scholarly journals New Rituals for Public Connection: Audiences’ Everyday Experiences of Digital Journalism, Civic Engagement, and Social Life

2017 ◽  
pp. 181-199
Author(s):  
Joëlle Swart ◽  
Chris Peters ◽  
Marcel Broersma
Keyword(s):  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Digital Journalism ◽  
Everyday Experiences

scholarly journals Promoción de la calidad de vida a través del periodismo responsable digital

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (01) ◽  
pp. 187-217
Author(s):  
Paola Eunice Rivera Salas ◽  
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María Guadalupe Curro Lau ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Living Standards ◽  
Calidad De Vida ◽  
Quality Life ◽  
Digital Journalism ◽  
The Media ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive

During this century, the quality life (QoL) has become a priority for many countries. There is a clear interest in the different organizations in society, such as the media, for collaborating so that their citizens have better living standards. The objective of this research is to characterize the promotion of quality life in news from Latin American companies within the framework of responsible digital journalism (RDJ), for which it developed from the concept of quality life and the areas in which this concept studied to identify the characteristics of the quality of life. A quantitative, descriptive and transversal approach implemented to analyze the notes published in three Latin American newspapers in 2019. The results show that there is a low diffusion about the quality of life in the messages where the characteristics that the reader could detect were not identified with the indicators of quality of social life. However, news adheres to principles of the PDR such as truthfulness, objective language and reflexionethics of the profession.

scholarly journals Keterlibatan Masyarakat dalam Membangun Harmoni Sosial Muslim-Kristen Pra dan Pasca Konflik Etnik di Maluku

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-91
Author(s):  
Nathalia Debby Makaruku ◽  
Izak Y. M. Lattu ◽  
Tony Robert C. Tampake
Keyword(s):  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Religious Institutions ◽  
Mutual Trust ◽  
Social Harmony ◽  
Interview Technique ◽  
Post Conflict ◽  
History Of

The aim of the article is to give a sociological description and analysis toward the civic engagement of Taniwel Timur in building social harmony between Muslims and Christians, pre and post-conflict in Maluku. There are two main important points which are, the history of Muslims-Christians’ engagement in building a relationship and social interaction, and Muslims-Christians’ engagement becomes the basic in building harmonious social relationships. This research employed a qualitative research method through a structured interview technique with key informants, observation, and library study. The result of the research found that; first, the Muslims-Christians engagement divided into two which are the association form of civic engagement such as religious institutions, custom and government and everyday form of civic engagement consist of such simple, routine interactions of life as Christians and Muslims family visiting each other, eating together often enough, jointly participating in festivals and allowing their children to play together. Second, the Muslims-Christians’ engagement was based on strong brotherhood, cooperation with many parties, strong traditions and mutual trust. Association form and everyday form of civic engagement had the same position to build a strong social system. It also created a sphere of solidarity, justice, and fraternity. In conclusion, Taniwel Timur's society can construct a harmonious social life. 

scholarly journals Civic Engagement as an Externality of Social Capital

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatiana A. Guzhavina
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Publicly Funded ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Project Groups ◽  
Crisis Conditions ◽  
Academy Of Sciences ◽  
Indicator Model ◽  
Public Opinion Polls

The concept of social capital that has become popular in the last decades has significant heuristic potential. It is developed through the broadening of the object of research. Today, the study of the externalities of social capital remains an under-investigated area. The use of social capital has a wide range of external effects. Most often, attention is paid to their occurrence in the economy. However, they are present in all spheres of social life and are significant there, too. Thus, in the sphere of political engagement, social effects may include various forms of civic engagement, which facilitate the functioning of civil society, and, in particular, the implementation of its function as a mechanism of feedback between the society and state. This article aims to demonstrate using empirical material the dependence of respondents’ civic engagement on their social capital. The empirical research base is represented by the results of public opinion polls of the population of Vologda Region, conducted in June 2016 by specialists of the Vologda Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences Federal Publicly Funded Institution of Science. During data analysis carried out on the basis of an indicator model of social capital measurement developed in the course of the Regional Social Capital in Crisis Conditions project, groups of social capital bearers different in accumulation level were identified. Data were analyzed with the use of the SPSS package. The research discovered that the civic activity demonstrated by respondents depends on their belonging to a group with accumulated social capital. Persons with social capital of higher level were to a much greater extent involved in various forms of civic engagement.

