Latin American Perspectives

Welcome to the LAP Virtual Exhibit

Latin American Perspectives publishes six issues per year featuring critical analysis of Latin American politics, economics, culture, and social movements.

Managing Editor: Ronald H. Chilcote

Recipient of the 2022 LASA Kalman Silvert Award for lifetime achievement and distinguished contribution to the study of Latin America

To watch the Silvert award session and Dr. Chilcote's lecture on YouTube, click here

To read Dr. Chilcote's essay The Challenges of Being a Latin Americanist in the LASA Forum, click here.

LAP celebrates 50 years of

fostering progressive theoretical and political debate
encouraging the work of emerging scholars
making scholarship from Latin America available in English

Rated the #1 journal in Latin American Studies by Google Scholar Metrics

For current calls for manuscripts, click here.

For recent issues, scroll down to pp. 1-2.

For recent books, scroll down to p. 3.

For all issues 1974-present, click here.

Book Presentations

May 25, 12:30-1 pm, Latin American Studies and the Cold War with author Ronald Chilcote

May 25, 2-2:30 pm, Latin American Social Movements and Progressive Governments with chapter author Federico Rossi

LAP Editors and Friends Meeting Thursday, May 25, 5:15-6:45 pm

Vivir bien/Buen vivir and Post-Neoliberal Development Paths in Latin America
Scope, Strategies, and the Realities of Implementation
Autores: LAP
Lengua: English
Edición: Vol. 48 No. 3, May 2021
Página Web del Libro: Cique aquí

Gender, Sexuality, Film, and Media in Latin America
Challenging Representatoin and Structures
Autores: LAP
Lengua: English
Edición: Vol. 48 No. 2, March 2021
Página Web del Libro: Cique aquí

Violence, Capital Accumulation, and Resistance in Contemporary Latin America
Autores: LAP
Lengua: English
Edición: Vol. 48 No. 1, Jan. 2021
Página Web del Libro: Cique aquí

The Multidimensional Impact of Neoliberalism in Mexico
Autores: LAP
Lengua: English
Edición: Vol. 47 No. 6, Nov. 2020
Página Web del Libro: Cique aquí

Social Movements in Latin America: The Progressive Governments and Beyond Part 2
Autores: LAP
Lengua: English
Edición: Vol. 47 No. 5, Sept. 2020
Página Web del Libro: Cique aquí

Social Movements in Latin America: The Progressive Governments and Beyond Part 1
Autores: LAP
Lengua: Englidh
Edición: Vol.47 No. 4, July 2020
Página Web del Libro: Cique aquí

Calles de la Resistencia: Pathways to Empowerment in Puerto Rico
Autores: LAP
Lengua: English
Edición: Vol. 47 No 3, May 2020
Página Web del Libro: Cique aquí

The Nature of the PT Governments: A Variety of Neoliberalism? Part 2
Autores: LAP
Lengua: English
Edición: Vol. 47 No. 2, March 2020

The Nature of tlhe PT Governments: A Variety of Neoliberalism? Part 1
Autores: LAP
Lengua: English
Edición: Vol. 47 No. 1, Jan. 2020
Página Web del Libro: Cique aquí