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Women’S Leadership, Agency And Voice: Promoting Gender Justice Within Community-Based Tenure Systems In Bolivia And Zambia: Synthesis Report, Cynthia Caron, Denise Bebbington May 2017

Women’S Leadership, Agency And Voice: Promoting Gender Justice Within Community-Based Tenure Systems In Bolivia And Zambia: Synthesis Report, Cynthia Caron, Denise Bebbington

Sustainability and Social Justice

Published by the Rights + Resources coalition.

Land tenure security has become a major focus of donors, policy-makers, and the media in the past ten years, as land and forest resources are under a series of socio-economic and environmental pressures and related demands. How women gain access to and maintain control over land and forest resources in this dynamic environment depends both on existing institutional frameworks and on efforts to promote gender justice within customary tenure systems.

This report synthesizes research findings on gender dynamics and the implications for gender justice in community-based tenure systems in Zambia’s Eastern Province and …


Soaking In Manhood: (Re)Negotiating Masculinities And Sexualities In The Spas Of Quito, Ecuador, Ronnie Anthony Shepard May 2017

Soaking In Manhood: (Re)Negotiating Masculinities And Sexualities In The Spas Of Quito, Ecuador, Ronnie Anthony Shepard

Doctoral Dissertations

In this ethnographic investigation, the narratives of several Ecuadorian males are used to address the current intersections between personal sexual identities and masculinities. The intersections considered often take place within the Ecuadorian spa, an ethnosexual frontier in which heteronormative identities are negotiated against a backdrop of homosocial camaraderie and homoerotic desire. The role of the spa in these negotiations is twofold: it offers a space for men who have sex with men (MSM) to gain culturally requisite sexual experience, and it challenges the stereotypes of MSM as hyper-sexualized by doubling as a homosocial space in which no sexual activity is …


Change Of Guard In Haiti: An Unpopular U.N. Mission Makes Way For A Replacement, George Rodrã­Guez May 2017

Change Of Guard In Haiti: An Unpopular U.N. Mission Makes Way For A Replacement, George Rodrã­Guez

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Mexico’S Chamber Of Deputies Approves Initiative To Legalize Medical Marijuana, Carlos Navarro May 2017

Mexico’S Chamber Of Deputies Approves Initiative To Legalize Medical Marijuana, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Examining The Link Between Press Freedom And Politics., Megan Wollerton May 2017

Examining The Link Between Press Freedom And Politics., Megan Wollerton

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Freedom of the press is a hallmark of liberal democracy. Denying this civil liberty emboldens a government to exert an undue degree of influence over its citizens. By comparing the media discourse in a democratic country to the media discourse in an authoritarian country, one could reasonably expect to identify unique language markers, which shed light on their divergent political climates. This study specifically sourced articles from the Venezuelan publication El Universal and the Costa Rican publication The Tico Times. The author then analyzed every article related to politics published by both newspapers in March 2014 and in March …


Is Populism Against Trade? Argentina's Trade Policy In The Context Of Latin American Populism, Natalie M. Pita May 2017

Is Populism Against Trade? Argentina's Trade Policy In The Context Of Latin American Populism, Natalie M. Pita

Senior Theses

The question at hand is if understanding trade and populism helps inform an understanding of concerns about populist governments in terms of trade. Countries in Latin America have been plagued by ISI policies, while East Asian countries saw success with export-led growth. Export expansion and import substitution are not contradictory policies; in fact, they complement each other. ISI is one stage of development policy, and export-led growth is a second stage (Amsden 172). Unfortunately, most Latin American countries never made it to the export expansion and trade openness stage of policy. The region came closest when many of its countries …


Costa Rica’S Second Archbishop, A Social Reformer, Proposed For Beatification, George Rodrã­Guez Apr 2017

Costa Rica’S Second Archbishop, A Social Reformer, Proposed For Beatification, George Rodrã­Guez

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U.S. Lawmakers Again Threaten Sanctions Against Nicaragua, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar Apr 2017

U.S. Lawmakers Again Threaten Sanctions Against Nicaragua, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

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No abstract provided.


