SIPA to host academic discussion about Venezuela’s political future

Recent events that have ignited global interest in the future of Venezuela’s political landscape will be the topic of discussion during a March 27 event hosted by FIU’s School of International and Public Affairs.

The issue of current President Hugo Chavez’s recurring health problems coupled with the recent primaries that propelled opposition Governor Henrique Capriles into the race for the presidency will lead off the academic discussion.

Featured presenters include Rogelio Perez Perdomo, the 2012 Miami Consortium for Latin American and Caribbean Studies visiting professor, and Roberto Briceno-Leon, senior scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington D.C. Eduardo Gamarra, FIU professor of politics and international relations, will serve as commentator and Manuel A. Gomez, associate professor of law and coordinator of international legal projects in FIU’s College of Law, will be the moderator.

The discussion begins at 6 p.m. in the Ruth K. and Shepard Broad Auditorium in the SIPA Building. The event is free and open to the public. The FIU College of Law and Latin American and Caribbean Center are co-sponsors. More information is available by calling 305-348-2894.