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250 years of U.S. Independence: Hemispheric Perspectives

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The lecture series organized by the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America on July 4, 1876, with constitutional developments and debates on democracy in North and South America, while also focusing on transnational interconnections and intra-hemispheric relations.

2.6.2026, 19:00, Greg Grandin (Yale University): “America, América. A New History of the New World”

16.7.2026, 18:00, Thomas Fischer (Katholische Universität Eichstätt):  “Monroe-Doktrin, US-amerikanischer Interventionismus und lateinamerikanische Reaktionen”

8.9.2026, 18:00, Wolfgang Muno (Universität Rostock): "Die USA und Lateinamerika: Von der Monroe- zur „Donroe“-Doktrin“

19.11.2026, 18:00, Stefan Rinke (Freie Universität Berlin): “Über die Demokratien in Amerika, oder: Was Tocqueville nicht interessierte”