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Book Redes sociales  cultura  y poder

Download or read book Redes sociales cultura y poder written by Larissa Adler de Lomnitz and published by FLACSO Mexico. This book was released on 1994 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gunos grupos sociales latinoam.

Book La cultura y el poder en las redes electr  nicas

Download or read book La cultura y el poder en las redes electr nicas written by Raimundo Frei Toledo and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book La cultura y el poder en las redes electr  nicas

Download or read book La cultura y el poder en las redes electr nicas written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book La cultura de la conectividad

Download or read book La cultura de la conectividad written by José Van Dijck and published by Siglo XXI Editores. This book was released on 2019-11-20 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Si hay un tema recurrente en las noticias, la vida cotidiana y los estudios académicos es el de cómo internet nos cambió la vida. Tanto se ha dicho sobre sus bondades y perjuicios que parece difícil que surja una perspectiva novedosa. Sin embargo, La cultura de la conectividad hace un aporte original sobre una cuestión que en muchos aspectos sigue siendo muy opaca y requiere, sin dilación, un abordaje sistemático. José van Dijck construye una historia crítica de las redes desde su surgimiento en la primera década del siglo XXI hasta la actualidad. Con notable solvencia, propone un recorrido por las principales plataformas (Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, YouTube y Wikipedia), para analizar sus mutaciones, sus modos de operación y de competencia, sus modelos de negocios y sus formas de representación o entretenimiento. Convencida de que estamos ante una nueva fase de la socialidad online, la autora explica cómo tecnologías y usuarios coevolucionan, pero también cómo los medios conectivos avanzan cada vez más sobre las relaciones humanas, codificándolas como datos y convirtiéndolas en mercancías que producen valor. En este punto, pone la lupa sobre algunos desarrollos preocupantes: así, observa que la conectividad está organizada alrededor de opciones como "me gusta" o el "botón-T" de Twitter, inventos que presentan de manera sencilla algoritmos complejos que codifican una inmensa cantidad de datos sobre gustos, preferencias y afectos, una enorme masa de información con un valor comercial inusitado para usos políticos o publicitarios. Por eso los medios sociales privilegian, ante todo, la popularidad, medida por la concentración de conexiones. Este libro entiende los medios conectivos como parte de un ecosistema tecnocultural de carácter cambiante, atravesado por tensiones internas, como la contradicción entre sus propias promesas de transparencia y participación, por un lado, y sus modelos de negocios o su resistencia a los controles legales, por el otro.

Book Cultura participativa  fandom y narrativas emergentes en redes sociales

Download or read book Cultura participativa fandom y narrativas emergentes en redes sociales written by and published by Dykinson. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: En la actualidad nos hallamos ante un amplio abanico de posibilidades mediáticas y narrativas, donde las comunidades convergen para construir nuevos escenarios de aprendizaje y creatividad. Un contexto en el que priman temáticas heterogéneas, convenciones, contenidos efímeros y plataformas que dan rienda suelta al contenido generado por el usuario. El auge de estos emplazamientos ha introducido en nuestra vida diaria modelos de interacción y prosumo de imágenes, vídeos, memes y emoticonos que van más allá de los límites conceptuales y funcionales de antaño. Y es que, en esta vorágine de contenidos, la cibercultura da muestra de un intercambio de intereses y una capacidad colectiva para construir nuevas identidades, compartir inquietudes y aprender en línea.

Book Culture  Economy  Power

    Book Details:
  • Author : Winnie Lem
  • Publisher : State University of New York Press
  • Release : 2012-02-01
  • ISBN : 0791489000
  • Pages : 320 pages

Download or read book Culture Economy Power written by Winnie Lem and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grounded in a conviction that anthropological knowledge implies critique and that engaging in anthropology is also ultimately an act of praxis, various contributors explore the ways in which the precepts of Marxism continue to illuminate and enhance our understanding of culture, economy, and politics. They focus on the question of epistemology to examine the process of anthropological intellectual production in different national settings and analyze the ways in which hierarchies of power and forms of state domination figure in the formation of subjectivities in different ethnographic contexts. The authors also reflect upon how class, gender, ethnicity, racialized forms of ethnicity, as well as regional and national identities, are configured through the relationships involved in making a living under late capitalism.

