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…
Venezuela: Crowding the Opposition
Javier Corrales and Michael Penfold-Becerra wrote this week’s article, Venezuela: Crowding Out the Opposition. In it, they discuss Chavez’s continued and unnecessary push towards authoritarianism due to “elite intentions,” or the ideologies of elected politicians as well as their biased…
Illiberal Democracy: The end of Clientelism?
In this week’s article, “The end of clientelism?…,” Claudio Holzner focuses on two squatter settlements in Oaxaca, Mexico as case studies for his argument. He argues that individual and group behaviors of both squatter settlements are shaped by the opportunities…