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Los Estudios Municipales En Argentina: Desarrollo Y Líneas De Investigación En Ciencias Sociales, Lucas Jolías, Nicolás Fernández Arroyo Dec 2009

Los Estudios Municipales En Argentina: Desarrollo Y Líneas De Investigación En Ciencias Sociales, Lucas Jolías, Nicolás Fernández Arroyo

Lucas Jolías

No abstract provided.


Marxismo E Elitismo: Dois Modelos Antagônicos De Análise Social?, Adriano Codato Oct 2009

Marxismo E Elitismo: Dois Modelos Antagônicos De Análise Social?, Adriano Codato

Adriano Codato

The purpose of this article is to contrapose the propositions on power, class and political domination presented by a particular interpretation of Marxism - structuralist Marxism - through a critical dialogue with one of its most paradigmatic authors: Nicos Poulantzas. The article states, against Poulantzas suggestions, that the insertion of the concept of "élite" in theoretical Marxism may produce positive effects on it, specially making the classist analysis of politics scientifically manageable.


Classe Social, Elite Política E Elite De Classe: Por Uma Análise Societalista Da Política, Renato Perissinotto, Adriano Codato Jan 2009

Classe Social, Elite Política E Elite De Classe: Por Uma Análise Societalista Da Política, Renato Perissinotto, Adriano Codato

Adriano Codato

The article retakes a traditional question in social theory, that is, the opposition between the concepts of social class and élite , already discussed by authors like Aron, Wright Mills, Bottomore, Giddens, Therborn and others. It is not our intention to present any original theoretical contribution. Our main purpose is to insist on the analytical advantages and practical difficulties of this conceptual joint and, at the same time, to make out a case for the concept of class élite as one that makes it possible a class analysis of politics.


Las Comparaciones No Son Odiosas: Métodos Y Estrategias En Política Comparada, Lucas Jolías, Augusto Reina Jan 2009

Las Comparaciones No Son Odiosas: Métodos Y Estrategias En Política Comparada, Lucas Jolías, Augusto Reina

Augusto Reina

El desarrollo de la ciencia política tanto en los Estados Unidos como en Europa, ha tenido un sustancial apoyo de la política comparada en el proceso de institucionalización y profesionalización de la disciplina. Muchos de los nombres más influyentes de la ciencia política del siglo pasado, han pertenecido notoriamente al campo de la comparación. Si la ciencia política argentina está atravesando un proceso de consolidación como campo de estudio en las ciencias sociales, la política comparada no puede quedar fuera de ello. El objetivo de este trabajo es brindar una introducción a los principales aspectos de la política comparada, haciendo …


Las Comparaciones No Son Odiosas: Métodos Y Estrategias En Política Comparada, Lucas Jolías, Augusto M. Reina Jan 2009

Las Comparaciones No Son Odiosas: Métodos Y Estrategias En Política Comparada, Lucas Jolías, Augusto M. Reina

Lucas Jolías

No abstract provided.


Towards A New Transitional Justice Model: Assessing The Serbian Case, Roozbeh (Rudy) B. Baker Jan 2009

Towards A New Transitional Justice Model: Assessing The Serbian Case, Roozbeh (Rudy) B. Baker

Roozbeh (Rudy) B. Baker

Given the “third wave” of democratic development and entrenchment that has taken hold around the world within the past three decades, the topic of how these transitioning societies cope with the legacy of atrocity and criminality that often accompany authoritarian rule has taken on a fresh salience. The structural, ethical, legal, and political problems faced during such transitions have become the topic of a burgeoning “transitional justice” sub-field within the fields of Law and Political Science. This Article will survey key episodes of transitional justice in various countries since the 1970s, and then apply the lessons gleaned to the transition …