Learning from Political Sociology: Structure, Agency and Inclusive Governance

2008 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 369-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Gale ◽  
Therese O'Toole
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Young People ◽  
Political Sociology ◽  
The State ◽  
Participatory Governance ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Inclusive Governance ◽  
Governance Processes

AbstractIn this article, we consider the inclusion of children and young people in participatory governance processes. Whilst limitations are often evident in such processes, we argue that even participatory opportunities that are provided by the state and regarded as spaces into which citizens are invited can be "conquered by civil society demands for inclusion" (Cornwall and Coelho, 2006: 1). To this end, we suggest a practice-based and diachronic approach to studying the interactions between participatory structures and children and young people's agency. Being attentive to the agency of children and young people, and adopting a more diachronic approach to evaluating participatory initiatives, point to the possibility, we suggest, of seeing these relationships unfold in sometimes unexpected ways.

scholarly journals Novice Programming Environments

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith Good
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
The State ◽  
Programming Environments ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Teaching And Research ◽  
The Social ◽  
Novice Programming ◽  
Further Development ◽  
Looking Glass

In 2011, the author published an article that looked at the state of the art in novice programming environments. At the time, there had been an increase in the number of programming environments that were freely available for use by novice programmers, particularly children and young people. What was interesting was that they offered a relatively sophisticated set of development and support features within motivating and engaging environments, where programming could be seen as a means to a creative end, rather than an end in itself. Furthermore, these environments incorporated support for the social and collaborative aspects of learning. The article considered five environments—Scratch, Alice, Looking Glass, Greenfoot, and Flip—examining their characteristics and investigating the opportunities they might offer to educators and learners alike. It also considered the broader implications of such environments for both teaching and research. In this chapter, the author revisits the same five environments, looking at how they have changed in the intervening years. She considers their evolution in relation to changes in the field more broadly (e.g., an increased focus on “programming for all”) and reflects on the implications for teaching, as well as research and further development.

scholarly journals The Application of Gamification in Public Administration (the Technological Potential)

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 18-22
Author(s):  
Aleksandr V. Averin ◽  
◽  
Irina V. Pogodina ◽  
Danila A. Avdeev ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
The State ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
Technological Potential ◽  
State Administration ◽  
Governance Processes

Governments are showing an interest in, or incorporating, gamification into their governance processes and/or services to citizens. The article describes the concept of gamification, examines its potential from the point of view of using elements of the game in public administration, for example, on the websites of authorities and special platforms, as well as in offline mode. The conclusion is made about the goals of introducing gamification into the practice of public authorities. The state administration can not only be the author of these projects, but also assist civil society institutions (public associations, citizens) in their development.

Value Orientations of Russian Youth in Interaction Models between the State and Civil Society

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-117
Author(s):  
Oleg Vladimirovich Lagutin
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Young People ◽  
The State ◽  
Value Orientations ◽  
State University ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
State Models ◽  
Multidimensional Methods ◽  
The Relationship

In the context of the formation of civil society in modern Russia with the traditionally significant role of the state, the problem of studying the inclusion of young people in a particular model of the relationship between these two institutions is of particular relevance. This choice will determine a certain type of political system in Russia in the future. The purpose of the study is to identify empirically groups of young people who are determined by the direction of value orientations in public life and their involvement in various models of interaction between the state and civil society. The empirical basis of the study was a project conducted in 2019 by Saint Petersburg State University and Altai State University to study the political consciousness of Russian youth. As a result of using multidimensional methods of analysis, the connection between the involvement of the citizen-state models and the types of value orientations of Russian youth is revealed. Four groups of young people were obtained, stratified by value orientations, the specifics of relations between the state and citizens of our country, and the choice of the preferred type of state to live in.

Linking suburban youth in Madrid and Paris. The role of civil society structures in the integration of children from Muslim backgrounds

Urban Studies ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 56 (13) ◽  
pp. 2616-2634 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cecilia Eseverri Mayer
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Young People ◽  
Ethnic Diversity ◽  
The State ◽  
State Funding ◽  
City Centre ◽  
Ethnic Segregation ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The City

This comparative study focuses on how civil society structures influence youth from a Muslim background in their upward mobility and local belonging (to the neighbourhood and to the city). Under comparison are one banlieue in Paris and one barrio in Madrid, similar in terms of social precarity and yet different in their degree of ethnic and religious diversity, their connection to the city centre, the state funding they receive and their civic participation. In the case of the neighbourhood of San Cristóbal (Madrid), a lack of state investment has resulted in a diminished capacity for civil society to connect young people to new opportunities. However, their daily contact with the city centre, the ethnic diversity in the neighbourhood and collaborative efforts between secular and religious structures work together to foster a sense of mixed belonging among young Spanish Muslims. In contrast, significant investment by the State in the suburb of Les Bosquets (Paris) since the riots in 2005 have indeed linked young people to new opportunities, but at the cost of an institutionalisation of civil society structures. In Les Bosquets, increased ethnic segregation, geographical isolation, and the estrangement of religious and ‘laic’ (i.e. secular) organisations are all responsible for the new sense of malaise felt by youths, thus severely affecting their sense of belonging.

