News and Research articles on Latin America

Solidarity across borders: Decoding the functionality of CoopCycle in Latin America

Alexandra Belén Gualavisí, Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO Ecuador)
Daniel Vizuete-Sandoval, Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO Ecuador)
PUBLISHED ON: 6 Feb 2026 DOI: 10.14763/2026.1.2040

This paper analyses CoopCycle’s adaptation processes across Argentina, Chile, and Mexico, showing how solidarity, as a programmatic idea, shapes socio-technical change and challenges dominant models of the digital economy.

Beyond platform capitalism: Digital solidarity economy and free culture networks in Argentina and Brazil

Leonardo Foletto, University of São Paulo
Daniel Santini, University of São Paulo
PUBLISHED ON: 6 Feb 2026 DOI: 10.14763/2026.1.2061

This article shows how Latin American experience is an essential reference for why free culture principles are essential to the idea and the concept of the digital solidarity economy.