Participation Of Social Actors Research Articles

Business competitiveness model based on the value chain for the coking sector in Colombia

The aim of this paper is to propose a model of business competitiveness based on the value chain for the coking sector in Colombia that allows its promotion and strengthening. A systematic review of the literature in the Web of Science and Scopus databases, in the period 2012-2022, was carried out to establish the documentary corpus. The categories of analysis identified converge in the competitiveness based on the value chain from which a model is proposed to integrate: the participation of social actors (government, community, academy, businessmen and unions), primary activities, support and articulate to maintain and improve competitiveness business with direct involvement in the coking sector. As a conclusion, this model contributes to the definition and direction of strategies in the transformation of coke, generating conditions of competitiveness based on customer satisfaction and the strengthening of the sector.

Socialising the European Semester? The limited influence of Danish social partners on EU policymaking

Many scholars have debated the role of social policy in the new economic governance after the financial crisis and the sovereign debt crisis. While some researchers argue that social policy continues to be subordinated in favour of the economic imperative, others observe a partial but progressive socialisation, both in terms of EU policy outputs (i.e. more focus on social policies) and the governance procedure (i.e. more participation of social actors). This article contributes to this debate by providing a national perspective. Specifically, it investigates whether procedural socialisation at the national level leads to output socialisation at the EU level. Based on two case studies from Denmark during the European Semester, this article finds that despite their active participation, social partners have had no noticeable influence on the Commission’s Country Reports or Country-Specific Recommendations. The results indicate that procedural socialisation may not easily translate into output socialisation. The article argues for more nuanced insights into the socialisation debate.

Success in agenda setting through failure in policymaking: Exploring a new policy venue in the Polish European Semester 2012–2022

AbstractThe article presents the results of a case study based on participant observation of a policy venue which was established in Poland as part of the implementation of the European Semester (ES) in 2012. The long period (2012–2022) and the rich material collected by the insider in the studied venue (as a representative of over 30 civil society organisations affiliated to EAPN Poland) provide a unique opportunity to gain insight into the participation of social actors in the coordination of economic and social policy in the European Union after 2010. The main research question addressed in the article is: why did social actors gain influence on the agenda of the policy venue, but not on national social policy? Social actors participating in the European Semester in Poland, despite strong and competent representation in the policy venue under consideration, and despite their collaboration with other stakeholders, did not directly influence national poverty reduction policies. However, they strongly influenced the agenda of the policy venue, establishing poverty as a permanent item in the agenda of the subsequent ES cycles 2014–2019. The explanation of this course of action is the institutional framework of the policy venue studied in this article, the policy advocacy strategy adopted by the social actors within it in 2013–2015 and the institutional events triggered by the pandemic in 2020–2022.

A multilayered network analysis of social participation in the management of Marine Protected Areas in Brazil

Effective implementation of Marine Protected Areas (MPA) networks depends on social participation into management. In this study, a multilayered network analysis was used to understand patterns of social participation in MPA management in Brazil. To this end, managers were invited to answer an online questionnaire about interaction with social actors in 7 management activities. Engagement in management activities was represented as interactions between social actors and MPAs. Different types of management activity were represented as separate layers. All responding MPAs (n = 22) reported interactions with social actors, resulting in a network with 141 nodes connected by 182 edges. Governmental Organizations (GO) prevailed in surveillance and formal training activities, research was dominated by universities, monitoring activities were shared mainly by universities and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), and community groups only had strong participation in environmental education activities. The network had low “edge loss” resilience with dependency on the participation of social actors in the management councils to maintain its current levels of connectivity. GOs that have important roles in the protection of terrestrial ecosystems have a restricted impact as higher-level coordinators of MPAs activities. Thus, the capacity building falls mainly on individual MPAs. Management councils are supposed to be the “town halls” where the different social sectors come together to discuss environmental problems in Brazil. However, some constraints must still exist, since only 51 % of Brazilian MPAs have legally instituted their councils. We suggest that their effective implementation, as ordered by law, is the best starting point to improve the dismal situation of Brazilian MPAs.

