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

After discussing the role of pension systems in capitalism as instruments of redistribution of income between capital and labor and, therefore, of the class struggle, it is recounted how, in a context of a fragmented and inconclusive Welfare State, pension systems emerged in Mexico, and recent reforms to pension systems are analyzed, showing their impact in the reduction of benefits. Lastly, the poverty of the population of retirement age is analyzed in relation to their access to contributory and non-contributory pensions.

In recent years, the Internet and, specifically, social networks have become instruments of political communication, increasingly used by political parties to connect with voters, especially during electoral campaign. This allows politicians to create a campaign closer to its citizens and far away from the traditional institutional communication, supported by traditional instruments of communication: television, radio and newspapers. The objective of this work is to know what campaign issues were included by the Partido Popular party and Podemos party in the social network Twitter during the electoral campaign for the European elections of 2014. To achieve this objective, we have worked with a quantitative methodology based on a content analysis on 2,273 tweets published by @PPopular and @ahorapodemos between May 9 and 23 of the same month in 2014. These were the first elections in which Podemos party participated, a party in birth process and which, currently, has 69 representatives in the Congress of Deputies.

Academic scientific networks are an important communication tool to the scientific community. They can increase the visibility of the results of research. These networks allow academia to follow, share curricula and publications, facilitating their relationships both domestically and internationally. Academic scientific networks appeared after social media networks, but they have grown continuously. In Ecuador, a country in which this study focuses, their presence is still recent but they are already growing. The purpose of this paper is the analysis of the use of academic scientific networks by Ecuadorian professors and the possibilities these networks can offer them. The study considers a sample of 487 professors of 16 Ecuadorian universities of the Categories A and B with communication studies. First of all, a quantitative content analysis is made to observe their presence or absence in academic research networks and how they use them. Secondly, this data is completed with a qualitative study based on five depth interviews with experts. This qualitative information permits the evaluation of the data and the delimitation of the possibilities that these networks give to researchers. The results show an uneven presence of Ecuadorian communication professors in academic networks. However, the experts predict an important development. The role of these networks can be vital for the Ecuadorean academia, as they can improve the visibility of research and the academic reputation.

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Article for the Tribuna section of adComunica.

Article for the Tribuna section of adComunica.

Article for the Tribuna section of adComunica.

Article for the Tribuna section of adComunica.

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