scholarly journals Retail Changes and Consumption Practices in the Neighbourhood of Vomero, Naples

2021 ◽  
pp. 25-35
Author(s):  
Libera D'Alessandro ◽  
Annachiara Autiero
Keyword(s):  
Core Area ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Spatial Organisation ◽  
Current Configuration ◽  
Consumption Practices ◽  
Depth Interviews

The article focuses on the Neapolitan neighbourhood of Vomero, whose most recent transformations can be effectively read through the lenses of retail and consumption geography. In greater detail, the evolution of the neighbourhood will be briefly outlined through a long-lasting look on its retail change, from its urbanization to the current configuration of a fabric modified by new consumption practices, in turn generated by the different demands of (old and new) inhabitants and users. The fieldwork research, which took place on a selected core-area and was articulated into various moments – site visits, with the emotions and perceptions they aroused; mapping, to reconstruct the spatial organisation of retail and entertainment activities; in-depth interviews with privileged witnesses; analysis of local commercial policies – will allow to exemplify how the neighbourhood escapes the simplicity of some urban thesis on local-global dialectic. Even in a micro-space which has been the symbol of innovation and separation from the rest of Naples, the commercial core is disputed among various actors. At the scale of the polarizing nodes of the neighbourhood, the retail changes and the consumption practices – although not induced by top-down project or branding policies – highlight new tensions between forms of innovation and of embeddedness.

Transnational Viewers of Turkish Television Drama Series

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-43
Author(s):  
Deniz Özalpman
Keyword(s):  
Trade Flows ◽  
Television Series ◽  
Television Drama ◽  
Consumption Practices ◽  
Austrian Capital ◽  
Depth Interviews

Since the mid-2000s, Turkish television drama series have been exported to many countries and attracted an unprecedented transnational audience. However, despite popularity, there is paucity of research focusing on the transnational understanding(s) of Turkish television drama audiences in different geographies. Through a reception analysis of three mostly cited television series among participants Muhteşem Yüzyıl (Magnificent Century), Aşk-ı Memnu (Forbidden Love), Kuzey Güney (North South), this study aimed at offering an understanding beyond overly stated cultural/religious proximity explanations to ascertain traces and elements of empowerment that citizens feel coming through their act of consuming Turkish dramas. For that purpose, in-depth interviews were conducted with Iranian viewers of Turkish television series living in the Austrian capital Vienna. Interpretation of that collected qualitative material suggests re-thinking of the transnational audience’s consumption practices that expand tourism and trade flows and other related businesses between the two countries. 

scholarly journals The challenges of donor engagement with faith-based organizations in Cameroon’s health sector: a qualitative study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sibylle Herzig van Wees ◽  
Michael Jennings
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
International Development ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Faith Based ◽  
The Past ◽  
Faith Based Organizations ◽  
The Government ◽  
Depth Interviews

Abstract Substantial global advocacy efforts have been made over the past decade to encourage partnerships and funding of faith-based organizations in international development programmes in efforts to improve social and health outcomes. Whilst there is a wealth of knowledge on religion and development, including its controversies, less attention has been payed to the role that donors might play. The aim of this study was to describe and analyse the engagement between donors and faith-based organizations in Cameroon’s health sector, following the implementation of the Cameroon Health Sector Partnership Strategy (2012). Forty-six in-depth interviews were conducted in selected regions in Cameroon. The findings show that global advocacy efforts to increase partnerships with faith-based organizations have created a space for increasing donor engagement of faith-based organizations following the implementation of the strategy. However, the policy was perceived as top down as it did not take into account some of the existing challenges. The policy arguably accentuated some of the existing tensions between the government and faith-based organizations, fed faith-controversies and complicated the health system landscape. Moreover, it provided donors with a framework for haphazard engagement with faith-based organizations. As such, putting the implications of donor engagement with FBOs on the research map acknowledges the limitations of efforts to collaborate with faith-based organizations and brings to the surface still-remaining blinkers and limited assumptions in donor definitions of faith-based organizations and in ways of collaborating with them.

scholarly journals Upaya Pengembangan Kurikulum Prodi S.2 Manajemen Pendidikan Islam (MPI) UIN Walisongo Semarang

Nadwa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 155
Author(s):  
Muslih Muslih
Keyword(s):  
Curriculum Development ◽  
National Standards ◽  
Islamic Education ◽  
Development Effort ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Higher Education Curriculum ◽  
Market Needs ◽  
Depth Interviews

