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¹ú²ú×ÔÅÄ will be present at the 2025 Congress of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA), to be held in San Francisco and virtually from 23-26 May 2025. 

¹ú²ú×ÔÅÄ Panel 

¹ú²ú×ÔÅÄ will host a panel titled Practitioner-Academic Dialogue: Bridging Theory and Practice in Political Science and Public Policy on 23 May from 10:15 to 11:45. Chaired by ¹ú²ú×ÔÅÄ Executive Committee member Vanessa Elias de Oliveira, with ¹ú²ú×ÔÅÄ President Pablo Oñate serving as discussant, the panel aims to promote a productive dialogue between political science/public policy academics and practitioners to find ways to bridge the often-cited gap between theory and practice in these fields. The panel will feature the following presenters:

• Vanessa Elias de Oliveira (WC2027 Program Co-Chair, UFABC / Coordinator of the Public Policy Program at Fapesp)
• Luis Manuel Fernandes (PUC-Rio / Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Brazil)
• Irasema Coronado (WC2025 Program Co-Chair, Arizona State University)
• Azul A. Aguiar-Aguilar (WC2025 Program Co-Chair, Universidad Jesuita de Guadalajara)
• Fernando Abrucio (EAESP/FGV)

¹ú²ú×ÔÅÄ’s Virtual Booth 

If you plan to attend the LASA2025 Congress, visit ¹ú²ú×ÔÅÄ’s virtual booth in the exhibition section of the website. The virtual booth will provide details on the upcoming 2025 ¹ú²ú×ÔÅÄ World Congress in Seoul, as well as ¹ú²ú×ÔÅÄ activities, educational programs and recent publications.