The LatinNews Podcast is a fortnightly deep dive into key developments from across Latin America and the Caribbean.
SEASON 1 | EPISODE 18
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Show Notes
Can Costa Rica's straight talking President Rodrigo Chaves stand up to the country's political elites? On the final episode of The LatinNews Podcast for 2023, we ask Ronald Alfaro-Redondo, a researcher in Political Science at the University of Costa Rica and at the State of the Nation Program, how Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves can build on popular discontent with the country's long-established political elites?
Guest
Ronald Alfaro-Redondo Ronald Alfaro-Redondo is a Costa Rican Political Scientist. He holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Pittsburgh and a Master in Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences from Columbia University. He is a Professor in the Political Science Department of the University of Costa Rica, a researcher at the Programa Estado de la Nacion, and the Principal researcher of the Costa Rican chapter of the Americas Barometer, Latin American Public Opinion Project. His research interests include political participation, electoral behaviour, political parties and local politics.
In this episode we discuss: • Populism in Cost Rica • Rodrigo Chaves’ administration thus far • Freedom of press • Drug and gang activity
Host
Richard McColl
The LatinNews Podcast is hosted by Richard McColl, a foreign correspondent in Colombia. Having first travelled to Colombia in the late 90s, McColl made the move to Bogotá in 2007. He holds a Diploma in Conflict resolution and a PhD in Social and Human Sciences both at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá. He has worked as a journalist across Latin America.