The Politics of Academic Autonomy in Latin America

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Contents: Introduction: the politics of academic autonomy in Latin America, Fernanda Beigel Section 1 The Institutionalization of Research and Professional Training in Latin America: Peripheral Centers, Academic Diplomacy and Scientific Missions: The internationalization and institutionalization of higher education in Latin America: the emergence of peripheral centers, Fernanda Beigel The first UNESCO experts in Latin America (1946-1958), Anabella Abarzua Cutroni The diplomatic competition between Chile and Brazil and the institutionalization of Latin American social sciences, Fernanda Beigel Public Experts and diplomacy in Argentina: the Institute of National Foreign Service, Natalia Rizzo. Section 2 International Cooperation, Foreign Aid and Academic Mobility: Public foreign aid and academic mobility: the Fulbright Program (1955-1973), Juan Jose Navarro Catholic international cooperation: social research and the Society of Jesus, Gonzalo Navarro Sanz Internationalization from the margins: academic mobility at the National University of Cuyo (Mendoza-Argentina), Lucila Voloschin. Section 3 Politicization versus Professionalization?: Private foreign aid and the contest for academic autonomy: The Rockefeller Foundation at the University of Chile, Fernando Queseda Second-generation university reforms: between modernization and political radicalism. Jorgelina Lazzaro Jam Career-building in a highly politicized period: Argentine social scientists in the 60s, Maria Agustina Diez. Section 4 The Contraction of Academic Autonomy: Back home: the World University Service-United Kingdom (WUS-UK) return program for Chilean exiles, Paola Bayle Science during Argentina's military dictatorship (1976-1983): the contraction of the higher education system and the expansion of CONICET, Fabiana Bekerman Between scientific autonomy and academic dependency: private research institutes under dictatorship in Argentina (1976-1983) - the case of FLACSO, Victor Hugo Alganaraz Soria Index.