DATA OF INTEREST

GUEST:
Ricardo López Göttig

HOST:
Juliana Rabelo


Synopsis:

How to avoid iron transitions? What is a velvet transition? How does Russia's invasion of Ukraine affect democratic forces in Cuba?


Bio:

Professor and doctor in History (Universidad de Belgrano and Karlova University, Prague). Doctor in Political Science. Professor of contemporary history and political history of Argentina (UB) and of the history of international relations (Master´s in International Relations, Universidad del Salvador).

His most recent books are “Origen, mitos e influencias del antisemitismo en el mundo” and “Milada Horáková, defensora de los derechos humanos y víctima de los totalitarismos” in 2019 and 2020, published by CADAL and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.

He has been visiting professor at Pavía University (Italy), Universidad ORT Uruguay and Torcuato Di Tella University and a columnist for Radio Jai and Radio Sefarad (Spain).
He was director of the Political Sciences Program of the Universidad de Belgrano (2007-2009) and Director of Museums and Heritage Preservation for the province of Buenos Aires (2015-2019).

VIDEO

Iron Transitions and Velvet Transitions

PODCAST