Carlos A. Gómez Bahillo

Solidaridad y religión. La acción social en las confesiones minoritarias en España. El caso de Aragón

Churches and communities of believers live their faith through a disposition and supportive attitude toward disadvantaged groups, this way they become a social network of support to the neediest. The processes of social integration are softened and problems arising are therefore solved more successfully, this is especially important when a new vital project starts or someone enters in a new society, as in the case of immigration. This research analyzes the role of social welfare networks of minority religions and the social action they do. After a reflection on the social dimension of the concept of solidarity and the function of solidarity in religion, we collect the experiences of the protagonists, through semi-structured interviews on the role of the community of believers in the social integration of newcomers.

Los Servicios Sociales en la ciudad de Zaragoza

El desarrollo de la Accion Social y la ejecucion del Plan de Servicios Sociales del Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza, uno de los pioneros a nivel nacional, se ha visto afectado por la situacion economica por la que esta pasando la sociedad espanola, sufriendo recortes presupuestarios en programas sociales prioritarios. Las diferentes fuerzas sociales y ciudadanas exigen a la administracion municipal soluciones a los problemas de convivencia que se crean como consecuencia de la marginacion social, mas patente y cruda, en los momentos de crisis y desajustes economicos.

Organizaciones vecinales y participación Ciudadana. El caso de la ciudad de Zaragoza.

The present article has the goal of making a conceptual approximation to the field of evaluation in organizations that provide social services. Particularly, the purpose of this article is twofold: Firstly, to define the concept of evaluation of organizations in a field so wide and confuse as evaluation is, supporting an integrative view on evaluation in the management of organizations. Secondly, it is developed a theoretical and practical framework in which evaluation would be feasible along with the analysis of each of the feasible alternatives and the most suitable option for each kind of evaluation.