Abstract Purpose: To analyze the role of the community assembly as a determining instrument to exercise governance in local indigenous politics, because the various disputes between political factions erode the social fabric and increase the inequality gap. Methodological design: A qualitative, ethnographic study in the municipality of San Luis Amatlán, Oaxaca. Fifteen in-depth interviews were carried out with authorities throughout the municipality and with the adult population. The analysis was done with the analytical categories of governance in the Internal Regulatory Systems, in addition to the participants’ opinion on the performance of the municipal administrator. Results: It was found that the recovery of the municipal community assembly, as well as the assemblies in agencies and rancherías caused greater trust among the participants, together with an increase in the possibility of tracing a joint route to recover local governance through the election of the municipal council. Limitations of the study: Although the ethnographic approach sought to give voice to multiple community actors and social sectors, the research had a greater relationship with the authorities because they coexist more closely with the resource administration processes and their oversight. Findings: The community assembly is a fundamental element of the Internal Regulatory Systems which are consistent with the local customs and habits. The function of the assembly is not only to build consensus, it also acts as a means of control and administrative surveillance. Also, there is persistent conflict derived from the institutional design of indigenous municipalities, which have forms of resolution in their uses and customs such as the assembly, which is a space to address problems directly and without intermediaries.

Resumen Objetivo: Analizar el rol de la asamblea comunitaria como instrumento determinante para ejercer gobernanza en la política local indígena, ya que las diversas disputas entre facciones políticas erosionan el tejido social e incrementan la brecha de desigualdad. Diseño metodológico: Es de tipo cualitativo con una etnografía en el municipio de San Luis Amatlán, Oaxaca. Se realizaron 15 entrevistas a profundidad con autoridades en todo el municipio y con población adulta. El análisis se hizo con las categorías analíticas de gobernanza en los Sistemas Normativos Internos, además de la opinión sobre la figura de administrador municipal. Resultados: Se constató que la recuperación de la asamblea comunitaria municipal, así como las asambleas en agencias y rancherías, provocó mayor confianza entre las partes y la posibilidad de trazar una ruta conjunta para recobrar la gobernanza local a través de la elección del cabildo municipal. Limitaciones del estudio: Aunque la etnografía buscó dar voz a múltiples actores y sectores sociales comunitarios, la investigación tuvo mayor relación con las personas autoridades ya que éstas conviven con mayor cercanía con los procesos de administración de los recursos y su contraloría. Hallazgos: La asamblea comunitaria es un elemento fundamental en los Sistemas Normativos Internos, los cuales están insertos en los usos y costumbres indígenas y su función no sólo es construir consensos, sino que además actúa como medio de contraloría y vigilancia administrativa. También existe persistente conflictividad derivada del diseño institucional de los municipios indígenas, los cuales tienen formas de resolución en sus usos y costumbres como la asamblea, la cual es un espacio para abordar problemas de forma directa y sin intermediarios.

This work aims to investigate the experiences of Black female undergraduate students at the University of São Paulo (USP) to understand the challenges, achievements, and coping mechanisms related to their integration and persistence in the university. It highlights how their experiences of exclusion and belonging are shaped by the intersection of race, gender, and class. Through interviews conducted with Black female undergraduate students at USP, I seek to understand the adversities these students face in the academic environment, how they navigate these challenges, and how these experiences intersect with other dimensions of their lives, subjectivities, and identities. On one hand, I explore how experiences of racial discrimination, sexism, and other forms of inequality are perceived in their trajectories. On the other hand, I reflect on how participation in identity-based collectives and student organizations influences the construction of the identity and subjectivity of Black women at the university. Additionally, I examine the emotional impact of marginalization and how support networks and representation contribute to the resilience and retention of these students, elucidating the dynamics that influence their academic and personal lives.

Este trabalho tem como objetivo investigar as experiências de alunas de graduação negras da Universidade de São Paulo, a fim de compreender os desafios, conquistas e mecanismos de enfrentamento relacionados à sua inserção e permanência na universidade, destacando como suas experiências de exclusão e pertencimento são moldadas pela interseção de raça, gênero e classe. Através de entrevistas realizadas com alunas negras de graduação da USP, procuro entender por quais adversidades as estudantes negras passam no ambiente acadêmico, os modos pelos quais lidam com essas experiências e como elas se articulam com as outras dimensões de suas vidas, com as suas subjetividades e identidades. Exploro, por um lado, como as vivências de discriminação racial, machismo e outras formas de desigualdade são percebidos em suas trajetórias e, por outro, reflito em que medida participação em coletivos identitários e organizações estudantis afetam a construção da identidade e subjetividade das mulheres negras na universidade. Além disso, examino o impacto emocional da marginalização e como as redes de apoio e a representatividade contribuem para a resistência e permanência dessas estudantes, elucidando as dinâmicas que influenciam suas vidas acadêmicas e pessoais.

