From the Experience to Bearing Witness; From the Authority to Trust. Testimony, Historical Truth and Trust in Contemporary Collective Memory

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 81-93
Author(s):  
Maria Pleskaczyńska
Keyword(s):  
Personal Experience ◽  
Social Trust ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Practical Importance ◽  
Factual Knowledge ◽  
Bearing Witness ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Social ◽  
Historical Truth ◽  
Bear Witness

The last decades are the time of significant interest in the problem of witnesses and their testimonies, both in interdisciplinary discourse and practical activities and institutions. An important philosophical category of testimony, is gaining growing practical importance. New forms of collection and distribution of testimonies, significant increase of their quantity and release to the public discussion and a group of witnesses new participants, creates some new problems requiring reflection. The growing problem of institutionalization may disrupt the natural availability of bearing witness. Connecting testimonies with the historical truth and factual knowledge may lead to devaluation of testimonies and bearing witness. Ethics admits witnesses specific authority based on the personal experience and validity of the moral evaluations; this authority may explain who can (should) to bear witness. Meanwhile, the category of trust seems to explain the witnesses selection much better. The risk of numerous manipulations of testimonies is an important problem that has a negative impact on the reception of the social reception of testimonies and the situation of witnesses. In order to adequately respond to the experiences and needs of witnesses, an atmosphere of social trust should be build.

Social capital and the learning organization

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 208-219
Author(s):  
Wan Idros Wan Sulaiman ◽  
Maizatul Haizan Mahbob ◽  
Shahrul Nazmi Sannusi
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Organizational Communication ◽  
Learning Organization ◽  
Social Trust ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Social Capital Theory ◽  
Capital Theory ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Social ◽  
Pearson Correlation Test

Department of Information of Malaysia is one of the public organizations directly involved in the provision of information to the public. To ensure that all services rendered acceptable, organizational communication in the Department of Information should be given serious consideration so that each activity can be transformed properly. Therefore, this study was undertaken to assess organizational communication in a learning organization in order to see the extent to which employees have a description of social capital and support to the organization of learning activities. The main purpose of this study is to examine the relationship that is formed through the social interactions between workers and management by integrating the four aspects of social capital, namely social trust, institutional trust, social norms and networking. For this purpose, a total of 190 respondents from the Information Department headquarters staff in Putrajaya was selected for this study. The study uses questionnaires as research tool and analyses key findings using the Pearson correlation test to examine relationships between various aspects. The study also applied social capital theory as the basis of research framework the when analyzing findings. The results showed that staff describe positive social capital within the organization and consider organizational learning as a strategy to improve the performance of the department in the future.

scholarly journals Historical Significance of the Spanish Neutrality in the First World War

2014 ◽  
pp. 26-34
Author(s):  
I. Y. Mednikov
Keyword(s):  
Social Stratification ◽  
Social Evolution ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
First World War ◽  
World War ◽  
The Public ◽  
Historical Significance ◽  
The Social ◽  
The First World War ◽  
First World

The article deals with an insufficiently studied problem, Spanish neutrality during the First World War. The author analyzes its historical significance in the international context, as well in the context of political, economical and social evolution of Spain. Spain was one of the few major European Powers that maintained its neutrality throughout the First World War. Although all Spanish governments during the conflict declared strict neutrality, it was, in actual fact, benevolent towards the Entente Powers, and by the end of hostilities Spain turned into "neutral ally" of Entente. This benevolence towards the future winners and a wide humanitarian campaign supported and headed by the King Alfonso XIII enabled Spain to improve her position in the postwar system of international relations; Spain became one of the non-permanent members of the League of Nations Council. Nevertheless the Spanish neutrality had a negative impact upon the social, political and economical evolution of Spain. The social stratification was increased, the public opinion was deeply divided and the social conflicts were aggravated, that considerably affected the further evolution of the Spanish society.

