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Living for today: Pessimism and uncertainty challenge politics

In a region where pessimism is growing and people live only for today, politics struggles to reconnect with citizens overwhelmed by uncertainty.

The ‘showmen’ of politics

From Gaddafi to Trump and Bukele, showmen leaders use spectacle, controversy, and media to dominate politics and shape public opinion.

Autocratization is being televised

The rise of authoritarian leaders around the world and the support they garner is largely due to the media.

Digital storytelling and the emotional turn: The art of seizing power in Latin America

Today's politics is no longer explained only with ideologies or programs, but with emotions and digital narratives. Understanding why figures like Bukele and Milei dominate this new language is key to understanding -and disputing- power in the 21st century.

Without regulation, digital platforms amplify conflicts and undermine freedom and democracy

The advocates of deregulation, led by the billionaire tech giants, spread the false idea that controlling social networks is censorship and use false concepts of freedom to increase their profits.

The construction of the “immigrant hero” as a way of belonging

What impact has the consolidation of "immigrant hero" narratives on the collective dimension of migration struggles, on the production of gaps, as well as on immigrant rights?