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The article "State, strength, and market. Cartagena in the 17th century" by Pablo Sierra Fáfila reviews Julián B. Ruiz Rivera's book on research in Cartagena in the 17th century. The importance of society, economy, and the political-defensive structure in the city during that time is highlighted. Aspects such as the presence of differentiated groups, commercial influence, and the role of intermediaries in the transit of slaves are mentioned. Additionally, the complexity of power relations between the Cabildo and the governors is addressed, as well as the challenges faced by the city in its role as a defensive bastion. [Extracted from the article]

The article explores the social challenges associated with water in Morelos, Mexico, between 1880 and 1959, revealing the persistent water scarcity in a region rich in aquifer sources, alongside the exposure of its inhabitants to flooding during the rainy season. This was the result of power dynamics that created contradictions in land use and conditions of vulnerability for populations lacking political and economic influence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on infrastructure studies in Latin America, specifically on the collapse of the Talavera bridge in Lima, Peru, in 2017. The social, political, and cultural implications of infrastructure in the region are discussed, highlighting inequality, failures, and associated violence. It analyzes how infrastructure generates power relations and affects different social groups, as well as its role in the transformation of landscapes and social relationships. The importance of studying infrastructure from an anthropological perspective to understand its complexity and its effects on society is addressed. [Extracted from the article]

The traditional embroidery of tehuana costumes is a central economic activity for many families in Juchitán Oaxaca, primarily carried out by women. Zapotec embroiderers weave threads of history by reproducing ancestral techniques, generating income that allows economic self-sufficiency and improves living conditions in their homes; this activity also energizes other local economic sectors by promoting the sale of textile materials; they are proud guardians of the cultural preservation of their ancestral traditions by promoting the use of the tehuana dress in religious commemorations and traditional dances. The objective of this research is to analyze the social, economic and cultural contributions of women who embroider tehuana costumes in Juchitán, Oaxaca, to understand their influence on the comprehensive development of the community, a quantitative methodology was used to evaluate cultural identity, and empowerment social, 80 women embroiderers were surveyed. The results show the importance of autonomy, commitment to your family and the community through your work regardless of the challenges. The result of this research shows that the artisanal work of the embroiderers is transcendental in the cultural preservation of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The essay indicates the main antecedents for the organization of the health system in Chile that is presently in force, with transformations following the country's coup d'état 50 years ago. It describes the recent debate over, and resistance to, the transformation and strengthening of the public system, with regard to controlling the health industry in the post-dictatorship, from the point of view of the sectors of economic power as well as the important viewpoint of the population, which in the face of a discouraged public health sector, seems to overlook the collective meaning of health care and the role of a state guarantor and protector of minimum social rights. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The structure of the council, the basic political institution of the overseas Spanish government, in the province of Durango, Nueva Vizcaya, during the 18th century, was similar to that of other Hispanic territories. However, the governor, head of this ancestral institution, established conflicting relationships with other authorities (hearing lawyers, royal officers, neighbors) which became power relations. In particular ―during the period of the Bourbons reforms―, regarding the elections to integrate the local government. From archival sources and a comparative review of specialized historical bibliography, we conclude that political conflicts in this northern part of the territory are a reflection of geographical disadvantages (delayed mail, lack of political center), personal indispositions (disknowledge of authority, personal incompetence, disinterest due to low wages), and legislative reforms inapplicable in the local context. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In its desire to expand beyond the Central Andes, the Wari empire left behind traces of its political influence, for instance the edifices that were used as administrative centres throughout ancient Peru’s littoral, highlands and tropical forest. These centres controlled the resources and produce of specific territories, such as the stockpile of a large variety of camelid fibre, which was then be taken to the Wari capital or to other places within Wari territory. This paper presents some data collected in the survey of Llaqtapampa 1 and 2, two Wari administrative centres in the puna of Chipao (Ayacucho) that seem to have been mainly devoted to camelid raising and to the supply of camelid fibre and meat, as well as—to a lesser extent—to other agricultural produce, and perhaps even some mineral extraction. The strategic position these two sites have held since Wari times connected the lowland and highland Andean corridors—a socio-cultural scenario that has as yet been little problematised in archaeological discussions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article titled "The Foucault Experience. Distant Gaze, Present Gaze" analyzes the task of philosopher Michel Foucault to investigate the constitution of subjects and to think differently about truth. It emphasizes