Participatory Art as a Social Practice of Commoning to Reinvent the Right to the City

The right to the city is a concept that helps rethink spatial–social dynamics, which has recently reinvigorated the field of organization studies. Following Lefebvre and considering the failure of both the market and the state, other scholars pinpoint the need to rethink social–spatial and geographical–historical relations. They do so by theorizing the city as a host for urban commons. Collective and non-commodified, these spatial–social experiences need to be constantly reproduced and preserved through commoning practices in the struggle against spatial injustice. A case study shows that a civil society organization (CSO) uses participatory art to (re)produce urban commons at the level of a local community and to redress partially spatial injustice. We theorize participatory art-making as a social practice of commoning, i.e., a process of organizing for the commons—collective art-based activities to serve a community—and of the common—to (re)produce a community while performing them. Such commoning practices are not only about sharing urban resources but also about using and experiencing differently urban spaces. By making participatory artworks in public spaces and co-designing street furniture with residents of poor areas, TDA helps to better cope with the tensions between residents and local authorities and between amateurs and professional artists. By negotiating the long-term implementation of these creative artworks in the public space with public authorities, TDA has fostered the empowerment of inhabitants as they have experienced citizens’ reappropriation of some public spaces in Marseille.     

Perceived social standing among Asian immigrants in the US: Do reasons for immigration matter?

We investigate the association between a subjective measure of social status and the reasons for immigration among Asian immigrants in the US. We use data from the National Latino and Asian American Study to test several hypotheses about this association. Our analyses show the positive effect on perceived social standing of migrating for better education, the negative effect of migrating to seek employment, and the negative impact of refugee status. Migrating for family reunification can be associated with various circumstances, which lead to differing outcomes. The results suggest that the notion that immigrants arrive in the US with limited resources and few skills and move slowly up the socioeconomic ladder must be reassessed in light of the complex social context and factors such as ethnicity, gender, divergent immigration paths, and a range of associated circumstances.     

论后现代语境中文学的现实性

在后现代仿真语境中,看到传统的文学现实性理论之弊端是必要的,认清它的形而上学依据也是至关重要的.然而,理论之用应该只在于其方法论意义,它能够帮助我们从各种角度去理解文学,理解文学所展示的无边的生活与复杂的人性.让理论走下神坛,让文学亲近多彩的生活世界,同时,还要为文学向我们展示可能的世界留有一方领地,这是每一位文学研究者的责任所在.     

基于品牌理论的高校品牌塑造

结合现代营销学的品牌理论,探讨了高校品牌的塑造：通过品牌理念审视了教育理念中教和学的视角的转变：通过品牌理论的实际应用,探讨了高校品牌的具体塑造方法。     

吉林省经济与资源、环境和谐发展的政策变革

中共十七大提出了以科学发展观为指导,实现经济发展又好又快的新时期目标,“社会更加和谐”是其中一个重要内容。结合经济社会的大背景和趋势以及吉林省的现状和问题,探讨致力于吉林省经济与资源、环境和谐发展的政策变革。     

川东北非物质文化遗产保护与开发研究

近十余年来,人们对物质文化遗产的研究比较重视,对非物质文化遗产的保护和开发研究却相对滞后。尤其是川东北地区的非物质文化遗产正遭到不同程度的破坏,甚至濒临灭绝。文章分析了川东北非物质文化遗产的主要类型,并针对这一现象提出了实现其可持续发展的开发方案和保护对策。     

论经济人的理性冲突及行为目标

基于经济人假设的传统经济理论认为人们具有完全理性能力,但现实中行为人的决策理性程度.经常处于完全理性与有限理性两种情境的转换之中.从研究范式和最终行为目标两个视角来看,完全理性情境下人们遵循最优化原则追求决策收益的最大化;而有限理性情境下则遵循决策收益和过程的满意原则.基于经济人的行为心理及认知能力来分析,追求主观幸福感最大化才是人类经济行为的最终唯一目标.建立于行为经济人基础上的经济发展理论与实践.才是一个国家和地区以人为本、和谐发展的必然要求.     

当代中国青年人际价值观发展研究

改革开放以来,中国青年的人际价值观出现了巨大的变迁,本文分析了中国青年在人际价值取向、人际价值目标、人际吸引影响因素、人际交往方式、人际关系状况等方面出现的不同程度的变化,指出了教育引导青年树立正确人际价值观的重要性。     

网络文化建设中的网络伦理构建

网络文化作为一种文化现象,在给人们带来极大便利的同时,也产生一些负面效应。通过对网络引起的文化伦理问题及产生根源进行全方位的分析,提出解决网络伦理问题和建设有中国特色社会主义网络文化的途径。     

青年社工工作模式探究

本研究从实践研究和理论探索两条路径出发,探究社区青少年社会支持工作模式。研究通过访谈法、问卷法、资料分析法研究了上海市社区青少年心理健康服务的工作现状,验证了从社会支持出发,开展社会工作的意义,并结合理论分析和研究结果,提出社会支持工作模式的建议。