Event Title
Freedom Fighters to Peace Corps in Nicaragua from the 1980's - 2000's
Presentation Type
Poster/Portfolio
Presenter Major(s)
International Business
Mentor Information
Andrew Schlewitz
Department
Area Studies - Latin American Studies
Location
Henry Hall Atrium 76
Start Date
10-4-2013 10:00 AM
End Date
10-4-2013 11:00 AM
Keywords
Historical Perspectives, Social Science
Abstract
Drawing on primary and secondary sources, my presentation will describe how the United States has tried to shape Nicaraguan politics through hard power (supporting a guerrilla war against the Nicaraguan regime in the 1980s) and through soft power (supplying Peace Corps volunteers, 1990s to the present). I will suggest that this shift to more soft power has not redressed the damage done by the prior reliance on hard power.
Freedom Fighters to Peace Corps in Nicaragua from the 1980's - 2000's
Henry Hall Atrium 76
Drawing on primary and secondary sources, my presentation will describe how the United States has tried to shape Nicaraguan politics through hard power (supporting a guerrilla war against the Nicaraguan regime in the 1980s) and through soft power (supplying Peace Corps volunteers, 1990s to the present). I will suggest that this shift to more soft power has not redressed the damage done by the prior reliance on hard power.