This year, 12 election will change the political face (and soul?) of Latin America. the ODI is launching a meeting series (in partnership with the Oxford University Latin American Society) to "discuss what the effects of these elections will be on the region as a whole, and on particular countries, with a focus on Brazil, Chile, Mexico, and Peru. It will serve as a discussion session for larger issues on the quality of democracy, governance, institutions and economics in Latin America, and the comparative lessons that might be drawn from the democratisation process the region is experiencing. "
Some recent research from the ODI on the region includes work on political risk and financial markets, the roles of research policy networks, institutions and pro-poor growth, and the politics of the PRSP processes in the Bolivia.