Political Geography: Latin America / Publication Year: within 5 Years

Author:: Carole Concha Bell
Publication Date:: 05-2023
Content Type:: Commentary and Analysis
Institution:: The North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA)
Abstract:: The ultra-conservative Republican Party won a majority on Chile’s new Constitutional Council, delivering a major blow to President Gabriel Boric’s transformative platform.
Topic:: Elections, Constitution, Far Right, and Political Parties
Political Geography:: South America, Latin America, and Chile

Author:: Isabel Villalon
Publication Date:: 05-2023
Content Type:: Commentary and Analysis
Institution:: The North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA)
Abstract:: After years of neoliberal entrenchment, a proposed law is poised to erode longstanding labor rights in the private sector, making the working-class more precarious.
Topic:: Law, Neoliberalism, Private Sector, Labor Rights, Labor Unions, and Working Class
Political Geography:: Latin America, Central America, and Costa Rica

Author:: Nicolás Lynch
Publication Date:: 03-2023
Content Type:: Commentary and Analysis
Institution:: The North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA)
Abstract:: The anti-government protests that erupted in December have a clear political agenda: new elections and the convening of a constituent assembly.
Topic:: Elections, Protests, and Elites
Political Geography:: South America, Latin America, and Peru

Author:: Linda Farthing
Publication Date:: 03-2023
Content Type:: Commentary and Analysis
Institution:: The North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA)
Abstract:: Our latest issue of the NACLA Report explores lessons from the Pink Tide and what lies ahead for the diverse Lefts in Latin America today.
Topic:: Politics, Leftist Politics, and Regional Politics
Political Geography:: Latin America

Author:: William Costa
Publication Date:: 03-2023
Content Type:: Commentary and Analysis
Institution:: The North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA)
Abstract:: Guarani community leaders from Brazil and Paraguay come together to strengthen alliances and share experiences of fighting for their ancestral territories.
Topic:: Solidarity, Land Rights, Indigenous, and Guarani
Political Geography:: Brazil, South America, Latin America, and Paraguay

Author:: Philip Luke Johnson
Publication Date:: 03-2023
Content Type:: Commentary and Analysis
Institution:: The North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA)
Abstract:: The abduction and murder of U.S. citizens in the border city of Matamoros is part of a larger pattern of violence with impunity by state and criminal actors.
Topic:: Security, Crime, War on Drugs, Narcotics Trafficking, Border Control, Impunity, Violence, and Militarization
Political Geography:: Latin America, North America, Mexico, and United States of America

Author:: Katherine Funes
Publication Date:: 03-2023
Content Type:: Commentary and Analysis
Institution:: The North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA)
Abstract:: Rather than address the root causes of violence, President Nayib Bukele’s prolonged state of emergency militarizes Salvadoran society and exacerbates state persecution of vulnerable communities.
Topic:: Human Rights, State Violence, Violence, LGBT+, and Mass Incarceration
Political Geography:: Latin America, Central America, and El Salvador

Author:: Raúl Zibechi
Publication Date:: 03-2023
Content Type:: Commentary and Analysis
Institution:: The North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA)
Abstract:: The Latin American Left has largely distanced itself from Nicaragua’s Ortega. Still, understanding the shift from revolution to authoritarianism remains complex.
Topic:: Human Rights, Authoritarianism, Revolution, and Leftist Politics
Political Geography:: Latin America and Nicaragua

Author:: Mateo Crossa and Nina Ebner
Publication Date:: 04-2023
Content Type:: Commentary and Analysis
Institution:: The North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA)
Abstract:: Tesla’s plan to open a Gigafactory in Monterrey is welcomed by local business elites, but will only deepen processes of labor devaluation and technological dependency.
Topic:: Science and Technology, Labor Issues, Business, Manufacturing, Elites, and Tesla
Political Geography:: Latin America and Mexico

Author:: Brunella Tipismana
Publication Date:: 04-2023
Content Type:: Commentary and Analysis
Institution:: The North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA)
Abstract:: With Peru's mainstream media concentrated in a few hands, citizens turn to the internet to challenge hegemonic narratives. The results are not always utopian.
Topic:: Human Rights, Media, Protests, Crisis Management, and Bias
Political Geography:: South America, Latin America, and Peru

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