Inclusion and Migration

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oakleigh Welply
Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
Diversity Education ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Nation States ◽  
Complex Forms ◽  
And Migration ◽  
The One

In a context of globalization and increased mobility, migration has brought new societal challenges to nation-states, raising questions about how countries can promote inclusion within contexts of increased diversity. Education occupies a central yet paradoxical place in this process. On the one hand, schools’ failure to be fully inclusive of new forms of diversity is decried as a cause of violence and fragmentation in society. On the other hand, schools are invested with the role of including and socializing individuals from diverse backgrounds for future participation in society. There is little agreement on how this can best be achieved. Central to these questions are the ways in which educational systems can engage with increasing diversity, be it new movements of people, new forms of communication, and networks, or more complex forms of identity. These present new challenges in terms of educational policy and practice, locally, nationally, and globally. Young migrants face multiple barriers to inclusion, such as underachievement, discrimination, and segregation. In order to fully engage with these challenges, global and national policies need to be considered alongside institutional structures, the role of key stakeholders (teachers, support staff, parents, local community members), and the experience of young immigrants.

Gender and Migration

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Syswerda
Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
Sense Of Self ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Other ◽  
Migrant Women ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Gender And Migration ◽  
And Migration ◽  
Muslim Identities

While much of the literature about Muslim identities has tended to focus on British-born Muslims in densely populated ‘Muslim’ localities, the experiences of Muslim migrants living outside such localities have been largely overlooked. This leaves unanswered questions about the role of ‘other’ women – that is, women from diverse religious, cultural and ethnic backgrounds – in shaping Muslim migrant women’s sense of self and their attitudes towards post-migration life. This chapter seeks to address this oversight by exploring the ways in which recent Muslim migrant women to Scotland construct new identities in relation to the ‘other’ women whom they encounter in their post-migration, everyday lives, including friends, neighbours and local community members. Thus, this chapter steps off from what is now a ‘relatively widespread understanding of the self as a relational achievement’ (Conradson and McKay, 2007: 167).

scholarly journals The Notion of Manhood Embedment in the Practice of Traditional Male Circumcision in Ngove Village, Limpopo, South Africa

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1567-1574 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tryphosa Siweya ◽  
Tholene Sodi ◽  
Mbuyiselo Douglas
Keyword(s):  
Male Circumcision ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Role Modeling ◽  
Limpopo Province ◽  
Heterosexual Relationships ◽  
Adolescent Boys ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Medical Male Circumcision ◽  
Semistructured Interviews

Traditional male circumcision (TMC) is a cultural ritual that involves the removal of the penile foreskin of a male person undertaken as part of a rite of passage from childhood into adulthood. The aim of the study was to determine the notions of manhood in TMC by African adolescent boys in Ngove Village, Limpopo Province. This was a qualitative study that sampled a total of 20 adolescent boys through purposive sampling. Data were collected using semistructured interviews and analyzed through interpretive phenomenological analysis (IPA). Five main themes emerged from this study, namely: (a) TMC as a passage to manhood, (b) the role of TMC in role modeling, (C) fearlessness and aggressiveness as qualities of manhood in TMC, (d) TMC as indicating readiness for heterosexual relationships, and (e) the decline in the practice of TMC. The study concludes with discussion and recommendation of integration of both traditional male circumcision and medical male circumcision (MMC) with specific tactfulness and respect of the notion of manhood value embedment in the process to gain cooperation of the local community members affected.

Education and Migration in History

2019 ◽  
pp. 371-386
Author(s):  
Paul J. Ramsey
Keyword(s):  
Multicultural Education ◽  
Second World War ◽  
Migrant Children ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
World War ◽  
Migrant Education ◽  
Migrant Populations ◽  
Nation States ◽  
And Migration ◽  
Second World

Although the historiography of migrant education is, in many ways, problematic—especially the lack of historical literature for many regions of the world—general patterns do arise. As nation-states and their educational systems began to emerge and develop in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the schooling of migrant children often focused on assimilating them into the national culture. In the decades following the Second World War, the heavy-handed acculturation began to give way to more multicultural notions of schooling, although, in practice, multicultural education often simplified cultural differences and continued, albeit in different ways, to demand a sort of conformity to the new national, multicultural norms, thus undermining a true acceptance of all migrant populations.

