Meta-design of ‘behavioural-meme’ by co-creation of a local, young design students’ community. The empowerment of socially oriented activities and redefining the role of designer in the local context. Case study in Mexico, Puebla

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylwia Ulicka
Keyword(s):  
Local Context ◽  
Design Students

scholarly journals The Medicine Tree: Unsettling palaeoecological perceptions of past environments and human activity

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 239-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzi Richer ◽  
Benjamin Gearey
Keyword(s):  
Human Activity ◽  
Vegetation Change ◽  
Local Context ◽  
Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Pollen Record ◽  
Scientific Methods ◽  
Ecological Principles ◽  
Patterns And Processes

In this paper, we consider palaeoecological approaches to past landscapes and reflect upon how these are relevant to archaeological themes concerning concepts of environmental change and the role of past and present human communities in these processes. In particular, we highlight the importance of local context in the perception and understanding of landscape. Utilising a case study from Nepal, we look to ‘unsettle’ a conventional palaeoecological interpretation of a pollen record, originally constructed on western ecological principles, and instead draw on an interpretative perspective rooted in local Buddhist ecological knowledge, or a ‘folk taxonomy’, known as ‘The Medicine Tree’. We discuss how the interpretations of patterns and processes of vegetation change from a pollen record are not necessarily absolute. In particular, we outline how the palaeoecological frame of enquiry and reference is rooted in an essentially Eurocentric, Western scientific paradigm, which, in turn, shapes how we perceive and conceive of past landscapes and the role of ‘anthropogenic impact’ on vegetation. The aim of this is not to suggest that scientific approaches to the ‘reconstruction’ of past landscapes are necessarily invalid, but to illustrate how ‘empirical’ scientific methods and interpretations in archaeological science are contingent upon specific social and cultural frames of reference. We discuss the broader relevance of this, such as how we interpret past human activity and perception of landscape change, the ways in which we might look to mobilise research in the context of contemporary problems, issues concerning ‘degraded landscapes’ and how we incorporate local and archaeological perspectives with palaeoecology within an interconnected and iterative process.

scholarly journals Measuring the morphology of suburban settlements: Scale-dependent ambiguities of residential density development in the Prague Urban Region

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-38
Author(s):  
Jiří-Jakub Zévl ◽  
Martin Ouředníček
Keyword(s):  
Regional Scale ◽  
Point Pattern Analysis ◽  
Local Context ◽  
Urban Region ◽  
Point Pattern ◽  
Eastern European ◽  
Point Data ◽  
Eastern European Countries

Abstract The academic debate on methodological approaches to the measurement of urban sprawl, particularly its most cited dimension, the density of residential settlement, is discussed in this article. The methodology of point pattern analysis, and its benefits in comparison to land-use data analysis, especially for researching the morphology of residential development, is examined. This empirical study was conducted in the hinterland of Prague and is based on point data from 2007, 2010 and 2016. The paper contributes to the scholarly discussion of suburbanisation in Central and Eastern European countries, including the morphology of suburban development. The role of scale is also emphasised, given our observation of two ambiguous means of development, namely spatial dispersion at the regional scale and increasing density at the local scale. The findings support claims regarding the crucial role of micro-scale research in understanding suburban form. The largest Czech suburb of Jesenice serves as a case study, where the morphology of built-up areas is analysed in the local context.

scholarly journals Special Settlers of Arkhangelsk in the Cultural Memory of the Local Community and Their Descendants

2020 ◽  
Vol 68 (3) ◽  
pp. 273-284
Author(s):  
Natalia V. Drannikova
Keyword(s):  
Family History ◽  
Cultural Memory ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Research Topic ◽  
Local Context ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Family Identity ◽  
Regional Context

Abstract The article reports a case study of oral recollections of the descendants of special settlers, i.e. peasants dekulaked and deported to the Arkhangelsk region in the early 1930s. The region was previously a part of the Northern Krai. A historiographical review related to the research topic has been carried out. The concepts of dekulakization in the USSR and destinies of dekulaked are discussed in the local context. The stories of the descendants of the special settlers analysed in the article result from semi-structured interviews. These stories form a hypertext. We select stable motifs of oral stories recorded from the descendants of the special settlers. Conclusions are drawn about the characteristics of the cultural memory of the descendants of the special settlers. The article deals with the features of family identity and the role of awareness of the fate of their relatives in this identity. The children and grandchildren of the special settlers have different attitudes towards dekulakization of the families of their ancestors. This is driven by the diversity of behaviours, choices and particular circumstances of their life. The interpretation is grounded in the idea of variability of the process of special resettlements and its dependence on the regional context, and on the method of family history.

scholarly journals Migration-Related Conflicts as Drivers of Institutional Change?

