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.