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Argentina's Presidential Race Enters Home Stretch, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Jul 2011

Argentina's Presidential Race Enters Home Stretch, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Chilean Students Launch Massive Education-Reform Movement, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar Jul 2011

Chilean Students Launch Massive Education-Reform Movement, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Drug Cartels Blamed For Murder Of Folk Singer Facundo Cabral, Louisa Reynolds Jul 2011

Drug Cartels Blamed For Murder Of Folk Singer Facundo Cabral, Louisa Reynolds

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Cuba's Lgbt Community Gains Visibility And Hopes For Legalization Of Civil Unions, Daniel Vã¡Zquez Jul 2011

Cuba's Lgbt Community Gains Visibility And Hopes For Legalization Of Civil Unions, Daniel Vã¡Zquez

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Mexico’S Tourism Giant Grupo Posadas Facing Financial Problems, Carlos Navarro Jul 2011

Mexico’S Tourism Giant Grupo Posadas Facing Financial Problems, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Supreme Court Rules That Civilian Courts Must Have Jurisdiction In Cases Involving Military Violations Of Human Rights, Carlos Navarro Jul 2011

Supreme Court Rules That Civilian Courts Must Have Jurisdiction In Cases Involving Military Violations Of Human Rights, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


How Is China Changing Latin America's Energy Sector?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor Jul 2011

How Is China Changing Latin America's Energy Sector?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor

Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports

China recently announced several loans worth billions of dollars to Ecuador and Venezuela—to be paid back largely in the form of oil—for public works, energy and infrastructure projects. These investments and others have made China the biggest credit source for the two governments, often on terms that other financial institutions would spurn, analysts have pointed out. Are China's big loans going to be good deals for the Latin American countries? Will the money come through, and will it be used effectively for the intended purposes? Is China's increased investment in Ecuador, Venezuela and other countries in the region playing out …


Ecuadoran Peoples In Voluntary Isolation Condemned To Die, Luis ÁNgel Saavedra Jul 2011

Ecuadoran Peoples In Voluntary Isolation Condemned To Die, Luis ÁNgel Saavedra

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Overcrowding Causes Regional Crisis In Penitentiary Systems, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Jul 2011

Overcrowding Causes Regional Crisis In Penitentiary Systems, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Bloody Foiled Prison Break In Costa Rica’S Top Penitentiary Reveals Security Flaws And Cruel Treatment Of Inmates, George Rodriguez Jul 2011

Bloody Foiled Prison Break In Costa Rica’S Top Penitentiary Reveals Security Flaws And Cruel Treatment Of Inmates, George Rodriguez

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Sandra Torres Cannot Run For Office, Says Guatemala's Electoral Authority, Louisa Reynolds Jul 2011

Sandra Torres Cannot Run For Office, Says Guatemala's Electoral Authority, Louisa Reynolds

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Death Penalty Controversy Resurfaces After Texas Executes Mexican National In July, Carlos Navarro Jul 2011

Death Penalty Controversy Resurfaces After Texas Executes Mexican National In July, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


U.S., Mexico Reach Apparent Solution To Bitter Truck Dispute, Carlos Navarro Jul 2011

U.S., Mexico Reach Apparent Solution To Bitter Truck Dispute, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


What Is The Fate Of Chile's Hidroaysén Project?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor Jul 2011

What Is The Fate Of Chile's Hidroaysén Project?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor

Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports

A court ruling in Chile on June 20 suspended the controversial HidroAysén project, a proposed plan to dam two rivers and build five hydroelectric plants in Patagonia, The New York Times reported. While environmental groups hope that the ruling is the first step in canceling the dams, a lawyer for the project told local newspaper La Tercera that the ruling was ""purely formal"" and made no decision about the complex's legality. Does Chile's booming demand for energy outweigh the detriments of the project, as the government has claimed? Are there adequate alternatives to supply the necessary power for the country's …


Bolivian President Evo Morales Reverses Stance On Transgenic Seeds, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Jul 2011

Bolivian President Evo Morales Reverses Stance On Transgenic Seeds, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Signs Controversial Bill To Aid Victims Of Violence, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Jul 2011

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Signs Controversial Bill To Aid Victims Of Violence, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Nicaraguan Juvenile-Justice System Comes Under Scrutiny, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar Jul 2011

Nicaraguan Juvenile-Justice System Comes Under Scrutiny, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Panama City Coastal Thoroughfare Threatens World Heritage Site, Sean Mattson Jul 2011

Panama City Coastal Thoroughfare Threatens World Heritage Site, Sean Mattson

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Mexican Government Announces New Guidelines To Reduce Imports Of Junk Cars From U.S. And Canada, Carlos Navarro Jul 2011

Mexican Government Announces New Guidelines To Reduce Imports Of Junk Cars From U.S. And Canada, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Sweep Of Gubernatorial Elections In Three States Puts Partido Revolucionario Institucional In Good Shape For 2012 Presidential Race, Carlos Navarro Jul 2011

