Programme

Organizer and sponsor of the panel: Regional Coordinator of Economic and Social Research (CRIES)

The international system is in a transitional phase of its geo-economic and geopolitical order: crisis of globalization, global governance and multilateralism; reconfiguration and diffusion of world power and emergence of new actors, strategies and narratives that structure a new international order fraught with risks and uncertainties, along with important transformations in the regional political map and in the efforts of coordination and convergence of the countries of the region. In this context, Latin America and the Caribbean face the impact of a complex global and regional scenario that demands adaptive and transformative responses from their governments.

Chair: Dr. Andres Serbin (Regional Coordinator of Economic and Social Research (CRIES)   Proposal

Eurasia is gaining increasingly attention in Latin America and the Caribbean due to the increasing strategic, political and economic ties. In a multipolar world, global powers such as Russia and China, next to regional powers such as Turkey and Iran, are developing smart strategies towards LAC. This panel would try to present a broader discussion about the nature and substance of the interregional relations, presenting both examples of bilateral and multilateral interactions between Eurasian regional powers, and the Latin American regional space and comparative perspectives to understand the role of both region in world affairs.

Chair: Ariel Gonzalez Levaggi, Universidad Católica Argentina   Proposal

Over the past two decades, the model of neoliberal globalization has clearly demonstrated its inconsistency, experiencing a permanent crisis. This is particularly reflected in the countries of the capitalist periphery. Their integration into the world economy is accompanied by the growth of social stratification, the impoverishment of the majority of the population, the formation of a disintegrated industry - mainly the first and second redistribution - and monocultural agriculture. There is exactly what the Soviet economists have repeatedly warned about, the very ones who were labeled as "retrogrades" and "antiranchists" at the end of the 20th century. At the same time, the countries in which regimes have been established that are oriented towards left-wing anti-imperialist values: social justice, national independence, and opposition to neo-colonialism are also going through hard times. The political forces that came to power there are unable to solve a number of problems, focusing mainly on redistributive, trade unionism models that do not affect the principles of a “market economy” and as a result again fall under the more dictates of the “invisible hand of the market”. Unfortunately, those recipes that are offered for the countries of Latin America, as did not work, and do not work. Actually, their two "right-market" and "left-market." In fact, they differ from each other only in actions in the sphere of distribution and in those who offer them. It turns out that the choice of one or another of the proposed models of development means only a new choice of the center of influence from those that claim hegemony. In other words, we face a new neo-colonialism. How to break out of the vicious circle, what can be done to ensure that the countries of the continent receive a qualitatively new vector of development? The section will be devoted to these questions.

Chair: Dr. Alexander Segal, Moscow State University   Proposal

We intend to address in this panel the ideas that shaped the Central American and Caribbean philosophical thinking. Therefore, we will bring together researchers of the identity and thinking of the Spanish, Anglophone and Francophone Caribbean with the aim of creating a debate based on the ideas that were formulated from the beginning of globalization, through the formation of States national and neoliberal globalization. In addition, we will try to compare the different ideas that have been configured, thinking of Central America as its continental Caribbean and the insular Caribbean from its local and regional reality; In addition, try to answer us: how the global world thought and think of those regions. In addition, we will try to confront the different thoughts that have been configured, at different historical moments, an imaginary of both Caribs to find the paths that can visualize the encounter and disagreement between Central America, the continental Caribbean, the insular Caribbean and the global world.

Chair: Óscar Barboza Lizano / Johannes Maerk   Proposal

During the first fifteen years of the 21st century, the Latin American process of regional construction developed a series of novel characteristics that led to the creation of the category "post-hegemonic regionalism". However, as of 2015, and in line with the changes in government and political crises of the countries that had led that process (Argentina, Brazil and Venezuela), the situation has changed radically. Among the main changes, we highlight the disappearance or crisis of many of the organizations created in the last decade (Unasur, ALBA), the redirection of others (Celac, Mercosur) and the re-strengthening of those more linked to US hegemony (OAS, Pacific alliance). Also, several situations refer to a realignment of the region (Colombia's adhesion to NATO, Argentina's return to the IMF, growing blockade to Venezuela). In this context, the panel proposes to integrate some of the main specialists in Latin American regionalism to reflect on the directions that the process of regional construction can take in the coming decades.

Chair: Dr. Diego Hernandez Nilson   Proposal

This section includes the discussion of reports on the influence of non-hemispheric actors in the countries of South America in historical and contemporary retrospective. The current situation of rebalancing of world economic relations, declared protectionism by the United States, generates a certain degree of uncertainty in the development of global economic relations along the North-South line. Latin America, as representative of the "global South" in the Western Hemisphere, seeks to establish parity and pragmatic relations with geopolitical colleagues in other regions of the world, which can become an additional pillar of the region's economic stability in conditions of development uncertainty global. The section will attempt to delineate the objectives of interregional cooperation in the Latin American region, both with the traditional hemispheric actors (the European Union and China) and with new partners, including the BRICS and Russia format

Chair: Dr. Violetta Yayar, Institute of Latin America, Russian Academy of Sciences  Proposal

Since the beginning of this century Latin America has become an increasingly important region within the global geopolitical map. Several economic and political characteristics define the geopolitical moment for Latin America and distinguish it from other episodes in the history of the region. Latin American countries are not homogeneous: the characteristics of each State and the profiles of its relationship with the rest of the world differ more and more. The category of "emerging countries" includes those countries that are systemically significant and interested in participating actively in the global political and economic arenas. These emerging countries are grouped formally or informally with those of the Global South and with other developed countries in "clubs" that aspire to provide the advantages of global governance (as in the G-20). These groups have revealed in recent years tensions between emerging countries and others, while, as sets proliferate, are reconfigured and promote new international scenarios. The BRICS countries belong to the G20, and at their own pace they have been setting up a forum for discussion of an economic agenda of emerging countries in whose respective regions they are leaders and several of them have a global projection, foreseeing not only the coordination of policies but also a very specific financial cooperation. The primary objective of this section is to analyze the particular characteristics of the emerging countries that make up the BRICS; and second, its role in the global economy as allies and / or competitors of Latin American countries. In addition, the main task is to determine the geopolitical tendencies of the Latin American States

Chair: Dr. Iuliia Vashchenko, Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias del Desarrollo (CIDES-UMSA), Embajada de la Federación de Rusia en Bolivia, Ph.D. en Ciencias Políticas  Proposal

Discussion of issues and results of research on the development of the intellectual property institute in the transition to post-industrial structure and innovative economy. Global trends in the institute of IP. State intellectual property management strategies. Intellectual property as an indicator of effectiveness of the national innovation system. Target indicators and systems for measuring the innovation potential of industrial enterprises, regions and industries. Basic principles of IP management of public research institutions and universities: authors' rights, management strategy. Management of intellectual property of an enterprise. Innovative infrastructure. Legal, economic, scientific and technical issues of IP management. Patent research and patent landscapes.