the importance of being attentive to the unknown and to power relations in our societies, as well as the need to revise the coordinates with which we move and think about new ways of living. The author reflects on the discomfort of being considered a philosopher and the importance of practicing curiosity in thought. It also discusses Foucault's work, its reception in his time, and the importance of analyzing the historical conditions and rationalities of current biopolitical devices. The need to resist and oppose established codes, to experiment and abandon "seriality" in order to make room for singularization, is proposed. Additionally, the importance of ethics and the ontology of one's own history is mentioned, as well as Foucault's focus on power and subjectivity. Finally, the importance of generating desirable and possible changes through practical experimentation and micropolitics as resistance in the current world is highlighted. [Extracted from the article]

In this article it is studied the world of work from a perspective different from the traditional one. It will deal about union collaboration with the State, to problematize what has been the role of a trade union center when integrating into political power. A paradigmatic case, to understand collaborative unionism, corresponds to the experience of the Unique Workers’ Central (CUT) during the government of President Salvador Allende (1970-1973). The general objective is to examine the parastatal unionism of the central to achieve structural changes, as well as the transformations that their class traditions experienced from the political power. The hypothesis of this study is that the CUT transformed its tradition of opposition into parastatal unionism since it joined the political power. This did not imply absolute dependence on the government, nor did it imply moving away from the unión movement. From a point of view different from what has been said, demonstrated his agency and link with the world of work. The role played consisted of collaboration with the government, from the fight for the deepening of democracy and the chilean road to socialism, becoming a relevant actor of the revolution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article summarizes a book that analyzes the trajectory of Argentine political leaders between 1860 and 1910. The study shows that the renewal of political leadership occurred in the 1860s and 1870s, and that a university education in Law was an important factor in their rise. The importance of the universities of Buenos Aires and Córdoba, as well as the National College of Concepción del Uruguay, is highlighted as spaces for education and sociability for the political elite. Additionally, the relationship between political power and wealth is discussed, challenging the hypothesis that the Argentine leadership of the 19th century was exclusively oligarchic. It is concluded that the province of Buenos Aires reached the 1880s politically weakened compared to other provinces. [Extracted from the article]

The article analyzes the deployment and omnipresence of biometric technologies in the humanitarian sector, highlighting how they perpetuate forms of coloniality. The assumption that biometrics are necessary to combat fraud is questioned, and it is emphasized how the discourse on fraud perpetuates power dynamics and categorizes beneficiaries. In addition, the lack of clear norms and practices regarding the use of biometrics is mentioned, as well as the influence of Northern Global nations in funding the massive collection of biometric data. The mandatory use of biometrics in humanitarian contexts raises concerns about the genuine consent of affected communities. Overall, biometrics is an extractive and physically invasive technology that reproduces colonial practices. [Extracted from the article]

The purpose of this text is to present the academic work of Margot Pujal i Llombart, on the occasion of the award granted by the Observatorio de Igualdad of the UAB. From the academic and personal relationship, I highlight the most relevant characteristics of his work in Gender and Feminist Studies in the context of a Critical Social Psychology. This work is rooted in feminist epistemologies and committed to an emancipatory science that problematizes power relations and logics. Her theoretical and analytical production has been rigorously oriented to the analysis of the impact of the devices of power in the subjective and intersubjective, to analyze the tension between subjection and agency as well as the emotional and corporal dimension of inequality. In this line, her work provides essential keys for the understanding of the experiences of discomfort linked to the determinants of gender in an intersectional way. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article explores the impact of the gastronomic boom on gentrification processes in Lima, Peru, during the last two decades. It is an ethnographic study conducted in 2012, 2014, and 2016 in the Santa Cruz housing development, which used to be a working-class neighborhood located in the Miraflores district. The central focus is the analysis of the personal narratives of change and belonging of residents, workers, and visitors, supported by photographic practice. In particular, it is based on the experience of Carlos, a young actor who after living several years in London returns to Peru to start a business and, taking advantage of competitive prices in Santa Cruz, opens a gourmet bakery in the neighborhood. Using the notion of “cosmopolitan imagination,” we show the different ways in which Carlos recontextualizes his experience in London in the specificity of La Mar, negotiating the limits, meanings and values of the places, people, and cultural practices that arise from inhabiting this space of change. Ultimately, Carlos’s bakery becomes a meeting point for linking or negotiating different strategies and experiences of belonging to the area, materializing power dynamics that emerge inside and outside the business, thus shaping the commodification of Santa Cruz. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article analyzes the current scenario in the West, highlighting the book by Peter Heather and John Rapley that addresses the challenges and solutions facing the region. The 2008 crisis and the rise of China are mentioned as factors that have impacted the economic power of the West. The need for cooperation with China is discussed and the simplistic approach of confrontation is criticized. The authors identify challenges such as population aging and internal polarization in the West, advocating for realistic solutions. [Extracted from the article]

