Pia Riggirozzi
University of Southampton, Politics and International Relations, Department Member
- International Political Economy, Politics and International relations, Latin American Studies, Democracy, Latin American politics, Regional Integration, and 32 moreRegionalism, Latin American Foreign Policy, Populism, Mercosur/Mercosul, Health and Human Rights, Unasur/Unasul, Comparative Regionalism, South and Central American Politics, Recognition Theory, Hugo Chavez, Regional Security in Latin American Countries, Civil society and regionalism, Union of South American Nations, Political Science, International Relations, Political Economy, Social Sciences, Development Studies, International Relations and Politics, Social Policy, Global Health Diplomacy, World Health Organisation, World Health Assembly, Mercosur, Global Health, Latin American Politics (Political Science), Latin America, Regionalismo, Global Health Governance, New Regionalism Approach, Integración Regional, and South Americaedit
- My research interests relate to the theory and practice of international political economy, with a particular focus o... moreMy research interests relate to the theory and practice of international political economy, with a particular focus on regional integration, governance and governance for development. I have a regional interest in the political economy of the Americas. My work looks at the various agreements, dynamics and constellations of actors, interests and power resources that define national and regional governance arrangements in Latin Americaedit
Anti-corruption has also been an important component of the normative framework of the IFIs. Since the mid- to late 1990s the IFIs devoted vast amount of funds to support new programmes oriented to achieve public sector accountability... more
Anti-corruption has also been an important component of the normative framework of the IFIs. Since the mid- to late 1990s the IFIs devoted vast amount of funds to support new programmes oriented to achieve public sector accountability (Santiso 2006). As in the case of judicial reform, funding for anti-corruption became another milestone in the road to good governance and, in this case, the main understanding of it has been achieving fiscal credibility. Despite the wide-reaching and large-scale work carried out by the IFIs, there are a number of major critiques levelled against these institutions. Critics claim that the IFIs and the foreign aid in general have used anti-corruption as a tool to impose global standards of moral authority and thus punish governments in the developing world. Many of these critics have based their arguments on the fact that the IFIs have tended to focus on financial issues leaving un-addressed, for instance, the role of private contractors in the misuse of funds and delivery of goods and services. The same political constraints that held down the IFIs in their promotion of judicial reform have shaped their approach to anti-corruption. Nevertheless, as this chapter explores, grounding such an agenda in developing countries has brought new issues of implementation that affected the way IFIs’ staff linked with the local actors.
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Argentina’s economic collapse in December 2001 is seen as perhaps the most emblematic evidence of the failure of neoliberalism to provide sustainable and equitable economic growth in the developing world. That crisis, however, provided a... more
Argentina’s economic collapse in December 2001 is seen as perhaps the most emblematic evidence of the failure of neoliberalism to provide sustainable and equitable economic growth in the developing world. That crisis, however, provided a turning point out of which an alternative project of political and economic governance has developed. The search for post-crisis governance has meant a new and more dynamic role for the state in the pursuit of growth and social stability in the context of a model that I term “open-economy nationalism.” It is built on the basis of a new nationalist rhetoric that recalls the welfare state and the import substitution era of the 1940s yet remains committed in important respects to open markets and export-led growth.
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PRARI is a social development research project that looks at world-regional social governance, politics, and policy. PRARI brings together an international team of researchers studying the scope for enhancing the effectiveness of the... more
PRARI is a social development research project that looks at world-regional social governance, politics, and policy. PRARI brings together an international team of researchers studying the scope for enhancing the effectiveness of the contributions of Southern regional organisations to poverty reduction. It receives funding from the ESRC.
