Recent studies have considered urban informality as a multidimensional problem, and have discussed whether it is really a deviation or externality of formality. The objective of this essay is to prove that Airbnb’s operation in Lima occurs in a rental market where private and state actors co-produce informality to satisfy their interests. First, the argument is presented that Airbnb exploits local conditions of informality in contexts of deregulation, as well as state ambiguity in order to facilitate accumulation processes. From this, secondly, it is argued that the presence of Airbnb has serious effects on the production of the city: urban investment, gentrification, construction and residentiality. To do this, the possible impact of Airbnb in the Barranco district is analyzed. It is concluded that: i) informality is a modus operandi of urban planning by the State and private actors, ...

La confianza en instituciones que son clave para el funcionamiento de la democracia ha caído de manera sostenida en el Perú y América Latina, entre ellas, la confianza en los medios de comunicación. Si bien se ha discutido cómo la desconfianza en la prensa puede afectar a las instituciones y valores políticos, hasta ahora sabemos muy poco respecto del impacto que la desconfianza en la prensa puede tener sobre uno de los pilares del sistema democrático: las elecciones. Para llenar este vacío, esta investigación estudia el efecto que la confianza en los medios de comunicación tradicionales tiene sobre la percepción de transparencia electoral y la confianza en los organismos electorales. Con datos correspondientes a las elecciones generales de Perú en el 2021, este trabajo presenta dos aportes valiosos para la discusión sobre la relación entre la prensa y los procesos electora...

La confianza en instituciones que son clave para el funcionamiento de la democracia ha caído de manera sostenida en el Perú y América Latina, entre ellas, la confianza en los medios de comunicación. Si bien se ha discutido cómo la desconfianza en la prensa puede afectar a las instituciones y valores políticos, hasta ahora sabemos muy poco respecto del impacto que la desconfianza en la prensa puede tener sobre uno de los pilares del sistema democrático: las elecciones. Para llenar este vacío, esta investigación estudia el efecto que la confianza en los medios de comunicación tradicionales tiene sobre la percepción de transparencia electoral y la confianza en los organismos electorales. Con datos correspondientes a las elecciones generales de Perú en el 2021, este trabajo presenta dos aportes valiosos para la discusión sobre la relación entre la prensa y los procesos electora...

Racism is a current problem that generates structures of violence and structural inequality; it directly affects the individual experiences and quality of life of afro-descendant individuals. One of the ways in which this system expressed itself is in labor discrimination. Within the workplace, aesthetic categories such as “good presence” are often used to justify discrimination against individuals who, supposedly, do not fit into a professional climate. This article’s objective is to reflect on the experiences of labor discrimination against young Afro-Peruvian professionals because of their afro-curly hair in Metropolitan Lima. From the dialogue with the interviewees, it was found that the rejection of people with afro-curly hair in work spaces occurs implicitly and explicitly. This is based on stereotypes and prejudiced attitudes, and results in discrimination, which ends up rep...

Racism is a current problem that generates structures of violence and structural inequality; it directly affects the individual experiences and quality of life of afro-descendant individuals. One of the ways in which this system expressed itself is in labor discrimination. Within the workplace, aesthetic categories such as “good presence” are often used to justify discrimination against individuals who, supposedly, do not fit into a professional climate. This article’s objective is to reflect on the experiences of labor discrimination against young Afro-Peruvian professionals because of their afro-curly hair in Metropolitan Lima. From the dialogue with the interviewees, it was found that the rejection of people with afro-curly hair in work spaces occurs implicitly and explicitly. This is based on stereotypes and prejudiced attitudes, and results in discrimination, which ends u...

Racism is a current problem that generates structures of violence and structural inequality; it directly affects the individual experiences and quality of life of afro-descendant individuals. One of the ways in which this system expressed itself is in labor discrimination. Within the workplace, aesthetic categories such as “good presence” are often used to justify discrimination against individuals who, supposedly, do not fit into a professional climate. This article’s objective is to reflect on the experiences of labor discrimination against young Afro-Peruvian professionals because of their afro-curly hair in Metropolitan Lima. From the dialogue with the interviewees, it was found that the rejection of people with afro-curly hair in work spaces occurs implicitly and explicitly. This is based on stereotypes and prejudiced attitudes, and results in discrimination, which ends u...