Social vulnerability associated with sanitation and its connection to environmental injustice in the West Bank and Gaza Strip in Palestine: الضعف الاجتماعي المرتبط بالصرف الصحي واتصاله بالظلم البيئي في الضفة الغربية وقطاع غزة في فلسطين

This paper aimed to discuss the concept of social vulnerability associated with sanitation and its connection to environmental injustice in a framework of governance as a new way to manage natural resources, which includes the participation of social actors in planning environmental policies, by investigating how the social vulnerability associated with sanitation and its connection to environmental injustice in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip in Palestine, and the paper analyzes cases of inequality within two axes. The first axis is based on the use of the methodology of organizing information that is carried out through bibliographic review, and the second axis is based on the statistical analysis of the relevant tables, which showed an increasing mathematical function by increasing independent variables that are closely related, noting that The results of the analysis showed a close and increasing correlation between the method of connecting wastewater to the sewage networks with poverty rates based on the area of ​​residence (rural, camp, urban). The analysis focuses on the two axes of the paper on taking into account the essential role of public policies in combating social and environmental inequalities, especially those related to the arbitrary practices of the Israeli occupation. One of the most important results of the analysis was that the social vulnerability associated with sanitation is related to environmental injustice in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and is exacerbated by the arbitrary practices of the Israeli occupation, especially environmental ones. The paper concluded with the importance of taking into account the integration of water policies with those related to agriculture and economic works, and the inclusion of all socio-economic factors within specialized programs within the framework of partnership with institutions, including private sector institutions, to develop joint activities between them, and to prioritize safe environmental sanitation for the poor population, and areas Low-income people and those most affected by the arbitrary policies of the Israeli occupation, in addition the paper recommended the importance of establishing programs to ensure social justice, combat differences in service levels, adopt the principle of differentiation between users by imposing fees on water uses, and manage the balance between preserving resources and promoting multiple uses for them.

MASIFICACIÓN DE SISTEMAS SILVOPASTORILES: UN LARGO Y SINUOSO CAMINO

<p><strong>Background:</strong> The global community has recognized silvopastoral systems (SPS) as an alternative to contribute to the resolution of various socio-environmental problems derived from extensive livestock farming, deforestation, climate change and the current pandemic derived from SARS-CoV-2. Its technical and social viability has motivated various sectors of society to promote its massification or scaling. However, although there are important advances in agroforestry and silvopastoral scientific research in southeastern Mexico, there are no works that address the experiences of massification of silvopastoral systems. <strong>Objective:</strong> The objective of this study was to identify the experiences of massification of various projects of SSP, the participation of social actors and the barriers and trade-offs in their implementation in the state of Chiapas (Mexico). <strong>Methodology</strong>: The study considered an analysis period from 2000 to 2020. A review of scientific and technical documents was made, various social actors were interviewed (livestock producers, technicians from international and national development agencies, technicians and advisers from peasant organizations, technicians from non-governmental organizations, academics from research centers and universities) who have promoted SPS and good livestock practices in Chiapas. Two participatory workshops were held. <strong>Results.</strong> A timeline was built and five relevant experiences of massification of SPS in various agroecological regions of Chiapas were analyzed: a) <em>Scolel Té</em> Project, b) Puyacatengo Agreement (Red Selva), c) Sustainable Rural Development Project in Biological Corridors , d) Innovative mechanisms for a cooperation program towards adaptation to climate change in the Sierra Madre and Costa de Chiapas, e) Early Action Initiatives for Mitigation in livestock areas (IAT-REDD +) and e) Agrosilvopastoral Biodiversity and Livestock Landscapes Project Sustainable (BioPaSOS). Various socio-environmental barriers and alliances between multiple social actors are shown. <strong>Implications:</strong> The work makes a contribution to the historicity of the massification processes of SPS and to the process of change in livestock. It is necessary to continue with an in-depth analysis of the social and technological impact that the various massification initiatives shown have had. <strong>Conclusions</strong>: The massification process that occurred between the years of study has shown the importance of alliances between various social sectors (producers-development agencies-academia-Governments), which has allowed the transition from local projects to projects with broad territorial coverage.</p>

Significados ideacionales asociados a la comunidad gay en textos de ciberprensa chilena

This article describes the participation of social actors from the gay community in the Chilean cyber press between 2012-2017. These texts were gathered in the socio-historical context of significant milestones for the gay community: the Zamudio Case, Anti-discrimination Law, Civil Union Agreement and discussion on Equal Marriage. The participation of these social actors is explored using the IDEATIONAL system from functional systemic linguistics (FSL). The processes associated with the collective and individual actors that represent the gay community in the corpus shape socio-cultural phenomena linked to the political work and influence of these actors in social changes. The social role of the gay community evidences realignments of power relations which can be synthesized in the ideological category “political gay” and its variants, “victim” and “activist”.

