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First, the author presents a brief account of the initial formation of the first generation of critical theory in Brazil. Secondly, the author pursues the following question: why critical theory in Brazil? Is there any convergence between the reception of critical theory in Brazil & the Brazilian experience? Critical theory became present in Brazil through two distinct pathways: a random influence by the diffusion of ideas, & the reflexive critical self-enlightening of the national social reality. It is argued that there should be a tension & a confluence among the social forms, among them the ideas of center & periphery. References. Adapted from the source document.

In this article, the author emphasizes the importance of control & evaluation in the institutional occupy of public administration pointing to, with special emphasis, that this are relevant means to harmonize & link the decisions, the resources, & the staff in the multifacetic world that own public administration has to order & strengthen to respond whit a sense of opportunity to the government process & to the intense dynamic & plural citizen life. The author concludes that the control & evaluation in public administration may be taken in the values of institutionallity, this means in the values that are typical of gobernation & society administration. Adapted from the source document.

The article examines change currently being witnessed & some of its manifestations, eg, the transition to integral & multidimensional knowledge & the rise of global thought & diminution of state power. The author asserts that the beginning of this era is characterized by change in ideas & structures. In the future, globality must rise above private & national thought; cooperation will be the only form of existence. Finally, the author states that education plays a fundamental role, since it contributes to students' awareness of new social conditions. In this sense, international relations & the social sciences, in general, must pay attention to technological innovation & demands from the market. Adapted from the source document.

Foreign policy design is crucial for Mexico's participation in world affairs. This paper explores the Mexican role within the North American scenario during President Fox administration. The variables that the author considers underscore the trilateral arena, rather than Mexico's bilateral relations with the us & Canada, separately. However, the weight of Mexico-us relationship is crucial for the country's insertion within the northern region. The author identifies the main Mexican foreign policy proposals in this scenario, & points out some involvement guidelines for the future. Mexico's abroad presence is a must for a positive development of our security, economy, culture, politics, & diplomacy. Figures, References. Adapted from the source document.

The author examines Mexico's performance before the Society of Nations during the in-between wars period, since its entrance in 1931 until the end of the Spanish Civil War, & the eve of II World War. The paper puts a particular accent on the defense of the Spanish Republic by Mexican delegates in the Geneva Forum, during the Iberian civil conflict, in front of the sham that represented the so-called "Non-Intervention Committee." The author suggests & develops the argument that -- further than its ideological motivations & strong symbolism -- Mexico's support to Spain served the national interest by strengthening the alliance with the Roosevelt administration before the imminence of the World War. Adapted from the source document.

With the dissolution of the East-West conflict & the disappearance of the socialist block, the peace & security environment both in Europe & the rest of the world has become more complex. The author mentions that among the main threats to peace & security we can find the division & sectorization within Europe, the deepening of social & economic disparity, the absence of a truly pan-European strategy oriented towards economic, social, & ecological development & national, ethnic, & religious conflicts. According to the author, in the case of America, the main threats to peace & security derive from its permanent need to influence & intervene in other nations, as well as the persistence of its border problems. Adapted from the source document.

The main purpose of this article is to show the role of polls in the last presidential electoral process in Mexico. The thesis of the author is that polls aimed not only to inform about the tendencies of the campaigns but were also used as political instruments. Throughout the campaign, polls were used by different political forces as mechanisms to induce the vote showing the electorate that the candidate of their choice was ahead. This affects credibility of the instrument risking its use to predict results in the future. The author argues that it is necessary to design mechanisms to make this methodology credible again. 2 Tables, 4 Graphs, 7 References. Adapted from the source document.

The purpose of this article is to analyze the economic and trade relations between Latin America and the Caribbean and the European Union. First, the author examines the post-war evolution of the biregional relationship. He then analyzes how different world events, such as the end of the Cold War or the dissipation of the import substitution system in Latin America, contributed to economic liberalization and the growth of political interdependence, factors that influenced a rapprochement and facilitated the institutionalization of the biregional dialogue in the nineties. Finally, the author reflects on some factors that significantly affect the economic connection between the two regions. (Rev Mex Polit Exter/DÜI)

This text considers the unsuccessful 1999-2002 peace negotiation in Colombia between president Andres Pastrana's administration (1998-2002) & the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). Based both on the theoretical literature on conflict resolution, & a factual monitoring of conversations between the Colombian government & the country's main insurgency, the author pinpoints a series of misunderstandings, contradictions & inconveniences surrounding a peace process that throughout its development was gradually transformed into a pattern that further escalated the conflict. Next, the author calls attention to the challenge that the Colombian case represents for Latin America, namely, that the region should play a more salient role in assisting for the Andean country to solve its irregular conflict. The second part of this article describes the ascension to power of Alvaro Uribe's government (2002-2006) in the context of an exacerbated & degraded confrontation. His first year of administration is analyzed, suggesting that there is a swinging between the aim to consolidate democracy & a slip toward authoritarian behaviors. Finally, the author stresses the dialogue process started by the new administration with the United Self-Defenses of Colombia (Auc), the main existing federation of paramilitary groups. Adapted from the source document.

In this paper the author examines Rawls' work & modifies an earlier analysis extending it substantially. He also pointed out the great contributions Rawls has made to philosophy. Adapted from the source document.

From the book entitled "O novo socialismo frances e a América Latina", edited by the author and H. Trindade, scheduled for publication by Editora Paz e Terra, São Paulo, 1982.

Based on the recognition of the importance of the commonly referred to as factual powers in Mexico's political life, and specifically in the media power, the author calls upon our attention the insufficient analysis and research on the subject and underscores the need to overcome this deficit by systematically and rigorously approaching it as a subject of inquiry and as part of a research agenda. This article brings to the fore the basic points of such an agenda and proposes a multidisciplinary analytical approach to develop it. The author argues that the studies' findings can be applied to constructing limits for the exercise of media power, which are indispensable for national democratic development. Adapted from the source document.

Based on the point of view of the philosophical anthropology by Martin Heidegger & the illustrated philosophy by Immanuel Kant, the author of this paper analyzes here the position of the French philosopher Etienne Balibar about the category of citizenship, considered as a basis to draw the general principles of a renewed philosophical anthropology. Starting from a kantian conception of citizenship, Balibar outlines the proposal of a philosophical anthropology structured around three pairs of poles: the pair man-subject, the pair subjetus-subjectum, & the pair cosmos-polis. The author shows the way the category "citizenship" organizes each of the previous pairs of terms & concludes with some considerations about the advantages of the balibarian proposal. Adapted from the source document.

The author studies the mature political thought of John Locke, contained especially in the Second Treatise of Government, in order to track two key concepts in his views on the origin of the State & political regimes. These two concepts are freedom & consent. Locke argues that the natural freedom of the person constitutes the foundation of politically organized society. The author's thesis is that that freedom is expressed as a pact or contract to institute a political society or State, & as a majoritarian decision to adopt a political regime or government. In light of these two modes of consent, the author analyzes their effects on political society & the political regime. 17 References. Adapted from the source document.