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Chile is often held up as an economic success story, but a recent wave of violent protests over the cost of living have shaken the country. Marieke Riethof explains that the protesters’ grievances, sparked by an increase in metro fares, have their roots in the legacy of structural inequalities from the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.
The Botswana Democratic Party, which has governed the country since independence in 1966, has retained power in one of the most competitive elections in its post-independence history. But, argues James Kirby, serious challenges lie ahead as it celebrates victory. At stake is Botswana’s glowing reputation for democracy and prosperity.
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Marieke Riethof, University of Liverpool
Unresolved legacies of the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet are driving anger at the cost of living in Chile.
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The newly elected President of Botswana Mokgweetsi Masisi.
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James Kirby, Durham University
Serious challenges lie ahead for Botswana's governing party as it celebrates retaining power.
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Alexis Javier Apablaza Campos, Universidad de Artes, Ciencias y Comunicación UNIACC
El gobierno “más preocupado de la historia de Chile” por el uso de redes sociales no leyó oportunamente las tendencias de Twitter, con cerca de 400 mil posts en una semana asociados a este suceso.
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Contra la idea de que el control policial y militar devolverá la paz a Chile, los firmantes remarcan que es la convivencia democrática la que minimiza la probabilidad del recurso de la violencia. Esa convivencia requiere de un nuevo pacto social que enfrente la desigualdad, la segregación y la falta de oportunidades.
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Business + Economy
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Antonios Siganos, University of Glasgow
Research shows how decision making by investors is affected by the one-hour clock change.
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Florian Léon, AUF (Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie); Ibrahima Dosso, Université Clermont Auvergne
To understand how businesses bounced back from the 2010 - 2011 crisis, we monitored companies in Côte d'Ivoire over several years.
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Environment + Energy
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Peter Friederici, Northern Arizona University
Yerba mate is a wildly popular South American tea with a growing global market. Can this 'superfood' save Paraguay's tropical forests, too?
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Michael Petterson, Auckland University of Technology
There is evidence for catastrophic climate change from protracted volcanic eruptions in the past, but since the 1950s the emissions we produce far exceed those from volcanic activity.
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Politics + Society
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Aneta Stępień, Trinity College Dublin
We feel less shame in our personal lives than ever, which is a good thing. But we do still need our leaders to be bound by it.
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Steven Barnett, University of Westminster
Political journalists must use anonymous sources with more care and not just parrot their briefings.
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