‘You Make Yourself Sound So Important’ Fieldwork Experiences, Identity Construction, and Non- Western Researchers Abroad

2002 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 21-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolina Ladino
Keyword(s):  
Identity Construction ◽  
Developing World ◽  
The Other ◽  
Northern Mexico ◽  
Research Context

The article explores processes of identity construction. It specifically looks into respondents' images of the visiting researcher. Using my own experience as a Colombian researcher in the shanty towns of northern Mexico, the paper looks into respondents' responses to non- white, non-western researchers while doing fieldwork. My own fieldwork experiences revealed that local images of Colombians as ‘southerners’ conflicted with local expectations about researchers. This situation forced me to adopt the identity respondents felt best suited me locally. Besides stating that not all researchers in the developing world are white, western and in a powerful position, the paper highlights that the construction of identities takes place ‘through’ and not outside difference. This process allowed me to understand the contradictory processes that lead to successful feminist alliances being formed with the ‘other’ in a research context.

Identity and Nation-Building: Intercultural Reading of Isaiah 56–66 in the Ghanaian Context

2021 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 256-277
Author(s):  
Nicoletta Gatti
Keyword(s):  
Identity Construction ◽  
Nation Building ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract The worrisome growth of nationalism and ethnicism worldwide emphasizes the distance between state and nation, geographical borders, and the sense of a shared common project, which is at the heart of nation-building. The problem is not new, as the ancient writings of Israel testify. The question of what constitutes Israelite identity is central to post-exilic books, where exclusive-isolationistic and inclusive attitudes are clearly contraposed. Against this background, the paper explores the relationship between identity construction and nation-building, through an intercultural reading of Isaiah 56–66. Furthermore, it examines the relevance of the literary unit for contemporary Ghanaian society where ethnic divisions seem to compromise nation-building and development. The text challenges Ghanaian Christians to employ a language of inclusion; to recognize the ‘other’ as a specific message of God; to go beyond accidental attributes such as ethnicity, gender, or race, to discover the image and likeness of God reflected in her/his countenance.

scholarly journals Liminality and Border Crossing in Ádám Bodor’s Novels

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-129
Author(s):  
Zsuzsa Tapodi
Keyword(s):  
Identity Construction ◽  
Ethnic Diversity ◽  
Border Crossing ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Other ◽  
Literary Works ◽  
Physical Sense ◽  
Border Zones ◽  
Spatial Changes

Abstract The plots of the novels The Sinistra Zone (1992), The Archbishop’s Visit (1999) and The Birds of Verhovina (2011) by Ádám Bodor unfold in border zones, in spaces of liminal existence. By investigating the intricate relationship between the Self and the Other, using particular space forming techniques with shifts and displacements, these novels extend the scope of postmodern fragmentariness to identity construction as well. In these literary works enforced journeys or travels with well-defined purposes should not be merely understood in their physical sense: identity also undergoes a change, becomes hybrid. In a space characterized by a labyrinth of ethnic diversity, identities distorted by a dictatorial regime often go beyond the border of the human, the characters being endowed with animal features. Starting from Merleau-Ponty’s idea according to which action is not set in space, but rather comes into being through space (Faragó 2001, 7), the consequences of spatial changes must also be taken into account.

scholarly journals Public Private Partnerships and the Prospects for Sustainable ICT Projects in the Developing World

2007 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Fife ◽  
Laura Hosman
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Developing World ◽  
The Other ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Current State ◽  
The One

This paper analyses the recent phenomenon of private/public partnerships (PPPs) in the ICT sector of the developing world. The partners may come to these projects with divergent motivations: profit on the one hand and the provision of public services on the other, but at the end of the day, the interests of the partners that are symbiotic can – and indeed should – be aligned to ensure successful long-term projects. To investigate what can be done to promote successful and sustainable PPPs, this paper extends the traditional two-actor analysis to include both a third-party non-profit-oriented facilitating organization and the technology recipients that are the targets of these projects. Following an overview of the current state of PPPs in the developing world, the paper provides two case studies, based in Vietnam, where all four of the above-mentioned stakeholders were involved. The cases reveal important success factors that can be applied to future PPPs in the ICT sector.

scholarly journals Tożsamość żydowska na pograniczu kultur i narodów

2018 ◽  
pp. 165-178
Author(s):  
Irmina Jaśkowiak
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Identity Construction ◽  
Jewish Identity ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Historical Memory ◽  
The Other ◽  
Western World ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
Anti Semitism

