My 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 America
Anti-corruption has also been an important component of the normative framework of the IFIs. Sinc... 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.
Governance after Neoliberalism in Latin America, 2009
Argentina’s economic collapse in December 2001 is seen as perhaps the most emblematic evidence of... 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.
PRARI is a social development research project that looks at world-regional social governance, po... 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.
Introduction to this Handbook, we see the central dilemma in contemporary South American governan... 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
Anti-corruption has also been an important component of the normative framework of the IFIs. Sinc... 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.
Governance after Neoliberalism in Latin America, 2009
Argentina’s economic collapse in December 2001 is seen as perhaps the most emblematic evidence of... 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.
PRARI is a social development research project that looks at world-regional social governance, po... 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.
Introduction to this Handbook, we see the central dilemma in contemporary South American governan... 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
La Covid-19 amenaza a las mujeres y niñas migrantes en América Latina Existe una necesidad urgent... more 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.
Há uma necessidade urgente de políticas de saúde para proteger a saúde e o bem-estar desse grupo ... more Há uma necessidade urgente de políticas de saúde para proteger a saúde e o bem-estar desse grupo extremamente vulnerável.
Dialogo en sobre el rol social de UNASUR, su concepción de derechos y autonomia, el papel de salu... more 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
Pía Riggirozzi presenting her work on Regionalism, Activism & Rights: New Opportunities for Healt... 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.
We argue that regionalism in the South is about political pragmatism, and thus integration should... 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.
Benjamin Cohen has provoked us into a global conversation aiming to unwrap what defines the prac... 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.
La crisis de Venezuela está adquiriendo nuevas dimensiones. Según muchos analistas, el fenómeno v... 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.
Venezuela sits on the world’s biggest oil reserves, but in terms of GDP growth per capita, it’s n... 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.
Zika crisis exposes systemic injustices related to poverty and marginalisation of poor women and ... 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.
Analizando los cambios en las relaciones Inter-Americanas, concluimos que hay un espacio abierto ... 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... more 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.
Growing regional divisions between—but
not limited to—the north and the rest
of the hemisphere an... 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.
Governance in South America is signified by strategies pursued by state and non-state actors dire... 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.
This cutting-edge collection examines South America’s rich history in the study of global politic... 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.
Making visible challenges of care, violence and healthcare faced by displaced Venezuelan women an... more Making visible challenges of care, violence and healthcare faced by displaced Venezuelan women and girls through participatory research
Panama is ‘the bridge of the world’ for its impressive maritime and air connectivity. The Darién ... 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.
This brief provides an overview of practices adopted in Latin America mid-pandemic which forced m... 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.
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 ... 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.
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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.
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.
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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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.
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.
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.