by Peter O'Donnell | Mar 5, 2021 | American University
On February 10th, 2021, amid a worldwide health crisis, Chilean authorities deported 138 migrants back to their countries of origin. The images are haunting: Chilean police officers wearing medical masks escorting the now-deportees all dressed in white hazard suits....
by Clara Mittnight | Dec 16, 2020 | James Madison University
The Mapuche Indians were once one of the biggest indigenous groups in South America. Today, there are around 1 million Mapuche people living in Chile, and a smaller amount in Argentina. They historically have lived off the land in small farming villages that were...
by Tarik Ali Sert | Dec 13, 2020 | Sabanci University
Erosions of democracy under authoritarian rulers happen through numerous channels, with an important channel being institutions. Institutions structuralize governance according to the vision of the authoritarian, often serving to increase the grasp of the ruler over...
by Lauren Alvarez-Romero | Dec 3, 2020 | University of Georgia
The Case of Chile North and south. Black and white. Up and down. Opposites do not always attract, and this is especially true in politics. Polar opposites typically leave no room to budge. Yet when polar opposites do come together, it does not necessarily result in...
by Celia Conway | Nov 23, 2020 | Northeastern University
From the Occupy Wall Street movement in the United States to the Ni Una Menos collective based in Argentina, protests against neoliberal policies and states have increased in the past decades. As neoliberal policies have led to increased economic inequality, movements...