ABSTRACT Using data from the 2020 higher education admission process, this article analyzes the distributive behavior of the special quotas of a Chilean socio-educational inclusion policy. Several indicators have been created to profile both the demand and the programmatic offer that adheres to this initiative. The results show that the allocation of special quotas is neither homogeneous nor random; the higher the elitism, academic profile and socioeconomic characteristics of a program's enrollment, the lower its number of vacancies for special admission. Likewise, special quotas increase in programs with low levels of demand and that concentrate students with low performance in admission tests. The conclusions discuss whether the contribution of the most prestigious programs make to social inclusion is more symbolic than real, as well as the configuration of a logic of instrumental use of special admission in programs with low demand.

RESUMEN Utilizando datos del proceso de admisión a la educación superior en 2020, este artículo analiza el comportamiento distributivo de los cupos especiales de una política de inclusión socioeducativa chilena. Se crearon distintos indicadores para perfilar tanto la demanda como la oferta programática que adhiere a esta iniciativa. Los resultados evidencian que la asignación de cupos especiales no es homogénea ni azarosa; conforme mayor es la elitización, perfil académico y atributos socioeconómicos de la matrícula de un programa, menor es su cantidad de vacantes para admisión especial. Asimismo, los cupos especiales aumentan en carreras con bajos niveles de demanda y que concentran estudiantes con bajo desempeño en pruebas de admisión. Las conclusiones discuten si la contribución que los programas de mayor prestigio hacen a la inclusión social es más simbólica que real, así como la configuración de una lógica de uso instrumental de la admisión especial en programas de baja demanda.

Abstract The study exposes the strategies and tactics of radical Islamism in Europe and Spain, to attract and radicalize young Muslims with a religious, media and propagandistic content; from Al Qaeda, Daesh or other related organizations that share the culture of jihad; chain of subjects, actions, messages and propaganda to participate in a process of ideologization, to make use of violence in the jihad against the West, way of life, social and political; and interfere in the democratic, liberal and legal process in Europe. This qualitative research, achieves approximations of individual characteristics and family, social, familiar and economic conditioning factors of the vulnerable groups to the jihadist message; highlighting ignorance or dissolution of their cultural, religious and ritual traditions; absence or weak individual, family or community identity, experience of social, educational, labor or political discrimination and economic inequality; facilitating the process of radicalization until their participation in acts of indiscriminate violence. This research was carried out in the city councils of Fuenlabrada and Leganés, Comunidad de Madrid and Reus and L’ Hospitalet de Llobregat, Province of Tarragona, Comunidad de Cataluña, Spain; through specialized bibliography, interviews to academic, police and intelligence experts, public attention and social services workers, the contribution of Muslim community representatives; who make emerge these elements and the need to improve strategies and preventive actions in Europe, reducing its impact on the vulnerable population.

Resumen El estudio expone las estrategias y tácticas del islamismo radical en Europa y España, para captar y radicalizar a jóvenes musulmanes de un contenido religioso, mediático, propagandístico; desde Al Qaeda, Daesh u otras organizaciones afines que comparten la cultura de la yihad; cadena de sujetos, actuaciones, mensajes y propaganda para participar en un proceso de ideologización, para hacer uso de la violencia en la yihad contra Occidente, forma de vida, social y política; e interferir en el proceso democrático, liberal y de derecho en Europa. Esta investigación cualitativa logra aproximaciones de características individuales y condicionantes familiares, sociales, familiares y económicas de los grupos vulnerables al mensaje yihadista; destacándose ignorancia o disolución de sus tradiciones culturales, religiosas y ritualidad; ausencia o débil identidad individual, familiar o comunitario, experiencia de discriminación social, educativa, laboral o política e inequidad económica; facilitando el proceso de radicalización hasta su participación en actos de violencia indiscriminada. Esta investigación se realizó en los ayuntamientos de Fuenlabrada y Leganés, Comunidad de Madrid y Reus y L’ Hospitalet de Llobregat, Provincia de Tarragona, Comunidad de Cataluña, España; a través de bibliografía especializada, entrevistas a expertos académicos, policiales e inteligencia, trabajadores en atención pública y servicios sociales, el aporte de representantes comunitarios musulmanes; quienes hacen emerger estos elementos y necesidad de mejorar estrategias y actuaciones preventivas en Europa, reduciendo su impacto en la población vulnerable.

Abstract This work examines proposals for inclusive education and the notion of vulnerability from a perspective of positive peace, arguing that building a culture of peace begins in the educational sphere, specifically through inclusive education. The latter is grounded in principles of social justice and human rights; however, its full implementation is hindered by the exclusion of certain individuals whose full participation is not deemed legitimate. This is because their social position and assigned status marginalize them from full participation in social life. In the school context, some identities are relegated to positions of inferiority due to categories such as special educational needs or learning difficulties, reinforcing their ontological and political exclusion. This production of ignorance perpetuates inequality and hinders recognition and social justice. Thus, there is a need to overcome these barriers to advance towards genuine inclusive education that promotes peace and equality.

