Editorial Afterword

Celebrating 60 years of publishing ERLACSTrends and gaps in Latin American and Caribbean Studies

Abstract

Since its inception in 1965, the European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies / Revista Europea de Estudios Latinoamericanos y del Caribe (ERLACS) has sought to advance global academic knowledge of Latin America and the Caribbean. To commemorate the 60th anniversary of ERLACS, the Editorial Board decided to organise a special issue on “Understanding Latin America and the Caribbean: Current and Upcoming Developments”. We are very pleased with the critical and creative ideas and timely proposals presented in the nine explorations of this special issue (ERLACS issue 120, 2025). Hopefully, this collection will inspire new debates and lines of research and result in innovative articles in the coming issues of ERLACS.