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Introduction to this Handbook, we see the central dilemma in contemporary South American governance as intrinsically linked to the way states engage with and contest market forces, and similarly how markets define state-based governance... more
Introduction to this Handbook, we see the central dilemma in contemporary South American governance as intrinsically linked to the way states engage with and contest market forces, and similarly how markets define state-based governance arrangements. For this reason we claim that regional integration has in effect evolved as one sought mechanism to regulate and extend markets over and above the state boundaries, as much as a mechanism that enhanced states? capacities to deal with external political and economic influence.Fil: Riggirozzi, Pía. University of Southampton; Reino UnidoFil: Tussie, Diana Alicia. Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales. Sede Académica Argentina Buenos Aires. Área de Relaciones Internacionales; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentin
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This article explores the gendered securitisation of humanitarianism through the lens of Venezuelan women who fled to Brazil, as part of the largest migration flows in South America. By the end of 2022, the number of displaced Venezuelans... more
This article explores the gendered securitisation of humanitarianism through the lens of Venezuelan women who fled to Brazil, as part of the largest migration flows in South America. By the end of 2022, the number of displaced Venezuelans had grown to seven million, half of whom were women and girls. Alongside humanitarian programmes, measures of migration control, policing and deterrence are now routinely implemented. This article explores the interplay between securitised policies and humanitarian programmes on the everyday experience of rights of Venezuelan migrant women and girls. We ask: what happens when migrant women reach Brazil, a supposed place of safety? Do they experience rights restitution and protection, or do they continue to be subject to everyday gendered humiliations? Building on fieldwork in Boa Vista and Manaus in 2020-2022, we explore migrant women and girls' experiences with shelter and healthcare, two central pillars of humanitarian programmes. Contributing directly to literatures on migration management, humanitarianism and control, this article focuses on 'the receiving end' of securitised humanitarian practices and deploys a gender lens to reveal how securitised humanitarians reproduces disciplinary dynamics of governance and creates gendered risks and vulnerabilities that erode migrant women and girl's rights and agency in everyday life.
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Livre Acesso no site da Practical Action Publishing: https://practicalactionpublishing.com/book/2676/seguir-adiante-salir-adelante Baseado nas fotografias e depoimentos de mulheres migrantes venezuelanas no Brasil, ‘Seguir Adiante / Salir... more
Livre Acesso no site da Practical Action Publishing: https://practicalactionpublishing.com/book/2676/seguir-adiante-salir-adelante Baseado nas fotografias e depoimentos de mulheres migrantes venezuelanas no Brasil, ‘Seguir Adiante / Salir Adelante’ oferece uma visão sincera e impactante sobre as experiências vividas por mulheres migrantes. O fotolivro analisa especificamente os desafios por elas enfrentados, suas vulnerabilidades e sua dedicação inabalável a suas famílias e comunidades frente às adversidades que vivenciam através de três temas chave: cuidado e autocuidado, violência de gênero e barreiras de acesso a serviços de saúde sexual e reprodutiva. Com base nisto, ‘Seguir Adiante / Salir Adelante’ chama a atenção para as falhas dos programas projetados para proteger mulheres e meninas migrantes, bem como para a necessidade de criar políticas receptivas, de gênero, e culturalmente sensíveis. ‘Seguir Adiante / Salir Adelante’ é um livro para pessoas comprometidas com os direitos das mulheres, com sua saúde sexual e reprodutiva e com a experiência marcada pelo gênero nos corredores de migração Sul-Sul. É tanto um livro para o público em geral, quanto para os estudantes, formuladores de políticas, e servidores públicos.
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The last decade has seen high levels of displacement in Central America and Mexico, with women and girls representing a growing share of this flow. Women and girls face a unique set of sexual and reproductive health risks, both as a... more
The last decade has seen high levels of displacement in Central America and Mexico, with women and girls representing a growing share of this flow. Women and girls face a unique set of sexual and reproductive health risks, both as a direct result of the migration process, and as a consequence of violence, conflict and oppressive gender norms in the region. This scoping review adopts a five-stage process to search for, identify, and review selected literature to answer two questions: (1) what sexual and reproductive health and rights risks, challenges, and needs do women and girls face before and during displacement; and (2) how do issues of sexual and reproductive health and rights influence women and girls' coping mechanisms and decisions in displacement in the region? Extracted data from intersecting literature on migration, gender, and health in the corridors of migration in Central America and Mexico are mapped and analyzed against a framework adapted from the Guttmacher-Lancet Commission on components of sexual and reproductive health and rights. Many Central American and Mexican women and girls flee conditions of gang-related conflict, gender-based violence, poverty, and other situations of extreme disadvantage. Findings from this study demonstrate they face further deprivation and suffering from the denial of health and rights throughout the migratory cycle. This review finds that migrant women and girls encounter considerable barriers to accessing services of sexual and reproductive health, are vulnerable to sexually transmitted infections, and face many violations of sexual and reproductive rights. Young migrants and sex workers, who are often connected with irregular migration in border areas, appear to be particularly vulnerable. Findings also reveal that the literature tends to focus on sexual health and rights, with a relative paucity of evidence on wider reproductive health issues. Of critical importance is how women and girls must constantly balance risk and opportunity in situations of constrained choice, and how their coping strategies and decisions define and influence their migration trajectories and broader wellbeing. This review identifies a gap in the literature around comprehensive studies that define sexual and reproductive health and rights beyond the confines of disease and sexual behavior, as well as a need for greater focus on under-represented migrant groups such as adolescent girls.
