scholarly journals Decasticization, Dignity, and ‘Dirty Work’ at the Intersections of Caste, Memory, and Disaster

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 213-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramaswami Mahalingam ◽  
Srinath Jagannathan ◽  
Patturaja Selvaraj
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
Discursive Construction ◽  
Occupational Hazards ◽  
Dirty Work ◽  
Counter Narrative ◽  
The City

ABSTRACT:In this qualitative study we examine the role of caste, class, and Dalit janitorial labor in the aftermath of floods in Chennai, India, in 2015. Drawing from a variety of sources including interviews, social media, and news coverage, we studied how Dalit (formerly known as ‘untouchable’) janitors were treated during the performance of janitorial labor for cleaning the city. Our study focuses on two theoretical premises: (a) caste-based social relations reproduce inequalities by devaluing Dalit labor as ‘dirty work’; and (b) Dalit subjectivities, labor, and sufferings including occupational hazards become invisible and ungrievable forcing Dalits to provide a counter narrative to preserve the memory of their trauma and dignity injuries. We find that the discursive construction of janitorial labor as dirty work forced Dalit janitors to work in appalling and unsafe working conditions. Janitors suffered several dignity injuries in terms of social exclusion and a lack of recognition for their efforts and accomplishments. Specifically, we examine various ways through which caste, dirty work, and dignity intersected in the narrative accounts of Dalit janitors. We also explore memory and how processes of remembering and forgetting affected the dignity claims of Dalit janitors.

Corruption in the Public Eye

2014 ◽  
pp. 258-272
Author(s):  
Elitza Katzarova
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Change ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
Negotiation Strategy ◽  
The Public ◽  
First Case ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Analytical Tools

What role is there for publicity in the global anti-corruption debate? This chapter introduces the concepts of “transparency” and “publicity” as analytical tools that account for differentiated channels through which the availability of information can induce social change. Two case studies provide insights into the role of traditional media in comparison to new social media. The first case analyzes the role of Western news coverage during the negotiations of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention in the mid-1990s and the threat of publicity as a negotiation strategy. The second case investigates the role of social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube in the success of the anti-corruption strike carried out by Indian social activist Anna Hazare in 2011. By introducing and further applying the conceptual toolkit of “transparency” and “publicity” to both cases, this chapter argues that transparency requires publicity or in the case of the OECD negotiations—the threat of publicity—in order for the anti-corruption campaign to be successful. The chapter concludes with a discussion of the ramifications for transparency and publicity as tools for social change.

How ‘Democratic’ Was the Pauline Ekklēsia? An Assessment with Special Reference to the Christ Groups of Roman Corinth

2019 ◽  
Vol 65 (3) ◽  
pp. 289-309 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. L. Welborn
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Political Institutions ◽  
First Century ◽  
Proper Understanding ◽  
House Churches ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
New Research ◽  
Epigraphic Evidence ◽  
The City

Several recent studies have argued for the importance of democratic practices and ideology for a proper understanding of the issues and debates reflected in Paul's Corinthian correspondence. This new perspective stands in tension with older scholarship which emphasised the role of patronage in the structure and dynamics of the house churches that made up the ekklēsia of Christ-believers at Corinth. This essay draws upon new research into the political sociology of Greek cities in the early Empire, which highlights evidence of the continuing vitality of democratic assemblies (ekklēsiai) in the first and second centuries, despite the limitations imposed upon local autonomy by Roman rule. Special attention is devoted to the epigraphic evidence of first-century Corinth, whose political institutions and social relations were those of a Roman colony. The essay seeks to ascertain whether the politics of the Christ groups mimicked those of the city in which they were located or represented an alternative.

Evaluating the role of blat in finding graduate employment in post-Soviet Ukraine

2014 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 254-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga Onoshchenko ◽  
Colin C. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Social Practice ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Graduate Employment ◽  
Personal Connections ◽  
The City ◽  
Formal Procedures

