Executive Secretary

IV International Workshop on Public Policies; Citizen Participation and Democratic Praxis

PRAXIS 2025

Wednesday 22

October 2025

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	Hotel Grand Memories Cayo Santa María
3:00 PM	“A luchar” and “Frente popular”. Democracy and conflict in the eighties S. XX. Catatumbo region (Colombia) Olga Yanet Acuña Rodríguez democracia; conflicto armado; acuerdos de paz; guerrilla; organizaciones sociales; violencia democracy; armed conflict; peace agreements; guerrilla; social organizations; violence.	Social movements and class struggle: dialectics of a qualitative change in society. Rosalvo Schütz social transformation; dialectic of liberation; non-simultaneity. transformación social; dialéctica de la liberación; no simultaneidad
	The transformation or polítical institutions and the construction of civic power. Carlos Ernesto Romero Robledo sistema; intereses; fetichismo; concreción; vacilación; estrategia. system; interests; fetishism; concreteness; hesitation; strategy.
	Lessons from Spain: the political-democratic counter-model and the counterinsurgency struggle in Latin America Carlos Píriz González contrainsurgencia; dictaduras; franquismo; revolución; represión. counterinsurgency; dictatorships; francoism; revolution; repression.	Plurinational State in the Andes: a viable alternative to the nation-state? Adrián Francisco Pereira Castellón cambio social indigenous peoples multiculturalism multiculturalismo participación política partidos y movimientos políticos political participation political parties and movements políticas públicas public policies pueblos indígenas social change
	The intellectual struggle for cultural hegemony in the articulation of the cultural policy of the Cuban Revolution Madonna González Yera cuban revolution; cultural policy; hegemony; cuban intellectuals revolución cubana; política cultural; hegemonía; intelectuales cubanos	Conceptions of democracy in the debate of Latin American Marxist intellectuals regarding the crisis of Marxism Elizabeth Casanova Castillo crisis del marxismo democracia democracy latin american marxism marxism crisis marxismo latinoamericano	Female resistance in the musicality of batuque in the south of Rio Grande do Sul LUCIENE DE BITTENCOURT MARTINS aesthetic-environmental education; ancestral drum; feminism; narratives educación estético-ambiental; tambor ancestral; feminismo; narrativas
4:00 PM	Critical Didactics and Democratic Praxis: Tensions between Adaptation and Emancipation in Theodor W. Adorno Glaciane Cristina Xavier Mashiba critical theory of society; education; didactics; human emancipation; democratic praxis. teoría crítica de la sociedad; educación; didáctica; emancipación humana; praxis democrática.
	Youth and Participation: the experience of listening and dialoguing with young people through Podcast Cristiane Sander citizenship ciudadanía communication comunicación democracia democracy juventud youth

