Diagnóstico de la frontera Ecuador-Colombia (Informe Especial)

Este documento describe la situación actual imperante en la frontera, en el lado ecuatoriano, concretamente en las provincias de Esmeraldas, Carchi y Sucumbíos, tomando en cuenta cuatro áreas temáticas: presencia institucional del Estado ecuatoriano, seguridad, comercio binacional Ecuador-Colombia y tejido sociocultural, con indicadores específicos para cada una de ellas. Este diagnóstico describe cómo el conflicto colombiano y la política de seguridad del Estado ecuatoriano están afectando a la institucionalidad política, la economía y la sociedad de la frontera Ecuador-Colombia.

Afganistán: rezago de la Guerra Fría (Coyuntura)

El autor explica la evolución de los acontecimientos en ese país desde 1973 y considera que el régimen de los Talibán y el apoyo y hospitalidad que le han dado a la organización Al Qaeda de Osama Bin Laden constituyen, en esencia, un rezago, o epílogo, de la Guerra Fría. El autor también explica los esfuerzos en curso para establecer en Afganistán un gobierno que garantice estabilidad y paz a un pueblo que ya ha sufrido demasiado durante casi tres décadas y examina algunas de las posibles motivaciones de los actos terroristas contra los Estados Unidos.

Tercera Cumbre de las Américas. Declaración de la ciudad de Quebec, 22 de abril de 2001 (Archivos)

Declaración Conjunta emitida por los 34 jefes de Estado y de Gobierno, en la Ciudad de Quebec, Canadá el 22 de abril de 2001

Algunas implicaciones políticas de la violencia en Colombia (Tema Central)

Este artículo desarrolla varias consideraciones generales sobre el tema de la violencia en la perspectiva de América Latina. El autor realiza varias consideraciones específicas sobre el caso colombiano, a partir de las cuales reflexiona sobre las implicaciones políticas que ha tenido este fenómeno en la historia colombiana contemporánea.

Las relaciones Ecuador-Colombia en perspectiva comparada (Tema Central)

Este artículo pasa revista a los principales aspectos que han afectado a las relaciones entre Ecuador y Colombia desde fines de los años noventa, poniendo énfasis en la etapa previa y posterior al incidente de Angostura, que llevó al rompimiento de relaciones diplomáticas. Paralelamente, se analizan los principales temas de interés tanto de Colombia como de Ecuador, que deberían tomarse en cuenta al momento de definir una agenda de política exterior.

Medidas de confianza y transparencia del gasto militar en el Consejo de Defensa Suramericano

La presente investigación tiene como objetivo central analizar si los Estados miembros del Consejo de Defensa Suramericano (CDS) de la Unión de Naciones Suramericanas (UNASUR), han cumplido o no con los compromisos adquiridos en relación a las Medidas de Fomento de la Confianza Mutua y de la Seguridad (MFCMS) y a la adquisición de material bélico. Utilizando como herramienta de análisis la teoría neorrealista, se examina la información que sobre seguridad de la región se dispone. El interés por el tema se desprende al observar el tamaño de recursos que a nivel global y de la región Suramericana se asignan para este efecto, entonces cuantificar y cualificar el nivel de gasto relacionando al Producto Interno Bruto (PIB) que tiene cada Estado, permitió tener una visión más amplia de este rubro, pese a que la información sobre gastos de Defensa es insuficiente, escasa y limitada, lo que generó dificultad para analizar las cifras y los procesos de asignación de recursos y de gastos. El estudio también se dirigió a observar el comportamiento que tienen los Estados de la región, fruto de su proceso histórico matizado por conflictos territoriales y la injerencia de actores extrarregionales, ante posibles amenazas externas.

Is ESG commitment linked to investment performance in the real estate sector?

The linkage between corporate commitment to environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues and investment performance has generated a substantial body of research outside the real estate sector. Nevertheless, the relationship between the environmental performance and financial performance of companies is still not well understood as studies have found mixed and contradicting results. Drawing upon the KLD database which contains ratings on seven ESG dimensions from 2003-2009, this paper investigates the relationship between the ESG rating and the financial performance of a sample of US real estate firms. Since the primary transmission channel from ESG activities to financial performance may be better reflected by a firm's intangible assets, we model both Tobin's q and the total annual return in a panel framework with time and sector specific fixed effects. Our results are largely consistent with the existing literature finding a positive relationship between CFP and CSP. Further, the time scale of the lagged effects seems plausible.

