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 […]
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
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).
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 […]
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).
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).
Across Latin America, many impoverished communities rely on income from illicit economies for their survival, yet international development agencies and NGOs have long been reluctant to confront this uncomfortable truth and address its development implications. Drawing on the inaugural issue of LSE’s Journal of Illicit Economies and Development, Allan Gillies (University of Glasgow) looks at what international policy and research communities can do […]
Após esforços para erradicar a doença, a dengue ressurgiu na década de 1970 e os futuros aumentos de temperatura e chuvas apenas amplificarão essa tendência. Os governos precisam agir de imediato e adotar medidas preventivas para proteger seus cidadãos, principalmente os mais vulneráveis, escreve Ana de Menezes (LSE Department of Geography and Environment), vencedora do Prêmio Ensaio de Pós-Graduação LSE-BID 2018.
Since the end of the Stroessner dictatorship in 1989, the surge in Brazilian economic, political, and cultural influence has been so pronounced as to make Paraguay almost a client state of its more powerful neighbour. This is clearest in the unequal outcomes of the Itaipú Treaty on joint hydroelectricity generation and in the untrammelled political power of Brazilian-Paraguayan agribusiness in […]
In terms of both support and discourse the heart of Jair Bolsonaro’s Social Liberal Party lies in Rio de Janeiro. Here, aggressive messaging on rising crime and rampant corruption managed to turn a ragtag bunch of political misfits, former members of the security forces, and Bolsonaro associates into the epicentre of Brazil’s recent political earthquake. But as scandals around criminality […]
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