The Ministry of Public Education (MEP) decided to modify the secondary school promotion system, which has been one of the most controversial decisions in public educational policy of the last 15 years in Costa Rica. Since ...

Under circumstances of substantial turnout reductions, like those in the Costa Rican case in the last decade, the possibility that many more voters cultivate ‘habitual voting’ may constitute a key factor to revert such ...

Introduces the recent context (2000-2011) of Central American migration transiting Mexico: flows and border securitization, legal control; detention of inmigrants, and the situation of abuse, violence and identity.The ...

This article aims to bring inescapable aspects, from the point of view of LanammeUCR, should be incorporated in a practical way to the MOPT reform initiative that could be raised. Historically, different entities have ...

Presentación del Anuario del Centro de Investigación y Estudios Políticos 2013.

Nombres de los miembros del equipo editorial y demás colaboradores del Anuario.

Until recently, the War on Drugs had been confined to Colombia and had then spread to Mexico. However, in both cases, this war has not been able to proclaim victory. Both Colombia and Mexico have made unsuccessful efforts ...

The process of economic and political reform in China is an experiment unique in the world, and, as such, deserves to be studied in order to learn from it. The present paper is an essay about China`s political system, and ...

In this article I try to show from different dimensions -structural, contractual and legal policy- how has been called security as an exclusive right of law. The actually subsumed to the prevention of crime and punishment ...

The Arab Revolts in the Middle East and North Africa represent major changes for the countries of the region, both politically and socio-cultural. The popular demands that have encouraged these protests are essentially ...