Chair: Dr. L. Perepechko, Institute of Thermal Physics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of SciencesProposal

In modern conditions of development of the system of world economic relations, the role of the emerging markets of Latin America and Asia will increase. The trajectories of the economic development of countries in these regions differ, despite the fact that the states have similar problems of structural transformation and increase in labor productivity. South-South trade and investment cooperation is also undergoing certain transformations in the context of the formation of global production systems. In this regard, the section is supposed to consider the following topical issues: modern determinants of economic growth in Latin America and Asia, the impact on the growth rate of foreign economic factors; the role of Asian countries in the economic development of the Latin American region, including the Chinese expansion into the Latin American market; trade and investment policies of Latin America and Asia in a comparative retrospective and in the context of the existing challenges of transforming global economic governance and the crisis of the World Trade Organization; features of the development of cooperation between countries and regional integration associations of Latin America and Asia; new outlines of the Asia-Pacific cooperation: threats and opportunities for Russia. The section will be organized by the Department of World Economy and the Laboratory of Asian Economic Studies, St. Petersburg State University.

Chair: Dr. Alexandra G. Koval (SPbU)Proposal

This section includes discussion of reports on current issues of international economic relations of the countries of Ibero-America. In the current conditions of confrontation between the trends of globalization and de-globalization, free-trade and economic protectionism, the role of the country in the international economic arena is becoming particularly relevant. Each state is faced with the need to develop and implement the most advantageous economic cooperation strategy with other countries, which can ensure the most effective realization of the productive potential, increase the international competitiveness of the economy and positively affect economic growth and the level of citizens' well-being. In this context, the scientific interest is connected with the study of modern economic relations of the countries of Ibero-America and the search for possible models for the development of these relations in order to increase the economic benefits of the states and forecast the future development of the world economic structure. The section welcomes reports on the topics of international trade, investment, financial, migration relations, as well as on the economic interaction of countries in the framework of international integration groups and international economic organizations.

Chair: Dr. Elizaveta Davydenko (SPb GUAP)Proposal

USSR-Russia and China have had trade relations with Latin America and the Caribbean. At first, the former USSR and China prioritized political elements in their commercial relations with the countries with which they had relations; in the case of the exURSS within the framework of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CAME). Cuba was an important actor of this period, since it was part of the CAME and participated in the so-called international socialist division of labor and was the first commercial partner of the exURSS in Latin America and the Caribbean and in the case of the break-up of China with the exURSS also implied that Cuba aligned itself with the exSURS and distanced itself from China. However, outside CAME they had important trade relations with the Argentine dictatorship, for example, and the Chinese drew their own expression of commercial relationship. Russia, and mainly China, has been interested for some years in the development of trade and investment with the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, but it is about new trade relations. This panel is intended to account for the changes and continuities that have occurred in the trade of the Ex-USSR -Russia and China with ALyC.

Chair: Dr. Jorge Alberto Lopez Arevalo (Сhiapas University)Proposal

The concept of sustainable development is one of the most discussed topics in the context of the constant emergence of acute social and environmental issues, a certain crisis in the development of the modern economic model. This concept can be considered as a way of solving existing problems and a new paradigm of the development of society; therefore, it is actively promoted by international institutions. The 17 formulated goals of sustainable development (SDGs) cover a very wide range of areas of economic and social policy, which provides a serious basis for research into the implementation of these goals in the framework of various states. Many Latin American countries have included in the agenda of their domestic and foreign policy the implementation of the SDGs and this makes it relevant to study and discuss the effectiveness of the measures taken.

Chairs: Scherbakova Alina Vyacheslavovna, HSE, associate professor, Ph.D.  Proposal

The section will examine various aspects of the participation of Spain, Portugal, and  Latin American countries in universal and regional international organizations and  interstate associations, as well as in multilateral negotiations and agreements. It is  supposed to consider issues of both history and current state of multilateral  relations involving Ibero-American states, in particular at the UN venue, specialized  agencies, bodies of UN, NATO, Council of Europe, OSCE, EU, NAFTA, LAFT, LAI,  CACM, CAFTA, OECS, CARICOM, Andean Community, Mercosur, etc. Scientific goals  of the section: finding and disclosing the factors causing the formation of  multilateral international structures involving Ibero-American states; defining states'  motives for choosing multilateral cooperation in solving issues of global and  regional nature; identification of similarities and differences in structure and  functioning of multilateral international mechanisms; evaluation of historical  experience and the latest trends of multilateral interaction; development of forecasts  for development of international organizations and interstate associations;  measuring the degree of influence of non-state actors on interstate  (intergovernmental) organizational forms of cooperation.

Chair: PhD A. Kuteynikov, St. Petersburg University   Proposal

In the XXI century the phenomenon of a divided society becomes one of the most important problems in the development of state and society. As the results of the last electoral cycle in Latin America, contrary to the previously observed trend towards homogenization, show, at state and region levels there is a polarization of political forces that contributes to the turbulence of Latin American societies, escalation of existing conflicts and arising of new ones. As a result of negative impact of numerous objective and subjective factors, social polarization has also increased, caused by decline of living standards and cutting of many social programs. Despite the relative civilizational homogeneity of the region, inter-confessional and ethnic contradictions persist and even intensify, and national peculiarities in the cultural sphere also play their part. In this context, the section participants intend to discuss the dynamics of political and social processes in particular countries and in the region as a whole. Based on the study of national-specific experience, it becomes possible to identify the universal laws of contradictions emergence and to outline ways to overcome them. Special attention will be paid to analysis of positive and negative experiences of overcoming polarization and the political price that had to be paid for consolidation. Comparison of various polarization models of Latin American countries will allow one to go beyond the framework of regional studies and provide an opportunity to make a step in theoretical understanding and generalization of the current social and political processes of a global scale.

Chair: Dr. Z. Ivanovsky, Institute of Latin America RAS  Proposal

Digital communication is transforming the traditional public diplomacy in unpredictable ways. Governments and non-state entities can make impact on foreign societies, bypassing conventional channels and media. Information is disseminated for political advantage and can inflame societies. The instruments of soft power aimed at the attraction of target audience through mutual cultural and educational exchanges are being substituted by the policy of the sharp power depicted as an instrument of a coercive diplomacy. The speed of a “weaponization of information” in the countries of the Ibero-American world is unprecedented. The states of Latin America are targets of the digital diplomacy developed by the United States, Russia, Germany, China, and others. On the other hand, the leading countries of the Ibero-American world have been able to establish their national agencies of both public and digital diplomacy in order to response the propaganda and to engage foreign societies in their global and regional projects. However, it is unclear how effectively the countries of the Ibero-American world can develop their projects in the times of the digitalization of international relations. The panel invites contributions about traditional instruments of informational, cultural, educational, sport, and religious dimensions of the world politics known as the public diplomacy. Moreover, the panel invites the experts of the digital or Twitter/Internet diplomacy to expand a discussion of how political establishments, governments, and non-governmental organizations apply the social media and cyberworld to promote the foreign policy.