The article analyzes Maimonides' position on resurrection and how it generated controversy in Western European Judaism. It also explores the belief in resurrection in Rabbinic Judaism and Maimonides' interpretation of this topic. The dispute surrounding the belief in resurrection in Judaism is discussed, as well as the rivalry between the yeshiva of Baghdad and Maimonides, and the political influence in the Islamic community during the time of Averroes. The execution of Shihab a-Din Yahya Suhrawardi and the mediating position of Nahmanides in Western Europe are also mentioned. [Extracted from the article]

This article analyzes the image of working activity that Isaac Rosa builds in his novel, La mano invisible (2011), as well as in the adaptation of this novel proposed by the film by David Macián in 2016. Our hypothesis is that the novel as the film, in a context of crisis after 2008, question what it means to work and propose a critique of the productive system within our societies leading the reader to reflect on its relationship to work, the power relations within the companies or the responsibility of each one for maintaining the economic structures in force. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The following article aims to carry out a reflective and interdisciplinary analysis of the role of the church in the colonial administration based on five works published in the last fourteen years. Each one of them will attempt to identify key aspects directly related to the actions of the clergy in the political, economic, social, and cultural life of the New Kingdom of Granada. Among these elements are the juridical-institutional vision, religious practices, and power relations. In order to achieve the aforementioned, a systematic review of the bibliography on this issue will be carried out, highlighting the contributions of each author and the feasibility of possible new research horizons. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article synthesizes the investigative elements, exposes and analyzes the results of the study carried out within the realm of the RCU (Radical Civic Union) party in the province of Santa Cruz in the period between 2013 and 2018. In it, it was proposed to examine the possible links between gender identities of men and women who belong to this party, with the forms of the exercise of power in their political practices, in the indicated period. The study is approached from a 'Gender Perspective', which is why some forms of action and power relations within the institution are discussed, taking as a frame of reference the implications or effects that the construction of the identities of gender and politics, in the course of life, on the partisan practices of men and women. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction. In Peru, a deep political and institutional crisis has been evident, as a consequence of the weakening of democracy and acts of corruption, generating a crisis of representativeness, leading to mistrust and citizen disagreement towards the powers of the State, creating power vacuums and instability. democratic. Objective. To analyze the political crisis in Peru and the deterioration of Peruvian representative democracy. Materials and Methods. An exhaustive search was carried out in databases of indexed journals such as: Scopus, Web of Science, Scielo, Redalyc. Results. The institutional crisis in Peru is largely associated with the moral and ethical crisis of people who perform public functions. Conclusions. Power and democracy are in conflict when political and governmental authorities corrupt power and do not act in accordance with the principles that inspire every State, corruption being one of the main causes of the institutional crisis, bringing with it deterioration. of democracy and delegitimization of its rulers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this article, Foucault's view of the body and the emergence of the body as an indispensable element of political power will be examined. Thus, we will discuss how organization is objectified in periods of disciplinary and regulatory power. In the context of regulating power, we will try to show what basic dynamics correspond the soul, which is the prison of the body, to power and the body. In both periods, we see that power chooses the body as space. The body represents the body of society and functions as such. In the study, the capture of the soul as an element that affects, shapes, changes and transforms the body will be examined in the understanding of regulatory power after disciplinary power. Ultimately, as this endeavor results in the production of new power dynamics, it will attempt to show in a critical context that power does not allow for any change, transformation and improvement of individuals and criminals whom it perceives as bodies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Health institutions have the fundamental duty to educate and inform about health, and to promote social empowerment through their messages, which must always be adapted to the public, both socially, culturally and linguistically (LGSP 33/2011). Applying visual thinking to the health information through animation makes it possible to simplify and transform complex content into attractive and simple messages, in a way that facilitates understanding and retention of information by any audience (Okan Gil et al., 2016; Vivas, 2021; Anibueze et al., 2022). This study seeks to determine the use of animation as an