This is an important quarter for three reasons for Venezuelan political science, on the one hand, it is the foundation of the Institute of Political Studies in February 1959, in addition, the beginning of classes of the first cohort of students of Political Science in March 1973 and finally, the university degree of the first promotion of political scientists in March 1978. In effect, the type of symbolic analyst, and especially the role played by the graduate in political science in particular, and in general those linked in a way or another to this profession that is at the same time an art and a trade, and I reiterate it, with a view to the 52 -year -old anniversary, of the academic openness in the first quarter of 1973, of the first academic year in political science in the UCV, of The School of Political and Administrative Studies, and entering a millennium that gradually approaches the third decade, in a highly globalized world (despite the regrets), faces the challenge of analyzing and acting, in a more complex environment , with greater degree of uncertainty, with volatilities and turbulence, not before planned (Russian war against Ukraine, political, military and religious conflict of Israelí-Hamas, recession on the horizon for the tariff measures of the new US administration of Donald Trump with Its most important economic partners: Canada, European Union and China that will impact on the world economy, the persistence of COVID-19 no longer as pandemic but it is there, accelerated climate change, food shortages for the crisis in the crisis in the crisis in the supply chain).
I affirm that this individual, for the challenges he must face, will tend to be a symbolic analyst in terms of the concept used by Reich Robert, in an extraordinary text The work of nationsa strategic intermediator, a problem identifier and, finally, an actor who solves problems in the context in which he develops, that is, an individual who will have to have greater competencies and response capacities to certain more complex problematic situations, with a greater load of uncertainty.
Indeed, in the current technological revolution in the area of Telematics and Informatics (ICTs), this dimension has been advanced and deepened by the instantaneous and fast, of the data processing and processing processes in the telecommunications, the Distance between tradable and non -tradable goods, as well as services and manufactures. This facilitates the gestation of global value chains, which constitute the archetype of the productive organization of the 21st century, the famous Epic’s defined by the Venezuelan economist Carlota Pérez, as well as the development of artificial intelligence in genetic engineering, which follow contributing to this trend of continuous change. Economic, free trade and block areas have been created, consolidating interdependence and articulation, between the physical and financial markets of the planet (today questioned by highly protectionist and nationalist discourse).
The phenomenon of globalization is not new, but the distribution of power has changed, the rules of its functioning, the character of frequency, complexity and dimension of interactions, and finally, the relative ability to guide the processes, so they are Important the role of the symbolic analyst in this world so complex and interconnected. We effectively consider this multidimensional process characterized by six interrelated aspects: the military, economic with its two subdivisions: financial and commercial, communicational/cultural, scientific,/technological, ecological/environment The last one the least important, but determining the current international relations and the role of states in the international structure and the various political actors that compose it internally and their dialectical relationship with their peers on other sides of that national and subnational structure ( civil society and politics)
In that sense, symbolic analysts are located in areas as dissimilar as: researchers, scientists, projectist engineers, systems engineers, civil engineers, biotechnologists, public relations executives, investment bankers, lawyers, politicians, creative counters, economists, architects , systems analysts, journalists, writers, publicists, internationalists, university professors, among others. Symbolic analysts as we have stated in this space are intermediaries, identify and solve problems using symbols. The symbolic analysis covers, in short, reflection and communication processes, it is the aggregation of value and this is what drives the importance of symbolic analysts in these times.
Indeed, this symbolic analyst as a strategic intermediator requires a deep knowledge of the intermhetic environment that is analyzing, therefore the specialization is important, so that it can observe where the weaknesses and strengths of a specific problem, the characteristics of that environment, reside. He plays the role of negotiator, in complex situations. Understand and understand the problem to study, see its possibilities, seek the identification of efficient action opportunities for the organization where it works, at the lowest opportunity cost and, finally, solve problems, through the possibilities of the different alternatives, and evaluate resources and implementation costs, analyze within a risk environment. This ability to intermediate, identify and solve problems is a competitive advantage in today’s world.
In sum, they use instruments of analysis, political and economic arguments, legal obtained through the experience and knowledge acquired, in a perspective of intellectual and professional growth through the evolution of the individual as a human being. The instruments can be mathematical, financial tactics, psychological observations of how to persuade, inductive or deductive methods or any other technique to solve problems. Some of these tactics reveal how resources more effectively deploy, how to save time and energies in complex and difficult negotiations.
Today we can talk about an innovation in the state of art in the approach by symbolic analysts in different areas; How to analyze the new world economy, the focus of international fact, since academic, technological and institutional improvements have allowed an aggiornament that has allowed symbolic analysts a better theoretical and methodological instrumental for this objective.
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