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Ante la disolución de formas tradicionales de comunidad y la fragmentación de la institucionalidad estatal, el trabajo social se enfrenta a retos más complejos que lo deben llevar a reflexionar sobre lo que antes daba por supuesto. En este sentido, la intervención en lo social se convierte en una forma de articular lo fragmentado y recuperar la coherencia vital de los sujetos con los que trabaja. El artículo expone los conceptos y prácticas que son necesarios para estas tareas y enfatiza el estrecho vínculo entre la intervención en lo social y las políticas públicas.

This book covers a broad group of wastes, from biowaste to hazardous waste, but primarily the largest (by mass and volume) group of wastes that are not hazardous, but also are not inert, and are problematic for three major reasons: (1) they are difficult to manage because of their volume: usually they are used in civil engineering as a common fill etc., where they are exposed to environmental conditions almost the same way as at disposal sites; (2) they are not geochemically stable and in the different periods of environmental exposure undergo transformations that might add hazardous properties to the material that are not displayed when it is freshly generated; (3) many designers and researchers in different countries involved in waste management are often not aware of time-delayed adverse environmental impact of some large-volume waste, and also do not consider some positive properties that may extend the area of their environmentally beneficial application

RESUMEN: Este artículo intenta dar cuenta del reciente proceso político que llevó a la institucionalización del discurso de los derechos de las víctimas, y concretamente, a la expedición de la denominada "Ley de Víctimas". Con base en perspectivas críticas en materia de sociología del derecho y derechos humanos, este artículo argumenta que la configuración de un nuevo marco normativo para la reparación de las víctimas del conflicto armado en Colombia, es el resultado de una construcción discursiva en donde confluyeron, de un lado, las acciones de movilización política y jurídica lideradas por las redes de organizaciones derechos humanos y de víctimas, y del otro, unas condiciones de oportunidad política que hicieron posible la institucionalización de los discursos y sentidos promovidos por estas redes. En tal sentido, las redes de apoyo a las víctimas desarrollaron varias acciones consistentes en la incorporación del discurso transnacional de los derechos a la verdad, la justicia y la reparación en el escenario nacional, así como la movilización social y política de las víctimas mediante la construcción de un discurso de derechos desde abajo. Sin embargo, a pesar de la fuerza persuasiva del discurso de los derechos de las víctimas, era necesario que se presentaran estructuras de oportunidad que hicieran posible la expedición de un marco jurídico en materia de reparación. ; ABSTRACT: This article attempts to give account of the recent political process that led to the institutionalization of the victims´ rights discourse, and more specifically, to the enactment of the "Victim's Law". Drawing on critical approaches on law and society and human rights, this article sustains that the framing process of new mechanisms of reparation for victims of the armed conflict in Colombia, is a discursive construction. This new discourse is based, on the one hand, on social and legal mobilization led by human rights networks, and on the other hand, on political opportunity structures that made possible the institutionalization of the meanings promoted by those networks. In this regard, human rights networks carried out different actions, such as the incorporation of the transnational discourse on the rights to truth, justice and reparation, and social mobilization of victims through the construction of a discourse of human rights from below. However, despite the persuasive force of that discourse,structures of political opportunity were necessary to make possible the enactment of a new legal framework on reparation

"Proven strategies for harnessing the power of social media to drive social change Many books teach the mechanics of using Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube to compete in business. But no book addresses how to harness the incredible power of social media to make a difference. The Dragonfly Effect shows you how to tap social media and consumer psychological insights to achieve a single, concrete goal. Named for the only insect that is able to move in any direction when its four wings are working in concert, this book. Reveals the four "wings" of the Dragonfly Effect-and how they work together to produce colossal results. Features original case studies of global organizations like the Gap, Starbucks, Kiva, Nike, eBay, Facebook; and start-ups like Groupon and COOKPAD, showing how they achieve social good and customer loyalty. Leverage the power of design thinking and psychological research with practical strategies. Reveals how everyday people achieve unprecedented results-whether finding an almost impossible bone marrow match for a friend, raising millions for cancer research, or electing the current president of the United States. The Dragonfly Effect shows that you don't need money or power to inspire seismic change."--