Thursday 23

October 2025

43 tracks

	Hotel Grand Memories Cayo Santa María
9:00 AM	Public policy, democracy, and participation: from a technocratic perspective to autogestion andre noel roth participación; gestión local; administración; socialismo; foros deliberativos participation; local management; administration; socialism; deliberative forums	Title.The decolonial theory.Rthinking democracy and public policies from the epistemic turn and plural participation María Luz Mejias decolonial theory democracia plural epistemic turn giro epistémico participación social plural democracy social participation teoría decolonial
	Ancestral Voices in Environmental Democracy: Participation and Public Policies from a Decolonial Perspective Luana Soares Coelho citizen participation decolonial approach enfoque decolonial environmental public policies epistemologies of the body epistemologías del cuerpo participación ciudadana pedagogía vibracional políticas públicas ambientales vibrational pedagogy	Communicate public policies for development: An urgent need in the current Cuban context. Edgardo Romero Fernández políticas públicas; comunicación para el desarrollo; coherencia; objetividad; veracidad. public policies; communication for the development; coherence; objectivity; veracity.
	Social Work, social policy, and participation. A proposal from Bourdieu MARIA LEONOR MORALES VASCO participación participation política social social policy social work trabajo social	Struggle for independence and the establishment of democracy in Equatorial Guinea Mariano-Ebang EBANG ANGUESOMO democracia democracy dialectic of independence dialéctica de la independencia equatorial guinea guinea ecuatorial independence independencia
	Political legitimacy in relation to citizen participation Israel Cristóbal López Pino citizen participation consenso político egitimidad legitimacy participación ciudadana political consensus	Public politics, civic participation and democratic practice in the Cuban Sport System. Iris Guillermina civic participation cuban sport system democratic practice deporte participación ciudadana política pública praxis democrática public politics
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	Participation and Legitimacy: Foundations for the Advancement of Cuban Socialism. Edgardo Romero Fernández estado moderno; socialismo cubano; autonomía municipal; participación ciudadana; política pública. modern state; cuban socialism; municipal autonomy; citizen participation; public policy participation; public policy.	NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS AND CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN THE SPANISH TRANSITION: THE CASE OF THE PROVINCE OF ALMERÍA Francisco Ferrer Gálvez asociaciones vecinales. democracia democracy movimientos sociales neighbourhood associations. social movements spanish transition transición española
	Citizen participation at the beginning of the Romanian democratisation process Adrian Florin Tudorica eastern europe; 1989 revolution; romanian transition; citizen participation europa del este; revolución de 1989; transición rumana; participación ciudadana
	Public policies in Cuban Higher Education Pascual Valdés Rodríguez higher education; public policies; universities palabras clave: educación superior; políticas públicas; universidades; revolución	Civic Education as a Foundation for Active Youth Participation Teresa Machado Hernández civic education civic engagement educación cívica jóvenes participación ciudadana youth	Participation and information media on digital social networking sites Leslie Díaz Monserrat communication comunicación digital social networking sites participación participation sitios de redes sociales digitales
11:00 AM	Historical evolution of the forms of citizen petition among Cuban youth (1920-2020) Nilda Rivalta Oliva cuban youth; citizen petition; political participation; political culture; generations juventud cubana; petición ciudadana; participación política; cultura política; generaciones	Work that they transform the districts #24, 45, 50, 66, 69, of the Popular Council San Juan of the Yeras, municipality of Ranchuelo, starting from that evidenced in I Diagnose them in function of the local development Daily Elisabet Machado García circunscripciones community transformation constituencies desarrollo local development strategy diagnostics diagnósticos estrategia de desarrollo local development transformación comunitaria	THE ROLE OF THE PCC IN CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN CUBA: THE CASE OF RANCHUELO Diamela López Valdés citizen participation communist party of cuba cuba democracia democracy participación ciudadana partido comunista de cuba
	Communication as a Strategic Pathway for Citizen Participation at the Local Level: Challenges for Public Management Jenny Haydeé Pérez Moré citizen participation comunicación estratégica comunicación pública gestión pública gobernanza local municipal governance participación ciudadana public communication public management strategic communication	PARTICIPATION AND THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS OF PUBLIC MANAGEMENT OF THE CITY: A SUBVERSIVE REFLECTION ON SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICES Carlos Rs Machado participación; gestión pública; educación para la justicia ambiental; ritmos y subversión. participation; public management; education for environmental justice; rhythms and subversion.
	THE EDUCATIONAL/ENVIRONMENTAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DIMENSIONS IN THE MUNICIPAL CAMPAIGNS OF RIO GRANDE: CRITICAL REFLECTIONS 2020–2024 Daiane Teixeira Gautério critical environmental education; public management; utopia; popular participation; right to the city. educación ambiental crítica; gestión pública; utopía; participación popular; derecho a la ciudad.	Working in Bogotá, sleeping in Soacha, How can we better integrate Soacha into the Bogotá metropolitan area, ensuring the quality of life for its residents? Maicol Steven Garcia Jeronimo conurbación; bogotá; soacha; área metropolitana; ciudad dormitorio; metropolización conurbation; bogotá; soacha; metropolitan area; dormitory city; metropolitanization	Work in Bogotá, sleep in Soacha How can we make transportation and quality of life between Soacha and Bogotá more bearable? Maicol Steven Garcia Jeronimo bogotá ciudad dormitorio conurbación derecho a la ciudad procesos urbanos soacha área metropolitana
