Bridge-Building for Social Transformation in Sport for Development and Peace

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 426-439 ◽  
Author(s):  
Per G. Svensson ◽  
Richard Loat
Keyword(s):  
Social Transformation ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Sport For Development ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Five Elements ◽  
Multistakeholder Initiatives ◽  
Theories Of Change ◽  
Bridge Building ◽  
Recent Policy

The need for new and evidence-based solutions for mobilizing stakeholders and resources in sport for development and peace (SDP) is increasingly emphasized in a number of recent policy documents including the Kazan Action Plan and a set of publications by the Commonwealth Secretariat. This paper provides a response to these calls for the development of mechanisms and toolkits to support multistakeholder collaboration. We draw on our combined experiences in SDP research, practice, and funding to identify how multistakeholder initiatives in SDP can be better leveraged. Specifically, we discuss how Brown’s (2015) five elements of bridge-building for social transformation, namely, compelling and locally relevant goals; cross-boundary leadership systems; generative theories of change; systems enabling and protecting innovation; and investment in institutionalizing change, apply in the SDP domain. The practical framework we have outlined provides a common ground and starting point to build upon for generating improved synergies among a multitude of stakeholders.

scholarly journals Living lab on sharing and circular economy: The case of Turin

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 146045822098727
Author(s):  
Federico Cuomo ◽  
Nadia Lambiase ◽  
Antonio Castagna
Keyword(s):  
Circular Economy ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Production Cycle ◽  
Living Lab ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Living Labs ◽  
Past Experiences

Cities with their innovative capacity are key places to address critical climate, environmental and health challenges. Urban experimentations, such as Living Labs, can represent a starting point to reintroduce resources into the production cycle and reduce environmental impacts, embracing the paradigm of the circular economy (CE). According to recent studies, Living Labs at a city scale could generate significant environmental benefits, improvements in quality of life and positive impacts on citizens’ health.1 This paper aims at presenting the case of the Torino Living Lab on Sharing and Circular Economy (LLSC) to point out possible future scenarios of urban sustainable policies. The case study is analysed in five sections: (1) the description of the new permanent laboratory proposed by the City of Turin; (2) the past experiences of Living Labs in Turin; (3) the birth of LLSC and the involvement strategy; (4) the introduction of the eight admitted experimentations. In the light of the results collected, the last paragraph (5) came up with the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Treaths (SWOT) analysis in the LLSC. Eventually, it deals with the research question by offering a common ground for global and local policies focused on sustainability and CE.

Famiglia, sessualitŕ, riproduzione: un puzzle da ricomporre

2009 ◽  
pp. 123-134
Author(s):  
Stefania Bernini
Keyword(s):  
Family History ◽  
Gender Studies ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
Gender And Sexuality ◽  
Common Language ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Fruitful Cooperation ◽  
The Relationship

- Family, Sexuality, Reproduction: an Unsolved Puzzle discusses the relationship between family history, gender studies and the studies of sexualities. Its starting point is the consideration that, perhaps surprisingly, disciplines and research interests apparently close have struggled to find a common language and a fruitful cooperation. Moving from a perspective of family history, this article explores causes and consequences of this apparent difficulty in finding a common ground between scholars of family, gender and sexuality and the possibility of overcoming it.Keywords: Family, Sexuality, Reproduction, Gender studies, Historiography, History.Parole chiave: Famiglia, Sessualitŕ, Riproduzione, Studi di genere, Storiografia, Storia.

scholarly journals Future vision

2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 346-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Rogerson
Keyword(s):  
Action Plan ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Funded Research ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Global Action ◽  
History Of ◽  
Ict Ethics ◽  
Future Vision

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review the world of information and communications technology (ICT) from its early days to the near future. The aim is to consider how successfully academia, industry and government have worked together in delivering ethically acceptable ICT which is accessible to those who might benefit from such advances. The paper concludes with suggestions of a fresh approach for the future. Design/methodology/approach – The paper draws upon evidence from the history of computers, funded research projects, professional bodies in the field, the ETHICOMP conference series and reported ICT disasters. The author uses his experience as both an ICT practitioner and an academic in the ICT ethics field to synthesise the evidence so providing a foundation on which to build an outline global action plan. Findings – The paper lays out the findings that there has been much detailed observation and analysis of the ethical challenges surrounding ICT but the transformation of this into widespread practical positive action remains elusive. It explores why progress has been difficult. Originality/value – This review of the interconnecting landscapes of practical ICT, funded research and the ICT ethics community is new. The attempt to demonstrate what progress has been made and to identify the underlying factors which influence progress are valuable to future generations working in this area. The concluding suggestions for action offer a starting point for entering the next phase of ICT ethics.

