Labour movements and labour unions
... notably Lenin, equally believed that trade unions were restricted to narrow ‘economism’. The difference lies in the fact that Marxists criticized this tendency and argued therefore for the additional need of a revolutionary party to allow the working class to move beyond a merely ‘trade unionist’ co ...
... notably Lenin, equally believed that trade unions were restricted to narrow ‘economism’. The difference lies in the fact that Marxists criticized this tendency and argued therefore for the additional need of a revolutionary party to allow the working class to move beyond a merely ‘trade unionist’ co ...
Monetary Exchange as an Extra-Linguistic Social Communication
... knowledge of "time and place" that cannot be effectively communicated in any other way (Hayek, 1948, p. 80). This idea was the core of Hayek's argument that a central economic planner would not be able to obtain the knowledge necessary to plan an economy of even a modest degree of complexity, but it ...
... knowledge of "time and place" that cannot be effectively communicated in any other way (Hayek, 1948, p. 80). This idea was the core of Hayek's argument that a central economic planner would not be able to obtain the knowledge necessary to plan an economy of even a modest degree of complexity, but it ...
Article - Universidad Complutense de Madrid
... loosely defined normative1 concept and, as such, is used with differing meanings in accordance with rather ambiguous definitions. A clear definition of what constitutes its essence seems to be lacking in most documents on the subject, while a review of the most important of these documents reveals, ...
... loosely defined normative1 concept and, as such, is used with differing meanings in accordance with rather ambiguous definitions. A clear definition of what constitutes its essence seems to be lacking in most documents on the subject, while a review of the most important of these documents reveals, ...
Rerum cognoscere causas: Part II
... world by ascribing subjective meaning to their actions. These views - ‘structure’ and ‘agency’ - are not dichotomous but co-existing. The traditional distinction made between these 'objective' and 'subjective' approaches is increasingly seen as describing extremes of a dialectical activity. The mean ...
... world by ascribing subjective meaning to their actions. These views - ‘structure’ and ‘agency’ - are not dichotomous but co-existing. The traditional distinction made between these 'objective' and 'subjective' approaches is increasingly seen as describing extremes of a dialectical activity. The mean ...
Strategy Document for the new GCAP
... 1. Along the road of 10-years’ work GCAP became a global movement with strong leadership from the Global South with grassroots and international experiences providing a rights-based perspective on the root causes of poverty and inequalities. 2. GCAP is a broad coalition with a proven capacity to mob ...
... 1. Along the road of 10-years’ work GCAP became a global movement with strong leadership from the Global South with grassroots and international experiences providing a rights-based perspective on the root causes of poverty and inequalities. 2. GCAP is a broad coalition with a proven capacity to mob ...
122 Intercultural citizenship and foreign language education
... In this third part I want to pursue further the ways in which language (or languagescultures) teachers can realise their role in formal education, and to consider the European discourse on the intercultural competences which are a precondition for intercultural dialogue. I also want to argue that th ...
... In this third part I want to pursue further the ways in which language (or languagescultures) teachers can realise their role in formal education, and to consider the European discourse on the intercultural competences which are a precondition for intercultural dialogue. I also want to argue that th ...
Textbook
... sources and communicate this information to others in various forms. I can use this information/evidence for problem solving and decision making. Including, but not limited to: Writing letters to public officials Writing letters to the editor Working on a community service project Working in ...
... sources and communicate this information to others in various forms. I can use this information/evidence for problem solving and decision making. Including, but not limited to: Writing letters to public officials Writing letters to the editor Working on a community service project Working in ...
social capital and the equilibrium number of
... the number of the self-employed separated into those who work alone and those who hire employees, is not readily available in databases of general use such as COMPENDIA (van Stel 2005). Our occupational data come from the Spanish Employment Survey Statistics (Spanish EPA) and include the number of t ...
... the number of the self-employed separated into those who work alone and those who hire employees, is not readily available in databases of general use such as COMPENDIA (van Stel 2005). Our occupational data come from the Spanish Employment Survey Statistics (Spanish EPA) and include the number of t ...
Continuity, Change and the Circulation of Social Practices
... intertwined with multiple forms of flow and circulation that configure and reconfigure social practices. Theories of mobility and practice are two bodies of literature that have until very recently focused on cultural change in relatively independent ways, suggesting the importance of analysing the ...
