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Esta tesis comparte el enunciado de que la narcocultura es un conjunto de representaciones que son índice del conflicto irresoluto entre el narcotráfico y la política prohibicionista. En particular dicha cultura, en el marco de la industria de la televisión privada, responde al proceso de producción, distribución y consumo cultural de narcotelenovelas. La necesidad de revisar el concepto de representación, habida cuenta la producción, distribución y consumo cultural antes indicada, nos llevó a revisitar los conceptos de cultura de masas, televisión, consumo cultural, narcocultura y narcotelenovela. Por ello, la selección y estudio de la narcotelenovela Escobar, el patrón del mal (2012), se llevó a cabo desde el encuentro entre conceptos que permiten operar en esta perspectiva cultural: cultura de masas, televisión, representación, narcocultura, consumo cultural. La propuesta de operar sobre la narcotelenovela con los conceptos seleccionados, hizo posible por una parte describir con detalle la representación y por otra, recuperar el novedoso consumo cultural de la narcotelenovela en el escenario popular urbano. Frente a estudios que privilegian la producción y distribución de narcocultura y narcotelenovelas, esta tesis sin desconocer lo anterior, añade el consumo cultural como opción para reconocer un conjunto de apropiaciones que hibridan la cultura popular urbana. Se trata de representaciones audiovisuales en clave de decodificación, es decir, de una gama de lecturas colectivas dominantes, negociadas y críticas frente a la narcotelenovela de Escobar, el patrón del mal. La tesis lleva a cabo un trabajo transdiciplinar al combinar herramientas conceptuales y metodológicas provenientes de los Estudios Culturales, en las cuales se reconoce la profunda relación entre producción, distribución y consumo cultural en América Latina; y con los Estudios Semióticos, interesados principalmente en el texto, esto es, la representación, su sentido y sus estructuras. ; This thesis shares the statement that narcoculture is a set of representations that are an index of unresolved conflict between drug trafficking and prohibitionist politics. In particular, this cultura, within the framework of the private television industry, responds to the process of cultural production, distribution and consumption of narco-soap operas. The need to review the concept of representation, taking into account the cultural production, distribution and consumption indicated above, let us to revisit the concepts of mass culture, television, cultural consumption, narcoculture and narco-soap opera. For this reason, the selection and study of Escobar, el patrón del mal (2012), was carried out from the meeting of concepts that allow operating in this cultural perspective: mass culture, television, representation, cultural consumption, narcoculture.The proposal to operate on the narco-soap operas with the selected conceps, made it posible, on the one hand, to describe the representation in detail and, on the other, to recover the novel cultural consumption of the narco-soap operas in the popular urban setting. Faced with studios that privilege the production and distribution of narcoculture and narco-soap operas, this thesis without ignoring the above, adds cultural consumption as an option to recognize a set of appropriations that hibridize urban popular culture. These are decoding audiovisual representations, that is, a range of hegemonic, negociated and critical collective readings of the Escobar, el patrón del mal. The thesis carries out a transdiciplinary work by combining conceptual and methodological tools from Cultural Studies, in which the deep relationship between production, distribution and cultural consumption in Latin America is recognized; and with Semiotic Studies, mainly interested in the text, that is, representation and its structures. ; Línea de investigación: Estéticas y Narrativas. ; Doctorado

AbstractSystem dynamics depends heavily upon quantitative data to generate feedback models. Qualitative data and their analysis also have a central role to play at all levels of the modeling process. Although the classic literature on system dynamics strongly supports this argument, the protocols to incorporate this information during the modeling process are not detailed by the most influential authors. Data‐gathering techniques such as interviews and focus groups, and qualitative data analysis techniques such as grounded theory methodology and ethnographic decision models could have a strong, critical role in rigorous system dynamics efforts. This article describes some of the main qualitative, social science techniques and explores their suitability in the different stages of the modeling process. Additionally, the authors argue that the techniques described in the paper could contribute to the understanding of the modeling process, facilitate communication among modelers and clients, and set up a methodological framework to promote constructive discussion around the merits of qualitative versus quantitative modeling. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

The field of performance management is premised on the centrality of measurement and performance information use in everyday decision making and practice. Information is managed through the use of information systems, but research shows that implementing these technological systems is not enough. This research responds to recent calls for a better understanding of performance information use and the role of dialogue among stakeholders in promoting learning and system change. Through case analysis and qualitative modeling, it proposes the concept of performance information artifacts, and the need for effective boundary spanners to promote effective learning and knowledge sharing in performance dialogue.

Purpose
In this paper, the authors compare the open government data (OGD) ecosystems of Mexico, Russia and the USA in an effort to extract some of the major points of similarity and differentiation between these countries and to trace how variations in these ecosystems may be related to context-specific historical problems and politics, particularly with regard to the possibility of sustained and institutionalized practice.


Design/methodology/approach
The authors take a comparative approach, using a set of concepts commonly applied to the three countries to analyze similarities and differences within this group. The authors gathered textual data and information, the searches for relevant documents guided by a set of concepts or criteria that are frequently used in studies of government's open data readiness assessment.


Findings
The authors conclude by focusing on the very different national exigencies that have given rise to open data ecosystems in the three countries, the variations in policy vehicles and implementation schemes that have instantiated open data practices within the three ecosystems and the common challenges that each country faces in institutionalizing OGD programs beyond the tenures of their current executives.


Originality/value
OGD is an information policy with near global relevance and increasing application. Practitioners and scholars alike have used the concept of an "ecosystem" to guide their approach to implementing this policy and to theorizing its scope and benefits. The international comparison is original and adds to the current understanding of an ecosystem approach to OGD.

This book provides a comprehensive approach to the study of policy analytics, modelling and informatics. It includes theories and concepts for understanding tools and techniques used by governments seeking to improve decision making through the use of technology, data, modelling, and other analytics, and provides relevant case studies and practical recommendations. Governments around the world face policy issues that require strategies and solutions using new technologies, new access to data and new analytical tools and techniques such as computer simulation, geographic information systems, and social network analysis for the successful implementation of public policy and government programs. Chapters include cases, concepts, methodologies, theories, experiences, and practical recommendations on data analytics and modelling for public policy and practice, and addresses a diversity of data tools, applied to different policy stages in several contexts, and levels and branches of government. This book will be of interest of researchers, students, and practitioners in e-government, public policy, public administration, policy analytics and policy informatics.