Contributors

At D+C/E+Z, we are proud of our international network of authors. It is particularly important to us to be a platform for voices from the global south. Some authors contribute on a regular basis, others don't. Here you can find information about the people behind the contributions.

Virginia Mercado

Virginia Mercado

virmercado@yahoo.com.mx

last contributed to D+C/E+Z in summer of 2023 as a researcher at the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México and an instructor in peace and development studies.    

All articles of Virginia Mercado

Education

Cultural change

Future jobs will require high levels of specialisation

Manufacturing

Automation in a low-wage country

Whether the robots replace workers depends on complicated cost calculations in Mexico

Elections

Mexican power struggle

For the third time, AMLO is trying to become Mexico’s president

Racism

Daily discrimination

Most Mexicans are keenly aware of racism and class divides

Mexico

Who are we?

Spain’s colonial rule has left marks on Mexico

Law

Fishermen versus oil giant

Seven years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, BP has still not compensated Mexican fishing communities

Mexico

Charisma is not enough

In Mexico, candidates on the right and left present themselves as men of the people

USA – Mexico

The fence is already up

Trump’s call for a wall is straining the relationship between the US and Mexico

Immigration to the United States

A journey fraught with danger

Contradictory migration policies of the United States and Mexico

Cemex

World famous as a result of social engagement

Mexican corporate giant Cemex is determined to supply low-income customers with building materials

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