scholarly journals A Sociological Comparative Study to Vladimir Lenin and Antonio Gramsci's views on the State

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-28
Author(s):  
Mahir A Aziz ◽  
Saleem P Elias
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Theoretical Study ◽  
Political Sociology ◽  
The State ◽  
The Third ◽  
Socialist State ◽  
Comparative Methodology ◽  
History Of ◽  
Capitalist State

This theoretical study tries to illustrate, evaluate and compare Vladimir Lenin and Antonio Gramsci’s views on the state. In doing so the study will try to answer this vital question: to what extent Gramsci’s ideas were dependent upon those of Lenin and more specifically, to what extent is Gramsci’s analysis of the capitalist state ultimately no more powerful than that of Lenin? It should be emphasised that this study has been done according to a comparative methodology of the history of theory applied in the fields of sociology in general and political sociology in particular. Basically, this study has been done according to an explanatory approach applied in both fields of politics and political sociology. This study divided into eight sections. The first section devoted to the introduction. The second section deals with Lenin’s view on the revolution, power and the socialist state. The third section explains Gramsci’s view on the hegemony of the party and the state. Section four treats Gramsci’s view on hegemony and the civil society. Section five, however, is explaining Gramsci’s view on the proletariat, the leadership and the passive revolution. Section six will be dealing with Gramsci’s view on Western countries and his conception of civil society. Section seven evaluates and reviews both Lenin and Gramsci’s theories of the state. The last section presents the conclusion of the study.   

scholarly journals Juventude no cotidiano de Terreiros no Rio Grande do Norte: empoderamento e compromisso político e de fé./

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Geraldo Barboza de Oliveira Junior
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
The State ◽  
Religious Communities ◽  
Image Editing ◽  
Political Discussion ◽  
Policy Decisions ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
The Future

Sinopse:“A juventude de hoje é o futuro de amanhã do Axé... tem que ter compromisso, sim. Mas, também, tem que ter amor e felicidade; e isto é mais forte nos jovens e nas crianças”. Esta frase de Mãe Ruth de Nanã, do Candomblé Jitaloyá no município de Ceará-Mirim, estado do Rio Grande do Norte, aponta para uma situação, cada vez mais, comum nos terreiros da região: a presença de crianças e jovens sendo iniciados na religião.Esta nova configuração tem reflexos na visibilidade dos terreiros em espaços de decisões políticas; particularmente, em espaços de discussão política. Nessa esteira, vão sendo encaminhadas, também, as questões de gênero, etnicidade, racismo e intolerâncias.É esta juventude que vai às ruas levantando a bandeira do Axé no Estado do Rio Grande do Norte. Este ensaio mostra aspectos do cotidiano, alheio aos momentos de cerimônias e rituais, nos quais a Juventude de Axé se coloca como protagonista de sua história.Synopsis:"Today's youth are the future of tomorrow's Axe ... have to have commitment, yes. But also you have to have love and happiness; and this is stronger in young people and children. " This phrase of Mother Ruth Nanã, Candomblé Jitaloyá in the municipality of Ceará Mirim, state of Rio Grande do Norte, points to a situation increasingly common in the yards of the region: the presence of children and young people being initiated into the religion .This new configuration is reflected in the visibility of religious communities in areas of policy decisions; particularly in areas of political discussion. On this track, they are being sent, too, gender, ethnicity, racism and intolerance.It is this youth that takes to the streets raising the flag Axe in the state of Rio Grande do Norte. This test shows aspects of everyday life, oblivious to moments of ceremonies and rituals in which Axe of Youth stands as the protagonist of his story.Palavras-chave:Juventude, candomblé, Axé, políticas sociais.Key-words:Youth, Candomblé, Axe, social policies.Ficha técnica:Autor: Geraldo Barboza de Oliveira JuniorFotografias:Geraldo Barboza de Oliveira JuniorDireção, Edição de Imagem e Texto: Geraldo Barboza de Oliveira JuniorCredits:Author:Geraldo Barboza de Oliveira JuniorPhotographs:Geraldo Barboza de Oliveira JuniorDirection, image editing and text: Geraldo Barboza de Oliveira Junior

Novice Programming Environments

2022 ◽  
pp. 94-126
Author(s):  
Judith Good
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
The State ◽  
Programming Environments ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Teaching And Research ◽  
The Social ◽  
Novice Programming ◽  
Further Development ◽  
Looking Glass

In 2011, the author published an article that looked at the state of the art in novice programming environments. At the time, there had been an increase in the number of programming environments that were freely available for use by novice programmers, particularly children and young people. What was interesting was that they offered a relatively sophisticated set of development and support features within motivating and engaging environments, where programming could be seen as a means to a creative end, rather than an end in itself. Furthermore, these environments incorporated support for the social and collaborative aspects of learning. The article considered five environments—Scratch, Alice, Looking Glass, Greenfoot, and Flip—examining their characteristics and investigating the opportunities they might offer to educators and learners alike. It also considered the broader implications of such environments for both teaching and research. In this chapter, the author revisits the same five environments, looking at how they have changed in the intervening years. She considers their evolution in relation to changes in the field more broadly (e.g., an increased focus on “programming for all”) and reflects on the implications for teaching, as well as research and further development.

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