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The last decade has seen high levels of displacement in Central America and Mexico, with women and girls representing a growing share of this flow. Women and girls face a unique set of sexual and reproductive health risks, both as a... more
The last decade has seen high levels of displacement in Central America and Mexico, with women and girls representing a growing share of this flow. Women and girls face a unique set of sexual and reproductive health risks, both as a direct result of the migration process, and as a consequence of violence, conflict and oppressive gender norms in the region. This scoping review adopts a five-stage process to search for, identify, and review selected literature to answer two questions: (1) what sexual and reproductive health and rights risks, challenges, and needs do women and girls face before and during displacement; and (2) how do issues of sexual and reproductive health and rights influence women and girls' coping mechanisms and decisions in displacement in the region? Extracted data from intersecting literature on migration, gender, and health in the corridors of migration in Central America and Mexico are mapped and analyzed against a framework adapted from the Guttmacher-Lancet Commission on components of sexual and reproductive health and rights. Many Central American and Mexican women and girls flee conditions of gang-related conflict, gender-based violence, poverty, and other situations of extreme disadvantage. Findings from this study demonstrate they face further deprivation and suffering from the denial of health and rights throughout the migratory cycle. This review finds that migrant women and girls encounter considerable barriers to accessing services of sexual and reproductive health, are vulnerable to sexually transmitted infections, and face many violations of sexual and reproductive rights. Young migrants and sex workers, who are often connected with irregular migration in border areas, appear to be particularly vulnerable. Findings also reveal that the literature tends to focus on sexual health and rights, with a relative paucity of evidence on wider reproductive health issues. Of critical importance is how women and girls must constantly balance risk and opportunity in situations of constrained choice, and how their coping strategies and decisions define and influence their migration trajectories and broader wellbeing. This review identifies a gap in the literature around comprehensive studies that define sexual and reproductive health and rights beyond the confines of disease and sexual behavior, as well as a need for greater focus on under-represented migrant groups such as adolescent girls.
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La lucha contra la pobreza y el acceso a mejores condiciones de vida, incluido el reconocimiento de derechos, son desafíos persistentes que afectan de manera desproporcionada a los países en desarrollo y sus poblaciones... more
La lucha contra la pobreza y el acceso a mejores condiciones de vida, incluido el reconocimiento de derechos, son desafíos persistentes que afectan de manera desproporcionada a los países en desarrollo y sus poblaciones más vulnerables. Al mismo tiempo, la integración regional en América Latina hoy representa un conglomerado de proyectos que no solo aborda temas comerciales, sino también políticos y sociales, articulados alrededor de nuevos objetivos y prácticas, basados en solidaridad y autonomía. Esto se ha manifestado particularmente en el área de salud, donde –bajo la coordinación de UNASUR–, una innovadora estructura institucional lidera programas, recursos y políticas para mejorar el acceso a la salud en la región y, mediante una nueva “diplomacia regional”, la posición frente a actores internacionales en materia de acceso a medicamentos y derecho a la salu...
Trata-se de revisão cujo objetivo foi explorar evidências sobre as necessidades, os riscos e o acesso aos serviços de saúde sexual e reprodutiva entre mulheres migrantes ou refugiadas nos países da América Central, Sul e Estados Unidos... more
Trata-se de revisão cujo objetivo foi explorar evidências sobre as necessidades, os riscos e o acesso aos serviços de saúde sexual e reprodutiva entre mulheres migrantes ou refugiadas nos países da América Central, Sul e Estados Unidos (EUA). Estudo de revisão integrativa, cuja questão norteadora utilizada foi: “Qual é a situação relativa às necessidades, aos riscos e ao acesso aos serviços de saúde sexual e reprodutiva de mulheres latino-americanas migrantes deslocadas nos países da América Central, Sul e Estados Unidos?”. Foram realizadas buscas nas bases: PubMed, Cumulative Index for NursingandAllied Health Literature (CINAHL), Scientific Eletronic Library Online (SciELO) e Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde (LILACS), além de uma busca manual a partir das listas de referências dos artigos incluídos e no Google Scholar. Dos 910 estudos obtidos, 40 artigos compuseram a amostra final. Os achados foram descritos utilizando análise de conteúdo na modalidade t...