Metamuseologia

O texto está estruturado nos pontos: a tríade musealia, musealidade e musealização, reflexividade e pedagogia museológica, e curadoria como ação definidora do que entendemos como museu e das participações de atores sociais na musealização. O objetivo é discutir a teoria museológica na atualidade, considerando a participação na curadoria. O método é a colaboração, por permitir relações negociadas no museu. O texto é encerrado com exemplos trazidos de alguns autores e questões sobre a relação entre indígenas e museus etnográficos, colaboração e musealização reflexiva e a subjetividade no museu e nas exposições, como sínteses da tríade.

La vulnerabilidad de Holbox, Quintana Roo, México, como destino turístico

Las comunidades receptoras de turismo presentan vulnerabilidad ante los impactos económicos, sociales y ambientales a partir de la inserción de la actividad en sus territorios. Este desequilibrio pone en duda si este sector asegura y acredita el crecimiento y desarrollo acordes al bienestar social y hacia un verdadero desarrollo sustentable, tal como se presenta en el discurso. La metodología utilizada es cualitativa de enfoque crítico y fenomenológico que identifica la vulnerabilidad socio ambiental de Holbox, Quintana Roo, y sus áreas de influencia a partir de la participación de actores sociales de la comunidad como principales catalizadores. Para ello, se presentan dos análisis: a) uno por impactos económico, social y ambiental; y b) atributos comunales sustentables derivados de las estructuras alternativas al modelo neoliberal como el desarrollo humano, la comunalidad, la economía del trabajo, la nueva ruralidad y el buen vivir. Los hallazgos tornan hacia un acelerado desarrollo de la actividad turística que favorece una brecha de desigualdad entre la derrama económica, la pérdida y debilitamiento de atributos comunales e impactos al medio ambiente. Identificar esta vulnerabilidad desde la perspectiva social, permite que la misma comunidad reconozca los retos a enfrentar para frenar la desiguadad, lo cual significa una forma alterna de empoderar a las comunidades receptoras de turismo y conducirlas a la reinvención de destinos turísticos acordes al desarrollo sustentable.

Administração Pública e Gestão Costeira no Brasil: Reformismo e Modernidade Postergada

The complexity and dynamics of changes in public administration structures and their management mechanisms can be causes of turbulence and increased uncertainty in the different fields of government action. This article seeks to analyze the possible effects of these institutional movements on plans and structures aimed at Brazilian coastal management, seen as an integral part of the public policies established for planning and management in this field. The methodological approach developed is descriptive and interpretive, with qualitative data that try to characterize the National Coastal Management Program (GERCO) from the stages of a public policy cycle, observing the presence (or absence) of elements of each model of administration in its development. The result of the analysis concludes that GERCO was conceived and implemented in a context of hybridism of bureaucratic, managerial, and societal administration models. Furthermore, this hybridism can be recognized in different ways when we look at each stage of the political cycle. Elements of bureaucratic administration became evident mainly in the elaboration of the program (PNGC I), and through hierarchies in the organization of competences for coordination and the constitution of technical instruments without the participation of social actors, other than specialized non-technicians. The management model is present in all stages of the cycle, from the perception of the problem to the implementation phase of the policy and its instruments. A strong hybrid between the managerial and the societal model stands out, right after the regulation of PNGC II, with the incorporation of the need to improve the quality of management with more participation and action by civil society actors. The cycle assists in the systematization of information about the GERCO structure and shows a weakness in the steps of enforcing in practice the instruments that aim to ensure the planning and conservation of coastal spaces. It is believed that this study contributes to the understanding of the relationship between coastal management and the Public Administration that holds it and determines its directions. It is in the intricacies of the PA, with its potentialities and anachronisms, that the conditions (favorable or not) for the development of the cycles of this public policy (PP) are established, which overlap in spasmodic movements, benefitting more planning stages than the implementation of instruments. and processes related to coastal zone management. Keywords: Coastal management, Public administration models, Public policy cycle, National Coastal Management Program, Brazilian public administration.