Chair: Dr. N. A. Tsvetkova, St. Petersburg University   Proposal

Political communication is key in the development of societies that seek to generate a dialogue with social movements and with society itself; due to fact that the communication channels between government agencies, dependencies and structure of the political system do not always find channels of effective communication with social movements, citizen demands and the governmental agenda, it is necessary to know, promote and create effective communication processes between governments and civil society, including social movements. The objective of this panel is to know the experiences, projects and models where political communication is an effective intermediary for the formation of modern societies, in addition to knowing the experiences of communication processes as a determining element to consolidate a communication model that is applicable to different environments and moments of public life. Or know experiences that have not been positive in the same way. The different mechanisms of political communication as an integral part of political science allow the communication channels to be varied, generating new paradigms within daily practice to make communication effective. On the other hand, social movements have walked in a parallel way, but they have not presented in a clear and structured way the social demands in media language, occupying the different formats of the traditional and non-traditional means of communication. They are usually covered in the media agenda as part of daily activities, and have not always generated social empathy due to the lack of such structure, which is why linking both paths allows societies to move towards more democratic communication processes.

Chair: Mtra. Celina Peña Guzmán  Proposal

Populism in politics can be presented as the defining characteristic of the post-truth era, where the ruler lies to the governed for their benefit and that of their group or party. The theme of the justification of lying, from Plato (Republic), its instrumentalization in Machiavelli (XVI century), its justification in the nineteenth century by Max Weber and his return to the thought of Leo Strauss in the s. XX in the United States. Until our days, in the post-truth era, with xenophobic politicians and policies in Europe and America. Against populism and political lie could be mentioned in the s. XX to Karl Popper. According to Popper (the open society and its enemies, Vol 1, Plato) the lie is the instrument of the totalitarian state to maintain via deception the "good of the State" (or governability). Also in other times past and after Plato and the defense of the Stoics of the lie and its attempt of conciliation with the philosophy, San Agustín was first that assumed the defense of the truth and the total disqualification of the lie. John Locke (17th century) is against lying in the liberal state, because he thought that reason alone could be the basis of government. For Kant the lie (noble) is an affront to human dignity, since it instrumentalizes the man to see it as a means and not as an end. John Stuart Mill (19th century) disdained the lie to induce certain types of behavior in the governed, and took care of it by reducing the State to its minimum expression by defending individual freedom, private initiative and the participation of citizens in politics. Karl Marx saw in lies (religious history) the attempt to inculcate a false conscience and ensure the subjection of the exploited class. In the S. XX, in addition to Popper, we must mention the German Hannah Arendt and her confrontation with Leo Strauss.

Chair: Dr. Guillermo José Mañón Garibay  Proposal

Latin America is once again at the center of global political experimentation. After two decades of democratic consolidation in almost all the countries of the region, with different modalities, for two years many countries suffer from the exhaustion of the parties, the projects and the political processes that sustained the long democratization cycle. Although this is not a purely Latin American phenomenon, but a global one, in the region the crisis assumes peculiar characteristics that have led to frank authoritarian involutions in Venezuela and Nicaragua, and to the emergence, by democratic means, of a right-wing government in Brazil, and of second generation neoliberal regimes in Colombia, Argentina, Chile and, to some extent, in Ecuador. Mexico is the exception to this rule, since the collapse of the old neoliberal order has as its political subject a pragmatic populist leader, closer to the left, confirming the historical Mexican backwardness regarding the South American political processes. In this panel we will analyze the multiplicity of forms assumed by the crisis of the parties, the leadership and the forms of intermediation and representation that characterized democracy in the past decades and that have led to a policy of informality, passion , demagogy and the loss of intermediation.

Chair: Dr. Alberto J. Olvera  Proposal

According to many recent reports, such as from the UN, the World Economic Forum, the Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, the McKinsey Global Institute, Oxford University, and others, 30% or more jobs will disappear in the coming two to three decades as a result of the robotization of manufacturing, finance, services, and management; this also includes highly paid positions. In 2016, the World Bank published a report stating that in the coming decades more than 65% of the jobs in developing countries would be threatened by the accelerating development of technology. The possibilities of artificial intelligence and machine learning are growing at an unprecedented speed. These technologies have many extremely important areas of social utility: from machine translation to medical diagnostics. The next years and decades will bring immeasurably more opportunities for such applications. The volume of investment in the field of artificial intelligence in the next two decades could be trillions of dollars. Thus, according to the report of the international company PricewaterhouseCoopers Middle East (PwC), published in Dubai during the World Government Summit, economic growth in the world will be provided by 14% through the use of artificial intelligence, which is equivalent to 15.7 trillion dollars. China now is a leader in AI funding. Last year, 48 per cent of total equity funding of AI start-ups globally came from China, compared to 38 per cent funded by the US, and 13 per cent by the rest of the world. This is a significant jump from the 11.3 per cent of global funding China made in 2016 (Robles P. China plans to be a world leader in Artificial Intelligence by 2030 // South China Morning Post. 01.10.2018). The end of South America’s latest economic boom earlier this decade exposed, once again, the region’s reliance on commodity exports and an inability to address its persistent productivity low levels. AI could boom the economy in all main sectors. Up to now AI adoption in Latin America is in the early stages. In 2017, the average AI company in Latin America sold 1.1 million USD in revenue, and plans to end 2018 with 1.64 million USD. The sectors in which the activity of companies with a high level of AI specialization in Latin America is concentrated in software and services to companies, health and media, although there are a variety of companies dedicated to education, mining, marketing, logistics, retail (The State of Artificial Intelligence Adoption in LATAM. 2018). In 2017, the AI market in Latin America is estimated to be worth around 95 million U.S. dollars and in 2025 to be more than 2 billion dollars. Artificial intelligence technologies are being used in a variety of situations across consumer, enterprise, and government markets (Revenues from the artificial intelligence market in Latin America, from 2016 to 2025 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. 2018). “The need for a universal basic income will become increasingly clear”, warns professor Guillermo Simari, Chair of the Artificial Intelligence R&D lab at the Universidad Nacional del Sur in Argentina. But income is only part of the equation.How will we treat paid work versus unpaid work? Will we tax robots? Will sections of society feel freed or stripped of their dignity and self-worth if paid work is no longer an option for them? Such questions about the structure of society and social contracts must be carefully examined as we plan this journey (Ovanessov A., Plastino F. How Artificial Intelligence Can Drive South America’s Growth. P. 26). What are the role of external factors in the development of AI markets? How AI shape the development of Latin America and entire world for longer period of time. The areas and types of the malicious use of artificial intelligence (MUAI) should be given further attention. It is impossible to exclude global, disastrous, rapid, and latent consequences of MUAI. MUAI implies the possibility of using multiple weaknesses of individual and human civilization as a whole. Submissions may include, but are not restricted to: • dynamic social and political systems in Latin America and the use of AI; • AI and economic growth in Latin America • AI in civil and military conflicts; • the use of AI in contemporary geopolitical confrontation: focusing Latin America; • AI systems are said to “predict the future through analysing the past” – the Holy Grail of the finance sector but a potential for malicious use too. Predictive analytics in Latin America in the area of political conflicts: EMBERS and other programmes. Prognostic weapons; • algorithms which are based on language or 'fuzzy logic'', genetic algorithms' and other capacities which increase the AI capabilities, including ones under the malicious use; • sentiment analysis, image recognition, natural language processing, pattern recognition: the risk scenarios of the malicious use of AI; • AI in Lethal Autonomous Systems (LAWs): opportunities and risks for political processes and stability; • deepfakes and their possible influence on political warfare in Latin America; • amplification and political agenda setting through AI in Internet; • Emotional AI in political warfare; • terrorist repurposing of commercial AI systems; • physical attacks further removed in time and space as a result of autonomous operation with AI; • the growth of complex comprehensive infrastructure systems with active or leading AI participation and the risk of malicious interception of control over such systems • damage reputation through bot activities during political campaigns; • challenges of the malicious use of AI through Multimodal Emotion AI, General AI: science fiction or real scenarios for foreseeable future; • ways and means to neutralize the targeted information and psychological destabilization of democratic institutions using AI; • AI as a defence tool in psychological security of society. Propose your paper to the Organizing Committee of the Forum (http://iberorus.spbu.ru/en/page/proposal) and forward a copy of your proposal to the panel chair before June 30 (icspsc@mail.ru). Your application should consist of a title of your paper, abstract (no less 250 words), keywords, BIO (academic degree and title, full name, place of work and job position, address, e-mail).