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La consolidación de la democracia en los espacios regionales. Miradas cruzadas: América Latina y Europa
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Governance in South America is signified by strategies pursued by state and non-state actors directed to enhancing (some aspect of) their capabilities and powers of agency. It is about the spaces and the practices available, demanded or... more
Governance in South America is signified by strategies pursued by state and non-state actors directed to enhancing (some aspect of) their capabilities and powers of agency. It is about the spaces and the practices available, demanded or created to ‘make politics happen’. This framework lends explanatory power to understand how governance has been defined and practiced in South America. Pia Riggirozzi and Christopher Wylde bring together leading experts to explore what demands and dilemmas have shaped understanding and practice of governance in South America in and across the region. The Handbook suggests that governance dilemmas of inequitable and unfulfilled political economic governance in South America have been constant historical features, yet addressed and negotiated in different ways. Building from an introduction to key issues defining governance in South America, this Handbook proceeds to examine institutions, actors and practices in governance focusing on three core proces...
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The concept of post-hegemonic regionalism describes the scenario that has characterized Latin American regionalism in the last two decades. It first builds from Amitav Acharya’s work, in which he envisaged the end of United States... more
The concept of post-hegemonic regionalism describes the scenario that has characterized Latin American regionalism in the last two decades. It first builds from Amitav Acharya’s work, in which he envisaged the end of United States hegemony and a world order of multiple leadership and power competitions, a scenario that he calls a “multiplex world.” To a large extent, post-hegemonic regionalism grew at odds with U.S. regional and hemispheric ambitions of market-led governance and in a context of weakened U.S. hegemony in Latin America. As a concept, denotes the region as a political space in which transborder governance is anchored in a new consensus about what cooperation and diplomacy is and is for, giving way to a reorganization of the regional scenario and the emergence of diverse efforts in new areas of cooperation. With this in mind, post-hegemonic regionalism is both a theory-based concept, contributing to a debate and a research agenda that branched out in the study of southe...
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This Special Issue addresses the regional dimension of social (health) policy and diplomacy by looking at regional organisations in Southern Africa and South America. It is organised into two sections: the first section comprises five... more
This Special Issue addresses the regional dimension of social (health) policy and diplomacy by looking at regional organisations in Southern Africa and South America. It is organised into two sections: the first section comprises five original research papers centred on world-regional health governance and diplomacy; the second section, Forum, brings together policy-facing articles considering the value of a regional perspective in the post-2015 Sustainable Development agenda. The focus on health allows an assessment of how Southern regional organisations address poverty, inclusion and social inequality as well as the opportunities for Southern regional formations to engage within power constellations, institutions, processes, interests and ideological positions affecting health within different levels spheres of governance. This focus on Southern regional institutions as sites of policy-making and as international policy actors adds important geographical nuances to research into t...
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Sexual and reproductive health needs and rights are one of the bleakest examples of (racialised) gender health inequalities in Brazil. This is so despite legal and constitutional specificity recognising the right to health as right of... more
Sexual and reproductive health needs and rights are one of the bleakest examples of (racialised) gender health inequalities in Brazil. This is so despite legal and constitutional specificity recognising the right to health as right of citizenship. In this paper we argue that a ‘performance gap’ is revealed in contradictions between what the right to health as a normative framework encourages states to do, and institutional arrangements and power relations that underpin everyday gendered inequalities in health delivery. The contribution of this article is two-fold. First, it contributes to feminist political economy accounts of the neglect of sexual and reproductive rights by adding a perspective of human dignity as an approach to gender inequalities. Second, it explores ways in which health inequalities manifest in everyday practices, and how divergent expectations of what the right to health means for professionals and for disadvantaged black women limit the capacity of healthcare ...
