Ediciones Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia
The publishing project of the Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia was born in 2003 with the creation of a publishing house that sought to meet the publishing needs, mainly of the university's professors and researchers. Over the course of more than a decade, this publishing project grew and allowed the publication of more than a hundred books and a little more than a dozen academic journals, reaching an important and varied group of internal and external readers. The Solidarity Economy collection is one of the most outstanding in this catalog. From different approaches - research, teaching, dissemination, recovery of classic works - it wanted to contribute to the academic reflection on Solidarity Economy and also to the day-to-day of the Colombian, Latin American and international cooperative movement. Subsequently, in 2014, and due to a series of institutional changes that motivated the formulation of a strategic plan for the University -Navigating together, 2013-2022-, the University Superior Council approved the creation of a new Editorial Fund, "Ediciones Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia", whose objective is: "To build a catalog of works that follow the highest standards in editorial and academic quality, with diverse themes, relevant to each area or discipline, with authors internal and external to the University, seeking to contribute permanently to the validation, construction and dissemination of research and knowledge." All this under the philosophy of open access, so that our readers can freely consult the titles we publish. For more details about the Editorial Fund, please see here Agreement 172 of March 2014. Scope The thematic spectrum of "Ediciones de la Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia" is broad and may vary in each collection or serialized publication. In general terms, however, books, articles and gray literature in Administrative Sciences, Engineering, Social Sciences, Health Sciences, Human Sciences and Solidarity Economy will be edited. As for the focus of the works, and extrapolating the characteristics that define the monographs published by our Editorial Fund, the publication of four types of texts will be favored: Research Texts that arise from research in an area, discipline or on a problem and whose contribution, after expert evaluation, can be considered as a contribution to knowledge. Teaching Texts that serve as a guide or pedagogical tool in undergraduate and graduate courses and that usually arise from the experience or knowledge accumulated through the exercise of teaching. Dissemination Texts that reflect on a topic of scientific or academic interest, within a discipline, and are usually addressed to a specialized audience. Finally, all works published by the Editorial Fund are expected to have an impact among their target audience or discipline, in indexing processes and international recognition, and in the different contexts to which the texts refer, whether around local, national, regional or global issues.
Characterization of Research Training in Professional Public Accounting Programs in Cali, Colombia
Currently, research is one of the primary tasks in higher education. Through research, universities can improve their academic quality and meet the required standards, as well as contribute to objectives such as fostering innovation, advancing scientific knowledge, and reducing the gap between theory and practice in the accounting discipline. In this way, it is possible to provide solutions to problems identified within the discipline. This study examines research training in professional Accounting programs at universities in Cali. First, it identifies the curricula offered by these programs, including their research components. Second, it analyzes the guidelines established to promote research within academic training and research skills development among future accounting professionals. The study adopts a qualitative methodology, which made it possible to use instruments to gather the perspectives of students, faculty members, and graduates from the participating institutions.
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Horizonte: Global Perspectives on Higher Education accompanies the launch of the UCC 2026–2030 Strategic Plan of the Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, positioning it as a roadmap to address the challenges of a rapidly changing educational environment. The Plan results from a rigorous, participatory, and multi-stage process involving governance bodies, technical teams, international experts, and the university community, aimed at strengthening cooperative identity, institutional cohesion, and territorial relevance. The book emphasizes the role of an integrated multi-campus university capable of transforming regional diversity into collective value through shared standards, pedagogical innovation, and a common vision. It highlights lifelong learning, student well-being, quality with flexibility, learning analytics, distributed governance, financial sustainability, and engagement with social and productive actors as key pillars of institutional development. Through contributions from seven international scholars, the volume provides a comparative perspective on contemporary higher education challenges, offering strategic insights for decision-making and continuous improvement. These reflections enhance institutional capacity to anticipate scenarios, design relevant learning pathways, and consolidate a modern, sustainable, and socially responsible university model. Overall, the publication aims to translate strategic vision into visible, measurable, and sustainable transformations, placing the university community at the center of change and reinforcing the University’s social impact across its territories and the country.
