International Development and Communication. Describing Social Issues

Document from the year 2022 in the subject Sociology - Social System and Social Structure, grade: 8.5, UNITEC New Zealand (Massey University), language: English, abstract: This book presents a recompilation of nine essays written by the author, on the subject of international development, and international communication. Thus, the topics covered here are; 1) The goal of achieving equality and justice through implementing Sustainable Development Goals. 2) Description of the application of the theory of 'imagined communities' to the Colombian Diasporas in Ecuador and the United States of America. 3) How to achieve successful projects? 4) Why there are extreme poverty and hunger in Venezuela? 5) Problems that create Intercultural communication issues. 6) Description of the current situation of Colombians refugees in the world. 7) Also, there is an essay describing the issues faced by refugees globally and the solution to the refugee crisis. 8) This essay responds to the question: Are the discourses of development mechanisms of power and control? And essay nine talks about the effect of the neo-structuralism and retro-liberalism paradigms on the success of the sustainable development goals by 2030.

Alfredo José López Severiche is a Colombian citizen and New Zealander. Alfredo is a PhD from Auckland University of Technology (AUT). He has undergraduate studies in Advanced Computer Science and a postgraduate in Information Technology. Alfredo holds a Master's degree with honours in International Communication. Also, he holds a Master's degree in International Development. Additionally, he has studied many courses such as •Anthropology of Current World Issues. •Global Sociology. •Global Social Change. •Human Rights. •Solving Public Policy Problems. •Social Work Practice: Advocating Social Justice and Change. •International Human Rights. •Understanding the Origins of Crime. •Foundations of Psychology. •Sociology. •Negotiation and Conflict Resolution. •Human Resources. •Cybersecurity Management. •The Challenge of Big Data, and others. His expertise is in Migration and Refugees Studies, Quality of Life, Human Rights and Biblical studies.