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Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 32, Issue 2, Page 554-574, June 2026.The contested dynamics of slum gentrification in Rio de Janeiro came into focus during the brief period of relative peace brought by the pacification policy leading up to the 2016 Olympics. In this unprecedented moment, Rio's South Zone favela residents experienced a respite from the daily confrontations with police operations and drug trade violence ...
Angela Torresan
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MEMÓRIA NÃO SE REMOVE - Heritage as a Political Strategy Against Forced Eviction
, 2020 Using ethnographic methods, this paper discusses how residents of informal settlements called favelas use creative means to avoid forced eviction in Rio de Janeiro.
Chisholm, Jennifer
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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Volume 50, Issue 3, Page 667-690, May 2026.Abstract While the geographical distribution of eviction filings has been explored in Toronto, the intersection of rental housing financialization, race and eviction remains underexplored. Financial actors and their intermediaries, who fuel the eviction crisis in economically disenfranchised Black renter communities, exert significant influence over ...
Nemoy Lewis +2 more
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The Philosophy of Language Models
Philosophy Compass, Volume 21, Issue 3, May/June 2026.ABSTRACT The success of large language models (LLMs) across many domains of AI research has generated intense debate. Some attribute their impressive performance on complex tasks to human‐like linguistic and cognitive capacities, whereas others ascribe it to shallow pattern matching.
Raphaël Millière, Cameron Buckner
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Stratified consumer activism: How socioeconomic status shapes boycott participation
Journal of Consumer Psychology, Volume 36, Issue 2, Page 261-269, April 2026.Abstract Consumer activism is becoming increasingly common worldwide, but are all consumer groups as likely to engage in these practices? The current research investigates the presence of socioeconomic status (SES) differences in boycotting participation and explores the psychological processes underlying potential discrepancies.
Yan Vieites +2 more
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The Key Architects of Brazil's Foreign Policy and the Quest for Multipolarity Under Lula
Bulletin of Latin American Research, Volume 45, Issue 2, April 2026.ABSTRACT This article analyses the trajectories and worldviews of three central architects of Brazilian foreign policy during Lula's first two terms—Marco Aurélio Garcia, Samuel Pinheiro Guimarães and Celso Amorim. It argues that their progressive and anti‐imperialist orientations, aligned with the Workers' Party's broader project, were decisive in ...
Tiago Soares Nogara
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The Dynamic Nature of Nearshore Shark Nurseries in the Northern Gulf of Mexico
Journal of Biogeography, Volume 53, Issue 4, April 2026.ABSTRACT Aim Some habitats serve particularly important functions for wildlife. Identifying and appropriately managing these ‘essential habitats’ is critical, especially for wildlife that have faced severe population declines like sharks. Nursery habitats aid in the survival and development of juvenile sharks, which until recently were not formally ...
Philip Matich +5 more
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Hide and rule: Accumulation by disappearance and necro‐periurbanisation in Brazil
Transactions 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
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, 2020 This paper aims to analyze the conflicts that threaten of eviction the favelas located in the Alto da Boa Vista neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from the history of the policies of favelas removal in this municipality.
Fonseca, Tiago Boruchovitch
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Slum‐Based CAV Networks: Networking in Unyielding Poverty Situations
Strategic Change, Volume 35, Issue 1, Page 115-128, January 2026.ABSTRACT Over a billion of the world's population reside in slums. However, the configurations of their social and structural ties in these environments remain unsubstantiated. Drawing on a psychosociological rational choice perspective, we introduce theoretical explanations distinguishing slum dwellers' behavior, actions, and attitudes in community ...
Amon Simba, Eric Braune, Marina Dabić
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