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Published in: democraciaAbiertaExtractivism and resistance in Latin America and the Caribbean
There is an unequal exposure to pollution depending on the systemic position of countries, power relations, as well...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaThe Chilean October: neoliberalism was born and will die in Chile?
The chilean protests in October 2019 highlighted the tensions between neoliberalism and democracy. How will Chile...
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Published in: openMovementsTowards a more convivial left?
One must ask: who will define what is ‘important’ and what is ‘urgent’ in any particular context?
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Why it keeps kicking off everywhere: ‘Order’ versus social justice from the Balkans, to the Middle East, to the Andes
This is a cold war fought by “leaders” willing to maintain their privilege at all costs, to the detriment of a...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaLebanon's "October revolution" : An end to the civil war?
Since October 17, the walls of fear began to crumble under the weight of the ever-growing economic crisis.
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaBolivia on the brink of an abyss
After the night of 20 October, Bolivia has lived through a complex and violent process and we are ignoring the...
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Published in: HomePortugal as a strategic target of the far right
Portugal, from the point of view of the international far right, is the weak link for its attack on the European Union.
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaZapatistas: the fight goes on
A number of initiatives of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) and native communities in 2018...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaThe age of pardon or the age of aggression?
Just as slavery persists in the shameful form of "labor analogous to slavery," to use the UN, so does colonialism in...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaNew solidarity for the Mapuche indigenous movement in today’s Chile
The murder of the Mapuche community member Catrillanca at the hands of the Special Forces has become a matter of...
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Published in: HomeSmall-town feminist activism in Poland
On Monday, October 3, 2016 the landscape of social movements in Poland changed. What surprised many observers and...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaThe politics of protest in Argentina
Political life in Argentina is characterized by a particularly active culture of social protest. This is a key...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaArgentina, the G20, and the mobilisations against it
As we are entering a new phase of authoritarian neoliberalism it is essential that we continue strengthening ties...
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Published in: HomeThe ‘new’ climate politics of Extinction Rebellion?
Creating a movement that can have the impact XR aims for will require confronting the political as well as the moral...
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Published in: HomeAuthoritarian populism and popular struggles in Modi’s India
In the pattern of authoritarianism taking over Indian politics since 2014, social movements, activists, and...
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Published in: HomeVietnam: how to circumvent state repression
As repression of dissident groups became officially enshrined in the Vietnamese Constitution, activists, including...
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Published in: HomeRethinking resistance in post-uprisings Egypt
There is a dynamic relationship between authoritarianism and resistance, whereby authoritarianism is never absolute,...
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Published in: HomeAuthoritarian Middle East regimes don't like academics – ask Matthew Hedges
When the Arab Spring gave way to an autocratic restoration, both newcomers and old hands were in for a rude awakening.
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Published in: HomeSpies, kettling and repression - how British policing became militarised
There has been a move towards tougher legislation, ambiguous terminology, lower thresholds and legislation allowing...
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Published in: HomeThe booming industry of Chinese state internet control
The industrialization of Internet control inevitably means that the budding expression of dissent in China is being...