About the Journal

Focus and Scope

The journal Em Pauta: teoria social e realidade contemporânea is a vehicle for scientific dissemination of the Faculty of Social Work of UERJ, and since its 19th issue, presents a new editorial and graphic project, consistent with international academic and editorial standards required for indexing of scientific journals. The journal has 43 issues published and is part of the CAPES QUALIS program with an A2 rating in the Social Work area at national level. The journal's themes of publication gravitate around the areas of concentration of the Graduate Program in Social Work (Master and Doctorate): Social Politics and Work.

The Journal is a space for debate and dissemination of academic production resulting from scientific research, essays, reviews, translations and cultural expressions concerning social theory and contemporary reality. Simultaneously, it is a space for the exchange of ideas produced in different contexts and continents, in keeping with the primal nature of the university institution.

From this perspective, the journal Em Pauta affirms itself as an editorial vehicle deeply in tune with the social processes that add to the national, Latin American and international reality, and aware of its conjunctural developments. It endeavors to contribute to the promotion and diffusion of the collection of critical-theoretical interpretations about the current scenario from the perspective of the collective subjects that represent the interests of work, at the same time as it wishes to stimulate debate and controversy with other aspects of social thought.

By integrating with inseparably way theory and history, the Journal is part of the terrain of theoretical and practical-political resistance to the hegemony of big capital, prevailing on the world stage and particular expressions in the country and the Latin American continent.

In a long cycle of depressive tone in the world economy, the burden of which is predominantly on the peripheral countries - and within them on the working class as a whole - there is a wide resizing of the functions of the state in the service of the interests of the large industrial groups. and finance. That hegemony has resulted in the radicalization and criminalization of the social issue, with its entourage of inequalities, violence and claims of resistance. The dismantling of universal public policies, the restriction of employment and the corresponding increase in unemployment are witnessed. Coupled with this scenario are the devastating destruction of the environment, the violation of human rights and the destitution of labor rights conquered throughout history through collective struggles of men and women in defense of their livelihoods, work and of political and cultural expression. These are some of the dilemmas, unpublished or metamorphosing into new, larger historical forms that defy critical reason.

This is the socio-historical terrain in which Social Work is nowadays, which encourages it to engage in a broad dialogue with the productions made in its academic field. But also, in an inter or multidisciplinary perspective, with those coming from related areas, which have as a framework the classic and contemporary social thinking for the critical reading of macrosocietary processes and their particular features linked to the subjects that give them life.

The Journal of the FSS / UERJ, therefore, constitutes a space for the exchange of ideas and criticism produced in various contexts and continents, as well as being a channel for debate and dialogue about the foundations, experiences and demands of the profession. Therefore, the Journal's focus is on the understanding of sociocultural determinations and contradictions that involve the political sphere and the world of work, especially the social struggles in Brazil and the Hispanic-American countries, in their struggles for public policies, freedom and democracy. These are struggles and processes that certainly circumscribe the profession in Latin America and require theoretical, political, ethical and new forms of intervention.

Peer Review Process

The journal Em Pauta: teoria social e realidade contemporânea is peer-reviewed. All collaborations that are not ordered are sent to the Editorial Team, who will submit them to the review process, in double blind review system, from the opinion of two members of the Scientific Editorial Board, ad hoc reviewers may also be invited; they are responsible for recommending the publication, keeping confidential the opinion issued. When the evaluations do not coincide, the article is sent to a third reviewer. The Journal’s Editorial Team, having the opinions of the Scientific Editorial Board, reserves the right to suggest modifications to the authors, in order to adapt the articles and similar materials to the standards of the Journal Em Pauta.

The originals sent to the Journal Em Pauta will be considered final versions. The Editorial Team commits to discarding the material in case of non approved submissions, and commits to always send a response, be it a negative or a positive one, by e-mail or directly to the author(s). In the case of approval, modifications may be suggested, and suggestions will be sent to the author(s) for review - when applicable to the same journal issue, or, if not, for submission in the next issue, provided that the proposed suggestions are met. In case of refusal, the reasons will not be informed. Anonymity will be ensured for the authors in the evaluation process and for reviewers on their evaluation under any circumstances.

Open Access Policy

This journal offers immediate free access to its content, following the principle that providing free scientific knowledge to the public provides greater global democratization of knowledge.

The Journal Em Pauta: teoria social e realidade contemporânea does not charge fees concerning submission, publication or of any other type in its processes, being a scientific resource geared towards the Brazilian scientific community.

Call for Submissions

ISSUE NUMBER 47 — 1st semester 2021 – Volume 19

THEMATIC DOSSIER: Women’s Movement, Feminisms and Gender Studies

Editors: Carla Almeida (UERJ), Rita Freitas (UFF), and Ana Lole (PUC-Rio)

PROGRAM

This Dossier’s call for papers, with the theme of Women’s Movement, Feminisms and Gender Studies, aims to bring together articles that give visibility to untold stories and encourage revisiting consecrated narratives around women’s social participation and gender dynamics in different fields of study. The history of women arose precisely to highlight both these subjects and also a different perspective of history where the so-called small events, daily life, and other social agents gain an important dimension of analysis. And in this sense, it is essential to highlight women, especially black, indigenous, and rural and poor working women as the “other” in an official history that does not contemplate them. Pollak (1989) points out that “by privileging the analysis of the excluded, marginalized, and minorities, oral history has stressed the importance of underground memories which, as an integral part of minority and dominated cultures, oppose ‘Official Memory’.” In this sense, we see this as fundamental from a feminist epistemology. That is, we work from the perspective of rescuing women as historical subjects in their intersectional dimension, denying the neutrality of science.

