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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 Background Guiding Questions Conference Format and Outcome Schedule Participant Bios

The US President says he’s the decider. Congress and the Federal courts seem generally to agree. US military forces occupy Iraq and Afghanistan, among other countries. A national police state keeps watch on tens of millions of Americans.