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Student events at the Argentine stock exchange, health ministry, American consulate, and the human rights center expose students to people and issues covered in traditional course readings and featured in news headlines.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014Ken Mitchell, Ph.D., Associate Professor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over winter break, the Department of Political Science organizes a two-week trip to Buenos Aires, Argentina, that combines political, economic, and social events, as well as general tourism. Students first take Ken E. Mitchell\u2019s course <strong>Argentine Politics<\/strong> in the fall semester. 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Students also&nbsp;salsa dance late into the early morning hours, befriend endless locals, start dinner at&nbsp;10 p.m. (or later) like the locals, and embrace the Argentine custom of eating delicious steaks every night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"150\" data-id=\"590\" style=\"object-position: 52.357857142857% 26.592857142857%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-political-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1271\/2026\/06\/mitchelltrip1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-590\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"150\" data-id=\"731\" style=\"object-position: 51.157083333333% 30.629166666667%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-political-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1271\/2026\/06\/argentinagroup1.jpg\" alt=\"Group of students in Argentina\" class=\"wp-image-731\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Our department trip to Buenos Aires, Argentina, seeks to teach students about the challenges and opportunities facing developing nations in the global economy. 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