One of our first PhD students to graduate from the Centre for Citizenship, Civil Society and Rule of Law (CISRUL) in 2018, Dr Eve Hayes de Kalaf, recently began a … Continue reading Dr Eve Hayes de Kalaf Begins Role as Lecturer in Humanities Training at the School of Advanced Study, University of London
CISRUL Alumna launches Book with Pulitzer Prize Winner
Former CISRUL alumna Dr Eve Hayes de Kalaf launches her groundbreaking book 'Legal Identity, Race and Belonging in the Dominican Republic: From Citizen to Foreigner' (Anthem Series in Citizenship and … Continue reading CISRUL Alumna launches Book with Pulitzer Prize Winner
Talking Legal Identity, Race and Belonging with Dr Eve Hayes de Kalaf
CISRUL alumna Dr Eve Hayes de Kalaf of the Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Institute of Modern Languages Research, University of London was interviewed by Women in Identity … Continue reading Talking Legal Identity, Race and Belonging with Dr Eve Hayes de Kalaf
How some countries are using digital ID to exclude vulnerable people around the world
This article was written by former CISRUL student Dr Eve Hayes de Kalaf and was published in The Conversation. The world has become interconnected at a level we never before … Continue reading How some countries are using digital ID to exclude vulnerable people around the world
Art and culture initiatives
Practitioner brief (pdf) This briefing paper is part of a broader project investigating societal responses to violence in the state of Michoacán in Mexico. It explores the role that art … Continue reading Art and culture initiatives
Local citizen security councils
Practitioner brief (pdf) This briefing paper is part of a broader project investigating societal responses to violence in the state of Michoacán in Mexico. It explores the establishment of local security … Continue reading Local citizen security councils
Legal mobilisation
Practitioner brief (pdf) This briefing paper is part of a broader project investigating societal responses to violence in the state of Michoacán in Mexico. It explores how local organisations and … Continue reading Legal mobilisation
Eventos
Tanto en el Reino Unido como en México, el equipo del proyecto Activismo en regiones de violencia ha llevado a cabo una serie de eventos académicos y de participación pública, … Continue reading Eventos
Publicaciones
Entre los resultados planeados del proyecto Activismo en Regiones de Violencia, nos comprometimos a: publicar 3 libros académicos: dos en español y uno en inglés participar en conferencias académicas, presentar … Continue reading Publicaciones
Organizaciones civiles y activismos
El proyecto Activismo en regiones de violencia emplea una definición bastante amplia de activismo, que definimos como: Prácticas dirigidas a cambiar “las reglas del juego” para lograr una sociedad más … Continue reading Organizaciones civiles y activismos
Michoacán: estado en crisis
El estado de Michoacán, en el centro de México, está en crisis: sus instituciones no han podido detener la violencia relacionada con el crimen que se ha intensificado desde 2012 … Continue reading Michoacán: estado en crisis
El equipo
Investigadores Trevor Stack (Director de CISRUL, Universidad de Aberdeen) es el investigador principal de este proyecto. Es antropólogo y enseña en Estudios Hispánicos. Lleva realizando investigaciones en México desde 1992 y … Continue reading El equipo
III Coloquio sobre defensas comunitarias
AUTODEFENSAS Y POLICÍAS COMUNITARIAS EN MÉXICO 6 May 2019 Hosted by the Centro de Estudios Sociologicos, COLMEX Three co-researchers on the CISRUL project, Activism in Regions of Crime-Related Violence, have … Continue reading III Coloquio sobre defensas comunitarias
Events
In both the UK and Mexico, the Activism in Regions of Crime-Related Violence project team has run a series of scholarly and public engagement events, as well as impact events … Continue reading Events
Types of Activism
The Activism in Regions of Crime-Related Violence project employs a fairly broad definition of activism, which we define as: practices aimed at changing “the rules of the game” to achieve … Continue reading Types of Activism
Publications on Activism in Regions of Crime-Related Violence
Among the Activism in Regions of Crime-Related Violence project's planned outputs we will: publish 3 academic books, as well as participating in academic conferences and organising impact events in Mexico … Continue reading Publications on Activism in Regions of Crime-Related Violence
Events
In both the UK and Mexico, the Activism in Regions of Crime-Related Violence project team has run a series of scholarly and public engagement events, as well as impact events … Continue reading Events
Michoacán: Key facts
The Central Mexican state of Michoacán is in crisis: its institutions have been unable to halt the crime-related violence that has been escalating since 2012, and continues to increase. Our … Continue reading Michoacán: Key facts
Meet our team
Trevor Stack (CISRUL Director, University of Aberdeen) is the principal investigator of this project. He is an anthropologist who teaches in Hispanic Studies. He has been carrying out research in … Continue reading Meet our team
New CISRUL research fellow: Catherine Whittaker
CISRUL welcomes our newest member, Dr Catherine Whittaker. Catherine is a research fellow on the ESRC-funded CISRUL research project, Activism in Regions of Crime-Related Violence and Institutional Fragility. She is … Continue reading New CISRUL research fellow: Catherine Whittaker
Respuestas societales al crimen y la violencia en México
Michoacán es un estado en donde el crimen y la violencia han entorpecido las garantías de justicia. Ni las iniciativas institucionales ni la intervención de las Organizaciones No Gubernamentales (ONG) … Continue reading Respuestas societales al crimen y la violencia en México
Se convoca a investigador posdoctoral con enfoque en análisis jurídico y políticas públicas
Fecha límite: viernes 9 de junio de 2017 Se abre convocatoria para una nueva plaza de asistente de investigación posdoctoral para proyecto internacional sobre activismo en Michoacán, como zona afectada por violencia. … Continue reading Se convoca a investigador posdoctoral con enfoque en análisis jurídico y políticas públicas
How a group of Dominicans were stripped of their nationality and now face expulsion to Haiti
Original article here. Just because people feel that they are a national of a country does not mean the state necessarily agrees. While tourists flock to the Dominican Republic – … Continue reading How a group of Dominicans were stripped of their nationality and now face expulsion to Haiti
Evo Morales champions indigenous rights abroad, but in Bolivia it’s a different story
Original article here. Now that the dust has settled on Evo Morales’ election to a third term as president of Bolivia, it is time to wonder what he is going … Continue reading Evo Morales champions indigenous rights abroad, but in Bolivia it’s a different story
Business as usual in Mexico despite 43 murdered students
Original article here. The killing of 43 student teachers in Mexico has alerted the world to the country’s deteriorating human rights record. While the US and EU governments have expressed … Continue reading Business as usual in Mexico despite 43 murdered students
Social welfare and energy policy drive Evo Morales to brink of historic third term in Bolivia
Original article here. Evo Morales appears poised to win a third term as president of Bolivia in an election on October 12 at the helm of his “Movement Towards Socialism” … Continue reading Social welfare and energy policy drive Evo Morales to brink of historic third term in Bolivia
Mexico’s strategy to contain anti-mafia vigilantes is hanging by a thread
Original article here. Mexico’s problems with organised crime have certainly come to a head this year. We have seen the high-profile arrests of cartel bosses Joaquin Guzman Loera in February and now … Continue reading Mexico’s strategy to contain anti-mafia vigilantes is hanging by a thread
Pre-conference seminar “Resources Sovereignties in Latin America” (Tues 7 May)
These are notes (taken by Trevor Stack) from the seminar held on Tuesday afternoon before the main public conference, which starts on Wed 8 May. Einar Braathen (on Brazil) Now … Continue reading Pre-conference seminar “Resources Sovereignties in Latin America” (Tues 7 May)