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to discuss social enterprises, social entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurs. The paper draws on published work to flag key issues and discussion points that affect the clarity of the understanding. It aims to provide some greater insight and help both scholars and practitioners in their respective quests for understanding and improvement. The paper could further help people clarify what needs to be covered on courses and degrees in this subject area.Design/methodology/approachThe paper draws on the work of others and to this adds personal conclusions from both direct experience and observation. It attempts to deal with complex issues and tensions in a straightforward style and thus draw attention to key debates.FindingsThe central argument is that if we see social enterprises, social entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurs bound together, operating with a common purpose and approach and pursuing the same ends, then we misunderstand this critically important sector. They are clearly linked but there are important distinctions.Research limitations/implicationsThis is a conceptual discussion paper. It is not directly a research paper and it is not written to either present the findings of a specific project or to inform a future research agenda. It could well‐trigger ideas for researchers, however.Originality/valueThe core material for this paper is not original but the presentation, synthesis and arguments offer a distinctive treatment. They should help clarify some of the debates and issues that hamper our ability to clearly understand the world of social enterprises.

The authors examined the reasons for the emergence of single-parent families, including: divorce of a married couple; transformation of the reproductive function of the family; death of the children's father; changes in moral standards in the field of gender relations; the spread of premarital affairs; unpreparedness of young people for marriage and excessive demands on their marriage partner. Classifications of single-parent families by number of generations are presented; the actual presence or absence of a second parent; form of institution. Social work technologies that can be used to effectively solve social problems of single-parent families are considered: technologies of social patronage, counseling, social prevention, correction, therapy and mentoring technology. An important condition for the successful exit of an incomplete maternal family from a difficult life situation is the readiness of family members to implement the recommendations of a social work specialist and the personal interest of clients in improving the quality of life.

It is generally accepted that Governments, with a neo‐conservative or more properly a Victorian neo‐liberal bent will, through various means and mechanisms, try to dismantle aspects of the Welfare State. While these mechanisms usually take the form of privatization, reductions in expenditures, de‐indexing and the like, a much more subtle process currently is underway in Canada. Two broad initiatives — Constitutional Change and Free Trade — of the Mulroney government seriously threaten the future of the Canadian Welfare State. The Welfare State is not the direct target in either of these initiatives but the implications, in the view of the authors, are profound. This article examines the question of constitutional reform and the consequences for Canadian social policy.

The goal of the research was to identify relations between social motivation structure and emotional competence among students of different psychosocial characteristics. The research was conducted at the Faculty of Philosophy and the Faculty of Economics, East Sarajevo University. The sample consisted of 228 first-and fourth-year students. For the study purposes, we used the social motivation questionnaire and the emotional competence questionnaire. The results of the research will be useful as motivation for further research, as well as in teaching and designing programs which promote students' mental health.

Researchers studying right‐wing authoritarianism (RWA) have discussed the need to distinguish authoritarian followers from leaders. Altemeyer's (2003) studies raise several issues about political leadership in the real world. First, are most leaders of authoritarian social movements high on both RWA and social dominance (SDO)? Second, is it possible to be an authoritarian leader of a repressive social movement without being high on SDO? Third, it would be useful to develop techniques to assess SDO at a distance. Fourth, what roles do the psychological motives of need for power, need for affiliation and intimacy, and need for responsibility play in motivating leadership behavior in high SDO leaders? Finally, does social dominance exist in countries with non–Western value systems? Understanding the psychology of leaders of repressive social movements may help us develop ways to limit access to the power they crave and to mitigate the damage that they do.

The specificities of the web help to translate the efficiency of journalistic products, with the analysis of journalistic quality based on the characteristics of the medium. This is the first text of an ongoing research, in which we perform a preliminary view of the most general values of the most visited journalistic sites of Vilhena, a city in the interior of Rondônia. The analysis sheet developed by Lluís Codina, which proposes a general evaluation of cyber-digital media, was the tool used in this first moment. In primary evaluation, we observed that only one site dialogues directly with fourth generation digital journalism, with emphasis on social networks, structured search system, use of tags and links. However, all of them still fall short of a multimedia narrative that contributes to a characterization of the latest generation of digital journalism.