/channels/taxonomy/term/7708/all en /channels/channels/news/expert-leftist-former-guerrilla-and-populist-outsider-head-runoff-colombia-presidential-election-339837 <p>Colombia’s election will go to a runoff between two opposing anti-establishment candidates on 19 June after voters on Sunday were unable to pick a president outright. Gustavo Petro, a leftist former guerrilla and onetime mayor of Bogotá, won the largest share of the vote, with 40%, but fell short of the 50% required to win outright and prevent a second round. Petro’s rival in the runoff will be Rodolfo Hernández, a business magnate and social media firebrand, who is viewed as a conservative, populist outsider.</p> Wed, 08 Jun 2022 13:20:22 +0000 webfull 180460 at /channels /channels/channels/news/endurance-womens-mobilization-during-patriarchal-backlash-case-colombias-reconfiguring-armed-335425 <p>March 29, 2021 | Written by Dr. Julia Zulver, this article focuses on the Alianza de Mujeres Tejedoras de Vida, an association of women in Putumayo who mobilized for peace and women’s rights during Colombia’s armed conflict. </p> <p><a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14616742.2021.1901061">Read the article.</a></p> Wed, 08 Dec 2021 12:51:30 +0000 webfull 175408 at /channels /channels/channels/news/asociacion-de-mujeres-afro-por-la-paz-feminism-body-and-face-woman-afromupaz-335424 <p>July 2, 2021 | Dr. Julia Zulver writes about The Asociación de Mujeres Afro por la Paz (Association of Afro Women for Peace—AFROMUPAZ), an organization of displaced Afro-Colombian women now based in Bogotá. The organization represents a differential brand of feminism in the face of historical and ongoing violence and provides community, support, and employment opportunities for dozens of women and their families.</p> <p><a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0094582X211020742">Read the article.</a></p> Wed, 08 Dec 2021 12:41:17 +0000 webfull 175407 at /channels /channels/channels/news/reproductive-labor-reproductive-violence-colombias-special-jurisdiction-peace-and-its-window-335423 <p>November 24, 2020 | Through this conversation between anthropology, law, and feminism, Tatiana Sanchez Parra and Teresa Fernandez-Paredes hope to shed some light on the opportunities and challenges of addressing a more comprehensive notion of reproductive violence in contexts of war and political transitions.</p> <p><a href="https://polarjournal.org/2020/11/24/from-reproductive-labor-to-reproductive-violence-colombias-special-jurisdiction-for-peace-and-its-window-of-opportunity/">Read the paper.</a></p> Wed, 08 Dec 2021 12:33:50 +0000 webfull 175406 at /channels /channels/channels/news/isid-congratulates-professor-manuel-balan-his-new-edited-volume-legacies-left-turn-latin-america-320350 <p>ISID is pleased to acknowledge the recent publication of <em>Legacies of the Left Turn in Latin America:  the Promise of Inclusive Citizenship</em>.  Co-edited by Professor Manuel Balán of ISID and Professor Françoise Montambeault of the Université de Montréal and published by the University of Notre-Dame Press, the book will have a formal local launch on February 21 at 4 pm at Bar A, 213, rue Rachel est.</p> Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:22:52 +0000 webfull 158654 at /channels /channels/channels/news/when-democracies-deliver-governance-reform-latin-america-296655 <p>The Institute for the Study of International Development congratulates Dr Kate Bersch for the publication of her new book. "When Democracies Deliver:  Governance Refrom in Latin America".  Dr Bersch was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute for the academic years 2016-2017 and 2017-2018, and much of the research and writing of this volume was made possible by her ISID fellowship. </p> <p> </p> <h2><u>Publication Detail</u></h2> <h4>When Democracies Deliver:  Governance Reform in Latin America</h4> <p>Katherine Bersch, Davidson College, North Carolina</p> Tue, 30 Apr 2019 19:47:52 +0000 webfull 148784 at /channels /channels/news/expert-impeachment-brazilian-president-260450 <p>Brazilian legislators voted on Sunday night to approve impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, the nation’s first female president. (<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/18/world/americas/brazil-dilma-rousseff-impeachment-vote.html">The New York Times</a>)</p> Mon, 18 Apr 2016 15:01:11 +0000 webfull 118269 at /channels /channels/news/brazil-2016-politics-olympics-games-and-zika-261105 <h4><a href="/politicalscience/faculty/oxhorn">Philip Oxhorn</a>, Political Science, Founding Director of the Institute for the Study of International Development, ƽ���岻��</h4> <p>Professor Oxhorn is an expert in democracy, economic development and Latin American Comparative Politics. He can comment on social, political, and economic angles.</p> <p><a href="mailto:philip.oxhorn%40mcgill.ca"><span><span>philip [dot] oxhorn</span> [at] <span>mcgill [dot] ca</span></span></a> (English, Spanish)</p> Mon, 01 Aug 2016 12:45:12 +0000 webfull 120110 at /channels /channels/news/colombia-referendum-voters-reject-farc-peace-deal-263205 <p>“Voters in Colombia have rejected a landmark peace deal with Farc rebels in a shock referendum result, with 50.2% voting against it.” (<a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-37537252">BBC</a>)</p> <h3><a href="/history/catherine-c-legrand">Catherine LeGrand</a>, Department of History, ƽ���岻��</h3> <blockquote> <p><em>"The close ‘no’ vote in the plebiscite on the recent peace accord is a shock that plunges Colombia into deep political-institutional crisis.  What comes next is not clear.”</em>—Catherine LeGrand</p></blockquote> Mon, 03 Oct 2016 18:20:58 +0000 webfull 121766 at /channels /channels/news/controversy-around-argentinas-president-241521 Wed, 04 Feb 2015 17:08:31 +0000 webfull 107951 at /channels