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This paper addresses the significance and the challenges of various decolonized practices in research and in social science training methods in Mexico and, particularly, in Chiapas, based on a Latin American approach to the field of studies conducted by intellectuals and activists involved in social movement struggles. We analyze different forms of intercultural dialogues used in decolonizing research in terms of social, ethnic and gender relationships, according to the contexts and the knowledge production of popular and indigenous movements facing politics, education and epistemic racism. ; Este artículo aborda los alcances y los retos de diferentes prácticas descolonizadas en la investigación y la formación en ciencias sociales en México y, en particular, en Chiapas, a partir de un acercamiento latinoamericano al campo de los estudios realizados por intelectuales y activistas involucrados en las luchas de los movimientos sociales. Se analizan las formas comprometidas de diálogo intercultural en trabajos de investigación descolonizada en función de relaciones sociales, étnicas y de género, propias de los contextos y los conocimientos que se producen en movimientos populares e indígenas ante la política, la educación y el racismo epistémico.

"This book provides a detailed picture of the institutionalist movement in American economics concentrating on the period between the two World Wars. The discussion brings a new emphasis on the leading role of Walton Hamilton in the formation of institutionalism, on the special importance of the ideals of "science" and "social control" embodied within the movement, on the large and close network of individuals involved, on the educational programs and research organizations created by institutionalists, and on the significant place of the movement within the mainstream of interwar American economics. In these ways the book focuses on the group most closely involved in the active promotion of the movement, on how they themselves constructed it, on its original intellectual appeal and promise, and on its institutional supports and sources of funding. The reasons for the movement's loss of appeal in the years around the end of World War II are also discussed, particularly in terms of the arrival of Keynesian economics, econometrics, and new definitions of "science" as applied to economics"--

The social benefits of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) would be enhanced by general recognition of three problems of their interpretation and a redefinition of their mission in relation to program development and evaluation. One problem is that of "forest versus trees," or the sampling relationship between each test of a hypothesis and the conclusions drawn from all such tests taken together. A second problem is interpreting RCTs as testing theory or policy when they cannot achieve a high correlation between the treatments assigned and treatments actually applied in each case. The third problem is what works for whom, or whether identical treatments cause different effects, on average, for different kinds of people, groups, situations, or other units of analysis that were different at the point of random assignment. Confronting these three problems suggests that RCTs should not only seek verdicts about what works but also should seek better inventions of crime prevention programs for further testing.

A mediados del mes de septiembre de 2015, una imagen sacudía las conciencias del planeta entero y movilizó (bien que de manera lamentablemente efímera), la política europea. Se trataba del cadáver de un niño sirio ahogado en una playa de Grecia. No es lugar, ni ocasión para analizar la tragedia, sus consecuencias, ni mucho menos entrar en el fondo del asunto, pero sí puede servirnos como ejemplo de algo que, en ciencias sociales venimos reclamando como reto desde hace mucho tiempo: el uso de lo visual en nuestras investigaciones, la inmensa potencia de sus contenidos. Antes de la publicación de la imagen mencionada numerosos titulares daban un dato fidedigno: diez mil víctimas civiles en el conflicto sirio, la cuarta parte ellas niños. ¿Por qué las palabras "dos mil quinientos" o el número "2.500", en ambos casos referidas a "niños muertos", no movilizó a nadie y la imagen de uno solo de ellos sí? En ciencias sociales utilizamos profusamente datos numéricos (con metodología cuantitativa) y datos textuales (con metodología cualitativa) pero, ¿qué hay del uso de datos de tipo visual?© Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Sociales.

This invaluable resource guides readers through the process of creating scholarly, publishable prose from the results of quantitative experiments and investigations. It delves into the issues commonly encountered when reporting the results of statistical experiments and investigations, and provides instruction re the representation of these results in text and visual formats. This unique research companion serves as a must-have reference for advanced students doing quantitative research and working with statistics, with the goal of writing up and publishing their findings; it also serves as a useful refresher for experienced researchers. --

Der vorliegende Bericht an die sozialwissenschaftliche Sektion des Präsidiums der sowjetischen Akademie der Wissenschaften befaßt sich mit der Rolle der Sozialwissenschaften im Prozeß von Perestrojka und Glasnost in der sowjetischen Gesellschaft. Die Hauptforderung richtet sich auf die Konzentration des intellektuellen Potentials der Sozialwissenschaften auf die wesentlichen Aufgaben der Entwicklung der sozialistischen Gesellschaft. Ein Kernpunkt dieser Entwicklung wird in der Überwindung des Systems des ökonomischen "zatratnost" gesehen, einem Prinzip, das ohne Berücksichtigung von Kosten-Nutzen-Relationen höchste Ausgaben zur Erreichung geringster Ergebnisse tätigt, und derart die materielle Basis des Sozialismus unterminiert. Demokratisierung und die Berücksichtigung globaler Abhängigkeiten werden als weitere Aspekte der zukünftigen Entwicklung der sozialistischen Gesellschaft diskutiert. Die Hinwendung zu den aktuellen Problemen des sozialen und ökonomischen Lebens wird abschließend als wesentliche Herausforderung an Philosophie, Soziologie und Geschichtswissenschaft herausgestellt. (KO)