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Empreendedores de favelas usam mídia social e temporalidade para estimular o turismo e combater percepções negativas

Empreendedores de favelas usam mídia social e temporalidade para estimular o turismo e combater percepções negativas

O descontentamento de moradores locais com o turismo adotado em favelas, sob um modelo de “safari”, está criando um mercado novo e vibrante de caminhadas guiadas, como na Rocinha, Rio de Janeiro. As mídias sociais têm lhes permitido alcançar diretamente potenciais consumidores, ao mesmo tempo em que alianças locais circunstanciais sinalizam que eles podem proporcionar um “produto” ao mesmo tempo […]

August 19th, 2019|Featured, Political economy, development, and business|0 Comments|

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Argentina’s Operation Condor trial opens up new paths to accountability for past atrocities in South America and beyond

Argentina’s Operation Condor trial opens up new paths to accountability for past atrocities in South America and beyond

Following a trial that lasted over three years, in May 2016 a federal criminal court in Buenos Aires convicted fifteen defendants for crimes against more than 100 victims of the infamous Operation Condor. For the first time, a court of law had recognised the existence of this transnational terror network, which was used to hunt down political opponents in South […]

August 1st, 2019|Featured, Society, security, and rights|0 Comments|

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The ‘border effect’ is allowing Venezuela’s crisis to fuel political violence in Colombia

The ‘border effect’ is allowing Venezuela’s crisis to fuel political violence in Colombia

The Colombian-Venezuelan borderlands are enabling crucial but largely unacknowledged interactions between Venezuela’s devastating crisis and ongoing political violence in Colombia. Key characteristics of these areas have facilitated violence, undermined trust relationships, attracted multiple violent non-state groups, and obscured the nuanced realities of particular conflicts. Failure to tackle these issues could have serious long-term implications for stability, potentially even derailing Colombia’s peace deal. […]

July 31st, 2019|Featured, Peace in Colombia, Society, security, and rights|0 Comments|

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Brazil’s favela entrepreneurs use social media and temporality to boost tourism and combat negative perceptions

Brazil’s favela entrepreneurs use social media and temporality to boost tourism and combat negative perceptions

Local residents unhappy with the established “safari” model of favela tourism are creating a novel and vibrant market for walking tours in neighbourhoods like Rocinha in Rio de Janeiro. Social media have allowed them to reach potential customers directly, whereas temporary local alliances mean they can provide a “product” that is both safe and seductive at the same time. Aside […]

July 4th, 2019|Featured, Political economy, development, and business|0 Comments|

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¿Cómo inciden los pactos criminales en la seguridad pública brasileña?

¿Cómo inciden los pactos criminales en la seguridad pública brasileña?

La violencia ejercida por organizaciones criminales como Primeiro Comando da Capital y el Comando Vermelho en Brasil se considera normalmente una forma de demostrar poder o inspirar miedo. La regulación de esta violencia a menudo ocurre a través de pactos criminales que pueden establecerse entre estos actores o también involucrar al Estado. Estos pactos no necesariamente sirven para eliminar la […]

June 26th, 2019|Featured, Society, security, and rights|0 Comments|

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¿Es el socialismo culpable de la crisis interminable de Venezuela?

¿Es el socialismo culpable de la crisis interminable de Venezuela?

Si bien el socialismo del siglo XXI está vinculado al colapso de Venezuela, también lo están muchas características del contexto, el capitalismo y la cultura del país, escribe Asa Cusack (LSE Latin America and Caribbean Centre). • Also available in English • traducción de un artículo de Al Jazeera • licencia CC no aplica

June 6th, 2019|Featured, Political economy, development, and business|0 Comments|

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Desemprego pode se tornar o calcanhar de Aquiles de Bolsonaro no Brasil

Desemprego pode se tornar o calcanhar de Aquiles de Bolsonaro no Brasil

O presidente Bolsonaro alcançou o sucesso eleitoral culpando o Partido dos Trabalhadores e o establishment político pelo naufrágio do país. No entanto, se o presidente brasileiro não conseguir combater o desemprego em breve, as eleições municipais de 2020 poderão se tornar um referendo nacional sobre o estado da economia e a aprovação presidencial, argumentam Mark S. Langevin (George Mason University) e Elisa Antunes (BrazilWorks).

May 22nd, 2019|Bolsonaro's Brazil, Featured, Society, security, and rights|0 Comments|

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The case of Chile’s Mapuche shows how micro-level data can detect shifts in the nature of self-determination conflicts

The case of Chile’s Mapuche shows how micro-level data can detect shifts in the nature of self-determination conflicts

Chile’s Mapuche-state conflict dates back to the mid-nineteenth century, but there have been repeated shifts in its nature and intensity over time. Understandings of these shifts have tended to be qualitative and irregular, but a new micro-level dataset covering the post-authoritarian period shows how quantitative micro-data can provide powerful new insights into conflict dynamics in Latin America and beyond, write Pedro […]

May 9th, 2019|Featured, Society, security, and rights|0 Comments|

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Reforms to Chile’s Inclusion Law on school admissions go against the evidence and international human-rights law

Reforms to Chile’s Inclusion Law on school admissions go against the evidence and international human-rights law

If Chile wants to advance towards a society that gives all children equal opportunities to develop, the government should look to evidence-based educational policies that respect international human-rights law, write María Isidora Palma (LSE Social Policy) and Vicente Silva (Human Rights Centre, Essex University).

April 16th, 2019|Featured, Society, security, and rights|0 Comments|

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Necesitamos comprender la Responsabilidad de Proteger antes de hacer un (mal) uso de ella en Venezuela

Necesitamos comprender la Responsabilidad de Proteger antes de hacer un (mal) uso de ella en Venezuela

El principio de la Responsabilidad de Proteger, respaldado por unanimidad por las Naciones Unidas en 2005, es un componente importante de un sistema de seguridad colectivo global, pero invocarlo de manera incorrecta no ayudará a las víctimas para quienes fue diseñado. Por Adrian Gallagher (Centro Europeo para la Responsabilidad de Proteger, Universidad de Leeds).

April 12th, 2019|Featured, Geopolitics and international relations|0 Comments|