Chairs: Dr. Evgeny PASHENTSEV, leading researcher at the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, senior researcher at Saint-Petersburg State University, professor of the Lomonosov Moscow State University, Director of the International Centre for Social and Political Studies and Consulting, Dr. Juan Battalame (Argentina, National Defense University)  Proposal

Psychological warfare plays an important role in the contemporary world. While reflecting intensified economic, social, political and military conflicts psychological warfare is in itself a powerful factor that can bring about further sharpening of national conflicts and international tension. Psychological warfare has several levels: tactical, operational, and strategic, each of which each solves a specific task. The most important level is the strategic, which aims at the development of a particular country or the international system as a whole in the desirable direction of the leading actor. Very often, the object to which the psychological impact is directed is not aware of the character and the real scope of long-term operations that are modifying its mode of thinking and behaviour. In socio-political terms, strategic psychological warfare (SPW) is the explicit and implicit long-term focused psychological impact of competing systems’ (state, supra-state, inter-state and non-state actors) attempts to inflict damage and/ or the liquidation (or assignment) of intangible assets on the other side in order to win in the material sphere (Evgeny Pashentsev. Destabilization of Unstable Dynamic Social Equilibriums through High-Tech Strategic Psychological Warfare// ICCWS 2019.14th International Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security. Conference Proceedings. Stellenbosch, South Africa. 2019). Latin America is in the focus of strategic psychological warfare. Complex regional development and global processes demand on Latin America countries growing capability to present an effective asymmetric response to informational challenges, various attempts of psychological pressure. Submissions may include, but are not restricted to: • major tendencies, methods and models of SPW • political, economic, military, media factors of SPW in Latin America • contemporary practice of SPW in the region • advanced technologies and SPW • strategic communication of Russia, China, USA and other countries in Latin America. Propose your paper to the Organizing Committee of the Forum (http://iberorus.spbu.ru/en/page/proposal) and forward a copy of your proposal to the panel chairs before June 30 (icspsc@mail.ru and bazarkina-icspsc@yandex.ru). Your application should consist of a title of your paper, abstract (no less 250 words), keywords, BIO (academic degree and title, full name, place of work and job position, address, e-mail).

Chairs: Evgeny PASHENTSEV, leading researcher at the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, senior researcher at Saint-Petersburg State University, professor of the Lomonosov Moscow State University, Director of the International Centre for Social and Political Studies and Consulting, Darya BAZARKINA, Professor at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration; Senior Researcher at Saint Petersburg State University  Proposal

The beginning of complex studies of Latin America in the Soviet Union is connected, first of all, with the name of Yury Valentinovich Knorozov and his brilliant decryption of the hieroglyphic writing of ancient Maya Indians. His thesis defense at the Ethnography Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, which was entitled rather typically for ethnography “Message on Yucatan issues: Diego de Landa as a historical and ethnographic source”, was a real breakthrough in world science and a practical start of full-fledged Latin American studies. The very fact of such an unusual defense of Y.V. Knorozov called for experts in this field, as well as initiated the emergence of scientific structures at the Institute of Ethnography itself, at the Institute of Archeology, the Institute of World Literature, and in 1961 Institute of Latin America RAS appeared, embracing the study of modernity of this important region. These years are also connected with the Cuban revolution, which generally increased the interest in Latin American events in the USSR; a political demand arose for up-to-date analytics within the framework of the country's geopolitical interests. School, created by Y.V. Knorozov, for more than 70 years continues to be the only prioritized domestic scientific school in humanities, focusing not only on Russian cultural heritage, but on the global one. The value of this seemingly narrowly specific school cannot be overestimated, since it was from the middle of the XX century that Russian researchers from various fields of science were actively integrated into the Latin American scientific environment. Unfortunately, in the 1990s many achievements in Latin American studies were lost. This means not only the reduction of scientific academic structures, but also financial limitations for individual researchers. However, in 1998 the Mesoamerican Scientific and Educational Center of Y.V. Knorozov was created in the Russian State University for the Humanities, focused on the preservation of the great scientist’s heritage and on the further development of the scientific school. And again, paradoxically, it was the work of the “Knorozov School” that became an important trigger that helped new Russia to reopen the door to Latin America. The name of Knorozov was mentioned during the first visit of the President of the Russian Federation to Mexico and during the selection of place for the Winter Olympic Games in Guatemala in 2007. At present, the Knorozov Center, which deals with a wide range of scientific and cultural problems and has its permanent representation in Mexico and Guatemala, continues to be an important factor in the development of international relations.