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Sustainable Trade, Migration, and Transatlantic Linkages in Latin American Regional Integration
The core objective of volume 26 of the Gridale collection is to examine, from a comparative and multidisciplinary perspective, how Latin American regional integration can be reoriented in an international environment marked by overlapping crises, geopolitical reconfiguration, more demanding environmental agendas, and mounting migratory pressures. Drawing on the cases of the interregional relationship between the European Union and Latin America, the Andean Community, Mercosur, and the Pacific Alliance, the book analyzes the extent to which sustainable trade, multilevel governance, and human mobility can become levers for more inclusive and sustainable development in the region. Along a first axis, the chapters on transatlantic relations and environmental regulation show how the European Green Deal and new non-tariff measures strain biregional ties, but also open up space to renegotiate asymmetries, diversify alliances, and build shared agendas on climate, inequality, and economic security. A second axis focuses on the internal challenges of integration by examining the performance of the Pacific Alliance in relation to the 2030 Agenda and the role of subnational governments’ paradiplomacy in the reconfiguration of regional governance. The third axis addresses hemispheric reconfiguration through the lens of U. S. migration policy, the strategic role of remittances in regional value chains, and migrants’ struggles for the recognition of their rights in terms of cosmopolitan law. Taken together, volume 26 calls for rethinking Latin American integration not only as a normative commitment, but as an operational instrument for articulating trade, sustainable development, and rights protection, thereby strengthening transatlantic ties and regional resilience.
This book reconstructs, from a narrative, legal, and phenomenological approach, the experiences of military personnel who were victims of kidnapping during the Colombian armed conflict. It aims to make their stories visible as contributions to historical memory, symbolic reparation, and a comprehensive understanding of the phenomenon, in response to the persistent invisibilization of these victims in official and academic discourses. Kidnapping, used as a systematic strategy of war, deeply affected soldiers, their families, and institutions. The work is organized around three axes: (i) a legal analysis that examines kidnapping as a crime under domestic law and as a war crime and crime against humanity under International Law; (ii) a narrative–discursive approach that explains how testimonies construct meaning, identity, and resilience after trauma; and (iii) an empirical section based on life stories that reveals the emotional, social, and family impact of captivity, including a sociolegal reading from a gender perspective. The findings show differentiated impacts, such as the breakdown of family ties, stigmatization, persistent trauma, and inadequate institutional responses. They also demonstrate that narrating pain becomes an act of symbolic reparation. The book concludes that peace and transitional justice require fully recognizing military personnel as victims and guaranteeing differentiated and transformative reparation mechanisms.
Utilization in the transformation of red tilapia products and by-products for human consumption
The use of tilapia aquaculture by-products for the generation of functional foods constitutes an innovative strategy that responds to the challenges of sustainability and food safety. This document systematizes protocols for the production of edible products such as hamburgers, edible coatings, instant broths, snacks, dried fish, and oil. Each of these products was developed under technical and quality guidelines, guaranteeing their potential as nutritious, safe, and value-added alternatives. Given this, the production of foods derived from aquaculture by-products not only represents a way to reduce waste, but also strengthens food safety and expands the supply of functional products available for human consumption. These alternatives contribute to innovation in the food industry, while generating value in aquaculture communities through more efficient and sustainable processing processes. Furthermore, the incorporation of standardized protocols ensures the replicability and scalability of these practices, offering a viable model for the diversification of national aquaculture production and for the introduction of new products in markets with a growing interest in health and well-being.
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Utilization of fish farming by-products for industry
Tilapia aquaculture byproducts represent an opportunity to generate value-added goods beyond the food chain. In this project, protocols were developed and standardized for the production of non-edible products from these byproducts, including collagen, body lotion, body soap, and organic fertilizer. These products were designed according to quality criteria and good manufacturing practices, demonstrating their viability in sectors such as cosmetics and agriculture. Microbiological and quality analyses confirmed compliance with established parameters, ensuring safety of use. In light of this, there is a need to promote alternatives that not only transform waste into useful products but also integrate the principles of sustainability and the circular economy into aquaculture. The production of goods such as creams, soaps, fertilizers, and collagen not only diversifies the uses of tilapia but also opens the possibility of creating complementary production chains capable of revitalizing local and rural economies. Likewise, these initiatives reduce the environmental pressure resulting from the improper disposal of byproducts, fostering the comprehensive use of biomass and promoting the development of innovative bioproducts that strengthen the competitiveness and sustainability of aquaculture in Colombia.
In La virgen de la Calle de los Naranjos, Jorge Iván Jaramillo Hincapié reconstructs the memory of a Colombian neighborhood through two foundational houses and the voice of a narrator who describes herself as a “mediocre writer.” Through the lives of the Naranjo and Guapacha families, the novel reveals a world shaped by poverty, female resilience, and the silences that define the identity of a forgotten corner. At the heart of the story is Lita, a girl surrounded by a mystical aura, whose passage through life becomes a popular myth. With a prose that blends social chronicle and magical realism, the novel dignifies the marginalized and transforms everyday life into a poetic act of preservation against the erosion of time.