	THE PILLARS OF GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT IN THE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLATFORM PROJECT Roani Ladislá Miranda Cuéllar ciencia e innovación citizen participation platform computerization gestión pública informatización plataforma de participación ciudadana políticas públicas public management public policies science and innovation
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	The untold poison: territories in dispute between work, care and silence Daiani Modernel Xavier citizen participation critical environmental education nursing. rural territories socio-environmental justice underreporting	Between Clicks and Wounds: Youth Perceptions of Digital Violence at IE Los Quindos Juan Diego López Peralta juventud; subjetividades; entornos escolares; redes sociales; representaciones sociales; prevención. youth;subjectivities; school settings; social media; social representations; prevention.
	YOUTH SOCIAL COLLECTIVES AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON FAMILY SOCIALIZATION Juan José Abello Muñoz juventud; identidad colectiva; redes de apoyo; participación social; transformación familiar; desarrollo psicosocial youth; collective identity; support networks; social participation; family transformation; psychosocial development
3:00 PM	Heritage Management and Citizen Participation in Historic Centers. Case Studies in Brazil and Cuba. Jorge Lester Artiles Sánchez centros históricos citizen participation community development cultural development desarrollo comunitario desarrollo cultural heritage regulations historic centers participación ciudadana regulaciones patrimoniales	Repercussions of reconstruction actions on the mental health of communities affected by a disaster Daniela da Cunha Lopes atención psicosocial desastres disasters mental health políticas públicas psychosocial care public policy reconstrucción reconstruction salud mental
	The importance of the connection between technical knowledge and popular knowledge for strengthening disaster management Adriana Soares Dutra desastres ambientales environmental disasters popular knowledge s2id s2id. saber popular saber técnico technical knowledge	PUBLIC SOCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICIES IN SUPPORTING TRADITIONAL FISHING COMMUNITIES RESULTING FROM THE FLOOD OF MAY 2024 Desireé Marquetotti Costa artisanal fishermen ayuda para la reconstrucción estuario de la laguna de patos justicia social justicia socioambiental patos lagoon estuary pescadores artesanales reconstruction aid social justice socio-environmental justice
	Traditional knowledge associated with biodiversity in Brazilian legislation: genetic resources as commons or as a commodity Clóvis Eduardo Malinverni da Silveira bienes comunes ambientales; patrimonio genético y conocimientos tradicionales asociados; derecho y biodiversidad; consulta libre environmental commons; genetic resources and traditional knowledge; law and biodiversity; free previa e informada. prior and informed consultation.
	Environmental and Climate Events in Cities, Jurisdiction and Ideology Carlos Alberto Lunelli ambiente ideologia ideología jurisdicción jurisdição medio ambiente
4:00 PM	Agricultural Labor Collectives in Employment and Wage Organization Policy. "Benito Juárez." Javier Alejandro Abreus Bochs agricultural collective; economic indicators; agricultural policy colectivo agropecuario; indicadores económicos política agraria.	From provisions to urban order: the council in the confirmation of Santa Clara (18th century) María Karla García Campos cabildo citizen praxis desarrollo urbano participación participation políticas públicas praxis ciudadana public policy town council urban development	Citizen participation and public policies: Key elements for sustainable development in the current international context Edgardo Romero Fernández citizen participation cuba democracia democracy desarrollo development participación ciudadana políticas públicas public policies
	Women, work, and care: critical agroecology in the face of climate necropolitics in Brazil and Cuba Daiani Modernel Xavier agroecología feminista; participación popular; educación ambiental crítica; enfermería comunitaria; necropolítica climática; justicia ambiental. feminist agroecology; popular participation; critical environmental education; community nursing; climate necropolitics; environmental justice.	Pan Rebelde: experience in food sovereignty and popular education Rubèn Darìo Pardo Santamarìa re-existence; awareness; transformation; process re-existencia; concientización; transformación; proceso
	Energy Integration in ALBA (2025): An Analysis of Transnational Public Policies and Their Impact on Regional Development José Manuel Dalama Bonachea américa latina ciencia política energy integration integración energética international relations latin america political science políticas públicas public policies relaciones internacionales	The current Cuban agrarian problem Jaime Gabriel Garcia Ruiz clases classes. cuba economía política marxista marxist political economy peasant agrarian problem problema agrario campesino
	Intercooperation processes in the agricultural cooperatives of the Cienfuegos municipality Lienny García Pedraza agricultural cooperatives cooperativas agropecuarias cooperativism cooperativismo intercooperación intercooperation	ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AS PUBLIC POLICY FOR CUBAN EDUCATION Ismael Cristóbal Santos Abreu desarrollo sostenible educación ambiental environmental education políticas públicas public policies sustainable development	Participation and social justice for sustainability: challenges in cuarenta university life in Haydeé Acosta Morales formación del profesional universitario justicia social participación social social justice social participation university-level professional training
5:00 PM	Cuban university science and innovation from the perspective of public policies and their conception as a common good. Diana N. Concepción Toledo políticas públicas; ciencia como bien común; investigación universitaria. public policies; science as a common good; university research.



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