CAPITALIST DYNAMICS AND NEO-EXTRACTIVISM

To study the pattern of capitalist accumulation and the intensification of neo-extractivism—based on the exploitation of common natural resources—in Central America and the Caribbean, as well as the social and environmental impacts and consequences of this phenomenon.

HISTORY OF CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

To examine the historical, political, and socioeconomic processes of Central America and the Caribbean during the 20th and 21st centuries.

CENTRAL AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN THOUGHT

To study the political and social thought of Central American and Caribbean intellectuals.

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: CAPITALISM, HEGEMONIC STRUGGLE, AND DOMINANT CLASSES

This line of research proposes:

  1. Placing Central America and the Caribbean within the context of hegemonic struggle.
  2. Identifying the local and international agents carrying out various economic and political activities in the region, and the resulting implications for the area.