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Inclusive democracy is a new conception of democracy, which, using as a starting point the classical definition of it, expresses democracy in terms of direct political democracy, economic democracy (beyond the confines o...

The article rethinks and analyzes the terms and categories mobilized in the theoretical and political debate, on the subject of freedom, accomplished by liberal-socialists and Italian communists during the 1920s and 1930...

This paper discusses the events organized by Brazilian State to celebrate the so called "500 years of Brazil´s discovery", between 1998 and 2000. It seeks to identify the ideologies found in these activities, which reve...

This article presents some elements to reflect on “new interventionism”. It describes historically the interventions displayed by the USA in various countries in Latin America, and analyses, within the reshaping of wor...

Introduction. Part I: The Marxian Doctrine. Prologue. I. Marx the Prophet. II. Marx the Sociologist. III. Marx the Economist. IV Marx the Teacher. Part II: Can Capitalism Survive? Prologue. V. The Rate of Increase of Tot...

Bowling Alone: America’s Declining Social Capital Robert D. Putnam (bio) Many students of the new democracies that have emerged over the past decade and a half have emphasized the importance of a strong and active civi...

The theory of fscal federalism makes a strong case for decentralizing government functions in order to enhance efficiency in allocating public goods vvhere preferences differ among regions. Under political considerations...

In response to the proposition that communication lacks disciplinary sta-tus because of deficient core knowledge, I propose that we turn an osten-sible weakness into a strength. We should identify our mission as bring-in...