Ricardo Azael Escobar Delgado

Bio: Ricardo Azael Escobar Delgado is an academic researcher from Pontifical Bolivarian University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Human rights & Politics. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 5 publications receiving 15 citations. Previous affiliations of Ricardo Azael Escobar Delgado include Pontifical University of Salamanca & Military University Nueva Granada.

Las ONG como organizaciones sociales y agentes de transformación de la realidad: desarrollo histórico, evolución y clasificación

Abstract: El presente articulo desarrolla el tema de las ONG, en tanto que organizaciones sociales, su evolucion historica, su clasificacion y la construccion de su propia identidad, en la realizacion de actividades y proyectos que generan procesos colectivos de transformacion sociopolitica de la realidad; con el objetivo de mejorar la calidad de vida de personas y comunidades en los ambitos nacionales e internacionales. Para tal fin se ha llevado a cavo una revision bibliografica analitica y conceptual, tanto sobre el tema de las organizaciones sociales, su origen y su concrecion en la estructura social; como tambien un analisis descriptivo sobre las ONG, su identidad, las diversas clasificaciones en las que se caracterizan, y las expresiones a nivel teorico y practico que han ido adquiriendo y consolidando a largo del tiempo, en contextos geograficos y culturales cambiantes.

Los derechos humanos: concepto, visión y recorrido histórico*

Abstract: El articulo presenta una aproximacion actualizada a la definicion conceptual de los Derechos Humanos, sus caracteristicas y comprension desde las diversas generaciones en que se expresan. Partiendo del desarrollo evolutivo a nivel filosofico, juridico y politico que el concepto de los derechos humanos ha experimentado a traves de la historia, tanto en los diferentes ordenamientos constitucionales europeos y americanos, como tambien en las declaraciones, protocolos y pactos que a partir de la Organizaciones como las Naciones Unidas, han ido configurando un cumulo de leyes y de jurisprudencia, que por su caracter supranacional implican a los Estados y a los ciudadanos, un compromiso eficaz en su promocion y defensa, con la finalidad de que se hagan parte de la cultura.

El derecho a la libertad religiosa y de cultos en Colombia: evolución en la jurisprudencia constitucional 1991-2015

Abstract: The article develops the theme of freedom of religion and cults in Colombia and its evolution from the judgments of the Constitutional Court between 1991 and 2015, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Political Constitution of 1991. Methodologically, the investigation was conducted in a deductive and historical-critical way, through the analysis of the right to freedom of religion and cults in the Inter-American and international system of human rights, ratified by the Congress of the Republic, as well as the jurisprudence of the Constitutional Court around the right to religious freedom as an individual and collective expression. The results of the investigation showed that the evolution of these rights in the Colombian legal system is aligned with the legal and democratic transformations of the Constitution, and with the requirements of international organizations of human rights.

La doctrina social de la iglesia: fuentes y principios de los derechos humanos

Abstract: The article develops the subject of the Social Doctrine of the Church as it teaches theological, moral and social education elaborated throughout several centuries by the catholic Church as an historical answer to social, cultural, economic and political problems that humanity has lived through with the objective of promoting the transformation of the reality into a more human, just and fraternal society, by means of the respect to the dignity of the human being, the human rights and the rights of the people, viewed from the anthropological, philosophical, cultural and fundamentally theological field.

El retorno al sujeto en la reflexión sociológica actual y la construcción del mismo en el accionar social y político de las ong defensoras de derechos humanos en colombia

Abstract: This article develops the topic of the recovery of the individual as social actor in the reflection and current sociological practice, identifying and resigning their role in construction of individual and collective identity, and in the transformation processes of the socio-political reality from the interaction with other individuals from public or private institutions. Also, it performs an analysis of the historical role of social organizations and NGO in promoting and defending human rights and the recovery of the subject as a principal actor in protests processes and structural change in Colombia and the world.

Pensamiento, obras sociales y desafíos de la Iglesia en la contemporaneidad. Estudio de casos en municipios colombianos.