Book Living Longer

    Book Details:
  • Author : Peter Lloyd-Sherlock
  • Publisher : Zed Books Ltd.
  • Release : 2013-07-18
  • ISBN : 1848137257
  • Pages : 300 pages

Download or read book Living Longer written by Peter Lloyd-Sherlock and published by Zed Books Ltd.. This book was released on 2013-07-18 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accelerated population ageing, long a significant issue for developed countries, is now becoming important in the developing world too. Population ageing is one of the great achievements of the past century - although it brings its own social, economic, political and cultural challenges. The quality of life of older people is strongly conditioned by their capacity to manage opportunities and risks. Social protection, both formal and informal, can be critical. This book examines the links between well-being and development, drawing on examples from low, middle and high-income countries. It examines ageing in a number of very different development contexts - Argentina, Brazil, China, Ghana, Japan, Mexico, Thailand, Ukraine, UK and USA. It highlights the complexity of relationships between development and the way later life is experienced, identifies key priorities for policy-makers, and maps out an urgent research agenda.

Book Made to Measure Future s  for Democracy

Download or read book Made to Measure Future s for Democracy written by Julen Zabalo and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-11-25 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access volume analyses the development of democracy at different levels of governance (from local to global). The Basque search for an institutional and democratic model that adapts to its social needs and solves its problems offers an interesting perspective for analyzing the way in which democracy is seeking new forms of materialization from the local to the global. The volume is divided into four parts. The chapters in Part I analyze the tensions between the neoliberal vision of democracy and the voices contesting it, with projections at different levels of government. The chapters in Part II focus on the emerging framework and scales of Western democracy. The chapters in Part III present new forms of citizen participation, paying special - though not exclusive - attention to new practical strategies for Basque society. The volume concludes with a block of chapters on the relevance of reviewing the methodological and epistemological frameworks from which knowledge about democracy and mechanisms of citizen participation is generated (Part IV). By delving deeper into the idea and practice of democratic governance, this volume will be of interest to researchers and students from all disciplines of politics, international relations, sociology and law.

Book The International Handbook on Social Innovation

Download or read book The International Handbook on Social Innovation written by Frank Moulaert and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 523 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ÔThe challenges of poverty and social exclusion cannot be fully resolved through conventional public sector policies and market-led innovation. The case studies in this Handbook capture some of the key success factors of socially innovative action in different socio-economic contexts. This Handbook will inspire readers as it highlights the creativity and commitment of diverse enterprises and movements working for social innovation.Õ Ð Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka, Minister for Lands, Housing and Human Settlements, United Republic of Tanzania, and retired UN Under Secretary General, immediate former Executive Director of UN-HABITAT ÔSocial innovation may not be a new idea but it is clearly an idea whose time has come, not least because the traditional models of innovation Ð narrowly framed technical models Ð have run their course and no longer resonate in a world of societal challenges. This Handbook has two great merits Ð it brings conceptual rigour to the debate and it provides compelling narratives of social innovation in practice.Õ Ð Kevin Morgan, Cardiff University, UK ÔIn an era where social innovation is re-emerging as an important policy framework for bringing social transformation, this volume is a significant contribution to the theory and practice of social innovation. The incremental discussion from concepts to theory to practice and then to social innovation research is supported by cases literally from all over the globe. It moves the discourse from isolated models of neighbourhood engagements and social enterprises, to a comprehensive, multidimensional approach combining needs, social relations and empowerment. A must read for academicians, learners, practitioners and policy makers alike.Õ Ð S. Parasuraman, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India ÔSocial innovation is an important instrument for understanding how contemporary societies deal with social change and how social practices and policies intended to combat poverty and social exclusion are developed and implemented effectively. The Handbook offers a valuable contribution to the development of a clear, transdisciplinary and critical understanding of social innovation practices. The reader will find an in-depth discussion of the most important theoretical approaches to the concept and a thorough exposition of the epistemological and methodological framework for research in social innovation. The volume includes a number of interesting case studies in different areas of social change and issues of policy and governance.Õ Ð Enzo Mingione, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy This enriching Handbook covers many aspects of the scientific and socio-political debates on social innovation today. The contributors provide an overview of theoretical perspectives, methodologies and instructive experiences from all continents, as well as implications for collective action and policy. They argue strongly for social innovation as a key to human development. The Handbook defines social innovation as innovation in social relations within both micro and macro spheres, with the purpose of satisfying unmet or new human needs across different layers of society. It connects social innovation to empowerment dynamics, thus giving a political character to social movements and bottom-up governance initiatives. Together these should lay the foundations for a fairer, more democratic society for all. This interdisciplinary work, written by scholars collaborating to develop a joint methodological perspective toward social innovation agency and processes, will be invaluable for students and researchers in social science and humanities. It will also appeal to policy makers, policy analysts, lobbyists and activists seeking to give inspiration and leadership from a social innovation perspective.

