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Posts tagged with ‘South America’

  • Mar062024

    The Ultimate Game: What We Learned from Mobilising Gamers During Brazil’s Elections

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    Mari Ribeiro and Court Williams are members of the Extremism and Gaming Research Network (EGRN). The EGRN works together to…

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  • Mar042024

    ‘Why Not Bring Weapons to School?’: How TikTok’s Algorithms Contribute to a Culture of Violence in Brazilian Schools

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    Content warning: This Insight contains language describing graphic violence Until 2002, there was no record of violent attacks in Brazilian…

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  • Sep132023

    Authoritarian Platforms: Far-right Radicalisation Amidst Economic Precarity in Brazil

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    Introduction When I started my fieldwork in an informal street market in Brazil, I was greeted with the statement ‘Welcome…

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  • Aug212023

    Examining Support for the 2023 Brazilian Coup Attempt: Gender Stereotypes and Occupational Trends in a Radicalised Digital Ecosystem

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    Introduction On 8 January 2023, Brazil witnessed the most threatening coup attempt in its recent democratic history. Inspired by the…

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  • Jan232023

    The Brazilian Far-Right and the Path to January 8th

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    Introduction On 8 January 2023, the Brazilian extreme right achieved international prominence. In Brasilia, the national capital, thousands of people…

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  • Apr252022

    ‘Gender Ideology’ and the Intersectional Politics of the Far-Right in Latin America

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    Intersectionality denotes an entire and complex subfield within the social sciences. A connecting thread across its different inflexions is the…

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  • Feb242022

    Communication Technologies, Conspiracies, and Disinformation in Latin America: COVID-19 and Beyond

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    The topic of Spanish-language misinformation and disinformation has received increasing attention in recent years, with a special focus on the…

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  • Jun112021

    Crime, Cryptocurrency, and El Salvador’s Big Bet on Bitcoin

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    This week, El Salvador made headlines as the first country to adopt bitcoin as a form of legal tender. Although…

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