Abstract: El presente documento de tesis doctoral da cuenta de una investigacion que busco comprender el pensamiento social de la Iglesia. Tarea compleja que definio una ruta: para entender la propuesta de la Iglesia se analizaron varios de los mas representativos textos enciclicos y, se intento develar como la sociedad contemporanea, con su compuesto de caracteristicas estipuladas desde la teoria critica, representa un desafio a las premisas mas importantes planteadas en los textos enciclicos y a la practica Pastoral de la sociedad rural colombiana. En este orden, como se ha mencionado, se realizo un analisis documental de varios textos enciclicos, con enfasis en el analisis documental a profundidad del texto Laudato si’ del Papa Francisco, ya que cuando comenzo la investigacion (2015) fue el ano en que dicha enciclica era publicada. Posteriormente se entrevistaron varios sacerdotes encargados de la Pastoral en las parroquias de los municipios rurales colombianos de Alpujarra Tolima, Neira Caldas, Marulanda Caldas, Ginebra Valle, Zarzal Valle Corregimiento Quebrada Nueva y Aranzazu Caldas, con el fin de encontrar elementos propios de la practica pastoral de la Iglesia. Lo anterior permitio descubrir que, en el contexto de los casos estudiados, los atributos sociologicos de la sociedad contemporanea representan un conjunto puntual de 7 desafios complejos para los fines de la Iglesia y los objetivos que plantea el Laudato si’. Al final, esta investigacion logra desarrollar una lista de esos desafios del mismo modo que expone un compendio de propuestas que ofrece el pensamiento social de la Iglesia; la intencion pos-investigativa, es que este documento sirva no solo a las comunidades religiosas sino tambien a las comunidades laicas que continuan llevando el mensaje cristiano alrededor de un mundo. Sin duda los desafios son enormes, pero se ha dejado claro en esta investigacion, que la riqueza contenida en la propuesta social de la Iglesia permite a quien se acerca juiciosamente al tema, reconocer probables salidas a muchas de las crisis que afronta la sociedad actual.

Sostenibilidad integrada de las organizaciones de la sociedad civil en Ecuador: entre la supervivencia y la extinción

Abstract: This article addresses the importance of rejecting the idea according to which every efficient institution is a consistent result of a centralized political power intentionality. This intentionality could allegedly change the history by means of artificial tools avoiding historical and evolutionary processes of the social order in a particular space and time. Moreover, different ends pursued by actors involved could be even antagonistic among them but, as a whole, they could even be producing harmony and benefits to actors involved although the result may differ with respect to different ends individually pursued. To this purpose some of the main works of the following authors are analyzed: Friedrich. A. Hayek, Michael Polanyi, Mantzavinos, North, and Shariq. Conclusions are presented at the end of the article.

An Exploratory Study on Social Entrepreneurship, Empowerment and Peace Process. The Case of Colombian Women Victims of the Armed Conflict

Abstract: The Colombian armed conflict is the oldest internal confrontation in the entire American continent and has placed Colombia as one of the countries in the world with the highest volume of internally displaced persons. There are many factors that influence the possibility of suffering violence in this situation, but one of the main factors is undoubtedly gender. In addition, the destruction of the productive fabric and the impoverishment of conflict zones are a difficult reality when it comes to undertaking initiatives. Women not resigning themselves to this state of affairs, by their own initiative, work to go from passive victims to survivors and agents of change. To achieve this, they hold on to social entrepreneurship as a possible vehicle and alternative for empowerment and personal development, the union with other women and the support of their families’ being crucial factors to reach this purpose. In this context, two research questions have been raised, related to the role of social entrepreneurship in women’s development and in building peace. These questions are answered by obtaining empirical data from key informants (seven personal interviews with Colombian women victims of the conflict from different departments who have promoted social entrepreneurship projects). The interviews were conducted from September to November 2019. Thus, one of the main conclusions is that entrepreneurship alone is not enough; State involvement is also necessary if the effects of the work carried out by these women are to reach a greater number of people and be more durable, contributing to economic and social progress and, therefore, to peace processes.

Determinantes de la asociatividad en la subregión del canal del Dique: una mirada desde las organizaciones de la sociedad civil

Abstract: The main purpose of the study is to understand the factors that determine the organization of civil society under associative schemes within the framework of a local economic development paradigm in the Canal del Dique subregion. The research highlights the importance of civil society as key actors in the transformation of the territory. In the referred subregion, weaknesses were identified for the organization of civil society, associative schemes, which limits the possibility of obtaining common benefits based on the principles promoted by social capital; reciprocity, conflict management, solidarity, networking, among others. An analysis is carried out from the perspective of grassroots organizations, the local institutional, private sector and academia in order to establish the strategic objectives that guide the strengthening of associations in the subregion.