El Plan Argentina Conectada: una política de Estado desde la infraestructura de comunicaciones

El Plan Nacional de Telecomunicaciones “Argentina Conectada” lanzado en 2010, tuvo como eje principal el desarrollo de una Red Federal de Fibra Óptica. Entre sus aspectos novedosos cabe mencionar la inversión pública en la infraestructura de internet, mediante la construcción de una red troncal, un cambio en relación al rol del Estado como inversor y dinamizador del sector desde la empresa estatal de telecomunicaciones (ARSAT); y la articulación con otras iniciativas de democratización del acceso a tecnologías digitales como el Programa Conectar Igualdad y el desarrollo de la Televisión Digital Abierta. Este artículo aborda entre otros aspectos las principales características del diseño e implementación de esta Red y el grado de vinculación y participación de actores sociales del sector, en particular del complejo científico tecnológico. Finalmente se analiza su estado actual en el marco de las modificaciones introducidas por el gobierno que asumió en diciembre de 2015.

Condicionantes e limitantes na aquisição de produtos da agricultura familiar pelo Programa de Alimentação Escolar no estado do Paraná

O objetivo deste trabalho foi analisar as dificuldades e os fatores que condicionam a aquisição de produtos da agricultura familiar para a alimentação escolar pela ótica dos atores sociais em municípios do Paraná. Para tanto, foi utilizada pesquisa qualitativa com entrevistas semiestruturadas com agricultores familiares, gestores, profissionais de extensão rural, membros do Conselho de Alimentação Escolar em oito municípios, com diferentes tamanhos populacionais e de diferentes macrorregiões. Os dados foram avaliados por categorização temática, para posterior análise de conteúdo. Barreiras como planejamento da produção, burocracia, logística, falta de comunicação, entre outras, foram referenciadas diferentemente pelos grupos de municípios e atores como dificuldades no cumprimento da legislação. Nos municípios onde existe maior participação, diálogo e parcerias entre gestores, agricultores, conselheiros e extensão rural há melhor aproveitamento dos recursos do Programa e esse entrosamento é mais evidente em municípios de médio e pequeno porte. Nesse sentido, evidencia-se a importância da existência de políticas públicas para a viabilização de mercados para a agricultura familiar, mas esta só se efetiva com a participação dos atores sociais.

Dam safety and risk governance for hydroelectric power plants in the Amazon

The construction and operation of hydroelectric power plants threatens the safety of downstream communities, most often owing to structural failures and equipment damage. Hundreds of new hydroelectric reservoirs have been proposed for the Amazon region, which could have serious socio-environmental impacts on indigenous and riverside communities. The objective of this study is to contribute to the discussion on dam safety in hydroelectric power plants, focusing on risk governance, and specifically the configuration of social involvement in participatory decision-making. Data were selected from three main groups: technical documents (reports and manuals), legal-normative documents (legislation and normative resolution), and scientific manuscripts, using the methodological technique of discourse analysis. The study has two primary focuses: (1) a theoretical conceptual framework that guides discussions on the risks associated with dams; and (2) the challenges associated with the risk governance of hydroelectric power plants in the Amazon. For hydroelectric power plants in the Amazon, particularly with regard to risk, there is limited space for dialog between dam developers and social groups. This generates risk governance deficits, limiting the participation of social actors in discussions on dam safety. It is important to ensure the involvement of society in the evaluation, mitigation, and communication of risks related to dam safety.

Integración del Triángulo Escolar en las Actividades Sociopedagógicas y Culturales de la U.E.E. “Hilarión Alberto Viloria”

El objetivo de esta investigación fue desarrollar un plan de acción para la integración del triángulo escolar a las actividades socio pedagógica y cultural de la U. E. E. Hilarión Alberto Viloria. Para lograr este objetivo se abordó la metodología propuesta por Pérez (2000), en sus cuatro fases: diagnóstico, planificación, ejecución y evaluación. Se concluyó que los docentes constituyen el elemento fundamental para realizar las transformaciones sociales en los cambios paradigmáticos de la educación donde se le brinde una serie de oportunidades para producir cambios y transformaciones no solo en estrategias organizativas, sino en valores inmersos en las prácticas pedagógicas. Con respecto a la planificación, tomando en cuenta los resultados arrojados en el diagnóstico, se hizo necesario planificar planes de acción fundamentados en la participación de los actores sociales. Se debe propiciar la inclusión de valores de sentido de pertenencia y sustentabilidad entre los miembros de la escuela y la comunidad, favoreciendo en los actores sociales un cambio de actitud que propicien culturas del buen ciudadano hacia los estilos de vida sustentables.

