Oversight or Representation? Public Opinion and Impeachment Resolutions in Argentina and Brazil

The COVID-19 pandemic is revealing its severe implications not just for health systems worldwide. One striking political consequence has been renewed power concentration in the executive. There are signs of a global increase in this executive personalisation having occurred over the last 12 months.

The files contain (quarterly and monthly) series on the number of impeachment resolutions introduced in Congress, presidential approval, economic conditions, and social protests in Argentina (1983-2017) and...

10.7910/DVN/XY51ZF

The Lula government will realign Brazil with its multilateral diplomatic traditions and be more in sync with EU foreign policy. But the country will face considerably more political and economic challenges vis-à-vis Lula’s first term in office.

Social media can provide a voice for marginalised actors. In this GIGA Focus Africa, GIGA researcher Lynda Chinenye Iroulo analyses the regulation of social media using the example of the Nigerian movement "EndSARS" and shows that the right to freedom of expression remains under pressure.

The COVID-19 pandemic is revealing its severe implications not just for health systems worldwide. One striking political consequence has been renewed power concentration in the executive. There are signs of a global increase in this executive personalisation having occurred over the last 12 months.

The files contain (quarterly and monthly) series on the number of impeachment resolutions introduced in Congress, presidential approval, economic conditions, and social protests in Argentina (1983-2017) and...

10.7910/DVN/XY51ZF