Chair: Dr. G. Ershova, Russian State University for the Humanities  Proposal

The culture of the indigenous people of South America is an integral part of the socio-cultural diversity characteristic of the national societies of the countries of the South American continent. At the same time, in modern globalization processes, the indigenous people of South America are striving to preserve their identity and original culture. Before becoming part of national societies, the indigenous people of South America went a long way from isolation to integration and development. The culture of the indigenous population in all its diversity and variability of manifestation deserves special attention, consideration and reflection. The materials on archeology and ethnography of the indigenous people of South America constitute the golden fund of world anthropological science and became the basis for many Russian and foreign scientists to form their research ideas, hypotheses and theories. A historical retrospective, analysis of sources and archival materials, combined with the latest data obtained during field studies, allow us to better understand the culture of the indigenous people of South America. The section will cover topics related to the diverse aspects of ethnic history, ethnography, culture and modern life of the indigenous people of South America; positions and mechanisms are identified and analyzed to help the indigenous people of South America identify themselves in a multi-ethnic society and use traditional social institutions in the struggle for their rights and future. The section is generalizing in character and aims to establish a direct dialogue between Russian and foreign colleagues, so researchers are invited to participate in its work, studying the culture of the indigenous population of various historical and ethnographic regions of South America: Amazonia and Orinoсia, Gran Chaco, the Andean region or the Eastern coast of Brazil. For the Russian side, the section’s work is a continuation of the tradition of Russian scientific research in South America: G.I. Langsdorf in the 19th century, A.V. Fritsch, G.G. Manizer, F.A. Fielstrupa, I.D. Strelnikova, N.P. Tanasiychuk and S.V. Gaiman in the 20th century.

Chair: Dr. A. A. Matusovsky  Proposal

The section should consider the main stages of formation and development of ideas and practices of populism in Latin America, starting from the middle of the XIX century. The participants' presentations will reveal the very phenomenon of populism and its Latin American specificity, its types and “subcategories” (“right,” “left,” so-called “third way”) and its connection with the imperatives of social and economic modernization. Special attention of the speakers will be paid to the most famous Latin American populist presidents of the XX century: J. Vargas and J.D. Peron, as well as the ex-president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, who inherited and developed these traits of his famous predecessors in the beginning of the XXI century. The speakers will cover the link between populism and contemporary problems of Latin America (problem of accelerated modernization, fight against poverty, corruption and crime), dwell on country and cultural-historical differentiations of populist regimes in various countries of the region and discuss psychological roots and future of this phenomenon in Latin America (and elsewhere).

Chair: Dr. B. Martynov, Moscow State University of International Relations  Proposal

The birth of the Communist International (Comintern) in 1919 is often seen as the  cornerstone of attempts to export the Soviet revolution to other countries in the  world. While there is no doubt that the key activities of the "professional  revolutionaries" organized and / or supported by the Kremlin, pointing at the eventual  change of existing political regimes, the impact of the Comintern on the evolution of  Latin American political institutions in various aspects are not limited to the support  of the subversive struggle. Within the panel, it is proposed to analyze several  dimensions of the lasting impact of the Comintern's commitment to the Latin  American left, as well as to put in the spotlight the lasting impact of the Third  International in Latin America. Today, in the context of the change of the continental  socio-political paradigm, the decline of the so-called "left turn" and growing  uncertainty regarding future political scenarios in the region, the search for answers  to current challenges often involves rethinking the lessons from the past.

Chairs: Dr. Victor Jeifets, Dr. Irving Reynoso Jaime (Mexico)  Proposal 

In the last decade, the Spanish Ministry of Culture has done a truly tremendous work on converting Spanish archival documents and periodicals into electronic format. Thanks to this process, it is now possible to take a fresh look at the events of Spanish military history in the XIX and XX centuries, to review and revise evaluation of a number of key events

Chair: Dr. N.Mityukov, Udmurt Federal Science Center, Ural Department ACR   Proposal

In one of the most important historiographical works of the 20th century, Eric Hobsbawm dedicates an important part of his introductory overview to the master lines that underlie the history of this period: the new forms of extermination. Hobsbawm points out that they were so novel that it became necessary to establish new concepts to refer to them. The modern State, as conceptualized by Max Weber, holds the monopoly of legal violence, and in accordance with that power has all the possible resources of legality to implement repressive measures under the control of coercive institutions. However, the State can free itself from the limitations related to the rule of law, and in accordance with certain purposes of intimidation it can systematically, directly or indirectly, carry out rationally directed violence to eliminate, destroy or at least weaken certain social groups. . This supposes a fundamental alteration in its ethical principles that, in principle, must watch over the integrity of the people. Hence the famous definition of Giorgio Agamben regarding the State of Exception, understood as the suspension of the legal order, at which time it becomes possible the physical elimination not only of political adversaries but of entire categories of citizens who for whatever reason are not integrable in the political system. The central theme of this panel is to reflect on the States of Exception, the specific forms that could be acquired in Europe, Salazarism (Portugal), Francoism (Spain), Fascism (Italy), Nazism (Germany), Colonelism (Greece); and in America, state terrorism. Although each mentioned case responds to specific circumstances -linked to the way and at the moment in which the practices of state violence occurred, as well as to the actors involved-, the possibility of confronting each other, in its correlation with the political crisis which correspond, will broaden and complicate the reality of a political process that remains open today. For this reason, and in spite of the proliferation of investigations, to the extended and deep that has been its study, the analysis of its reaches, roots and projections, is not exhausted. For this purpose studies on different aspects such as: configuration, duration and practices; the ideological dimensions that inspired them; its temporal evolution; and the violent practices that are associated with its existence. As also, investigations referring to the processes of exit from dictatorships and change of regimes. We invite all interested researchers to participate in any of the classic or more innovative approaches. We also make a call to those investigations that present a comparative perspective, attending to the possible communicating vessels existing among themselves.

Chair: Chairs: Lisandro Cañón y Antonio Míguez, Spain, University Santiago de Compostela   Proposal

The Spanish Civil War is one of the most significant and tragic events in the history of the twentieth century. The year 2019 marks the eightieth anniversary of the end of the Civil War and the beginning of a new period in Spanish history associated with the establishment of the dictatorial regime of Francisco Franco, which lasted until 1975. The events of the civil war in Spain of 1936-1939 were and remain one of the most important research topics of Russian and Spanish historians, as well as one of the main topics of the Russian-Spanish academic and public dialogue. The reports of the section participants will address the problems of identifying and studying documentary evidence of the Civil War of 1936-1939, both in domestic and in foreign archives, the root causes of the conflict and its place in the history of the twentieth century, international relations and support of the opposing sides by external forces (state level, international organizations, public and cultural diplomacy). In this regard, the theme of the participation of the Soviet Union and Latin American countries in the Spanish events will be highlighted. Also during the section, internal problems and contradictions of the Second Spanish Republic, the historical significance and role of the anarchist movement, the construction of ideology and elements of the Franco state will be examined. The part of the section devoted to the Franco era, aims to consider this period as one of the most important points of conflict, provoking the current crisis of Spanish society, including its Catalan component. Within the section, it is planned to discuss the problems of historical memory of the events of the civil war and the Franco period, to raise the issues of reflecting these events in Spanish society and modern political discourse, on the basis of a comparative analysis to explore similar issues relating to Ibero-America, as well as the Russian view on this issue.