Resumen Este trabajo examina las propuestas de educación inclusiva y la noción de vulnerabilidad desde una perspectiva de paz positiva, argumentando que la construcción de una cultura de paz comienza en el ámbito educativo, en específico a través de la educación inclusiva. Esta última se fundamenta en principios de justicia social y derechos humanos, sin embargo, su implementación plena es obstaculizada por la exclusión de ciertos individuos cuya participación plena no es considerada legítima. Esto se debe a que su posición social y el estatus asignado los marginan de la participación plena en la vida social. En el contexto escolar, algunas identidades son relegadas a posiciones de inferioridad debido a categorías como necesidades educativas especiales o problemas de aprendizaje, lo que refuerza su exclusión ontológica y política. Esta producción de ignorancia perpetúa la desigualdad y dificulta el reconocimiento y la justicia social. Así, se plantea la necesidad de superar estas barreras para avanzar hacia una educación inclusiva genuina que promueva la paz y la igualdad.

Abstract The objective of this study was to identify indicators of social inequalities associated with mortality from neoplasms in the Brazilian adult population. A scoping review method was used, establishing the guiding question: What is the effect of social inequalities on mortality from neoplasms in the Brazilian adult population? A total of 567 papers were identified, 22 of which were considered eligible. A variety of indicators were identified, such as the Human Development Index and the Gini Index, which primarily assessed differences in income, schooling, human development and vulnerability. A single pattern of association between the indicators and the different neoplasms was not established, nor was a single indicator capable of explaining the effect of social inequality at all levels of territorial area and by deaths from all types of neoplasms identified. It is known that mortality is influenced by social inequalities and that the study of indicators provides an opportunity to define which best explains deaths. This review highlights important gaps regarding the use of non-modifiable social indicators, analysis of small geographical areas, and limited use of multidimensional indicators. population used question 56 identified 2 eligible income schooling vulnerability established nonmodifiable non modifiable areas 5

Resumo O objetivo deste estudo foi identificar indicadores de desigualdades sociais associados à mortalidade por neoplasias na população adulta brasileira. Utilizou-se como método a revisão de escopo, estabelecendo-se a pergunta norteadora: qual o efeito das desigualdades sociais na mortalidade por neoplasias na população adulta brasileira? Foram identificados 567 trabalhos, sendo 22 considerados elegíveis. Identificou-se uma diversidade de indicadores, como o Índice de Desenvolvimento Humano e o Índice de Gini, entre outros, que avaliaram primordialmente diferenças de renda, escolarização, desenvolvimento humano e vulnerabilidade. Não foi estabelecido um único padrão de associação entre os indicadores e as diferentes neoplasias, assim como não se identificou um indicador único capaz de explicar o efeito da desigualdade social em todos os níveis de área e por óbitos por todos os tipos de neoplasias, mas identificou-se que a mortalidade é influenciada pelas desigualdades sociais e que o estudo dos indicadores proporciona definir qual melhor explica os óbitos. Essa revisão destaca importantes lacunas referentes ao uso de indicadores sociais não modificáveis, à análise de pequenas áreas e ao uso limitado de indicadores multidimensionais. brasileira Utilizouse Utilizou escopo estabelecendose estabelecendo norteadora 56 trabalhos 2 elegíveis Identificouse Identificou Gini outros renda escolarização vulnerabilidade identificouse modificáveis multidimensionais 5

BACKGROUND: Despite inpatient rehabilitation many stroke survivors struggle with community reintegration on returning home. The environment to which the stroke survivor returns affects and may limit participation in home and community-based activities. AIM: To describe stroke survivors' lived experiences of the environmental barriers and facilitators to community reintegration in an under resourced urban metropolitan sub-district in the Western Cape, South Africa. METHODS: A descriptive, qualitative study design with a phenomenological emphasis used semi-structured interviews to collect the data from purposefully selected stroke survivors who had been discharged for more than one year following inpatient rehabilitation. Supporting data were collected from interviews with two occupational therapists providing rehabilitation services to the stroke survivors. Deductive priori coding of semi-structured interviews with 11 stroke survivors, based on the environment subsystems described in the Person-Environment-Occupation-Performance (PEOP) model explored the barriers and facilitators to their community reintegration. FINDINGS: Of the six environmental sub systems in the PEOP model the systems and policy, access to information and health education, social determinants of health in the form of poor rehabilitation planning and loss of income as well as the built and natural environment presented the greatest barriers to the stroke survivor participants' community reintegration. However, reintegration was facilitated by social support and social capital, social determinants of health in the form of support groups as well as assistive technologies. CONCLUSION: Community reintegration continues to be a challenge for stroke survivors in an under-resourced urban sub-district due to environmental barriers associated with factors such as poor social support, inadequate implementation of policies and systems, poor compliance with home programmes, low socioeconomic status, poor access within the built and natural environment and inappropriate assistive devices. Several facilitators that occupational therapists can focus on to enable community reintegration included ensuring effective social support, access to community-based organisations, the introduction of home visits and provision of appropriate assistive devices. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE All stroke survivors must receive a comprehensive discharge plan to facilitate adequate access to continued rehabilitation and support for successful community reintegration. • There must be a specific referral to primary health care rehabilitation services on discharge from hospital. • Occupational therapists at community level have the responsibility to: o advocate for, or assist stroke survivors to self-advocate, the removal of inter-sectoral environmental barriers that limit their community reintegration and community participation, o where possible provide services in the home and involve midlevel workers when conducting home visits to enable successful reintegration into the home and resumption of occupational roles where possible, o look to other resources in their community that can assist in facilitating the community reintegration of stroke survivors to enable access to health, education, productive activities, and social and leisure participation opportunities, o improve their collaboration with the communities that they service.