Hacia la construcción del Derecho Solidario en Colombia
Este texto plantea dos partes de una misma realidad. El primer capítulo presenta una prolija exploración a través de la historia, desde las dimensiones etimología, filosófica, sociológica, doctrinal y desde la economía, con discursiva propia y caracterizaciones típicas, encuadradas en el ámbito jurídico. En el segundo capítulo se aborda el mismo escenario, ubicándolo geográficamente en Colombia y empezando con el planteamiento de la propuesta sentada por el doctor Katime, esto es, la sugerencia de estudiar como una ciencia autónoma del derecho, la realidad de la solidaridad, ya que las relaciones jurídicas que regulan sus diferentes normas comparten unos principios especiales, que le son propios, y que le distinguen de otras ramas del universo jurídico; aunque la propuesta se nutre de la doctrina cooperativista, la supera. La obra se constituye en un paso firme para exponer lo que está pasando con el denominado Tercer Sector y también lo que la sociedad civil propone, para crear espacios no sólo de revisión, sino de estímulo y apoyo con fines de solución. En el segundo capítulo se aborda el mismo escenario, ubicándolo geográficamente en Colombia y empezando con el planteamiento de la propuesta sentada por el doctor Katime, esto es, la sugerencia de estudiar como una ciencia autónoma del derecho, la realidad de la solidaridad, ya que las relaciones jurídicas que regulan sus diferentes normas comparten unos principios especiales, que le son propios, y que le distinguen de otras ramas del universo jurídico; aunque la propuesta se nutre de la doctrina cooperativista, la supera. La obra se constituye en un paso firme para exponer lo que está pasando con el denominado Tercer Sector y también lo que la sociedad civil propone, para crear espacios no sólo de revisión, sino de estímulo y apoyo con fines de solución. La obra se constituye en un paso firme para exponer lo que está pasando con el denominado Tercer Sector y también lo que la sociedad civil propone, para crear espacios no sólo de revisión, sino de estímulo y apoyo con fines de solución. PARA MAS INFORMACION VISITAR: http://www.libreriadelau.com/hacia-la-construccion-del-derecho-solidario-en-colombia-derecho-comercial.html
Research in Social and Solidarity Economy
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Estado del arte de la Economía Solidaria en Bogotá
This research contributes to the solidarity sector by providing an overview of what has been built at the intersection of the economic and social spheres in the capital city, the country's political, economic, and administrative hub. It also allows us to observe the advancement of knowledge in the solidarity sector, both in its daily practice and in its conceptual development, from an intellectual perspective, as part of development and social well-being in this sector. From this perspective, this book offers pertinent information on the state of knowledge and the theoretical foundations of the solidarity sector in the Capital District, drawing attention to the need to broaden and deepen the national landscape. This document has been presented in various venues, where it has been widely received and recognized for its contribution. Thus, at the First Congress on the Solidarity Economy, the study was included in the analysis. Likewise, articles on the topic have been published based on the results of the research process. From this perspective, this book offers pertinent information on the state of knowledge and theoretical foundations of the solidarity sector in the Capital District, drawing attention to the need to broaden and deepen the national landscape. This document has been presented in various settings, where it has been well received and recognized for its contributions. Thus, at the First Congress on Solidarity Economy, the study was considered a piece of analysis. Likewise, articles on the topic have been published based on the results of the research process. This document has been presented in various settings, where it has been well received and recognized for its contributions. Thus, at the First Congress on Solidarity Economy, the study was considered a piece of analysis. Likewise, articles on the topic have been published based on the results of the research process.
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The Social and Solidarity Economy in the Pursuit of Gender Equity. Volume II.
This book is a collaborative work that explores the intersection between the social and solidarity economy (SSE) and gender equity. It brings together fourteen articles that examine how women and other feminized identities participate in the SSE, highlighting the obstacles they face in this field as well as the opportunities to advance toward greater equity. The authors analyze how, despite the SSE being founded on principles of equality and social justice, patriarchal dynamics and gender inequalities persist in its daily practice. The study focuses on experiences from Latin America and Spain, emphasizing both internal resistance within SSE entities and the structural challenges in the global socio-economic context. The book is organized into three thematic sections that address: the relationship between labor and gender in the SSE, grassroots and community experiences from a gender perspective, and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the sustainability of life. Through these studies, the two volumes offer a critical and relevant contribution to the discussion on the role of the SSE in building more just and equitable societies.
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Although the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Southern Common Market (Mercosur in Spanish) are located at considerable geographical distance and have historical and cultural differences, as regional integration processes they share certain common features and, even with different origins, functioning, and results, in the 21st century the economic interdependence at the commercial level has risen between them. Through an empirical research approach, supported by documentary survey techniques and statistical data, this book describes and analyzes the institutional logic of both sub-regions, the diplomatic rapprochement process between them, the state of Mercosur-asean inter-regional relations and, through indicators of position and commercial dynamics, it quantifies the flows of their exchanges. This allows us to determine their relative interregional dynamics —comparative advantages, degree of similarity of export baskets, magnitude of their complementarity, trade nature and intra-industrial potential—, as well as the intensity of trade relations from 2001 to 2022. Also, the comparative analysis of their institutional logic and functioning in interregional negotiations let us conclude that there are reasons to relaunch and deepen Mercosur-ASEAN inter-regionalism, but the former will need to make some institutional adjustments to fully take advantage of the opportunities it presents.
