all, how can we confront it? With this purpose, the international seminar La reconfiguración de la economía mundial. Implicaciones para América Latina y el Caribe will bring together, over five virtual days, 46 presentations by 59 researchers from 13 countries of Latin America, the Caribbean and Europe. The program covers the major axes of the contemporary debate in critical political economy: the crisis of world capitalism and the need for…
Collective Decision Period 2025 SEPLA
Dear Comrade, We are writing to share with you that we have opened the Collective Decision-Making Process (PDC) 2025 of the Society for Political Economy and Critical Thought of Latin America and the Caribbean (SEPLA). We invite you to participate in the horizontal debate and collective decision-making process in this PDC 2025. Read the Call and the guidelines for the debate on the Characterization of Current Capitalism (Dimension 1), both attached. You can participate through the SEPLA21 Forum (a Virtual Campus-type platform), at this link: If you are already registered, log in with your email (login) and password. If you have never logged in, you must register and create an account. It's very simple; we'll help you register if it doesn't work for you. You can also interact and stay up-to-date with the debates via email. You can send your contributions and comments We look forward to your comments, active participation, and commitment to political economy and critical thinking in Our America. Fraternal greetings, Board of Directors – SEPLA
Colloquium “Bolivia: Current Situation, Validity of the Socialist Project, and Perspectives”
The Institute of Political Economy (IEP) of the Open University of Recoleta (UAR), Chile, in conjunction with the Society of Political Economy and Critical Thought of Latin America (SEPLA), will hold a long-duration seminar on the "Relevance of Marxist Political Economy".1 Its objective is to stimulate reflection and study around the core principles that underpin the Institute's activities. To achieve this, a series of colloquia and other activities will be conducted, encompassing a wide range of topics, all of which contribute to framing the current debate in the field of critical political economy, with the goal of constructing a programmatic project for social transformation. The first block and theme correspond to the international reality, the current relevance of the socialist project, and the prospects within the framework of global power dynamics. At this level, priority has been given to addressing the situation of at least three Latin American countries: Cuba and Venezuela (already covered), and Bolivia. Subsequently, the focus will shift towards the situations in China, Vietnam, Middle Eastern countries (Iran, Syria), Russia, and conclude with the Russia-Ukraine war and current geopolitics, and their consequences for the global socialist project. Other subsequent blocks and themes will address both general and…