Tenth Annual Conference
July 12-13, 2024
Conference Hosted by Georgetown University, Washington D.C.
Program Co-Chairs: Silvia Otero-Bahamon (Universidad del Rosario) and Brian Palmer-Rubin (University of Southern California)
Local Faculty Organizers: Diana Kapiszewski, Matthew Carnes, and Grecia Prieto Colón
To register for the 10th annual REPAL Conference at Washington, D.C. please visit: https://repal.lasaweb.org/
Dissertation Workshop
The REPAL 2024 pre-conference Dissertation Workshop will be held in Washington D.C. on July 11, 2024. Please find the proposal submission form linked here. Proposals are due by February 15, 2024.
Call for Papers
The program committee welcomes proposals that tackle important puzzles and problems, both theoretical and practical, in the political economy of Latin America. Paper proposals (no more than 500 words) should be grounded in solid empirical field research employing whatever methods are appropriate to the research questions. Original data collection efforts on issues related to the current political-economy of the region are also encouraged. Proposals, papers, and presentations can be in English, Spanish, or Portuguese. The proposals should clearly explain the nature of the fieldwork undertaken to complete the research, and the original empirical data contained in the paper. Proposal abstracts that focus on political economy topics, and that clearly describe the fieldwork upon which the paper builds, will stand the highest chances of acceptance.
Please find the paper proposal form here. The submission deadline for paper proposals is November 15, 2023. Questions regarding the proposal process can be sent to repalconference@gmail.com. Notification of acceptance will come by the end of January.
Scholars based in Latin America and graduate students are strongly encouraged to apply. To promote graduate student involvement, a Graduate Student Best Paper Award will be granted. Please note that graduate students should apply after they have completed most of their dissertation field research and have results to present. Graduate students applying for the conference are required to have their advisors fill out this google form testifying to the fact that they have completed their fieldwork and have a polished paper to present.
Proposals for book sessions
Repal seeks to feature new, first books. We seek to feature books that are somewhere between a formal contract and shortly after publication. Unfortunately, we cannot consider edited volumes, books under advance contract, or books that are not the author’s first. Books should reflect significant fieldwork and original data collection in the region. To propose a book session, please send a one-page description of the book to repalconference@gmail.com and attach a copy of the full manuscript. Feel free to propose names for possible discussants.
Discussant and chair participation
Repal encourages researchers to attend the Repal conference even if they are not presenting a paper. If funding is contingent on a role in the conference program, please send an email volunteering to serve as chair or discussant on a book panel.
Conference format: 30-minute individual sessions (12-minute presentations with 15 minutes of discussion) in three parallel tracks. Papers should be submitted two weeks before the conference at the latest and will be posted in a website accessible only to conference participants. Participants are expected to read the papers in advance to enrich the discussion at the conference. Whereas the conference format provides for intense and fruitful exchange among participants, it also constrains the available number of slots for paper-givers. The selection process is therefore extremely competitive; however, we encourage the attendance and participation of non-presenters as well as presenters. Given this conference format, late cancellations – if unexplained — or failure to submit one’s paper prior to previous conferences will diminish chances of acceptance for future conferences.