Dimension of political participation and models of democracy

Este trabajo examina críticamente el tipo de participación política propugnado por cada una de las principales concepciones de la democracia de los últimos cincuenta años. El balance que arroja ese análisis permite concluir que, en mayor o menor medida y por diversas razones, toda ellas dibujan una visión insatisfactoria del encaje de la participación política en la definición y calidad de la democracia. A partir de dicho examen, nos sumaremos a una tesis que ha cobrado particular fuerza en los debates entre los partidarios de una concepción fuerte u otra débil del constitucionalismo y en la polémica en torno a la conveniencia de una versión más o menos inclusiva de la democracia deliberativa: que la concepción de la participación política que mejor encaja en los ideales democráticos del autogobierno y la igualdad política es la que subraya que hay algo intrínsecamente valioso tanto en la posibilidad reconocida del ejercicio del voto dirigido a la elección mayoritaria de los representantes y, excepcionalmente, a la adopción directa de las decisiones, como en la participación en la deliberación anterior y posterior al voto.This paper critically examines the type of political participation advocated by each of the main conceptions of democracy in the last fifty years. The balance that this analysis yields the conclusion that, in varying degrees and for various reasons, all of them paint a vision unsatisfactory fit of political participation in the definition and quality of democracy. From the examination, will add to a thesis that has gained particular strength in the debates between supporters of a strong conception of constitutionalism or other weak and the controversy over the desirability of a more or less participator y and inclusive deliberative democracy: that the concept of political participation that best fits the democratic ideals of self-government and political equality is stressing that there is something intrinsically valuable both recognized the possibility of voting aimed at the overall choice of the representatives and, exceptionally, to the direct adoption of decisions, such as participation in the discussion before and after the vote

Una defensa de la moral interna del Derecho

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Consideraciones sobre los temas y la identidad de la Teoría del Derecho

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El desafío de la igualdad domestica a la apertura de las fronteras : el argumento de la singularidad de la coacción estatal | The challenge of domestic equality to the opening of borders: the argument of the singularity of state coercion

The purpose of this paper is to examine one of the most relevant arguments among those used to justify that the members of the same political community owe each other more demanding and strong distributive justice duties than they have with respect to other human beings, to the point of justify a system of closed borders similar to the current one. It is the one that could be denominated like "argument of the singularity of the state coercion". It assumes as an empirical premise that such coercion is structurally and functionally different from what we can find in the international arena, including that which is exercised through the direct prevention and repression of the entry of persons into a given political community by means of border controls

Investment-specific technology shocks and international business cycles: an empirical assessment

In this paper, we first introduce investment-specific technology (IST) shocks into an otherwise standard international real business cycle model and show that a thoughtful calibration of them along the lines of Raffo (2009) successfully addresses several of the existing puzzles in the literature. In particular, we obtain a negative correlation of relative consumption and the terms of trade (Backus-Smith puzzle), as well as a more volatile real exchange rate, and cross-country output correlations that are higher than consumption correlations (price and quantity puzzles). Then we use data from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development for the relative price of investment to build and estimate these IST processes across the United States and a "rest of the world" aggregate, showing that they are cointegrated and well represented by a vector error–correction model. Finally, we demonstrate that, when we fit such estimated IST processes into the model, the shocks are actually powerless to explain any of the existing puzzles.

Comportamiento segmentado del mercado inmobiliario y definición de patrones. Comportamiento segmentado del mercado inmobiliario y definición de patrones territoriales. Aplicación a la valoración de áreas periurbanas

La valoración de carácter masivo implica la modelización de un mercado que, en la mayor parte de los casos, se compone de un producto heterogéneo y con problemas de transparencia en el conocimiento de sus precios, así como de sus características intrínsecas y extrínsecas. Por ello, toda valoración masiva debe llevar implícita la sistematización de una organización coordinada y una jerarquía de los valores de mercado existentes en la realidad

Una pedagogía de la confianza el relato de un encuentro con lo literario

Lo que en estas páginas se cuenta, es el relato de una experiencia. La historia de cómo sus autores se plantearon ciertas preguntas respecto a los Estudios Literarios como disciplina, y de qué manera fueron resolviéndolas hasta llegar a formular las bases de una pedagogía. Da cuenta de todas aquellas personas con las que se encontraron en el trayecto, en agradecimiento por los aprendizajes compartidos, y los matices que le otorgaron a un objetivo multiforme y polifacético, relacionado con la literatura y sus posibilidades en un escenario de educación con adultos. Aquí se cocina el relato de una Pedagogía de la confianza y de su componente más importante: las prácticas literarias, una nueva perspectiva para pensar la ciencia literaria y su historia. Distintos conocimientos y perspectivas se mezclan aquí, dando origen al banquete teórico que sostiene este proyecto. Y finalmente, un sustancioso cierre con algunas conclusiones y recomendaciones, para aquellos maestros que deseen nutrirlas y continuar por este camino pedagógico.What is told in these pages, is the tale of an experience. The story of how its authors questioned themselves regarding Literature Studies as a discipline, and in which ways they resolved these inquiries along the road of formulating the foundation of a pedagogy. It accounts for all those people with whom they met on the way, in gratitude for shared learning, and the nuances they gave to a multiform and multifaceted objective, related to literature and its possibilities in a scenario of adult education. Here, the culinary story of a Pedagogy of trust is being cooked, as well as the one of its main component: the literary practices, a new perspective in order to think literary science and its history. Different knowledge and perspectives are mixed here, giving birth to the theoretical banquet holding this project. And finally, a substantial closure with some conclusions and recommendations, for those teachers who wish to nurture them and continue along this educational path.Profesional en Estudios LiterariosPregrad

The value of cultural assets. Maintenance Costs and economic sustainability at heritage

Under the 12th International Conference on Building Materials and Components is inserted this communication related to the field of management of those assets that constitute the Spanish Cultural Heritage and maintenance. This work is related to the field of management of those assets that constitute the Spanish Cultural Heritage which share an artistic or historical background. The conservation and maintenance become a social demand necessary for the preservation of public values, requiring the investment of necessary resources. The legal protection involves a number of obligations and rights to ensure the conservation and heritage protection. The duty of maintenance and upkeep exceeds the useful life the property that must endure more for their cultural value for its usability. The establishment of the necessary conditions to prevent deterioration and precise in order to fulfill its social function, seeking to prolong the life of the asset, preserving their physical integrity and its ability to convey the values protected. This obligation implies a substantial financial effort to the holder of the property, either public or private entity, addressing a problem of economic sustainability. Economic exploitation, with the aim of contributing to their well-maintained, is sometimes the best way to get resources. The work will include different lines of research with the following objectives. - Establishment of processes for assessing total costs over the building life cycle (LCC), during the planning stages or maintenance budgets to determine the most advantageous operating system. - Relationship between the value of property and maintenance costs, and establishing a sensitivity analysis