RESUMEN La clase alguna vez fue importante en la educación de adultos, y todavía lo es en un mundo neoliberal. Pero puede ser difícil definirlo en la fragmentación de la clase trabajadora organizada y la precarización/manualización de muchas ocupaciones de la clase media. Históricamente, en las sociedades industriales se podía considerar que la clase estaba determinada por las relaciones productivas, mientras que la conciencia de clase era un fenómeno cultural, forjado en parte por los propios trabajadores en luchas educativas y políticas. Pero esas sociedades industriales más antiguas se han fragmentado y una cultura más individualizada y políticas de diversidad han pasado a ocupar un lugar central. La clase como fenómeno vivo puede descuidarse y se pone en primer plano el género, la raza y la sexualidad. No obstante, la clase sigue moldeando las experiencias entre las personas y las percepciones sobre la educación, los niveles de salud física, mental y la esperanza de vida. Y el descuido de la dinámica de clases y la desigualdad social ha sido cuestionado en formas de investigación autobiográfica y autobiográfica de la clase trabajadora. Esto se inspira en el movimiento de mujeres, el giro biográfico/narrativo y los desafíos al abandono del sujeto humano experimentado en los estudios sociales y culturales. La investigación y los escritos abarcan especialmente a mujeres de clase trabajadora en diversos entornos y diálogos intergeneracionales. La clase se cruza aquí con otras opresiones. El trabajo ilumina cómo la educación de adultos requiere una reconceptualización holística como un proceso relacional, encarnado, emocional, narrativo, psicosocial, intelectual e incluso espiritual, en el que la dinámica del reconocimiento de uno mismo/otro, el amor y la noción feminista entregarse a otro son centrales.

RESUMO A classe foi importante para a educação de adultos no passado, mas ainda é relevante no mundo neoliberal. Todavia, pode ser difícil defini-la no contexto fragmentado da organização da classe social e do caráter causal e manual de muitas ocupações da classe média. Historicamente, nas sociedades industriais, a classe era moldada pelas relações de produção, enquanto que a consciência de classe se constituía num fenómeno cultural, definido também pelos próprios trabalhadores nas lutas educativas e políticas. Mas as sociedades industriais do presente possuem uma cultura fragmentada e individualizada, assim como políticas diversificadas que assumem hoje uma dimensão central. A classe como um fenómeno social pode hoje ser negligenciada se se atribuir centralidade ao género, à raça ou à sexualidade. Apesar desta circunstância, a classe continuar a moldar as experiências entre as pessoas, as perceções acerca da educação, o nível de saúde física e mental e a esperança de vida. A negação das dinâmicas de classe e da desigualdade social foi desafiada pela investigação autobiográfica da classe trabalhadora. Esta investigação inspirou-se no movimento feminista, nos estudos biográficos e narrativos e nos desafios causados pela negação que os estudos social e culturais têm atribuído à experiência humana. A investigação e os trabalhos académicos destacam as mulheres da classe trabalhadora em contextos diversos e os diálogos intergeracionais. A classe cruza aqui com outras formas de opressão. O trabalho enfatiza como a educação de adultos exige uma reconceptualização holística, enquanto processo relacional, corporizado, emocional, narrativa, psicossocial, intelectual e até espiritual, na qual as dinâmicas de reconhecimento de si e do outro, do amor e da noção feminista de dar-se ao outro são centrais.

ABSTRACT Class once mattered in adult education, and still does in a neo-liberal world. But it can be difficult to define in the fragmentation of the organised working-class and the casualisation/manualisation of many middle-class occupations. Historically, in industrial societies class could be seen as shaped by productive relations, while class consciousness was a cultural phenomenon, partly forged by workers themselves in educational and political struggles. But those older industrial societies have fragmented and a more individualised culture and diversity politics have taken centre stage. Class as a living phenomenon can be neglected as gender, race and sexuality are foregrounded. Notwithstanding, class continues to shape experiences between people, and perceptions of education, levels of physical, mental health and life expectancy. And the neglect of class dynamics and social inequality has been challenged in forms of working-class auto/biographical research. This is inspired by the women’s movement, the biographical/narrative turn and challenges to the neglect of the experiencing human subject in social and cultural studies. The research and writing especially encompass working-class women in diverse settings, and intergenerational dialogues. Class intersects here with other oppressions. The work illuminates how adult education requires holistic reconceptualisation as a relational, embodied, emotional, narrative, psychosocial, intellectual and even spiritual process, in which the dynamics of self/other recognition, love and the feminist notion of the gift are central.

