Venezuela’s crisis is effecting surrounding states Skim
Dominic Ciano Ms. Castillo Latin American Politics November 23 2016 The Venezuelan crisis effects other Latin American States Who: Venezuelan citizens going across the boarder into Colombia to get food, toiletries, and other basic necessities. Many Venezuelans are going to…
Skimm
Skimmed while cuddling with my puppies and watching Elf. He Has Been Captured The Story The police in Spain have just arrested the suspect that is believed to be the mastermind behind the corruption scandal that has shaken up the…
Women Leading Latin America * 2nd Skimm* Skylar Alexander
http://www.humanosphere.org/world-politics/2016/11/why-does-latin-america-have-so-many-women-leaders/ For my SECOND skimm exercise, I came across an article that discusses women’s recent significant role in their national government. The question it posses is “Why does Latin America have so many women leaders?” We must first know that…
The Future of Democracy in Latin America
http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/20474/the-risks-of-re-election-fever-in-latin-america Above, please find a link to the article in which I believe truly reflects what many believe will remain the future of Latin American Democracy, as discussed in our recent chapter readings. This article discusses the recent re-election of…
Ethnic Politics
The incorporation of indigenous people into the political scene has been marked by disadvantages and inequality. They have been excluded and their needs ignored for centuries. There have been some recent developments and efforts to incorporate and convert them into…
The Indigenous peoples’ politics
As far indigenous people seem to go, they’ve always seem to end up with the “short end of the stick” when it comes to political movements and protection rights. This case is no different in Latin America. Even though they…
Race still matters in Latin American countries
Race still matters in Latin American countries. What I found ridiculous was that Latin American Politicians held up mixed-race citizens as a national ideal. These leaders were promoting racial mixing as a means to “whiten” the population. I believe that…
Ethnic Politics
Varying levels of racial inequality have existed for many years in Latin America and have often been pushed aside to make way for “greater,” more pressing issues. As Deborah Yashar describes in one of this week’s readings, “although Latin America…
Race in Latin America
Over the last decades the political power and representation of marginalized ethnic groups in Latin America has drastically increased, but to understand why these groups had previously marginalized, we must look back into Latin American history. Historically, independence movements (such…
Ethnic Politics
There is a distinct difference between movements for the sake of socioeconomic equality and movements for the sake of ethnic or racial equality, although the two often get lumped together. Whether this is an attempt to mute the voice of…