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The great debates of A Theory of Justice by John Rawls promotes to determine, what analysts call a political turn of his thinking; which is materialized in the Political Liberalism. There, Rawls consolidates a model of consensus democracy, controverting, and moving away from the doctrinaire liberalism. Hence; the hypothesis to develop in this document is an analysis about the passage of an individualistic liberal conception of an agent of A Theory of Justice, to a person's political conception of Political Liberalism that favors a critical reading of the subsequent emergence of theories about democracy as an instrument of emancipation. Once, all of this puts the alienator nature of the idea of rationality that has led to self-destruction of the Enlightenment project as emancipatory ideology. All of this; moreover, leads to reflect on what constitutes a fair regime, charged question of utmost importance at the juncture of searches for negotiate solutions to the armed conflict in Colombia. © Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Sociales. ; Los grandes debates suscitados por Teoría de la justicia de John Rawls determinaron lo que los analistas han denominado el giro político de su pensamiento, el cual se materializa en el Liberalismo político. Allí, Rawls consolida un modelo de democracia consensual, controvirtiendo y apartándose del liberalismo doctrinario. La hipótesis a desarrollar en este documento es que un análisis del paso de la concepción de un agente liberal individualista de Teoría de la justicia a la concepción política de persona de Liberalismo político favorece una lectura crítica de la posterior eclosión de teorías de la democracia como instrumento de emancipación, toda vez que pone de presente el carácter enajenante de la idea de racionalidadque ha conducido a la autodestrucción del proyecto de la Ilustración como ideario emancipatorio. Lo anterior, además, conduce a la reflexión respecto de lo que constituye un régimen justo, cuestión que cobra la mayor importancia en la coyuntura de búsquedas de salidas negociadas al conflicto armado en Colombia. © Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Sociales.

Facilities: Liverpool:2 m, FTN, OO:0.65, MLO:1 m, BAT, OAO:0.5 m, Swift, Mayall. Software: IRAF (v2.16.1; Tody 1993), Starlink (v2015B; Disney & Wallace 1982), APHOT (Pravec et al. 1994), HEASOFT (v6.16), XIMAGE (v4.5.1), XSPEC (v12.8.2; Arnaud 1996), XSELECT (v2.4c), R (R Development Core Team 2011). ; The Andromeda Galaxy recurrent nova M31N 2008-12a had been observed in eruption 10 times, including yearly eruptions from 2008 to 2014. With a measured recurrence period of Prec = 351 ± 13 days (we believe the true value to be half of this) and a white dwarf very close to the Chandrasekhar limit, M31N 2008-12a has become the leading pre-explosion supernova type Ia progenitor candidate. Following multi-wavelength follow-up observations of the 2013 and 2014 eruptions, we initiated a campaign to ensure early detection of the predicted 2015 eruption, which triggered ambitious ground- and space-based follow-up programs. In this paper we present the 2015 detection, visible to near-infrared photometry and visible spectroscopy, and ultraviolet and X-ray observations from the Swift observatory. The LCOGT 2 m (Hawaii) discovered the 2015 eruption, estimated to have commenced at August 28.28 ± 0.12 UT. The 2013–2015 eruptions are remarkably similar at all wavelengths. New early spectroscopic observations reveal short-lived emission from material with velocities ∼13,000 km s^−1, possibly collimated outflows. Photometric and spectroscopic observations of the eruption provide strong evidence supporting a red giant donor. An apparently stochastic variability during the early supersoft X-ray phase was comparable in amplitude and duration to past eruptions, but the 2013 and 2015 eruptions show evidence of a brief flux dip during this phase. The multi-eruption Swift/XRT spectra show tentative evidence of high-ionization emission lines above a high-temperature continuum. Following Henze et al. (2015a), the updated recurrence period based on all known eruptions is Prec = 174 ± 10 days, and we expect the next eruption of M31N 2008-12a to occur around 2016 mid-September. ; A.F.V., and V.P.G. acknowledge support from RFBR Grant No. 16 February 00758. J.F., J.J., and G.S. acknowledge support from Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO) grant AYA2014-59084-P, the E.U. FEDER funds, and AGAUR/Generalitat de Catalunya grant SGR0038/2014. S.F. acknowledges support from the Russian Scientific Foundation (grant N 14-50-00043) and the Russian Government Program of Competitive Growth of Kazan Federal University. M. Henze acknowledges the support of the Spanish MINECO under grant FDPI-2013-16933. M. Hernanz acknowledges MINECO support under grant ESP2014-56003-R.K.H. was supported by the project RVO:67985815. J.P.O. and K.L.P. acknowledge funding from the UK Space Agency. VARMR acknowledges financial support from the Radboud Excellence Initiative. S.C.W. acknowledges a visiting research fellowship at LJMU. This work has been supported in part by NSF grant AST-1009566 and NASA grant HST-Go-14125.012. ; Peer-reviewed ; Post-print

