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Participatory budgeting and the bohemian lifestyle: some notes on the consulta virtual, deepening democracy, spatial fragmentation, and a sense of place in Barranco, Lima
I’ve been back in DC a couple weeks now. It’s strange, after Southern winter, to be immersed again in the dense sweaty soup of this city. And I’m still processing my time in Peru, which I spent in part attempting … Continue reading
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Tagged democracy, Latin America, Lima, open government, participatory budgeting, Peru
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A heuristic for Humala
I’ve been pondering in recent weeks the inscrutability of Peru’s president Humala, a man without a clear political philosophy who governs Peru with a certain bland pragmatism. My impressions congealed watching him give a presidential address two weekends ago, at … Continue reading
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Tagged contentious politics, democracy, Humala, Latin America, Peru, Puno
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The United States and Peru’s future: The view from the Miraflores Park Hotel
On Wednesday, I attended the first annual Foro Perú – Estados Unidos (US-Peru Forum), sponsored by the US Chamber of Commerce in Peru, jointly with the University of Miami’s Center for Hemispheric Policy. Those in attendance got to hear from … Continue reading
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Tagged democracy, foreign policy, Latin America, Peru, trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
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Misreading Chile: The mythos of Pinochet and the WSJ’s bad advice for Egypt
A couple days ago, the second-worst editorial page in America weighed in on the tumult in Egypt. Of course the results were anodyne at best, and rather maliciously silly at worst: the piece praises the existence of Egypt’s “competing power centers” … Continue reading
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Tagged Chile, contentious politics, democracy, Egypt, human rights, Latin America, MENA, Pinochet, Wall Street Journal
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Blood and vinegar: Practices of violence and Brazil’s protest movement
Notwithstanding my general sense of optimism about Brazil’s protest movement, disturbing incidents have occurred on the margins that raise questions about the role that violent practices play in actors’ responses to the uprising. It would seem that the citizen-centric governance … Continue reading
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Tagged Brazil, Brazil protests, democracy, human rights, Latin America, political violence
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Brazil’s protests: (English) literature review
Brazil’s evolving protests and protest movement continue to be a topic of intense interest, and every day sees not just new developments – like presidente Dilma embracing the protest movement as an impetus to constitutional reforms – but new and … Continue reading
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Tagged accountability, Brazil, Brazil protests, corruption, democracy, human rights, Latin America
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