Las nuevas tecnologías de la información como un factor determinante en el incremento y el fortalecimiento del protagonismo internacional de los movimientos sociales de América Latina. Caso de estudio : Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional

Desde la masificación de Internet como una herramienta de comunicación e intercambio, los movimientos sociales han visto en este instrumento una oportunidad para que sus demandas – tanto locales como globales – sean tenidas en cuenta por los gobiernos y la sociedad en general. Tales demandas se centran en el interés por tener una participación más activa en la política y en la reivindicación de derechos, tanto individuales como colectivos. Junto a lo anterior, Internet les ha dado la oportunidad de construir redes de solidaridad, en las cuales la retroalimentación de las experiencias particulares y el aprendizaje en Red, han sido de gran importancia para fortalecer cada una de las experiencias de los movimientos sociales en la Red. Uno de los movimientos que más ha recurrido al uso de esta herramienta es el Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional (EZLN). En las páginas que hay en la Web acerca de este movimiento, es posible acceder a una gran cantidad de información presentada en diferentes formatos como: archivos de audio, videos y documentos. De igual manera, es posible encontrar en Internet una emisora – Radio Insurgente – y una revista – Rebeldía –, que dan cuenta de la capacidad de acción que tiene el EZLN en la Red.

Abaixo e à esquerda: uma análise histórico-social da práxis do exército zapatista de libertação nacional

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Armed conflict and paramilitary groups in Chiapas

The armed conflict in Chiapas began in 1994 after the armed uprising of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN). Until now the Mexican government do not recognize the existence of an armed conflict there, for what they call inter-ethnic violence that happens in different municipalities in Chiapas. This study aims at demonstrating that, first, the Mexican state of Chiapas has an armed conflict since the mid-nineties, which has intensified and transformed over sixteen years. It is in this transformation that have emerged paramilitary groups seeking to destabilize the state, generating dynamics of appropriation and control of territory through different practices such as forced displacements, selective assassinations and terror spread within populations who are the targets of their attacks (mainly community support of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation). This work studied the "Peace and Justice" paramilitary group operating in different parts of the state of Chiapas, mainly in the Northern Zone. This case-study will look at the changes it has undergone Mexican democracy, which will be analyzed at two points: first, the failure of federal and Chiapas state to allow or endorse the creation of paramilitary groups and not to punish their actions; on the other, the consequences of the actions of such actors in democratic institutions, and democracy itself. Will seek to demonstrate that indeed both the permissiveness of the Mexican state and its complicity has weakened democracy in Mexico, since they are not able to manage conflict so that they do not degenerate into violence.

El concepto de autonomía en la educación indígena en las escuelas zapatistas del sur de México

El interés de este estudio de caso es conocer el concepto de autonomía educativa indígena planteado desde la experiencia del Ejercito Zapatista de Liberación Nacional en México por medio de las escuelas Zapatistas en Chiapas, sur de México. Se analiza cómo un ejército indígena llegó a crear escuelas rebeldes autónomas generando su propio concepto de autonomía educativa por y para indígenas y cuáles son sus aportes al concepto oficial de autonomía indígena en México. Se evidencia que aspectos como los métodos culturales de enseñanza y aprendizaje, la cohesión social y el sentido de lo colectivo, entre otros, configuran una noción de autonomía indígena para las escuelas zapatistas y las comunidades del gobierno mexicano que pone en entre dicho la autonomía educativa institucional que se guía por las exigencias de un sistema educativo globalizado.

Votán-Zapata contra a Besta-fera: escritos do EZLN contra o capitalismo no México

Pós-graduação em Ciências Sociais - FFC

La gubernamentalidad en lugares turísticos. Los casos de Christiania, Dinamarca, y San Cristóbal de las Casas, México

El artículo analiza el conflicto que se produce entre una comunidad y el Estado por el uso de un lugar. Específicamente dos espacios sociales que presenciaron dos protestas sociales significativas o Revoluciones culturales; la ocupación de una instalación militar y el surgimiento del Ejercito Zapatista de Liberación Nacional (EZLN). Estudiaremos los casos de Christiania en la ciudad de Copenhague, Dinamarca y San Cristóbal de las Casas en el estado de Chiapas, México. Para el análisis utilizaremos la gubernamentalidad de Mitchell Dean basada en los escritos de Foucault. Este marco teórico nos permitirá conocer los procesos mediante los cuales un Estado y distintos grupos sociales negocian la conformación de lo público, imágenes y significados de actividades, recursos, leyes relacionados a la actividad turística.

Journal of the ... national convention of the Woman's Relief Corps, auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic.

Mode of access: Internet.

Cleveland official souvenir of the thirty-fifth national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic, September, 1901.

Mode of access: Internet.

