ESP Biography



NICOLÁS MANNO, Argentinian MIT sophomore studying chemistry.




Major: Chemistry

College/Employer: MIT

Year of Graduation: 2025

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Brief Biographical Sketch:

Hi, I'm Nico, a sophomore from Argentina studying chemistry. I'm also interested in how politics develop in different parts of the world and how that compares to my own experience.



Past Classes

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Z15147: Peronism: lessons from Argentinian populism in Splash 2022 (Nov. 19 - 20, 2022)
Ever wondered how a single party can unite so diverse political ideologies such as neoliberalism, fascism, socialism, syndicalism and progressivism? Or how can it unite the Socialist, Conservative and Radical Parties to join forces $\emph{against}$ it? Or how can a political leader be so beloved, to the point that he had a march in his honor, and at the same time hated enough for opponents to promote a law prohibiting pronouncing his name? Our beloved leader Juan Domingo Perón had the answers for all this —and more. In this class, we are going to introduce you to this unique political movement that has been forging the Argentine reality for almost a century.