Law and Social Enquiry: Case Studies of Research (Studies of Law in Social Change and Development, No. 5)

1983 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 368
Author(s):  
Philip S. C. Lewis ◽  
Robin Luckham
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Research Studies

Corruption in the Public Eye

2014 ◽  
pp. 258-272
Author(s):  
Elitza Katzarova
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Change ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
Negotiation Strategy ◽  
The Public ◽  
First Case ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Analytical Tools

What role is there for publicity in the global anti-corruption debate? This chapter introduces the concepts of “transparency” and “publicity” as analytical tools that account for differentiated channels through which the availability of information can induce social change. Two case studies provide insights into the role of traditional media in comparison to new social media. The first case analyzes the role of Western news coverage during the negotiations of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention in the mid-1990s and the threat of publicity as a negotiation strategy. The second case investigates the role of social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube in the success of the anti-corruption strike carried out by Indian social activist Anna Hazare in 2011. By introducing and further applying the conceptual toolkit of “transparency” and “publicity” to both cases, this chapter argues that transparency requires publicity or in the case of the OECD negotiations—the threat of publicity—in order for the anti-corruption campaign to be successful. The chapter concludes with a discussion of the ramifications for transparency and publicity as tools for social change.

Feminism and the Feminist Press

2020 ◽  
pp. 468-482
Author(s):  
Kaitlynn Mendes ◽  
Jilly Boyce Kay
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Home Rule ◽  
Feminist Activism ◽  
Women's Liberation Movement ◽  
Liberation Movement ◽  
Women’S Liberation ◽  
The Press ◽  
Print Materials ◽  
Original Case

This chapter provides a review of existing literature on the shifting representations of feminist activism in the press from the 1900s to 2017, as well as a discussion of the ways feminists have created their own print materials to agitate for social change. The chapter also provides two original case studies, including how militant Irish suffrage campaigners were represented in the Irish press for protesting the 1912 Home Rule Bill, and how the Irish Women’s Liberation Movement was represented in six Irish newspapers from 1970-1982. Overall, the chapter identifies a gap in research particularly around Irish feminists and the press, who were active, but less studied compared to their British counterparts.

The Suffering Mother Trope

Making Icons ◽  
2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Coates
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
The 1950S ◽  
Post War

Chapter 2 analyses the ‘suffering mother’ trope, comparing the character to contemporary depictions of modern housewives. The historical contexts of the period are explored, positioning the mother trope in relation to post-war social change. Finally, changes in the mother trope after the 1950s are investigated and contextualized within discourses of war guilt and anti-nuclear protest. Case studies include the popular hahamono ‘mother film’ Tragedy of Japan (Nihon no higeki, Kinoshita Keisuke, 1953), and Being Two Isn’t Easy (Watashi wa ni sai, Ichikawa Kon, 1962).

scholarly journals Spirituality, shifting identities and social change: Cases from the Kalahari landscape

2015 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary E. Lange ◽  
Lauren Dyll-Myklebust
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Artistic Expression ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Spiritual Beliefs ◽  
Change Projects ◽  
Shifting Identities

Storytelling, art and craft can be considered aesthetic expressions of identities. Kalahari identities are not fixed, but fluid. Research with present-day Kalahari People regarding their artistic expression and places where it has been, and is still, practised highlights that these expressions are informed by spirituality. This article explores this idea via two Kalahari case studies: Water Stories recorded in the Upington, Kakamas area, as well as research on a specific rock engraving site at Biesje Poort near Kakamas. The importance of the Kalahari People’s spiritual beliefs as reflected in these case studies and its significance regarding their identities and influence on social change and/or community development projects is discussed. The article thus highlights ways in which spirituality can be considered in relation to social change projects that are characterised by partnerships between local community, non-government and tertiary education representatives and researchers and that highlight storytelling as an integral part of people’s spirituality.