The Challenge of Transforming Mexican Authoritarian Constitutionalism

2020 ◽  
pp. 270-288
Author(s):  
Roberto Niembro Ortega
Keyword(s):  
Political Parties ◽  
Social Transformation ◽  
Political Change ◽  
Transition To Democracy ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Change Concerns

In 2018 Mexicans chose the most profound political change since the transition to democracy. The alternation between political parties in the presidency and the two houses of Congress has meant a change of regime in which a social transformation is announced. The starting point to outlining a constitutional transformation is not a trivial matter, because the proposed change concerns the existing situation. This chapter proposes Roberto Niembro Ortega’s understanding of authoritarian constitutionalism according to the Mexican reality between 2012 and 2018. Its purpose is to understand the sort of authoritarian constitutionalism that existed in those years in Mexico as a starting point to begin a constitutional transformation.

scholarly journals Building Bridges Between Self-Regulation and Cognitive Load—an Invitation for a Broad and Differentiated Attempt

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 1151-1162
Author(s):  
Tina Seufert
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Load ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Mental Effort ◽  
Integrative Model ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Fields ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Bridge Building ◽  
Relationship Of

Abstract Building bridges between two of the most influential research fields in educational psychology, self-regulation and cognitive load theory, is highly relevant but also challenging. The collection of papers in this special issue reflects this interplay by reviewing the still scarce base of empirical data in an impressively elaborated and profound way. The papers offer different perspectives on how to improve learning by stimulating both activities for self-regulation as well as for reflecting the mental effort which can be used in return for monitoring and regulation. They provide arguments for the two sidedness of the relationship of self-regulation and cognitive load: that cognitive load can cause self-regulation and that self-regulation can cause cognitive load. The common understanding of self-regulation in this issue is very much focused on monitoring and could benefit from a broader view by including the whole cycle of self-regulation and moderating motivational factors like self-efficacy, as proposed in many self-regulation models. The conceptualization of effort, as it is referred to in most of the papers, could also profit from a more differentiated view, which takes into account the origin of required or invested mental effort. Overall, what learners actually decide to do when dealing with self-regulation as well as with cognitive load highly depends on their resources. In an integrative model, the role of potential resources is discussed as a starting point for future research. This discussion invites for an even broader, more individualized, and differentiated view to add to the bridge-building attempts of this impressive collection of research.

scholarly journals Explore, Design and Act for Sustainability: A Participatory Planning Approach for Local Energy Sustainability

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 862 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elaine Fouché ◽  
Alan Brent
Keyword(s):  
Local Governments ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Participatory Planning ◽  
Problem Structuring Methods ◽  
Local Energy ◽  
Western Cape ◽  
Energy Sustainability ◽  
Problem Structuring ◽  
Planning Approach ◽  
Starting Point

This paper focuses on the development of a participatory planning approach for local energy sustainability. The characteristics of a complex problem were reviewed to establish that the problem of sustainable energy at a local government level is complex. In order to better manage complex problems, the literature shows that soft operational research or problem-structuring methods need to be applied, and hence these methods were used as a starting point for developing a participatory planning approach. The requirements for a planning approach were elicited, namely that the approach must be participative and inclusive, holistic, simple and transparent. In addition, the approach must include the identification and assessment of risks as part of the deliberation process, the development of a realistic action plan must be attainable at the end of the stakeholder engagement, the approach must be dynamic, and should be formalised with clear institutional arrangements. A novel participatory approach, namely EDAS—to Explore, Design and Act for Sustainability—was then developed, applied, and evaluated as part of a case study with a local municipality in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. The insights are relevant not only for local governments, but for any institution on a journey towards sustainability.

