South-South Cooperation in Times of Global Economic Crisis

For South-South cooperation, the current moment of global economic downturn is one of anxiety. South-South cooperation was born with the Non-Aligned Movement. It went through a latent period, but re-emerged in the 1990s and early 2000s. The momentum gathered when a handful of middle-income countries such as Brazil, India, Mexico and South Africa were set to improve their position as global players. They had developed some relatively successful social programmes, which they sought to share with other developing countries. Considering that conventional North-South cooperation had turned out to be of limited effectiveness, South-South cooperation gained further impetus.South-South Cooperation in Times of Global Economic Crisis

New York?s Brand-new Conditional Cash Transfer Programme: What if it Succeeds?

In 2007, emulating the Mexican experience, Mayor Bloomberg decided that New York City should also have its own conditional cash transfer programme (CCT). He named the programme Opportunity NYC after the Mexican Oportunidades. Is Opportunity NYC just one more CCT in the plethora of existing programmes? Or will it influence the way educational reforms have been traditionally conceptualized?New York?s Brand-new Conditional Cash Transfer Programme: What if it Succeeds?

A study of the influence of ethnicity on serology and clinical features in lupus

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to review the links between ethnicity, serology and clinical expression in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in a single cohort that was followed over a 36-year period. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients with SLE treated at the University College London Hospitals (UCLHs) between January 1978 and December 2013 formed the cohort. We assessed the demographic, clinical and serological data. Standard methods were used for laboratory testing. The Student t test and Mann-Whitney U test were used for the continuous variables; the Fisher's exact test was used for the categorical variables. RESULTS: We studied 624 SLE patients: There were 571 women (91.5%), with a mean age at diagnosis of 29.0 ± 6.5 years; and 53 men (8.5%), with a mean age at diagnosis of 29.4 ± 15.3 years. Ethnically, 369 of the patients were European, 100 were Afro-Caribbean, 77 were East Asian, 56 were South Asian and 21 were of mixed ethnicity. The East Asian patients developed the disease at a younger age than the other ethnic groups (p < 0.0001). The Afro-Caribbean patients were less frequently associated with the presence of rash and photosensitivity, and the non-European patients were more likely to have alopecia and renal involvement. The South Asian patients were significantly associated with musculoskeletal and neurological involvement, serositis, Sicca syndrome and hematological features. The Afro-Caribbean patients had the highest prevalence of anti-Smith, anti-RNP, anti-Ro and anti-La antibodies. Anti-IgG anticardiolipin (aCL) antibodies were significantly associated with the non-East Asian groups; and hypocomplementemia was common in the East Asians. Rash, alopecia, mouth ulcers, serositis, neurological, joint and renal involvement were significantly associated with the presence of anti-Smith and anti-RNP antibodies in the Afro-Caribbean group. We also observed an association of joint involvement and the presence of anti-Ro and anti-La antibodies in this group. CONCLUSIONS: The East Asian patients developed their SLE disease at a younger age than the other ethnic groups. Cutaneous involvement was more frequent in those who were not Afro-Caribbean. Serositis, joint and neurological involvement were more frequently diagnosed in the South Asian patients. Anti-ENA antibodies were frequently associated with the Afro-Caribbean patients

Beyond ordinary policy change: Authoritarian policy dismantling in Brazil

From a normative perspective, policy change is seen as crucial to improving social conditions, reducing inequality, and promoting sustainability. However, what about change that implies the dismantling of previously successful policies? How can one differentiate between democratic policy change and policy dismantling? In order to shed light on these questions, this article analyzes changes occurred in Brazil since Jair Bolsonaro took office in January 2019. The paper addresses those changes from the perspective of the federal bureaucracy spread across different agencies and professional careers. The research design involved quantitative and qualitative data collected using the following methods: i) a survey with former and current federal employees; ii) semi-structured interviews with civil servants who have worked or are still working in the federal government. Research findings indicate that, in Brazil, policy dismantling is no ordinary policy change, as it has been marked by authoritarian dynamics that have disarranged the federal bureaucracy and eroded state capacity

O Programa Novinho em Folha de Nova Iorque para Transferência Condicional de Renda: E se for bem Sucedido?

O Programa Novinho em Folha de Nova Iorque para Transferência Condicional de Renda: E se for bem Sucedido?

Nuevo Programa de Transferencias Monetarias Condicionadas de Nueva York: ¿Qué sucede si da Resultado?

Nuevo Programa de Transferencias Monetarias Condicionadas de Nueva York: ¿Qué sucede si da Resultado?

Cooperação Sul-Sul Em Tempos de Crise Econômica Global

Cooperação Sul-Sul Em Tempos de Crise Econômica Global

Cooperación Sur-Sur en Tiempos de Crisis Económica Mundial

Cooperación Sur-Sur en Tiempos de Crisis Económica Mundial

Et si le tout nouveau programme d?aide financière conditionnelle new-yorkais fonctionnait ?

Et si le tout nouveau programme d?aide financière conditionnelle new-yorkais fonctionnait ?

Catalisadores e empecilhos ao compartilhamento de políticas de direitos humanos por meio da cooperação sul-sul

A prática da cooperação entre os países do Sul para o compartilhamento de políticas públicas tem ganhado crescente interesse e prioridade política nos últimos anos. No entanto, algumas políticas públicas têm obtido maior sucesso no processo de difusão entre os países do Sul do que outras. Neste contexto, este estudo examinará por que experiências participativas e baseadas em direitos, como o caso da política de educação em direitos humanos do Brasil, não se difundiram para nações irmãs, apesar dos esforços realizados. Buscar-se-á analisar, em perspectiva comparada e sob o arcabouço das teorias sobre transferência internacional de políticas públicas, quais fatores favorecem ou impedem que os países do Sul compartilhem entre si suas genuínas experiências, muitas delas com conteúdos e princípios inovadores e contestadores do sistema internacional dominante.1.Introdução 2.A Cooperação Internacional para o Desenvolvimento 3.A Cooperação Sul-Sul como Proposta Emancipatória e como Cooperação Técnica 4.O Brasil e a Cooperação Sul-Sul 5.A Cooperação Sul-Sul em Direitos Humanos 6.Difusão Internacional de Políticas Públicas: Marco teórico 6.1.Transferência de políticas públicas 6.2.Borrowing and lending 6.3.Teoria sobre o ciclo de normas 7.Cinco projetos, cinco tentativas de se promoverem os Direitos Humanos no Sul Global 7.1.A cooperação Brasil Haiti para a promoção dos direitos das pessoas com deficiência 7.2.A cooperação Brasil Guiné Bissau para a promoção do direito ao registro civil de nascimento 7.3.A cooperação Brasil Guiné Bissau para a promoção da educação em direitos humanos 7.4.A cooperação Brasil El Salvador para o combate à violência sexual contra crianças e adolescentes 7.5.A cooperação Brasil Cuba Países Baixos para a promoção dos direitos de LGBT 8.Análise e conclusões Bibliografia Anexo Protocolo para Entrevista