O artigo discute o processo de reforma administrativa implementada na Nova Zelândia a partir de 1984, com a chegada do Partido Trabalhista ao poder, abordando seus principais desdobramentos nos anos 90. Parte de uma apresentação do modelo administrativo em vigor na Nova Zelândia antes das reformas empreendidas em 1984, delimitando dessa forma o quadro referencial para comparar a situação anterior com a atual, de maneira que proporcione uma avaliação sobre os impactos das medidas empreendidas. Em seguida, apresenta uma descrição dos objetivos e princípios norteadores da reforma tais como, separação das funções comerciais das não-comerciais; separação entre as funções administrativas e de assessoria; princípio do "quem usa paga", user pays; transparência na concessão de subsídios; neutralidade competitiva, descentralização e aumento do poder discricionário do administrador; melhoramento da accountability, entre outros. A seguir, são apresentadas as principais medidas empreendidas pelo governo trabalhista entre 1984 e 1990, dando ênfase à metodologia adotada para a implementação e accountability dos contratos de gestão firmados entre os executivos-chefe e os ministros. Posteriormente, o autor apresenta as modificações introduzidas nas regras de contratação de pessoal no serviço público neozelandês e, de um modo mais geral, na política de recursos humanos. Finalmente, é traçado um perfil da situação atual da Nova Zelândia, bem como é feita a apresentação sucinta daqueles que o autor considera como sendo os "suportes conceituais da reforma": o movimento gerencialista, a teoria do Public Choice e a teoria Principal-Agente.

Through the interpretative framework of political economy which involves the new patterns of capital accumulation, this article shows current dynamics registered in the balance of payments in Colombia corresponding to the consolidation of an enclave economic model. This model has been strengthened in extractive production processes, financialization, transnationalization and denationalization of economy. Thus, special attention is given to the need to guide macroeconomic policy towards a national sustainable development. ; Mediante el marco interpretativo de economía-política que comprendelos nuevos patrones de acumulación capitalista, el presente documento muestralas recientes dinámicas registradas en la balanza de pagos de Colombia encorrespondencia con la consolidación de un modelo económico de enclave,afianzado en procesos de producción extractiva, financiarización, transnacionalizacióny desnacionalización de la economía. En este orden, se llama laatención sobre la necesidad de orientar la política macroeconómica en funciónde un desarrollo nacional sostenible. ; Por meio do marco interpretativo de economia política que compreende os novos padrões de acumulação capitalista, o presente documento mostra as recentes dinâmicas registradas na balança de pagamentos da Colômbia em relação com a consolidação de um modelo econômico de enclave, apoiado em processos de produção extrativa, financeirização, transnacionalização e desnacionalização da economia. Nessa ordem, chama-se atenção para a necessidade de orientar a política macroeconômica em função de um desenvolvimento nacional sustentável.