Book Critical Craft

    Book Details:
  • Author : Clare M. Wilkinson-Weber
  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Release : 2020-05-26
  • ISBN : 1000181774
  • Pages : 248 pages

Download or read book Critical Craft written by Clare M. Wilkinson-Weber and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-05-26 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Oaxacan wood carvings to dessert kitchens in provincial France, Critical Craft presents thirteen ethnographies which examine what defines and makes ‘craft’ in a wide variety of practices from around the world. Challenging the conventional understanding of craft as a survival, a revival, or something that resists capitalism, the book turns instead to the designers, DIY enthusiasts, traditional artisans, and technical programmers who consider their labor to be craft, in order to comprehend how they make sense of it. The authors’ ethnographic studies focus on the individuals and communities who claim a practice as their own, bypassing the question of craft survival to ask how and why activities termed craft are mobilized and reproduced. Moving beyond regional studies of heritage artisanship, the authors suggest that ideas of craft are by definition part of a larger cosmopolitan dialogue of power and identity. By paying careful attention to these sometimes conflicting voices, this collection shows that there is great flexibility in terms of which activities are labelled ‘craft’. In fact, there are many related ideas of craft and these shape distinct engagements with materials, people, and the economy. Case studies from countries including Mexico, Nigeria, India, Taiwan, the Philippines, and France draw together evidence based on linguistics, microsociology, and participant observation to explore the shifting terrain on which those engaged in craft are operating. What emerges is a fascinating picture which shows how claims about craft are an integral part of contemporary global change.

Book Redes sin causa

    Book Details:
  • Author : Lovink, Geert
  • Publisher : Editorial UOC
  • Release : 2016-12-20
  • ISBN : 849116538X
  • Pages : 281 pages

Download or read book Redes sin causa written by Lovink, Geert and published by Editorial UOC. This book was released on 2016-12-20 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Con la gran mayoría de los usuarios de Facebook atrapados en un frenesí de friending, liking y commenting, ¿en qué momento podemos desconectar para comprender las consecuencias de nuestras infosaturadas vidas? ¿Qué nos obliga a participar tan diligentemente con los sistemas de redes sociales? Redes sin causa examina nuestra obsesión colectiva con la identidad y la autogestión, junto con la fragmentación y la información de sobrecarga endémica de la cultura contemporánea en línea.Con escasez de teoría sobre las consecuencias sociales y culturales de los servicios en línea más populares, Lovink ofrece un análisis crítico pionero de nuestro sobrevalorado mundo en red a partir de estudios de casos en los motores de búsqueda, video online, blogging, radio digital, activismo en los media y la saga de Wikileaks. Este libro ofrece un poderoso mensaje a profesionales de los medios y a los teóricos: colectivamente vamos a dar rienda suelta a nuestra capacidad crítica para influir en el diseño de la tecnología y en los espacios de trabajo, si no queremos desaparecer en la nube. Incisivo pero nunca pesimista, Lovink, partiendo de su larga experiencia en la investigación de medios de comunicación, nos ofrece una crítica de las estructuras políticas y poderes conceptuales incluidos en las tecnologías que dan forma a nuestra vida cotidiana.

