The paper aims to investigate the impact of Axel Honneth’s work – in particular his theory of recognition – within sociology. After indicating the sociological elements of his theoretical proposal and comparing some current discussions, the paper sketches out the main empirical applications of the theory of recognition: contemporary identitarian configurations, the social exclusion of minority groups, social movements, intercultural relations and the changes in the world of work in late modern society. Film night of the living dead 1990. In the final part, the paper highlights some developments in contemporary sociological theory that could limit the sociological reception of Honneth’s work.

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Desde Mi Punto De Vista

Based on the current political, economic and social transformations of migration in Europe and Latin America, Ecuador has evolved into a destination for highly qualified professionals. However, both the academic debate and the political discourse on this skilled migration build upon constructed approaches to study the South-North migration of professionals with analytical categories such as “brain drain” and “brain circulation” that neglect the political-economic context in which the migratory flow arises.

Politica Desde El Punto De Vista Sociologico Costa Rica

From the study of the “Prometeo” Programme in Ecuador, we set different migration profiles stablished by this public policy and show that heterogeneity presented by the so-called skilled migration -through the analysis of variables of gender, age, regional origin and nationality- allows us to reflect and discuss the relevance of addressing the skilled migration analysis taking into account other variables for the construction of other categories.