Constituents and Practical Impacts on Civic Engagement of Associations in Contemporary China

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-41
Author(s):  
Yingying Ji
Keyword(s):  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Social Space ◽  
Institutional Design ◽  
Interaction Mechanism ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Institutional Framework ◽  
Social Organizations ◽  
Party Members ◽  
Organizational Involvement

Abstract The analysis in this paper reveals that on the individual level, the institutional framework continues to exert a profound impact on social organizations’ forms and civic engagement in China. The CGSS2012-based analysis leads to the following findings. For a start, political party members and danwei employees demonstrate a higher degree of social organizational involvement and civic engagement. In the meanwhile, the party members’ role in promoting civic engagement is achieved to some extent through mediating effect of social organizations. Next, various types of social organizations have significantly increased civic engagement on a practical level. Finally, income plays a large role to increase the individuals’ organizational involvement, albeit with no obvious influence on civic engagement in practice. These findings are significant in the following ways. First, from an empirical perspective, the current institutional design for social organizations to participate in social governance has delivered the expected results. Second, it confirmed the existence of activists with distinct features in social life as well as the integration of multiple governing networks in social space at grassroots level. Third, in theory, this paper noted that apart from institutional environment of technical governance by bureaucratic government, institutional framework constitutes an important institutional foundation for the development of social organizations, giving rise to the need of further discussions about the interaction mechanism between political parties and society.

scholarly journals Interregional Diversity of Social Capital in the Context of Sustainable Development—A Case Study of Polish Voivodeships

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (14) ◽  
pp. 5583 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Pawlewicz ◽  
Adam Pawlewicz
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Social Structures ◽  
Special Importance ◽  
Sense Of Security ◽  
Selection Of Variables ◽  
Order Preference

The relationship between social capital and sustainable development challenges is of special importance. However, social capital is a complex phenomenon that is analyzed in different contexts and cannot be investigated with the use of a single variable. Social capital is difficult to define, which is why the selection of variables for measuring social capital can be problematic. The aim of this study was to analyze variations in social capital at the regional level. The study was conducted in Poland, and it covered all 16 Polish voivodeships (regions) where social capital was evaluated based on five measures: civic engagement in political and social life, degree of selfless behavior, sense of security and social confidence, formation of social structures, and the observance of social norms (external factors), and attitudes (internal factors) that foster desirable social interactions. The correlations between the above measures were also determined. Composite indicators of the analyzed measures were developed with the use of the Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) method. The results were used to rank Polish voivodeships and group them into three classes based on the corresponding values of the adopted measures. Pearson’s correlation coefficient was used in the correlation analysis. The analysis involved a total of 26 indicators based on the data provided by Statistics Poland, the National Election Committee, Social Diagnosis project, and Moja Polis website. Polish voivodeships not only differ considerably in terms of the evaluated measures of social capital, but are also characterized by significant internal variation within each measure. The majority of Polish voivodeships were grouped in class II denoting average values of the evaluated measures, which could suggest that Poland is deficient in social capital. The Pomeranian voivodeship scored highest and the Łódź voivodeship scored lowest in the analyzed measures of social capital. A significant correlation was observed only between civic engagement in political and social life versus the formation of social structures and the observance of norms and attitudes that foster desirable social interactions.

scholarly journals The pedagogy of shame. Education in the face of the demokratur of ignoramuses

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-12
Author(s):  
Aleksander Kobylarek
Keyword(s):  
Political Parties ◽  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
Social Environments ◽  
Civic Society ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The University

This article relates to the slogan of one of the populist political parties in Poland – “the pedagogy of shame”. It is an example of manipulation and the creation of simulacra in social life in order to justify the necessity of assuming power. On accomplishing this,  the slogan becomes the primary principle in the management and rearing of a new society fed on illusions. The author points to the deeper roots of a pathologies which define corrupt power – indifference or acceptance of minor injustices, lack of civic engagement, insouciance with regard to the natural and social environments, the creation of unhealthy arrangements and relationships in small social groups and institutions, including educational – from the lowest level up to the university. In conclusion, the author indicates the necessity of supporting the development of civic society as understood by M. Gruntvig.

