WORKING WITH PIERRE BOURDIEU IN THE TOURISM FIELD MAKING A CASE FOR ‘THIRD WORLD’ TOURISM

Tourism in the ‘third world’ is seen as a consumption of culture, and attempts at investigating it within a cultural studies framework have not adequately addressed key social and cultural aspects. Bourdieu's analytical legacy which is significant as a cultural legacy is largely misappropriated. This article, reviewing recent research in cultural studies in tourism, highlights and critically interrogates the treatment Bourdieu's theory has received in tourism studies. Arguing that Bourdieu's sociological framework is often misinterpreted, this article sketches out the key components of a Bourdieusian approach to a cultural analysis of tourism. Reflexive return in tourism research remains largely unexplored. This conceptual paper emphasizes the significance of working with Bourdieusian methodological approach and explores the possibilities of employing a reflexive sociology in tourism studies. The paper further highlights the difficulties of pursuing such a theoretical approach and proposes the need to accommodate recent theoretical and empirical challenges to Bourdieu's paradigm.     

On the Far Eastern pattern of mortality

Since the early 1980s, it has been accepted widely that there is a Far Eastern pattern of mortality, a pattern characterized by excessively high death rates among older men relative to death rates among younger men and among women. It has been regarded as a unique regional mortality pattern, applying primarily to Far Eastern populations. A re-examination of the mortality data of some Far Eastern populations reveals that changes in both age patterns of and sex differentials in mortality have been widely observed. Further, mortality patterns similar to the so-called Far Eastern mortality model have been found in many other populations.     

Getting grey hairs in the labour market. An alternative experiment on age discrimination

This study presents a new field experimental approach for measuring age discrimination in hiring. In addition to the classical approach in which candidates’ ages are randomly assigned within pairs of fictitious résumés that are sent to real vacancies, we randomly assign between these pairs the activities undertaken by the older candidates during their additional post-educational years. When applying this design to the case of Belgium, we find that age discrimination depends fundamentally on the older candidates’ career patterns. Older age only robustly affects call-back if the older candidate was employed in an out-of-field job during his or her extra post-educational years.     

The challenges of leadership in the third sector

The third sector is experiencing a radical shift due to social, political and economic changes in Europe. Due to these shifts and their implications, the question of leadership has become significant and needs to be explored. This article contributes to the literature on the challenges of leadership in the sector. It does so by drawing on the personal narratives provided by leaders across the sector. The views expressed by the narratives provide a deeper insight into leadership in the third sector, than has previously existed. The narratives are valuable for a number of reasons including: they help to extend the knowledge and perspectives of leadership in a way that acknowledges the uniqueness of the sector; they contribute to a better understanding of the challenges faced by leaders in the sector; and they serve as an illustration of the benefit of approaching leadership through the eyes of those practising leadership. The article concludes by identifying the impact for leadership across the sector and the implications.     

伊迪丝·华顿在《纯真年代》中对人性的理解

伊迪丝·华顿是美国文学史上最具影响力的女性作家之一,她的作品体裁广泛,尤以小说见长.其中《纯真年代》是最具代表性的一部.通过分析华顿对几位主人公的细致刻画和描写来探寻她在这部小说中对人性的理解,认为其理解具有明显的矛盾性和局限性.这些在三位主人公身上有着很好的体现.纽兰·阿切尔是一个勇敢的懦夫和理想主义者；梅·伟兰是一个复杂的社会产物,貌似单纯无知的外表下深藏心机；艾伦·奥兰斯卡是一个对社会传统的温和的反派人物,神秘、勇敢、崇尚自由却最终只能向传统低头.这与当时的社会背景以及她本人的人生经历是密不可分的.     

Building a new international is necessary and urgent

ABSTRACT

Samir Amin was one of the most creative Marxists, but also an orthodox, as his appeal for a new international proves, consistent with his defense of the socialist revolution against a decaying capitalist system, which threatens with the extinction of human civilization. However, in a contradictory way, if in the past the material conditions did not exist, they exist today, materializing in a distorted manner by capitalism, the organization of a revolutionary international leadership has never been so non-existent. This article begins by demonstrating the systemic conditions that require the proletariat to build a new International, the reasons for the current difficulty in achieving it; and, from the analysis of the most successful experience to date, the Third International, lessons are drawn for a future Fifth International.     

诗意地栖居:古希腊罗马神话中的生态美学

生态美学作为生态哲学的一部分,对生态文学批评有着重要指导作用.海德格尔的 "人,诗意地栖居"的理念,作为其"天、地、人、神四元合一"哲学的文学性阐释,被视为生态美学的典范表述.而在古希腊罗马的神话中,早已蕴涵并且具像化了海氏的这种生态美学思想,尤其是类似黄金时代的神话更呈现了一种本原性的、无主客二元对立的先定生态和谐.     

中国行政改革的阶段定位解析——基于第三次明诺布鲁克会议的视角

尽管2008年第三次明诺布鲁克会议标志着新公共行政学已经把关注的重点转向讨论全球公共行政的走向以及对公共管理和公共服务理论进行有益的替代。但是中国的行政改革却还处在第一次明诺布鲁克会议所说的由传统效率行政向公平行政过渡的阶段，所以在此阶段定位的基础之上，进一步探讨政治——行政两分法之于中国改革的理论意义，同时分析政治经济改革脱节以及二元制结构下的社会分化对于中国行政改革的环境影响，尽管新公共管理理论、新公共服务思想是当前世界的主流思潮，然而单就中国的国情来说，新公共行政学更具指导意义。     

新石器时代彩陶鱼纹装饰特征探析

新石器时代彩陶鱼纹的装饰特征，主要体现在装饰涵义、装饰技法、装饰形式三个方面，装饰涵义是原始先民通过彩陶鱼纹装饰反映出的精神需求．表达了人类自身的希望与渴求；装饰技法是鱼纹在彩陶上的绘制技法．当时人们主要采用毛笔之类的绘画工具进行彩绘；装饰形式包括彩陶鱼纹的构图方式、鱼纹的造型和鱼纹的组合形式。     

“大桥时代”背景下舟山村落经济社会结构变迁探析

连岛、跨海是舟山村落经济社会结构变迁的前提，“大桥经济”是舟山村落社会结构演变的内在动力。文章从家庭婚姻结构、社会阶层结构和社会组织结构三个角度探讨了“大桥时代”背景下舟山群岛村落的经济社会结构变迁。