scholarly journals Beyond Welfare Chauvinism and Deservingness. Rationales of Belonging as a Conceptual Framework for the Politics and Governance of Migrants’ Rights

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
EMMA CARMEL ◽  
BOŻENA SOJKA
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
Interpretive Analysis ◽  
Alternative Approach ◽  
Migrants Rights ◽  
The Uk

Abstract This article argues that the politics and governance of migrants’ rights needs to be reframed. In particular, the terms “welfare chauvinism”, and deservingness should be replaced. Using a qualitative transnational case study of policymakers in Poland and the UK, we develop an alternative approach. In fine-grained and small-scale interpretive analysis, we tease out four distinct “rationales of belonging” that mark out the terms and practices of social membership, as well as relative positions of privilege and subordination. These rationales of belonging are: temporal-territorial, ethno-cultural, labourist, and welfareist. Importantly, these rationales are knitted together by different framings of the transnational contexts, within which the politics and governance of migration and social protection are given meaning. The rationales of belonging do not exist in isolation, but, in each country, they qualify each other in ways that imply different politics and governance of migrants’ rights. Taken together, these rationales of belonging generate transnational projects of social exclusion, as well as justifications for migrant inclusion stratified by class, gender and ethnicity.

scholarly journals CIRCUMNAVIGATING NON-EQUIVALENCE IN LEGAL LANGUAGES: A TRILINGUAL CASE STUDY OF GENERIC-SPECIFIC CONCEPTS AND TERMS

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 001
Author(s):  
Sigita Rackeviciene ◽  
Violeta Janulevičienė ◽  
Liudmila Mockiene
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Analysis ◽  
English For Specific Purposes ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Logical Relationship ◽  
Language For Specific Purposes ◽  
International Bribery ◽  
The Uk ◽  
International Conventions ◽  
The Given

Studies of Language for specific purposes (LSP) aim to mastering particular terms of the target discourse community in the given field of knowledge. This cannot be achieved without comprehending the concepts denoted by the terms and their generic-specific relations which is not always the case in popular usage by media and translation. The given research is a small-scale analysis of conceptualisation and denotation of bribery offences in different legal settings (the international conventions and three national legal systems – the UK, Lithuanian and Russian) intended to expose the way of circumnavigating non-equivalency for LSP/ESP (English for Specific Purposes) learners. Firstly, bribery concepts in two international conventions are analysed and their terminological denotations in English, Lithuanian and Russian versions of the conventions are extracted. Secondly, functional equivalents of the international bribery concepts (the generic concept of bribery and the concepts forming the dichotomies of bribery types and forms) in the UK, LT and RU national legal settings are determined. Finally, terminological counterparts denoting the bribery concepts in the investigated legal settings are established. The analysis is performed using the methodology of contrastive conceptual analysis which focuses on logical relationship among the concepts, namely hierarchical genus-species relations, in lexical semantics referred to as hyper-hyponymic relations. The methodology enables to compare conceptualisation and denotation of bribery offences in three LSP have and highlight their incongruities. The procedure and the results described in the paper are believed to be valuable to the learners and teachers of LSP/ESP, to the translators and could enhance efficient international professional communication.Key words: conceptual-terminological system, non-equivalence, legal terminology, bribery

Betterment: a taxing problem

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 217-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Grover
Keyword(s):  
Property Values ◽  
Property Taxes ◽  
Land Value ◽  
Value Capture ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Alternative Approach ◽  
Effective Instrument ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the issues involved in land value taxation and betterment and the issues involved in apportioning value between land and improvements. Design/methodology/approach The theoretical and valuation issues in betterment are reviewed and a case study of a betterment tax introduced in the UK is used to illustrate the practical problems in implementation. Findings The idea of land value taxation depends upon being able to apportion property values between land and improvements. This raises both theoretical and practical problems that are difficult to overcome. Practical implications The apportionment property values between land and improvements produces results that cannot be verified by market evidence, suggesting that an alternative approach be adopted through value-based recurrent property taxes revalued at frequent intervals. Originality/value Much of the literature has concentrated on the theoretical advantages of land value taxation rather than examining the practical problems of implementation. These suggest a different approach with less emphasis on betterment taxes and more on how recurrent property taxes can be an effective instrument for value capture.

scholarly journals Why some Muslims Engaged in Violence: A militarised Mentality

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-30
Author(s):  
Ilyas Mohammed
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
The United States ◽  
Interview Data ◽  
Policy Concern ◽  
Different Types ◽  
British Muslims ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Fusion Theory

Since 9/11 countering different types of violence through CVE and PVE programs have become a central policy concern for many in the Western and non-Western countries such as the UK, France, the United States and Indonesia. These countries have launched various CVE and PVE programs to prevent what scholars call radicalisation and de-radicalise those dammed to have been radicalised. These programs' focus is often to build community resilience and persuade individuals to adopt a liberal or state-oriented understanding of Islam. However, how successful these programs are is not clear. In some cases, these programs have been counterproductive because they have fostered Islamophobia and mistrust, as is the case with the UK's Prevent strategy. This paper will take the UK as a case study and propose a non-religious conceptual framework by using strain and fusion theory and interview data to explain why some British Muslims decided to engage in terrorism. In doing so, the paper will argue that if the UK government is to prevent such decisions, it needs to focus on addressing the socio-political causes that engender motivations to engage in terrorism.