Purpose – This paper aims to evaluate the use of personal connections to circumvent formal procedures, known as blat in the Soviet era, in post-Soviet societies by studying its role in graduate employment recruitment. Design/methodology/approach – To do this, the extent to which and how blat is used by graduates to find a job in the city of Mykolayiv in Ukraine is analysed through 85 face-to-face structured interviews with those who in the past seven years have sought employment after graduating from university. Findings – The finding is that blat is widely used by graduates to find a job. However, contrary to the existing literature which suggests that blat has become commodified in post-Soviet market societies with monetary payment being requested by and given to personal connections “pulling strings”, no evidence is found that this is the case. Instead, this remains a non-monetised form of friendly help by and for close social relations, akin to the Soviet era, and is viewed in a positive or neutral manner by participants even though its consequences can be to circumvent meritocratic formal recruitment procedures and foster nepotism and cronyism. Research limitations/implications – This study of blat is limited to analysing graduate recruitment in one city in Ukraine. Broader empirical research on the contemporary role of blat in this and other spheres in post-Soviet societies and beyond is now required so as to develop a more nuanced context-bound understanding of both the positive and negative facets of this social practice in contemporary societies. Originality/value – This study reveals that blat is commonly used to find graduate jobs and is widely viewed as a socially acceptable practice, despite hindering meritocratic recruitment procedures.

Using Social Media for Participatory City Branding

2017 ◽  
pp. 1459-1481
Author(s):  
Ebru Uzunoglu
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
City Branding ◽  
Online Platforms ◽  
Communication Environment ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Global Arena ◽  
The City ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Insight Into

With the rapid explosion of Internet, social media has emerged as a new communication venue for city branding initiative. The aim of this chapter is to provide a deeper understanding of today's communication environment, and in particular, to focus the greater interactivity, engagement and responsiveness of resources in relation to city branding. Thus, this chapter firstly outlines the participatory city branding, which can be considered as an appropriate approach for involving wide range of stakeholders in promoting cities as brands. Secondly, the role of social media and its influential users are scrutinized to better present their importance for city branding. Following this, the examined Instagram campaign to promote the city of Izmir intends to allow greater insight into how to utilize online platforms in order to communicate a city both to its citizens and to global arena. And finally, the chapter leads to practical implications regarding how to benefit from social media for effective participatory city branding.

Sociale media en oude routines

2013 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebeca De Dobbelaer ◽  
Steve Paulussen ◽  
Pieter Maeseele
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Arab Spring ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
User Generated Content ◽  
Tv News ◽  
Foreign News ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Sociale Media ◽  
The Arab Spring

Social media and old routines. The role of social media in the TV news coverage of the Arab Spring Social media and old routines. The role of social media in the TV news coverage of the Arab Spring This study investigates the use of social media as a source of information for Belgian broadcast journalists covering the Arab Spring in 2011. We conducted a content analysis of the 7 o’clock news on the Flemish public broadcasting channel Eén and its commercial competitor VTM, from January 1st till March 31st. We found that user-generated content from YouTube contributed to 30% of all news items about the Arab Spring, while 8% of the news items referred to social media other than YouTube. Interviews with four foreign news editors confirm the growing importance of social media for newsgathering despite the professional prudence with respect to the veracity of user-generated content. At the same time, however, the increased use and visibility of social media in the foreign news does not seem to affect the dominance of institutional sources, such as major news agencies Reuters and APTN and international media like BBC and CNN. The study concludes that conventional routines and standards of professional gatekeeping shape the use of social media in contemporary journalism.

Public communication and the role of social media in enhancing democratic innovation: the case of the City of Bologna

2021 ◽  
pp. 109-126
Author(s):  
Giulia Allegrini ◽  
Stefano Spillare
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Public Engagement ◽  
Public Communication ◽  
The Public ◽  
Substantial Form ◽  
Communication Practices ◽  
The City

Social media represents for public administration an important area to experi-ment forms of democratic innovation, however this potentiality is often unex-plored. This article, with a focus on the case of the city of Bologna aims to explore 1) whether and how public communication practices enhanced in local participa-tory processes can support a substantial form of participation; 2) which roles so-cial media specifically play in enhancing a participatory environment; 3) which kind of dynamics of interaction emerge between public administration and citizens and the challenges which need to be addressed by a public communication orient-ed to the public engagement.

Harnessing social media to understand tourist mobility: the role of information technology and big data

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinyan Chen ◽  
Susanne Becken ◽  
Bela Stantic
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Current Trend ◽  
Social Media Data ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Use Of Data ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
The City ◽  
Media Data