Resumen Durante los últimos sesenta años, la clase social y el análisis de las clases sociales han sido un foco clave de la investigación educativa en muchos países y en diferentes contextos institucionales educativos, basándose en una variedad de enfoques teóricos como el weberiano, el marxista, el durkheimiano, etc. En particular, la investigación y la literatura han iluminado el poder de la educación para reproducir y perpetuar las desigualdades de clase. Históricamente, la clase se ha abordado de una manera diferente en la investigación y la práctica de la educación de adultos, con un mayor enfoque en la agencia y la experiencia vivida. Esto está relacionado con la influencia de la educación radical de adultos en la erudición y la pedagogía en algunos países, como la Workers Educational Association en el Reino Unido, el movimiento de escuelas secundarias populares en Escandinavia y la educación popular en América Latina, que estaban conectados con el movimiento obrero democrático y socialista, movimientos de clases que promovieron la solidaridad de clases y la transformación social (si bien entendidas de maneras muy variadas). En gran medida este horizonte ha desaparecido, o al menos se ha reconfigurado. Las investigaciones sobre la clase social también reconocen cada vez más que la clase no existe de forma aislada, sino que se cruza con otras formas de desigualdad, como el género y la raza. Igualmente importante, los estudios indican que aunque las relaciones de clase y la política están cambiando, las clases todavía importan. Sin embargo, si bien existe un conjunto de estudios sobre la experiencia de la clase trabajadora y un gran interés en cuestiones de desigualdad en la educación de adultos contemporánea, es sorprendente cuán rara vez la clase está en primer plano y hasta qué punto los estudios sobre educación de adultos están desconectados de los nuevos trabajos sobre la clase en el ámbito social. ciencia. Este número especial tiene como objetivo generar discusión y debate sobre este tema.

Resumo Ao longo dos últimos sessenta anos, as classes sociais e a análise das classes sociais têm merecido destaque na investigação em educação em muitos países e em diferentes contextos institucionais educativos. Nestas discussões recorreu-se a diversas abordagens teóricas, como a weberiana, a marxista, a durkheimeniana, etc. Estes debates abordaram questões de poder na educação na reprodução e perpetuação de desigualdades sociais ligadas a dimensões de classe. Historicamente, o conceito de classe social tem beneficiado de outras abordagens na investigação e na análise das práticas da educação de adultos, com maior enfoque atribuído à agência e à experiência vivida. Esta ligação decorre da influência da educação de adultos de cariz crítico e radical nas instituições e na pedagogia em alguns países, como no caso do Reino Unido e da Workers Educational Association (Associação Educacional dos Trabalhadores) e da Escandinávia, no caso do movimento das escolas superiores populares e , assim como da América Latina no caso da educação popular. Estes casos estiveram ligados aos movimentos sociais democráticos e socialistas, que promoveram a solidariedade e a transformação social (embora entendidas de formas muito variadas). Em grande medida, as preocupações destas abordagens desapareceram ou, pelo menos, foram reconfiguradas. A investigação sobre a classe social também reconhece cada vez mais que a classe não existe isoladamente, mas cruza-se com outras formas de desigualdade, como o género e a raça. Igualmente importante, diversos estudos indicam que, embora as relações de classe e a política estejam a mudar, as classes ainda são importantes. No entanto, embora possam ser encontrados estudos sobre a experiência da classe trabalhadora e outros sobre desigualdade na educação de adultos contemporânea, é impressionante como raramente a classe é colocada em primeiro plano. Complementarmente, os estudos sobre a educação de adultos estão desligados dos novas pesquisas sobre classe nas ciências sociais. Esta edição especial tem como objetivo fomentar a discussão e o debate acerca destes temas.

Abstract Over the past sixty years social class and social class analysis has been a key focus of educational research in many countries and in different educational institutional contexts and drawing on a range of theoretical approaches such as Weberian, Marxist, Durkheimian etc. In particular research and literature has illuminated the power of education to reproduce and perpetuate class inequalities. Historically class has been approached in a different way in adult education research and practice with a greater focus on agency and lived experience. This is connected to the influence of radical adult education on scholarship and pedagogy in some countries such as the Workers Educational Association in the UK, the folk high school movement in Scandinavia, and popular education in Latin America which were connected to democratic and socialist working-class movements which promoted class solidarity and social transformation (albeit understood in very varied ways). To a large extent this horizon has disappeared, or at least been reconfigured. Research on social class is also increasingly recognising that class does not exist in isolation but intersects with other forms of inequality such as gender and race. Just as importantly studies indicate that although class relations and politics are changing class still matters. However, while there is a body of studies on working class experience and a strong interest in questions of inequality in contemporary adult education it is striking how rarely class in foregrounded and the extent to which adult education scholarship is disconnected from new work on class in social science. This special issue aims to spark discussion and debate on this topic.