Mexico’S Chamber Of Deputies Unanimously Approves Major Anti-Torture Initiative, Carlos Navarro Apr 2017

Mexico’S Chamber Of Deputies Unanimously Approves Major Anti-Torture Initiative, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Venezuelan Opposition Struggles To Capitalize On Government Missteps, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Apr 2017

Venezuelan Opposition Struggles To Capitalize On Government Missteps, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Assassination Plot Resurfaces With Honduran President’S Re-Election Bid, George Rodrã­Guez Apr 2017

Assassination Plot Resurfaces With Honduran President’S Re-Election Bid, George Rodrã­Guez

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Former Chilean President Announces Reelection Bid Amid Conflict Of Interest Questions, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar Apr 2017

Former Chilean President Announces Reelection Bid Amid Conflict Of Interest Questions, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Current And Former Presidents Seek New Terms In Paraguay, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Mar 2017

Current And Former Presidents Seek New Terms In Paraguay, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Recession Cancels Small-Town Carnaval Celebrations In Brazil, Gregory Scruggs Mar 2017

Recession Cancels Small-Town Carnaval Celebrations In Brazil, Gregory Scruggs

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Flurry Of Presidential Initiatives In Peru Criticized As Affront To Basic Rights, Elsa Chanduvã­ Jaã±A Mar 2017

Flurry Of Presidential Initiatives In Peru Criticized As Affront To Basic Rights, Elsa Chanduvã­ Jaã±A

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Uruguayans Abroad Seek Voting Rights, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Mar 2017

Uruguayans Abroad Seek Voting Rights, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


European Parliament Gives Nicaragua’S Anti-Canal Movement A Major Boost, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar Mar 2017

European Parliament Gives Nicaragua’S Anti-Canal Movement A Major Boost, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

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No abstract provided.


Fuel Thefts Increase Significantly In The Triã¡Ngulo Rojo Region Of Puebla State, Carlos Navarro Mar 2017

Fuel Thefts Increase Significantly In The Triã¡Ngulo Rojo Region Of Puebla State, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Haiti’S New President, A Political Novice, Takes Oath Of Office, George Rodrã­Guez Mar 2017

Haiti’S New President, A Political Novice, Takes Oath Of Office, George Rodrã­Guez

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No abstract provided.


Thousands Of Panamanians March Against Corruption In Wake Of Odebrecht Scandal, Louisa Reynolds Mar 2017

Thousands Of Panamanians March Against Corruption In Wake Of Odebrecht Scandal, Louisa Reynolds

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No abstract provided.


Paraguay’S President Highlights The Economy In Preparation For Re-Election Campaign, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Mar 2017

Paraguay’S President Highlights The Economy In Preparation For Re-Election Campaign, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Chilean Advisory Group Wants President To Apologize For Mapuche Conflict, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar Mar 2017

Chilean Advisory Group Wants President To Apologize For Mapuche Conflict, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Labor Relations Reform In 21st Century Latin America, Ali Rodolfo Bustamante Mar 2017

Labor Relations Reform In 21st Century Latin America, Ali Rodolfo Bustamante

Open Access Dissertations

This dissertation examines the political and institutional context in Latin American countries between 2000 and 2012 to explain the decline in labor relations reform after 1999. First, I synthesize the empirical literature on Latin American labor relations reform and present the governing debates in the literature. Second, I argue that a comprehensive understanding of labor relations reform requires a focus on de jure and de facto labor institutions. Third, I conduct a comparative analysis of labor relations reform in Latin America between 2000 and 2012 employing a mixed-methods approach based on panel data models to explain the factors that influence …


Newsroom: Ny Times: Refugee, Immigrant, And Citizen 02-27-2017, Alexandra S. Levine, Roger Williams University School Of Law Feb 2017

Newsroom: Ny Times: Refugee, Immigrant, And Citizen 02-27-2017, Alexandra S. Levine, Roger Williams University School Of Law

Life of the Law School (1993- )

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Conservatives Oppose Teaching Gender Equality In Peruvian Schools, Elsa Chanduvã­ Jaã±A Feb 2017

Conservatives Oppose Teaching Gender Equality In Peruvian Schools, Elsa Chanduvã­ Jaã±A

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Guatemalan President’S Brother And Son Arrested On Suspicion Of Fraud, Louisa Reynolds Feb 2017

Guatemalan President’S Brother And Son Arrested On Suspicion Of Fraud, Louisa Reynolds

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Gm Food Debate In Latin America Pits Economic, Environmental Concerns, Johanna Marris Feb 2017

Gm Food Debate In Latin America Pits Economic, Environmental Concerns, Johanna Marris

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Bolivians Promote Fourth Term For President Evo Morales, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Feb 2017

Bolivians Promote Fourth Term For President Evo Morales, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Dominican Republic Reignites Debate On Abortion, Crosby Girã³N Feb 2017

Dominican Republic Reignites Debate On Abortion, Crosby Girã³N

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No abstract provided.


Special Assembly Completes Constitution For Mexico City, Carlos Navarro Feb 2017

Special Assembly Completes Constitution For Mexico City, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.