About the institute
The Nordic Institute of Latin American Studies conducts and promotes research and education concerning Latin America and the Caribbean. In addition, the institute’s tasks include information about current events, documentation, and library services in the area of Latin American studies. The institute is a part of Stockholm University.
Besides courses at undergraduate and advanced levels, research at the institute is multidisciplinary and primarily oriented towards the social sciences. The institute has well-established contacts with researchers and institutions in Latin American and the rest of the world.
The institute regularly arranges open lectures, panel discussions and seminars with invited guests from Sweden and abroad. Such events address current developments in Latin America with regard to economic, political, social or cultural issues.
The Latin America Library is a part of the library of Stockholm University. It is the largest social science library aimed at Latin American in the Nordic countries. It is open to the public.
Education
When attending courses in Latin American Studies you are approaching a continent that never ceases to fascinate us.
As a student in Latin American Studies you are probably eager to understand this dynamic region from different perspectives. The subject collects its knowledge from both social sciences and the humanities.
Research
Research at the Nordic Institute of Latin American Studies reflects current concerns and tendencies on the continent. At the present, researches at the institute study themes such as economic integration; the interaction and conflicts between categories such as gender, ethnicity and class; the development of social movements; and political reforms.
NILAS Research Seminars »
Open Lectures
NILAS regularly arranges open lectures and panel discussions with Swedish and foreign researchers and experts on economic, social, cultural and political development in Latin America.
NILAS Library
The Library of the Nordic Institute of Latin American Studies is a special library for social science research and Latin American studies.
We are open to the public, and literature can be borrowed, except for reference works, journals and some textbooks. We have twelve study spaces and two public computers, one of which is used exclusively for searches of the library catalogue.
History of the Institute
The origins of the Nordic Institute of Latin American Studies (LAIS) go back to the foundation of the Ibero-American Institute, with library, at the Stockholm School of Economics, on November 30, 1951.
Annual Reports
For earlier Annual Reports, please contact: diariet.romklass@su.se
NILAS Board
The Directive Board of the Nordic Institute of Latin American Studies at Stockholm University
Prof. Benedicte Bull, Chair, Centre for Development and Environment, UiO - University of Oslo benedicte.bull@sum.uio.no
Associate Prof. Thaïs Machado Borges, director of the Nordic Institute of Latin American Studies, director.nilas@su.se
Prof. Stefan Helgesson, Representative from the Faculty of Humanities at Stockholm University, stefan.helgesson@english.su.se
Dr. Maria Clara Medina, board member, Department of Global Studies, University of Gothenburg maria.medina@globalstudies.gu.se
Associate Prof. Florencia Quesada, board member, Department of Cultures, University of Helsinki
Associate Prof. Georg Walter Wink, board member, Department of English, Germanic and Romance Studies, georg.wink@hum.ku.dk
Statutes
Statutes of the Nordic Institute of Latin American Studies
Please note: Information only available in Swedish - Stadgar NILAS
Press and media
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Contact
Last updated: November 2, 2023
Source: Nordic Institute of Latin American Studies