Representações Sociais e Organização do Poder Político: A Engenharia Social do Federalismo no Brasil Império

This research has verified by which way the representations of the social world can influence choices, referring to political systems models, specially on the power division and organization among central and undernational governments. We studied the history of these choices during the period between 1822-1889, when the question of federalism was closely articulated with problem solutions that were decisive to the construction of the Brazilian State and Nation. Theoretical reference was the approach of social relations developed by French sociologists, historians and psychologists which privilege the articulation between the agents and the social structures. The study has allowed the conclusion that the practices of federalism, during the analyzed period just make sense if they are examined from a network of representations shared by the politic leading circles in reference to de State, the Society and the relations that must exist between them.

Delimitação do conceito de personalidade em Kurt Goldstein

Dada a relevância do tema - Personalidade - em Psicologia e apesar da incompletude das diversas teorias até hoje existentes, resolveu-se estudá-la à luz de Kurt Goldstein. A escolha deste autor se deve a seu trabalho metodológico tanto quanto ao fato de ser ele desconhecido dentro do saber psicológico. Esta dissertação é de cunho teórico, embora se reconheça as limitações de só atuar em teoria. Conjuntamente à obra de Goldstein o conceito foi examinado dentro dos pressupostos gestálticos, tendo sido ele observado também fenomenologiacamente, ao nível da teoria dos sistemas, da filosofia e da abordagem holista no interior de um esquema interdisciplinar. A tentativa é de aproximar um modelo proposto por Goldstein. Conclui-se ser a personalidade um processo ininterrupto e em atividade constante. Funciona em favor da unidade organísmica dentro d'um tempo que lhe configura. Expressa-se em comportamentos privilegiados sendo representada mas n'uma representação de constituição pela linguagem. Faz parte da Personalidade interligar-se, manter relações e permanecer sempre inacabada.

A note on financial regulation and the brazilian response to the 2008‐09 financial crisis

Brazil was frequently criticized for its interventionist and heavy financial regulation up until the 2008‐09 world financial crisis.  According to the neo‐liberal or pro‐market view that predominated in academic and financial circles during the early 2000s, economic development came together with financial deepening, which in its turn could only be achieved through financial liberalization and deregulation. The currency crises of the 1990s notwithstanding, by the mid‐2000s Brazil’s segmented financial market and its restrictive reserve and capital requirements were seen as a symbol of inefficiency and backwardness by most financial specialists.  To the luck of the Brazilian population, most of the advices of such specialists were ignored by the Brazilian authorities, so that, when the 2008 financial crisis hit the world economy, Brazil still had powerful and efficient instruments to deal with the problem.  The objective of this note is to present the mains aspects of the Brazilian financial regulation and how they helped the economy to deal with the consequences of 2008‐09 financial meltdown.