<p class="Body">This article presents a discussion of Curriculum Development Effort of S.2 Management of Islamic Education (MPI) UIN Walisongo Semarang especially related to input fom users or ekesternal stakeholders, which include graduate and alumni users. Data collection methods used were open questionnaires, in-depth interviews and documentation. The findings of the research mentioned that the effort of curriculum development of Study Program S.2 Management of Islamic Education UIN Walisongo Semarang has two strategies. <em>First:</em> a bottom up strategy that reactive to market needs with indicators that graduate users have been satisfied and responsive to the needs of the graduates themselves. While the second stretegi is top down, following the National Standards of Higher Education Curriculum based on National Qualifiers Framework Indonesia (KKNI). Therefore, it can be said that in the effort of curriculum development, a joint effort is made between stakeholders' inputs and government standards.</p><p class="Body"><strong>Abstrak</strong></p><p class="Body">Artikel ini menyajikan pembahasan mengenai Upaya Pengembangan Kurikulum Prodi S.2 Manajemen Pendidikan Islam (MPI) UIN Walisongo Semarang khususnya yang berhubungan dengan masukan <em>users</em> atau <em>stakehoders</em> ektsternal yang meliputi pengguna lulusan dan alumni. Metode pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah kuesioner terbuka, wawancara mendalam dan dokumentasi. Temuan penelitian menyebutkan bahwa Upaya pengembangan kurikulum Program Studi S.2 Manajemen Pendidikan Islam Pascasarjana UIN Walisongo Semarang telah menempuh dua strategi. Yaitu <em>bottom up</em> yang responsive terhadap kebutuhan pasar dengan indikator bahwa pengguna lulusan telah merasa puas dan responsive dengan kebutuhan lulusan itu sendiri. Sedangkan stretegi kedua dengan <em>top down </em> berdasarkan standart Nasional Kurikulum Pendidikan Tinggi barbasis <em>Kerangka Kualifikasi Nasional Indonesia</em><em> (</em><em>KKNI</em><em>). </em>Sehingga dapat dikatakan bahwa dalam upaya pengembangan kurikulum, ditempuh upaya gabungan antara masukan <em>stakeholders</em> dan standar pemerintah.</p><p><strong><br /></strong></p>

scholarly journals Simulacra in women’s majelis taklim based on Jean Baudrillard’s perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 632
Author(s):  
Dwi Retnani Srinarwati ◽  
Pinky Saptandari Endang Pratiwi ◽  
Diah Ariani Arimbi
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Religious Life ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Data Display ◽  
Primary Research ◽  
Simulation Process ◽  
Consumption Practices ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Participatory Observation

This research aimed to discover the meaning of the Majelis Taklim for upper-middle-class worshipers and how simulacra-simulation and hyperreality processes occur in the Salafi Majelis Taklim. This research was a qualitative descriptive study which explored data through participatory observation, in-depth interviews, and documentation. The data was analysed by Miles and Huberman’s analysis through three related sub-processes, namely data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing/verification. Jean Baudrillard’s simulation-simulacra theory was used as the primary research framework. The results of data analysis revealed that (1) Majelis Taklim became a mean of hijrah for the members. The hijrah referred here is the conversion from non-Salafi to a Salafi movement. It is an ideology that Muslims must return to the Qur'an and the Sunnah of the Apostles to become more religious, increase social piety, and stay away from restrictions (usury, photos, polytheistic acts, etc.). (2) With media’s support, Majelis Taklim became a simulacrum for the simulation process, which ultimately led to hyperreality, especially signs consumption practices (fashion, worship groups). (3) Hyperreality occurred in religious life.

Diffusion of Development Journalism Inside Egyptian Newsrooms

2021 ◽  
pp. 194016122110400
Author(s):  
Rasha Allam ◽  
Ahmed El Gody
Keyword(s):  
Arab Spring ◽  
Organizational Structures ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
News Organizations ◽  
Technological Developments ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
The Way

This study examines the boundaries and limitations of the diffusion of “development journalism” among both the editorial body and the journalist body in the Egyptian newsrooms after the 2011 Arab Spring. Newsrooms under study represent different perspectives including state-owned, private-independent, and opposition newspapers. Through in-depth interviews with thirty-seven editors in chief and journalists, the authors studied how the editors and journalists at each newspaper define development journalism, whether the diffusion of development journalism follows a top-down or bottom-up approach, and if development journalism could influence the setting of the news agenda. Results show that the differences are not only apparent in the way development journalism is defined inside the different news organizations, but also between managers and journalists within each. Organizational structures and technological developments are as well factors that affect the way development journalism is diffused inside newsrooms.

