The workshop brought together economists, sociologists, political scientists, anthropologists and historians to discuss their projects.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have already held the first two workshops to strengthen the TREES research community. These two meetings brought together researchers who received financial support through the Grant Fund I and II calls for proposals. The researchers came together to share ideas, receive feedback and enrich their work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On May 7, 2025, Grant Fund II researchers were at the Universidad de los Andes with a common goal: to hear how their colleagues are studying inequalities from multiple disciplinary perspectives and contexts. The meeting served to share advances, discuss questions and strengthen an academic community committed to understanding inequalities in the global south.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe workshop is fantastic because it is an interdisciplinary team in which one finds economists, historians, political scientists, lawyers talking about the same topic: inequality,\u201d said James Torres, professor of History and Geography at the Universidad de los Andes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the event, researchers presented their ongoing projects and received feedback. Discussing ideas at an early stage allows them to improve approaches and strengthen analytical frameworks. \u201cI really liked the comparative perspective. For example, one of the professors suggested we review classism versus caste in India, which we hadn't thought about,\u201d commented Natalia Amaya, researcher at Fundaci\u00f3n Prolongar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt is very constructive to receive comments from colleagues at this stage, when the project is not yet finished. Concerns that one suspected the work might have, weaknesses, but also suggestions for improvement,\u201d Emiliano Tealde, economist and professor at the Catholic University of Uruguay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Participants discussed the role of the state in land distribution, the reconstruction of the place of women in economic history, the dynamics of labor informality, the limits of social mobility, the multiple cultural dimensions of inequality and the challenges of applying models from the global north in Latin America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The workshop was also an opportunity to strengthen cooperation between researchers from different disciplines. This approach seeks to broaden theoretical frameworks on inequality and generate useful evidence for public policies and citizen initiatives. \u201cWe want to look at inequality not only from its strictly economic dimension. This has produced a very rich mix of perspectives on its causes and consequences,\u201d explains Leopoldo Fergusson, TREES Research Leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With some of these investigations already published, learn more about them in our research repository<\/mark><\/a>, With the Grant Fund III workshop underway, we confirm our commitment to contribute from rigorous knowledge to build more equitable societies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Watch the video summary of the second Grant Fund workshop:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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