Innovative Mobility Solutions in Rural Areas With Case Studies

2020 ◽  
pp. 156-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marian Gogola ◽  
Dana Sitányiová
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Transport Services ◽  
Innovative Solutions ◽  
Important Challenge

Rural areas still have some disadvantages in comparison to urban areas. Access to jobs, education, or health services provided for inhabitants in rural areas are limited. Another important topic is mobility, which is crucial to meet the travel expectations of inhabitants in rural areas. Finding new forms of mobility capable of covering all areas and meeting the requirements of rural inhabitants is the most important challenge. This chapter deals with mobility in rural areas from the perspective of demographics, social change, and accessibility to transport services. Moreover, this chapter offers various case studies dealing with innovative solutions for mobility in rural areas resulting from the RUMOBIL project.

scholarly journals Cetaceans as Exemplars of Evolution and Evolutionary Ecology: A Glossary

Oceans ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 56-76
Author(s):  
Alexander J. Werth
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Evolutionary Biology ◽  
Evolutionary Ecology ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Brute Fact ◽  
Research Studies

Extant cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises) and their extinct ancestors offer some of the strongest and best-known examples of macroevolutionary transition as well as microevolutionary adaptation. Unlike most reviews of cetacean evolution, which are intended to chronicle the timeline of cetacean ancestry, document the current knowledge of cetacean adaptations, or simply validate the brute fact of evolution, this review is instead intended to demonstrate how cetaceans fittingly illustrate hundreds of specific, detailed terms and concepts within evolutionary biology and evolutionary ecology. This review, arrayed in alphabetical glossary format, is not meant to offer an exhaustive listing of case studies or scholarly sources, but aims to show the breadth and depth of cetacean research studies supporting and investigating numerous evolutionary themes.

scholarly journals Social Entrepreneurship and Sport in Romania: How Can Former Athletes Contribute to Sustainable Social Change?

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 4688
Author(s):  
Pompiliu-Nicolae Constantin ◽  
Rares Stanescu ◽  
Monica Stanescu
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
Social Entrepreneur ◽  
Former Athletes ◽  
The Status ◽  
Societal Level ◽  
Common Action

Social entrepreneurship is an underrated subject in the field of sports. For Romanian society, the fall of communism opened up new opportunities in the entrepreneurial domain. At the same time, entrepreneurship began to intersect with sports, and the results were often productive. Sport is seen as a domain that could inspire entrepreneurship through its principles. The similarities between these two fields have created the perspective of common action in sport and entrepreneurship, and this coexistence has improved during times of social change. After 1989, Romania was confronted with many challenges at the societal level, and sport offered a way to address and to tackle social problems. Through sport, some athletes decided to contribute to issues of individuals or communities. They assumed the status of a social entrepreneur, and developed activities that could inspire others. This paper intends to gather examples of such social entrepreneurship from Romania, and to identify the elements that lead to success. The research takes into consideration case studies from various domains, and this diversity helps us to better understand the challenges of Romanian sport when it interacts with social entrepreneurship.

Community, dialect and urbanization in the Arabic-speaking Middle East

1995 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 270-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clive Holes
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Social Structure ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Language Change ◽  
Arab World ◽  
Linguistic Change ◽  
The Social ◽  
Arabic Speaking ◽  
Everyday Communication

The purpose of this paper is to explain how changes in the social structure of the countries of the Arabic-speaking Middle East are being reflected in new patterns of dialect use. The last 30 years have seen an enormously increased interest in Arabic as a living mode of everyday communication, reflected in many dialectological, typological and sociolinguistic studies. As a result, we now have a much clearer overall picture of the dialect geography of the eastern Arab world, and the beginnings of an understanding of the dynamics of language change. Inevitably, the focus of many studies has been geographically specific, so that the area-wide nexus between social change and linguistic change has not always been seen in a sufficiently broad context. By examining three case studies documented in the literature, I aim to point up similarities in the dynamics of change which are often obscured by distracting local particularities.

scholarly journals Audience Engagement in Theatre for Social Change

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 275-295
Author(s):  
Jessica Litwak
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Social Change ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Social Engagement ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Audience Engagement ◽  
Theatre For Social Change ◽  
The Us ◽  
Emma Goldman

This report from the field describes some of the author’s methods of audience engagement as a means of social engagement, discussing the implications for practice. The report invites dialogue with the reader about the usefulness of audience engagement and ways it can be manifested before, during and after performance. Theatre is a vibrant and valuable tool for sparking dialogue and inspiring action around challenging social topics. Audiences who are engaged in the process of the performance beyond the standard role of passive spectator are more likely to be motivated to deliverable endeavors post performance. This report from the field offers four brief case studies as examples of audience engagement and includes pragmatic techniques for using theatre as a vehicle for personal and social change through audience engagement. It explores how artists can galvanize and empower audiences by creating experiential communities pre, during, and post-show. Drawing upon examples from high-quality international theatre projects written and directed by the author, the essay investigates and describes the work of The H.E.A.T. Collective including My Heart is in the East (U.S., U.K. and Europe), The FEAR Project (produced in the US, India and Czech Republic), Emma Goldman Day (U.S.).

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