informative resource by the Spanish National Health System (SNS) on YouTube, in order to determine the function assigned to this content and the objectives pursued by its dissemination. Methodology: A review was carried out of all the audiovisual content stored on the available official channels, from their creation until 2022, by means of an analytical file with 14 descriptive variables divided into three blocks -identifying elements, descriptive dimension of the content and narrative dimension-. Results: After analysing 18 official channels, a total of 7944 videos were identified, of which 1371 (17.3%) were animations. They are characterised by messages that, beyond informing, aim to educate in health, as they disseminate recommendations and advice to improve people's lives. Discussion and Conclusions: All this shows that institutions are working to adapt their messages to more dynamic and understandable formats, using representations derived from visual thinking. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Based on the film La vida empieza hoy, by Laura Mañá (2010), this article reflects on the social empowerment of the erotic and sexual positioning of the elderly today. From an artistic production, the analysis is based on the potential of art to create new systems of meaning that support the construction of the psyche. Through various scenes in the film, the social representations related to old age are addressed, the ways in which others enable or hinder desire and the possible contributions of psychoanalysis to think about subjective positioning throughout life and sexuality in a broad and driven sense, in dialogue with the other. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article is a bibliographic review of a book that examines cultural diplomacy and soft power between Spain and Latin America during the interwar period. The book highlights how cultural diplomacy was used to influence the perception of recipient countries and maintain a prestigious image abroad. It also mentions commemorative events as opportunities to showcase the intentions of cultural diplomacy. The text analyzes the participation of Mexican intellectuals in cultural and political diplomacy, as well as Spanish soft power and its influence in Hispanic America. It also addresses the involvement of important women in the Hispanic-American approach and the intellectual debates of the time. Additionally, it mentions the activism of Spanish immigrant communities in American countries and analyzes the situation in the Argentine province of Corrientes during the interwar period. [Extracted from the article]

At the end of the 17th century, the community of Sancti Spiritus de Puente la Reina (Navarra) was altered by the development of a criminal process against the community's perpetual vicar. His arrival prompted changes that affected the daily lives of these nuns and generated factions and internal instability. The study of this process allows us to analyse the power dynamics that converged, evolved and manoeuvred in a context of tension. Also, it provides information about the possible motivations of the opposing parties and the resources they used to defend their own objectives. Apparently, due to inadequacy of spiritual relationships, a faction of the community denounced these shortcomings. Ultimately, the confession will be used as an argument to defend the ways of life to which this group of women was accustomed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Based on ethnographic description, context analysis and a review of the evolution of the conflict, we examine the case of the township of San José del Peñón in the municipality of San Juan Nepomuceno, and show how humanitarian interventions have weakened community organization by generating political and economic dependence that accentuates the breakdown of territorial, political and social cohesion in the midst of systematic violence against the population. These entities start from a conception of victim that is consistent with their processes and therefore their humanitarian intervention, instead of generating processes of social empowerment and political subjectivation, end up favoring relations of power, conflict and submission that negatively affect the coexistence of these communities in their territories. A phenomenological approach to reality allows us a descriptive approach to the practices and reactions of communities to the intervention processes of external agents. In the conclusions we propose the need to rethink the role of humanitarian assistance in order to recognize and strengthen community organizations, their trajectory, their territorial agendas and their autonomy as an accompaniment route that allows them to recognize themselves autonomously as political, individual and collective subjects and, especially, as protagonists of their history and their future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Appointed secretly to succeed his father Kim Il Sung in 1974, Kim Jong Il had to build his own base of power over the next six years in order to secure control of the North Korean communist regime. Using currently available sources, we will analyze this period, which was marked by deep ideological changes, the issue of generational change and the unsuccessful resistance inside the regime's institutions to hereditary succession of political power. The main objective of the regimen between 1974 and 1980 was to consolidate the figure of Kim Jong Il as the future leader and the acceptance of the father-son succession both within North Korean politics and society, as well as with Communist allies. It was not an easy task because the process had to face internal opposition within the regimen, the mistakes of Kim Jong Il himself, and the reluctance of China and the Soviet Union. However, all these incoveniences could be overcome and finally Kim Il Sung's son was promoted to the position of heir and future leader of North Korea. