Latin America

#WhatWillWeBeIn2026: World Cup, Forced Disappearances and 20 Years of the War on Drugs in Mexico

In Perspective David Barrios Rodríguez explores the dual countdowns in Mexico: the FIFA World Cup and marking 20 years since the beginning of the War on Drugs - a paradoxical coexistence of festivity and social and political crisis.

By David Barrios Rodríguez

Post-Fascism for Adolescents

In Perspective Radical right-wing movements have emerged as new interlocutors for many adolescents unwilling to embrace the passivity offered by the neoliberal and increasingly apocalyptic narratives. These political groups promise quick exits from poverty and suffering, specifically to young men.

By Paülah Nurit Shabel

Restructuring the Skies: The Post-pandemic Shift in Argentine Aviation Labour Relations

In Perspective The airline industry has only just recovered from its most severe crisis in history: the COVID-19 pandemic. For cabin crew workers in particular, the sectorial restructuring following LATAM Airways’ departure and the changes in the aeronautical regulations in 2021 marked a shift in labour relations and working standards

Milei's Government in Argentina: Will Going Against Gravity Work?

In Perspective As Milei's government approaches a year in office, important changes that were not foreseen a few months ago seem to be signaling the end of the honeymoon. And the Argentine political scene may once again show its traditional vivacity

By Mariano Féliz

Punitive Imaginaries and the Aftermath of the 2022 Elections in Brazil: Mediated Representations of Crime, Punishment, and Fear among the Far Right — a Critical Criminological Approach

Theory & Research The use of penal policies as a form of social control in authoritarian neoliberalism and a deep culture of violence were both already part of the political landscape and the punitive imaginary in Brazil. Thus, Bolsonarism met a landscape that was ripe for a much more radical project of neoliberal punitivism

By Paula Gil Larruscahim