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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

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.

¿Dominación Racional O Racionalización De La Dominación? Algunas Notas En Torno A Marx Y Weber, Lucas Jolías

Lucas Jolías

No abstract provided.

Y Ahora Con Quién Tenemos Que Pactar? Modelo Matemático Para La Obtención De Coaliciones De Gobierno En Una Democracia Parlamentaria, Jaime Gil-Lafuente, Julio Rojas-Mora, Rodrigo Acuna-Agost

Julio Rojas-Mora

Durante el período de vida democrática española, hemos ido observando, reiteradamente, innumerables puzzles surgidos del resultado de unas elecciones generales, autonómicas o municipales que, como solución, dan paso a gobiernos compuestos por alianzas, momentáneas o duraderas, de varios partidos políticos.

En muchas democracias, es condición sine qua non, después de unas elecciones, que los partidos políticos que quieran gobernar sumen un número de representantes que supere el 50% del total de representantes. Ello provoca un periodo de mayor o menor incertidumbre originado por conocer, en principio, cuáles podrán ser los pactos y con qué partidos se alcanzará un gobierno considerado …

A Social Psychology Of Africa’S Development Impasse: Insights From A Nigerian Survey, David O. Moveh Mr

David O Moveh PhD.

Various theories and strategies have attempted to explain and overcome Africa’s developmental impasse to no avail. Indeed, from the modernization through the dependency debates the question of why Africa remains underdeveloped continues to attract attention -so much that there is now a shift towards alternative paradigms in the literature on African development and underdevelopment. How exactly do Africans conceive of development? Are there any psychological predispositions that can facilitate our understanding of Africa’s developmental impasse; particularly in the context of the modern state system? In essence, is post colonial Africa characterized by an African personality with regards to African development …

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

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

Lucas Jolías

No abstract provided.

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 …

John Langshaw Austin: Evolution, Communication And Language Daily (John Langshaw Austin: Evolución, Comunicación Y Lenguaje Cotidiano) Spanish, Fernando Estrada

Fernando Estrada

In this paper the main purpose is to expose the relevance of focus of John L. Austin and their opposition a conception type on the communication. Austin elaborates - in its own terms - to “linguistic phenomenology,” with which revises some places thrashed critically. Those “you force illocutionary” and those “speech acts,” they will be central concepts in this analytic company. In the perspective of Austin should not make a mistake communication with information. The work that here develop it proposes some usually notices in defense of the normative functions of the language ordinary.

Labyrinth Of Modernity, Interpretation Of The Old Regime And The Revolution Of Alexis De Tocqueville (Laberinto De La Modernidad. Interpretación Del Antiguo Régimen Y La Revolución De Alexis De Tocqueville) Spanish, Fernando Estrada, José Daniel Parra

Fernando Estrada

CIPE in this book presents an interpretation of the Old Regime and the Revolution of Alexis de Tocqueville.

Meditations On Machiavelli (Meditaciones En Maquiavelo) Spanish, Fernando Estrada, José Daniel Parra

Fernando Estrada

The presentation of Machiavelli in the field of studies of Finance, Government and International Relations is twofold. First, show that we can better understand the problems of our time in the footsteps comprehensive than classical authors have left us. A student can recognize progressive power that were taking concepts such as politics, power, status, conflict, political parties, institutions, representation and social movements, from writing original authors as Florentine thinker.

If The Large Wta-Wtp Gap For Public Goods Is Real (And There Are Good Reasons To Think So) Conventional Welfare Measures Are Simply Incorrect, Philip E. Graves

PHILIP E GRAVES

A robust finding in economics is that decision-makers often exhibit a much smaller dollar willingness to pay (WTP) for an item than the minimum amount that they claim to be willing to accept (WTA) to part with it. The spread between these two numbers is particularly large for public goods, raising serious public policy concerns regarding which number, if either, is appropriate for valuing such goods. A traditional utility maximizing model is presented here that predicts–as both measures are currently calculated–that WTA will exceed WTP, quite plausibly by a substantial amount for public goods. Moreover, it is shown here that …

Demócratas Iliberales: Configuraciones Contradictorias Del Apoyo A La Democracia En México, Rodolfo Sarsfield

Rodolfo Sarsfield

Las principales encuestas comparativas de opinión pública miden el apoyo popular a la democracia a través de preguntas directas sobre la democracia en abstracto. Sin embargo, como los ciudadanos pueden tener ideas divergentes de democracia, no sabemos hasta qué punto las preguntas estándar captan su apoyo a la democracia liberal. Para resolver los problemas de validez que sufren las mediciones directas y abstractas, proponemos vincularlas con preguntas indirectas más concretas sobre principios e instituciones democráticos. Pare este fin, empleamos la técnica estadística de análisis de conglomerados que nos permite captar perfiles ideológicos complejos e contradictorios. Demostramos lo fructífero de este …

Una Mirada Detrás De La Ventana: Racionalidad Utilitaria Y Racionalidad Normativa En El Apoyo A La Democracia En Brasil, Rodolfo Sarsfield

Rodolfo Sarsfield

Este artículo se propone analizar los tipos de racionalidad que subyacen al proceso de decisión respecto al régimen político que intervienen en la formación de las preferencias de los individuos. El análisis se concentra en Brasil, una sociedad que recientemente experimentó un proceso de transición hacia la democracia. Nuestra estrategia consiste en poner a prueba la racionalidad del apoyo a la democracia tanto en el nivel agregado como en el análisis individual. En el nivel agregado, lo que nos interesa es saber si el desempeño macroeconómico, político e institucional de los gobiernos democráticos predice los porcentajes de apoyo a la …

Why Do States That Oppose Nuclear Proliferation Resist New Nonproliferation Obligations? Three Logics Of Nonproliferation Decision-Making, Andrew J. Grotto

Andrew J Grotto

Why do states that oppose nuclear proliferation resist initiatives to strengthen the nonproliferation regime? There is virtually universal support for the basic principle of nonproliferation—all countries but four are states-party to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Yet enthusiasm among NPT parties for proposals to strengthen the nonproliferation regime varies widely even as new challenges highlight dangerous gaps in the regime.

There is something approaching consensus among scholars and policy-makers that many states resist proposals to strengthen the nonproliferation end of the NPT bargain largely because America and other NWS haven’t made satisfactory progress towards nuclear disarmament. I suggest this consensus rests …

Does The Constitutional Process Matter?, Zachary Elkins

Zachary Elkins

Constitution-making is a ubiquitous but poorly understood phenomenon. There is much speculation but relatively little evidence about the impact of different design processes on constitutional outcomes. Much of the debate reduces to the question of who is involved in the process and when. We consider two central issues in this regard. The first is the problem of institutional self-dealing, or whether governmental organs that have something to gain from the constitutional outcome should be involved in the process. The second has to do with the merits of public involvement in the process. Both of these concerns have clear normative implications …

Ancillary Powers Of Constitutional Courts, Zachary Elkins, Tom Ginsburg

Zachary Elkins

No abstract provided.