Key Concepts: Society, Politics, and Economics
Sovereign State: A separate and independent body of citizens, not tied to any particular interest. It is the only power recognized by all for the common good, imposed against private actors.
Neoliberalism: An economic ideology, also known as corporate capitalism, corporate globalization, or the suicide economy. It is the policy that currently dominates the global economy.
Capitalism: A political, social, and economic system where a few large companies and wealthy individuals control property, including capital assets.
Globalization: A process of growing economic, technological, social, and cultural communication and interdependence among countries, uniting markets, societies, and cultures through various policies.
Social Exclusion: A cumulative process of negative factors, barriers, and borders that exclude individuals from full participation in social life. These barriers go beyond lack of income and can affect even those not in extreme poverty.
Austerity Policy: Budget cuts across all areas, including health and education, often eliminating programs that benefit the majority.
Totalitarianism: Political regimes where freedom is severely restricted, and the state exercises all power without divisions or restrictions.
Feminism: An ideology and set of political, cultural, and economic movements aimed at achieving equal rights for women.
Information Society: A society where technologies that facilitate the creation, distribution, and manipulation of information play a crucial role in social, cultural, and economic life.
Nation States: States whose population is composed of a single nation.
Patriarchy: The government of the parents, manifesting as the institutionalization of male dominance over women and society. It is characterized by the authority of men over women and children in the household.
Network Status: Authority shared by several countries, though at different levels.
Xenophobia: The phobia or aversion towards certain types of people or ethnicities, found worldwide, especially in nations with diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds.
Racism: Any attitude or event that explicitly or implicitly affirms the inferiority of some ethnic groups and the superiority of others.
Anti-globalization: A set of protests across all continents by those negatively affected by neoliberal globalization. It brings together diverse associations that, despite their differences, unite in denouncing globalization.