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“Why can't they put us to sleep if we are suffering?”: La Nada and the desire for euthanasia among institutionalized older adults in Peru

Medical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract In this article, I examine how institutionalized older adults in Peru articulate suffering through the idiom of la nada—“nothingness”—and how this shapes desires for euthanasia. Moving from close ethnography of bodies in space and time to structural and ethical discourses on euthanasia, I argue that calls for euthanasia arise not only from ...
Magdalena Zegarra Chiappori
wiley   +1 more source

Claiming the Isle? Islandness and Territorial Demands

Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article explores the relationship between insularity and territorial demands, focusing on whether island territories are more likely to support regionalist and secessionist parties. To address this question, we compare electoral support for such parties across island and mainland territories using a large‐N dataset.
Pau Torres, Marc Sanjaume‐Calvet
wiley   +1 more source

El "presupuesto participativo" y sus potenciales aportes a la construcción de políticas sociales orientadas a las familias [PDF]

, 2009
Incluye BibliografíaEl "presupuesto participativo" es un enfoque alternativo a la presupuestación tradicional que promueve la confluencia de la esfera política y la ciudadanía en un proceso de toma de decisiones que compromete
Broj, Cristina
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The Bumps in the Road Toward Social Equity Budgeting: The Administrative Pitfalls When Implementing Participatory Budgeting

Public Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Participatory budgeting can encourage meaningful community engagement in all phases of the budgeting cycle to promote social equity. However, participatory budgeting administrators often experience administrative and political challenges in establishing participatory processes that effectively promote social equity.
Michelle L. Lofton, Juan Pablo Martínez Guzmán   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Políticas sociales y sus efectos en las desigualdades : análisis del contexto cubano 2008-2018

, 2020
A partir de una perspectiva multidimensional, compleja y contextualizada de las desigualdades, y de una pluralidad de referentes disciplinares e institucionales, en la presente Colección se analizan las principales desigualdades e inequidades sociales ...
Fundora Nevot, Geydis - Autor/a
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Redes Sociales y Políticas en el Gobierno Local: el Caso de la Municipalidad de El Bosque [PDF]

, 2012
Este trabajo analiza el caso del Alcalde de El Bosque, Sadi Melo, el cual ha sido reelegido por cuatro períodos consecutivos, identificando y explicando tres elementos claves: liderazgo político, redes sociales y políticas y el carácter de incumbente del
Acosta, Jorge
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Governing the Local Digital Transformation: A European Comparative Perspective

Public Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study compares governance structures, policy formulation and implementation of administrative digitalization at the local level in three countries with different administrative traditions: France, Germany and the United Kingdom.
Sabine Kuhlmann, Justine Marienfeldt, Frederico Ganz   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Responsible Algorithmization in the Public Sector: A “Natural Perspective” Based on Ethnographic Research in Regulation, Policing, and Healthcare

Public Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Responsible algorithmization refers to the use of algorithms in the public sector while safeguarding public values. Approaches to responsible algorithmization suggested by the EU, OECD, and others depart from a rational perspective and highlight formal structures and procedures.
Albert Meijer, Lukas Lorenz, Isabelle Donatz‐Fest, Jan‐Luuk Hoff   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Las reformas sociales en acción: salud

, 1996
Incluye BibliografíaSerie de artículosBajo el título Las reformas sociales en acción" este número de la serie "Políticas Sociales" reúne las ponencias presentadas al panel sobre reformas en salud de la "Reunión de expertos sobre eficiencia y equidad en ...
Jaramillo, Iván, Salas Chaves, Alvaro, Molina, Cleofe   +2 more
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There Is Always a Bigger Fish. Determinants of Power Perceptions in Swiss Biodiversity Policy

Policy Studies Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) views power as crucial in policy processes, but the nature of coalition power, its determinants, and how to empirically measure it remain understudied. In this article, we use a mixed method approach and social network analysis to explore power relationships in the biodiversity policy subsystem in ...
Alix d'Agostino, Jascha Egli, Daniel Kübler   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source