He crises in the muLtiLateraLism and in the regionaLtrade agreements
The loss of effectiveness of the multilateral system of the World Trade Organization (WTO), the tensions created by interregional trade agreements and the difficulties in regional integration agreements require, in particular for the Latin American countries, to reflect on the strategies of external insertion, to face the new distribution of world power, with its impact on global economic competence, and to participate in the transition towards a new international economic order. In order to achieve this, is necessary the redesign of the multilateral trading system with the adjustment of existing rules, the alignment with the multiple regional or interregional preferential trade spaces, and a more intense regional economic integration and cooperation in the different spaces formed by the Latin American countries. This book analyzes the factors affecting crises in the multilateral trading system and regional agreements, and proposes courses of action to develop at the national, regional and global levels.
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This book aims to facilitate the process of preparing the dental record of child patients in the Schools of Dentistry and other service institutions, in addition to being a support for Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry graduates from any university. The dentist plays a critical role in establishing diagnosis and treatment for the schoolchild patient; to reach an adequate diagnosis, it is necessary to obtain both data for a dental record and changes that allow conducting the treatment, as well as to understand that the role model in the child’s or preteen’s environment makes them successfully adapt to the needs of the treatment with the dentist’s help. Preparation of the dental record is the first contact the dentist has with the patient, and good knowledge thereof is critical; otherwise, a significant interpersonal barrier may arise. The greater this knowledge is, the higher the possibilities of achieving good results. This manual guides the student in completing records and their annexes and facilitates the research process since it improves standardization of patient data collection and allows the obtaining of morbidity statistics. The book shows how the patient’s dental record and medical examination are carried out; then, it continues to describe each item comprising the record and allowing for a proper diagnosis of a growing patient.
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Este libro sobre biodiversidad caprina iberoamericana es el tercero de la serie dedicada a la biodiversidad de las especies domésticas utilizadas en alimentación y agricultura, precedido por uno sobre ovinos y otro sobre porcinos. Este libro contiene un capitulo introductorio y 14 capítulos que describen y discuten la biodiversida caprina en 13 países y un grupo regional, en los que intervienen 95 autores. El primer capítulo trata de la colonización en América y la formación de las razas caprinas americanas y su relación con las razas ibéricas, en especial las de Islas Canarias. Los capítulos 2 y 3 se dedican a la diversidad caprina en la Península Ibérica, en España y Portugal respectivamente. El capítulo 4 considera las características y la conservación de la cabra criolla de Cuba y el capítulo 5 trata de razas caprinas criollas y locales en Estados Unidos. Los recursos caprinos de México se describen y discuten en el capítulo 6. En el capítulo 7, se consideran las cabras criollas de las Antillas y Haití. El capítulo 8 se refiere a la producción caprina en Panamá y el capítulo 9 a la diversidad de la cabra en Colombia. El capítulo 10 reseña los recursos genéticos caprinos locales de Ecuador y el capítulo 11 considera la cabra criolla en Perú, su situación actual y perspectivas conservacionistas. El capítulo 12 trata de la crianza de caprinos en Bolivia y la función primordial de la cabra criolla. Los recursos genéticos de caprinos de razas locales en Brasil se exponen en el capítulo 13. Finalmente, los dos últimos capítulos se concentran en el Cono Sur de Suramérica. El capítulo 14 considera los caprinos en Uruguay y su compromiso con el desarrollo social y el capítulo 15 describe y discute los recursos genéticos caprinos en Argentina. Palabras clave: conservación, diversidad, recursos genéticos locales, razas criollas.
