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.