Resumo Com a propagação da pandemia do COVID-19, a pobreza acrescentou no mundo inteiro causando também desigualdade, e os países em desenvolvimento como Equador foram os mais afeitados. Considerando essa problemática, esse trabalho tem o objetivo de fazer uma análise dos efeitos causados pelo COVID-19 sob a pobreza multidimensional de Equador. Para isso, fizeram-se cálculos do índice da pobreza multidimensional que determinaram a contribuição absoluta de cada indicador de privação sob o índice. Os resultados obtidos mostraram que Equador teve um incremento de 1.11 pontos no índice de pobreza multidimensional entre 2019 e 2020, principalmente por causa do aumento do desemprego e emprego não adequado e, para isso, a proposta é acrescentar a articulação e integração das instituições governamentais e da sociedade civil para garantir a cobertura completa da assistência social, além de fortalecer os níveis de proteção social existentes em Equador. JEL: I32 Medição e análise da pobreza.

Resumen Con la propagación de la pandemia causada por el COVID-19, la pobreza aumentó en todo el mundo y con ello la desigualdad, siendo los países en vías de desarrollo, como el Ecuador, los que se vieron más afectados. En función de esta problemática, este trabajo se desarrolló con el objetivo de analizar los efectos causados por el COVID-19 en la pobreza multidimensional de Ecuador, para lo cual se calculó el índice de pobreza multidimensional y se determinó la contribución absoluta de cada indicador de privación sobre el índice. Los resultados obtenidos demostraron que Ecuador tuvo un incremento de 1,11 puntos en el índice de pobreza multidimensional entre 2019 y 2020, principalmente generado por el aumento del desempleo y el empleo inadecuado, por lo que se propone ahondar esfuerzos en la articulación e integración de las instituciones gubernamentales y de la sociedad civil para garantizar la plena cobertura de la asistencia social, así como fortalecer los pisos de protección social existentes en Ecuador. JEL: I32 Medición y análisis de la pobreza.

Abstract With the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, poverty and inequality increased all over the world, and developing countries such as Ecuador were most affected ones. Considering this issue, this work was performed with the objective of analyzing the effects of COVID-19 on multi-dimensional poverty in Ecuador. For this purpose, the multi-dimensional poverty index was calculated, determining the absolute contribution of every poverty indicator on the index. The results obtained proved that Ecuador did have an increase of 1.11 points in the multi-dimensional poverty index between 2019 and 2020, mainly caused by the increase in unemployment and the lack of adequate employment. As such, it was proposed to make greater efforts in articulating and integrating government and civilian institutions to ensure full coverage of social assistance, as well as strengthening the social protection levels that exist in Ecuador. JEL: I32 Poverty measurement and analysis.

Abstract For centuries, there has been gender inequality in Mexico, particularly in indigenous communities, where women depend economically on men. We report forms of participation and expectations of the founding members and later joiners of a women’s cooperative formed by splitting off from a social and solidarity economy entrepreneurship of male and female members. We analyze the case of the Junpajal O'tanil cooperative integrated by 96 Tseltal women, comparing differences in the perception of the founding members and those who joined later. Our hypothesis is that entrepreneurship exclusively formed by women, where they actively participate in decision-making, is a field that allows their empowerment and leadership, as well as the balance between caretaking tasks and income-related activities. During a field visit, we gathered information on the last five years from the splitting process to date. We find the women's cooperative makes the elements mentioned in the hypothesis possible. We identified that the decision to split off is related to the need to participate in strategic decision-making. We conclude that in this case, a women-only space can lower inhibiting factors for female empowerment and leadership, leading later to substantive inclusion and equality. This quasi-experimental research contributes to the empowerment of women from similar contexts, as well as to set grounds of participation for their full integration later. We contribute to filling a gap in studies on gender equality in the context of entrepreneurship in indigenous communities.

Resumen Durante siglos ha habido desigualdad de género en México, particularmente en comunidades indígenas, donde existe dependencia económica de las mujeres. Reportamos las formas de participación y expectativas de las socias fundadoras y de incorporación posterior en una cooperativa de mujeres formada por escisión de un emprendimiento mixto de economía social y solidaria. Analizamos el caso de Junpajal O’tanil, integrada por 96 mujeres tseltales, comparando diferencias en la percepción de las socias fundadoras y de incorporación posterior. Como hipótesis planteamos que este emprendimiento exclusivo de mujeres, donde participan activamente en la toma de decisiones, es un espacio que permite su empoderamiento y liderazgo, así como el equilibrio entre los trabajos de cuidado y las actividades generadoras de ingresos. Realizamos una visita de campo para obtener información de los cinco años desde el proceso de escisión hasta la fecha. Encontramos que la cooperativa de mujeres posibilita los elementos planteados en la hipótesis. Identificamos que la decisión de escisión está relacionada con la necesidad de participar en la toma de decisiones estratégicas. Concluimos que, en este caso, un espacio exclusivo de mujeres reduce los factores inhibidores del empoderamiento y liderazgo femeninos y puede ir llevando a la inclusión e igualdad sustantivas. Esta investigación cuasiexperimental puede contribuir al empoderamiento de mujeres de contextos similares, abriendo caminos de participación para su plena integración posterior. Contribuimos a llenar un vacío en cuanto a estudios sobre la igualdad de género en el contexto de los emprendimientos en comunidades indígenas.

