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Fernando Barrientos

Political Scientist. Professor at the University of Guanajuato (México). PhD. in Political Science from the University of Florence (Italy). His areas of interest are politics and elections in Latin America and modern political theory.

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How much time does López Obrador’s project have left?

In the coming months, AMLO is likely to resort to broad mobilizations and deepen his polarization strategy to keep his project alive. But this, in turn, will be a sign that his power is fading, like that of all the strong presidents who have governed Mexico.

Latin American presidentialism is in Crisis

In the 1960s and 1970s, military-led coups d'état were recurrent in Latin America. In the first two decades of the 21st century, however, interruptions of presidential mandates have developed other, less violent but equally serious characteristics.

Digital rights: the agenda under construction

Digital rights must be conceived from the principles of freedom and equality. In their discussion there is a tendency to formulate supposed principles derived from private morality and political correctness, confusing rights with prohibitions, and this logic spreads through the network like a computer virus.