Chairs: Dr. Ekaterina Grantseva, Dr. Georgy Filatov (Institute of World History, RAS)   Proposal

Globalization processes influence not only the economy and politics, but also  ideology, in particular, language ideology. In the era of decolonization, which began  after the World War II, the ethnocultural paradigm of language policy, initially  formulated and implemented in the USSR, became widespread. Many new  independent states of Africa and Asia, mostly multiethnic and multilingual, inspired  by the USSR’s success in economic and social construction, began to pursue a policy  of supporting native languages, creating writing systems and teaching children in  their native languages. This policy continued until the 1980s – 1990s, when it  became obvious that the developing countries that had achieved significant success  in economic and social development (the BRICS countries and the new “Asian  tigers”) developed a new paradigm of language policy - national-functional - where  language is considered not as a means of strengthening ethnic identity or ethnic  culture development, but as an instrument of economic and social development,  enhancing economic and social mobility, increasing human capital, an integral part  of which is linguistic capital. Under the influence of globalization processes, the  paradigm shift in language policy is also taking place in other countries, particularly  in Latin America. 

Chair: Dr. M. Marusenko, Saint Petersburg University  Proposal

At the beginning of the twenty-first century, cultural and humanitarian ties acquired outstanding significance in international relations. New challenges of the time, problems of globalization, cultural expansion give the issues of international cultural and humanitarian exchange indisputable importance and relevance. At the present stage, international cultural exchange is not only a necessary condition for progress of humanity, but also an important factor in international relations in the context of democratization and integration of the world society. It is culture that possesses those unique opportunities associated with the formation of a positive image of nations, states, which ultimately helps in solving political problems. The states of Ibero-America have a huge cultural and humanitarian potential based on a rich culture that must be carefully preserved, developed, popularized and used in the interests of the development of countries and peoples. Within the framework of the section, it is planned to discuss relevant issues related to the state of culture and cultural development in the countries of Ibero-America, as well as features of cultural and humanitarian cooperation in the region. In particular, a number of reports are planned to cover problems of cultural and sports diplomacy of Ibero-American countries, preservation of cultural heritage, development of tourism, problems of national branding.

Chairs: Dr. Yu. Nikolayeva, Dr. V. Fokin, St. Petersburg State University  Proposal

The section will examine phenomena and trends of the current stage of development of Ibero-American culture in a universal context. Special attention will be paid to a comparative analysis of cultural processes taking place in the countries of Ibero-America and Russia. Specialists from various fields of humanities, representatives of leading research and educational centers of the Russian Federation, as well as researchers from abroad, are involved in the work of the section. The presentations are intended to consider the following range of topics in contemporary cultural studies: influence of globalization, individual and collective identity, postmodern context, ratio of mass and elite culture, etc. The main objective of the section is to summarize the experience of studying Ibero-American culture by Russian and foreign scientists.

Chair: Dr. N. Konstantinova (Institute of Latin America RAS)   Proposal

In the 21st century, in the era of globalization of popular culture and education, problems of national identity are the most current. The diversity of cultural, racial and social characteristics in the countries of Latin America, Russia and Spain greatly influenced the policy of preservation of cultural traditions and the popularization of national ideas, both in foreign policy and in the internal politics of these countries. In addition, nowadays, thanks to the development of new media (social networks, YouTube), and thanks to public diplomacy and the brandization of culture and art, the popularization of national cultural traditions and education has become a very important part of the cultural diplomacy of these countries.

Chair: Vinogradova Ekaterina Alekseevna, PhD. The University of Sinergy   Proposal

The thematic section intends to reflect on the current problems of the functioning of the Spanish and Portuguese languages ​​in the countries of Ibero-America, linguistic variability, history of the formation of the national variants of the Spanish and Portuguese languages ​​in the countries of Latin America, particularities of Spanish and Portuguese in the national variants of the countries of Latin America. The important aspect of Ibero-American studies is the analysis of the national-cultural specificity of the lexicon and the phraseology of national variants, cultural codes and intercultural communication. The mass media play a very prominent role in the current globalized world, therefore the study of the linguistic particularities of the political discourse and the linguistic means of manipulation of the social conscience in the mass media of the Latin American countries also It is part of the subject of the section. The section aims to reflect on the problems of literature in the countries of Ibero-America, literary genres, individual stylistics of an author and the questions of literary translation. Keywords: Spanish language, Portuguese language, Ibero-American countries, political discourse, mass media language, intercultural communication, literature, culture.

Chair: Med Natalia Grigorievna, St. Petersburg State University, Professor, Doctor of Philology   Proposal

Chair: Dr. Tamara Nemchinova, SPbU

In 2019, Paraguay will mark an important date in its history - three decades of the  democratic development, thirty years since overthrowing the long-lasting military  dictatorship of general A. Stroessner. These dates provide an important reason to  turn to an analysis of the current state of the country, the characteristics of political  process, economic problems, and the transformation of socio-cultural landscape of  the country. During this period, the country has passed a difficult and controversial  way, consisting of both tragic episodes and important achievements. This path was  in many ways original, different from development trajectories of neighboring  countries. The change in the political organization of society was accompanied not  only by a change in configuration of authorities, expansion of political parties  spectrum and increase of electoral procedures accessibility. The political  transformation resulted in economic and social changes. Influence of external  context, determined primarily by neighbours-giants of global and regional scale -  Brazil and Argentina, has a significant impact on the dynamics of internal processes  of such a small country as Paraguay. The economy of Paraguay, directly tied to trade  relations with its closest partners in MERCOSUR, is also in the process of smooth  transformation. A phenomenon that embodied a change in the political context,  economic turbulence and social problems was a powerful migration flow, which  eventually turned into a stable element of the modern life of the country. An  important factor of the social and political development was a gradual  transformation of the socio-cultural environment. The starting point of this process  was the 1992 Constitution, which established the status of guaraní and the formal  rights of Native American peoples. Official bilingualism, giving the Guaraní language  the status of the state language changed the socio-cultural context of the country  and set new directions for interaction with the previously displaced vast Indian  component of the ethnocultural life of Paraguay. The topic of the section is  formulated in such a way that it will be possible to touch upon a wide range of  mutually influencing aspects, affecting political and economic issues, as well as a  wide range of social, historical and cultural problems, being of great interest to  researchers. 

Chairs: Dr. N. Kudeyarova, Institute of Latin America RAS  Proposal

The process of integration of the Brazilian territory - the 5th largest country in the world - was based on a different model from that of other large countries on the planet. The choice in favour of the road system in the country left other means of transport behind, which urges Brazil today to implement other investment in cheaper transport sectors, more modern and less environmentally impactful, and also stimulating the reduction of problems experienced by the productive sectors. The Russian experience in the modernization of the country's transportation system will be able to expand Brazil-Russia investment networks, and a new phase of relations between the largest country in the world and the emerging Latin American power.

