
About the Author
José Morales Arilla is a graduate student at the Harvard Graduate School for the Arts and Sciences. His research encompasses the political climate of many Latin American countries including Colombia and Venezuela. He is currently working on a large project studying the ongoing political, economic, and social crisis in Venezuela.
Social and Political Effects of the Venezuelan Blackouts
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The Political Empowerment of Women in Colombia
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Afro-Latinidad as Self-Reconciliation
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