... intertwined with multiple forms of flow and circulation that configure and reconfigure social practices. Theories of mobility and practice are two bodies of literature that have until very recently focused on cultural change in relatively independent ways, suggesting the importance of analysing the ...
Sample
... accounting for the fastest growing segment of the homeless population. Explain how this is possible in a rich nation such as Canada. Difficulty: C 2. Describe the evolution of social welfare in Canada. What, if any, relationship exists between welfare and poverty? What have been the effects of recen ...
... accounting for the fastest growing segment of the homeless population. Explain how this is possible in a rich nation such as Canada. Difficulty: C 2. Describe the evolution of social welfare in Canada. What, if any, relationship exists between welfare and poverty? What have been the effects of recen ...
INTERPERSONAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT IN GENERATION Y
... neither do they consider on-line communication to be impersonal (Oblinger & Hawkin, 2005) However, does the level of social interaction on social networking sites influence the interpersonal skills that these young individuals require in a working environment? In the nursing profession student and p ...
... neither do they consider on-line communication to be impersonal (Oblinger & Hawkin, 2005) However, does the level of social interaction on social networking sites influence the interpersonal skills that these young individuals require in a working environment? In the nursing profession student and p ...
Return To Rio - Expanding the Covey Model
... Leicester-based environmental consultancy, so their work could be readily replicated. Stephen Covey, author of “Seven Habits of Highly Effective People,” seemed to suggest a good starting point. Covey’s work, based on principle-centredness, is totally congruent with sustainable development principle ...
... Leicester-based environmental consultancy, so their work could be readily replicated. Stephen Covey, author of “Seven Habits of Highly Effective People,” seemed to suggest a good starting point. Covey’s work, based on principle-centredness, is totally congruent with sustainable development principle ...
Wisdom: Object of Study or Basic Aim of Inquiry
... recently “If there is anything the world needs, it is wisdom. Without it, I exaggerate not at all in saying that very soon, there may be no world.” And these, no doubt, are the considerations that have led Sternberg and others, recently, to initiate and develop the scientific study of wisdom. If the ...
... recently “If there is anything the world needs, it is wisdom. Without it, I exaggerate not at all in saying that very soon, there may be no world.” And these, no doubt, are the considerations that have led Sternberg and others, recently, to initiate and develop the scientific study of wisdom. If the ...
Affirmative Action in India and the United States
... evidence that “a social identity – a product of history, culture and personal experience of discrimination – creates pronounced economic disadvantage for a group through its effect on individuals’ expectations”. They conducted controlled experiments in rural Uttar Pradesh where caste was publicly an ...
... evidence that “a social identity – a product of history, culture and personal experience of discrimination – creates pronounced economic disadvantage for a group through its effect on individuals’ expectations”. They conducted controlled experiments in rural Uttar Pradesh where caste was publicly an ...
Readings on Social Movements
... to refer to movement and protest activity in relation to one of the hotly contested issues of our time: abortion, the death penalty, immigration, same-sex marriage, global warming, terrorism, globalization, and layoffs at work. Indeed, it is difficult to think of a major social issue in which social ...
... to refer to movement and protest activity in relation to one of the hotly contested issues of our time: abortion, the death penalty, immigration, same-sex marriage, global warming, terrorism, globalization, and layoffs at work. Indeed, it is difficult to think of a major social issue in which social ...
critical approaches in qualitative educational research
... It is important to be aware of a range of theoretical approaches within critical research. There is however no tidy relation between individual theorists and methodologies. The relationship between the two is dynamic and dialogical, as theory becomes interpreted and re-interpreted, invented and re-i ...
... It is important to be aware of a range of theoretical approaches within critical research. There is however no tidy relation between individual theorists and methodologies. The relationship between the two is dynamic and dialogical, as theory becomes interpreted and re-interpreted, invented and re-i ...
The New Despotism
... Whatever else equality is, it is a spiritual dynamic. Major social movements require such a dynamic, irrespective of whether they are primarily religious or political at the core. It is not so much the surrounding material conditions as it is this inner spiritual dynamic that in the long run determi ...