BACKGROUND. Globally, adolescent fertility rates (AFR) vary widely, with stark inequality in the Southern African subregion. Orphanhood and parental absence are key social factors studied in relation to adolescent fertility, but research focusing on girls aged 15 - 19 years is constrained by the international age cap of 17 years for collecting direct orphanhood and living arrangement data. OBJECTIVES. To characterise fertility among adolescents largely excluded from research because of age restrictions in the data. METHODS. The study uses the cross-sectional household-based Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data for Southern Africa, defined according to both local and international geoschemes. It models parental absence and intrahousehold effects on fertility for adolescents aged 15 - 19 years old, using the fixed effects logistic regression, adjusting for inter-country differences. RESULTS. The relationship between orphanhood, parental absence and rates of adolescent childbearing varied across countries. Parent absence was associated with a higher likelihood of childbearing (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 3.07, p<0.05). Conversely, having an orphaned child(ren) in the household was associated with a 36% lower likelihood of childbearing, though not statistically significant. Compared with South Africa (SA), all the countries in the study showed significantly higher odds of adolescent childbearing (aOR 1.4 - 5.4, p<0.05). The probability of adolescents giving birth was generally lower when residing with orphaned children in the household, with Angola, Malawi and Zambia showing the highest differences, and SA the smallest. CONCLUSIONS. The study underscores the critical role of household living arrangements and parental absence in understanding and addressing adolescent fertility in Southern Africa. Addressing this issue necessitates a dual approach, encompassing interventions for adolescents in general and specifically targeting those with absent parents.

Abstract Every year the number of Moroccan women who travel temporarily to Spain to work in the berry farm grows. In the year 2022 there were 19,000 women. However, this activity is accompanied by labor irregularities, complaints of sexual abuse and other problems that have drawn the attention of international organizations. The aim of this article is to expose the existing breach of labor rights based on the construction of a recruitment profile and the emerging response and attitude of resistance on the part of migrant women in the province. The methodology starts from a feminist point of view and an ethnographic study is carried out, from February to April 2022, where the main axis will be the stories of Moroccan women. Among the conclusions we discover how the search for a recruitment profile based on discriminatory elements that guarantee the return of women workers leads to serious consequences such as the systematic breach of their labor rights.

Resumen Cada año crece el número de mujeres marroquíes que se desplaza de forma temporal a España para trabajar en la explotación agrícola de frutos rojos. En el año 2022 fueron 19.000 mujeres. Sin embargo, esta actividad ha generado preocupación social debido a las denuncias continuas por parte de las trabajadoras por vulneración de derechos, así como por abusos sexuales. El objetivo de este artículo es la exposición de la violación de derechos laborales existente con base en la construcción de un perfil de contratación y la emergente respuesta de resistencia por parte de las mujeres migrantes en la provincia. La metodología parte de un punto de vista feminista y se realiza un estudio etnográfico, desde febrero a abril de 2022, donde el eje principal serán los relatos de las mujeres marroquíes. Entre las conclusiones descubrimos cómo la búsqueda de un perfil de contratación basado en elementos discriminatorios que garanticen el retorno de las trabajadoras.

Abstract The way in which a society manages and provides the necessary care for its survival and reproduction is not gender neutral. This organization works, for the most part, due to the large amount of unpaid work carried out by women in the family sphere, thus affecting their equality, freedom, and dignity. This document identifies, first, the components that make up the current social organization of care in Latin America based on three dimensions of analysis: (a) sociocultural; (b) political and (c) economic. And, secondly, it proposes a selection of mechanisms that could contribute to transforming the components of that organization. The theoretical proposal of “implosion of care regimes” by Juliana Martínez Franzoni (2021) is taken as a starting point to propose a series of strategies that would contribute to dismantling the current social organization of care in the region. The work finds that, in an articulated way, these three analytical categories show the way in which women are held responsible as primary caregivers; certain public policies contribute to crystallizing gender roles that specialize women in care work and relegate them to the domestic world; and finally, it shows that the logic of the labor market responds, mainly, to a male provider model without family responsibilities, which contributes to maintaining and reproducing inequality against women.

Resumen La forma en la cual una sociedad gestiona y provee los cuidados necesarios para su supervivencia y reproducción no es neutral al género. Dicha organización funciona, en gran parte, debido a la enorme cantidad de trabajo no remunerado que realizan las mujeres en el ámbito familiar, afectando así su igualdad, libertad y dignidad. Este documento identifica, en primer lugar, los componentes que conforman la organización social de los cuidados en América Latina a partir de tres dimensiones de análisis: (a) sociocultural; (b) política y (c) económica. Y, en segundo lugar, propone una selección de mecanismos que podrían contribuir a transformar los componentes que conforman esa organización. Se toma como punto de partida la propuesta teórica de “implosión de los regímenes de cuidados” de Juliana Martínez Franzoni (2021) para proponer una serie de estrategias que contribuirían a desmontar la actual organización social de los cuidados en la región. El trabajo encuentra que, en forma articulada, estas tres categorías analíticas evidencian la forma bajo la cual se responsabiliza a las mujeres como cuidadoras primarias; ciertas políticas públicas contribuyen a cristalizar roles de género que especializan a las mujeres en el trabajo de cuidados y las relega al mundo doméstico; y finalmente, pone en evidencia que la lógica del mercado laboral responde, principalmente, a un modelo de hombre proveedor sin responsabilidades familiares, lo que contribuye a mantener y reproducir la desigualdad en contra de las mujeres.