Information communication technologies and distance education in Sri Lanka: a case study of two universities

Sri Lanka's participation rates in higher education are low and have risen only slightly in the last few decades; the number of places for higher education in the state university system only caters for around 3% of the university entrant age cohort. The literature reveals that the highly competitive global knowledge economy increasingly favours workers with high levels of education who are also lifelong learners. This lack of access to higher education for a sizable proportion of the labour force is identified as a severe impediment to Sri Lanka‟s competitiveness in the global knowledge economy. The literature also suggests that Information and Communication Technologies are increasingly relied upon in many contexts in order to deliver flexible learning, to cater especially for the needs of lifelong learners in today‟s higher educational landscape. The government of Sri Lanka invested heavily in ICTs for distance education during the period 2003-2009 in a bid to increase access to higher education; but there has been little research into the impact of this. To address this lack, this study investigated the impact of ICTs on distance education in Sri Lanka with respect to increasing access to higher education. In order to achieve this aim, the research focused on Sri Lanka‟s effort from three perspectives: policy perspective, implementation perspective and user perspective. A multiple case study research using an ethnographic approach was conducted to observe Orange Valley University‟s and Yellow Fields University‟s (pseudonymous) implementation of distance education programmes using questionnaires, qualitative interviewing and document analysis. In total, data for the analysis was collected from 129 questionnaires, 33 individual interviews and 2 group interviews. The research revealed that ICTs have indeed increased opportunities for higher education; but mainly for people of affluent families from the Western Province. Issues identified were categorized under the themes: quality assurance, location, language, digital literacies and access to resources. Recommendations were offered to tackle the identified issues in accordance with the study findings. The study also revealed the strong presence of a multifaceted digital divide in the country. In conclusion, this research has shown that iii although ICT-enabled distance education has the potential to increase access to higher education the present implementation of the system in Sri Lanka has been less than successful.

Educação a distância e material didático: um estudo sobre o curso mídias na educação

The thesis Distance learning and didactic material: a study about the course Media in the education in Natal shows a research about the didactic material and its insertion in the distance training course to teachers. In this sense, this research aims to contribute to some universities with reflections about the way to elaborate the didactic material to the distance training course of teachers with the following specific objectives: a) identify some aspects in the didactic material in the extension course Media in the Education that difficult media usage by the teachers members of the course in the pedagogical practice; b) discuss about the way how didactic material to the distance training course to teachers has been created; c) stimulate teachers/members to integrate media in their teacher practice. For that reason, we have developed an action-research (THIOLLENT, 2011; FRANCO, 2005), based on it we elaborated a proposal do complement activities to the course Media in the Education that were applied to two classes during the fifth edition of this course. This research is presented in four steps: 1st) analyze of the course modules; 2nd) creation of a proposal to complement the activities; 3rd) applying the proposal to the students during the fifth edition to the course; 4th) analyze of forums and log books written by teachers/students. Data was analyzed by the contents perspective of Bardin (2011). As a theoretical support, we have Tardif (2012), about teachers knowledge; Dewey (1959; 2011) and Freire (2001; 2009; 2010a; 2010b; 2012) related to learning perspective; Candau (2002), Rays (2003) and Freire (2010a), about the relation theory x practice in the teacher training; Andrade (2003; 2009) and Belloni (2010) about distance teacher training; Bérvot; Belloni (2009), Neves; Medeiros (2005) and Prado (2005), related to Media integration. This research revealed the didactic material of the course Media in the Education has not a proposal to articulate theory and practice, due to this, this course opposed the Media integration. For that reason, teachers/members have real problems to integrate Media in their scholar routine. This research confirmed the way this didactic material was formulated did not help the teachers/students to integrate media in their pedagogical activities

Panorama de la gestión pública en América Latina, en la hora de la igualdad

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John Gledson reescreve Milton Hatoum: a teoria e a experiência da tradução cultural

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Segurança na América do Sul: uma abordagem histórico-conceitual

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Brazil in Africa: Another Emerging Power in the Continent?

This paper develops three basic arguments. First, it presents the basic underpinnings of Brazilian diplomacy in the past half century, concentrating on the changes adopted in the 1980s and the 1990s up to the foreign policy put forward by Lula`s government (2003-2009). It recognises that Lula`s foreign policy represents a step forward, especially where Africa is concerned. However, it does not seem to be clear whether the Brazilian economy has enough strength to sustain such a foreign policy, as is shown in the second part of the paper. This is indeed the case if comparisons are made with India, China and even South Africa, when the latter`s regional role is considered. Finally, an effort is made to summarise the recent political cooperation established between Brazil and African countries as well as to present an overview of Brazil`s trade and investment relations both with the region as a whole and with some important individual partners. Once this picture is established, we investigate whether these realmsdiplomatic/political and economictake independent tracks, or if they do interact in a coherent manner. Africa remained deep inside Brazil and Brazilians, not as something external to ourselves. But as a mythic space; neither geographical, nor historical.