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This article attempts to understand and theorize the issue of persistent regional disparity within democratic structures using an institutional perspective. Institutional economists widely acknowledge the role of democratic institutions in improving redistribution and reducing inequalities. However, persistent regional disparity within democratic nations has become a cause of concern for both developed and developing nations. There is hardly any study that either attempts to develop a separate institutional framework to explain regional variation or to examine the applicability of these frameworks in the regional context. Our article is an attempt to fill this gap. In this article, we have taken the case of Odisha, a low-income state within the largest democracy in the world, India, and tried to theorize its wide and persistent regional disparities. The novelty of this article is conceptualizing the interactions between formal and informal institutions and drawing implications of their interactions for regional disparity and economic growth.

El artículo pretende establecer una propuesta de componentes identitarios para adolescentes de origen inmigrante en España. Concretamente, se ha trabajado con personas relacionadas con tres nacionalidades diferentes como son Argentina, Marruecos y China. El proceso de recogida y análisis de los datos se ha desarrollado siguiendo el marco que plantean los modelos de investigación cualitativa, todo ello utilizando tres estrategias principales de recogida de información: la observación, entrevistas semiestructuradas y los grupos de discusión. La presencia de significados identitarios del país de origen, tiende a entremezclarse con otros más propios de la sociedad de acogida, lo cual suma una cierta complejidad a unos procesos de construcción identitaria ya de por sí marcados por la propia adolescencia. Es a partir de esta doble transición (la cultural y la vital) desde donde se enfoca la presente investigación.

Science, technology, and innovation are taking center stage in international affairs and increasingly influencing the geopolitical dynamics and a country's standing on the global stage. New scientific and technological advancements are acquiring greater strategic relevance to ensure competitive advantages in the twenty-first century global order. At the same time, international scientific collaboration contributes to generating and democratizing knowledge and improving relations between countries as a "soft power" tool to coordinate science-based solutions to transboundary problems, and to build bridges between countries with tense diplomatic relations. Science diplomacy is not a new concept, but most of its intellectual foundations and practical applications have emerged in the Global North. This article describes the diverse approaches, policies and practices adopted by Latin American and Caribbean countries at the national, sub-national, and regional levels. It analyzes their successes and challenges and identifies opportunities to guide the region toward a common science diplomacy strategy to achieve sustainable development through incorporating science as a permanent element in the foreign policy toolkit of Latin American nations. By documenting and illuminating best practices in the region, this article also seeks to balance the emphasis that has so far been largely concentrated on the regions of Europe and North America and contribute to future efforts and strategies for the development of sustainable science diplomacy mechanisms at the national, regional, North-South and South-South levels.