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Global Manifestos for the Twenty-First Century
Bringing together over forty original short essays, some academic, others more creative in nature, this collection responds to the political, historical, social, and economic situation in which we find ourselves today. The editors argue that we are living in a repetition that must be stopped – if our goal is that the signifier "humanity" remains in the following centuries, the time has come to work in the present. The objective is not to deliver precise or quick answers, but to gather varied voices from different continents, bringing together different languages, ideas, practices, theories, thoughts, and desires. In the words of Yanis Varoufakis, "urging us to become agents of a future that ends unnecessary mass suffering and inspire humanity to realise its potential for authentic freedom." To leave the concept of a manifesto open, the contradictory aspects of the chapters are a subject of the manifesto itself. This is a manifesto of contradictions that reflects our reality as well as our struggles and our aspirations. This unique anthology will appeal to students and scholars across the humanities and social sciences interested in critical theory and social change.
La Constitución comentada
A partir de octubre de 2019 hemos presenciado un abrupto abandono de la apatía por comprender cómo funciona el país, pasando a una especie de despertar que quedó grabado en la consigna “Chile despertó”. Temas como la estructura política nacional, las formas de gobierno y, particularmente, la Constitución de la República, adquirieron gran interés para la ciudadanía, convirtiendo a la Constitución en el libro más vendido del pasado año. Pero, ¿qué se puede extraer de un texto jurídico que se presenta sin acompañamiento, sin una guía para comprender los diversos conceptos, sobre todo en una materia tan subjetiva como el derecho y las leyes? Para ayudar a la reflexión sobr...
Colonialidad, Minimalismo y Focopolítica. El caso de la ONG Techo en Córdoba, Argentina
El presente trabajo de investigación es resultado de mis estudios de posgrado, cursados en el marco de la Maestría en Comunicación y Cultura Contemporánea, que se dictó en el Centro de Estudios Avanzados de la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba durante los años 2010-2011. Esta tesis, además de ser un producto académico, es una respuesta a inquietudes que se originaron por vivencias profesionales y personales. Aunque es difícil indicar un momento puntual de emergencia del tema que aquí nos convoca, es posible señalar que la fuente de este trabajo se remonta al año 2009 luego de mi participación en la Organización no Gubernamental (ONG) “Un Techo para Chile” en el Centro de Inv...
Die Blaue Revolution
Die Welt neu erfinden? Ja, denn wie bisher geht es nicht weiter. Es ist an der Zeit, dass wir eine vernünftige Weltordnung aufbauen. «Die Blaue Revolution» zeigt, wie eine globale Demokratie die Probleme unserer Zeit lösen wird. Und wie wir diese globale Demokratie schaffen. Die «Blaue Revolution» wird die Klimakrise überwinden, für weltweite Gerechtigkeit sorgen, die Emanzipation der Frauen durchsetzen und Folgen der Kolonialisierung beseitigen. Um diese Ziele zu erreichen, brauchen wir neben einer globalen Demokratie auch ein neues Wirtschaftssystem, das weltweit Mindestlöhne definiert, Standards für anständige Arbeitsbedingungen schafft und die bisher unbezahlte Care-Arbeit entschädigt. Der Weg dahin ist nicht leicht, aber er ist gangbar. «Die Blaue Revolution» zeigt, wie Menschen eine weltweite, gewaltfreie Revolution in Gang bringen können. Zitate von zahlreichen Aktivist*innen, Intellektuellen und Kulturschaffenden aus der ganzen Welt belegen, dass die daraus hervorgehende nachhaltige und friedliche Welt keine Utopie sein muss. Das Buch bildet damit eine solide Basis für intensive Diskussionen.
An Opportunity for a Different Peru
For the first time in the republican history of Peru, the presidential transition takes place in democracy, social peace, fast economic growth and favorable world markets. In other words, there has never been a better chance to build a different Peru - a richer country, more equal and governable. There are multiple ways to achieve that goal. New reforms must stem from a widespread and participatory debate, one of a common vision conceived for and by Peruvians. This book aims at making a technical and independent contribution to such debate; it summarizes the knowledge available about the challenges to be faced by the new administration. The study does not recommend silver bullets, but sugges...
Bio-Objects
Increasing knowledge of the biological is fundamentally transforming what life itself means and where its boundaries lie. New developments in the biosciences - especially through the molecularisation of life - are (re)shaping healthcare and other aspects of our society. This cutting edge volume studies contemporary bio-objects, or the categories, materialities and processes that are central to the configuring of 'life' today, as they emerge, stabilize and circulate through society. Examining a variety of bio-objects in contexts beyond the laboratory, Bio-Objects: Life in the 21st Century explores new ways of thinking about how novel bio-objects enter contemporary life, analysing the manner i...
Third International Conference on Software, Services & Semantic Technologies S3T 2011
This volume contains the Proceedings of The Third International Conference on Software, Services & Semantic Technologies (S3T) held in Bourgas, Bulgaria on September 1-3, 2011. It is the third S3T conference in a series of annually organized events supported by the F7 EU SISTER Project and hosted by Sofia University. The conference is aimed at providing a forum for researchers and practitioners to discuss the latest developments in the area of Software, Services and Intelligent Content and Semantics. The conference sessions and the contents of this volume are structured according to the conference track themes: Intelligent Content and Semantics (10 papers), Knowledge Management, Business Int...
Ethnic Stratification and Economic Inequality around the World
The modern world is characterised by pervasive economic inequalities. Strong economic growth in some developing countries has contributed to a degree to a reduction in the levels of inequality between nations, yet inequality within nations remains high and in some cases, continues to increase. Ethnic Stratification and Economic Inequality around the World investigates the reasons for these striking differences, exploring the coincidence and interaction between economic stratification and ethnic differentiation. Drawing on extensive international survey and statistical data, the author develops a new theory and concrete hypotheses concerning the conditions which lead toward extreme inequality...
Advances in Tourism, Technology and Systems
This book features a collection of high-quality research papers presented at the International Conference on Tourism, Technology & Systems (ICOTTS 2020), held at the University of Cartagena, in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, from 29th to 31st October 2020. The book is divided into two volumes, and it covers the areas of technology in tourism and the tourist experience, generations and technology in tourism, digital marketing applied to tourism and travel, mobile technologies applied to sustainable tourism, information technologies in tourism, digital transformation of tourism business, e-tourism and tourism 2.0, big data and management for travel and tourism, geotagging and tourist mobility, smart destinations, robotics in tourism, and information systems and technologies.
Augmentation of Brain Function: Facts, Fiction and Controversy
The Volume II is entitled “Neurostimulation and pharmacological approaches”. This volume describes augmentation approaches, where improvements in brain functions are achieved by modulation of brain circuits with electrical or optical stimulation, or pharmacological agents. Activation of brain circuits with electrical currents is a conventional approach that includes such methods as (i) intracortical microstimulation (ICMS), (ii) transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), and (iii) transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). tDCS and TMS are often regarded as noninvasive methods. Yet, they may induce long-lasting plastic changes in the brain. This is why some authors consider the term ...