scholarly journals Abolitionist and Regulatory Arguments into Perspectives

2021 ◽  
pp. 123-149
Author(s):  
Daniela Bandelli
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Transnational Feminism ◽  
Individual Choice ◽  
Contemporary Society ◽  
Female Agency ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Social ◽  
The One ◽  
Condition Of Women ◽  
Self Objectification

AbstractSurrogacy is becoming a new cause for transnational feminism and the public debate is strongly influenced by the commodification and autonomy/choice frames used in other battles of feminism (abortion and prostitution). This chapter will discuss the scarce appeal of the defence of women from commodification in an individualistic society that legitimizes self-determination at any cost and self-objectification; it will also highlight female agency in choosing to participate in surrogacy, inviting to understand these decisions in light of some characteristics of contemporary society, including the imperative to individual choice as well as the human domination over nature through technology; in light of the limitations of women’s freedom during pregnancy for others, the claim of surrogacy as a space for expression of a woman’s autonomy will be questioned; the claim of surrogacy as empowerment will also be questioned, highlighting the negative impact on the social condition of women. Finally, it will be proposed to shift the focus of the debate from adults to children, and, in particular, to their separation at birth from the one they identify as mother: this removal, even if done without wanting to harm, could be framed as a form of violence.

scholarly journals Balkan syndrome 20 years after NATO aggression

2020 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 1122-1151
Author(s):  
Vanja Rokvić ◽  
Ivan Dimitrijević ◽  
Ivan Rakonjac
Keyword(s):  
Public Discourse ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Premature Death ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
The Public ◽  
Current State ◽  
The Social ◽  
Lost Productivity ◽  
The Republic

Debates on whether or not depleted uranium (DU) causes cancer and other diseases is a hot topic in the public discourse and quite controversial in the scholarly research literature. The issue has grown in importance in the Republic of Serbia after increased rates of morbidity and mortality from malignancies since the 1999 NATO aggression and its use of DU ammunition. At the same time, the fact that the peacekeeping contingents of foreign military personnel involved in clearing the contaminated areas subsequently developed malignant diseases led to what has become known as the Balkan Syndrome. Beside health implications, the social and economic burden of cancer is significant in all countries, especially in transitioning economies, because of health care spending as well as lost productivity due to morbidity and premature death. Therefore, the main aims of this article are to summarize and discuss the current state of knowledge about the negative impact of DU on human health and social impact of cancer, specifically in Serbia, and to encourage rigorous and objective examination of health impacts of DU ammunition and, ultimately, to spotlight the inextricable connection between public health and security, and the indispensable consideration of health from the perspective of national security.

scholarly journals KRITIK TERHADAP TEORI SPIRAL OF SILENCE: KOMUNIKASI MASYARAKAT MADURA DALAM KONFLIK SUNNI-SYI’AH DI SAMPANG

INFORMASI ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Ferry Adhi Dharma
Keyword(s):  
Social Isolation ◽  
Personal Experience ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Spiral Of Silence ◽  
Phenomenological Method ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Social ◽  
Differences Of Opinion ◽  
Migrant Groups