Por mi voz habla el Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional’ la evolución discursiva del zapatismo en las declaraciones de la selva lacandona, 1994-1996

El propósito de este artículo es definir la naturaleza y el proceso evolutivo del discurso del EZLN (Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional) en su etapa temprana de presencia pública, de 1994 a 1996. El análisis de discurso propuesto está enfocado en identificar los parámetros por medio de los cuales los zapatistas entablan diálogos con el gobierno mexicano y con la sociedad civil nacional e internacional, en el marco de su lucha de emancipación. Dichos parámetros son identificados mediante la lectura detallada de las cuatro Declaraciones de la Selva Lacandona, las cuales, concebidas por los zapatistas como sus instrumentos privilegiados de comunicación con la sociedad civil, pueden ayudarnos a identificar el terreno en el que establecen sus bases ideológicas y operativas, como movimiento político y percibir las diferentes forma de manifestación de su proyecto político e ideológico. La metodología utilizada para realizar una lectura detallada de estos textos está influida en gran medida por la propuesta heurística de Ernesto Laclau y Chantal Mouffe, sobre el análisis de luchas políticas que intentan cuestionar y desplazar poderes y discursos hegemónicos, en el ámbito de lo político y lo ideológico.---The purpose of this article is to define the EZLN (Zapatista Army of National Liberation) discourse, its nature and the evolving process involved in its early public presence, between 1994 and 1996. The proposed discourse analysis is focused to identify the parameters used by the zapatistas to carry out dialogue processes with the Mexican Government, national and international civil society, whilst undertaking their emancipatory struggle. These parameters are identified through a close reading of the four Declarations of the Lacandona Jungle, conceived by the zapatistas as privileged instruments for the communication of their message to civil society. The latter can provide interesting insights on the ideological and operative basis of this political movement, as well as the different levels of manifestation of the zapatista political and ideological project. The methodology that is used to elaborate a detailed reading of these texts is influenced greatly by the political thought of Ernesto Laclau y Chantal Mffe. Laclau and Mouffe have long reflected on the possibility of analysing political struggles that attempt to question and displace hegemonic discourse and powers in the ideological and political field. Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe. Both have reflected on the possibility of analysing political struggles thatattempt to question and displace hegemonic discourse and powers in the ideological and political field.

A note on the ‘Linsanity’ of measuring the relative efficiency of National Basketball Association (NBA) guards

This note examines the productive efficiency of 62 starting guards during the 2011/12 National Basketball Association (NBA) season. This period coincides with the phenomenal and largely unanticipated performance of New York Knicks’ starting point guard Jeremy Lin and the attendant public and media hype known as Linsanity. We employ a data envelopment analysis (DEA) approach that includes allowance for an undesirable output, here turnovers per game, with the desirable outputs of points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks per game and an input of minutes per game. The results indicate that depending upon the specification, between 29 and 42 percent of NBA guards are fully efficient, including Jeremy Lin, with a mean inefficiency of 3.7 and 19.2 percent. However, while Jeremy Lin is technically efficient, he seldom serves as a benchmark for inefficient players, at least when compared with established players such as Chris Paul and Dwayne Wade. This suggests the uniqueness of Jeremy Lin’s productive solution and may explain why his unique style of play, encompassing individual brilliance, unselfish play, and team leadership, is of such broad public appeal.

The Icelandic Army of Foreign Secretaries

1,000 piece of memoir about Iceland

A note on the ‘Linsanity’ of measuring the relative efficiency of National Basketball Association guards

This note examines the productive efficiency of 62 starting guards during the 2011/12 National Basketball Association (NBA) season. This period coincides with the phenomenal and largely unanticipated performance of New York Knicks’ starting point guard Jeremy Lin and the attendant public and media hype known as Linsanity. We employ a data envelopment analysis (DEA) approach that includes allowance for an undesirable output, here turnovers per game, with the desirable outputs of points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks per game and an input of minutes per game. The results indicate that depending upon the specification, between 29% and 42% of NBA guards are fully efficient, including Jeremy Lin, with a mean inefficiency of 3.7% and 19.2%. However, while Jeremy Lin is technically efficient, he seldom serves as a benchmark for inefficient players, at least when compared with established players such as Chris Paul and Dwayne Wade. This suggests the uniqueness of Jeremy Lin's productive solution and may explain why his unique style of play, encompassing individual brilliance, unselfish play and team leadership, is of such broad public appeal.

The ongoing significance of national media systems in the context of media globalization

This article argues that the concept of national media systems, and the comparative study of media systems, institutions, and practices, retains relevance in an era of media globalization and technological convergence. It considers various critiques of ‘media systems’ theories, such as those which view the concept of ‘system’ as a legacy of an outdated positivism and those which argue that the media globalization is weakening the relevance of nation-states in structuring the field of media cultures and practices. It argues for the continuing centrality of nation-states to media processes, and the ongoing significance of the national space in an age of media globalization, with reference to case studies of Internet policies in China, Brazil, and Australia. These studies indicate that nation-states remain critical actors in media governance and that domestic actors largely shape the central dynamics of media policies, even where media technologies and platforms enable global flows of media content.