Sweep Of Gubernatorial Elections In Three States Puts Partido Revolucionario Institucional In Good Shape For 2012 Presidential Race, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Mormon Fertility In Latin America, Kiira Elizabeth Fox Jul 2011

Mormon Fertility In Latin America, Kiira Elizabeth Fox

Theses and Dissertations

While previous research has identified religion as an influence of fertility, how context changes the nature of that relationship remains little understood. Using census data from Brazil, Chile and Mexico, this study examines whether the high fertility pattern of one pronatalist, American-born religion (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) translates to the Latin American context. Results indicate that it does, but only inconsistently as the pronatalist pattern is masked by members' educational attainment and mixed religion marriages. When these attributes are accounted for LDS fertility is high in Latin America, especially among the more educated. This study highlights …


Hollywood's Other America: Neoliberalism, Us Hegemony, And The Construction Of An Imaginative Geography Of The Americas In Contemporary Us Film, Brent Smith Jul 2011

Hollywood's Other America: Neoliberalism, Us Hegemony, And The Construction Of An Imaginative Geography Of The Americas In Contemporary Us Film, Brent Smith

Foreign Languages & Literatures ETDs

This thesis explores the production of Latin America as a space in Hollywood films in the context of neoliberal hegemony and the shifting power relations of late capitalist globalization. Drawing on Edward Said's notion of 'imaginative geographies' I examine the way in which Hollywood representations of Latin America have constructed a spatio-temporal imaginative geography of the Americas that structures US knowledge of Latin America, arguing that these representations form part of a neocolonial discourse that legitimates neoliberal economic expansion and direct US military or political intervention in Latin America. In contemporary US film, this geographic imaginary is produced through representations …


The Icsid Effect? Considering Potential Variations In Arbitration Awards, Susan D. Franck Jul 2011

The Icsid Effect? Considering Potential Variations In Arbitration Awards, Susan D. Franck

Scholarly Articles

The legitimacy of the World Bank's dispute resolution body - The International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) - is a matter of heated debate. Some states have alleged that ICSID is biased, withdrawn from the ICSID Convention, and advocated creating alternative arbitration systems. Using pre-2007 archival data of the population of then- known arbitration awards, this Article quantitatively assesses whether ICSID arbitration awards were substantially different from arbitration awards rendered in other forums. The Article examines variation in the amounts claimed and outcomes reached to evaluate indicators of bias. The results indicated that there was no reliable …


Is The Region Capable Of Meeting Increased Electricity Demand?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor Jul 2011

Is The Region Capable Of Meeting Increased Electricity Demand?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor

Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports

Brazil's Säo Paulo state has suffered several major power failures this year, while the Venezuelan government has enacted rationing measures and begun importing electricity from Colombia. Meanwhile, Argentina's electricity consumption in May grew by 7.8 percent over the year prior, and the Chilean government has repeatedly said it will need to double its electricity generation capacity in the next 10 to 15 years. As Latin American economies continue to grow, how capable are they of meeting electricity demand? Are power shortages likely to hamper growth and, if so, where? What role should the state play in developing the power sector, …


Friends Turn On Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Jul 2011

Friends Turn On Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Argentina Pursues Civilian Human Rights Abusers, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Jul 2011

Argentina Pursues Civilian Human Rights Abusers, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Qubit, July 2011 Jul 2011

Qubit, July 2011

Qubit (Cuban science fiction magazine)

The July 2011 issue of the Qubit.


Former Honduran President Manuel Zelaya Returns, Human Rights Situation Unchanged, George Rodriguez Jun 2011

Former Honduran President Manuel Zelaya Returns, Human Rights Situation Unchanged, George Rodriguez

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Still No Solution In Sight For El Salvador's Puzzling Crime Problems, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar Jun 2011

Still No Solution In Sight For El Salvador's Puzzling Crime Problems, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


State-Run Oil Company Pemex Announces Discovery Of 'Significant' Natural-Gas Reserve In Deep Waters Of Gulf Of Mexico, Carlos Navarro Jun 2011

State-Run Oil Company Pemex Announces Discovery Of 'Significant' Natural-Gas Reserve In Deep Waters Of Gulf Of Mexico, Carlos Navarro

NotiEn: An Analytical Digest About Energy Issues in Latin America

In late May, the state-run oil company PEMEX announced the discovery of what it considers a "significant" reserve of natural gas in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico. While the size of the reserve was impressive, some analysts pointed out that low prices, high extraction costs, and an uncertain global market for natural gas take some of the luster off the discovery.The natural gas was discovered while PEMEX was exploring for new supplies of crude oil at the Piklis-1 well, which, at a depth of 5.4 km, is the deepest that PEMEX has drilled to date. The reserve …