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Democracy |
D3E CLAES
provides independent analysis made by an international team of various
disciplines about critical issues concerning democracy and politics
for sustainable development in Latin America. |
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Mexico: playing with democracy |
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The
governor of the federal district of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López
Obrador, was forced out of office. The latest news is being
interpreted as a political move to avoid the charismatic leader of
PRD, who is leading the opinion polls, to become candidate for the
next presidential elections. Analysis by Patricia Peralta Gainza.
(Spanish)
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Bolivia: the political tensions remain |
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While president Carlos Mesa threatened to resign
twice within one week at the beginning of March, the social movements,
businessmen and political parties confront a profound institutional
crisis. Analyses about the president's position (read...), the impact
about the first announce of abjuration (read...), and the agreement of
the National Pact (read...), give insights to the current political
instability in Bolivia. (Spanish)
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Brazil: Lula - so close to Davos and so far
from Porto Alegre |
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President Lula's participation
in the World Social Forum in Porto Alegre and afterwards in the World
Economic Forum in Davos caused lots of critic. Analysis by Eduardo
Gudynas (Spanish)
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Opinion: the war and the phobia to knowledge |
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The irreparable
damage to the historical and archaeological patrimony is one of the
many negative outcomes from the last invasion of the United States to
Iraq, believes Carlos Córdoba. (Spanish)
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D3E CLAES carried out four
workshops in the World Social Forum (WSF) in Porto Alegre, in topics
such as global economy, the impacts of globalization to
nation-states and processes of integration in the Latin American
hemisphere. More than 150 thousand people participated in the forum.
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Furthermore, the team of
D3E CLAES visited some of the most important events and wrote daily
reports about workshops, seminars, and round table discussions.
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Chávez, the new
"libertarian". The presence of the Venezuelan president in the
WSF caught a lot of attention by the Forum's participants. By
Virginia Matos
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Lula in Porto Alegre.
the Brazilian president generated a lot of controversy with the
launce of the worldwide campaign against poverty. By Virgina Matos
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