Descorriendo velos en las ciencias sociales

El autor es sociólogo y a través de este ensayo elabora una comprensión sustantiva acerca de la insurrección ciudadana de abril (2005). Constituye una lectura imprescindible a la hora de abrir nuevas posibilidades para pensar y materializar en la actualidad una forma radical de democracia.

"Interviews with leading politicians and political figures including ex-presidents, former generals, and former guerrillas; and with leaders of the Church, indigenous movements, and other key areas of national life. Interviews originally broadcast on television during Rodrigo Borja's 1988-92 presidential term"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

Ecuador is a country with multiple crossroads; crossroads that demand a deep reflection and analysis in different keys and disciplinary fields. This volume addresses some of them: the country's international relations and the integration processes in which it is immersed; the complex socio-environmental problems that generate situations of risk for citizens and nature; the acute social crises and scenarios of protest and political conflict; the crisis of a political and economic model based on public spending, extractivism and the deterioration of rights, in the context in which the possible...

Se ofrece información inédita y una rigurosa investigación que busca contextualizar los antecedentes a la fundación del Partido Socialista Ecuatoriano y mostrar los hechos más relevantes de sus dos primeras décadas.