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La Covid-19 amenaza a las mujeres y niñas migrantes en América Latina Existe una necesidad urgente de políticas de salud basadas en los derechos para proteger la salud y el bienestar de este grupo extremadamente vulnerable.
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Há uma necessidade urgente de políticas de saúde para proteger a saúde e o bem-estar desse grupo extremamente vulnerável.
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Dialogo en sobre el rol social de UNASUR, su concepción de derechos y autonomia, el papel de salud en esa institucionalidad y mandato, y desafios. Gentileza de Fundación Polo Mercosur
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Pía Riggirozzi presenting her work on Regionalism, Activism & Rights: New Opportunities for Health Diplomacy in South America at the Open University. Dr Pía Riggirozzi analyses regional health diplomacy in South America, and argues that... more
Pía Riggirozzi presenting her work on Regionalism, Activism & Rights: New Opportunities for Health Diplomacy in South America at the Open University.
Dr Pía Riggirozzi analyses regional health diplomacy in South America, and argues that regional organizations can become sites for collective action and pivotal actors in the advocacy of rights to health.
Dr Pía Riggirozzi analyses regional health diplomacy in South America, and argues that regional organizations can become sites for collective action and pivotal actors in the advocacy of rights to health.
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We argue that regionalism in the South is about political pragmatism, and thus integration should be understood not as an end in itself, but a tool for resolving challenges faced by member states. South America project of integration... more
We argue that regionalism in the South is about political pragmatism, and thus integration should be understood not as an end in itself, but a tool for resolving challenges faced by member states. South America project of integration reflects a constant search for mechanisms to give states enhanced authority and management of economic and political relations with domestic actors and external actors and pressures. The underpinning notion is that regional organisations and subsidiary mechanisms can provide a space above the state for the articulation and promotion of norms and methods of regional policy formation and practices to enhance member states responses to economic and political challenges. Building upon the argument presented in the Introduction to this Handbook, we see the central dilemma in contemporary South American governance as intrinsically linked to the way states engage with and contest market forces, and similarly how markets define state-based governance arrangements. For this reason we claim that regional integration has in effect evolved as one sought mechanism to regulate and extend markets over and above the state boundaries, as much as a mechanism that enhanced states’ capacities to deal with external political and economic influence.
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Benjamin Cohen has provoked us into a global conversation aiming to unwrap what defines the practice and the study of IPE.. Taking on this task, we build upon his powerful notion of geography as politics and propose to engage afresh with... more
Benjamin Cohen has provoked us into a global conversation aiming to unwrap what defines the practice and the study of IPE.. Taking on this task, we build upon his powerful notion of geography as politics and propose to engage afresh with the role of regions as correctives to debates on developmental strategies and trajectories in global political economy. We share with Cohen the argument that ‘how we conceive of space has a real impact on how we think about rulemaking” (1998:10) and claim that regions take shape iteratively, via social and political processes that differ temporally and geographically. As such, the key question for IPE is not whether regionalism exists but rather what kind of regional governance is taking shape and how it fits within IPE’s globalist soul searching. With this in mind, we analyse how regions have been treated from the concept of spheres of influence to present day governance actors, marking important differences, in symbolic, practical and institutional terms, in relation to experiments of the past. In this respect, the argument advanced here establishes at least the value of devoting more attention to the place of regions and regionalism in IPE’s global conversation.
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La crisis de Venezuela está adquiriendo nuevas dimensiones. Según muchos analistas, el fenómeno violento que vive el país amenaza también a los derechos de las mujeres. Una de las tasas de embarazo adolescente más altas del mundo se... more
La crisis de Venezuela está adquiriendo nuevas dimensiones. Según muchos analistas, el fenómeno violento que vive el país amenaza también a los derechos de las mujeres. Una de las tasas de embarazo adolescente más altas del mundo se combina con el aumento de las enfermedades de transmisión sexual y el crecimiento de los abortos ilegales y de la esterilización. El país que fue un punto focal en la promesa continental de una alternativa al neoliberalismo sigue en estado crítico. Y parece una sombra de lo que fue.
