Despite a consensus that organized crime in Latin America is growing in scope and geographic reach, there is little research on the impact of organized crime on social, economic, and democratic development.
As 2015 approaches, the international community is critically assessing the delivery of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which were established in 2000.
Although it represents 10% of the world's population, Latin America produces only 2.3% of global scientific knowledge.
The Think Tank Initiative (TTI) and the Think Tank Fund (TTF) are partnering to support peer exchanges between think tanks in regions where the programs are active: Africa, Latin America, South Asia, and Central and Eastern Europe (the former Sovi
This project funding will support two Think Tank Initiative (TTI) grantee institutions in their efforts to achieve their long-term organizational goals in Latin America: the Instituto Desarrollo, Participación y Ciudadanía (Instituto Desarrollo) a
States that have successfully exited violence and embarked on a process of development have often started with strong political settlements, or elite pacts. These sometimes take the form of peace agreements, or electoral coalitions.
In Chile, a mobilized, invigorated civil society is using new digital technologies to transform political participation.
Since its creation in 1999, the Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA) has played a primary role in supporting the judicial reform process undertaken by members of the Organization of American States (OAS).
Across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), democracies suffer from a variety of interrelated deficits, including bureaucratic inefficiency, poor service provision and limited citizen engagement.