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The 2018 Mexican presidential results: between Lula, Messi and the Bolivarian Revolution

Posted on July 5, 2018 by abuaro01

In today’s post Dr. Valeria Guarneros-Mesa reflects on the recent electoral victory in Mexico of Andrés Manuel López Obrador. She argues that ‘AMLO’s’ victory is an important win for the Latin American left that is likely to follow a Lula-style … Continue reading →

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Workshop: Governance and conflict in urban/peri-urban infrastructures in Europe and Latin America

Posted on April 15, 2017 by abuaro01

Since mid-2000s theories of network governance in public policy have been criticised for overlooking power relations and conflict in everyday practice. The workshop seeks to build upon these criticisms through the discussion on urban/peri-urban infrastructures. This topic is timely as … Continue reading →

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Labour-Centred Development in Latin America: Two cases of alternative development

Posted on February 13, 2017 by abuaro01

In todays post, Adam Fishwick offers an overview of the main arguments and highlight some of the key empirical findings of research published recently in Geoforum. Co-authored with Ben Selwyn, the article discusses alternative models of development that go beyond the … Continue reading →

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Austerity, security and conflict

Posted on November 16, 2016 by abuaro01

In today’s post Alke Jenss reflects on the synergies between austerity, security and conflict in the Latin American context. In the Americas austerity programmes are nothing new. Neither is the loss of sovereignty concerning economic and social policies. Think of … Continue reading →

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Workshop: Resistance and Alternatives to Austerity

Posted on June 23, 2016 by abuaro01

Adam Fishwick and Heather Connolly report back on a workshop they convened for CURA on Resistance and Alternatives to Austerity. On 18th May CURA hosted our one day workshop on ‘Resistance and Alternatives to Austerity’ engaging with a range of … Continue reading →

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Managing Capitalism in Latin America: the Decline of the ‘Pink Tide’

Posted on December 2, 2015 by abuaro01

Following over a decade of relatively high growth rates wedded to redistribution, increased social spending, and the incorporation of labour and social movements into the wheels of decision making, consistent electoral success of the political Left in countries as diverse … Continue reading →

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