SubjectSocial Services
Urban violenceChanges and trends in the perception of security
Conflict is inherent to life in society, and the pursuit of security in coexistence is a universal need. Zero risk is impossible. The causes of conflict evolve and,...
Urban violenceViolence, amidst noise and silence
We cannot discuss the violence of young people without considering the position or the discourses on the basis of which they have previously felt violated. Violence...
Urban violenceA security model that builds trust
Does the paradigm of traditional security, with territorial integrity, national sovereignty and public order as assets to be protected, suffice to tackle emerging...
Open city. The challenges of the futureThe year of the plague
Ebola was the first in the succession of new diseases that tested humanity’s immune systems in the early 1990s. It was to be followed by avian influenza in 1997, and...
The city after the pandemicThe new city emerging: a public health perspective
The spring of 2020 will be remembered as the spring of Covid-19, a time that has forced us to stop, to take preventive measures and to live alone in a connected world...
Enrolment of children under three
In Barcelona, only four out of 10 children between infancy and the age of two are enrolled in school. Education at this stage is a mechanism for equalising...
The generational gapThe broken elevator
Something is happening in global society. Citizens today are showing, with social unrest in many parts of the world, a palpable discontent after many years of...
Violence against women, a global and local scourge
One in five women in the world has suffered sexual abuse in childhood and one in three has been the victim of physical or sexual violence. According to the 2016...
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