Theory & ResearchA direct link between the 2021 national strike in Colombia and Gustavo Petro’s 2022 presidential election victory are often alluded to by academics, politicians, and the media. Although this premise is not false, it is a superficial explanation that fits well with the progressive discourses of the region. The purpose of this text is to question the linear thinking behind these processes, as well as present the Petro government’s slogan of política de amor (politics of love) as a link to the fashionable policies of reconciliation and forgiveness.
Urban Struggles
Theory & ResearchTo be in protest for production is a political axiom that cuts through the triad of insecurity-poverty-trauma. It has resonated powerfully across communities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, forging links between workers, students, war veterans, artists, and activists that continue to this day
In PerspectiveIn 2006, the former right-wing Mexican president, Felipe Calderón, decided to formalise a war on drugs to boost the economy and, thus, legitimate the new government after he defeated the progressive candidate, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, in a controversial election. Since then, the country has been exposed to terror of every type
