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.

Classified as: McGill experts, Alejandro Angel Tapis, department of political science, Latin America, Colombia, Politics, presidential election
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Published on: 8 Jun 2022

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. 

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Classified as: Research Network on Women Peace and Security, RNWPS, Latin America, Conflict studies, Julia Zulver
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Published on: 8 Dec 2021

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.

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Classified as: Research Network on Women Peace and Security, RNWPS, Latin America, Julia Zulver
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Published on: 8 Dec 2021

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.

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Classified as: Research Network on Women Peace and Security, RNWPS, reproductive rights, Latin America, Tatiana Sanchez Parra
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Published on: 8 Dec 2021

ISID is pleased to acknowledge the recent publication of Legacies of the Left Turn in Latin America:  the Promise of Inclusive Citizenship.  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.

Classified as: Latin America, citizenship, democratic development, state-society relations
Published on: 11 Feb 2020

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. 

 

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When Democracies Deliver:  Governance Reform in Latin America

Katherine Bersch, Davidson College, North Carolina

Classified as: civil society, Latin America, governance, governance reform
Published on: 30 Apr 2019

“Voters in Colombia have rejected a landmark peace deal with Farc rebels in a shock referendum result, with 50.2% voting against it.” (BBC)

Catherine LeGrand, Department of History, McGill University

"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.”—Catherine LeGrand

Classified as: Latin America, referendum, Colombia, catherine legrand, farc
Published on: 3 Oct 2016

Philip Oxhorn, Political Science, Founding Director of the Institute for the Study of International Development, McGill University

Professor Oxhorn is an expert in democracy, economic development and Latin American Comparative Politics. He can comment on social, political, and economic angles.

philip [dot] oxhorn [at] mcgill [dot] ca (English, Spanish)

Classified as: Latin America, Alfred Jaeger, virus, Brazil, Philip Oxhorn, brian ward, Manuel Balan, zika, Latin American politics, cédric yansouni, michael libman
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Published on: 1 Aug 2016

Brazilian legislators voted on Sunday night to approve impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, the nation’s first female president. (The New York Times)

Classified as: Latin America, McGill University, corruption, Brazil, Expert, Manuel Balan, dilma rousseff
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Published on: 18 Apr 2016
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