As the government unravels, hunger gnaws and violence soars in Venezuela, young people there face a critical question: to stay or to go? Many thousands have fled the country in recent years, but millions of others have stayed put, by choice or by necessity. Now they are marching every day to save their democracy.
To understand how Venezuela’s youth feel about the future, Professor Emilio Osorio Alvarez asked his own students about their post-graduation plans. He gave The Conversation Global a sneak peak at the results.
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Those who’ve stayed in Venezuela are there to fight.
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Emilio Osorio Alvarez, Universidad Central de Venezuela
As democracy unravels and hunger spreads, Venezuelan youth must decide whether to join the resistance or build their lives abroad.
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Politics + Society
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Ramón I. Centeno, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
Trump's revamped old policy could have a paradoxical effect on Cuba, seriously damaging the country’s economy while actually galvanising its political system.
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Arts + Culture
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Agnès Giard, Université Paris Nanterre – Université Paris Lumières
The Japanese sex-toy market for men includes a curious category of objects: pillows. These "bodies" create a paradoxal link between desire and sleep.
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Business + Economy
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Michael J. Armstrong, Brock University; Maxim Voronov; Wesley S. Helms
Firms like Apple are known to inspire cult-like devotion among consumers. But it's often less about the quality of the product and more about the emotional connection they create with their customers.
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Environment + Energy
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Leah Oyake-Ombis, University of Nairobi
The plastic bag ban doesn't consider the impact it will have on Kenya's economy or consider other environmental alternatives.
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Health + Medicine
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Alisa Grigorovich, University of Toronto; Pia Kontos, University of Toronto
The sexuality of persons living with dementia is demonized by media and ignored by clinical guidelines. But sexuality is fundamental to being human and vital to a humane culture of residential care.
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