scholarly journals Conflicting Perspectives on the “Migrant Crisis” in the Horn of Africa

2018 ◽  
pp. 228-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
John R. Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Horn Of Africa ◽  
Apparent Paradox ◽  
Population Displacement ◽  
Nation States ◽  
And Migration

In sharp contrast to the sense of a “migrant crisis” which prevails in Europe, nation states in the Horn of Africa understand migration, including state-induced population displacement, as unexceptional. The chapter addresses this apparent paradox by contrasting European policy discourse on migration with the long-term political and structural processes in northeastern Africa that cause population displacement and migration. The chapter then examines the migration policies of governments in the Horn and concludes by arguing that the European Union misrepresents and misunderstands the factors responsible for large-scale migration and the role of states in exploiting migrants. For these reasons it is highly unlikely that the EU-Horn of Africa Action Plan/Khartoum process will bring about better border management policies and practices.

scholarly journals Strengthening Local Democracy or Neo-Liberal Conversions? New Local Governmental Legislation in Turkey

2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-38
Author(s):  
Ayten Alkan
Keyword(s):  
Local Governments ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Local Democracy ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Local Identities ◽  
Local Citizenship ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
The One ◽  
Transformation Processes

Among numerous transformation processes of the globalized neo-liberal era, governmental restructuring and decentralisation of the State have been distinctive and prevalent features, particularly in the countries characterized by highly centralised traditions. This transformation has resulted in rather complex and contradictory reforms at the local level: On the one hand, local community members have begun to be seen as ‘customers’ instead of citizens. But on the other hand, local autonomy and subsidiarity have gained more importance than before. In parallel with the redefinition of local identities, differences, local potentials and decision-making processes, the emphasis on local citizenship and local democracy has become sharper. After coming into force, the new Turkish (local) governmental legislation (2004-2006) has cloven these paradoxical processes and relations. This paper aims to question how far these paradoxes are embedded in the new legislation, and whether, in these circumstances, ‘governmental decentralisation’ directly connotes ‘the empowerment of local governments and local communities’. Keywords: • Turkish Local Governmental System • (Local) Governmental Restructuring • Local Democracy • Neo-liberalism

scholarly journals Penyelesaian Konflik Penguasaan Tanah HGU dengan Masyarakat di Bengkulu Utara

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-41
Author(s):  
Rosi Pramula Anggriawan ◽  
Sutaryono Sutaryono ◽  
M. Nazir Salim
Keyword(s):  
Land Tenure ◽  
Government Agency ◽  
The Other ◽  
Positive Contribution ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Collection Method ◽  
Land Conflicts ◽  
Sense Of Security ◽  
The One

The increasing number of land conflicts, particularly over HGU (Hak Guna Usaha/Right to Cultivate) land, has far-reaching implications for the community. On the one hand, the community requires land, while on the other, the company seeks to defend what they consider are their rights. Because this argument attracts others, it is necessary for a government agency to act as a referee or facilitator to resolve the resulting conflict. The purpose of this study was to identify the factors that contribute to land tenure conflicts between the community and three companies that own HGU, as well as to explain the role of the Ministry of ATR/BPN in resolving those conflicts. The data collection method used in this study was a qualitative one presented in a descriptive manner, followed by a comparative/comparative analysis of the cases. The results suggested that the conflict arose because community members were inneed of land reclaimed on HGU land, while HGU holders made a little positive contribution to the residents surrounding the plantation. With regards to this situation, the Ministry of ATR/BPN attempted to resolve it through relatively effective methods, namely acting as a mediator and negotiator, delaying the HGU extension process, and eventually distributing some of it to the community. The partial efforts made thus far have been relatively effective and provide a sense of security for the landowners.

scholarly journals Between natural and human sciences: On the role and character of theory in socio-environmental archeology

