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Unfulfilled expectations of democracy in Latin America

If the system does not guarantee freedoms, justice, participation, and equality, other actors—often authoritarian and populist—will fill that void.
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NOTICIAS BREVES DE AMÉRICA LATINA

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Incertidumbre electoral en Honduras

Uruguay

More productivity with less employment? The labor challenge facing Latin America

While in developed countries productivity drives high-quality employment, in Latin America technological progress is increasing efficiency at the cost of greater informality and less formal employment.

Do not shoot at science

Attacks on science are growing in Argentina and worldwide. Why defending knowledge, dignity, and social purpose in research is vital for democracy and the future.

The decline of Trump’s anti-immigrant policies

Initial support for Trump's anti-immigrant policy is beginning to erode, as U.S. public opinion accepts border control but rejects methods that violate human rights and dignity.

Política

In the name of God: the messianic nature of populism

Bolsonaro and Chávez, from opposite ideological poles, share the same political resource: the use of religious symbols and narratives to construct themselves as messianic leaders and legitimize power projects that strain liberal democracy.

More productivity with less employment? The labor challenge facing Latin America

While in developed countries productivity drives high-quality employment, in Latin America technological progress is increasing efficiency at the cost of greater informality and less formal employment.

Do not shoot at science

Attacks on science are growing in Argentina and worldwide. Why defending knowledge, dignity, and social purpose in research is vital for democracy and the future.

The decline of Trump’s anti-immigrant policies

Initial support for Trump's anti-immigrant policy is beginning to erode, as U.S. public opinion accepts border control but rejects methods that violate human rights and dignity.

Argentina

The Citizen’s Powerlessness: The Gateway to the Worst Human Rights Violations in Cuba

The structural vulnerability imposed by the Cuban regime has turned citizens into hostages of the state and permanent victims of systematic human rights violations.

Do not shoot at science

Attacks on science are growing in Argentina and worldwide. Why defending knowledge, dignity, and social purpose in research is vital for democracy and the future.

The decline of Trump’s anti-immigrant policies

Initial support for Trump's anti-immigrant policy is beginning to erode, as U.S. public opinion accepts border control but rejects methods that violate human rights and dignity.

If the narrative is not enough, it is time to review governance

The citizens’ rejection of Noboa’s consultation laid bare an uncomfortable truth: without concrete results in security, health, and the economy, no political narrative can be sustained.

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Executive Director of the IPSE Intelligence research institute. Researcher in public opinion, discursive framing in the media and computer sciences.
Political scientist and economist. PhD from the University of Toronto. Senior Editor at Global Brief Magazine. Social Research Design Specialist at RIWI Corp. (Real-Time Interactive World-Wide Intelligence).
Director of CIEPS - International Center for Political and Social Studies, AIP-Panama. Professor Emeritus at the University of Salamanca and UPB (Medellín). Latest books: "The profession of politician" (Tecnos Madrid, 2020) and "Traces of a tired democracy" (Océano Atlántico Editores, 2024).
Professor and researcher at the Institute of Social and Political Studies of the State Universityt of Rio de Janeiro (IESP/UERJ). Coordinator of the South American Political Observatory (OPSA). PhD in Political Science from Vanderbilt University.
Historian and professor at Chapman University (California). PHd from Harvard University. His writings on Latin American politics have appeared in The New York Times and The Washington Post, among other international media.
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