Is the interculturalisation of Chile’s universities a real possibility?

Knowledge deemed worthy of classification as ‘truth’ is not produced only in classic positivist research, or research recognised by the official state accreditation system, it is also produced by research–action, research + development, experimentation and systematisation. One of the most basic aspects of academic work is epistemological reflection on the justification of the research field and the method by which the hidden meaning of reality is discovered. This paper expresses interculturality polyphonically from the Latin American perspective; from the hopes shared with indigenous peoples and the poor; with social, religious and political activists and committed intellectuals; people who act and think honestly. A transversal theme of this text is the nature and condition of the academic reflection on interculturality carried out in universities, in supposedly intercultural contexts. The discussion here is based on educational development projects, research and the author’s own experience of government and university management actions.

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Conflict of Laws and the Return of Indigenous Peoples’ Cultural Property: A Latin American Perspective

International Journal of Cultural Property ◽

10.1017/s0940739119000341 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 26 (4) ◽

pp. 437-456

Author(s):

María Julia Ochoa Jiménez

Keyword(s):

Human Rights ◽

Indigenous Peoples ◽

Latin American ◽

National Level ◽

Cultural Property ◽

Cultural Value ◽

Property A ◽

American Perspective ◽

International Instruments ◽

Conflict Of Law

Abstract:In Latin America, conflict-of-law norms have not appropriately considered the cultural diversity that exists in their legal systems. However, developments towards the recognition of Indigenous peoples’ human rights, at the international and national levels, impose the task of considering such diversity. In that regard, within the conflict-of-law realm, interpersonal law offers a useful perspective. This article proposes a conflict-of-law rule that can contribute to clarity and legal certainty, offering a sound way of dealing at the national level with Indigenous peoples’ claims for restitution of property with a cultural value for them, which is framed in international instruments on human rights.

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DO CORPO-TERRITÓRIO AO TERRITÓRIO-CORPO (DA TERRA): CONTRIBUIÇÕES DECOLONIAIS

GEOgraphia ◽

10.22409/geographia2020.v22i48.a43100 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 22 (48) ◽

Author(s):

Rogério Haesbaert

Keyword(s):

Indigenous Peoples ◽

Latin American ◽

The Body ◽

American Perspective ◽

The Earth ◽

The Relationship

Resumo: Este artigo aborda a questão do território numa perspectiva latino-americana, analisando as principais contribuições a este debate a partir do pensamento decolonial, especialmente a relação entre corpo e território, tanto no sentido do corpo como território quanto do território/terra como corpo, especialmente na ótica dos povos originários e da visão feminista.Palavras chave: Corpo-território, território-corpo-terra, pensamento decolonial FROM BODY-TERRITORY TO TERRITORY BODY OF THE EARTH: DECOLONIALAbstract:This article addresses the issue of territory from a Latin American perspective, analyzing the main contributions to this debate from the perspective of decolonial thinking, especially the relationship between body and territory, both in the sense of the body as territory and of the territory / earth as body, especially from the perspective of indigenous peoples and the feminist view.Keywords: Body-territory, body-earth-territory, decolonial thinking. DEL CUERPO-TERRITORIO AL TERRITORIO-CUERPO (DE LA TIERRA): CONTRIBUCIONES DECOLONIALESResumen:Este artículo aborda el tema del territorio desde una perspectiva latinoamericana, analizando las principales contribuciones a este debate desde la aproximación del pensamiento decolonial, especialmente a partir de la relación entre el cuerpo y el territorio, tanto en el sentido del cuerpo como territorio como del territorio / tierra como cuerpo, especialmente desde la perspectiva de los pueblos indígenas y la visión feminista.Palabras-llave: Cuerpo-territorio, territorio-cuerpo-tierra, pensamiento decolonial.

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Regional Development through Continual Improvement of Higher Education in Latín American Countries Case Study

European Journal of Social Sciences Education and Research ◽

10.2478/ejser-2018-0010 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 89-101

Author(s):

Jaime Rodrigo Moreno Vallejo ◽

Fajardo Romo ◽

Gabriel Frank

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Regional Development ◽

Latin American ◽

Process Management ◽

Management Strategies ◽

Balanced Score Card ◽

University Management ◽

Social Mission ◽

Quality Of Higher Education ◽

Latin American Countries

Abstract Aiming to promote the social mission of higher education and their integration in Latin American countries, this research has a qualitative focus and it has the objective to study the normative context and the main theoretical references for the assurance of the quality of higher education for Colombia and Ecuador, examines how the continuous improvement of higher education contributes to regional development; and proposes methodological strategies that contribute to the purpose for the regional development, in a systemic, objective, measurable and achievable in time way, like are the process management and the balanced score card for University Management Strategies and to built a public policy for Latin American Universities.

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Agroecological practices to support tropical livestock farming systems: a Caribbean and Latin American perspective

Tropical Animal Health and Production ◽

10.1007/s11250-020-02537-7 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 53 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Gisele Alexandre ◽

Lylian Rodriguez ◽

Javier Arece ◽

José Delgadillo ◽

Gary Wayne Garcia ◽

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Keyword(s):

Latin American ◽

Farming Systems ◽

Livestock Farming ◽

Livestock Farming Systems ◽

American Perspective

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5 What is Left Positive from Negative Thought? A Latin American Perspective

No Apocalypse, No Integration ◽

10.1515/9780822380399-007 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 55-76

Keyword(s):

Latin American ◽

Negative Thought ◽

American Perspective

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Mobilising Free, Prior and Informed Consent (fpic) from Below: A Typology of Indigenous Peoples’ Agency

International Journal on Minority and Group Rights ◽

10.1163/15718115-02702008 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 27 (2) ◽

pp. 291-313 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Almut Schilling-Vacaflor ◽

Riccarda Flemmer

Keyword(s):

Informed Consent ◽

Indigenous Peoples ◽

Latin American ◽

Indigenous Rights ◽

Legal Interpretation ◽

Resource Governance ◽

Natural Resource Governance ◽

Indigenous Participation ◽

Latin American Countries ◽

Public Decision

Based on rich empirical data from Bolivia, Colombia, and Peru – the three Latin American countries where the implementation of prior consultation processes is most advanced – we present a typology of indigenous peoples’ agency surrounding prior consultation processes and the principle of free, prior and informed consent (fpic). The typology distinguishes between indigenous actors (1) mobilising for a strong legal interpretation of fpic, (2) mobilising for meaningful and influential fpic processes, (3) mobilising against prior consultation processes, and (4) blockading prior consultation processes for discussing broader grievances. We identify the most prominent indigenous strategies related to those four types, based on emblematic cases. Finally, we critically discuss the inherent shortcomings of the consultation approach as a model for indigenous participation in public decision-making and discuss the broader implications of our findings with regard to indigenous rights and natural resource governance.

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