Belonging to Green

2022 ◽  
pp. 20-45
Author(s):  
Tülay Zıvalı Turhan ◽  
Hatice Ayataç
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Place Attachment ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Online Surveys ◽  
Environmental Attributes ◽  
Post War ◽  
The City ◽  
Depth Interviews

Sarajevo's natural layout is extensively green as it covers large rural and natural areas. The city struggles with an insufficient urban layout in terms of environmental quality. Through a top-down approach, this study investigates the user's perception of ‘green' and examines the environmental attributes of place attachment in the case of Sarajevo. The semi-structured study is based on online surveys with experts and in-depth interviews with residents and applies a reframed model of place attachment which provides both a quantitative and qualitative translation of, among other aspects, environmental factors. Within this framework, the research presents a recap of Sarajevo's environmental experiences and focuses on lessons learned regarding the post-war urban development in the environmental context of the city.

scholarly journals CONSUMER TRICKS AND STRATEGIES AMONG POLISH MIGRANTS IN BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 7-23
Author(s):  
Marta Kempny
Keyword(s):  
Northern Ireland ◽  
Social Status ◽  
Consumer Culture ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Consumption Patterns ◽  
Consumer Society ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
Consumption Practices ◽  
Polish Migrants ◽  
Depth Interviews

This paper examines practices and strategies of consumption among Polish migrants in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Bridging theoretical perspectives on postmodernism, transnationalism and consumer society, the author discusses extent to which consumerism among Polish migrants can be seen as their way of integration with the local community in Northern Ireland. Focusing on conspicuous and inconspicuous consumption, this article explores the reasons why migrants take on the local consumption practices. Furthermore it examines migrants’ attempts to increase their social status, and display wealth through their engagement in consumer culture. Next, differences in Polish and local consumption patterns are teased out. Following this, the author links consumerism among Polish migrants to their embeddedness in local, transnational and global spheres. This research adopts 30 in-depth interviews.

scholarly journals The Pandemic of Productivity: A Narrative Inquiry into the Value of Leisure Time

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 6271
Author(s):  
Jessica S. Klaver ◽  
Wim Lambrechts
Keyword(s):  
Leisure Time ◽  
Consumer Behaviour ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Paid Work ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
The Social ◽  
Consumption Practices ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Insight Into

This study explored narratives derived from in-depth interviews to demonstrate how an increase in leisure time could positively affect both our subjective well-being, through a better balance of work and “self”, and the environment, through a change in consumption practices. Firstly, the analysis of the interviews provided insight into the social function of work. Work creates feelings of connection and belonging; however, it can also create the opposite, negatively affecting our experience of leisure time, our productivity, and our well-being. Participants described how paid work provided structure and routine, which resulted in an increased feeling of subjective well-being. However, a lack of structure and routine during the COVID-19 pandemic negatively affected feelings of “usefulness” and “productivity”. Secondly, an increase in leisure time created more opportunities for autonomy, leading to more unforced leisure activities and a better balance between work and self. Moreover, an increase in autonomy could be achieved through both increased work flexibility and a shorter working week. Lastly, this study aimed to demonstrate that more leisure time during lockdown periods can change how we spend our free time, therefore resulting in more pro-environmental consumer behaviour. This study intended to contribute to a gap in the literature: effects of leisure time on the balance between work and the “self”. The research setting offered limited opportunities for researching intentional, sustainable consumer behaviour, which provides an opportunity for further research.

Using Go-Alongs for exploring immigrant entrepreneurs’ native customers

2016 ◽  
Vol 65 (7) ◽  
pp. 971-990 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Parzer ◽  
Irene Rieder ◽  
Eva Wimmer
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experience ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Business Research ◽  
Immigrant Entrepreneurs ◽  
Consumption Practices ◽  
Methodological Practice ◽  
Interethnic Interaction ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Gain Access

The purpose of this article is to evaluate the methodological practice of Go-Alongs for exploring immigrant entrepreneurs’ native customers, a barely developed subfield within immigrant business research. Through accompanying individuals on outings in their familiar environments, Go-Alongs as a qualitative data collection method are used to gain access to practices, experiences and interpretations of individuals in their everyday routines. Drawing on current qualitative research on native customers in immigrant grocery shops in Vienna, the article demonstrates how Go-Alongs can be used for exploring consumption practices and patterns of interethnic interaction in this specific setting. What becomes apparent is that Go-Alongs provide an opportunity to gain access to reflexive aspects of lived experience in situ, in the present case expressed by spontaneous and emotional comments when the shop, ethnic products or interethnic interactions are commented on and evaluated. Moreover, Go-Alongs allow insights into modes of self-expression. However, Go-Alongs have limitations as they cannot capture consumption practices beyond the limited time and space of shopping. Furthermore, they do not fully provide access to narratives and discourses; therefore, Go-Alongs are most useful in combination with in-depth interviews.

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