Category: Research

Explaining the Outcomes of Economic Sanctions on Cuba, Nicaragua, and Iran

This paper attempts to analyze various factors to explain why American economic sanctions against various countries succeeded or failed.

Porto Alegre – From Participation to Payoff

This paper questions whether increased political participation in Porto Alegre, Brazil translates to more effective governance and more public goods.

Public Space, Globalization, and Disappointment in Buenos Aires

This paper investigates failed efforts by officials in Buenos Aires to create a global city through beautification and development of public space within the city.

Iconoclastic Informal Institutions

This paper examines the way in which clientelism, as well as other informal institutions break down traditional, inefficient political systems in Latin American cities.