Causes and Social Governance of the Water and Soil Loss in Ethnic Mountainous Areas — Based on the Empirical Study of ENSHI City

2014 ◽  
Vol 1010-1012 ◽  
pp. 1120-1124
Author(s):  
Xian Chu Tan
Keyword(s):  
Water Loss ◽  
Social Transformation ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Ecological Environment ◽  
Soil And Water Loss ◽  
Social Governance ◽  
Governance Model ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Soil And Water

With the speeding up of the social transformation and the deepening of market economy, soil and water loss problem is increasingly appearing, and so it has becoming the core issue of ecological environment construction. This article attempts to field research as a logical starting point, combined with related literature, in order to Enshi G County as a case, not only discusses the basic situation of soil and water loss and its harm to ecological environment but also analyses its multi-dimensional causes. In the meantime, this paper argues that the effective governance of the soil and water loss lies in government-led social governance model, and also initial shows its policy implications.

Relations between the Orthodox and the Anglicans in the Twentieth Century: A Reason to Consider the Present and the Future of the Theological Dialogue

Ecclesiology ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 350-374
Author(s):  
Vassiliki El. Stathokosta
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
Trinitarian Theology ◽  
Greek Orthodox ◽  
Ecumenical Movement ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Ordination Of Women

Taking as a starting point the Patriarchal Encyclical of 1902-4, which celebrates one hundred and ten years in 2012 (1902-2012), attention is given to its contribution to Anglican-Orthodox dialogue. A decisive landmark in Anglican-Orthodox relations and in the formation of the Ecumenical Movement was the visit of the Greek Church delegation to the USA and England in 1918 and the discussions with Episcopalians and Anglicans on Christology and Triadology (‘Trinitarian theology’) as well as ecclesiology. The process of this dialogue is examined here through the evaluations of three distinguished Greek Orthodox figures, carefully chosen as representative of their time, and in the light of such innovations as the ordination of women. This study emphasizes that the ecclesiological and theological proximity of Orthodoxy and Anglicanism is a solid basis for the continuation of their theological dialogue. The documents of Moscow (1976), Dublin (1984) and the Cyprus Statement (2006) prove that there is sufficient common ground to continue a fruitful discussion.

scholarly journals Handelskapital und Handelskapitalismus

2002 ◽  
Vol 32 (128) ◽  
pp. 491-507
Author(s):  
Peter Kriedte
Keyword(s):  
Financial Capital ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Merchant Capital ◽  
Five Elements ◽  
Merchant Capitalism ◽  
Protection Costs

Towards a theory of early European capitalism The starting point of the paper is Marx's theory of merchant capital. In contrast to Fernand Brandei the author argues that the early European capitalism was distinctive from its later forms. Five elements of a theory of merchant capitalism are discussed: the hierarchy of the economic spheres, the relation to the sphere of production, merchant capital and precapitalist modes of production, merchant and financial capital, protection und protection costs.

scholarly journals Ecology as a New Foundation for Natural Theology

Religions ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 660
Author(s):  
Andreas Gonçalves Lind ◽  
Bruno Nobre
Keyword(s):  
Common Ground ◽  
Natural Theology ◽  
Intrinsic Value ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Value Of Nature ◽  
Viable Approach ◽  
High Degree ◽  
Universal Reason ◽  
Nietzschean Critique

The erosion of metaphysics that began in Modernity has led to the discredit of the whole project of natural theology as a means to reach God, establish the classical divine attributes, and account for divine action. After the deconstruction of classical metaphysics propelled by thinkers associated with the Protestant tradition and by philosophers affiliated with the Nietzschean critique, it may appear that only an apophatic approach to God would then be possible. However, the attempt to establish a consensual foundation for the theological discourse has not lost its relevance. In this sense, the attempts to revitalize natural theology are most welcome. It would be naive, however, to think that approaches to natural theology based on classical metaphysics will easily gather consensus. This will not happen. The departing point for a renewed and credible approach to natural theology cannot be the theoretical universal reason associated with Modernity, which is no longer acknowledged as a common ground. As such, a viable approach to natural theology has to find a new consensual starting point. The goal of this article is to argue that the emergence of a new ecological urgency and sensibility, which nowadays gather a high degree of consensus, offers an opportunity for the renewal of natural theology. It is our aim: (i) to show the extent to which God grounds the intrinsic value of nature, which, as such, deserves respect, and (ii) to suggest that the reverence for nature may naturally lead contemporary human beings to God.

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