Book CJLACS

Download or read book CJLACS written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 1056 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Broken Promises

Download or read book Broken Promises written by Edward Epstein and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2006-02-27 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Argentina is still reeling from the worst economic and political crisis to afflict the nation in its modern history. Since December 2001, the country has been through economic depression and bankruptcy, the impoverishment of half the population, a presidency that changed four times in the span of two weeks, and social protests met by state repression that left dozens dead and hundreds injured. What brought on this state of affairs? What are the primary features of this crisis? Who are the key actors? And what are the potential ways out of the crisis? This volume brings together an assortment of experts to grapple with these questions. Broken Promises? traces the political and economic origins of the crisis, considers the reactions of Argentina's security forces during difficult times, reflects on the responses of Argentine society, and concludes with an analysis of Argentina's key relationships with Brazil and the U.S. This edited volume fills a gap in literature concerning the study of contemporary Argentine politics and will be of great interest to students of development, comparative politics, international politics, and Latin American studies.

Book Mass Migration to Modern Latin America

Download or read book Mass Migration to Modern Latin America written by Samuel L. Baily and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2003 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is well known that large numbers of Europeans migrated overseas during the century preceding the Great Depression of 1930, many of them to the United States. What is not well known is that more than 20 percent of these migrants emigrated to Latin America, significantly influencing the demographic, economic, and cultural evolution of many areas in the region. Mass Migration to Modern Latin America includes original contributions from more than a dozen leading scholars of the innovative new Latin American migration history that has emerged in the past 20 years. Though the authors focus primarily on the nature and impact of mass migration to Argentina and Brazil from 1870-1930, they place their analysis in broader historical and comparative contexts. Each section of the book begins with personal stories of individual immigrants and their families, providing students with a glimpse of how the complex process of migration played out in various situations. This book demonstrates the crucial impact of the mass migrations of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries on the formation of some Latin American societies.

Book Football Fans  Rivalry and Cooperation

Download or read book Football Fans Rivalry and Cooperation written by Christian Brandt and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-04-21 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Football is undoubtedly the sport with the largest following in the world, attracting billions of fans across the globe. These fans play an integral part in determining the identity of the football club they support. Many studies have focused on the intense rivalry between clubs, their fans and the opposing identities they represent. However, little attention has been paid to examples of cooperation between rival fans. This book is the first to explore antagonistic cooperation in football; the idea that rival fans can work together despite their animosity. With examples from Argentina, Brazil, Germany, Mexico, Croatia, Poland, Turkey, Ukraine, the UK, the US and Zimbabwe, this book brings together case studies on rival fans working together and explores how and why such cooperation takes place. Showcasing original research from a team of international football scholars, it sheds new light on the social and political complexities of contemporary football fan culture. Football Fans, Rivalry and Cooperation is fascinating reading for anybody with an interest in football studies, the sociology of sport, sport and politics, or sport and social theory.

Book Handbook of Human Resource Management in Emerging Markets

Download or read book Handbook of Human Resource Management in Emerging Markets written by Frank Horwitz and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2015-02-27 with total page 523 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The economic growth of emerging markets has been unparalleled in recent history, accounting for 50 per cent of global economic output. Despite this reality, this much-needed Handbook is the first contemporary book on human resource management (HRM) res

Book Agenciamiento  expresi  n  afecto

Download or read book Agenciamiento expresi n afecto written by Tom Waibel and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on 2013 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Literaturangaben. - Zsfassungen in dt. und span. Sprache