Diasporic youth identities of uncertainty and hope: second-generation Albanian experiences of transnational mobility in an era of economic crisis in Greece

This paper explores various dimensions of ‘gender’ and ‘mobility’ among immigrant youth from a transnational perspective in an era of economic crisis. The extent and parameters of continuity, contestation and change in migrant youth identities are analysed and we suggest that neither gender nor identity are stable categories but are embedded in sociocultural particularities both in the country of residence (Greece) but also in the country of origin (Albania). Through in-depth interviews with 52 participants, all second-generation Albanian immigrants in Greece born to two Albanian parents, the paper addresses youth identification in relation to gendered representations of belonging. The narrative accounts that we have selected and analysed reflect the emotional challenges, constraints and creativity of Albanian youth.     

Migration aspirations of European youth in times of crisis

In recent years, the European Union (EU) passed through a significant economic crisis. All across Europe, European young people are among the groups which are hit hardest, with youth unemployment rates rising to over 50% in member states such as Greece and Spain. In the classical migration literature, it is suggested that such unfavourable economic climate would make people more likely to move abroad. Whereas in press releases we are regularly confronted with stories about South European young adults with tertiary education working in bars in Northern European cities, limited empirical evidence exists as such on the relationship between the recent Euro-crisis and migration aspirations. This paper addresses this gap in the academic literature. Using data from Flash Eurobarometer 395, I investigate which micro- and macro-level characteristics influence migration aspirations of young people across the member states of the EU. The results reveal the importance of individual characteristics and feelings of discontent with the current climate in explaining migration aspirations. Furthermore, I detect a negative relationship of relative welfare levels with migration aspirations, and a positive relationship of the youth unemployment ratio. Together, the results suggest that potential young intra-EU movers are positively selected from the population.     

Resources reduction and welfare changes: tensions between social workers and organisations. The Italian case in child protection services

Within the field of studies on professionalism, this paper explores the changes in roles of social workers and the new tensions emerging in the relationship with their organisational contexts, due to the reduction of resources and the introduction of neoliberal and managerial policies in the welfare system. The paper is based on qualitative research carried out through 32 in-depth interviews with frontline social workers engaged in child and family services in Italy. The paper investigates how spending cuts have affected the relationship with the organisation arguing that the ways the cuts are implemented, as well as the room for professional recognition set by the organisation, are relevant. A four-character social worker typology is outlined, drawn from the intersection of two meaningful dimensions: sense of belonging and critical thinking. It is argued that a ‘critically engaged’ type points to a new form of professionalism that may emerge from the current crisis of the relationship between the organisation and social workers.     

人口流动对基督教全球传播的影响

基督教流动人口是基督教在全球传播过程中的关键因素。在基督教存在的前五个世纪,广泛的人口流动将基督教变成了全球化的信仰。广泛的人口流动在其它主要的世界宗教在世界各地的传播过程中也发挥了重要作用,但是,就基督教来说,流动可能是这种信仰固有的因素。基督教超越罗马帝国成为全球性信仰是个非常复杂的过程,包含许多不同类型的人口流动。跨国界的领袖们、俘虏、难民和流浪者、商人是人口流动的四种主要类型。虽然,东部教会传教的成功是短暂的,但是东部教会在第一个千年形成的移民传教模式无疑为21世纪的基督教提供了典范。基督教在过去的两三个世纪里再次全球化,基督信仰作为新的中心在非洲、拉丁美洲和亚洲的某些地区出现,表明"人口流动"在基督教全球传播过程中的作用比以前更加明显。当代基督教的全球化与早期基督教的全球化在发展道路上有很大不同,但有一点是不变的,即基督教的全球化仍将主要依靠流动者的行动和决策。     

异地安置羌民的“第一个羌历年”——四川省邛崃市南宝山木梯村羌历年田野调查报告

羌历年是羌民族生活和文化的缩影。2010年11月6日,邛崃市南宝山“5·12汶川大地震”灾后异地安置点木梯村的村民迎来了灾后的第一个羌历年。通过对此次羌历年的仪式过程及其宗教内涵、文化意蕴的解读,分析了当地村民、政府和社会组织在此次庆祝活动中所扮演的角色和发挥的作用,并探讨羌历年在新的环境条件下所发生的文化空间和宗教空间的重构、神圣与世俗的冲突与协作。     

A Nation from the Sands

Abstract

Since its birth ninety years ago Tel Aviv has been a leading symbol ofthe Zionist, and subsequently, Israeli claim to be a modem, progressive, and essentially ‘Western’ nation. The power of this image has obscured both the intimate connection between the modern(ist) architectural and town-planning discourses upon which its identity has been constructed and the exclusivism of Zionism as a nationalist movement, and the fact that the neighboring town ofJaffa, long considered Tel Aviv’s ancient and backward alter ego, was in fact developing along similar lines as the Jewish city until its conquest in 1948.     

明治维新成功与戊戌变法失败的政治学分析

由于中日两国在政治体制方面存在着巨大的差异,决定了日本明治维新的成功和中国戊戌变法的失败。从政治发展的危机论角度观察,清末的政治体系不但面临着权威危机,而且还面临着参与危机;从实现现代化的政治条件上观察,清末的政治体制已经失去了实现现代化的政治功能;从政治衰败的角度观察,清末的政治衰败已到了无法挽救的地步。     

危机公关中的议程设置与议题管理——以博士伦隐形眼镜护理液的产品质量危机为例

如何在危机时期展开良好的传播沟通活动是危机公关制胜的关键。文章立足于产品质量危机案例,采用内容分析法分析危机时期组织议题和公众议题之间的相关性。研究发现,危机时期组织议题对公众议题具有议程设置的作用,但组织议题与公众议题的角度并不完全一致;随着事态的发展,公众自发性地将有关政府监管的话题纳入议题。基于研究结果,一个新的危机传播模型得以产生:通过设置舆论焦点,相关组织可以进行议题管理,主动并有预见性地展开危机公关。     

大学生心理危机产生原因及对策

在大学生中常见的心理危机有就业危机、学习危机、情感危机等,由于大学生心理危机呈现出突发性、紧急性、痛苦性、无助性、危险性等特点,导致其成为影响大学生的成长、成才的重要因素。本文分析了大学生心理危机产生的内、外部原因,阐述心理危机干预的三种基本模式即平衡模式、认知模式和心理转变模式,并据此提出大学生心理危机干预对策。     

中国房地产市场泡沫与潜在的金融风险

针对房地产泡沫与银行风险之间存在的内在机理,通过理论研究,全面而系统地深入分析房地产泡沫的形成、对银行的影响及其损害,在揭示其特质及内在作用机制的同时,为中国当前对房地产实施的宏观调控政策提供科学依据。