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La Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia tuvo su representación en el Congreso de Humanidades Médicas en Brasil, Universidad de Sao Paulo, año 2013, con tres investigadoras que respondieron a la convocatoria: la doctora Cristina Marín Monroy, Amparo Aurora Ramírez de la sede Santa Marta y la Psicóloga Paula Ariadna Corzo Pérez de Villavicencio. Durante la sustentación de las tres investigaciones estuvo presente la doctora María Rosa Walker de la Universidad Católica de Chile. Las diapositivas y los temas propuestos la sensibilizaron, inquietaron y la llevaron a proponer la participación en el Congreso de Médicos Escritores. Le correspondía a Argentina. Se hicieron las conexiones pertinentes y Colombia participó en el IX Congreso, en Misiones de Argentina, con anfitriones extraordinarios como los doctores Juan Kelm y Mónica Cantarela. No pudo haber mejor recibimiento que unos brazos abiertos y una gran sonrisa plena de amabilidad hacia la única colombiana asistente, Amparo Aurora Ramírez Tamayo. No hubo literatura, sino un buen relato del bello país representativo. Al finalizar el Congreso, Colombia fue postulada como la siguiente sede. Postulación declinada hasta preguntar a la Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia si le interesaba la propuesta. Un año después, 2014 en Guatemala, también con anfitriones maravillosos liderados por el doctor José Francisco Serrano y la doctora Evelyn Mazariegos Carrascosa, participó Colombia en el I Congreso Nacional y X Latinoamericano de Médicos Escritores, esta vez cuento y poesía colombianos estuvieron en el libro. Al hacerse la postulación para el siguiente, dos países fueron nominados: Colombia y Uruguay, los dos con la opción de aprobar o desaprobar. Colombia aceptó y Uruguay se prepara para el próximo. No es fácil, pero el XI Congreso Latinoamericano de Médicos Escritores se lleva a cabo con la propuesta de que participen también los profesionales de la salud. Por tanto, se agregó el título I Congreso Colombiano de Escritores Profesionales de la Salud. Inicialmente todo se fue organizando con los entusiasmados latinoamericanos de quienes se resalta su participación logística. En Chile, las doctoras Catherine Julia Fieldhouse Alarcón y Laura Caballero Canales; en Argentina los doctores Juan Ricardo Kelm y Mónica Cantarela; en Guatemala los doctores Juan Francisco Serrano y Ana Evelyn Mazariegos Carrascosa. En Uruguay la doctora Nedy Cristina Varela Cetina. Todos muy pendientes de errores, repeticiones, faltantes, de escribir a unos y a otros, de incentivar para el acompañamiento y de cuanta información hiciera falta para que nada se quedara en el tintero. Vale la pena relatar anécdotas como la del doctor Carlos Juan Antonio Toro Torres. Por el correo de las brujas, como se dice popularmente, se enteró del Congreso. Su peluquero escuchó en una cafetería a algunas personas y le contó. ¿Dónde? En la Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia. ¿Y con quién se contacta? Afortunadamente, el doctor Toro conocía a la decana de Psicología, la doctora Andrea Liliana González, ella le dio el correo de la coordinación del Congreso. Escribió. Hubo acuerdo y encuentro en la Biblioteca Juan Luciano Olivella Jacquin. Ante su maravillosa oferta de colaboración, se le puso en contexto y trabajó en investigación sobre el Congreso y en divulgación. Hizo parte de la terna evaluadora del cuento, escribió el prólogo del libro. Mientras evaluaba notó errores de clasificación. Fueron de gran ayuda sus observaciones y trabajo. El 13 de mayo en el lanzamiento de libros de los doctores Marco Antonio González Castellanos y Luciano Morales de la Asociación de Médicos Escritores de Guatemala se dio el anuncio de que nueve integrantes de la misma habían enviado su participación literaria para el libro 2016 en Colombia y que once más se preparaban para asistir. El Congreso en la Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia hacía parte de Centroamérica. Cabe destacar la colaboración incondicional del doctor Enio Armando Hernández Aguirre, médico, investigador y poeta; de Carlos Julio Velásquez Acosta, licenciado en Español y Literatura, poeta, maestrante en Educación; del médico Francisco Navarro Mier; del licenciado Martiniano Acosta, escritor de cuento, novela corta y ensayo; de la psicóloga Martha Lucía La Rota Ramírez; de la doctora Gregoria Polo de Lobatón. Fue interesante la metodología empleada. Muy temprano se inició la recepción de participación de los médicos escritores de Argentina, Brasil, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, México y Uruguay, a todos les pareció temprano, pero cada uno inició sus envíos desde el mes de marzo de 2016. Durante la corrección de estilo, correos van, correos vienen, se pudo comprobar la eficacia de la tecnología y el interés que cada escritor le puso a su creación. Comas aquí, acentos allá, términos regionales, signos de puntuación y de admiración con criterio propio, exigencias por parte de la Editorial como la firma de los autores aprobando publicación, conferencias con los editores aportando ideas. Finalmente, el libro tiene características específicas, propias de la Editorial y creatividad por parte del Comité Académico para su presentación secuencial en cuento, microcuento, poesía y ensayo; biodata de cada autor con su dirección electrónica para que pueda ser contactado por los interesados lectores. La tarea finaliza con la publicación del libro Médicos Escritores, desde Colombia, y el desarrollo del XI Congreso Latinoamericano de Médicos Escritores, I Congreso Colombiano de Profesionales de la Salud.