The sunni-shiite conflict that occurred in Sampang, Madura has yet to be resolved.Therefore, this study aims to determine the process to fight the opinion that a conflictoccurred between the two. The research was conducted in the Karanggayam village,Omben and Blu’uran village, Karang Penang, Sampang, Madura and mansions PuspaAgro Sidoarjo with the phenomenological method. That is, the phenomenon understudy will be illustrated by personal experience of informants through interviews. Todetermine the validity of the data, then the triangulation on the data obtained. Resultsare the conflicts caused by differences of opinion between the two groups regarding themoral values of Islam. As migrant groups, Shiites openly against the public opinionwhich is believed by the local community (Sunni). The above measures, social isolationand threats carried out by the Sunnis that Shi’ites leave Shi’ism and move to the Sunnis.Nevertheless, Shiites remained adamant and against the social isolation. The actiontaken by the Shi’ite group contradicts with the assumption of spiral of silence theory,the theory which explains that there is a person’s tendency to adhere to public opinionfor fear of being ostracized. Konflik Sunni-Syi’ah yang terjadi di Sampang, Madura sampai saat ini belum dapatdiselesaikan. Oleh karena itu penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui prosespertarungan pendapat yang terjadi hingga menimbulkan konflik diantara keduanya.Adapun penelitian ini dilakukan di desa Karanggayam, Omben, dan desa Blu’uran,Karang Penang, Sampang, Madura dan rumah susun Puspa Agro Sidoarjo denganmetode fenomenologi. Artinya, fenomena yang diteliti akan digambarkan denganpengalaman pribadi informan melalui wawancara mendalam. Untuk mengetahuikeabsahan data, maka dilakukan triangulasi sumber pada data yang didapat. Hasil yangditemukan adalah konflik tersebut terjadi akibat adanya perbedaan pendapat diantarakedua kelompok mengenai nilai-nilai ajaran Islam. Sebagai kelompok pendatang, Syi’ahsecara terang-terangan melawan pendapat umum yang diyakini oleh masyarakat sekitar(Sunni). Atas Tindakan tersebut, berbagai ancaman dan isolasi sosial dilakukan olehkelompok Sunni agar kelompok Syi’ah meninggalkan ajaran Syi’ah dan berpindah keSunni. Kendati demikian, Syi’ah tetap bersikukuh dan melawan isolasi sosial tersebut.Tindakan yang diambil oleh kelompok Syi’ah bertentangan dengan asumsi teori spiralkeheningan, dimana teori tersebut menjelaskan bahwa ada kecenderungan seseoranguntuk patuh terhadap pendapat umum karena takut dikucilkan.

Cyberstalking: public danger, key factors and prevention

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 43-53
Author(s):  
Peter Kobets ◽  
Kristina Krasnova
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Personal Data ◽  
Private Life ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Main Question ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Large Area ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Social

Cyberstalking has become a new form of crime and deviant behaviour. The authors research the problem of cyberstalking and intimidation via the Internet in details. These concepts are used interchangeably because all forms of stalking are threatening or have the purpose of distressing the victim (victim stress exhaustion). The authors tried to draw attention and show the interconnectcion between the social danger of cyberstalking and the violation of private life boundaries. The consequences of such interference can cause the significant harm to man interests, material harm; threaten the physical and mental health of a person. The authors in this article draw attention to the activities of people who use the Internet to threaten (intimidate) others. The phenomenon of cyberstalking constitutes one of the main aims of the analysis because it includes a rather large area of behavior performance (starting with the expression of threats to the theft of personal data). The main question of this research is simple: what makes an intelligent and law-abiding person in the offline world (outside the Internet), take part in anti-social or criminal activities online? The basic reason is the fact that the combination of technological and social factors encourages people to participate in crime or antisocial acts, such as incitement to violence against other people. The originality of the study is that the authors analyzed the public danger of cyberstalking and the consequences of privacy infringement by the negative impact on a person through the Internet. Authors highlight trends and developments, and give recommendations on how cyberstalking prevention matters can be improved.

scholarly journals Radical Documentaries, Neoliberal Crisis and Post-Democracy

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eugenia Siapera ◽  
Lambrini Papadopoulou
Keyword(s):  
Social Trust ◽  
Solidarity Economy ◽  
Social Body ◽  
The Public ◽  
Mainstream Media ◽  
Political Role ◽  
The Social ◽  
Film Directors ◽  
Production And Distribution ◽  
The Media

This article examines radical documentaries in Greece as a response to neoliberal crisis and post democracy. In a context where mainstream media have made themselves irrelevant, facing historical lows in trust and credibility, we found that radical documentaries have emerged outside the commodification of information and form part of the growing social or solidarity economy in Greece. Our analysis shows that these documentaries operate through a different political economy, that involves collaborative practices and that they are firmly oriented towards society rather than the political sphere. Overall, we found that radical documentaries are seeking to recuperate the media through engaging professional media workers, journalists, film directors, academics and actors; they operate through reclaiming media know-how; through radicalizing the financing, production and distribution by refusing to participate in commodification processes; and through recreating commonalities by thematizing the common, the public, and responsibility towards others.Their specific political role is found to be one of helping to restore the social body and to contribute to processes of commoning, whereby solidarity and social trust is recovered.

