Social and Political Issues

The political conflicts during the Workers’ Party administrations led by Luís Inácio Lula da Silva and Dilma Rousseff have been driven by disputes between two fractions of the country’s bourgeoisie: the internal and the internationalized bourgeoisie. Their ideologies, policies, institutions, and forms of political rep…

• ALFREDO ANTONİO SAAD FILHO

The main feature of capital accumulation in Brazil during the administrations led by Luís Inácio Lula da Silva and Dilma Rousseff of the Partido dos Trabalhadores (Workers’ Party—PT) was the continuity of neoliberalism of two varieties: inclusive (2003–2006) and developmental (2006–2013). The PT’s attachment to neolib…

• ALFREDO ANTONİO SAAD FILHO

A review of the achievements of the Lula administration and an examination of the contrasting political and social programs that disputed the Brazilian presidential elections in October 2010 reveal that there has been significant progress toward the consolidation of a social democratic welfare state in Brazil and that…

• ALFREDO ANTONİO SAAD FILHO

Vast demonstrations erupted in Brazil in early June 2013, seemingly from nowhere, demanding free transport, improvements in public services, the reform of a dysfunctional and corrupt political system, and much more. The federal government, led since 2003 by the left-wing Workers’ Party (Partido dos Trabalhadores, PT),…

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This article offers an interpretation of the election of Jair Bolsonaro as President of Brazil, based on the examination of its three political drivers. First the economic and political crisis of global neoliberalism, and their implications for developing countries. Second, the cycles of the Brazilian left, which culm…

• ALFREDO ANTONİO SAAD FILHO

The concept of empowerment is one of the fundamental building blocks of social work practice. This concept plays a key role in liberating people who feel pressured, such as individuals with disabilities. The main aim of this study is to explore the relationship between social workers in the disability field and the co…

• BİLGE AÇAN

The concept of empowerment is one of the fundamental building blocks of social work practice. This concept plays a key role in liberating people who feel pressured, such as individuals with disabilities. The main aim of this study is to explore the relationship between social workers in the disability field and the co…

• ZELİHA TÖREN

Este artigo interpreta a crise econômica e a crise política brasileira a partir de duas contradições: uma geral, entre os princípios inclusivos da transição democrática e os princípios excludentes da transição ao neoliberalismo, e outra mais concreta, entre as ambições petistas e o “tripé” macroeconômico neoliberal im…

Öz: 1970'lerde başlayan 1980'lerden sonra etkin bir şekilde varlığını hissettiren neoliberal ekonomi politikaları dünyada iktisadi ve siyasi yapıları değiştirmiştir.Enformasyon teknolojilerinin hızla ilerlediği bu dönemde daralan piyasalar ve işsizlik yatırımcıların medyaya yönelmesine neden olmuştur.İletişim devrimin…

• NACİYE BERİL EKŞİOĞLU SARILAR

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