Basic teaching of written Spanish for deaf people
This textbook is a teaching material designed to support the basic teaching-learning process of written Spanish as a second language for people with hearing impairments. It is intended for use by students and teachers through a variety of content, examples, exercises, and activities that facilitate the understanding and application of the topics. This textbook was created as a result of a pedagogical exercise with hearing-impaired students at a district school in Bogotá, Colombia. Various aspects of the curriculum and teaching methodology were adopted, with certain flexibilities and adaptations, to ensure that the written content is more appropriate for the cognitive style of this population group. Its content and methodology are designed with visual support through images, explanations that progress according to the lesson's difficulty level, and various exercises and activities presented in a pleasant and simple manner. The main objective is to help bilingual teachers or Spanish teachers, assisted by an interpreter and supported by a linguistic model, more easily assist students in relating written material to its references. This book is designed for classroom use through Colombian Sign Language. Each unit is presented with a title that organizes the initial reading, vocabulary, the most important grammatical aspects, practical activities, and supplementary readings. This book is also linked to a common thread that guides deaf students toward advancing and deepening their knowledge of their surroundings, enabling them to understand not only the essential workings of the language but also everything inherent to their everyday social and cultural environment. This makes this textbook also a process of immersion, access, and appropriation of the city that favors the exercise of the rights of people with hearing disabilities.
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Nostalgia de la luz reúne 11 cuentos cortos y de mediana extensión
Hanging Gardens and Other Reading Diaries
A collection of 49 poems about reading, literature, and family memories.
This research book aims to analyze the interaction between law and emerging technologies, with a particular focus on smart contracts, decentralized arbitration, and cybercrime in the Colombian context. Its central purpose is to identify regulatory gaps and propose solutions that enable the effective integration of these innovations into the national legal framework, promoting a more efficient, transparent, and digitally responsive administration of justice. The relevance of this work lies in the growing impact of disruptive technologies on traditional legal institutions, especially in countries like Colombia, where regulation in these areas is still in its early stages. Through a comparative and interdisciplinary approach, it examines successful international frameworks that may serve as references for the development of national public policies. Key topics include a theoretical framework that defines essential concepts such as blockchain and cryptographic law (lex cryptographica); a critical analysis of the regulation of smart contracts in Colombia; a reflection on the challenges and opportunities of decentralized arbitration as an alternative dispute resolution mechanism; and a study of the legal challenges related to cybercrime and personal data protection. The significance of its findings lies in the identification of regulatory deficiencies, the formulation of legal reform proposals, and the recognition of the transformative potential that emerging technologies offer to the justice system. From the author’s perspective, the book emphasizes the urgent need to update legal frameworks to ensure the effective protection of citizens’ rights in digital environments. Moreover, this publication represents the first volume in the Emerging Research from Student Research Groups collection, highlighting its pioneering nature and its contribution to strengthening the dialogue between law and technology. Its conclusions are intended to positively influence legal education, research, and practice in Colombia.
University strategies for social incubation of entrepreneurship from a solidarity and territorial approach
This book describes systematization results of some Latin American university models of social incubation in the area of popular, social and solidarity economy (EPSS). It is a research product that integrate the INCUBEPSS project - “Platform for incubation of entrepreneurship and collaborative networks of popular, social and solidarity economy with a territorial approach”, developed by four universities (National University of Quilmes - Argentina, Cooperative University of Colombia, National Autonomous University of Nicaragua and Technological Institute of Costa Rica). The objective of this proposal is to strengthen the individual and collective capacities of EPSS actors and networks about the development of the economic, social and environmental sustainability of their ventures, through the design of an incubation platform and the implementation of a device for dialogue of knowledge and learning communities. In this context, the research process was based on the survey of academic and territorial experiences from the participating Universities and the analysis and interpretation of the data that have emerged. This made it possible to identify approaches and methodologies related to specific university support in the area of ​​incubation of EPSS processes and ventures. It also made it possible to recognize common elements in the design of selected learning strategies in such a way that viability hypotheses are derived about the favorable conditions for their development from the universities together with the communities. Based on this, a training proposal has been consolidated that constitutes a baseline for the construction of a collaborative digital platform. This platform seeks to offer self-assisted courses facilitated by Universities and includes a strategy of selective support from specialized mentoring. The results of this general strategy will be evaluated later, to generate new knowledge. Throughout the text, therefore, the focus of the EPSS on the experience of different university experiences is presented; the pedagogical perspective put into play in relation to incubation in the EPSS; the debates around the incubation of processes and ventures and the description of the specific device, as a proposal that includes these approaches and the methodologies developed in the area by the participating Universities.
