Global Entanglements of Recycling Policy and Practice

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Alexander ◽  
Joshua Reno
Keyword(s):  
Property Rights ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Policy Environment ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Social Lives ◽  
Policy Concern ◽  
Global Entanglement ◽  
Recycling Policy ◽  
Policies And Practices

In line with rising public and policy concern about wastes, there has been a distinct rise in scholarly analyses of these and other developments associated with economies of recycling, focusing especially on people’s material and moral encounters with reuse. These range from nuanced investigations into how lives and materials can both be re-crafted by recovering value from discards; following an object through its many social lives; or focusing on a material such as plastic or e-waste and tracking how waste is co-produced at each stage of creation and (re)use. Examining contested property rights in wastes, together with the infrastructures and ethics of engagements with wastes and their recovery or otherwise, reveal how global economies intersect with a rapidly shifting policy environment and systems of waste management. The global entanglement of policies and practices not only shapes what becomes of waste but also how it is variously imagined as pollutant or resource.

England: attempting to learn from mistakes in an increasingly ‘risk averse’ professional context

2020 ◽  
pp. 35-54
Author(s):  
Judith Masson ◽  
Nigel Parton
Keyword(s):  
Child Abuse ◽  
Policy Response ◽  
Risk Averse ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
High Profile ◽  
The Future ◽  
System Errors ◽  
Professional Context ◽  
Policies And Practices

Concerns about professional and system errors and mistakes have dominated policy and practice debates and changes in England ever since the problem of child abuse was (re)discovered over forty years ago. The period has been punctuated by a series of high profile scandals usually where a child has died and where professionals have failed to intervene effectively. A major policy response has been the use of public enquiries and, more recently, ‘serious case reviews’ to investigate what has gone wrong with the aim of learning from the experiences to ensure that such a tragedy could be avoided in the future. The chapter considers the question of how far the changes introduced have had the effect of increasing learning and developing a system better able to identify and respond appropriately to the need for protection, or have primarily intensified the culture of blame and failure in which professionals are expected to operate. It suggests that while the changes introduced over the last 40 years have perhaps made for a safer system protecting children the system has become more ‘risk averse’ and reactive rather than being able to develop policies and practices which are able to develop longer term preventative strategies.

Smoking versus Nonsmoking at Work: A Survey of Public Agency Policy and Practice

1987 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 221-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
William M. Timmins
Keyword(s):  
National Survey ◽  
Smoking Habits ◽  
Public Agencies ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Public Agency ◽  
Management Intervention ◽  
Agency Policy ◽  
Policies And Practices

The author conducted a 1986 national survey of smoking/nonsmoking policies and practices at the worksite. He found 38 percent of public agencies responding do have restrictions or bans on smoking among members of the workforce. The article reports on a variety of practices, including restrictive hiring, incidents between smokers and nonsmokers requiring management intervention, segregation of workers, disability costs, smoking habits, and so forth. The article concludes with some “next steps” for jurisdictions which implement such policies.

scholarly journals Language policy and practice in multilingual production workplaces

Multilingua ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 403-427 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorte Lønsmann ◽  
Kamilla Kraft
Keyword(s):  
Language Policy ◽  
Working Life ◽  
High Status ◽  
Language Policies ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Transnational Mobility ◽  
Working Lives ◽  
Everyday Work ◽  
Point Of Departure ◽  
Policies And Practices

AbstractTransnational mobility results in a diversification of languages and cultures in the workplace. A common means of managing this diversity is to introduce language policies that often privilege English or the locally dominant language(s). In contrast, managing their everyday working lives may require employees to draw on a range of multilingual and non-verbal resources. Such tensions between policy and practice in multilingual workplaces may impact structures and processes of inequality and power in the workplace. By looking at two sites within logistics and construction, this article offers a critical look at multilingual policies and practices and their consequences for speakers within the workplace. The article investigates how language is conceptualised in language policies and enacted in language practice. From this point of departure we discuss how the tensions between policies and practices impact on the daily working life and professional opportunities of the workers. Our findings suggest that even though multilingual practices are crucial for the flow of everyday work interactions on the floor, the language requirements within the workplace mirror the repertoires and practices of high-status employees, and therefore their competence is valued more highly than the more multilingual repertoires of their subordinates. A consequence of this unequal valorisation of the different linguistic repertoires is the maintenance of existing hierarchies in the workplace and the creation of new ones.