Comparison of local knowledge about the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus Montagu, 1821) in the Southwest Atlantic Ocean: New research needed to develop conservation management strategies

The aim of this study was to compare the local knowledge of artisanal fishermen about interactions between the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) and fisheries in Brazil and Uruguay. Between 2008 and 2011, we performed 88 interviews in Brazil (N = 66) and Uruguay (N = 22). Fuzzy logic was used to identify fishermen who could recognize the bottlenose dolphin. Seventy-nine fishermen (89.8%) identified the bottlenose dolphin, with 40 (50.6%) describing positive interactions, and 21 (34.4%) reporting negative interactions. In Brazil, the local ecological knowledge about the bottlenose dolphin was considered partial but more elaborate, as such knowledge was still incipient in Uruguay. Decreasing the impact of artisanal fishing on coastal populations of bottlenose dolphins in the southwest Atlantic Ocean (SAO) will require the regular monitoring of their areas of use and the locations where gillnets are arranged; consideration the size of the dolphins' populations and the fishing effort in each region; and the participation of social actors through educational activities, particularly in Brazilian areas, and the participation of social actors through educational activities (particularly in Brazilian areas, where the fishermen evinced feelings of competition in relation to the bottlenose dolphin) and improvements in the living and income conditions of these communities. From these results we propose measures for reducing anthropic impacts on bottlenose dolphin populations, including monitoring areas of use and the locations of fishing along the SAO as well as integrated management between social actors – government – research institutes for decisions about fishery management.

Reflections from the world of policy-related research; Think tanks and cultural diversity – between theory and practice

Abstract In the current context of increased interactions with multiple mobilities, the acceleration of communication and the permeability of cultural borders multiply the benchmarks for people, ideas and discourses. It changes communication, ways to mobilize public opinion and mechanisms of dissemination and influence to situate action and reaction, senses of belongings and ruptures, trends and counter-trends. Making the connection between idea-makers and decision-makers, between theory and practice, is the aim of think tanks, those laboratories of ideas at the service of society. How can we link the social fabric with research and political actions? How can we avoid distrust with the necessary marketing of proposals and conclusions certified by think tanks to get the media’s attention? Discourses connect ideas with people, and in the time of global processes they have to be analysed through an interdisciplinary perspective in order to question the theory and the practice, the contexts and the flows. Think tanks can be the mediators for the renewal and transnationalization of research with the participation of social actors – professionals of justice, communication and young researchers – in parallel processes that are mutually influenced. This research/action raises the existence of an excessive usage of ‘containers’ concept in discourses, in which anything that creates incertitude can fit. In this way, the discourse related to migration has to be renovated and renewed. Words such as difference, identity and diversity can describe migration either as a problem or a solution, but always highlight it as being ab-normal and as being a global reaction to new realities. How can we imagine scenarios for action in which we all can move in one social framework beyond nacional boudearies? This article questions the role of think tanks from a reality in which a variety of opinions, perspectives and practices exist without coinciding in one single analysis.

Sociedade, indústria e design: percepções, atitudes e caminhos rumo a uma sociedade sustentável

Sustainable development, since the introduction of its concept, has been neglected, and among the greatest challenges to the paradigm shift towards a sustainable society are the formation and consolidation of a society based on consumption and disposal of industrial products. However, despite these challenges, several public opinion polls reveal some new business opportunities leveraged by the new green market that is in the process of expansion. In addition, other environmental reasons, economic and legal are gradually forcing the private sector to produce products and create more eco-efficient processes. In this new scenario, the participation of social actors is seen as essential in the process of materialization of a green economy. It should be emphasized that the role of design is increasingly recognized as essential to the process of change. In this sense, the ecodesign strategies, aimed at developing more sustainable products, can disrupt the flow of high consumption of raw materials, streamline production methods, minimize pollutant emissions and waste generation, shifting consumption systems for the formation of an ecological mindset.