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Imagen de apoyo de Camera Images as Cultural Heritage: The Social Life-story of the Audiovisual Records of the Palace of Justice Siege, 31 Years of Memory Work

Por: Diana Margarita Riveros Pineda | Fecha: 2016

This dissertation explores how audiovisual records are used in practices of collective memory work. For this purpose, I decided to reconstruct the social life-story of the audiovisual records of the Palace of Justice siege. This traumatic event took place in Bogotá, Colombia on the 6th and 7th of November of 1985, when a group of 35 guerrillas sieged the building. During 28 hours, the guerrillas and the army combated; in the meanwhile the radio and television stations registered and broadcasted to the whole country, however the government reacted and imposed censorship over them. Thus, after the siege, the audiovisual records have had different stages as memory tools. This research demonstrates, that these camera images have a key role in the creation and communication of memories through their inclusion in various media and audiovisual products. What is more, these audiovisual records help not only to keep alive the memories of the siege, but also they have a social function in terms of justice for they have been used as evidence in legal processes in order to find justice for the victims and the relatives. Thus, through the reconstruction of their social life-story I analysed the role of these images in the collective memory work made towards the siege of the Palace of Justice.

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Imagen de apoyo de The Russian Military-Industrial Complex: Economic Challenges for 2020

Por: Andrés Eduardo Fernández Osorio | Fecha: 2013

This paper aims to summarise the Russian Military-Industrial Complex’s role during the Soviet era and its subsequent attempts towards modernisation. First, it will describe the situation of the MIC and its influence in the USSR, stressing the existence of a privileged treatment that finally contributed to MIC’s decline. Second, the paper will analyse the causes of the onset the MIC’s decline, presenting the factors that transformed the MIC’s economic and political world. Third, it will study the revival of the MIC and the possible effects of the State Armaments Programme for the year 2020. Finally, it will provide insights for possible discussions of the MIC’s future.

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Imagen de apoyo de Self-organization and Social Science

Por: David Enrique Anzola Pinzón | Fecha: 2016

Complexity science and its methodological applications have increased in popularity in social science during the last two decades. One key concept within complexity science is that of self-organization. Self-organization is used to refer to the emergence of stable patterns through autonomous and self-reinforcing dynamics at the micro-level. In spite of its potential relevance for the study of social dynamics, the articulation and use of the concept of self-organization has been kept within the boundaries of complexity science and links to and from mainstream social science are scarce. These links can be difficult to establish, even for researchers working in social complexity with a background in social science, because of the theoretical and conceptual diversity and fragmentation in traditional social science. This article is meant to serve as a first step in the process of overcoming this lack of cross-fertilization between complexity and mainstream social science. A systematic review of the concept of self-organization and a critical discussion of similar notions in mainstream social science is presented, in an effort to help practitioners within subareas of complexity science to identify literature from traditional social science that could potentially inform their research.

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Ciencias sociales

Imagen de apoyo de An act of faith: two cases studies of street festivals as examples of development

Por: Andrés Guillermo Chaur Romero | Fecha: 2014

This essay discusses the relation between urban spaces and street festival as an example of a creative industry. To begin with, several terms are presented as part of a theoretical approach to fully understand the concept of street festivals, then two cases studies of street festivals will be presented and analysed: The Iberoamerican Theatre Festival of Bogotá and Rock al Parque Festival both from Bogotá, Colombia. The essay has a chapter dedicated to the relationship between festivals and economic development.

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Imagen de apoyo de Social and human aspects in the use of vernacular knowledge

Por: Natalia Rey Cuéllar | Fecha: 2013

Recent studies have highlighted the environmental benefits of the vernacular, focusing on the qualities of buildings; however, they do not sufficiently deal with the role of human agency in the production of the vernacular in practice. This study aims to demonstrate that by improving our understanding of the human and social aspects, it will be possible to define methods of supporting sustainable development. Understanding ‘the vernacular’ as a type of knowledge, four components are explored: transmission, use, motivations, and benefits. Based on the case of the Mexican Vault technique, the investigation offers insights into the various components of vernacular knowledge, suggesting the study of vernacular architecture from a perspective that elevates the relevance of the social and human dynamics in relation to the built object. It concludes that moving beyond environmental issues towards the building of tangible and intangible assets is a key challenge for vernacular architecture today.

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Imagen de apoyo de Shaping the solar Market in Colombia

Por: Ricardo Andrés Oliva Farfán | Fecha: 2015

In the first quarter of 2016, Colombia faced a scenario that may looks impossible for some experts of the Colombian electricity market. Colombia should implement energy rationing as consequence of El Niño event. The Colombian Government should see these events as an opportunity to increase the investment in more sustainable sources of energy to reduce the dependency of energy generation form Hydro-electric power plants without increase the use of non-renewable sources. Therefore, this document contains a description of the current electricity Market in Colombia (MEM), as well as the analysis of the Australian Electricity Market (AEMO). At the same time, the comparison of the current Colombian context with the Australian context is important to understand the effectiveness of polices already implemented in Australia that will improve the creation of residential photo-voltaic projects in Colombia. Finally, findings and recommendation are given in regards polices and institutions involved on the implementation of the solar market in Colombia.

