Social research and intellectual engagement : reflections on knowledge building in the Center for Latin American Studies UNAM

How does the production of knowledge looks like in Latin America today? What did renowned research instítutions brought in to turn the Latín American perspective into an important source of knowledge to explain social phenomena affecting the region? How do we explain the region's history? This...

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Autor principal: Darling, Victoria; Posgrado en Ciencias Políticas y Sociales, UNAM.
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Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales 2015
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Acceso en línea:http://revistas.unam.mx/index.php/rel/article/view/49413
http://biblioteca.clacso.edu.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=mx/mx-047&d=article49413oai
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Sumario:How does the production of knowledge looks like in Latin America today? What did renowned research instítutions brought in to turn the Latín American perspective into an important source of knowledge to explain social phenomena affecting the region? How do we explain the region's history? This paper intends to understand these questions. It analyzes a broad analytical work produced at the Center for Latin American Studies from its beginningto the present. It will look at the development of the production of critical thought and conditions to create knowledge in Latín America.