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ABSTRACTWhat are the opportunities and challenges of faculty–undergraduate collaborative scholarship that involves student participation at every stage of the research process? Drawing on interviews with comparative politics faculty members and undergraduate students, this article discusses the themes of reciprocity, incentives, and "off-ramps." First, we find that an unequal division of labor can give way to a more reciprocal work dynamic as long-term projects unfold. Second, we consider the use of incremental incentives to sustain student motivation. Third, we propose the creation of off-ramps to allow an undergraduate to gracefully exit a project early. Grounded in these themes, we argue that—with a few guardrails—faculty members and undergraduate students can benefit from long-term collaborative research projects, including those that involve fieldwork or that seek to publish peer-reviewed articles.

Amid a rightward shift in Latin America, how can the left gain ground in cities characterized by entrenched neoliberalism? The case of Susana Villarán, the progressive mayor who led Lima, Peru, from 2011 to 2014, illustrates the uphill battle facing the left. Villarán's surprise election put a leftist in City Hall for the first time in 25 years. She confronted unrelenting opposition but defied expectations and beat back a recall election only to face a punishing defeat in her reelection bid. Weak policy-making capacity and a lack of party machinery forced her to expend all her political capital on the recall battle, leaving her with nothing to secure reelection. Her trajectory suggests an important lesson for progressives in cities where the left is weak: a headline-grabbing win by an individual leftist is no substitute for a robust left base. Absent the latter, simply electing a progressive mayor is likely to prove a fleeting victory.En medio de un movimiento hacia la derecha en América Latina, ¿cómo puede la izquierda ganar terreno en ciudades caracterizadas por un neoliberalismo atrincherado? El caso de Susana Villarán, la alcaldesa progresista que gobernó Lima, Perú, de 2011 a 2014, ilustra la batalla cuesta arriba que enfrenta la izquierda. La sorprendente victoria electoral de Villarán logró colocar a alguien de la izquierda en la alcaldía por primera vez en 25 años. Ella se enfrentó a una oposición implacable, pero desafió las expectativas y ganó una revocatoria solo para enfrentar una derrota contundente en su intento por la reelección. Dado la poca capacidad para crear políticas públicas y la ausencia de una maquinaria electoral partidista, se vio forzada a gastar todo su capital político en la batalla por la revocatoria, lo cual la dejó sin recursos para conseguir la reelección. Su trayectoria presenta una lección importante para los progresistas en ciudades donde la izquierda es débil: una victoria llamativa por parte de un individuo de la izquierda no funge como substituto para una base robusta de la izquierda. Lo anterior sugiere que cuando esta base se encuentra ausente, es probable que el simple acto de elegir un alcalde progresista sea una victoria efímera.

In the 2000s, Bolivia and Ecuador were marked by battles over natural resources in which mass mobilizations challenged the neoliberal privatization of resources such as water and natural gas. In El Alto and Quito, these mobilizations boosted the public standing of women whose frontline militancy helped confront privatization and build momentum for the election of women to top leadership. Although gender discrimination persisted, women's activism in these resource battles demonstrated to men their capacity to lead in arenas other than health, family, and education. In the wake of these conflicts, variations in women's voice—the power to speak, set agendas, and dictate discourse—on the executive councils of popular organizations prove to be determined by societal sexism, leadership and training opportunities for women, the presence of more women on the executive council, the status of the council seats won by women, and the particular organization's decision-making process.

Enthält Rezensionen u.a. von: Butler, Edgar W. ; Pick, James B. ; Hettrick, W. James: Mexico and Mexico City in the world economy. - Boulder : Westview Press, 2001. - 406 S