Surviving the America Crisis: How Mexico and the rest of Latin America are adapting to the Trump Era - With Geoffrey Pleyers

In this week's episode we have been joined by Geoffrey Pleyers, whose extensive expertise in global activism during times of crisis can provide crucial insights into the impact President Trump's authoritarian project has had on Latin America. Starting with how Mexico has struggled to overcome relentless American pressure, in our discussion we also take a broader look at what activists and scholars around the world can learn from how Latin American societies have fought back against authoritarian populists.

As Professor of Sociology at Université Catholique de Louvain and President of the International Sociological Association, Geoffrey Pleyers is a globally renowned scholar. He has produced groundbreaking research exploring how social movements have responded to globalisation. Geoffrey's scholarship is based on direct experience of civil society resistance across Latin America that can help provide a better understanding of the existential challenges that democracies face today.

The background music is by Through the City by Crowander, and the production for this podcast was by Daniel Mansfield.