Power groups, interests and interest groups in Latin America: a new era or more of the same?

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 392-422 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clive S. Thomas ◽  
Kristina Klimovich
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Interest Groups ◽  
New Era

Brazil and Non-Alignment

2020 ◽  
pp. 100-122
Author(s):  
Stella Krepp
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Third World ◽  
Military Coup ◽  
New Era ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
Foreign Policies ◽  
Formed Part ◽  
Shed Light ◽  
Brazilian Politics

Until the mid-1960s, Brazil played a leading role in inter-American affairs and the same holds true for its engagement with the non-aligned movement. This chapter attempts to shed light on the Brazilian role at the two non-aligned conferences in Belgrade 1961 and Cairo 1964. While only three years apart, the two conferences highlight two very distinctive experiences for Brazil and Latin America as a whole. In 1961, Brazilian politics teemed with reformist aspirations and expectations and this translated into a new attitude towards the emerging third world. Under the Quadros and later the Goulart government, Brazil followed an “independent foreign policy” and strengthened ties with both the socialist and decolonized countries, and participating in the non-aligned movement formed part of this new nexus of relationships. By 1964, however, this trend had been reversed, as a military coup in Brazil ushered in a new era in domestic and foreign policies.

Interest groups and lobbying in Latin America: theoretical and practical considerations

2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 165-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clive S. Thomas ◽  
Kristina Klimovich
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Interest Groups

Interest groups in Brazil: a new era and its challenges

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 212-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andréa Cristina Oliveira Gozetto ◽  
Clive S. Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Interest Groups ◽  
New Era

scholarly journals American Society of Clinical Oncology–Sponsored Oncology Student Interest Groups in Latin America

2020 ◽  
pp. 1439-1445
Author(s):  
Andrea Anampa-Guzmán ◽  
Andrea Denise Brito-Hijar ◽  
Cristian Antonio Gutierrez-Narvaez ◽  
Anthony Raul Molina-Ruiz ◽  
Victor Simo-Mendoza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Interest Groups ◽  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Medical Oncology ◽  
The United States ◽  
Student Interest ◽  
Training Experience ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Impact

PURPOSE To describe the characteristics of the members of the ASCO-sponsored Oncology Student Interest Groups (OSIGs) in Latin America. METHODS This was a multicenter cross-sectional study. We surveyed 97 OSIG members from three medical schools in Peru and Mexico. We administered a 60-question survey covering topics including personal background, oncology training experience, and professional practice expectations and preferences. RESULTS A little more than one half of the surveyed OSIG members were female. More than one half had a visa to visit the United States and had an advanced level of English. One half of the OSIG members were also ASCO members. Most participants agreed or strongly agreed that participation in their OSIG increased their interest in cancer-related specialties (94%) and provided professional networking opportunities (94%) and that it was accessible to all students (91%). Most participants believed that their OSIG had sufficient resources to carry out its activities. Students were asked to rate their interest when they entered medical school versus at the time of the survey. Most of the members were strongly interested in pursuing surgical oncology. The majority of members were somewhat interested or very interested in palliative care and medical oncology. CONCLUSION To our knowledge, this is the first study that provides data on medical student perceptions of the Latin American OSIGs sponsored by ASCO. Student perceptions of medical oncology and the impact of OSIGs were generally positive. Given the shortages of oncology specialists in Latin American and elsewhere, strategies to engage medical students in the pursuit of cancer-related careers are becoming increasingly essential.

European defence before and after the ‘Turn of the Tide’

1993 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 409-419
Author(s):  
Beatrice Heuser
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Second World War ◽  
World War ◽  
New Era ◽  
The World ◽  
Before And After ◽  
East And West ◽  
Second World

The last fifty years were bloody and dismal for many war-torn regions of the world. The end of the Second World War ushered in a new era of local and ‘limited’ wars throughout Asia, Africa and Latin America. Hardly a day went by without a war, civil or international, claiming its victims somewhere on our planet. Yet Europe experienced a ‘Long Peace’ (J. L. Gaddis). The direct confrontation of the superpowers, the Soviet and US tanks on either side of the inner German border, immunized Europe from the plague of war. In the great wrestling match between East and West, Europe was the prime prize, and too much was at stake for all sides to allow any wars, even minor wars, to erupt anywhere on this continent.1

Democratic Institutional Design: The Powers and Incentives of Venezuelan Politicians and Interest Groups. By Brian F. Crisp. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2000. 294p. $100.00 cloth, $34.95 paper.

