Presentation used at the International Conference: University, Science and Research: European Resistances and Alternatives, 31/1 - 1/2, 2014, Madrid. Panel: Towards a Democratization of Science and Research in Europe

1. International Conference: University, Science and Research: European
Resistances & Alternatives
February 1st 2014, Madrid: Science, Society and Democracy
Towards a Democratization of Science and
Research in Europe:
Inequality and Subsidiarity
José María Díaz Nafría

2. The HDI Perspective
UNDP Report 2013
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3. The HDI Perspective (evolution)
HDI evolution between 1990 and 2010 (%)
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4. UNDP Report 2013
Income Poverty and
Multidimensional Poverty
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5. The Economist
The inequality perspective
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6. The Economist
Growing Inequality
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7. Growing Inequality in Europe
Eurostat, Income distribution statistics
Income rate of
the richest 20%
above the
poorest 20%
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8. Global Wealth Inequality
Change the
Rules (2013)
1810s
1960s
Today
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9. UNICEF
Global Wealth Inequality
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10. Wealth World Chart
(Fat and skinny countries)
University of Sheffield
Global Wealth Distribution in 2015
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11. NewScientist
Inequality distribution
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12. The Economist
How is inequality changing per country?
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13. Evolution of Real Income
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14. Global Risks Interconnection Map
(Perceived economic impact/likelihood,
Interrelation)
World Economic
Forum (2011)
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15. Inequality Increases Societal Ills
(infant-death, descholing, drugs, mental illness,
prisoners, homicides)
D. S. Rogers (2012): Consequences of Socioeconomic Inequality for Sustainability
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16. Inequality Blocks Cooperation
(Trust, Foreign Aid)
D. S. Rogers (2012): Consequences of Socioeconomic Inequality for Sustainability
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17. Subsidiarity: The Role of
Science and Education (Europe)
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18. Subsidiarity
Subsidiarity (different meanings)
• Social Doctrine of the Catholic Church (19th C. Social inequality, Capital-Work)
• Principle of Participatory Democracy
• Advocacy of Conservative Liberalists
• Juridical Principle (Civil Law / Penal Law…)
• EU (since Mastrich) > General principle of European Union law
Under the principle of subsidiarity, in areas which do not fall within its exclusive
competence, the Union shall act only if and in so far as the objectives of the proposed
action cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States, either at central level or at
regional and local level, but can rather, by reason of the scale or effects of the proposed
action, be better achieved at Union level
• UN (UNDP):
Decentralization, or decentralising governance, refers to the restructuring or
reorganisation of authority so that there is a system of co-responsibility between
institutions of governance at the central, regional and local levels according to the
principle of subsidiarity, thus increasing the overall quality and effectiveness of the
system of governance, while increasing the authority and capacities of sub-national
levels.
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19. Subsidiarity
The case of Basque Country (Cooperative socio-economy)
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20. Subsidiarity
Can we expand this model from the national to the international perspective?
Cybersyn or Synco 1972-1973 (S. Allende, F. Flores, R. Espejo, S. Beer)
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21. Global subsidiarity as a key-factor for
human and sustainable development?
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22. International Conference: University, Science and Research: European
Resistances & Alternatives
February 1st 2014, Madrid: Science, Society and Democracy
Inequality and Subsidiarity
José María Díaz Nafría
jdian@unileon.es
Thank you for your attention!