Identity construction is one of the fundamental human needs. The process takes place in two areas simultaneously: internal, self-reflexive and external, associated with a sense of belonging to a particular group. The Jews, until the beginning of the nineteenth century constituted quite uniform society voluntarily separating themselves from other communities. As a result of emancipation and assimilation processes, various influences affect their identity. As a consequence the Jews faced two difficulties. The first one was the dilemma between own nation and territorial homeland while the other was the progressing deep internal divisions. At present Jewish identity is most of all national and ethnical identity strongly reinforced by historical memory and fight with anti-Semitism. After the period of the twentieth century crisis and in the light of the western world secularization it has become also cultural identity.Identity construction is one of the fundamental human needs. Theprocess takes place in two areas simultaneously: internal, self-reflexiveand external, associated with a sense of belonging to a particulargroup. The Jews, until the beginning of the nineteenth century constitutedquite uniform society voluntarily separating themselves fromother communities. As a result of emancipation and assimilation processes,various influences affect their identity. As a consequence theJews faced two difficulties. The first one was the dilemma betweenown nation and territorial homeland while the other was the progressingdeep internal divisions. At present Jewish identity is most of allnational and ethnical identity strongly reinforced by historical memoryand fight with anti-Semitism. After the period of the twentieth centurycrisis and in the light of the western world secularization it hasbecome also cultural identity.

scholarly journals PSX-7 Induction of sexual behavior of Dorper rams treated with GnRH in northern Mexico

2019 ◽  
Vol 97 (Supplement_3) ◽  
pp. 462-462
Author(s):  
Francisco G Véliz-Deras ◽  
Cesar Meza-Herrera ◽  
Oscar Angel ◽  
Leticia R Gaytan-Alemán ◽  
Angeles De Santiago-Miramontes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Saline Solution ◽  
Physiological Saline ◽  
The Other ◽  
Sheep Industry ◽  
Northern Mexico ◽  
Physiological Saline Solution ◽  
Behavior Test

Abstract We evaluated whether the GnRH application induces the sexual behavior of Dorper rams in northern Mexico (26º N). Rams (n = 12) were divided into 2 homogenous groups (n = 6 each) in body weight (80.0 ± 2.8 kg) and a body condition of (3.3 ± 0.2 units, scale of 1–5). One group (GnRH) received 100 Μ g of GnRH i.m., every 3 d x 1 week, while the other (CONT) received 0.5 ml of physiological saline solution every 3 d x 1 week. At the end of the treatments, rams were subjected to a sexual behavior test by exposing each male to one estrus female during both appetitive (ASB, anogenital sniffing, approaching, kicking, vocalizations) and consummatory (CSB: unsheathing, mount attempt, full mount, mount with unsheathing and mount with ejaculation) sexual behaviors where registered. The CSA and CSC behavior frequencies were compared by a χ 2 test (SYSTAT 12). Both ASB and CSB behaviors favored (P < 0.05) to the GnRH rams; ASB 77% vs 23% and CSB 76% vs 23%. A demonstration of GnRH in Dorper rams in northern Mexico (26 ° N) induced sexual behavior; this should be of interest to enhance the out-of-season reproductive outcomes in the sheep industry.

Positioning selves, doing relational work and constructing identities in interview talk

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth R. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Identity Construction ◽  
Past Experience ◽  
Positioning Theory ◽  
The Other ◽  
Analytic Approach ◽  
Local Interactions ◽  
Self And Other ◽  
Vietnamese Woman ◽  
Relational Work ◽  
Interview Conversation

AbstractThis article draws on positioning theory and uses Bamberg’s (2005) three-level analytic approach to analyze how identity construction and relational work implicate the other and are co-constitutive processes in local interactions. To that end, it examines a sequence of excerpts taken from an interview involving the author and a Vietnamese woman and analyzes the co-constructed positioning of self and other that developed over the course of the interview conversation. The article focuses on how (non)delicate topics are introduced, responded to, modified and developed as the interviewee reports on past experience and adopts evaluative stances toward topics initiated by the interviewer. The study further highlights how normative ideologies are indexed and reconstituted in such talk, and points to their role in making particular identities relevant and in mobilizing relational work in local interactions.