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Imagen de apoyo de Enhanced Phosphorus Removal in a Waste Stabilization Pond System With Blast Furnace Slag Filters

Por: Miller Alonso; Mara Camargo Valero | Fecha: 2007

In this work a tertiary horizontal-flow blast furnace slag (BFS) filter was tested for phosphorus removal under laboratory and field conditions. Laboratory experiments were conducted in a bench-scale BFS filter for phosphorus adsorption capacity at equilibrium conditions using P-spiked water. On-site, the performance of a pilot-scale BFS filter was monitored for phosphorus removal from the final effluent of a pilot-scale WSP system located in Esholt (Bradford, UK), which comprises a primary facultative pond and a secondary aerated rock filter (ARF) in series. Adsorption capacity (q) results showed that BFS has high affinity for inorganic P species and it can remove up to 30 g P/kg BFS; however, q values are strongly dependent on the initial P concentration. The pilot-scale BFS filter tested on-site performed better for longer (<2 mg P/L) than the laboratory-scale filter, even though despite the latter received the same hydraulic and P loadings (1.8 m3/m3 d and 18 g P/m3 d, respectively). Both the laboratory and field results showed that BFS filters are an appropriate low-cost technology to upgrading small wastewater treatment systems for phosphorus removal.

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Ingeniería

Imagen de apoyo de Head Noise: Illustrating the psychological effects of war in Colombia

Por: María José Herrera Acosta Madiedo | Fecha: 2016

The following research is an exploration on the development of solutions from the discipline of graphic communication, to support war victims in Colombia. The research was focused on the study of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and the methods to treat this mental disorder such as Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Art Therapy. The initial phase of the project consisted on creating a book inspired onthe therapies mentioned above, exploring how graphic communication could facilitate trauma treatment and visually reinforce those methods previously studied. Afterwards, the project advanced into using illustration as a tool to criticize the psychological and sociocultural effects of Colombian war on victims and society. The social discomfort motivated by war led me to think of Colombia as a nation suffering from analogue trauma, a moderated emulation of PTSD. Thus, my illustrations were collages inspired on each symptom of PTSD, Magic Realism – One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez, and photojournalists Jesús Abad Colorado, Josh Rushing and Álvaro Ybarra. Finally, these illustrations explored how graphic communication could motivate debates and nurture critical perspectives about armed conflict in Colombia; also, raise awareness about the importance of supporting victims with mental health programs.

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Imagen de apoyo de Como los cambios operacionales e hidrológicos afectan el comportamiento de una presa. La reacción de Miel I

Por: Mauricio Jiménez García | Fecha: 2014

Miel I, una presa de Concreto Compactado con Rodillo (CCR) localizada en Colombia, operada por más de 12 años y prácticas operacionales/comerciales y comportamiento hidrológico considerados como estables. Sin embargo, entre 2010 a 2012; Miel I confronto cambios en estos dos aspectos. Antes de los cambios mencionados, el vertedero había sido usado en solo dos ocasiones y por cortos periodos de tiempo. Sin embargo, a causa de los cambios, el vertedero fue usado durante 30 días en el 2010 y 47 días en el 2011. Adicionalmente, desde agosto de 2010, el embalse ha incrementado sus niveles por los aportes del túnel trasvase Guarinó. Estos aspectos cambiaron e influenciaron los niveles del embalse durante 2010 a 2012 y en especial durante la temporada de lluvias, marcando el comportamiento de la presa. Miel I confrontó fuerzas y solicitudes a las cuales nunca había sido expuesta. Como producto de esto, pequeña fisuras y cambios en los registros de algunos instrumentos fueron detectados. Es claro que estos cambios no comprometieron la seguridad de la presa aunque es cierto que la presa de Miel I por primera vez en 10 años fue llamada a trabajar con niveles altos y constantes. La información, análisis y conclusiones recogidas durante estos periodos de tiempo permitió al grupo de mantenimiento de la Central Miel I definir con anticipación prácticas para estas nuevas condiciones y aún más importante, cerrar la brecha entre las practicas operacionales y los estándares de seguridad de preas.

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Imagen de apoyo de Kosovo, Timor, Colombia: tres escenarios de intervención en el marco del reordenamiento internacional

Por: Carlos Martín Carbonell Higuera | Fecha: 1999

Los principios morales de Occidente, al devenir un discurso civilizador, terminan por convertirse en un instrumento más de dominación que legitima los intereses de un grupo específico de Estados. En este contexto se plantea la problemática que constituye el objeto de este ensayo: ¿Es válida la intervención, que atenta contra el principio de soberanía consagrado en el derecho internacional, cuando éste se fundamenta en un discurso hegemónico sustentado por principios morales y mecanismos institucionales cuyo objetivo real es respaldar acciones dirigidas a consolidar zonas de influencia y satisfacer los intereses nacionales de las potencias dominantes en el contexto mundial? Esta apreciación estratégica de la moral tiene serias consecuencias en las dinámicas internacionales de poder que se reflejan en múltiples conflictos de dimensión interestatal y regional. El polo hegemónico mundial, liderado por un Estado occidental que ostenta el sistema de valores dominante, se enfrenta a otras potencias de gran peso e influencia que proponen una gestión de las relaciones internacionales bajo premisas distintas a las establecidas por el conjunto de países preponderante en el ámbito global. Ante la imposibilidad de establecer un cuerpo universal de valores que logre impulsar acciones compartidas por el conjunto de países del globo, se hace inevitable la tendencia a la formación de bloques estatales y sistemas de alianzas alrededor de discursos estratégicos, en un intento por contrarrestar la ideología que impregna el aparato institucional de toma de decisiones en el contexto internacional.

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Ciencia política