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Hide and rule: Accumulation by disappearance and necro‐periurbanisation in Brazil

open access: yesTransactions of the Institute of British Geographers, Volume 51, Issue 1, March 2026.
Short Abstract This paper examines how peri‐urban spaces are governed through concealment and obfuscation. Focusing on the Baixada Fluminense near Rio de Janeiro, it connects land fraud (‘grilagem’) to the obfuscation of violence, proposing the concept of ‘accumulation by disappearance’.
Jan Simon Hutta
wiley   +1 more source

Recent evolution of the defense policies and structures in the Southern Cone: Argentina, Brazil and Chile

open access: yesRevista Colección, 2017
The Defense scenario in South America displays an image that transcends relevant modernization processes, especially in Chile and Venezuela. In the region, long-standing ancient rivalries over geographic boundaries spur up over and over in the struggle ...
Fabián C. Calle
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El rol de Estados Unidos en la remilitarización de América Latina y el Caribe

open access: yesÍconos
En este artículo se aborda la remilitarización de América Latina y el Caribe desde una dimensión complementaria que da cuenta del regreso de la influencia militar a la escena política de la mano de Gobiernos civiles.
Loreta Tellería-Escobar
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Corruption and Leadership in Africa: Evidence From Burkina Faso

open access: yesEconomics of Transition and Institutional Change, Volume 34, Issue 1, Page 183-197, January 2026.
ABSTRACT This study assesses the role of a leader in anticorruption fighting in Africa. It focuses on the rule of Thomas Sankara, one of the legendary figures of contemporary Africa. Using the synthetic control approach, we design a counterfactual for the actual Burkina Faso called synthetic Burkina Faso based on corruption before Sankara's tenure. The
Harouna Sedgo
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Surplus Populations and Socio‐Ecological Conflicts in Latin America: The Case of the Mapuche Struggle in Southern Chile

open access: yesJournal of Agrarian Change, Volume 26, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT So‐called surplus populations have repeatedly been the focus of critical analyses in recent years. This refers to a large social group that comprises most of the population in the Global South and is characterised by the fact that it is not integrated into the capitalist mode of production to any relevant extent through wage labour.
Jakob Graf
wiley   +1 more source

What Shapes the Genetic Diversity of the Alnus cordata Species Across Its Italian Native Range? Informing Conservation Strategies

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 9, September 2025.
Alnus cordata is an endemic tree species native to the Southern Italian Apennines and north‐eastern Corsica, renowned for its ecological significance. We analyzed the genetic diversity, population structure, and extent of hybridization with A. glutinosa in 23 A. cordata forest stands across its native Italian range.
Paola Pollegioni   +7 more
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Medição por coordenadas em máquinas ferramentas com comando numérico: método diferencial [PDF]

open access: yes, 1986
Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro Tecnológico.
Veiga, Celso Luiz Nickel
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ALL THAT GLITTERS: THE MANY OBJECTS OF ROME'S MUSEUM OF CIVILIZATIONS

open access: yesHistory and Theory, Volume 64, Issue 3, Page 422-452, September 2025.
ABSTRACT This review article examines the various methodologies practiced by Rome's Museum of Civilizations (Museo delle Civiltà) to discuss the contemporary curatorial approaches of traditional ethnographic museums. It adopts a historical and comparative perspective to situate the diverse collections within ongoing debates about art restitution.
Arielle Xena Alterwaite
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Creating the Complexo de Israel: Religion, Urban Orders, and Aesthetics in Rio de Janeiro

open access: yesCity &Society, Volume 37, Issue 2, August 2025.
ABSTRACT This article centers on the relation between religion, criminal(ized) economies, and the production of urban space in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Our empirical focus lies on the Israel Complex, a cluster of favelas located in the city's northern periphery.
Jolien van Veen, Martijn Oosterbaan
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Comando

open access: yes, 2021
Christopher Columbus pointing out into the distance of the new world for the Comando cigar label.https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/osterweil/1337/thumbnail ...

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