The Holocene ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (10) ◽  
pp. 1671-1676
Author(s):  
VPJ Arponen ◽  
Sonja Grimm ◽  
Lutz Käppel ◽  
Konrad Ott ◽  
Bernhard Thalheim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Human Sciences ◽  
Middle Range ◽  
And Migration ◽  
The One ◽  
Clear Relation

Prominent voices in archeology have expressed deep skepticism about the role of theory in archeology, while with new, exciting methods at its disposal, archeological science is occasionally perceived as not needing theory at all. This article reflects upon the debate about theory in archeology to arrive at a robust but critical middle-range concept of the role and character of theory in socio-environmental archeology. It is argued that archeology is a data-based science and, consequently, in order for theory to be meaningful in socio-environmental archeology, theory ought explicitly aim to make its qualitative concepts quantitative to establish a clear relation to data and its interpretation. On the turn side, theory plays an important role critically reflecting upon the use of concepts in archeological understanding and explanation, as well as their origins in particular paradigms, as examples of which certain debates in scientific archeology are discussed (aDNA and migration, evolutionism). We argue that such a model would serve archeology far more than the dismissal of theory on the one hand and the continued production of ‘high’ theory in absence of operationalization on the other.

The Javanese Kijaji: the Changing Role of a Cultural Broker

1960 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 228-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clifford Geertz
Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
Community Organization ◽  
White Collar ◽  
Political Elite ◽  
The Other ◽  
Mutual Understanding ◽  
Large Cities ◽  
The One ◽  
Changing Role

One of the most serious problems facing the post-revolutionary Indonesian political élite has turned out to be the maintenance of mutual understanding between themselves and the mass of the peasant population. The attempt to build up a modern national state out of a plurality of distinct regional cultures has been hampered by the difficulty of communication between people still largely absorbed in those cultures and the metropolitan-based nationalist leadership more oriented to the international patterns of intelligentsia culture common to ruling groups in all the new Bandung countries. On the one hand, the activist white-collar nationalists of the large cities are attempting to construct an integrated Indonesian state along generally western parliamentary lines; on the other, the peasants of the Javanese, Sundanese, Achenese, Buginese, etc. culture areas cling to the patterns of local community organization and belief with which they are intimately familiar.

DETERMINANTS OF SUSTAINABILITY OF WATER PROJECTS AT MACHAKOS COUNTY IN KENYA

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 118-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nganga Lillian ◽  
Dr. Josephine Mutiso
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Government Policies ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Water Projects ◽  
Management Capacity ◽  
The Government ◽  
Resource Support

Purpose: The study sought to establish the determinants of sustainability of water projects in Machakos County, Kenya. Specifically, the study sought to establish the effect of project management capacity, government policies, resource support and monitoring on sustainability of water projects in Machakos County Kenya. The study was guided by Project Management Competency Model, Policy Theory, Resource Based View Theory and Program Theory.Methodology:The target population comprised of 244 water projects in the county implemented by the county government, national government community and non-governmental organizations. The unit of observation was water project managers. A descriptive research design was adopted in the study. The study applied Yamane sampling formula to derive a sample of 151 respondents to be involved in the study.  The study used quantitative data that was collected from respondents using 5-point Likert scales questionnaire with closed ended questions. Data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used. The study findings were presented through tables and figures.Results: The study found that the key significant determinants of sustainability of water projects in Machakos County were capacity of the project management, government policies, monitoring and resource support. The study concluded that project management capacity had the greatest determinant of sustainability of water projects in Machakos County, followed by resource support, then monitoring while government policy had the least determinant of sustainability of water projects in Machakos County.Contribution to policy and practice: The study recommends that the government should advocate for proper planning with involvement of the benefiting community and timely implementation with the required results. This can be done through making of a policy by the ministry demanding for the practice of the same by the involved organizations. The project committee should set up financial structures considering both rising of funds and dissemination of the same in relation to operating and maintaining of the project. This can be done through learning and training on the same. The study also recommended that water beneficiaries and management should be sensitized to improve their knowledge on conservation and protection of water facilities from mismanagement and destructions. Community members should be involved in the determination of the water sale rates. County governments and the general management of the water projects in Kenya should ensure that the local community members are trained to do minor repairs.

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