Decades of public-private partnership in solid waste management

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Yeboah-Assiamah ◽  
Kwame Asamoah ◽  
Thomas Agyekum Kyeremeh
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Cascading Effect

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine empirical studies on public-private partnerships (PPPs) and solid waste management (SWM) in Ghana and India to synthesize the “crucial lessons” for urban managers and policy makers in developing countries. Design/methodology/approach A systematic review of empirical studies was carried out, the search process comprised four categories of keywords combined differently across three main search engines in order to obtain a pool of more relevant literature on the study. Sorting for relevance was done at various levels; retrospective content analysis of relevant empirical studies on PPP and SWM in Ghana and India was subsequently carried out to draw lessons and policy suggestions. Findings PPPs have mainly been impressive in coverage of waste collection in the Ghanaian context, whilst in India, emphasis has been on injection of technology and effectiveness into SWM. It is also observed that in both cases the PPP processes have lacked adequate openness, transparency and sufficient stakeholder engagement. In the Ghana cases, mostly, urban authorities hardly pay attention to details in the partnership deed and also ignore monitoring of private partners. Poorly performed PPPs do occur when one of the partners relent on his role which could have a cascading effect on other actors. Practical implications Whilst PPP is a strong candidate to address the SWM challenges of urban centers in developing countries, this does not necessarily come about by joining the bandwagon. Merely entering into a partnership deed with private waste management companies without paying due attention to details of the contract will usher urban managers into a state of schizophrenia. The paper presents five key lessons to inform policy and practice. Originality/value The paper draws lessons from multiple cases of PPPs in Ghana and India by synchronizing lessons adaptable to city authorities and policy makers in developing countries.

Vestiges of Segregation in the Implementation of Inclusion Policies in Public High Schools

2010 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 309-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Rose McCarthy ◽  
Roberta Wiener ◽  
Leslie Carol Soodak
Keyword(s):  
High Schools ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Dual System ◽  
Public High Schools ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
School Policies ◽  
Institutional Practices ◽  
Sustained Change ◽  
Prior Experiences ◽  
Policies And Practices

The present study sought to determine to what extent vestiges of the dual system of educating students with and without disabilities persist and how they undermine the implementation and sustainability of inclusive education. We investigated how prior experiences with segregation shape administrators’ thinking and school policies and practices through interviews with administrators in 11 public high schools. Analysis of the interviews indicated that remnants of past policy and practice persist and that these vestiges and their causes weaken the prospect of sustained change. We discuss the limitations of relying on legislation to change long-standing institutional practices that reinforce a philosophy of difference.

Storytelling, Leadership, and the Law: Using Amicus Briefs to Understand the Impact of School District Policies and Practices Related to Transgender Student Inclusion

2019 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria M. Lewis ◽  
Suzanne E. Eckes
Keyword(s):  
Research Policy ◽  
Historical Record ◽  
Leadership Communication ◽  
Legal Research ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Shared Experiences ◽  
Personal Stories ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Policies And Practices

Purpose: In 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a highly publicized case brought by a transgender student, G.G., who was denied access to the bathroom that corresponds with his gender identity. Ultimately, the Court never heard this case, but the documents submitted to the Court remain a part of the historical record, worthy of examination beyond their legal value. In this study, we analyze the first person accounts presented in the “friend of the court” (amicus) briefs to better understand the human impact of policies and practices related to transgender student inclusion. Method: This research utilizes legal research methods to bound the study design. We draw from legal storytelling, which originates in law, and narrative inquiry, which can be found in educational research. In doing so, we provide a synthesis of all amicus briefs submitted in the G.G. case that include personal, firsthand accounts, stories, and experiences. Findings: Overall, the personal stories highlight the implications of inclusive and noninclusive policies and practices. Where noninclusive policies were in place, individuals shared experiences of bullying, academic harm, medical concerns, and inconsistencies in implementation. On the other hand, inclusive policies were associated with confidence building and academic engagement, and a benefit to all students. Stories also reveal that common fears such as safety or privacy did not materialize in the experiences of individuals represented in the briefs. Implications: Informed by these stories, we present implications for research, policy, and practice. Stories reveal the importance of leadership, communication, and professional development.

Spatially integrated and socially segregated: The effects of mixed-income neighbourhoods on social well-being

Urban Studies ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 55 (9) ◽  
pp. 1859-1874 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amie Thurber ◽  
Claire Riehle Bohmann ◽  
Craig Anne Heflinger
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Spatial Integration ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Social Lives ◽  
Urban Neighbourhoods ◽  
The Social ◽  
Mixed Income

Mixed-income development is the latest in a long line of policy interventions to improve outcomes in distressed urban neighbourhoods, particularly as an alternative to large scale public housing projects. Such developments are inherently integrationist, and have profound effects on the social lives and well-being of residents. After situating mixed-income developments within current residential demographic trends with regard to race and income, this article provides a comprehensive review of the 22 empirical studies addressing social integration in mixed-income developments in the United States, focusing on understanding the effects of spatial integration on social well-being. We discuss policy and practice implications to optimise the social well-being of residents, as well as strategies to improve scholarship in these settings.

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