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-112
Author(s):  
Maria Budnik ◽  
Katrin Grossmann ◽  
Christoph Hedtke
Keyword(s):  
Institutional Change ◽  
Conflict Theory ◽  
Local Context ◽  
Social Phenomena ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Institutional Settings ◽  
Institutional Actors ◽  
Syriac Orthodox

This article examines the role of social conflicts in the context of migration and discusses the relation between such conflicts and institutional change. We understand conflicts as tensions that evoke contradiction between different social groups or institutional actors. Varied urban contexts together with dynamic immigration of heterogeneous population groups can induce negotiation processes that affect institutional settings and actors. Conflicts have therefore been an integral part of urban coexistence, and cities have always been places where these conflicts play out. We assume that conflicts are social phenomena, which have multiple causes and effects. Public assumptions about conflicts in connection with migration often have a negative or destructive impetus, while conflict theory ascribes to conflicts potential positive effects on societal change. Conflicts can represent forms of socialization and the possibility of adapting or changing social conditions. This article discusses the extent to which migration-related conflicts induce institutional change. Using qualitative empirical results from the BMBF-funded research project MigraChance, we present a case study that reconstructs the emergence and course of a conflict surrounding the construction of a Syriac-Orthodox church in Bebra (Hesse) in the 1990s. Analyzing this conflict both in depth and in relation to its local context, we show that migration is only one part of what we refer to as migration-related conflicts, and we shed light on the complexity of factors that can result in institutional change. Change can also occur indirectly, in small steps, and with ambivalent normative implications.

scholarly journals The role of formalization in the insertion of social indicators in the supply chain of the popular garnment sector

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristiane Mano do Nascimento ◽  
Minelle E. Silva
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Social Indicators ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Local Context ◽  
Labour Relations ◽  
The Social ◽  
Informal Labour ◽  
Empirical Demonstration

Abstract: Under the supply chain sustainability debates and seeking to reduce the theoretical gap related to the social sustainability dimension, this research aims to analyze the relation between formalization and the insertion of social indicators in the supply chain of the popular garment sector in Fortaleza-CE. Using the case study strategy, 20 interviews were carried out with enterprises, direct suppliers and outsourced suppliers to cover the direct supply chain. Hence, were analyzed three categories - social responsibility, health and safety, and supplier development - and their 15 indicators. The results indicate that the formalization impacts on the insertion of social indicators, mainly in the category of health and safety. In addition, it was identified the possibility of informal work, even in the formalized companies, which demonstrates the need for a new look at this variable. With empirical demonstration, this study contributes to the study of social indicators in the supply chain and draws attention to informal labour relations in the local context.

scholarly journals Majority rights and minority responsibilities: young people’s negotiations with human rights

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kerenina K. Dansholm
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Minority Rights ◽  
Local Context ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Legal Literacy ◽  
Tenth Grade ◽  
Majority Students ◽  
Research Findings

This paper is a case study of student discussions of rights and responsibilities, which contributes to filling the existing knowledge gap on the topic. Tenth grade majority students who participated in three group discussions on inclusive citizenship spoke of rights as belonging to the majority or to the minoritised Other. In line with earlier research findings, students referenced human rights as national rights or values, while making explicit connections between majority rights and minority responsibilities and implicit references to the responsibility of the majority to protect minority rights. This analysis indicates a need in human rights education (HRE) for both legal literacy and a deeper discussion of human rights. This can, for example, be achieved through a focus on the local context so that young people may better understand minority barriers to rights, as well as the role of the majority in issues of social justice.

The role of multiplicity in a cult: A case study

1987 ◽  
Author(s):  
William A. Worrall ◽  
Ann W. Stockman
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