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Venezuela sits on the world’s biggest oil reserves, but in terms of GDP growth per capita, it’s now South America’s poorest economy. It is mired the worst economic crisis in its history, with an inflation rate in the region of 500%, a... more
Venezuela sits on the world’s biggest oil reserves, but in terms of GDP growth per capita, it’s now South America’s poorest economy. It is mired the worst economic crisis in its history, with an inflation rate in the region of 500%, a volatile exchange rate, and crippling debts that have increased fivefold since 2006.
The economic crisis is inflaming a longstanding “economic war” between the government and the business sector – and a dangerous cycle of protest and repression is further polarising Venezuela’s already divided society.
In this scenario, violence of all sorts is approaching what could be a point of no return. The very ability of democracy to combine forces of transformation and resistance is at stake.
The crisis in Venezuela has also taken centre stage in regional organisations. The Union of South American Nations and the Organisation of American States are gravely concerned with the weakness of Venezuela’s democratic institutions, its culture of impunity, and the criminalisation of dissent. But they’re overlooking one of the biggest tragedies of the crisis: the crumbling of Venezuela’s health and welfare systems, which not long ago were beacons of hope. This collapse is truly dangerous and is affecting Venezuela’s women particularly badly.
The economic crisis is inflaming a longstanding “economic war” between the government and the business sector – and a dangerous cycle of protest and repression is further polarising Venezuela’s already divided society.
In this scenario, violence of all sorts is approaching what could be a point of no return. The very ability of democracy to combine forces of transformation and resistance is at stake.
The crisis in Venezuela has also taken centre stage in regional organisations. The Union of South American Nations and the Organisation of American States are gravely concerned with the weakness of Venezuela’s democratic institutions, its culture of impunity, and the criminalisation of dissent. But they’re overlooking one of the biggest tragedies of the crisis: the crumbling of Venezuela’s health and welfare systems, which not long ago were beacons of hope. This collapse is truly dangerous and is affecting Venezuela’s women particularly badly.
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Zika crisis exposes systemic injustices related to poverty and marginalisation of poor women and children. Governments in South and Central America are in urgent need of a multi-policy approach – and funding- if they are to put in place... more
Zika crisis exposes systemic injustices related to poverty and marginalisation of poor women and children. Governments in South and Central America are in urgent need of a multi-policy approach – and funding- if they are to put in place effective responses to mitigate long-term effects of Zika and not derail progress in terms of meeting the SDGs targets on gender, childhood, disability and inclusive growth.
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Analizando los cambios en las relaciones Inter-Americanas, concluimos que hay un espacio abierto para políticas regionales y acuerdos institucionales alternativos, así como un nuevo equilibrio de intereses que se traduce en lo que... more
Analizando los cambios en las relaciones Inter-Americanas, concluimos que hay un espacio abierto para políticas regionales y acuerdos institucionales alternativos, así como un nuevo equilibrio de intereses que se traduce en lo que llamamos “regionalismo post hegemónico”. Como signo de cambio epocal, las diferencias y los desacuerdos ya no se dan en clave de órdenes imperiales, “tómalo o déjalo, my friend”, sino de acomodar de manera más equitativa la consabida severa diplomacia hegemónica, siempre resistida y nunca legitimada.
Las experiencias de la región luego de la crisis que provocó el modelo neoliberal, entre ellas la de Argentina, son analizadas en Inglaterra al profundizarse problemas económicos y de destrucción de lazos sociales.
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Growing regional divisions between—but not limited to—the north and the rest of the hemisphere and the emergence of new regional organizations have focused attention on the role and purpose of the 66-year-old Organization of American... more
Growing regional divisions between—but
not limited to—the north and the rest
of the hemisphere and the emergence of
new regional organizations have focused
attention on the role and purpose of the
66-year-old Organization of American
States (oas). This discussion comes as the
10-year term of the much-criticized Secretary General
José Miguel Insulza draws to an end. Under his
watch, the oas leadership has failed to raise its voice
against a number of assaults on the Inter-American
Commission on Human Rights (iachr), and played
a decreasing role in election observation. Similarly,
the organization now has a diminished presence in
matters concerning the defense of democracy, leading
some to argue that the oas Inter-American Democratic
Charter (iadc), which committed member
states to the protection and defense of the checks
and balances of representative democracy, has become
a dead letter. At the same time, a number of
criticisms of the organization’s management under
Insulza have surfaced.
