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  • Vol. 9 No. 1 (2024)

    This issue begins with the article by Johanna Cárdenas Osornio, in which the author embarks on measuring legislative performance and legislative effectiveness in the Mexican State of Nayarit, emphasizing dimensions of analysis such as number of initiatives presented, number of initiatives approved or number of commissions chaired. Subsequently, Benjamin Eduardo Segovia Saavedra analyzes the 2019 protests in Chile from contemporary political theory frameworks that explore the nature, characteristics, and challenges of populism. The author argues that these episodes of collective action can be glimpsed as a “populist moment”. The issue concludes with an article by José Luis Escalona Victoria, in which the author approaches a dimension of the study of bureaucracies from a political anthropology framework: the systems of positions. The text is novel for its intellectual reconstruction of this concept and for moving the analysis of bureaucracies beyond the contexts usually analyzed by political science. The Editorial Board expects that reading these manuscripts will stimulate scientific reflection on the topics addressed and contribute to a better understanding of them.

  • Vol. 8 No. 2 (2023)

    The issue begins with an article by Guilherme Silva Pires de Freitas, who explores the progress made in Brazilian legislation on migration, with emphasis on the situation after the military dictatorship. Denisse Martinez Perez then discusses in her article the links between violence and development, arguing that the latter triggers high levels of violence when it is conceived as a capitalist project. In his essay, Ignacio García Solano reflects on the inconsistencies of the neoliberal model developed in Mexico. Adrián Francisco Rivera Flores discusses the effects that the neoliberal model has had on the State and on political and social identities. Next, Mateo Rojas Samper analyzes the environmental policies implemented by the Colombian government. Finally, Renáta Ryoko Drávucz presents a review of the book “Beef, Bible and bullets: Brazil in the age of Bolsonaro” by Richard Lapper. 

  • Vol. 8 No. 1 (2023)

    This issue opens with an article by Giulia Pagliosa Mainardi Waltrick Martins, which explores
    the effects of neoliberalism on social rights in Brazil, highlighting the construction of a
    neoliberal State model. Subsequently, Elena de Oliveira Schuck analyzes the circulation of feminist thought in Brazil and France with particular attention to the conditions conducive
    to this. In his essay, Adrian Francisco Rivera Flores discusses the concept of populism from
    a historical perspective to evaluate its usefulness for the Mexican case. Finally, with an eye to
    comparison, Felipe Antonio Honorato examines the historical and social conditions of
    immigrants from the Democratic Republic of Congo who reside in urban centers in Belgium,
    South Africa, and Brazil. The Editorial Board expects that reading these manuscripts will
    stimulate scientific reflection on the topics addressed and contribute to a better
    understanding of them.

  • Vol. 7 No. 2 (2022)

    Volume 7, Issue 2 is comprised of a total of four articles that, in order, analyse the political harassment that female politicians face in Peru, the compatibility level of digital media and liberal democratic values, the extent to which South Common Market (Mercosur) has accomplished its founding objectives with regards to economic and regional integration, and the fragility of the Peruvian party system due to the high prevalence of candidates with no party affiliation and floor-crossing.

  • Vol. 7 No. 1 (2022)

    Este volumen inicia con un estudio sobre la institucionalización del sistema de partidos en Perú, posteriormente seguimos nuestra senda por la evolución del imaginario geopolítico de Brasil. El volumen concluye con las consecuencias del saber poco o saber errado para la democracia.

  • Vol. 6 No. 1 (2021)

  • Vol. 5 No. 1 (2018)

    Volume 5, Issue 1 is comprised of the following articles: “Brazilian Foreign Policy During Critical Transitions: A Comparative Analysis Between Itamar’s and Temer’s Administrations” by Mário Braga Magalhães Hubner Vieira (Denmark) analyzes to what extent moments of high political instability affect foreign policy; “On Unchecked Leadership Empowerment: AnalyzingExtraordinary Credits in Brazil” by Victor Rodrigues and Bruna Veríssimo1(Brazil) explores whether a 2008 Supreme Court decision regarding the authority of presidents to authorize so-called emergency expenses (extraordinary credits) without the usual system of checks and balances actually changed an often-abused system; “Political Culture and Democracy in Latin America: Perspectives on Brazil and Colombia” by Andressa Liegi Vieira Costa (Portugal) analyzes the relationships between political culture and democracy in Brazil and Colombia —countries that show low levels of citizen participation and apathy about politics; “Collective Land Rights: A Challenge to Colonial Continuities in National and International Legal Structures?” by Judith Möllhoff (Germany) questions the status of indigenous peoples’ collective land rights in Brazilian constitutional legislation and in international law.

