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.