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This WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources is an Internet directory of over 2000 annotated links to high-quality English-language sources of information and analysis in many international and global studies topics. Sites are carefully selected for their long-term value, favoring those with cost-free, authoritative information and analysis online.

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

 

News and Blogs about Latin America and the Caribbean


News Sources in English on Latin America and the Caribbean-- Andina (Peru), Ecuador Times, MercoPress (Southern Cone), Buenos Aires Times, Folha de São Paulo (Brazil), Rio Times (Brazil), Agencia Brasil, Mexico News Daily, Tico Times (Costa Rica), Costa Rica Star, QCosta Rica, El Nuevo Dia (Puerto Rico), The Gleaner (Jamaica), Jamaica Observer, Dominican Today (Dominican Republic), Colombia Reports, Stabroek News (Guyana), Google News, BBCCNNChristian Science Monitor, Washington Post, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Miami Herald, Associated Press, Reuters Americas, The Guardian, Al Jazeera, Latin America News Dispatch


Insightful Blogs about Latin America and the Caribbean-- Latin America and Caribbean (World Bank), Latin America Brief (Foreign Policy), Brookings Institution, Latin America Reports, AULA Blog, Latinoamérica21, Caracas Chronicles, Mexico Portal (Wilson Center), Inter-American Dialogue, LAB News (Latin America Bureau, UK), Latin American Post, Inter-American Development Bank


Other Sources about Latin America and the Caribbean


Americas Quarterly-- "The only magazine dedicated to policy analysis and debate of economics, finance, social development, and politics in the Western Hemisphere... The editorial mission is to engage a new generation of political, economic and social leaders in a discussion of future policy alternatives and to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas." Posts some current content cost-free.


Americas Society and Council of the Americas-- Joint website for, respectively, the "the premier forum dedicated to education, debate, and dialogue in the Americas," and "the premier international business organization whose members share a common commitment to economic and social development, open markets, the rule of law, and democracy throughout the Western Hemisphere." Posts news, analysis, and videos by topics, countries, and other categories. Note the 2022 Capacity to Combat Corruption Index.


Caribbean Elections-- "Developed to provide current and historical information on politics, democracy, and the electoral process for 28 countries within the Caribbean... consolidates thousands of resources... in multiple formats, including spreadsheets, tables, graphs, and maps." Easily searchable. From KnowledgeWalk Institute, a Barbados-based research and development company.


Handbook of Latin American Studies-- From the Hispanic Division of the United States Library of Congress, this is an annual multidisciplinary bibliography on Latin America, consisting of works selected and annotated by scholars, and online as a thoroughly searchable database, from Volume 1 (1935) to date. An excellent resource.

H-Caribbean-- Member of the H-Net Humanities & Social Sciences Online initiative, "sponsored by the Association of Caribbean Historians," aiming to overcome "fragmentation that has traditionally characterized the field and region... provide access to debates and discussions on Caribbean studies, act as a resource to academics teaching and researching in associated fields [and] serve to reinforce the growing awareness of the region as an important and rich area for further research and study."

H-LatAm-- "International forum for the scholarly discussion of Latin American History. It is a member of the H-Net Humanities & Social Sciences Online initiative and affiliated with the Conference On Latin American History."

InSight-- Aims to "increase the level of research, analysis and investigation on organized crime in Latin America and the Caribbean... connects the pieces, the players and organizations and gives a cohesive look of the region’s criminal enterprises and the effectiveness of the initiatives designed to stop them." News and analysis.

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights-- From "one of two bodies in the inter-American system for the promotion and protection of human rights," information on the Commission and about human rights issues in the Western Hemisphere, published as yearly reports, country reports, and in other formats.


Inter-American Development Bank-- Many authoritative working papers, reports, statistics, and databases online concerning a wide range of social, economic, and political matters in specific countries and in the whole region of Latin America and the Caribbean. The Publications page and the Felipe Herrera Library are good starting points.

Inter-American Dialogue-- "The leading U.S. center for policy analysis, exchange, and communication on issues in Western Hemisphere affairs. The Dialogue brings together public and private leaders from across the Americas to address hemispheric problems and opportunities." Various types of publications online.

Inter-American Press Association-- Prestigious "non-profit organization dedicated to defending freedom of expression and of the press throughout the Americas." Reports, press releases, and news on press freedom in the countries of the Western Hemisphere and related information.

Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas-- At the University of Texas at Austin, this Center posts news and analysis on journalism in Latin America and the Caribbean and offers a blog on journalism in the Americas.


Latin America Bureau-- UK organization whose "detailed, consistent analysis draws together the continent’s wealth of campaigns, voices and stories, making sense of them in a wider context and charting the progress and reverses in issues such as human rights, climate change, democratic governance, extractive industries, land distribution and food production." Note the e-library for online research.

Latin America and Caribbean Research Portal-- From the University of London, "offers a searchable directory of Latin American and Caribbean Studies research resources in the UK and Éire. The site displays lists of academic staff/researchers, theses in progress, institutions/centres/universities, libraries and museums working in this area." Free registration required.


Latin America Working Group-- "Coalition of over sixty [U.S.] religious, human rights, policy, grassroots and development organizations... striving for U.S. policies that promote peace, justice and sustainable development in the region." Online news, policy analysis reports, and general studies.


Latin American Economic System (SELA)-- Regional, economic integration-focused IGO, with reports, bulletins, articles, database, and other publications online, many in English.

Latin American Program of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars-- A "nonpartisan forum in Washington, D.C. to discuss Latin American and Caribbean issues and to bring these issues to the attention of opinion leaders and policy makers throughout the hemisphere" through "public forums...independent research and...residential fellowships to distinguished scholars and senior policymakers." Site posts information on the Program, many of its publications, event summaries, and media files. Note especially the many postings of the Mexico Institute and the Brazil Institute.

Latin American Public Opinion Project-- From Vanderbilt University, "databases of public opinion information about political viewpoints across Latin America," collected over decades on topics related to democracy, such as "system support, political tolerance, citizen participation, local government, corruption, and views on authoritarianism." This large site posts and links to many analytical studies from the polls and makes data sets available. Note especially the Americas Barometer, a survey of political, economic, and social attitudes in the region.


Latinobarómetro-- "Non-profit NGO based in Santiago, Chile [that] researches the development of democracy and economies as well as societies, using indicators of opinion, attitudes, behaviour and values. Its results are used by social and political actors, international organizations, governments and the media." English language version of site is available. Posts cost-free online its excellent annual surveys and reports about democracy in Latin America, as well as some other analytical products.

Organization of American States-- This principal international organization of the Western Hemisphere posts many documents and much information, analysis, and statistical data. Extensive resources are found in the Foreign Trade Information System, with  information, statistics, and documents about hemispheric integration, trade trends in the Western Hemisphere, and links to further data.

Pew Hispanics/Latinos-- "Non-partisan research organization supported by The Pew Charitable Trusts. Its mission is to improve understanding of the U.S. Hispanic population and to chronicle Latinos’ growing impact on the entire nation." Authoritative source for online data and public opinion surveys about the demography, economics, education, and identity of the U.S. Hispanic population.


Plataforma Democrática-- Hosts a Virtual Library whose "holdings consist of a specialized collection of works about democracy [and about the information society] in Latin America... with free access to the library’s twenty thousand titles, which may be queried by author or by title keywords." Searchable in several languages for full-text publications. This research institute also posts its own publications.


Political Database of the Americas-- From Georgetown University and in four languages, over 1500 pages of "centralized and systematized information about institutions and political processes, national constitutions, branches of government, elections, political constitutional studies and other subjects related to the strengthening of democracy in the region."

ReVista-- From the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies at Harvard University, a free analytical and themed magazine about the region, published three times yearly, with archives back to Fall 1998.

United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean-- News, information, many statistics, and many online reports are available free in full-text from this United Nations regional organization. Great source for high quality online economic information about Latin America, including the annual Social Panorama of Latin America. Note the Databases and Statistical Publications section.

Washington Office on Latin America-- A leading advocate for human rights, democracy, and social and economic justice in Latin America and the Caribbean. Coverage and analysis of topics including U.S. legislation and policy, country and regional situations, military aid, and key current issues, with online publications.

World Bank Latin American and Caribbean-- Full-text papers, discussion notes, and reports on economic, environmental, and social issues in Latin America and the Caribbean today.


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This section of the WWW Virtual Library system was created, and is edited and maintained, by Dr. Wayne A.Selcher, Professor of International Studies Emeritus, Department of Political Science, Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, PA 17022-2288  U.S.A., as a volunteer and non-profit public service. This website copyright 1997-present by Wayne A. Selcher. E-mail: wayneselcher@comcast.net