Category: Student Life

by IHEID External Contributer December 2, 2020 1
Global Perspectives Column

How the Youth Saved Peru from a New Dictatorship

Given the brutal police repression, thousands of young people organized themselves to carry out a national march on Saturday, November 14th. The organization took place through social media, mainly Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok. There was no leadership of a political party, workers union, nor organized collective. It was the youth, who without any prior experience in protests, decided to educate themselves into health brigades, bomb disposal, and free press.

by IHEID External Contributer December 2, 2020 1
Global Perspectives Column

Cómo los jóvenes salvaron al Perú de una nueva dictadura

Dada la brutal represión policial en las protestas, miles de jóvenes se auto-organizaron para realizar una marcha nacional el sábado 14 de noviembre. La organización ocurrió a través de redes sociales, principalmente Twitter, Instagram y TikTok. No hubo un liderazgo real de un partido político, central sindical, ni colectivo organizado. Fueron los jóvenes, quienes sin ningún tipo de experiencia previa en protestas, menos aún con alto grado de conflictividad, decidieron organizarse en brigadas de salud, de desactivación de bombas y de prensa.

by The Graduate Press Editorial Team and Staff Writers December 1, 2020 2
Diversity and Disparity Series Opinion

The Diversity and Disparity of Student Lives at the Institute: The Case of Manuel León

Absolutely, IHEID students have an imperative to critique the Institute一 for example, how can it be that a student coming from a country in crisis with limited personal resources qualifies for $0 in financial assistance? However, IHEID students must also reflect a critical gaze back at themselves and ask important questions about the way we operate as a community. What kind of student stories are visible at IHEID, and what stories get buried? Where do non-elites fit into this community?