Tag: Ideas
The role of the First Lady in the region is a complex issue. Governments have adopted diverse positions on the scope of this figure, generally occupied by the president's wife, although sometimes also by sisters or daughters of the presidents. The absence of specific regulations gives rise to a wide range of actions for this role.
Central America faces a scenario marked by attacks on democratic institutions and corruption in a context of long-standing problems such as poverty, violence and immigration, which anticipates another complex year of political uncertainty.
2022 was the sixth consecutive year of democratic regression. This persistent decline raises crucial questions about the viability and sustainability of democratic values on a global scale and the challenges facing the current political landscape.
Mexico is moving from a representative democratic system to a sui generis leftist populist autocracy. In this context, the most copious concurrent elections in the country's history will be held.
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?
The main challenge of election polls is linked to human behavior and how to reconcile the gap between what people say they intend to do and what they actually do.
Early warning systems are a reliable and cost-effective solution to protect people's lives and livelihoods from natural disasters such as hurricanes, floods, and tsunamis.
Latin America will hold six presidential elections in 2024. Along with the votes comes the effort to measure them through polls and to confuse and disorient voters through fake polls that fabricate results intending to shape the electoral mood of citizens.
Although migration was not a central issue during Milei's campaign, his victory has raised concerns about the future of migration governance in Argentina and South America. These are the three scenarios that open up.
In this attempt to summarize the situation at the end of the year, we have endeavored to concisely mention a few prominent names, recognizing that this entails the risk of omitting equally relevant others.