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The study of the bbc broadcasts in different languages during the Second World War reveals the extraordinary confidence that the British government placed in the radio, convinced of its potential influence on civil society, as it had done since 1934 with the launching of the British Council, in an interesting advance of what from the 90s Joseph Nye would call Soft Power. This paper deals with the study of the bbc department in charge of the broadcasts addressed to Spain, known as the Spanish Service from its creation in 1939 until the end of the Second World War. In this context, the Spanish Service was entrusted with the difficult task of strengthening the link of its Spanish listeners with the allied cause without interfering in Spanish politics, in a difficult balance that would unleash many tensions and push politics to the limit of containment towards Spain marked by Churchill. In order to give effect to the narrative approach of this work, use has been made of Memoirs, archival sources from the War Cabinet and the Foreign Office, periodical publications, as well as bibliographic sources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

With decline of the unipolar system and US hegemony, Turkey, just like other middle powers and the great world powers, has been seeking a repositioning in the emerging multipolar order and claimed by a new international system. The orientation and nature of this quest has been strongly influenced by the prominent figure of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the leader of Islamist AKP party that has ruled Turkey for most of the 21st century. This long period has produced big social, political, economic and cultural changes in Turkey, which have also had an impact on its foreign policy. In the last twenty years, Turkey has modified its strategy of international insertion, both from the theoretical-doctrinal point of view as well as from the available resources and objectives. While it has not officially established a Grand Strategy, however, based on the recent actions by the Turkish government and analytical literature, it is possible to identify its main components. One of them is its intended reach at different levels: national, regional (with the determination of new areas of influence) and global, resorting to a mixture of elements of soft and hard power, with greater relevance of force in the last stage, due to circumstances considered as threats by Turkey. In any case, speaking of a grand strategy, it is necessary to try first to delimit this concept in general and identify its characteristics for Turkey in particular, as well as its challenges and main limitations, at the 100th anniversary of the Republic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this article I propose to explore the possibilities of the theatre of the oppressed for working with men and masculinities. To this end, I offer a reflection on the implications of articulating both fields since the theatre of the oppressed questions the possibility of working with 'oppressors', considering that men structurally occupy a position of power and privilege in the patriarchal system. However, the reflection also aims to make visible the subordinate positions that men occupy, since there are alternative experiences to hegemonic masculinity. In order to investigate this, I share two work experiences, one with workers and the other with students, where issues such as wage labor and sexuality are addressed, respectively. The work was carried out specifically with the technique of image theatre. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the wake of the Hirak (the 2019-2020 protests and social mobilisation), the Algerian power elite has turned to foreign policy both to restore Algeria's place on the international stage and to contain the country's social and political crisis. Considering foreign policy to be an effective means of legitimation, it has used it to try to dampen the population's rage caused by the excesses of Abdelaziz Bouteflika's four terms in office (1999-2019). In order to develop this policy, the current president, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, has launched the idea of a new Algeria, which presents itself to the world via a new foreign policy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The text explores the first trips that Lucía Hiriart de Pinochet made abroad, and the journalistic use that her presence generated. At the same time, it examines the classic ideals of gender that he installed through his speeches and social action. Finally, the text questions the forms of power that the former first lady deployed in the center of the civic-military dictatorship, whose action was classified as a power in the shadows. With journalistic and diplomatic sources, an attempt is made to demonstrate the important symbolic power that it held until the last days. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Neoliberalism is a political-economic philosophy that consists of two claims: one economic and the other political. The economic claim is: that free market laissez faire economies are the best way to organize economic activity as they generate efficient outcomes that maximize well-being. The political claim is: that free market economic arrangements promote individual liberty. This paper argues both claims are problematic. The evidence from the forty-year experiment that began in 1980 shows neo liberalism has undercut shared prosperity and unleashed illiberal forces that threaten liberty. The paper distinguishes between the first political turn which saw the establishment of neoliberal political hegemony, and the second one toward proto-fascism that we are now experiencing. The second turn is being driven by a collection of factors that have created a demand for proto-fascism and weakened the defenses against alt-right ideas. Those factors include socio-economic disembedding, institutional destruction and political disembedding, increased economic inequality that tilts political power, an alteration in attitudes to government and governance, transformation of economic identity, and a cultural transformation that celebrates sociopathic egotism. The Third Way's capture of center-left politics means liberal elites occupy the political place that should be held by true opponents of neoliberalism. Those liberal elites obstruct the politics needed to reverse the deep causes of the drift to proto-fascism. Ironically, that makes those elites a real danger. