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(Re)thinking contemporary authoritarianism

Theory & Research Colloquium held at the Gino Germani Research Institute of the Faculty of Social Sciences, at the University of Buenos Aires, brought together different research groups and projects dedicated to investigating the relationship between authoritarianism, democracy, and neoliberalism

By Gustavo Robles

The Cold War Was Never about Democracy

Interview The author of The Jakarta Method: Washington’s Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program That Shaped Our World Vincent Bevins, talks about how the West’s violent anticommunist crusade shaped our modern world

State and Society in Turkey after the Earthquakes: Initial Reflections

In Perspective Ülker Sözen lay out her initial observations and reflections about the state and society's responses in the aftermath of the massive disaster in Turkey

By Ülker Sözen

„Brazil is experiencing a fascist uprising“ Interview with Vladimir Safatle

Interview On January 8, more than 4,000 supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro invaded, looted, and vandalized public buildings, in what the professor Vladimir Safatle claims to be a "fascist insurrection" with the support and collaboration of the military police.

Housing crisis in a time of democratic backsliding | CAPS22

Theory & Research By looking into housing status, entitlements, infrastructure and policies, the panel “Housing crisis in a time of democratic backsliding” provided an analysis that helps to explain social contradictions and what kind of political action is possible by people excluded and/or repressed given authoritarian spatial dynamics in a society

By Sabrina Fernandes