Sistema Regional de Información
en línea para Revistas Científicas de América Latina,
el Caribe, España y Portugal

In this paper we organize the construction of justice approaches in the context of transitions to sustainability. From a qualitative State of Art Review of 110 documents, we identify justice/transition assemblages on a global and Latin American scale. Thus, on the one hand, from international debates, we distinguish the just transition approach with its roots in North American labor unionism, and that of energy and multispecies justice promoted by the academic world. On the other hand, in Latin American approaches, we find Buen Vivir and justice promoted by indigenous peoples and civil society, and climate justice, developed by environmental constitutionalism promoted by civil society and Latin American jurists. Global approaches usually claim adaptive strategies, while Latin American perspectives are usually re-foundational with respect to extractivism. Thus, we show that justice, rather than a stabilized, universally understood object, is a political artifact under construction, appropriate to historical contexts and intellectual traditions. We conclude with an invitation for future research to examine the practical implementation of these varieties of justice, addressing the social challenges and institutional resistances that may arise.

The challenge of mitigating climate change through the transition to renewable energy often provokes social opposition in the territories where energy initiatives are implemented. This article identifies the political ecology narratives that emerge in the socio-territorial conflict over wind energy development in the Renaico Commune, Chile. The methodology is based on a qualitative case study approach, combining primary and secondary information sources. Data collection techniques included semi-structured interviews, focus groups, and participant observation. The analyses revealed the presence of five dominant narratives within political ecology. The narrative concerning new environmental subjectivities and attitudes shapes the wind energy conflict. Finally, it is argued that energy policies in Latin America should foster mechanisms to ensure sustainability, democracy, and justice in the transitional process within the Global South.

The deployment of a “green hydrogen” (H2V) industry has become a priority for the State of Chile. This, not only because of its potential to catalyze the national energy transition, but also because of the economic opportunity that the export of such fuel would imply. Seeking to enhance the geographical advantages that Chile would have over other potential suppliers, the State has sought to establish “enabling conditions” to accelerate and ensure the deployment of this industry. This has translated into the establishment of national goals through various public policies, and the granting of economic and administrative benefits to facilitate the development of the first projects. However, there are very few measures aimed at preventing the socio-environmental impacts associated with this type of projects, particularly those cumulative and synergistic impacts projected by the large scale and geographic concentration of these projects. The objective of this study was to identify the regulatory tools used to control the spatial distribution of H2V projects, and their role in the deployment of this industry in Chile. The results show a limited availability of instruments oriented to this end, highlighting the potential of the incipient “energy planning instruments”.

If nowadays there is enough evidence to sustain that subjective experience escapes from us and we filter the reality, why do we social scientists continue asking the same questions?, what do we get in response?, and how do we analyze the responses obtained? These methodological questions are the white elephant in the hegemonic room of our qualitative method per excellence, the interview; where despite having that feeling that there is something in the middle of the room which is so big and uncomfortable, that perhaps we prefer to continue ignoring it. But for those of us who seek to do different and applicable science which generates real solutions to the complex human problems of coexistence, microphenomenology emerges as an innovative view to face the challenge of subjectivitycof the interviewed and of the researchers.

This article addresses the resistance of local communities to the construction of power plants based on wind energy. The research included two case studies in southern Chile: the Mesamávida park in the city of Los Ángeles, Biobío Region and the Calbuco project in the homonymous commune in the Los Lagos region. The objective of this work was to identify the main factors that have built the growing community opposition to this type of initiatives despite being considered beneficial due to their non-polluting nature. The results point to discourses that are articulated at different levels, from questions related to environmental impacts to structural criticism of the territorial development model, considering aspects such as environmental participation and access to justice.

In this article I seek to reflect on some of the challenges involved in conducting ethnographic fieldwork with Senegalese migrants in Río Cuarto, an intermediate city in Córdoba, Argentina. This methodological path allowed me to establish a particular bond with my interlocutors, where assigned roles and relationships were strained according to different ideas and appreciations around issues such as migration and gender. The reflexivity on the practices developed in the field allowed me to recognise and reconsider errors, limits and difficulties in the enquiry, emerging dilemmas in the use of categories, positions and prejudices. This paper is the result of the development of qualitative collection and analysis techniques, such as the re-reading of field notes on informal conversations, research and systematisation of thematic background and observation in different places in the city and different degrees of participation.

Bolívar reached Peru in September 1823 and found a country submerged in a political labyrinth, with two presidents at the helm of government, in addition to the Constitutional Convention. In January 1824, the royalists attempted to recapture Lima, which forced the Liberator to take his government to Trujillo. The battles of Junín y Ayacucho secured Peru’s independence. After taking office as president, Bolívar set out on his trip through the southern Andes. In Cuzco, he issued a series of “indigenist” decrees and in Upper Peru he drafted the constitution with a lifetime president, also known as the Bolivian Constitution of 1826. 

La retroalimentación estudiantil desempeña un papel crucial en el ámbito universitario, influyendo significativamente en las prácticas docentes y contribuyendo a la mejora de la calidad educativa y de las dinámicas de enseñanza-aprendizaje. El objetivo central de esta investigación fue examinar las percepciones de los docentes de la Universidad Técnica de Manabí en Ecuador acerca de la retroalimentación estudiantil y su impacto en la práctica profesional. Para ello, se utilizó una metodología mixta y una encuesta digital anónima aplicada a 336 docentes. Los resultados revelaron una diversidad de opiniones, subrayando la necesidad de personalización en los procesos evaluativos y de estrategias equilibradas y constructivas. Aunque la retroalimentación tiene un impacto moderado en la enseñanza, suele percibirse como crítica, destacando la importancia del contacto personal y las evaluaciones del curso. Se resalta la necesidad de mejorar la comunicación, fortalecer la resiliencia emocional y considerar factores como la experiencia y el género para maximizar los beneficios de la retroalimentación. En conclusión, el estudio aboga la implementación de estrategias de retroalimentación claras y específicas, destacando la importancia de los aspectos demográficos y emocionales en la valoración de la retroalimentación para crear un entorno educativo más equitativo y resiliente.

Los estudios universitarios en modalidad virtual han experimentado un notable incremento y en consonancia, se han multiplicado las publicaciones científicas acerca de la satisfacción estudiantil en la educación universitaria virtual. Por ello, esta investigación buscó caracterizar la producción científica en Scopus acerca de la satisfacción estudiantil en la educación virtual universitaria. Se realizó una indagación documental, con diseño de revisión sistemática de literatura, en la base de datos Scopus a través de cuatro fases: Identificación, cribado, elegibilidad e inclusión. Este proceso fue realizado de manera independiente por los investigadores, siguiendo los criterios de la Declaración PRISMA. Finalmente, se incluyeron 50 trabajos que cumplían con los criterios de elegibilidad establecidos, la mayoría con enfoque cuantitativo. Entre los hallazgos, se destaca que un 84% de los estudios reportan algún grado de satisfacción estudiantil. Los factores más importantes asociados a esta satisfacción incluyen la autoeficacia en la educación virtual; presencia social y cognitiva del docente; contenido y diseño del curso virtual; y calidad de la plataforma de aprendizaje utilizada. Se concluye que la evidencia indica que la satisfacción de los estudiantes en la educación virtual está vinculada, en diversos grados, a factores relacionados con el propio estudiante, docente, curso y la gestión académica.