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Working Together for a Change
The Economic Development Institute (EDI), in cooperation with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Inter-American Foundation, launched the Partnerships for Poverty Reduction program in six countries in Latin America and the Caribbeanas part of the Bank's Mission "to fight poverty with passion and professionalism for lasting results." The program sought to promote the adoption of an approach to poverty reduction that relies on partnerships among local, regional, and central governments, other public sector agencies, nongovernmental organizations, private sector companies and other civic organizations. This publication is a result of these collaborative efforts. It contains a powerful message about partnerships with the state, civil society and business: these partnerships have the potential of becoming the basis of an approach to poverty reduction that replaces old and failed paradigms in the region.
Policy Analysis in Argentina
The latest edition in the International Library of Policy Analysis series explores a comprehensive overview of policy analysis in Argentina. It explores theoretical frameworks, views of the State, the development of the field, and current paradigms before examining knowledge produced at different levels (federal, provincial, and local); the application of the discipline by 'Internal Policy Advisory Councils, Consultants, and Committees'; the role of think tanks, NGOs, and political parties; and the developments provided by university teaching and research. Analysing the conceptual frameworks and methodologies used from a meta-theoretical perspective, it provides a panoramic picture of the perspectives and challenges of policy analysis in Argentina.
Reflections on Uneven Democracies
A tour-de-force analysis of the current state of democracy studies as seen through the scholarly legacy of Guillermo O’Donnell. Winner of the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title of the Choice ACRL The third wave of democratization produced a wealth of enduring social science. Beginning in the 1970s, it prompted scholars to develop important theories on authoritarian breakdowns and transitions to democracy. No one in the field was more influential than Guillermo O’Donnell (1936–2011), whose pathbreaking work shaped the scholarship of generations of social scientists. Reflections on Uneven Democracies honors the legacy of O’Donnell’s research by advancing debates related to his work on...
The Politics of Political Science
In this thought-provoking book, Paulo Ravecca presents a series of interlocking studies on the politics of political science in the Americas. Focusing mainly on the cases of Chile and Uruguay, Ravecca employs different strands of critical theory to challenge the mainstream narrative about the development of the discipline in the region, emphasizing its ideological aspects and demonstrating how the discipline itself has been shaped by power relations. Ravecca metaphorically charts the (non-linear) transit from “cold” to “warm” to “hot” intellectual temperatures to illustrate his—alternative—narrative. Beginning with a detailed quantitative study of three regional academic jour...
REFLEXIONES EN TORNO A LA CIENCIA POLÍTICA Y LA POLÍTICA EN AMÉRICA LATINA
El presente libro es resultado de un esfuerzo colectivo por pensar en torno a la Ciencia Política como disciplina, su estado y sus perspectivas y, también, respecto a ciertos problemas y dilemas que plantea la realidad política y social contemporánea en el ámbito geográfico de América Latina. El punto de inicio de este trabajo conjunto se ubica en las jornadas académicas celebradas en la Universidad Iberoamericana, Ciudad de México, durante el mes de octubre del 2014, en el marco de la celebración del 50 aniversario de la Licenciatura en Ciencias Políticas y Administración Pública de esa universidad.
La Ciencia Política en Colombia, la construcción de una comunidad académica
Este libro aborda un escenario como es el presente en el que el pasado juega un papel relevante. También es una evidencia de la consolidación de una disciplina, la Ciencia Política, en Colombia. Siempre se ha dicho, con acierto, que un área del saber alcanza su madurez, o en términos del autor, la institucionalización disciplinar –autonomización y diferenciación–, cuando además tiene capacidad de autorreflexión, de pensarse y evaluarse así misma. Javier Duque lleva a cabo esa laboriosa tarea y plantea un fructífero diálogo entre la disciplina que lentamente va floreciendo en Colombia, al unísono de lo que ocurre en América Latina, con las tradiciones más asentadas de Europa y de Estados Unidos. Su perspectiva ecléctica en la metodología de la historia de la ciencia le lleva a ahondar minuciosamente en los cimientos que con timidez se van asentando a partir de 1968 en la maraña que construye el marxismo y una posición ciertamente reactiva al empirismo y a la cuantificación de lo político.
The Routledge Handbook of Poverty in the Global South
This handbook initiates fresh debates on poverty and its impact in a constantly changing Global South society. It studies the concept, theories, and causes of poverty, as well as the design and delivery of social welfare policies related to specific groups, such as women, children, and the elderly. The chapters are theoretical, evidence-based, and empirical in nature and bring together a holistic understanding of social problems and issues in developing countries. The volume brings together researchers, educators, and practitioners from across the globe to develop a hands-on reference work that will be requisite for several social science disciplines concerned with poverty and the welfare of poor people. The first of its kind, the handbook will be indispensable for scholars and researchers of development studies, economics, social work, political studies, poverty studies, population and demographic studies, sociology, social anthropology, public policy, and political economy, especially those concerned with the Global South.
Contesting the Iron Fist
This work analyzes the interactions and international connections of the "civil rights" and "pro-order" coalitions of state and societal actors in the two countries. The author demonstrates that in democratizing contexts, protecting citizens from police abuse and becomes part of a debate about how to deal with issues of public safety and social control and of perceived trade-offs between liberty and security.
