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Constitutional Reasoning in Latin America

This book examines the jurisprudence of 15 constitutional courts and supreme courts, including the Caribbean Commonwealth and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. By looking at the reason-giving prac…

Ernesto Che Guevara

The Awakening of Latin America

"In a letter to his mother in 1954, a young Ernesto Guevara wrote, "The Americas will be the theater of my adventures in a way that is much more significant than I would have believed." In …

Paul Alonso

Digital Satire in Latin America

This book analyzes how digital-native audiovisual satire has become increasingly influential in national public debates within Latin America. Paul Alonso examines the role of online video creators in crit…

Paul Alonso

Digital Satire in Latin America

This book analyzes how digital-native audiovisual satire has become increasingly influential in national public debates within Latin America. Paul Alonso examines the role of online video creators in crit…

Emerging Viruses in Latin America

Latin America has extensive microbial diversity and is endemic for a wide array of infectious agents including dengue, chikungunya, malaria and tuberculosis. In 2014, the WHO cited 93 public health events…

The Holocaust and Latin America

This book explores the history of the Holocaust in relation to Latin America. It is estimated that about 100,000 Jewish refugees immigrated to the region between 1933 and 1945. Despite the critical role L…

Energy Transitions in Latin America

This book comprehensively analyzes the challenges and opportunities associated with transitioning to sustainable energy systems in Latin America. Recognizing that energy transition goes beyond mere change…

Armando Barrientos

Social Protection in Latin America

This open access book offers a comprehensive analysis of social protection in Latin America, its origins, institutions, and outcomes. The chapters are organised in three groups. The earlier chapters discu…

Urban Wetlands in Latin America

This book is about the contribution of urban wetlands in livable cities. Urban wetlands are very valuable blue-green infrastructure spaces for human settlements, yet they are disappearing as a result of u…

Lean Manufacturing in Latin America

This book reports theoretical and practical aspects related to the application of lean manufacturing tools in companies established in Latin America. The book is divided into sections according to the too…

Gustavo Palamone

Presidential Impeachment in Latin America

This book pursues a comparative and interdisciplinary approach to assess presidential impeachments in Latin America. Mixing methodologies from legal studies and political science, it provides a novel and …

Indigenous Political Representation in Latin America

This book presents a comparative analysis of the struggles of Latin American indigenous peoples for effective representation in national political systems in the region. Through a detailed exploration of …

Francisco Valdés-Ugalde

Democracy in Latin America

Between 1978 and 2006, most Latin American countries joined the "third wave of democracy". However, as elected governments were set in place all over the region, authoritarian actors often manag…

Analysis and PDE in Latin America

This book presents the extended abstracts of the 2022 International Conference: Multidisciplinary Aspects in Mathematics and its applications (ICMAM) Latin America conference. The book presents the curren…

The Gibson Brothers

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Roberto Dominguez

EU Foreign Policy Towards Latin America

The second edition of EU Foreign Policy Toward Latin America systematically examines the main aspects of the EU-Latin America relationship. The chapters provide an in-depth analysis of the long-term trend…

Guillaume Fontaine, Carlos Rodrigues de Caires, Taymi Milán, Alejandro Hernández-Luis

Tackling Corruption in Latin America

This book examines anti-corruption policies in Latin America. It compares best practices in public procurement and state budgets in order to provide new insights into policy design for governments, civil …

Black Lives Matter in Latin America

This volume considers how Black activism in Latin America has taken place in varying arenas such as in the academy, digital platforms, and traditional forms of activism. Contributors also examine the impa…

Julie Massal

Emotions and Protests in Latin America

The book examines the role of emotions in protest. This allows us to understand how and why a protest or a social actor emerges and persists, despite various obstacles, including strong repression. It thu…