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Democracy

Elections and the war against democracy in Ecuador

Buoyed by broad electoral support, Noboa is using the supposed fight against insecurity as the fastest way to legalize an authoritarian regime.

Governance or simulation? The new digital agency and the risk of making citizens invisible

When information is published in an accessible and reusable form, we speak of Open Data; and when it is used to strengthen citizen participation and control, we refer to Governance.

How to Destroy Trust in Elections

Elections legitimize governments, but behind them are the technical procedures without which no election can be considered democratic.

The 2026 elections and democratic memory in Brazil and the United States

No scenario is more detrimental to the pursuit of economic equity, social justice, human rights, and the strengthening of democracy in Brazil than the potential return of the far right to power.

Polarization in Latin America: Black Swan or Trend?

Latin America continues to grapple with polarization that, far from being new, has become a consolidated trend. Undoing what has developed over time may be one of the great challenges of our era.

Proliferation of presidential candidates in Latin America: Democracy or spectacle?

The inflation of candidacies does not only respond to the desire for leadership or commitment to a country's project. Many nominations are political and media positioning strategies.