not limited to—the north and the rest
of the hemisphere and the emergence of
new regional organizations have focused
attention on the role and purpose of the
66-year-old Organization of American
States (oas). This discussion comes as the
10-year term of the much-criticized Secretary General
José Miguel Insulza draws to an end. Under his
watch, the oas leadership has failed to raise its voice
against a number of assaults on the Inter-American
Commission on Human Rights (iachr), and played
a decreasing role in election observation. Similarly,
the organization now has a diminished presence in
matters concerning the defense of democracy, leading
some to argue that the oas Inter-American Democratic
Charter (iadc), which committed member
states to the protection and defense of the checks
and balances of representative democracy, has become
a dead letter. At the same time, a number of
criticisms of the organization’s management under
Insulza have surfaced.
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"Explainer: just what is going on in Argentina?" has been published on The Conversation.
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http://theconversation.com/explainer-just-what-is-going-on-in-argentina-37291
Here's the link:
http://theconversation.com/explainer-just-what-is-going-on-in-argentina-37291
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Cuba, the US, and Post-Hegemonic Inter-American Relations published in OpenDemocracy
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Governance in South America is signified by strategies pursued by state and non-state actors directed to enhancing (some aspect of) their capabilities and powers of agency. It is about the spaces and the practices available, demanded or... more
Governance in South America is signified by strategies pursued by state and non-state actors directed to enhancing (some aspect of) their capabilities and powers of agency. It is about the spaces and the practices available, demanded or created to ‘make politics happen’. This framework lends explanatory power to understand how governance has been defined and practiced in South America. Pia Riggirozzi and Christopher Wylde bring together leading experts to explore what demands and dilemmas shaped understandings and practice of governance in the South America in and across the region. The Handbook suggests that governance dilemmas of inequitable and unfulfilled political economic governance in South America have been constant historical features constant yet addressed and negotiated in different ways. Building from an introduction to key issues defining governance in South America, this Handbook proceeds to examine institutions, actors and practices in governance focusing on three core processes: evolution of socio-economic and political justice claims as central to the demands of governance; governance frameworks foregrounding particular issues and often privileging particular forms of political practice; and iterative and cumulative processes leading to new demands of governance addressing recognition and identity politics.
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This cutting-edge collection examines South America’s rich history in the study of global political economy and governance. The Handbook presents the history and evolution of governance, at international, national and issue-based levels,... more
This cutting-edge collection examines South America’s rich history in the study of global political economy and governance. The Handbook presents the history and evolution of governance, at international, national and issue-based levels, offering new thematic analysis and
critically treated empirical evidence of what defines governance in South America.
With a focus on both the theoretical underpinnings of governance and key contemporary debates, this Handbook will be relevant for many disciplines, including comparative politics, development and regional studies and international political economy.
critically treated empirical evidence of what defines governance in South America.
With a focus on both the theoretical underpinnings of governance and key contemporary debates, this Handbook will be relevant for many disciplines, including comparative politics, development and regional studies and international political economy.
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Making visible challenges of care, violence and healthcare faced by displaced Venezuelan women and girls through participatory research
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Panama is ‘the bridge of the world’ for its impressive maritime and air connectivity. The Darién is, however, a long and dense jungle area that connects South and Central America. Yet an almost impossible crossing that became the route of... more
Panama is ‘the bridge of the world’ for its impressive maritime and air connectivity. The Darién is, however, a long and dense jungle area that connects South and Central America. Yet an almost impossible crossing that became the route of last resort for many forced to leave their country and enter a migration process because of violence, poverty, food deprivation and hunger, gender violence and ill-health.
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This brief provides an overview of practices adopted in Latin America mid-pandemic which forced migrants and refugees to reverse their migration flows, leading to a cycle of protracted displacement, poverty and stigmatisation. It focuses... more
This brief provides an overview of practices adopted in Latin America mid-pandemic which forced migrants and refugees to reverse their migration flows, leading to a cycle of protracted displacement, poverty and stigmatisation. It focuses mainly on two migration corridors: from the Northern Triangle in Central America to Mexico and from Venezuela to Brazil and Colombia. It addresses different types of forced return taking place and provides alternative answers based on a human rights approach.