... Whatever else equality is, it is a spiritual dynamic. Major social movements require such a dynamic, irrespective of whether they are primarily religious or political at the core. It is not so much the surrounding material conditions as it is this inner spiritual dynamic that in the long run determi ...
Introduction: The role of discourse analysis in society. 1983.
... tigers. It follows that a next step in the research program will be to make decisions about priority, about who to "sell" our work to, about the adaptation of our specific research goals and methods to those who are most in need of them. The groups of people and the areas of social problems concerne ...
... tigers. It follows that a next step in the research program will be to make decisions about priority, about who to "sell" our work to, about the adaptation of our specific research goals and methods to those who are most in need of them. The groups of people and the areas of social problems concerne ...
Longitudinal Social Network Studies and Predictive Social Cohesion
... The key conception in this project – successfully tested in six of our longitudinal case studies – is that it is not simply single connections that count in having "cohesive effects" but the way that connections are redundantly or mutually embedded and reinforced in robust aggregations in the circui ...
... The key conception in this project – successfully tested in six of our longitudinal case studies – is that it is not simply single connections that count in having "cohesive effects" but the way that connections are redundantly or mutually embedded and reinforced in robust aggregations in the circui ...
Critical approaches in qualitative educational research
... It is important to be aware of a range of theoretical approaches within critical research. There is however no tidy relation between individual theorists and methodologies. The relationship between the two is dynamic and dialogical, as theory becomes interpreted and re-interpreted, invented and re-i ...
... It is important to be aware of a range of theoretical approaches within critical research. There is however no tidy relation between individual theorists and methodologies. The relationship between the two is dynamic and dialogical, as theory becomes interpreted and re-interpreted, invented and re-i ...
New Strategies for Poverty Reduction and Environmental Protection
... change government policies and market rules in order to raise the incomes of the poor in the short term. The asset-building approach focuses instead on improving the stock of wealth available to the poor, to achieve sustainable, long-term income gains. Natural assets, along with financial, human, so ...
... change government policies and market rules in order to raise the incomes of the poor in the short term. The asset-building approach focuses instead on improving the stock of wealth available to the poor, to achieve sustainable, long-term income gains. Natural assets, along with financial, human, so ...
From Me to You: The Effect of Social Modeling on Treatment Outcomes
... meaning that they may also be more likely to model symptoms to others. Because observers learn more from models they can readily identify with (Braaksma, Rijlaarsdam, & van den Bergh, 2002), such social modeling may have particular influence on female observers. However, little research has been don ...
... meaning that they may also be more likely to model symptoms to others. Because observers learn more from models they can readily identify with (Braaksma, Rijlaarsdam, & van den Bergh, 2002), such social modeling may have particular influence on female observers. However, little research has been don ...
JOIC Edited Version October 2013 V3
... established according to whether learning was an outcome. This was determined: (i) through observations of knowledge exchanges resulting from problems in practice, whereby it was possible to trace how problems were overcome and/or changes in the course of action; (ii) instances where participants id ...
... established according to whether learning was an outcome. This was determined: (i) through observations of knowledge exchanges resulting from problems in practice, whereby it was possible to trace how problems were overcome and/or changes in the course of action; (ii) instances where participants id ...
On Peter Winch and Qualitative Social Research
... The aim of this Major Research Paper is to assess the philosophy of Peter Winch and use it to examine the paradigmatic frameworks of constructivism, pragmatism, and critical realism in contemporary qualitative social research. By drawing from the work of Peter Winch in “The Idea of a Social Science ...
... The aim of this Major Research Paper is to assess the philosophy of Peter Winch and use it to examine the paradigmatic frameworks of constructivism, pragmatism, and critical realism in contemporary qualitative social research. By drawing from the work of Peter Winch in “The Idea of a Social Science ...
Online journalism in Social Transformations: A community
... volatility brought about by the country’s ongoing market reforms in employment, housing and health care, this particular social group faces a precarious socio-economic future of its own. Consequently, many urban youth have come to share concerns similar to those of China’s underclasses. They are vul ...
... volatility brought about by the country’s ongoing market reforms in employment, housing and health care, this particular social group faces a precarious socio-economic future of its own. Consequently, many urban youth have come to share concerns similar to those of China’s underclasses. They are vul ...