2001 ◽  
Vol 95 (2) ◽  
pp. 496-498
Author(s):  
Daniel C. Hellinger
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Interest Groups ◽  
Institutional Design ◽  
Dark Period ◽  
Stanford University ◽  
Urban Riots ◽  
Transitions To Democracy ◽  
Democratic System ◽  
The 1960S

Venezuelan politics attracted little attention from political scientists for thirty years after the defeat of the fidelista guerrillas in the 1960s, but there has been a surge of interest in recent years. The country retained civilian, elected govern- ment through a dark period of authoritarianism in Latin America, which seemed to make it a good candidate for deriving lessons about transitions to democracy. In the 1990s, however, the democratic system entered into crisis. Venezu- ela experienced urban riots, two unsuccessful coups, removal of a president from office before completion of his term, rising electoral abstention, collapse of the traditional parties at the heart of the system, and the election of a coup leader to the presidency. Attention shifted from what went right to what went wrong. These books help us understand the limitations of the Venezuelan democratic model.

scholarly journals The new era of foot and ankle surgery research in Latin America

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 237
Author(s):  
Jose Antonio Veiga Sanhudo ◽  
Marco Túlio Costa
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Foot And Ankle ◽  
New Era ◽  
Ankle Surgery ◽  
Surgery Research ◽  
America Latina

Caros leitores, durante os últimos anos a diretoria da ABTPé e os membros do corpo editorial da revista vêm trabalhando arduamente com intuito de aprimorar o nosso periódico. Recentemente, recebemos a ajuda e apoio dos amigos da América Latina, Portugal e Espanha.​Com o objetivo principal de obter indexação em bases de dados científicas renomadas e também de diminuir os custos de produção, a diretoria da ABTPé em conjunto com todo o corpo editorial da revista e parceiros da América Latina e região Ibérica iniciaram no ano passado um processo de fusão dos periódicos.​Em janeiro de 2020 esta modificação estará concluída e a nossa revista passará a ser mais abrangente, mais forte e com mais chances de aprovação em novas bases de dados científicas. Esse processo exigiu mudanças em todo o corpo editorial, que foram finalizadas durante o mês de dezembro. O Prof. Dr. Alexandre Leme Godoy-Santos foi nomeado o novo Editor Chefe da revista e a composição do Corpo Editorial foi construída com todos os países envolvidos.Essa é uma ação estratégica para o Brasil - ABTPé - e para a Região - FLAMECIPP, no posicionamento global. E um avanço na parceria com Portugal e Espanha.​Agradecemos o excepcional trabalho realizado pelo Dr. Jorge Mitsuo Mizusaki e sua equipe que impulsionaram a revista.   Nosso reconhecimento a confiança e ao apoio fundamental do Conselho Editorial (2007-2019) representado pelo Prof. Dr. Manlio Mario Marco Napoli, Prof. Dr. Osny Salomão, Prof. Dr. Sérgio Bruschini, Prof. Dr. Roberto Santin e Dr. Egydio de Carvalho, que entenderam que a evolução da revista passa pela maior visibilidade internacional.   Desejamos sucesso a nova equipe, com votos de um excelente trabalho para levar a nova revista a patamares ainda mais altos.   Novo corpo editorial: Alexandre Leme Godoy-Santos - BrasilCristian Ortiz - ChileDaniel Baumfeld - BrasilGabriel Khazen - VenezuelaLuis Hermida - MexicoMarcelo Pires Prado - BrasilMarco Túlio Costa - BrasilMario Herrera - EspanhaPablo Sotelano - ArgentinaPaulo Felicíssimo - PortugalSantiago Guerrero - Colômbia 

Notes from the Editors, June 2017

2017 ◽  
Vol 69 (2) ◽  
pp. 2
Author(s):  
The Editors
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Social Change ◽  
New Era ◽  
Monthly Review

buy this issueIn the last several years, the left has experienced a series of defeats, and the grip of capital has tightened. The recent reversals in Latin America are a warning. We live in an age where a new era of revolutionary social change, unlike any that came before it, is the only hope—not just for ourselves, but for the chain of human generations.Click here to purchase a PDF version of this article at the Monthly Review website.

Political Determinants of Social Policy Allocations in Latin America

1975 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 286-308
Author(s):  
Carl Stone
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Political Parties ◽  
Interest Groups ◽  
Public Welfare ◽  
Policy Responsiveness ◽  
Liberal Democratic ◽  
Political Determinants ◽  
Democratic Rule ◽  
Means Of Production

Certain analysts have argued in support of liberal democratic rule that this method of structuring political power through parliaments, mass political parties and specialized interest groups is both responsive to mass needs and imbued with high capabilities for public welfare and resource redistribution. Critics2 of this view contend that liberal democratic government merely provides a facade of mass legitimacy that obscures and masks the control of public policy and decision making by privileged and affluent classes that own or control the means of production. This paper attempts to examine these conflicting views on the policy responsiveness of liberal-democratic rule to mass welfare needs in the context of the mainly capitalist societies of Latin America.

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