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Élites sin destino: Un especial periodístico sobre las élites latinoamericanos

Pere Ortín (ed.)

Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2022), 324 pp.

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Condiciones de vida de los venezolanos ENCOVI 2022

Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (UCAB) (2022), 54 slides

"En 2022 se ha observado una ralentización del nivel de la actividad económica (7,2%) en comparación al segundo semestre de 2021 y se pronostica que todavía caerá en 2023 (4,4%), a niveles insuficientes para la recuperación a los niveles pre-crisis. Una combinación de factores dan cuenta de e ... more

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Russia – YouTube and Global Platforms: A New Battleground for Russian Journalists and Bloggers

Andrei Soldatov, Irina Borogan

Potsdam: Friedrich Naumann Foundation (2022), 13 pp.

"In the late 2010s, the Internet overtook television as the most popular media format in Russia. It was also the time when Russian-speaking YouTube went political: well-known bloggers started producing political content, opposition politicians became the most popular YouTubers, and finally mainstrea ... more

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The Global State of Democracy: Forging Social Contracts in a Time of Discontent

Stockholm: International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) (2022), viii, 52 pp.

"The fourth edition of the Global State of Democracy Report comes at a time when democracy is under both literal and figurative assault around the world. The steady drumbeat of such warnings—included in the previous edition of this report, which was produced at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic� ... more

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Engendering Democracy in Africa: Women, Politics and Development

Niamh Gaynor

London, New York: Routledge (2022), xii, 190 pp.

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Projecting Russia in a Mediatized World: Recursive Nationhood

Stephen C. Hutchings

London; New York: Routledge (2022), ix, 197 pp.

"This book presents a new perspective on how Russia projects itself to the world. Distancing itself from familiar, agency-driven International Relations accounts that focus on what 'the Kremlin' is up to and why, it argues for the need to pay attention to deeper, trans-state processes over which the ... more

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Democracy Report 2022: Autocratization Changing Nature?

Vanessa A. Boese, Staffan I. Lindberg (eds.)

Gothenburg: V-Dem Institute (2022), 58 pp.

"The level of democracy enjoyed by the average global citizen in 2021 is down to 1989 levels. The last 30 years of democratic advances are now eradicated. Dictatorships are on the rise and harbor 70% of the world population – 5.4 billion people. There are signals that the nature of autocratization ... more

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The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming? Russia’s Growing Presence in Africa and its Implication for European Policy

Guido Lanfranchi, Kars de Bruijne

The Hague: Netherlands Institute of International Relations 'Clingendael' (2022), 46 pp.

"The growth of Russia’s presence across Africa over the last decade has generated significant international concern, further exacerbated after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia’s engagement can affect the interests and policies of the European Union (EU) and its member states (MS) in Africa ... . How should European policymakers understand these developments and respond to them? To answer this question, this report looks at Russia’s engagement in Africa, reaching three main conclusions. First, Moscow’s engagement with Africa has so far remained limited as compared to that of other global players, particularly in the economic domain. The current level of (media) attention devoted to Russia’s role in Africa is thus not supported by sufficient evidence of its actual engagement in the continent. At the same time, however, the growth of Russia’s presence is a real trend. Second, Russian actors are guided by a rather loose strategy when it comes to Africa. The Russian state has some interests that act as a broad framework. However, the actual engagement is carried out not only by state actors, but also by state-backed conglomerates and politically connected private businesses. These latter actors have their own specific interests, which are not always fully aligned with those of the Russian state. While state actors are often driven by geopolitical considerations, Russian companies are more interested in economic opportunities. Third, Russia’s engagement in African countries is significantly shaped by the different national contexts and by the interests of African governments. For instance, in a strong state like Ethiopia, Russia’s engagement takes place exclusively at the governmental level. By contrast, in Sudan and Mali (contexts with weaker state structures), other Russian actors like private military companies (PMCs) and private businesses are involved. Yet, in all three cases, Moscow’s presence tends to grow when relations between African governments and their international partners (especially in the West) deteriorate, often in the wake of authoritarian turns. This shows the opportunistic nature of Russia’s engagement, as well as the complex trade-offs faced by EU/MS governments when engaging with African governments." (Executive summary) more

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Connecting Into the Social Sustainability Effects of Infrastructure Through China’s Digital Silk Road: Issues, Indices, and Indications

Marc F. Blanchard, Bas Hooijmaaijers

Sustainability, volume 13, issue 22: e12739 (2021), 24 pp.

"There is a heated debate about the social-sustainability implications of infrastructure. We engage this debate by delving into China’s Digital Silk Road (DSR), an important component of China’s infrastructure-centric Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Optimists and pessimists have offered strong v ... more

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Atlas der Versklavung: Daten und Fakten über Zwangsarbeit und Ausbeutung

Alrun Kaune-Nüßlein

Berlin: Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung (2021), 57 pp.

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Latinobarómetro: Informe 2021

Santiago de Chile: Corporación Latinobarómetro (2021), 105 pp.

"El retroceso económico causado por la pandemia no define a la región, sino simplemente acentúa sus características. En otras palabras, en América Latina se han robustecido las razones por las cuales sus pueblos han estado en las calles de sus ciudades, como refleja esta medición 2020 de Latin ... more

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Mapping of Democratization Support: Final Report

Agnes Cornell

Stockholm: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) (2021), 93 pp.

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Globalance: Ethics Handbook for a Balanced World Post-Covid

Christoph Stückelberger

Geneva: Globethics.net (2020), 608 pp.

"This book Globalance looks specifically at balancing values in global politics and global economics. Globalance, the title and topic of this book, is the alternative to the disorder of the world. ‘Globalance’ was in fact my main underlying passion and vision during the last four decades of my l ... more

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Atlas der Staatenlosen: Daten und Fakten über Ausgrenzung und Vertreibung

Berlin: Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung (2020), 66 pp.

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Thinking Democratically: A Comprehensive Approach to Countering and Preventing 'Shrinking Space'

Ruth-Marie Henckes, Ken Godfrey

Brussels: European Partnership for Democracy (EPD) (2020), 59 pp.

"This paper brings together 7 case studies on closing democratic space by experts from countries in Latin America, Eastern Europe and sub-Saharan Africa as well as examples from Europe. The paper concludes with actionable recommendations for preventing and reacting to closing democratic space. Three ... more

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Donor Assistance in the Transparency and Accountability Movement

Davin O'Regan

Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace (USIP) (2019), 36 pp.

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Afrika: Eine Einführung in Geschichte, Politik und Gesellschaft

Rainer Tetzlaff

Berlin: Springer VS;Zentralen für Politische Bildung, Sonderausg. (2018), xiv, 356 pp.

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Cambodia 2040: Culture and Society

Sok Udom Deth, Bradley J. Murg, Virak Ou, Michael Renfrew (eds.)

Future Forum;Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2018), ix, 224 pp.

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Comics & Memory in Latin America

Jorge L. Catalá-Carrasco, Paulo Drinot, James Scorer (eds.)

Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press (2017), vi, 262 pp.

"Latin American comics and graphic novels have a unique history of addressing controversial political, cultural, and social issues. This volume presents new perspectives on how comics on and from Latin America both view and express memory formation on major historical events and processes. The contr ... more

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Perils of Perception 2017

Ipsos (2017), 42 slides

"These are the latest findings from the Ipsos Perils of Perception survey. The results highlight how wrong people across 38 countries are about some key issues and features of the population in their country. Perceptions are not reality … Things are not as bad as they seem ... Only a small minorit ... more