Chair: Augusto César Pinheiro da Silva, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro  Proposal

In this panel, we propose to discuss and analyze a long-standing historical perspective, cooperation projects and political alliances, economic matters, construction of infrastructures, geostrategic pragmatism, international, economic and military relations in Mesoamerica and the Basin of the Caribbean with regional blocs and other world powers. All these topics have shaped as a basis for building alliances or clashes for the control of the region given its strategic position on the globe. These disputes or alliances would be related to those that occur in the rest of the Latin American continent. Therefore, we intend to approach the problem from a critical thinking construction where the global, regional and local conflicts that are generated through the forms of described cooperation and political alliances in Mesoamerica, Central America and the Caribbean Basin are exposed; which could define the control of the region, one of the most important for the commercial exchange of the global world. In addition, we seek to know, expand and update the debate on the existing megaprojects and those planned in the Mesoamerican, Central American and Caribbean regions, as well as their environmental and social impact at the local, regional and global levels

Chair: Óscar Barboza Lizano/ María Teresa Toribio /Alexis Dantas  Proposal

During the first fifteen years of the 21st century, the Latin American process of regional construction developed a series of novel characteristics that led to the creation of the category "post-hegemonic regionalism". However, as of 2015, and in line with the changes in government and political crises of the countries that had led that process (Argentina, Brazil and Venezuela), the situation has changed radically. Among the main changes, we highlight the disappearance or crisis of many of the organizations created in the last decade (Unasur, ALBA), the redirection of others (Celac, Mercosur) and the re-strengthening of those more linked to US hegemony (OAS, Pacific alliance). Also, several situations refer to a realignment of the region (Colombia's adhesion to NATO, Argentina's return to the IMF, growing blockade to Venezuela). In this context, the panel proposes to integrate some of the main specialists in Latin American regionalism to reflect on the directions that the process of regional construction can take in the coming decades.

Chair: Dr. Diego Hernandez Nilson   Proposal

Organizer and sponsor of the panel: Regional Coordinator of Economic and Social Research (CRIES)

The model of economic and social updating entails a series of internal challenges for the development and implementation of the reforms included, including the emergence of potential tensions between different sectors of society and / or intergenerational conflicts. Moreover, a new political panorama from the assumption of Miguel Diaz-Canela the country's presidency, the appointment of a new cabinet, and the drafting of a new text of the Cuban Constitution, open a series of questions regarding the future of the reforms already begun, the course of the updating model, the matrix of external relations in Cuba, and Cuba's relationship with the main international organizations. In addition to the changing domestic political landscape, a series of recent changes at the regional level have been added to new geopolitical and geo-economic trends at the global level, which also pose challenges for the implementation of the updating model in Cuba. It becomes necessary then to redefine topics and issues concerning the new internal and external situation of Cuba, and the future of the model of economic and social updating, to include in the analysis the new internal political framework in Cuba, as well as new trends at a regional level and international, and give due account of the main transformations that have developed in recent times, as a result of: a) The new political framework in Cuba, from the beginning of the government of Miguel Diaz-Canel, and the structuring of a new government cabinet; b) The process of preparing and approving a text for a new constitution of Cuba; c) The end of the commodity boom and the subsequent stagnation of a significant number of Latin American economies; along with a shift towards liberally oriented governments in the region; d) The stagnation of regional integration mechanisms; e) A marked divergence, in political and economic terms, between the Atlantic and Pacific basin of Latin America; f) The exacerbation of the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela, one of the main partners of the Cuban regime; and the waves of migration that this crisis has generated, with strong repercussions throughout Latin America and the Caribbean; g) The re-cooling of relations between the United States and Cuba, during the administration of Donald Trump; h) The rapprochement between Cuba and the European Union after the abandonment of the "common policy" of the European bloc towards the island; i) The configuration of the Eurasian space as a geopolitical and geoeconomic vertex; and Cuba's growing ties with Russia and China; j) The emergence of Asia Pacific as the epicenter of international economic dynamism; k) The questioning of the liberal international order, and the progressive progress towards a multipolar order, with a strong presence of actors and regions outside the Western space. These factors, among many others, pose a series of challenges for Cuba, particularly in a stage of political transition and profound internal transformations, and of strong changes at the international level. Therefore, they must be taken into consideration and analyzed in depth when formulating recommendations to promote and consolidate the economic and social reforms included in the Cuban model of updating.

Chair: Dr. Andres Serbin (Regional Coordinator of Economic and Social Research (CRIES)   Proposal

This panel discussed several topics about Cuba's foreign policy. The central theme focus on the pragmatic combination of national interest and revolutionary impulse. The topic is discussed through studies of Cuba's grand strategy and also case-studies about Cuba's relations with some regions, Latin America, Europe, Middle East , and also triangular relations with great powers such as United States, China and Russia. The goal is to discuss the question of how revolutionary is Cuba's role today in the international system. The panel will finish with a exercise of probable scenarios.

Chair: Dr. Arturo Lopez-Levy (United States, Gustavus Adolphus College, PhD), Dr. Daniel Rodriguez Suarez  Proposal

After more than 50 years of the armed conflict, Colombia now has a more stable social and political climate due to a series of peace agreements between the government and the different armed groups. However, the economic, political and social situation in Colombia is uncertain because of all the problems of poverty and inequality. These have been a problem that for many years affects not only the socioeconomic environment, but also the culture of the country in general. Colombia since the independence has an agrarian structure where the ownership of the best lands is concentrated in a few hands, often waiting for recovery and remain unproductive. The Havana agreements advocated, among other things, a limited "agrarian reform" and state support for conflict zones in terms of technical assistance, road construction and social investment, with predominance of small and medium-sized properties. This is the best way to improve the economic situation in the country where half of the households lives with a minimum wage, where the inequality index is highest in Latin America and where the level of victimization due to the armed conflict is very high. The period of post-conflict is understood as the stage of the transition, while success is uncertain and depends on the will of all actors in society. Colombia has spent many years in the war and has also experience in failed peace processes. The mayor of the risks is to go back to war.

Chair: Dr. Fabio León Rampirez Zorro (Colombia), Mikhail Krasnov, Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia  Proposal

In Brazil, the electoral results of the presidential elections of 2018 showed a politically divided country. A country marked by the increase of conservative values ​​among its voters, the crisis of traditional political parties and the return of the military as protagonists in the political scene. In this context, the victory of the political forces of the right and the first months of the Bolsonaro government have already meant a turning point in the theme of democracy and social rights conquered during three decades of redemocratization. This panel proposes a debate from different perspectives on the current situation of Brazilian politics. We propose to analyze the paradoxes that arise in a context marked at the same time by mobilizations of citizen indignation and inaction against policies that attempt against individual and collective rights. Our challenge is to understand the crossroads of Brazilian politics today. For this reason, we look for work that addresses the most recent events, such as the last presidential elections and the conjuncture of political instability initiated with the "impeachment" of President Dilma Rousseff in 2016, from a critical perspective. The research presented will address different topics that have marked this situation such as the strength of religion in politics, the growth of conservative values ​​and the extreme right, the role of the media and the fake news, the discourse on corruption and devaluation of the policy, among others.