Purpose This paper aims to examine key parameters of scholarly context and geographic focus and provide an assessment of theoretical underpinnings of studies in the field of social media and visitor mobility. This review also summarised the characteristics of social media data, including how data are collected from different social media platforms and their advantages and limitations. The stocktake of research in this field was completed by examining technologies and applied methods that supported different research questions. Design/methodology/approach This literature review applied a mix of methods to conduct a literature review. This review analysed 82 journal articles on using social media to track visitors’ movements between 2014 and November 2020. The literature compared the different social media, discussed current applied theories, available technologies, analysed the current trend and provided advice for future directions. Findings This review provides a state-of-the-art assessment of the research to date on tourist mobility analysed using social media data. The diversity of scales (with a dominant focus on the city-scale), platforms and methods highlight that this field is emerging, but it also reflects the complexity of the tourism phenomenon. This review identified a lack of theory in this field, and it points to ongoing challenges in ensuring appropriate use of data (e.g. differentiating travellers from residents) and the ethics surrounding them. Originality/value The findings guide researchers, especially those with no computer science background, on the different types of approaches, data sources and methods available for tracking tourist mobility by harnessing social media. Depending on the particular research interest, different tools for processing and visualization are available.

Topographies of the Possible

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 34-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laila Huber
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Social Space ◽  
Physical Space ◽  
Political Field ◽  
Symbolic Space ◽  
Counter Narrative ◽  
Spatial Dimensions ◽  
Micro Level ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The City

This article explores the creation of new structures of participation and counter imaginaries within the city between the poles of arts and politics. On the basis of two case studies, one situated in the non-institutionalised artistic field and one in the non-institutionalised political field, I will explore narratives of a 'topography of the possible' in the city of Salzburg. Aiming to outline collage pieces of a topography of the possible and of counter-narrative in and of the city – the city is looked at in terms of collage, understood as overlapping layers of the three spatial dimensions materiality (physical space), sociability (social space) and the imaginary (symbolic space). These are understood as differing but interrelated spatial dimensions, each one unfolding forms of collective appropriation of a city. The focus lies on the creation of social relations and collective imaginaries on the micro-level of cultural and political self-organised initiatives, looked at under terms of narration and storytelling. My ethnographic project asks for the creative potentiality of a city and for the creative power of social relations and collective imaginaries.

scholarly journals PENGARUH TINGKAT PENGGUNAAN MEDIA SOSIAL DAN MOTIVASI TERHADAP MINAT BERWIRAUSAHA PADA MAHASISWA PROGRAM STUDI MANAJEMAN PERGURUAN TINGGI DI KOTA DENPASAR

2020 ◽  
pp. 627
Author(s):  
I Komang Sumerta ◽  
Ni Komang Redianingsih ◽  
I Made Baji Pranawa ◽  
Desak Nyoman Tri Indahyani
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Brand Performance ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Level Of Use ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
The City

The role of social media is increasingly recognized in boosting business or brand performance. Developing creativity in entrepreneurship among students with the use of social media is a positive impact on the use of social media itself. The purpose of this study was to determine the level of use of social media and motivation towards entrepreneurship interests. This research was conducted at the College of Management Study Program located in the city of Denpasar. The sample used was as many as 100 people or about 90% of the total active students of management courses in high schools in the city of Denpasar. Data analysis techniques used are Multiple Linear Regression Analysis, Determination Coefficient, F Test and t Test. The results of analysis in this study indicate the level of use of Social Media has a positive and partially significant effect on Entrepreneurial Interest, it can be seen from the t-value of the variable Organizational Commitment is 8.417 is greater than the t-table value of 1.661. Motivation has a positive and partially significant effect on Entrepreneurial Interest, it can be seen from the t-count value of Organizational Culture variables is 5.736 greater than the t-table value of 1.661.

scholarly journals Analysis Role of Digital Marketing and Self Image Improving Student Self Presentation in Batam Using Instagram

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 128-141
Author(s):  
Muhammad Ardiansyah
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Digital Marketing ◽  
Self Presentation ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Self Image ◽  
Self Development ◽  
The University ◽  
The City ◽  
Self Presentations

Nowadays Students often use social media as a tool to communicate and search for a lot of information, social media can also influence changes in the self-image of students shared on social media. This study aims to determine the large social media users of Instagram among students, to analyze Instagram social media as a tool used by students in self-development and self-image, to know the importance of digital marketing in shaping student self-image, analyzing the development of students' Self Presentations, knowing how large students in showing self-image using Instagram social media, knowing the importance of Self Presentation within the university. This study uses variables namely digital marketing, and Self Image as independent variables, Self Presentation as the dependent variable. The target respondents of this study were all university students in the city of Batam by using a sample of 392 students. This research concluded that self image plays a role in shaping student self-appearance because students try to look neat and attractive when uploading videos on Instagram Stories about themselves, wanting to look good in photos or videos, so users can display a good image and other Instagram users who see can give good comments as well.Keywords: Social Media, Instagram, Digital Marketing, Self Image, Self Presentation.

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