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Taking Chilean society as a case study, this article is inserted in discussions on political power and economic elites, drawing attention to the importance of status. The objective is to propose an interpretation of the specificity of this crisis and of elite malaise in Chile today. To this end, an argument is presented based on the principles of interpretative historical sociology from Max Weber’s theory of stratification (the distinction between classes, status, and party) and the methodology of ideal types. On this basis, an analytical reasoning is presented in three moments – the first marked by the validity of the ideal type of señorial society; the second, by its crisis in the 1970s and by the recomposition of the elite domain after the coup d'état, when there was a successful restructuring of classes and parties and an insufficient status restoration; and the third moment characterized by the specificity of the current malaise of the elites in Chile which, unlike other political or economic crises, has its focus on the status order. Thus, attention is drawn to the need to complement the study of the relations between economic elites and political power, differentiating between legitimacy crises and status malaise. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Transparency is conceived as a quality of the ways of life of democracy. However, these are not transparent per se. So that, based on language games, human beings try to discover the exercise of political power. Therefore, in this work it is proposed to grasp the meaning of transparency following the perspective offered by Ludwig Wittgenstein, for which some linguistic actions related to transparency are identified and described, whose task provides an alternative way of analyzing the phenomenon in the democracies of America Latina. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article analyses the significance of local power dynamics to colonial policy implementation in Lower Casamance (Senegal). This region was inhabited by decentralized societies that hindered the establishment of French administrative structures. By combining written and oral sources, the article shows how local communities shaped the way by which village chieftaincies were created and developed. In this case, colonial policies on the ground were implemented according to patterns that conformed to local power dynamics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Understanding from the agenda setting theory that the media, using its strong social roots, could influence the topics of discussion of a certain social group, this work seeks to determine if the influence of the proportional advertising agenda assigned by the City of Santa Marta could determine an editorial direction that eventually translates into informative approaches and treatments in that city's reference newspaper, Hoy Diario del Magdalena. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article analyzes the evolution of public employment in Argentina, highlighting the lack of adequate regulation, corruption, and economic and political factors that hinder the development of an administrative career. The inefficiency of the administration, the lack of data and access to information, and the political influence in the appointment of positions are criticized. The article also discusses the method of entry into the Public Administration and mentions cases of corruption and lack of transparency. Information is presented on the legal regulation of public employment, emphasizing the right to an administrative career and the stability of public employees. Additionally, judicial cases related to nationality, age, and remuneration in public employment are mentioned. The author reflects on the need to reformulate public employment and promote the mandatory use of competitions and merit in the Public Administration. [Extracted from the article]

The First Centenary of México Independence was raised in a lavish way mainly in Mexico City, the event was of such magnitude that to celebrate it was organized in advance the various celebrations that would take place, the inauguration of sculptures and public buildings was proposed, dances, popular festivals, civic-military parades were organized and foreign nations with which the country had diplomatic relations were invited. In this article we want to emphasize that, although in the city of Puebla the events did not have the same magnitude, despite these different commemorative acts were carried out that made the Angelopolis overflow. And one of the conclusions we have reached is that for this to happen it was essential the collaboration of the Puebla society and to a large extent of the foreigners, who participated actively, mainly the members of the Spanish and German Colony who shone by organizing different events that allowed them to demonstrate their economic power and their social influence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Micro-sovereignties have become increasingly important for States seeking to strengthen their territorial control. Micro-sovereignties can have a disproportionate impact in relation to their size and the number of inhabitants that support them. This article offers a definition of the concept of micro-sovereignties and provides criteria for identifying and qualitatively assessing them. It is shown that, in addition to being a challenge to the sovereignty of nations, they also represent an opportunity, especially in democratic regimes, to strengthen sovereignty through networks of power that cooperate with micro-sovereignties, considering their strengths in terms of moral authority and links with the population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]