Resumo: A desigualdade e a injustiça social destruíram a confiança na natureza humana, criando lacunas vergonhosas que afetam aspectos socioculturais, econômicos, ambientais, espirituais e políticos que, sem dúvida, afetam os processos de aprendizagem. O objetivo deste artigo é explorar aspectos significativos da globalização, da desigualdade e da injustiça social e o seu impacto na educação e na educação de adultos. Inserido em um quadro qualitativo geral, este artigo adoptou uma metodologia exploratória que pretende proporcionar uma compreensão aprofundada do fenómeno. Este artigo oferece uma posição crítica e reflexiva com o intuito de aumentar a consciência significativamente na tentativa de impulsionar e gerar espaços de reflexão que ajudem na diminuição das injustiças e desigualdades sociais em nossas sociedades globalizadas dentro de uma lente educacional. Primeiro, a globalização é discutida. Obviamente, a globalização uniu o mundo em uma espiral de conhecimento, tecnologia e informação. Em seguida, a desigualdade na educação é analisada: escolas residenciais, a prevalência do racismo e a invisibilidade sistemática dos grupos minoritários. Além disso, também são consideradas a injustiça social e os movimentos na educação de adultos: o movimento Antigonish, o colégio fronteiriço e o movimento NÃO contra o CAFTA. Seria uma conclusão apressada assumir que a desigualdade e a injustiça social não tiveram um impacto significativo nas sociedades e nos ambientes de aprendizagem. Finalmente, as políticas neoliberais promoveram um darwinismo económico selvagem muito visível que privilegia a mercantilização, a privatização e uma pedagogia pública que se concentra em assuntos empreendedores

Resumen: La desigualdad y la injusticia social han destruido la confianza en la naturaleza humana creando brechas vergonzosas que afectan a aspectos socioculturales, económicos, medioambientales, espirituales y políticos que, sin duda, repercuten en los procesos de aprendizaje. El objetivo de este trabajo es explorar aspectos significativos de la globalización, la desigualdad y la injusticia social y su impacto en la educación y en la educación de adultos. Enmarcado en un marco cualitativo general, este trabajo ha adoptado una metodología exploratoria que pretende proporcionar una comprensión en profundidad del fenómeno. Este trabajo ofrece una posición crítica y reflexiva con el objetivo de crear un nivel de conciencia significativo en un intento de promover y generar espacios de reflexión que ayuden a la disminución de las injusticias y desigualdades sociales en nuestras sociedades globalizadas desde una perspectiva educativa. En primer lugar, se aborda la globalización. Obviamente, la globalización ha unido al mundo en una espiral de conocimiento, tecnología e información. A continuación, se explora la desigualdad en la educación: las escuelas residenciales, la prevalencia del racismo y la invisibilidad sistemática de los grupos minoritarios. Además, también se consideran la injusticia social y los movimientos en la educación de adultos: el movimiento Antigonish, el colegio fronterizo y el movimiento del no contra el Tratado de Libre Comercio de Centro América (TLC). Es una conclusión inevitable que la desigualdad y la injusticia social han tenido un tremendo impacto en las sociedades y también en los entornos de aprendizaje. Por último, las políticas neoliberales han promovido un darwinismo económico salvaje muy notorio que privilegia la mercantilización, la privatización y una pedagogía pública centrada en personas emprendedoras.

Abstract: Inequality and social injustice have destroyed confidence inhuman nature by creating shameful gaps that touch upon sociocultural, economic, environmental, spiritual, and political aspects that undoubtedly impact learning processes. The aim of this paper is to explore significant aspects of globalization, inequality and social injustice and their impact on education and adult education. Framed within a general qualitative framework, this paper has adopted an exploratory methodology that intends to provide an indepth understanding of the phenomenon. This paper offers a critical and reflexive position aiming at raising a significant level of awareness in an attempt to promote and generate reflection spaces that help in the diminution of social injustices and inequalities in our globalized societies within an educational lens. First, globalization is discussed. Obviously, globalization has brought the world together in a spiral of knowledge, technology, and information. Next, inequality in education is explored: residential schools, the prevalence of racism and the systematic invisibility of minority groups. Additionally, social injustice and movements in adult education are also considered: the Antigonish movement, the frontier college, and the no movement against Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). It is a foregone conclusion that inequality and social injustice have had a tremendous impact on societies and learning settings as well. Finally, neoliberal policies have promoted a very noticeable savage economic Darwinism that privileges commodification, privatization and a public pedagogy that focuses on entrepreneurial subjects.