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The article is an interview with Ignacio Cano, a Spanish sociologist based in Brazil, who discusses his work as a "policologist" and the relationship between academia and public policies in the field of security. Cano talks about the entry of social scientists into this field, the opposition between human rights and the state apparatus, and the irritation of police officers with the presence of experts. He also mentions the need for a preventive approach in public security and the importance of dealing with the epidemic of crime in Brazil. The text discusses the perception that during the military dictatorship in Brazil there was no corruption or violence, and how democratization contributed to delegitimizing democracy. It also mentions the entry of police officers into universities, the increase in education in Brazilian society, and the improvement of dialogue and interaction in the field of public security. Additionally, it addresses the view that technology and management are topics that generate less resistance among police officers, and how the presence of police officers in universities opens up an institution that was previously isolated from society. The text discusses the importance of strengthening the vision of openness within police forces, highlighting that this movement is also relevant for civil society and human rights organizations. The author mentions the resistance of some sectors to engage with the police, but emphasizes the need to create a relationship that can help improve public policy. Furthermore, the text addresses the importance of understanding the difficulties and problems faced by police officers, as well as the sensitivity necessary to deal with these issues. Finally, the author mentions the death of Marielle Franco as a personal loss and highlights the importance of responding to the most urgent questions through activist and academic efforts. The text recounts the author's experience, Ramón Chaves Gomes, in the process of researching and working in the field of public security in Rio de Janeiro. [Extracted from the article]

This text presents a thematic dossier on racism, contextualizing this phenomenon in time and space. The volume brings together sixteen articles, signed by thirty authors from different scientific areas and institutional affiliations, because it is believed that such plurality can provide a comprehensive view of the phenomenon in order to bring more contributions to its study, framework and confrontation. Fifteen articles are dedicated to the Brazilian context (in general or to specific places such as Curitiba, Mato Grosso do Sul, Santa Catarina, Santa Maria [Rio Grande do Sul] and Sergipe) and one article focuses on the Argentine context (La Plata, Buenos Aires). Some texts expose theoretical reflections, while others are the result of research that analyses the school and training context. The content of this dossier will be useful for social scientists, educators and trainers of children, youth and adults, both in academia and in associations and/or engaged with the causes discussed here. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The relationship between laws and social practices in Brazil has been object of frequent reflexion from social scientists, public authorities and even from common persons. Some analysts point to the malleability of the rules according to the contexts, while others argue in favor of the hardening of the codes. This article intends to present a contribution to this debate, examining these extreme positions in terms of cultural relativism. The research dates from more than a decade and involves fieldwork with application of questionnaires, informal interviews with open questions, and direct ethnographic observation. The main theoretical orientation consists in the consideration of certain social situations as "social dramas" (GLUCKMAN, 1987; TURNER, 1970, 1974, 1975; DAMATTA, 1979, 1985, 1993) in which there is a search for conflicts resolution. Our data demonstrate that the plasticity of the rules in Brazil is a cultural phenomenon, which acts both in the micro and in the macro spheres of the Brazilian society. They confirm also that this malleability is not limited to soften the effects of the laws. Frequently it corresponds to a hardening of them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Concerning Brazil, Sébastien Fath, in his text “From the margins to the mainstream: social challenges of the evangelical rise, a transamerican comparison”, rightly reiterates two predominant tendencies: the Catholic decline and the Evangelical growth. This text presents the main reflections produced by social scientists to explain this reconfiguration of the religious landscape, that has been taking place in the country for some decades. In particular, it analyzes the question about the possibility of Evangelicals to supplant Catholics in Brazil, advances hypotheses about the two lines of force mentioned, highlighting that they result from internal and external situations to each of religious and, finally, the text presents some affinities observed in the evangelical fields of Brazil and the United States. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The article focuses on the intellectual legacy of Brazilian social scientist Octavio Ianni. The author points out the breadth of his contribution to the study of the discipline and Brazilian scholarship and points out some of the topics he addressed in his writings including slavery, agrarianism and globalization. He mentions his significance for the development of Brazilian social science institutions, comments on his stance as a socially-committed scientist and reflects on his relationship to the political changes implemented during the 1990s.

The article discusses the issue of family and relationships with a special reference to the Brazilian context which is the focus of the current issue of this journal. According to the author, family as a subject of analysis has been experiencing little attention by social scientists. British investigator Bob Edgar has opened a recent volume on the sociology of the families, commenting on the coldness of investigators with the subject.

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The article informs that the July-December 2004 issue is a homage to urban sociologist Sylvia Ostrowetsky, professor emeritus of the University of Picardy Jules-Verne in Amiens, France. In her long academic career, Ostrowetsky made close contacts with several anthropologists and Brazilian sociologists. Her thought and work influenced the Brazilian social sciences scenario in the various forms, be it for the choice of subjects and problems of research; or, be it for the form as how she lead her intellectual life. In this issue, authors have reflected on how her work influenced and, in turn, was influenced by the Brazilian social sciences scenario.