From urban political economy to the cultural political economy : rethinking culture and economy in and beyond the urban

Discussions about the culture-economy articulation have occurred largely within theconfines of economic geography. In addition, much attention has been diverted intocaricaturized discussions over the demise of political economy or the invalidity ofculturalist arguments. Moving the argument from the inquiry on the ¿nature¿ of theeconomy itself to the transformation of the role of culture and economy inunderstanding the production of the urban form from an urban political economy (UPE)this paper focuses on how the challenges posed by the cultural turn have enabled urbanpolitical economy to participate constructively in interdisciplinary efforts to reorientpolitical economy in the direction of a critical cultural political economy.

Risk Management or Uncertainty Governance? The Challenge of an Interdiscplinary Approach

Peer-reviewed

Formal Education, Mismatch and Wages After Transition: Assessing the Impact of Unobserved Heterogeneity using Matching Estimators

This paper studies the incidence and consequences of the mismatch between formal education and the educational requirements of jobs in Estonia during the years 1997-2003. We fi nd large wage penalties associated with the phenomenon of educational mismatch. Moreover, the incidence and wage penalty of mismatches increase with age. This suggests that structural educational mismatches can occur after fast transition periods. Our results are robust for various methodologies, and more importantly regarding departures from the exogeneity assumptions inherent in the matching estimators used in our analysis

"Pas de deux" : Quan dansa i gènere comparteixen escenari

The dissertation '«Pas de deux». When dance and gender' share stage treats of the impact and the repercussion that have had the fight for the equality women-men and the studies of gender in the practice and in the historiography of dance. It bases in the study of new, classical and recognised bibliographic references on gender and dance, anthropology of dance and history and practice of dance.

La construcció de fets científics : La vacuna SPf66

En aquest treball, a partir de la teoria de l'actor-xarxa i la Sociologia del Coneixement Científic (SCC), analitzem la creació i evolució de la vacuna contra la malària de l'equip del Dr. Manuel Elkin Patarroyo, durant els anys 80 i 90 del passat segle, per mostrar com les interaccions socials participen de manera decisiva en l'acceptació o rebuig d'una proposta científica.

Retaguarda Emocional Para o Aluno de Medicina da Santa Casa de São Paulo (REPAM): realizações e reflexões

Este artigo descreve a experiência de sete anos (1997-2003) do Repam - Retaguarda Emocional para o Aluno de Medicina da Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo -, enfocando especialmente os atendimentos psicoterápicos realizados. Relata o histórico do serviço, os profissionais que o compõem, seus objetivos e atividades desenvolvidas. Apresenta dados quantitativos e qualitativos sobre os atendimentos realizados, a partir de uma análise retrospectiva dos prontuários dos estudantes em psicoterapia durante esse período. Discute a experiência do Repam em relação a outros serviços com os mesmos objetivos, identificando semelhanças e especificidades. Finaliza com reflexões a respeito das vicissitudes deste tipo de trabalho, seus limites e potenciais.

Observatorio social : Pobreza y calidad de vida en Bogotá. N. 14. Abril de 2004

Gestión del conocimiento

Observatorio social : La emergencia social en Bogotá. No. 15. Septiembre de 2004

Gestión del conocimiento

Observatorio social : percepciones de los bogotanos sobre la calidad de vida en la ciudad, comparada con Barranquilla, Bucaramanga y Cali. No. 16. Septiembre de 2004

Gestión del conocimiento