Conference on Private Military Contractors in Latin America

The A.E. Havens Center for the Study of Social Structure and Social Change

The Privatization of Security and Human Rights in The Americas: Perspectives from the Global South


University of Wisconsin-Madison
Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St., Madison, Wisconsin
January 31-February 2, 2008

Listen to audio recordings here

Co-Sponsored by: Politics and Society, the NAVE fund, Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies (LACIS), Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE), Global Studies, the Global Legal Studies Center, Wisconsin International Law Society (WILS), the Wisconsin Human Rights Initiative, and Community Action on Latin America (CALA).

Papers


Madison Group Research Network on PMSCs Statement of Purpose


Red Investigativa Madison sobre EPMs Declaración de Objetivos


Amada Benavides (español)


Amada Benavides (English)


James Cockayne (English)


José Gómez del Prado


Dan Kenney


Anna Kucia


Mauricio Lazala


Diana Murcia (español)


Antoine Perret (español)


Gualdemar Jiménez (powerpoint)


Lee Mira (powerpoint)

 

Registration

The conference is free and open to the public. Registration is requested (though not required), which can be done by sending an email to pmc2008@havenscenter.org with your name and affiliation (optional) or call Kate McCoy at 608-262-1420.

Contents

  1. Background
  2. Guiding Questions
  3. Conference Format and Outcome
  4. Schedule
  5. Participant Bios