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Reintroduciendo la dimensión política en el discurso del desarrollo humano: Una lectura crítica del enfoque de las capacidades
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Jiménez, Guillermo Otano |
| Copyright Year | 2016 |
| Abstract | El objetivo de este articulo es explorar la relacion entre el enfoque de las capacidades y el discurso del desarrollo humano. El argumento que sostengo es que, para convertirse en una practica social, el discurso del desarrollo humano debe incorporar la idea de responsabilidad en el diagnostico de las desigualdades. En esta linea, la controversia entre los dos principales precursores del enfoque, el economista indio Amartya Sen y la filosofa americana Martha Nussbaum, ha contribuido a esclarecer el significado y el alcance de las politicas publicas (public policy) orientadas al desarrollo humano. Sin embargo, su defensa de la razon publica como mecanismo de cambio social carece de un analisis sistematico de las relaciones de poder. Para atender a la dimension politica (en el sentido que los anglosajones dan al termino «politics») del discurso del desarrollo humano, propongo introducir el concepto de «empoderamiento comunicativo» como capacidad colectiva. Dicho concepto sirve para describir la articulacion entre tres tipos de practicas sociales relacionadas con el desarrollo humano: 1) la toma de conciencia de las desigualdades; 2) la movilizacion de recursos para la accion colectiva; y 3) la participacion en la definicion publica de los «problemas sociales». Estos tres tipos de practicas van encaminadas al fortalecimiento del compromiso democratico con el bienestar humano y la justicia social. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ABSTRACT: The aim of this paper is to explore the relationship between the capability approach and the human development discourse. My argument is that, in order to become a social practice, the human development discourse should introduce the concept of responsibility in the assessment of inequalities. Along these lines, the controversy between the Indian economist Amartya Sen and the American philosopher Martha Nussbaum has enriched our understanding of the public policies that suit the aims of human development best. However, their defense of public reason as a mechanism of social change seems to be insufficient because it does not pay attention to power relationships. This is one of the main weaknesses of the human development paradigm, and the only way to deal with it is to bring politics back into the human development discourse. In order to do so, I will propose the concept of «communicative empowerment» as a collective capability. This concept is designed to articulate three kinds of social practices: 1) the rising of awareness concerning inequalities; 2) the resource mobilization in order to promote collective action; 3) the social participation of the people on the public definition of «social problems». Each of these practices is orientated to reinforce the public commitment with human well-being and social justice. |
| Starting Page | 23 |
| Ending Page | 33 |
| Page Count | 11 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.6035/clr.2016.15.2 |
| Volume Number | 15 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://repositori.uji.es/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10234/160336/Reintroduciendo%20la%20dimensi%C3%B3n%20pol%C3%ADtica%20en%20el%20discurso%20del%20desarrollo%20humano%20Una%20lectura%20cr%C3%ADtica%20del%20enfoque%20de%20las%20capacidades.pdf?isAllowed=y&sequence=1 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.6035/clr.2016.15.2 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