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Livre Acesso no site da Practical Action Publishing: https://practicalactionpublishing.com/book/2676/seguir-adiante-salir-adelante Baseado nas fotografias e depoimentos de mulheres migrantes venezuelanas no Brasil, ‘Seguir Adiante /... more
Livre Acesso no site da Practical Action Publishing: https://practicalactionpublishing.com/book/2676/seguir-adiante-salir-adelante
Baseado nas fotografias e depoimentos de mulheres migrantes venezuelanas no Brasil, ‘Seguir Adiante / Salir Adelante’ oferece uma visão sincera e impactante sobre as experiências vividas por mulheres migrantes. O fotolivro analisa especificamente os desafios por elas enfrentados, suas vulnerabilidades e sua dedicação inabalável a suas famílias e comunidades frente às adversidades que vivenciam através de três temas chave: cuidado e autocuidado, violência de gênero e barreiras de acesso a serviços de saúde sexual e reprodutiva. Com base nisto, ‘Seguir Adiante / Salir Adelante’ chama a atenção para as falhas dos programas projetados para proteger mulheres e meninas migrantes, bem como para a necessidade de criar políticas receptivas, de gênero, e culturalmente sensíveis. ‘Seguir Adiante / Salir Adelante’ é um livro para pessoas comprometidas com os direitos das mulheres, com sua saúde sexual e reprodutiva e com a experiência marcada pelo gênero nos corredores de migração Sul-Sul. É tanto um livro para o público em geral, quanto para os estudantes, formuladores de políticas, e servidores públicos.
Baseado nas fotografias e depoimentos de mulheres migrantes venezuelanas no Brasil, ‘Seguir Adiante / Salir Adelante’ oferece uma visão sincera e impactante sobre as experiências vividas por mulheres migrantes. O fotolivro analisa especificamente os desafios por elas enfrentados, suas vulnerabilidades e sua dedicação inabalável a suas famílias e comunidades frente às adversidades que vivenciam através de três temas chave: cuidado e autocuidado, violência de gênero e barreiras de acesso a serviços de saúde sexual e reprodutiva. Com base nisto, ‘Seguir Adiante / Salir Adelante’ chama a atenção para as falhas dos programas projetados para proteger mulheres e meninas migrantes, bem como para a necessidade de criar políticas receptivas, de gênero, e culturalmente sensíveis. ‘Seguir Adiante / Salir Adelante’ é um livro para pessoas comprometidas com os direitos das mulheres, com sua saúde sexual e reprodutiva e com a experiência marcada pelo gênero nos corredores de migração Sul-Sul. É tanto um livro para o público em geral, quanto para os estudantes, formuladores de políticas, e servidores públicos.
Available to purchase from Bristol University Press' website. Focusing on the flight of women and girls from Venezuela, this book examines the gendered nature of forced displacement and the ways in which the failures of protection... more
Available to purchase from Bristol University Press' website.
Focusing on the flight of women and girls from Venezuela, this book examines the gendered nature of forced displacement and the ways in which the failures of protection regimes to be sensitive to displacement’s gendered character affect women and girls, and their sexual and reproductive health.
Highlighting how categorical legal distinctions between ‘refugees’ and ‘migrants’ fail to capture the dynamics of forced migration in Latin America, it investigates how the operation of this categorical divide generates responsibility and protection gaps in relation to female forced migrants which act as determinants of sexual and reproductive health. Drawing on the voices of displaced women, it argues that a robust political ethics of protection of the forcibly displaced must encompass all necessary fleers and be responsive to the gendered character of forced displacement and particularly to effective access to sexual and reproductive health rights.
Focusing on the flight of women and girls from Venezuela, this book examines the gendered nature of forced displacement and the ways in which the failures of protection regimes to be sensitive to displacement’s gendered character affect women and girls, and their sexual and reproductive health.
Highlighting how categorical legal distinctions between ‘refugees’ and ‘migrants’ fail to capture the dynamics of forced migration in Latin America, it investigates how the operation of this categorical divide generates responsibility and protection gaps in relation to female forced migrants which act as determinants of sexual and reproductive health. Drawing on the voices of displaced women, it argues that a robust political ethics of protection of the forcibly displaced must encompass all necessary fleers and be responsive to the gendered character of forced displacement and particularly to effective access to sexual and reproductive health rights.