The forum for inter-american research (fiar) is the official electronic journal of the International Association of Inter-American Studies (IAS). fiar was established by the American Studies Program at Bielefeld University in 2008. We foster a dialogic and interdisciplinary approach to the study of the Americas. fiar is a peer-reviewed and open access online journal. Articles in this journal undergo a double-blind review process and are published in English, French, Portuguese and Spanish.

Current Issue

Vol. 11 No. 3 (Dec. 2018): Double Issue Download a .pdf of the complete issue here. The Laws of Extraction– Environmental Rights and Legal Regulations in Struggles over Natural Resources in the Americas Riccarda Flemmer, German Institute of Global and Area Studies – GIGA, Hamburg: Introduction: Environmental Rights and Legal Regulations in Struggles over…

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Past Issues

Vol. 11 No. 2 (Sep. 2018): Encounters in the ‚Game-Over Era‘ Vol. 11 No. 1 (Apr. 2018): Open Issue Vol. 10 No. 2 (Nov. 2017): Bodies in the Americas Vol. 10 No. 1 (May 2017): Capital Crimes in the Americas Vol. 9 No. 2 (Sep. 2016): Negotiating Nature Vol. 9 No. 1 (May 2016): Geopolitical…

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Dear Potential Author, Welcome to the Forum for Inter-American Research! We are currently accepting abstracts for our next issue of fiar. We advise you to read through our submission guidelines thoroughly before submitting an abstract. Our CFP for the next issue may be used as a guideline for context, although we will gladly review any…

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