De la revolución en marcha al MRL. Estudio de caso: reivindicaciones de la revolución en marcha en la construcción de la política agraria del MRL

El interés de este estudio de caso es evaluar el tema de la retoma de los elementos sustantivos de la política agraria de la Revolución en Marcha durante el proceso de construcción del MRL. Se analiza y demuestra cómo el MRL, con Alfonso López Michelsen a la cabeza, pretendió retomar las reivindicaciones hechas durante la Revolución en Marcha de Alfonso López Pumarejo, para la construcción de la política agraria del movimiento político disidente con los ajustes y giros necesarios para la época. Siguiendo finalmente el desarrollo de cada una de estas revoluciones desde sus influencias hasta su formulación, buscando sus semejanzas y diferencias en el planteamiento de sus respectivas reformas agrarias.

Incidencia de la gestión de Frontex y el gobierno italiano en la acentuación de la crisis humanitaria de la Isla de Lampedusa entre 2011 y 2015

El presente estudio de caso busca examinar la incidencia de las medidas migratorias de control fronterizo implementadas por el Frontex y el gobierno Italiano en las condiciones mínimas de supervivencia de los migrantes irregulares, económicos y solicitantes de asilo en la Isla de Lampedusa, en el periodo 2011-2015. De esta manera, se identifican las medidas migratorias de control fronterizo implementadas por Frontex y el gobierno Italiano. Se examina la situación de la seguridad humana en la crisis migratoria de la Isla, y se analiza la relación entre las medidas migratorias de control fronterizo y las condiciones mínimas de supervivencia de los migrantes. El resultado de la investigación permite plasmar, las consecuencias negativas que han tenido las medidas migratorias en cuanto a las condiciones mínimas de supervivencia, lo que ha desembocado en una crisis humanitaria.

El APRA, Haya de La Torre y la crisis del liberalismo guatemalteco en 1926-1929

ResumenEn julio de 1928 el líder del APRA visitó Guatemala. Durante poco más de un mes, Haya de la Torre dio conferencias, realizó una gira política por el altiplano occidental y en Quetzaltenango fundó el Comité Ejecutivo Centroamericano del APRA. La filiación política original de los simpatizantes de Haya de la Torre en Guatemala era el liberalismoAbstractWhen he visited Guatemala in July, 1928, the leader of APRA gave public lectures, went on a political tour of the western highlands, and in Quetzaltenango he founded the Central American Executive Committee of APRA. The political background of Haya de la Torre’s supporters in Guatemala was Liberalism.

• NEOLIBERALISMO, CRISIS ECONÓMICA ACTUAL Y TRANSFORMACIONES EN EL ESPACIO SOCIAL MUNDIAL

 Desde mediados del año 2009 se  generó una crisis económica mundial que atribuye su inicio a las burbujas financieras del sistema hipotecario estadounidense y continuó con el ya conocido “efecto dominó”: donde la mayoría de los países han experimentado descensos en sus niveles de crecimiento económico y en el poder adquisitivo de su moneda frente al dólar; situación que desembocó en desempleo, inflación y agudización de los problemas sociales y políticos.El paradigma político-económico llamado neoliberalismo, caracterizado por sus constantes y recurrentes crisis se ha manifestado de formas diversas en el espacio social. El presente trabajo busca elaborar una propuesta metodológica sobre la manera de abordar dicha problemática desde las ciencias económica y geográfica.Se pretende analizar y eslabonar, concretamente, los conceptos  de Crisis y Espacio en el marco del Neoliberalismo, sobre la base de los puntos convergentes entre las escuelas de la Crítica de la Economía Política (Marx) y la Geografía Crítica (Lefebvre y Santos), dos escuelas preocupadas por entender críticamente la realidad social. 

LA ARGANERÍA DE HAHA, UN SISTEMA AGRARIO EN CRISIS (ALTO ATLAS OCCIDENTAL, MARRUECOS)

El presente trabajo es un resumen de la tesis titulada: La arganería de Haha, un sistema agrario en crisis. Tiene por objetivo informar y vulgarizar las investigaciones científcas llevadas a cabo sobre el arganier. Busca también relanzar la refexión sobre las perspectivas del futuro con el propósito hacer que la arganería marroquí se convierta en un entorno rural para el desarrollo durable.