  • Vol. 4 No. 2 (2017)

    “Brazilian institutional changes 1891-1967” by Larissa Rodrigues de Arruda (Brazil) addresses the institutional changes that occurred within the Brazilian regimes between 1891 and1967. “Dilma Rousseff na Assembleia Geral das Nações Unidas: Os Discursos de 2011 e 2015” by Pedro Chapaval Pimentel and Luciana Panke (Brazil) analyses the first and last speeches delivered  by  President  Dilma  Rousseff  in  2011  and  2015  at the United  Nations  General Assembly. “Democratic development  and  corruption  perception  in  Latin  America  during  2002-2014:  a widespread setback” by Alberto Vélez Valdés (Mexico) explores the democratic development in Latin American states during the period of 2002-2014, in a context of corruption perception and conventions against corruption. “Authoritarian Legacies in Guatemala's Democracy: Environmental rights defenders: the new threat to national security?” by Stéphanie Bacher (Canada) investigates the nature of the obstacles hindering environmental rights defenders' political participation against mining companies in Guatemala. Finally, Tiago Vales and Joe Sater (Brazil and Lebanon) argue that cyberspace and information technologies have become essential to many of the activities of  contemporary society. The authors use the conceptual lenses of the Copenhagen School to investigate how Brazil securitises the use of cyberspace.

  • Vol. 4 No. 1 (2017)

    “Modelo de Desenvolvimento latino-americano e feminicídio: uma análise sobre as relações de poder  e  a  performance  de  gênero”  by Bruna  Soares  de  Aguiar (Brazil) addresses the development’s debate in Latin America in the light of the thematic of gender. “Parlamentos  transnacionales hacia la integración regional: Un  estudio  comparativo  entre  el Parlatino  y  el  Parlamento  Europeo” by Luigi Cino (Italy) compares the Latin  American Parliament (Parlatino) with  the  European  Parliament,  in  order  to investigate  whether  the  EU experience provides a useful model for the Parlatino. “A more collaborative Buenos Aires: Civil society participation in public policy-making” by Alejandro Marcelo Liberman (Argentina) explores a novel and specialized public space of participation and its impact on the local government in the city of Buenos Aires. “Strategies of transnational advocacy networks for Brazilian foreign policy: an introduction” by Juliana Pinto Lemos da Silva (Brazil) investigates how NGOs influenced Brazilian diplomacy during the Lula administration (2003-2010), arguing that Brazilian foreign policy, as a public policy, benefits from contributions made by nonstate actors that represent civil society. Finally, Andres Sandoval (Ecuador), writes a book review of the work of Candelaria Garay (2016): Social Policy expansion in Latin America.

  • Vol. 3 No. 2 (2016)

    “Tradiciones históricas en la formación del Estado ecuatoriano y sus incidencias en el fortalecimiento y modernización estatal del Presidente Correa” by Julio Enrique Paltán López (Ecuador) explores through an historical analysis the current government of Rafael Correa in Ecuador.  “Migration from Central America and Mexico to the United States: How Does the Movement of People Affect the Labour Market of the Sending Countries?” by Ana Figueroa (El Salvador), analyses the effects on the labour market of low skilled and high skilled workers in the context of migration from Central America and Mexico to the US, studying two different moments of the migration process, when migrants leave their country of origin and when they establish in the new one. “Environmental Licensing in Brazil: Revisiting the Borders between State and Civil Society” by Ariadne de Oliveira Santiago  (Brazil) explains the  relationship  between  state  and  society  through  the complex  interactions  between  the  state  and  social  movements.  “Conceptualizing Autonomy in Latin American Foreign Policy: Case Study of Brazil under the PT government (2003-2016)” by Igor Stipić (Hungary), explores the meaning of autonomy in international relations theory, looking into the complexities that have for peripheral countries to insert in the international sphere. “Racial democracy myth and the (non) support for race-targeted policies in Brazil: evidences  from  a  survey  list-experiment” by Nathália F. F. Porto and Robert Vidigal (Brazil), discusses the concept of racial democracy myth in Brazil, analysing collage student’s perspectives and their attitude toward racial and social quotas in the University of Brasilia and the Federal University of Minas Gerais. Finally, “From intersectionality to the feminist movement: an attempt at conceptualizing feminism as social movement” by Valéria Calvi Amaral Silva(Brazil), examines the theoretical  discussion on feminism and intersectionality.

  • Vol. 3 No. 1 (2016)

  • Vol. 2 No. 1 (2015)

  • Vol. 1 No. 1 (2015)

    “O México na Integração Latino-America” proposes an interesting analysis of   the role Mexico develops in Latin America.  Through institutional and trade data analysis, the author contends that several integration processes taking place in the region are contradictory. “Lack of Preference, Political Trust and Education Levels” is the outcome of a remarkable statistical research, focusing on how the lack of preferences during elections in Brazil influences the rate of spoiled votes. Narratives are challenged in “What are the implications of locating the origins of universal equality and liberty within the 18th Century Western revolutions?” Historians are confronted to reconsider the legacy  of the  Haitian  Revolution  in  order  to  consolidate  political  ideals  as  freedom, equality or universality. “El impacto de la ayuda externa en el crecimiento económico de América Latina” presents the results of a quantitative research regarding the impact that foreign aid has on the development and growth of Latin American countries, particularly low-income ones. In the review of Walzer’s “Reflexiones sobre la Guerra”, the moral and ethic fundaments behind military operations are questioned. On the other hand, Chamayou’s “Las cacerías del hombre” helps us emphasize how violence has been utilized as a domination instrument throughout history.