In the 1990s Barry Gills, Joel Rocamora, and Richard Wilson directly challenged the democratic-transitions literature by introducing the model of “low-intensity democracy” a largely procedural democracy that allows political opposition, greater individual freedoms, a reduced institutional role for the armed forces, and a more permeable environment for the investments of transnational capital. TABLE OF CONTENTS | PURCHASE THIS ISSUE
On February 27th 2010, southern Chile was hit by an 8.8 magnitude earthquake followed by several devastating tsunamis. The disaster cost 575 lives and economic losses equivalent to 18% of Chile’s GDP. TABLE OF CONTENTS | PURCHASE THIS ISSUE
Urban social movements have contested the conditions under which people live and work in Latin America’s cities. The movements arose in response to the urban and housing policies of the neoliberal state, reflect deep contradictions of class, gender, poverty and informality, and signal the emergence of new forms of citizenship. TABLE OF CONTENTS | PURCHASE THIS ISSUE
Urban Latin America: Part 2: Planning Latin American Cities: Dependencies and “Best Practices” TABLE OF CONTENTS | PURCHASE THIS ISSUE
“The Legacy of Hugo Chávez ” TABLE OF CONTENTS | PURCHASE THIS ISSUE
“The Resurgence of Collective Memory, Truth” TABLE OF CONTENTS | PURCHASE THIS ISSUE
“The Resurgence of Collective Memory, Truth, and Justice Mobilizations: Artistic and Cultural Resistance" ” TABLE OF CONTENTS | PURCHASE THIS ISSUE
“Climate Change in Latin America” TABLE OF CONTENTS | PURCHASE THIS ISSUE
“Spirits, Bodies, and Structures: Religion, Politics, and Social Inequality in Latin America” TABLE OF CONTENTS | PURCHASE THIS ISSUE
“Deconstructing the Post-Neoliberal State: Intimate Perspectives on Contemporary Brazil ” TABLE OF CONTENTS | PURCHASE THIS ISSUE