Through the interpretative framework of political economy which involves the new patterns of capital accumulation, this article shows current dynamics registered in the balance of payments in Colombia corresponding to the consolidation of an enclave economic model. This model has been strengthened in extractive production processes, financialization, transnationalization and denationalization of economy. Thus, special attention is given to the need to guide macroeconomic policy towards a national sustainable development. ; Mediante el marco interpretativo de economía-política que comprendelos nuevos patrones de acumulación capitalista, el presente documento muestralas recientes dinámicas registradas en la balanza de pagos de Colombia encorrespondencia con la consolidación de un modelo económico de enclave,afianzado en procesos de producción extractiva, financiarización, transnacionalizacióny desnacionalización de la economía. En este orden, se llama laatención sobre la necesidad de orientar la política macroeconómica en funciónde un desarrollo nacional sostenible. ; Por meio do marco interpretativo de economia política que compreende os novos padrões de acumulação capitalista, o presente documento mostra as recentes dinâmicas registradas na balança de pagamentos da Colômbia em relação com a consolidação de um modelo econômico de enclave, apoiado em processos de produção extrativa, financeirização, transnacionalização e desnacionalização da economia. Nessa ordem, chama-se atenção para a necessidade de orientar a política macroeconômica em função de um desenvolvimento nacional sustentável.

This paper presents the discovery of the oldest Roman camp on the Iberian Peninsula, a camp from the Second Punic War situated in La Palma (Tarragona, Spain), by the mouth of the River Ebro. Although no structural remains have been found, the site's strategic in- terest along with many coins, arms and fragments of amphoras and other objects indicate that a military camp was established here between 218 and 209 BC. Written sources, mainly Polybius and Livy, suggest that La Palma was where the legions of Publius Cornelius Scipio gathered before the attack on Carthago Nova in 209 BC. The paper ends by suggesting that La Palma may be the Roman camp of Nova Classis mentioned by Livy during the events of the war in 217 BC.

With the continuous depletion of energy sources globally and serious concern regarding environmental degradation by the use of fossil fuel, biodiesel may play a key transponder. Biodiesel blended with diesel fuel achieves a decreased environmental footprint without losing the reliability of output and consumption. Biodiesel is produced from a variety of sources. Biodiesel generation from waste cooking oil (WCO) is effective for both the atmosphere and human health. Many research studies reported WCO biodiesel as a potential alternative fuel for internal combustion engine. The present study aims to provide key promoting and implementing agents for WCO utilization and WCO-based biodiesel production. A systematic literature review has been performed to identify enablers and the contextual relationship between various enablers was developed using interpretative structural modeling (ISM) and expert views. Using the method of ISM and cross-impact matrix multiplication applied to classification (MICMAC) methodology, the impact of enablers is studied. The findings revealed that all established enablers play an important role and are equally important promoters for the development of biodiesel based on WCO. The findings further suggest that human health issues, biodiesel processing plants, biodiesel support vehicles, and biodiesel production technology play a key role in the manufacture of biodiesel dependent on WCO. The most important leaders in the development of WCO biodiesel are government policy and funding, confidence in environmental issues, and financial assistance to biodiesel manufacturers.

Governmental organisations produce vast quantities of scientific information on the state of the marine and coastal environment which is often intended to guide policy-making to mitigate or reverse the declining trends in the health of the environment. How scientific information is used and how it influences environmental policy and decision making are however not well understood. The apparent disconnect between the knowledge and information produced by scientists and that used by policy makers is attributed to problems at the science-policy interface. Based on a multi-disciplinary literature review, this paper describes how policy makersseek out and use scientific information within the context of policy design in the 21st century. Best practices for increasing information flows across the science-policy interface are drawn from a study of the awareness, use, and influence of The 2009 State of the Nova Scotia Coast Report in coastal policy making in Nova Scotia.Strategic or rational approaches to policy making can increase the two-way flow of information across the science-policy interface as it facilitates collaboration among multiple actors in information generation, transmis-sion, and use. The production, use, and influence of The 2009 State ofNova Scotia's Coast Report in coastal policy making in Nova Scotia demonstrates the strategic approach to policy making whereby coastal policy is being developed through (i) intergovernmental partnerships, (ii) the use of best available information, (iii) linkages between the policy process and policy output, and (iv) public participation.

<p>Este trabalho pretende apresentar ao leitor o livro escrito por Flávio Henrique Casimiro sobre a organização e ação política da nova direita no Brasil contemporâneo. Buscamos expor o conteúdo do livro, as referências teóricas do autor e apresentamos alguns comentários críticos.</p>