Duermevelas is a poetic journey that moves between memory and forgetfulness, between the intimate and the universal. Jorge Iván Jaramillo Hincapié draws, with the honesty of one who gives himself without reserve, an emotional map where nostalgia, love, pain, and the contradictions of life unfold like bursts of meaning. Divided into four sections — Words the Wind Doesn’t Take Away, Ambiguous Loves and Other Things, Of the Wounds, and Longings from Other Times — this poetry collection creates a lyrical space where the author reopens his wounds and turns his story into a mirror of mosaic emotions. Each poem is a shard that pierces the page’s slumbering center, awakening echoes of the human experience: sobs, gratitude, and the certainty that life is a constant search. Between 57th and Mexicali, between Rulfo and Bogotá, between maternal evocations and the 23rd floor, Jaramillo invites us to wander through the rooms of his memory. Duermevelas is a vital testimony, a journey that reveals otherness, solitude, and the inexhaustible beauty of imperfection. These verses are now ours too.
Manual of Cooperative and Solidarity Economy
With this work, Mario Arango Jaramillo provides scholars of cooperativism and solidarity economy with a comprehensive manual on social economy. Through a compelling narrative, he traces a historical journey of cooperation, from the earliest contributions of Greek philosophers to the current situation of cooperativism in developed and developing countries. In this historical journey, the most significant moments of humanity are explored, where social thinkers contributed to the doctrine of self-management and solidarity. Furthermore, the author introduces us to the concept of solidarity economy as a new form of economic rationality that has enriched economic science with an ethical component. This perspective has enabled the transformation of both self-managed enterprises and state socialism, thanks to the inclusion of a new economic factor: community. Finally, he offers a detailed insight into the characteristics of solidarity enterprises in Colombia, both formal and informal, as well as other practical aspects of interest for those wishing to delve into the fascinating world of social economy. Ultimately, it is a work that invites the reader to reflect on the context of their country. Keywords: cooperativism, solidarity economy, history of cooperativism.
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Characterization and Prospects of the Professional Practice of Veterinary Doctors, Veterinary Zootechnicians, and Zootechnicians in Colombia – 2023
Aquí tienes el texto con los espacios corregidos: The information provided by the Ministerio de Educación Nacional de Colombia shows a growing number of professionals in Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics in Colombia; however, studies on the subject have conducted fragmented analyses of the situation. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 generated new dynamics in academic and professional activities, prompting the Colombian Association of Faculties of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics (ASFAMEVEZ) to conduct a national study to better understand the educational and labor dynamics in these fields. The aim of the study was to characterize the state, evolution, and influencing factors in the professional practice and well-being of these professionals. This research was carried out using a descriptive cross-sectional methodology, which included three structured surveys directed at students, graduates, and employers, obtaining 2179 responses between January and May 2023. The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Universidad de La Salle. The results reveal the reality of these professions in Colombia, highlighting the increase in the number of female professionals in Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics. Additionally, although perceptions are mostly positive, there is a latent concern for the socio-emotional dimension of the practice. In general, the importance of these disciplines for various sectors is recognized, and it is identified that postgraduate studies are key to improving socioeconomic conditions and professional competencies. It is also evident that labor condition trends are similar across professions, being moderate overall but potentially concerning in some cases, especially given the growing competition from other disciplines. Despite the identified challenges, a promising future is envisaged for these professions in Colombia, despite the variable impact of the pandemic on students.
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Foreign Policy and Regional Challenges in the 21st Century
The purpose of volume 21 focuses on addressing, in the first instance, key aspects of foreign policy in the cases of key regional and subregional actors. Given the role of these States, they can determine and influence strategic objective interests for integration. Through the proposal of analysis models, the volume determines key variables that allow transcending the ideological variable to explain the structural crisis of the notion of regionalism and the practice of regional integration. In this regard, within the regional integration agenda, the strategic objectives go through internal demands and national interests that require peace and development, greater productive and physical integration, as well as the security of strategic resources, among others. In this sense, regional integration must go beyond being an ideational commitment institutionalized in the constitutions of Latin American countries as an end in itself, to contribute to the well-being of their societies in a significant way as a means to prosper in all dimensions. To achieve this, a revitalization of the practice of intraregional integration and cooperation is required based on key elements of the notion of regionalism from which the existing particularities and heterogeneities, both conjunctural and structural, are recognized at all levels. The above demands greater discussions and contributions that contribute to aspects such as leadership and role, insertion, productive development and interconnection, multilateralism, and water security, among others.
Ya (no) puedes volver is a collection of science fiction stories. Most of these tales take place in Bogotá and South Carolina, although others unfold in the Amazon, Detroit, New York, Mars, distant moons within our solar system, and even far-off galaxies. The first stories occur in the early twenty-first century, while the later ones take place in increasingly distant and uncanny futures. These stories revolve around universal themes such as vengeance, justice, the idea of time, love, violence, the environment, intolerance, and hope. Some of the narratives draw on classic science-fiction devices like time travel and interstellar journeys, while others move away from these traditional tools to reflect on our relationship with technology from different fields and less explored perspectives.