Practice Developments in Budgeting: An Overview and Research Perspective

2003 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen C. Hansen ◽  
David T. Otley ◽  
Wim A. Van der Stede
Keyword(s):  
Performance Evaluation ◽  
The Other ◽  
Research Perspective ◽  
Research Context ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Planning Problems ◽  
Budgeting Process ◽  
The U.S

Practitioners in Europe and the U.S. recently have proposed two distinct approaches to address what they believe are shortcomings of traditional budgeting practices. One approach advocates improving the budgeting process and primarily focuses on the planning problems with budgeting. The other advocates abandoning the budget and primarily focuses on the performance evaluation problems with budgeting. This paper provides an overview and research perspective on these two recent developments. We discuss why practitioners have become dissatisfied with budgets, describe the two distinct approaches, place them in a research context, suggest insights that may aid the practitioners, and use the practitioner perspectives to identify fruitful areas for research.

scholarly journals New subspecies of fir dwarf mistletoe (Arceuthobium abietinum: Viscaceae) from the western United States and northern Mexico

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-45
Author(s):  
Shawn C. Kenaley
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Host Range ◽  
Plant Height ◽  
Rocky Mountain ◽  
The Other ◽  
Western United States ◽  
Dwarf Mistletoe ◽  
New Subspecies ◽  
Northern Mexico ◽  
White Fir

Two new subspecies of fir dwarf mistletoe (Arceuthobium abietinum, Viscaceae) are described herein: Arceuthobium abietinum subsp. mathiasenii (Mathiasen’s dwarf mistletoe) and Arceuthobium abietinum subsp. grandae (grand fir dwarf mistletoe). The former dwarf mistletoe—Mathiasen’s dwarf mistletoe—parasitizes Rocky Mountain white fir in Nevada, Utah, and Arizona and Durango fir in northern Mexico; whereas, grand fir dwarf mistletoe parasitizes grand fir as well grand fir × white fir hybrids in California, Oregon and Washington. The recognition of these subspecies and, hence, their classification is based on morphological discontinuities and host range differences when compared to white fir dwarf mistletoe (Arceuthobium abietinum subsp. abietinum), red fir dwarf mistletoe (A. abietinum subsp. magnificae), and Wiens’ dwarf mistletoe (A. abietinum subsp. wiensii). The combined analyses of plant height, third internode length and width, fruit dimensions, staminate spike and petal dimensions, and anther distance to tip, contributed most to the discrimination of subsp. grandae and mathiasenii from subsp. abietinum and magnificae. The flowers of Mathiasen's dwarf mistletoe were larger than all of the other taxa classified under A. abietinum. The shoot color of Mathiasen’s dwarf mistletoe was frequently blue-green, brown, yellow-brown, or red-brown, and plants were often highly glaucous, while the shoot color of the other subspecies were typically yellow-green or yellow, except for Wiens' dwarf mistletoe whose shoots are often green-brown or red-brown. Differences in host specificity and geographic distribution also distinguish the new subspecies from the other taxa of A. abietinum.

scholarly journals Positive and Negative Aspects of Globalization in Nation Building in Africa

2020 ◽  
pp. 59-70
Author(s):  
Alexander Kavina
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Developing World ◽  
Nation Building ◽  
The Other ◽  
Social Classes ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Building Process ◽  
Golden Opportunity

There is no doubt to the fact that globalization has become a buzz word of our time and has significantly impacted the whole world and Africa without exception. Despite it being a buzz word, it has also become very confusing. Some people when asked to specify how they understand it, reply with considerable hesitation, vagueness and inconsistency. However, whether one understands it or not, the fact remains that globalization is real and it is impossible to avoid it, but we have to act. In recent decades globalization has become a factor that obstructs nation-building process in the developing world and Africa in particular. Increasing inequalities between social classes, ethnic groups, regions and nations are on the rise while nations are becoming more powerless to solve these problems. On the other hand, globalization will represent a golden opportunity for nation-building process, if Africa manages to grab the opportunities presented.

scholarly journals Community Photographs

2005 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-62
Author(s):  
Janne Seppänen
Keyword(s):  
Identity Construction ◽  
Identity Work ◽  
The Other ◽  
Politics Of Representation ◽  
Research Subject ◽  
Local Identity ◽  
Local Identities ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
The Look ◽  
The Town

Abstract The research subject of this article is formed by a project with the title Two Pictures of My Town. The project was carried out during spring 2002 in the town of Tampere, Finland, when town district or suburb communities, and in one case a sixth-form class, were asked to ‘get to the bare essentials’ of their town district and present them in two photographs with short captions. The following research questions were asked: What kinds of visual orders can be found in the paired photographs? What kind of politics of representation is included in these orders? What kind of identity work is expressed by the photographs’ visual orders and politics of representation? The photographs were interpreted through a theoretical researcher reading. Photographs in which the local identity was constructed on the basis of familiar and safe visual orders offered a relatively solid and legitimate basis for local identities. These photographs repeated the visual orders of traditional tourist photographs and nature photography. If the two photographs commented the changes in the look of the neighbourhood, for example the differences between old and new architecture, they offered a more discontinuous basis for local identity construction. On the other hand, they provided alternative surface of identification for those who do not accept prevailing visual orders of the neighbourhood.

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