One Size Doesn’t Fit All: Ethics of international nurse recruitment from the conceptual framework of Stakeholder Interests

2005 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 571-581 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Xu ◽  
Jianhui Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Theoretical Study ◽  
Ethical Standards ◽  
Value Judgment ◽  
Stakeholder Interests ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
The One ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Nurse Recruitment

This theoretical study examines the ethics of international nurse recruitment from the conceptual framework of stakeholder interests. It argues that there are stakeholders at individual, institutional, national and international levels, with overlapping but, more often, different or even conflicting interests. Depending on the interests of given stakeholders, different conclusions regarding the ethics of international nurse recruitment may be reached. There is no right or wrong with these varying ethical positions because they reflect different beliefs and philosophies that are not amenable to value judgment. To illustrate and support this line of argument, this article analyzes the underpinnings of two ethical standards published by the International Council of Nurses and the UK Department of Health. In addition, a case study on China augments the argument by demonstrating limitations of the one-size-fits-all approach to the issue. The most important question in understanding and evaluating the ethical standards of international nurse recruitment is to know whose interests they are designed to represent and protect.

scholarly journals Polish supplementary schools in Great Britain: a case study of the Polish School of Manchester

2018 ◽  
pp. 157-177
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Rocławska-Daniluk ◽  
Maciej Rataj
Keyword(s):  
Great Britain ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Bilingual Education ◽  
The Other ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Supplementary School ◽  
The World ◽  
Supplementary Schools ◽  
The Uk

The aim of this paper is to present and discuss the results of a small-scale pilot study of attitudes towards Polish and English conducted at a Polish supplementary school in Manchester, England. The intro-ductory part of the paper presents definitions of bilingualism and bilingual education as well as a variety of approaches and policies concerning bilingual education in the world. This is followed by some basic data on Polish immigrants living in the UK and Polish supplementary schools in the UK. The questionnaire used to elicit the data consists of two sets of questions: one concerns Polish and the other English. The questions and the answers elicited are discussed and compared, with the final concluding part focused on attitudes to Polish, which is the native language of the informants’ families.

scholarly journals Advancing an understanding of access as ‘human fit’: A qualitative participatory case study in general practice

2021 ◽  
pp. BJGP.2021.0375
Author(s):  
Jennifer Voorhees ◽  
Simon Bailey ◽  
Heather Waterman ◽  
Katherine Checkland
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
General Practice ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Care Access ◽  
Healthcare Workforce ◽  
Equal Importance ◽  
Access To Primary Care ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Uk

Background: Good access to primary care is an important determinant of population health. Whilst the academic literature on access to care emphasises its complexity, policies aimed at improving access to general practice in the UK have tended to focus on measurable aspects, such as timeliness or number of appointments. Aim: To fill the gap between the complex understanding of primary care access in the literature and the narrow definition of access assumed in UK policies. Design and Setting: Qualitative, community-based participatory case study within the geographic footprint of a Clinical Commissioning Group in northwest England. Method: We applied Levesque et al.’s conceptual framework of patient-centred access and used multiple qualitative methods (interviews, focus groups, observation). Analysis was ongoing, iterative, inductive, and abductive with the theory. Results: The comprehensiveness of Levesque et al.’s access theory resonated with diverse participant experiences. However, while a strength of Levesque et al. was to highlight the importance of people’s abilities to access care, our data suggest equal importance of healthcare workforce abilities to make care accessible. Thus, we present a definition of access as the ‘human fit’ between the needs and abilities of people in the population and the abilities and capacity of people in the healthcare workforce, and provide a modified conceptual framework reflecting these insights. Conclusion: An understanding of access as ‘human fit’ has the potential to address longstanding problems of access within general practice, focusing attention on the need for staff training and support, and emphasising the importance of continuity of care.

scholarly journals A comparative case study of Reserve Deputies in a Florida sheriff’s office and Special Constables in an English police force

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 259-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iain Britton ◽  
Ross Wolf ◽  
Matthew Callender
Keyword(s):  
Police Officers ◽  
Comparative Research ◽  
Police Force ◽  
Comparative Case Study ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Law Enforcement Agencies ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Deputy Sheriffs

Volunteers operating as ‘sworn’ police personnel with full policing powers are a common feature of policing organizations in many countries, including Special Constables in the UK and Reserve and Auxiliary police officers and deputy sheriffs in many law enforcement agencies in the USA. There has been only limited research into the experience of serving as a volunteer in such policing roles in either the US or UK settings, together with very little comparative research into volunteer officer experience across different international settings. This article presents a small-scale, comparative qualitative case study based upon interviews with volunteers from a Reserve Unit in a sheriff’s office in Florida and with volunteer Special Constables from an English police force, exploring their perspectives and experiences of volunteering in their respective policing organizations. The research identifies key differences between the settings in respect of past experience and volunteer pathways, models of training and confidence of operational capability, development and management of roles, the opportunities to develop specialization for volunteers, and leadership. The article points to the value of comparative research in police voluntarism and calls for more research in this area.

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