Studies of Latin American Cooperation, Association, and Integration
The political, economic, and institutional challenges facing Latin America are enormous. Overcoming them requires coordination, institutions, and, above all, pragmatism and political will to advance common agendas and thus build alliances around key issues for the region’s socioeconomic advancement. Therefore, studying and analyzing governance, cooperation, and integration in Latin America has never been more urgent. In this sense, this work explores alternatives and raises important reflections for rethinking cooperation in the region to strengthen regional integration and governance. The book’s overall methodology is qualitative, which, through descriptive analysis, highlights the progress and challenges of Latin American integration. Through case studies and diverse perspectives, this book contributes to the analysis of governance, cooperation, and integration, contributing to the development of knowledge and research in the field. This work is divided into two parts: 1) “Governance and Integration in Latin America”, which is structured in four chapters that analyze the practice of governance and integration around the energy transition, the promotion of trade and investment, the financing of infrastructure projects and initiatives to promote economic growth and employment, and 2) “Cooperation, New Actors and Issues of Multidimensional Integration in Latin America”, which includes five chapters aimed at understanding the importance of cooperation as a fundamental phase to make integration a viable mechanism that guides the region, from an economic, political and social perspective, towards more and better practices.
Founding ideas of Latin American and European Integration
This work has as its starting point the central idea that integration continues to be considered a valid instrument for the economic, political and social development of Latin America, at a time when Latin American integration processes are stagnant, despite decades of mandates for its implementation. And that, consequently, it is useful and convenient to investigate in a comparative manner through analysis of comparative regionalism, founding ideas that have allowed European integration to achieve important advances in its process in relation to the founding ideas that accompanied Latin American integration with the support of the Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLAC), observing which ones may be valid and cannot be postponed to relaunch Latin American integration. This implies considering historical elements of the first ideas of integration in the Latin American and European continents, theoretical reflections linked to integration and specific ideas of a founding Latin American and European nature that deserve to be analyzed and considered again. The work is voluntaristic and prescriptive since it wants to leave suggestions about the realization in Latin America of a multidimensional integration and recommend the convenience of working on it with basic concepts and experiences lived in the processes of the two continents from the first decades of their development by different pioneers and protagonists, who in different contexts of regionalism have made conceptual contributions of valid foundational ideas that Latin American integration cannot postpone any longer.
The work of Alcântara Machado is born and takes on meaning in São Paulo, in the 1920s, a city in full development and progress, a cosmopolitan and multicultural metropolis where Brazilians, with all their diversity, converged with Portuguese, Italian, Spanish, Galician, and Japanese immigrants. Its value lies precisely in the portrayal of the bustling and changing reality of a city in which he explores not only its technological and urban development but also its artistic and moral dimension through everyday life. The twelve stories that make up "Naranja de China" present everyday situations, starring common people from different social classes with whom he weaves a narrative that captures the dynamic and diverse essence of life in the burgeoning city. From the title of each story, Alcântara announces a sort of amalgamation between history and future, between literature and reality, which had already been present in his two previous works and, for example, with "Brás—Bexiga y Barra Funda," he stated, should not be taken as a work of fiction, but as a kind of real, though invented, chronicle. Considered a master of city representation and its character, a cultivator of social satire, Alcântara Machado's ability to weave literary and everyday elements in his work resonated strongly with critics and consolidated him as a unique and exceptional narrator of Brazilian modernism, a key author of Brazilian literature, and one whose presentation for the first time in Spanish in this edition fills us with immense pride.
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La seguridad de los derechos en Indoamérica
<span style="color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">This book presents a compilation of the thoughts of various authors on the challenges facing their respective countries in areas such as criminology, human rights, and civil and commercial law. Its aim is to generate knowledge to better understand reality and offer alternative perspectives for its transformation. The authors reflect a humanistic concern to contribute their expertise to understanding the issues, seeking to initiate the necessary reflection to address sensitive issues for society and the individual, particularly regarding rights in the region. Therefore, in these articles, which are the result of theoretical and descriptive research, they offer documented and useful perspectives for social purposes. The book is divided into three parts: the first addresses aspects of criminology, including a reinterpretation of the evidentiary standard in relation to feminicide. The second part discusses the treatment of human rights during the COVID-19 pandemic, with analyses on the protection of human rights and public policies for social equality, as well as labor rights and telecommuting during the pandemic. Finally, the third part focuses on aspects of civil and commercial law, proposing the improvement of contracts as a basis for economic growth and addressing the challenges of the multilateral trade system in relation to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).