A Declaration of Interdependence

2019 ◽  
pp. 13-41
Author(s):  
Sharon D. Welch
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
The United States ◽  
Mccarthy Era ◽  
The Past ◽  
Reconstruction Period

Our context is one of growing threats, resilient critique, and deeply rooted alternative forms of inclusive and expansive social life. We are now experiencing a rise of authoritarianism in the United States that is as dangerous as the anti-Communism of the McCarthy era of the 1950s, potentially as deadly as the eradication of basic political and human rights for African Americans after the Reconstruction period following the civil war. We are also witnessing a resurgence in authoritarianism not seen in Europe since the rise of fascism in the 1930s. What is missing in much of the literature on authoritarianism is a recognition that what fuels interdependent creativity and expansive civic engagement is not emancipated individualism but openness to the new grounded in the solidity of the same. The ‘same’ is generative connections between adults and youth, and community practices of resilience, acknowledging and learning from both mistakes and successes. This book is meant to enable readers to take on this challenge with honesty and creativity, aware of the particularity of our experiences as members of different racial and social groups, and as members of different economic classes. First, we must be honest, acknowledging the scale of racist exploitation and its ongoing impact. Will we learn from the past and present structures of white exploitation and violence? Will we learn how to check these practices in the present?

scholarly journals So now what? Effects of retirement on civic engagement

2013 ◽  
Vol 34 (7) ◽  
pp. 1170-1192 ◽  
Author(s):  
LEVI VAN DEN BOGAARD ◽  
KÈNE HENKENS ◽  
MATTHIJS KALMIJN
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Meaning In Life ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Instrumental Support ◽  
Change Model ◽  
Men And Women

ABSTRACTRetirement is an event that often brings about great changes in a person's personal and social life. For many people, work is not only a way to fill time and earn money, but also important for their identity and meaning in life. After retirement, these benefits of work are lost, and it is expected that people will seek substitutes for this loss. This paper focuses on the effects of retirement on informal civic activities such as the support given to family and friends as well as more formal types such as volunteering and organisational involvement. Using two waves from the Netherlands Kinship Panel Study, a conditional change model is employed. Two groups are compared: men and women who kept working, and men and women who retired. Results show that following retirement, people appear to change the nature of some relationships by providing more instrumental support. Furthermore, retirees seem to start spending more time volunteering after retirement, and they increase their organisational memberships. Implications, strengths and limitations of the study are discussed.

scholarly journals The transformation of supreme values: Evidence from Poland on salvation through civic engagement

Public Choice ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 185 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 113-129
Author(s):  
Jan Fałkowski ◽  
Przemysław Kurek
Keyword(s):  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Common Good ◽  
Church Attendance ◽  
Holy Communion ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Vatican Council ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Forms Of Violence

AbstractPeter Bernholz has described how ideologies and religions with supreme values have used violence to accomplish their goals. We describe the transformation of supreme values through civic engagement and pro-social behavior (dedication to common good, charity, participation in social life) that rejects as unacceptable all forms of violence. Our focus is on Catholicism after the Second Vatican Council, which emphasized the lay faithful’s role in the Church’s mission of salvation in the world and affirmed categorically that the duty of layperson is to serve other people and society. Using data on Poland, we find that the lay faithful try to fulfil those duties. Religious observance measured by participation in Holy Communion and church attendance correlates positively with civic engagement measured by the number of non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

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