Como citar: Purcell, Fernando y Andreas E. Feldmann. 2017. “Presentacion: Espacios y circulacione... more Como citar: Purcell, Fernando y Andreas E. Feldmann. 2017. “Presentacion: Espacios y circulaciones. Nuevas miradas desde las ciencias sociales en America Latina”. Revista de Estudios Sociales 61: 8-12. https://dx.doi.org/10.7440/res61.2017.01 Hace poco mas de diez anos, los sociologos Mimi Sheller y John Urry (2006, 209) acunaron la idea de que en las ciencias sociales se estaba estableciendo un paradigma asociado a las “nuevas movilidades”. Recurriendo a la moda academica anglosajona de ento...
Haiti continues to be an extremely fragile democracy in a state with minimal capacities to perfor... more Haiti continues to be an extremely fragile democracy in a state with minimal capacities to perform basic state functions. Haiti depends and will continue depending on the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) and the international cooperation to keep its process of political stabilization, state building, democratic strengthening and achievement of economic and social development to a sustainable level. The René Préval government, with strong international support, has achieved important improvement in security, planning and institutional building. The year 2008 was marked by a deep crisis in the government, triggered by the sudden hike in international food prices, severe conflicts with the opposition and natural disasters caused by tropical storms and aggravated by the environmental devastation.
Divisive politics have hit many Latin American countries hard in recent years, fueled by numerous... more Divisive politics have hit many Latin American countries hard in recent years, fueled by numerous underlying fissures and issues including economic inequality and exclusion, corruption, ideological differences, high levels of violence, and chronically weak state capacity. The coronavirus pandemic has only intensified these pressures. Latin America thus enters 2021 shadowed by an ominous sense that democracy is under extraordinary strain.<br> To help shine a light on these troubled waters and chart the risks ahead, this collection of essays by a notable set of regional experts examines recent developments in six key countries: Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru. Taken together, the different country accounts present a sobering picture, though not an unrelievedly negative one. Divisions are deep, economic troubles are widespread, and the pandemic continues to devastate the lives of countless people in the region. The risks for democracy are serious, ranging from ...
The fragile nature of the state had turned emigration into a major feature of Haitian life even b... more The fragile nature of the state had turned emigration into a major feature of Haitian life even before the earthquake displaced hundreds of thousands of people.
The fragile nature of the state had turned emigration into a major feature of Haitian life even b... more The fragile nature of the state had turned emigration into a major feature of Haitian life even before the earthquake displaced hundreds of thousands of people.
This chapter explores the paradigmatic case of Michoacan, Mexico, a model transnational state wit... more This chapter explores the paradigmatic case of Michoacan, Mexico, a model transnational state with intense social and economic interconnections with the United States suffering very high levels of violence. It investigates how insecurity resulting from criminal-related activities and the concomitant reaction on the part of the Mexican state and self-defense groups has forcibly displaced thousands of people, critically reshaping the state’s migration patterns, such as with the rise of internal displacement. Relying on interviews with migrant authorities and representatives of civil society both in Mexico and the United States, this chapter traces the effect that violence is having on traditional migration patterns showing how an important number of uprooted Michoacanos have attempted to migrate north using existing transnational migration networks. The analysis thus underscores the complex intermestic dimension that human mobility is attaining in the North American corridor.
Como citar: Purcell, Fernando y Andreas E. Feldmann. 2017. “Presentacion: Espacios y circulacione... more Como citar: Purcell, Fernando y Andreas E. Feldmann. 2017. “Presentacion: Espacios y circulaciones. Nuevas miradas desde las ciencias sociales en America Latina”. Revista de Estudios Sociales 61: 8-12. https://dx.doi.org/10.7440/res61.2017.01 Hace poco mas de diez anos, los sociologos Mimi Sheller y John Urry (2006, 209) acunaron la idea de que en las ciencias sociales se estaba estableciendo un paradigma asociado a las “nuevas movilidades”. Recurriendo a la moda academica anglosajona de ento...
Haiti continues to be an extremely fragile democracy in a state with minimal capacities to perfor... more Haiti continues to be an extremely fragile democracy in a state with minimal capacities to perform basic state functions. Haiti depends and will continue depending on the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) and the international cooperation to keep its process of political stabilization, state building, democratic strengthening and achievement of economic and social development to a sustainable level. The René Préval government, with strong international support, has achieved important improvement in security, planning and institutional building. The year 2008 was marked by a deep crisis in the government, triggered by the sudden hike in international food prices, severe conflicts with the opposition and natural disasters caused by tropical storms and aggravated by the environmental devastation.
Divisive politics have hit many Latin American countries hard in recent years, fueled by numerous... more Divisive politics have hit many Latin American countries hard in recent years, fueled by numerous underlying fissures and issues including economic inequality and exclusion, corruption, ideological differences, high levels of violence, and chronically weak state capacity. The coronavirus pandemic has only intensified these pressures. Latin America thus enters 2021 shadowed by an ominous sense that democracy is under extraordinary strain.<br> To help shine a light on these troubled waters and chart the risks ahead, this collection of essays by a notable set of regional experts examines recent developments in six key countries: Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru. Taken together, the different country accounts present a sobering picture, though not an unrelievedly negative one. Divisions are deep, economic troubles are widespread, and the pandemic continues to devastate the lives of countless people in the region. The risks for democracy are serious, ranging from ...
The fragile nature of the state had turned emigration into a major feature of Haitian life even b... more The fragile nature of the state had turned emigration into a major feature of Haitian life even before the earthquake displaced hundreds of thousands of people.
The fragile nature of the state had turned emigration into a major feature of Haitian life even b... more The fragile nature of the state had turned emigration into a major feature of Haitian life even before the earthquake displaced hundreds of thousands of people.
This chapter explores the paradigmatic case of Michoacan, Mexico, a model transnational state wit... more This chapter explores the paradigmatic case of Michoacan, Mexico, a model transnational state with intense social and economic interconnections with the United States suffering very high levels of violence. It investigates how insecurity resulting from criminal-related activities and the concomitant reaction on the part of the Mexican state and self-defense groups has forcibly displaced thousands of people, critically reshaping the state’s migration patterns, such as with the rise of internal displacement. Relying on interviews with migrant authorities and representatives of civil society both in Mexico and the United States, this chapter traces the effect that violence is having on traditional migration patterns showing how an important number of uprooted Michoacanos have attempted to migrate north using existing transnational migration networks. The analysis thus underscores the complex intermestic dimension that human mobility is attaining in the North American corridor.
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