The stories about feminisms in Brazil are marked by records of European influence, being classified in terms of “waves” that characterized specific moments of feminist struggles around the world. This narrative has been questioned, encouraging readings that focus and depart from regional experiences. On the other hand, for contemporary feminisms, the theme of globalization will be fundamental to articulate not only feminist theories in the world but also strategies of social struggles and their rejuvenation. In this issue, we welcome studies that contribute to the approximation of the diversity of experiences in women’s/feminist associations, movements, and organizations in Brazil and other regions of the world, especially Latin America. Studies that recuperate the silenced stories of many women.

Rio de Janeiro, October 22, 2019

Guest Editors:

Rita Freitas (UFF)

Ana Lole (PUC-Rio)

Editorial Team

ARTICLE SUBMISSION DEADLINE: March 9, 2020. DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MARCH 23.

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WE INFORM THAT DUE TO THE LARGE AMOUNT OF MATERIALS RECEIVED DURING THE CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS OF EDITION Nº 45, WHICH BRING THE ETHNIC-RACIAL ISSUE AND ANTI-RACISM, THE EDITORIAL TEAM, IN CONNECTION WITH THE GUESTS EDITORS, DECIDED TO SPLIT THE THEME IN THE TWO NUMBERS OF 2020 (Nº 45 AND Nº 46).

PAPERS CONSIDERED FOR THIS VOLUME WILL BE THOSE RECEIVED DURING THE SUBMISSION PERIOD OF ISSUE Nº 45.

FOR THIS REASON, THERE WILL BE NO CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR ISSUE Nº46, REFERRED TO THE 2nd HALF OF 2020.

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ISSUE 45 — First Semester 2020 – Volume 18

THEMATIC DOSSIER: Ethnic-Racial Issue and Anti-Racism

PROGRAM

The publication of the thematic dossier entitled Ethnic-Racial Issue and Anti-Racism aims to stimulate the production of scientific articles and promote the dissemination of research and studies relevant to Brazilian public life, related to the field of ethnic-racial relations, racism, and social inequalities maintained by race/ethnicity, gender, and class hierarchies. These hierarchies structure social relations in capitalism and are the hegemonic social form in the West, particularly in the Americas. In Brazil, more than half of self-declared black, brown, and indigenous people has the worst social indicators compared to the self-reported white population. This condition requires the contextualization of racism as a structural issue of social relations, and the dissemination of knowledge that critically analyze its historical origins is urgent. The increase of publications in social work on anti-racism is a challenge for undergraduate and graduate courses in social work, and matches the agenda of the entities in the field regarding professional training and practice. In these times of attacks on rights, resurgence of conservatism, and state counterreformation in Brazil in defense of the interests of capital, structural racism and related prejudices gain new features by acting to maintain "order" through the maintenance of privileges and naturalization of relations of domination/oppression of the working class, in particular of the black-indigenous population segments. Following this line of thought, this dossier will focus on research and studies that will give central focus to the structural and institutional character of racism in Brazilian social formation in a critical perspective and its intersections with other markers of difference in the production of historical inequalities, social struggles, and the contribution of social workers and other areas of knowledge in their struggle through public policies.

Guest Editors:

Magali da Silva Almeida (UFBA)

Ana Paula Procópio da Silva (UERJ)

Editorial Team

DEADLINE FOR ARTICLE SUBMISSION: from April 1st, 2019 until July 21, 2019

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ISSUE 44 — 2^nd semester of 2019 – Volume 17

THEMATIC DOSSIER: Public university and training of social workers in times of counterreformation

SUMMARY

The publication of the thematic dossier Public university and training of social workers in times of counterreformation aims to promote the publication of articles that, based on theoretical and/or empirical research, problematize the transformation of higher education, both in undergraduate and postgraduate courses, taking into consideration a double-articulated movement: the current private higher education market and public policies of counter-education. The present call for papers also aims to publish articles that analyze the changes in work conditions and relations in teaching jobs, and the current and future challenges of both the public university and the professional training in social work, due to the transformation of the public university in an “operational university” (Chaui, 1999) and the expansion of private higher education in Brazil, especially non-presential education.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: October 1, 2018 to March 15, 2019.

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ISSUE 42 — 2^nd semester of 2018 – Volume 16

THEMATIC DOSSIER: The Family and Social Policies

SUMMARY

This issue intends to discuss the family in the context of contemporary social policies, highlighting the dilemmas related to their responsibility in the provision of social welfare. It aims to discuss important issues that include changes of and in families, the relationship with work, and ways of incorporating them into social welfare systems. It seeks to present research results that problematize the current consequences of “familism” in the field of social work and within families, such as the reproduction of gender and race/ethnicity inequalities, the lack of care for its members, and the different expressions of conflicts inherent to it. Families are not homogeneous in resources, stages of the life cycle, cultural forms, and level of interaction with the whole of legislation and social policies. In this sense, it is also necessary to add studies that address working with families in various social policies. The predominant nature of the debates raised is the rupture with functionalist approaches to family in favor of its historicity, inscribed in the process of reproduction of social relations. In this regard, it is of interest to several areas of knowledge and professional fields that seek the intellectual production of Social Work as an important source for working with families in their articulation with social policies.

Guest Editors:

Andréa de Sousa Gama (UERJ)

Regina Célia Tamaso Mioto (UFSC)

Editorial Staff

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: April 24, 2018 to June 30, 2018

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