Chair: Dra. Sonia Ranincheski/ Liudmila Okuneva  Proposal

The history of diplomatic contacts between Spain and Russia counts more than 500 years and almost 300 years of permanent diplomatic relations. There were periods of rapprochement, years of suspension and even lack of contacts between the two countries, but whatever position both countries took in the system of European alliances, Russia and Spain never entered into open military conflict. Even after long-term breaks, both states have always restored a mutually useful dialogue, based on compromise solutions to controversial problems and the experience of overcoming mutual prejudices. The two countries tried to find ways to each other, centered on a gradual awareness of common interests and the importance of cooperation. This dialogue mostly depended on the education, professionalism, personal position of those who were at the forefront of the foreign policy of both countries - diplomats who worked in Madrid, St. Petersburg and Moscow, and therefore a diplomat remained a key figure in foreign policy practice. The history of international politics, the events of the European and Russian past, and the history of relations between the two powers was mirrored in the destinies of Russian and Spanish diplomats. A "diplomat" is not only an official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In the Russian-Spanish dialogue, there have always been people who, without taking official positions in the ministries, represented their country abroad, even during periods of absence in diplomatic relations. In 1845, when official communication between states was severed, V.I. Botkin made an almost adventurous journey to Spain and in his Letters he “discovered” it for compatriots. Osip Mikhailovich de Ribas and Avgustin Avgustinovich Betancourt, the Spaniards in the service of Russia - with Russian names and Spanish surnames - left a grateful memory in their second homeland. There are a great many similar examples of people-to-people diplomacy in the history of Spain and Russia. For three centuries, two peoples have spoken not only in the language of official diplomacy, but also in the language of the “diplomacy” of economics, culture, science, thus overcoming state borders and enriching national cultures.

Chair: Dra. Olga V. Volosyuk, HSE  Proposal

We are in a critical moment in Abya Yala, in which humanity must generate a synergy between Public, Government, State and Universal Policies for future generations; As the world evolves, we must guarantee more respect for the Common House - Mother Earth (Earth Charter). Therefore, Ecopolitics as a new social policy will have the capacity to establish tools of balance between man, environment and government, thus achieving Good Living and harmony with the whole ecosystem. This type of policy must compensate and recover these societies that have been hit by barbarism, savage capitalism and the indiscriminate abuse of policies that generate human misery against nature, human beings and the distribution of development and development plans. territorial ordering. When the detailed study of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment is consulted, the deterioration and deterioration of the ecosystem in the last 50 years is observed with great concern. The Worldwatch Institute of the USA The UU that publishes a report every year on the state of the Earth, also proves it. All this indicates that countries and elite companies spend millions of dollars in their economic interests of power and control. Therefore, it is evident how the policies practiced in this century, be they development, territorial, military, agricultural or other are aimed at guaranteeing dividends and do not care about the destruction of the other and mother earth.

Chair: Henry Devia  Proposal

The work of the section will be devoted to current phenomena of the Ibero-American media space at the present stage. Discussion of key issues of media, journalism, communication, as well as history, politics, culture in the context of the media are important for a more holistic understanding of Ibero-America. Concentration, digitalization, as well as a number of other processes that influenced the media in Spain and Latin America, largely determine the nature of the information policy of national media. Particularly noteworthy is the discussion of methods and tools of communication in the 21st century, which are important components of the political processes of Ibero-America.

Chair: Dr. Anna Paisova, Moscow State University  Proposal

The task of the section is to continue the research on the subject of human rights in Latin America, which we began during the section "Identity and human rights: Latin American problems from a global perspective" in the III International Forum "Russia and Ibero-America, in a globalized world: history and modernity ". The problematic of the section allows to study the nature of the impact of the characteristics of Latin American civilization, especially the different types of interaction of cultural traditions within its framework, on ideas about the role and place of a person in the world and in society, characteristics of the different tendencies of Latin American thought. It is supposed to consider the issue of human rights in the context of the problems of ecology, the women's movement, in relation to the search for alternative forms of democratic democracy in the classical western model of representative democracy.

Chair: Dr. Yakov Shemyakin, Institute of Latin America  Proposal

The symposium-Latin America and the globalized world: Social Movements - Spaces and Thoughts proposes to analyze social movements as the driving axis of the transformations in the contemporary world, considering those fundamental processes for the analysis of the political and social transformations of Latin American countries and Caribbean, from the ideas and thoughts of intellectuals that address the issues of: social inequality, poverty, exclusion and unemployment among other aspects produced by neoliberalism. The analyzes extend to the intrinsic relationships between: the local and the global; regional and transregional; the relocation of populations and migrations, in addition to the occupation of new spaces and, mainly, the construction of new identities. The symposium - Latin America and the globalized world: Social Movements - Spaces and Thoughts also seeks to investigate the mechanisms that produce and reproduce the ethnic, political and social inequalities that shape crises and social clashes.

Chair: MARIA TERESA TORIBIO BRITTES LEMOS/ ALEXIS TORIBIO DANTAS /DEJAN MIHAILOVIC   Proposal

Political communication is key in the development of societies that seek to generate a dialogue with social movements and with society itself; Because communication channels between government agencies, dependencies and the structure of the political system do not always find channels of effective communication with social movements, citizen demands and the governmental agenda, it is necessary to know, promote and create effective communication processes between governments and civil society, including social movements. The objective of this panel is to know the experiences, projects and models where political communication is an effective intermediary for the formation of modern societies, in addition to knowing the experiences of communication processes as a determining element to consolidate a communication model that is applicable to various environments and moments of public life. Or know experiences that have not been positive in the same way. The different mechanisms of political communication as an integral part of political science allow the communication channels to be varied, generating new paradigms within daily practice to make communication effective. On the other hand, social movements have walked in a parallel way, but they have not presented in a clear and structured way the social demands in mediatic language, occupying the different formats of traditional and non-traditional means of communication. They are usually covered in the media agenda as part of daily activities, and have not always generated social empathy for the lack of such structure, which is why linking both paths allows societies to move towards more democratic communication processes.

Chair: Mtra. Celina Peña Guzmán, Dr. Jorge David Cortes Moreno   Proposal

The section will deal with issues of the demographic development of Latin American countries, including population dynamics, fertility and mortality. Special attention will be paid to migration processes in the region, including economic and labor, forced and educational migration. Particular attention will be paid to the issues of emigration from Venezuela and from Cuba during the period of economic crisis. Attention will also be paid to the problems of adaptation and integration of migrants in Latin American countries, including Russian-speaking migrants. It is planned to consider the trends in the transformation of demographic and migration policies in Latin America

Chair: Dr. Sergey Ryazantsev, Institute of Social and Political Processes, RAS   Proposal