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Speakers included historian Ricardo López Göttig, journalists Ignacio Hutin and Juan Pablo Cardenal, anthropologist Hilda Landrove, and international relations expert María de los Ángeles Lasa.
The first two sessions, led by Ricardo López Göttig, explored the construction of socialism in Central and Eastern Europe and the collapse of real socialism, focusing on the “iron” and “velvet” transitions.
The third session, taught by Hilda Landrove, examined Cuba: The “Revolution” as Totalitarian Survival.
The fourth class was presented by Ignacio E. Hutin, who analysed transitions in Eastern Europe, the Balkans, and the former Soviet republics.
In turn, María de los Ángeles Lasa gave a talk on The Last Frontiers of Socialism: North Korea in Perspective.
Juan Pablo Cardenal gave the closing lecture on Chinese authoritarianism, from Mao to Xi Jinping.
Among the participants who shared feedback after the seminar, Milagro Nieva described the experience as “extremely enriching.” She added, “I’m very grateful to have attended all the sessions, each one taught by passionate professionals who tackled topics of great importance for society as a whole and especially for me as a future graduate in International Relations.
The seminar helped me see how the present can be understood through the lens of the past, with its successes and mistakes. It also strengthened my interest in getting involved in initiatives that promote active and reflective democracy.” Similarly, María Candela Costa Taralli, who holds a degree in International Relations from the Catholic University of Salta, commented, “The seminar fully met my expectations, as it allowed me to deepen my understanding of topics that are essential for my academic and professional growth. One of the sessions that most interested me was the one by Hutin on the complex transitions of the former Soviet republics. It made me reflect on why, even though many of these republics describe themselves as democratic, in practice that ideal remains far from being achieved.”