scholarly journals The Issues of the Management of Receivables: Lithuanian Case

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-96
Author(s):  
Rita Remeikiene ◽  
Ligita Gaspareniene ◽  
Gintare Grigaliune
Keyword(s):  
Social Problems ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Production Capacity ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Substantial Part ◽  
The Public ◽  
Business Operation ◽  
The Social ◽  
Business Enterprises ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Constant changes in business environment determine the significance of receivables to business. The analysis of the current situation in Lithuania has revealed that a substantial part of business enterprises are facing the problem of overdue receivables. This issue emerged as extremely topical after the beginning of the economic crisis in 2008. A number of scientific studies confirmed that the level of receivables has a significant impact not only on smooth business operation but also on operational results and serves as the cause of numerous economic and social problems, faced by both business enterprises and the state. Rising level of receivables determines slower recovery of total economics because it has a negative impact on the sustainability of the public sector of the country. In addition, the scientists highlight economic problems such as production capacity losses, general decrease in competitiveness and failure to satisfy the debt claims. The social problems include the increase in unemployment rate, fall of living standards, dissatisfaction with poor economics of the country and uncertainty about the future. The aim of this article is to analyse the impact of receivables on business in Lithuania. The methods of the research include scientific literature analysis and statistical data analysis.

scholarly journals Dynamics of Trafficking in Human Beings and the Role of the Social Worker (Albanian Case)

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (32) ◽  
pp. 89
Author(s):  
Muco Ervin
Keyword(s):  
Human Trafficking ◽  
Social Worker ◽  
Social Trust ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Criminal Activity ◽  
Political Stability ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
The Social

The phenomena of Human Trafficking constitutes a violation of human rights, by restricting the freedom and putting in danger the lives of individuals, communities, and states. It positions individuals on slavery conditions and as a consequence victimizes them. Meanwhile, profits generated by human trafficking, the low risk and cost of engaging in this criminal activity, makes it very attractive for individuals, criminals networks, and the state as well. This causes negative consequences not only on individuals live but also on the economy and the political stability of a country. It harms social relation, brings a sense of fear and unsafety, and decreases the social trust among members of the community and state institutions. Moreover, THB has a negative impact on the economy by enabling individuals, organized crime, corporates, and states to maximise their profits by exploiting people. To succeed in the fight against THB and the reintegration process as well, we must recognize the factors that motivate and support it and actors involved in this operations (individuals, groups, organizations, and institutions). In this context, the role of the social worker is critical to understanding the phenomena and its consequences at different levels: micro, mezzo, and macro.

scholarly journals SOCIAL TRUST AS A FACTOR OF PERCEPTION OF CORRUPTION(AS RESULTS OF A SOCIOLOGICAL SURVEY IN THE ALTAI KRAI)

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 106-114
Author(s):  
Anastasiya S. Spirina
Keyword(s):  
Social Trust ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Institutional Trust ◽  
Sociological Study ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Social ◽  
Decision Tree Method ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Public Group

The article presents the data of a sociological study conducted among the population of the Altai Territory (n = 1200). The purpose of this work is to determine the relationship between the population's perception of corruption and the level of social trust. Within the framework of this article, the characteristics of the level of generalized, interpersonal, particular and institutional trust were given. Perceptions of corruption were examined at the social, group and individual levels. An analysis was also made of the degree to which the population feels that they are protected from corruption. The analysis revealed statistically significant differences in the perception of corruption depending on the socio-demographic characteristics of the population (gender, income, education, social status). As a result of the classification carried out using the decision tree method, it was revealed what role generalized, interpersonal, particular and institutional trust plays in conjunction with the socio-demographic characteristics of the population and the feeling of their protection from corruption in the structure of positive / negative perception of corruption by the population in the public, group and individual level.

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