La Irrupción del paraestado

Una cuestión espinosa : la legitimidad y vigencia de una Constitución centenaria - De la utopía radical de 1863 a la contrarrevolución restauradora de 1886 - Reformismo constitucional y poder constituyente - Circunstancias, estilo y propósitos de las principales reformas - Conservadurismo bajo apariencia innovadora - Las supresiones y rechazos correctivos - Los refuerzos modernizantes - Vacíos, desgaste, deformaciones y desequilibrios del sistema - En busca de una salida democrática y justiciera - La constitución que no queremos ver.

"Excellent study by a team of Colombian social scientists of the recent evolution of Colombian-Venezuelan relations and their process of integration. Analyzes Colombian and Venezuelan roles in the other country's foreign policy, evolution of bilateral relations (1989-92), commercial relations, and negotiations and agreements on border, commercial, transportation, energy, environmental, and other issues. Concludes that integration process has lost momentum and recommends the reduction of the number and complexity of issues under discussion, while focusing attention on implementation of...

Debates de un taller organizado en Bogotá por el Instituto de Estudios Políticos y Relaciones Internacionales de la Universidad Nacional y la Fundación Friedrich Ebert de Colombia en Mayo 22 de 1996.

Two exhibitions that propose a dialogue from diverse perspectives around art, archaeology and the human body. The exhibition "Amerindian Bodies: Art and culture of the corporal modifications" curated by archaeologist Uribe explores the cultural, social and symbolic richness of the corporal interventions amongst the Pre-Columbian societies of Colombia. The interventions in skin, muscles, bone, hair, denture and nails, far from being superfluous, are vital in the construction of the social identity of the people. The exhibition follows the beauty ideals, religious rituals, economic activities,...