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El Salvador Considers Changes To Hyper-Strict Abortion Policy, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar May 2017

El Salvador Considers Changes To Hyper-Strict Abortion Policy, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

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No abstract provided.


Synthetic Drugs: Costa Rica’S New Nightmare, George Rodrã­Guez May 2017

Synthetic Drugs: Costa Rica’S New Nightmare, George Rodrã­Guez

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No abstract provided.


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 …


Report Ranks Mexico Second In The World In Murders In 2016, Carlos Navarro May 2017

Report Ranks Mexico Second In The World In Murders In 2016, Carlos Navarro

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Mã©Xico State Gubernatorial Campaign Shines The Spotlight On Human Trafficking, Carlos Navarro May 2017

Mã©Xico State Gubernatorial Campaign Shines The Spotlight On Human Trafficking, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Chilean Police Force Mired In Major Embezzlement Scandal, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar May 2017

Chilean Police Force Mired In Major Embezzlement Scandal, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

NotiSur

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World Economic Forum On Latin America Highlights Challenges Ahead For Regional Development, Johanna Marris May 2017

World Economic Forum On Latin America Highlights Challenges Ahead For Regional Development, Johanna Marris

NotiSur

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Dominican Republic And Cuba Begin Talks On Trade Agreement, Crosby Girã³N May 2017

Dominican Republic And Cuba Begin Talks On Trade Agreement, Crosby Girã³N

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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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Military Crackdowns Come Into Conflict With Economic Needs Of Local Communities, Carlos Navarro May 2017

Military Crackdowns Come Into Conflict With Economic Needs Of Local Communities, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

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Mexican Economy Surprisingly Strong In Early 2017 Despite Trump Concerns, Carlos Navarro May 2017

Mexican Economy Surprisingly Strong In Early 2017 Despite Trump Concerns, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Latin American Gender Politics: Examining The Relationship Between Gender And Political Participation, Haley B. Lawrie May 2017

Latin American Gender Politics: Examining The Relationship Between Gender And Political Participation, Haley B. Lawrie

Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019

Political participation highlights a great deal about the political system in a given country and how the system responds in turn. Women have a distinct way of participating in politics, particularly in the culture of machismo in contemporary Latin America. In this thesis, I examine the relationship between gender and political participation within two Latin American countries, Peru and Argentina. Through an analysis of voter turnout, political interest, cabinet participation, and political movements, I examine how gender impacts the political sphere. I ultimately argue that gender by itself is not distinctly tied to levels of participatory action for the average …


As More Venezuelans Leave, Neighboring Countries Take Notice, Janelle Conaway May 2017

As More Venezuelans Leave, Neighboring Countries Take Notice, Janelle Conaway

NotiSur

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Uruguay Tries Preventative Policing With A High-Tech Twist, Andrã©S Gaudã­N May 2017

Uruguay Tries Preventative Policing With A High-Tech Twist, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Costa Rican Security Initiative: A €Œsouthern Bloc” To Fight Against Crime, George Rodrã­Guez May 2017

Costa Rican Security Initiative: A €Œsouthern Bloc” To Fight Against Crime, George Rodrã­Guez

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Death Of 41 Girls After Fire In Guatemalan Shelter Leads To Charges Of Abuse And Neglect, Louisa Reynolds May 2017

Death Of 41 Girls After Fire In Guatemalan Shelter Leads To Charges Of Abuse And Neglect, Louisa Reynolds

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World Trade Organization Supports Mexico In Latest Ruling On Tuna Dispute, Carlos Navarro May 2017

World Trade Organization Supports Mexico In Latest Ruling On Tuna Dispute, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


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.


Building An Inclusive Peace: Lessons From El Salvador, Patrick C. Seed May 2017

Building An Inclusive Peace: Lessons From El Salvador, Patrick C. Seed

Sustainability and Social Justice

This paper argues that the peace created after a conflict becomes more sustainable when peace processes are inclusive. The Salvadoran peace process shows how including certain actors reduced political violence while excluding other actors allowed for social and economic marginalization to continue. Based on secondary literature, this paper addresses who was involved in the peace process and how their involvement shaped the evolution of violence within El Salvador. While the peace process erased political violence, not including the unique needs of women and men led to continued social and economic exclusion and marginalization of vulnerable populations. The lessons from El …


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 …


Transplantar : Los Frutos De Sus Labores Transplant : Fruit Of Their Labor., Marie-Elena Ottman May 2017

Transplantar : Los Frutos De Sus Labores Transplant : Fruit Of Their Labor., Marie-Elena Ottman

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This thesis will describe my body of work both formally and conceptually and accompanies my thesis exhibition. In the Introduction section, I will discuss my influences and the forms that I am exploring in creating this body of work and the experience that provided me with first-hand knowledge that pertains to immigrants. In Methods and Materials, I will discuss the materials that I used, glass, ceramics and metal. I will separate the glass and ceramics in two categories as each material was handled differently. I will also touch on the metal frame that is utilized to suspend the forms. …


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 …


Addressing Conundrums For Urban Environmental Planning Under Climate Change In Mexico City, Mexico And Rosario, Argentina, Eric Pasay May 2017

Addressing Conundrums For Urban Environmental Planning Under Climate Change In Mexico City, Mexico And Rosario, Argentina, Eric Pasay

Sustainability and Social Justice

Urban centers in Latin America are experiencing rapid growth and a host of intertwined environment and development problems related to climate change. In response, cities have started implementing sustainability initiatives and climate action plans. These plans generally target key sectors, ranging from transportation to water and sanitation, and focus on infrastructure improvements. Often, the objectives of sustainability plans are not met and tend to be mitigation-centric, despite explicit calls to address urban poverty. This paper analyses two case studies in Mexico City, Mexico and Rosario, Argentina to illustrate three risk conundrums that limit the success of sustainability initiatives in cities. …


Demobilization Process Slow To Advance In Colombia, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Apr 2017

Demobilization Process Slow To Advance In Colombia, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Flooding And Mudslides Reveal Peru’S Failure To Prepare For Extreme Weather, Elsa Chanduvã­ Jaã±A Apr 2017

Flooding And Mudslides Reveal Peru’S Failure To Prepare For Extreme Weather, Elsa Chanduvã­ Jaã±A

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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 Views Expanded Eu Accord, Tpp As Possible Alternatives To Nafta, Carlos Navarro Apr 2017

Mexico Views Expanded Eu Accord, Tpp As Possible Alternatives To Nafta, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

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.