Skydweller and representations of the adolescent crisis : group identity versus alienation

This document contains a creative work – the text of a young adult novel, Skydweller – and an exegesis discussing the ways in which identity and the adolescent crisis of group identity versus alienation are represented in young adult science fiction/fantasy novels.

A tale of two cities: Education responds to globalisation in Hong Kong and Singapore in the aftermath of the Asian Economic Crisis

It has been suggested that although the most theorisation about globalisation has emerged from “western” contexts, the material implications of globalisation have been felt most strongly in non-western regions. With this in mind, we are undertaking a situated analysis of how two states, Singapore and Hong Kong, are interacting with the broader processes of globalisation through their educational policies. We apply Foucault's conceptual tool of governmentality to understand (i) the conduct of governing in the contemporary nation-state, and (ii) how the “right” rationalities are being inculcated by government to create “desiring subjects” who will play their part in ensuring national prosperity. We use the Asian Economic Crisis as a point of departure to show how global-local tensions are being managed by Singapore and Hong Kong. We conclude that both these global cities have adroitly managed the Asian economic crisis to steer their citizens away from pursuits of greater political freedom and towards concerns of material well being. They have done so through a selective interpretation of globalisation, by simultaneously resisting and embracing the contradictory strands of globalisation. Education has emerged as a critical space for this selective absorption of globalising trends.

Policing the rural crisis

There is a growing sense of crisis in rural ways of life, which manifests itself in economic decline, depopulation, depleted environments, and a crisis of rural identities. Crime is one potent marker of crisis, the more so as it spoils the image of healthy, cohesive community. The social reaction it elicits, the policing of this ‘other rural’, is also a guide to the dimensions of crisis. The social sciences have witnessed a renewed international interest in the study of ‘other rurals’: the neglected, invisible or excluded aspects of country life. This book brings a fresh approach to the study of crime that challenges the urban-centric assumptions of much western criminology and sociology. It explores rural crime and social reactions to it, in relation to processes and patterns of community formation and change in rural Australia, including the social, economic, cultural and political forces shaping the history, structure and everyday life of rural communities. Policing the Rural Crisis is based on five years of extensive original empirical research in rural and regional Australia. It draws on ideas and debates in contemporary social theory across several disciplines, making the analysis relevant to the study of crime and social change elsewhere.

Measuring performance of municipal real estate : softening the impact of financial crisis to local governments

Asset management in local government is an emerging discipline and over a decade has become a crucial aspect towards a more efficient and effective organisation. One crucial feature in the public asset management is performance measurement toward the public real estates. This measurement critically at the important component of public wealth and seeks to apply a standard of economic efficiency and effective organisational management especially in such global financial crisis condition. This paper aims to identify global economic crisis effect and proposes alternative solution for local governments to softening the impact of the crisis to the local governments organisation. This study found that the most suitable solution for local government to solve the global economic crisis in Indonesia is application of performance measurement in its asset management. Thus, it is important to develop performance measurement system in local government asset management process. This study provides suggestions from published documents and literatures. The paper also discusses the elements of public real estate performance measurement. The measurement of performance has become an essential component of the strategic thinking of assets owners and managers. Without having a formal measurement system for performance, it is difficult to plan, control and improve local government real estate management system. A close look at best practices in public sectors reveals that in most cases these practices were transferred from private sector reals estate management under the direction of real estate experts retained by government. One of the most significant advances in government property performance measurement resulted from recognition that the methodology used by private sector, non real estate corporations for managing their real property offered a valuable prototype for local governments. In general, there are two approaches most frequently used to measure performance of public organisations. Those are subjective and objective measures. Finally, findings from this study provides useful input for the local government policy makers, scholars and asset management practitioners to establish a public real estate performance measurement system toward more efficient and effective local governments in managing their assets as well as increasing public services quality in order to soften the impact of global financial crisis.

Rethinking financial literacy in the aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis

Systemic risks and other factors that contributed to the global financial crisis have highlighted the need to reconsider the scope and nature of financial literacy initiatives and programs. In this article, we argue the case for rethinking financial literacy and the need for integrated solutions that explicitly incorporate solutions to behavioural shortcomings exhibited by individuals in their financial decision-making. While recognising the need to consider behavioural biases in individuals’ financial decisions, to date regulatory responses have largely ignored those biases in their proposed education and other strategies designed to address poor financial literacy and improve financial disclosure that, in turn, will improve financial decision-making.