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Vaclav Masek

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Barcelona, Guatemala City, Los Angeles, New York
As seen in: El País, EL PAÍS América, Substack, Agencia Ocote, nomada.gt
Covers:  Latin America, elections, migration, development, politics
Guatemalan Ph.D. Candidate Project REAL @ICTA_UAB posting in English, Castellano, Português, Català

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Vaclav Masek’s Biography

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I am a Guatemalan sociologist and political ecologist reporting on social movements and democracy.

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Ciclos de protesta, octubrismos revolucionarios

Ciclos de protesta, octubrismos revolucionarios

La revolución del 44 en Guatemala es un referente de lucha de una sociedad que busca mejores condiciones para…

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No honeymoon for Bernardo Arévalo

No honeymoon for Bernardo Arévalo

The incoming administration, a legislative minority, will govern in an environment of confrontation with the …

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Bernardo Arévalo no tendrá luna de miel

Bernardo Arévalo no tendrá luna de miel

La administración entrante, que es minoría legislativa, gobernará en un ambiente de confrontación directa con…

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An Anti-Democratic Mafia Is Isolating Guatemala

An Anti-Democratic Mafia Is Isolating Guatemala

Efforts to overturn the August elections have embroiled Guatemala in the worst political crisis of its alread…

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¿Semilla pasó de movimiento social a partido político?

¿Semilla pasó de movimiento social a partido político?

Es cierto que el proceso de movimiento social a partido político no ha sido lineal e ininterrumpido, por lo q…

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Lawfare Casts Shadow Over Paradigm-Shifting Guatemalan Election

Lawfare Casts Shadow Over Paradigm-Shifting Guatemalan Election

Despite court intervention and legal persecution, a reformist candidate is favored to win the runoff over an …

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Breaking with Guatemala’s authoritarian past

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By Vaclav Masek, Luis Carlos Pinzón, Carlos Maldonado
| El País Verified
There are similarities between the events in Guatemala in 1944 and 2024. Both moments saw widespread mobilization of civil society, pitting the democratic aspirations of the popular majority against the entrenched interests of the minority with economic and political power. During both times, anti-democratic forces attempted to prevent or reverse progressive change. Both crises attracted significant international attention.
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Para romper con el pasado autoritario en Guatemala

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By Vaclav Masek
| EL PAÍS América Verified
Hay similitudes entre los acontecimientos en Guatemala en 1944 y 2024. En ambos momentos se produjo una movilización generalizada de la sociedad civil, poniendo las aspiraciones democráticas de las mayorías populares contra los intereses arraigados de la minoría con poder económico y político. En ambos momentos, fuerzas antidemocráticas intentaron impedir o revertir el cambio progresista. Ambas situaciones atrajeron una importante atención internacional.
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Ciclos de protesta, octubrismos revolucionarios

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By Vaclav Masek
| Agencia Ocote
El día de la toma de posesión de Bernardo Arévalo de León se recordará como una serie de eventos marcados por la misma incertidumbre que definió los siete meses anteriores. Llegar al domingo 14 de enero ya, de por sí, era un desafío formidable.
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