scholarly journals Migrant health literacy in the European Union: A systematic literature review

2018 ◽  
Vol 78 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Markia Ward ◽  
Maria Kristiansen ◽  
Kristine Sørensen
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Research Policy ◽  
Healthcare Delivery ◽  
Migrant Health ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Literacy Research ◽  
The Eu

Objective: The European Union (EU) has experienced an increasing intake of migrants in recent years. As its population diversifies, new challenges present themselves for healthcare delivery due to communication, cultural differences and health literacy of migrants. In the light of this, this systematic literature review examines the state of the art of migrant health literacy research within the EU. Methods: Based on PRISMA guidelines, a systematic literature review was conducted in 2013, 2016 and 2018 using the following databases: PubMed, Web of Science, CINAHL, MEDLINE and PsychINFO. Results: A total of 21 articles were selected for inclusion. EU-related migrant health literacy research dated from 2009, but only a small number of the EU member states were represented. Eight general research themes were identifiable. Definitions of migrants varied, however, or could not be identified within a particular study, which may hamper the further dissemination of research, policy and capacity building. Conclusion: The review shows the evolution of migrant health literacy research in the EU. More research is needed however to support health system responses, to increase the health literacy of migrants and to improve the quality of healthcare in the EU.

scholarly journals Whistleblowing systems: A systematic literature review on the design specifications and the consideration of the risk for organizational insiders to blow the whistle

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 60-73
Author(s):  
Sandra Scherbarth ◽  
Stefan Behringer
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Member States ◽  
Eu Legislation ◽  
Design Specifications ◽  
Comprehensive Database ◽  
Data Basis ◽  
The Eu

Whistleblowing systems as internal company instruments for prevention and detection of compliance violations are increasingly recommended both in academic and practical literature. In the European Union, the discussion is currently activated by the EU legislation for better protection of whistleblowers, which needs to be transferred in national law by the member states end of 2021. This literature review examines the literature for the design specifications developed for whistleblowing systems under consideration of the risk for organizational insiders to blow the whistle. The purpose is to review the design specifications developed in scientific studies, the data basis on which they are built whether and, if so, how the risk for organizational insiders to blow the whistle is taken into account. A comprehensive database of literature has been examined. The result is systematic categorization of the specifications for the design of whistleblowing systems. Moreover, we conclude, that there is a lack of data basis for clear specifications. The research shows that in the design of whistleblowing-systems there is a lack of discussion of the risks for whistleblowers to suffer social and professional disadvantages

scholarly journals Mortality convergence in the enlarged European Union: a systematic literature review

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 1108-1115
Author(s):  
Rok Hrzic ◽  
Tobias Vogt ◽  
Fanny Janssen ◽  
Helmut Brand
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
High Mortality ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Member States ◽  
Mortality Differentials ◽  
Sigma Convergence ◽  
The Eu

Abstract Background The high mortality rates in the European Union (EU) Member States that acceded in 2004 sparked political interest in mortality convergence. Whether mortality is converging in the EU remains unclear. We reviewed the literature on mortality convergence in the post-2004 EU territory as a whole. We also explored whether the study designs influenced the results and whether any determinants of mortality convergence had been empirically examined. Methods A systematic literature review was performed. Our search included scientific databases and the websites of international governmental institutions and European demographic research institutes. Results We uncovered 94 unique records and included seven studies that reported on 36 analyses. There was marked methodological heterogeneity, including in the convergence measures (beta and sigma convergence). All of the beta convergence analyses found narrowing mortality differentials, whereas most of the sigma convergence analyses found widening mortality differentials. The results are robust to the units of analysis and mortality and dispersion measures. Our results also suggest that there is a lack of evidence on the determinants of mortality convergence in the EU. Conclusions There is general agreement that the EU regions and the Member States with high initial mortality rates improved the fastest, but this trend did not lead to overall mortality convergence in the EU. The harmonization of mortality convergence measures and research into determinants of mortality convergence are needed to support future EU cohesion policy. Policy-makers should consider supporting areas that have moderate but stagnant mortality rates, in addition to those with high mortality rates.

scholarly journals Mapping Health Literacy Research in the European Union: A Bibliometric Analysis

PLoS ONE ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. e2519 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara K. Kondilis ◽  
Ismene J. Kiriaze ◽  
Anastasia P. Athanasoulia ◽  
Matthew E. Falagas
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Bibliometric Analysis ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Literacy Research

SMEs’s potentials of Research and Development and the European Union Prospective. A Literature Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 184-198
Author(s):  
Isaraj Loreta
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Regional Economies ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Social Agents ◽  
Structure And Dynamics ◽  
Funding Policies ◽  
Funding Programs ◽  
The Eu

SME-s role in the economic development and economic structure is changing drastically, as it is gaining new dimensions the role they have as social agents. This becomes particularly present in the paradigm shift of the EU funding schema and priorities, for member and candidate states, indicating that from catalysts of development they are now considered as important and active agents of Innovation by their R&D potential. The article provides a comprehensive literature review on different aspects of R&D processes in SMEs under the support of the funding programs of European Union collected from the reputed publications. The purpose is to provide an outline on the structure and dynamics of R&D in SMEs to highlight its role in the performance of these businesses in particular and in national and regional economies at the macro level. This paper aims to contribute to current discussions within the field of innovation by further exploring how EU R&D funding policies work in practice.

Inability to adequately heat a dwelling in the European Union and associated countries’ households

2020 ◽  
Vol 65 (10) ◽  
pp. 49-65
Author(s):  
Kornelia Przedworska
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Poverty Rate ◽  
Pearson Correlation Coefficient ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Average Income ◽  
Energy Poverty ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
The Eu

The purpose of the study presented in the article is to determine the level of energy poverty in households of the European Union (EU) and associated countries, pronounced on the basis of the household's inability to supply its dwellings with adequate heat levels. The method of systematic literature review was applied. An analysis based on Statistics Poland and Eurostat data included the results of the EU-SILC research conducted in the years 2009-2018. The analysis indicated that the average number of households unable to sufficiently heat their homes is decreasing in Europe. However, in some countries, such as Macedonia, Lithuania or Bulgaria, the number of households experiencing energy poverty is still high. In Poland, the scale of this problem is smaller than the EU average. In order to conduct an in-depth analysis for Poland, an assessment was made of the correlation between the energy poverty rate and the average income per person in a household and the level of economic poverty. For this purpose the r-Pearson correlation coefficient was applied.

Migration Policy of the European Union From the Perspectives of Turks in the EU Countries and Syrian Immigrants in Turkey

2020 ◽  
pp. 475-499
Author(s):  
Serkan Ökten ◽  
Azize Ökten
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Migration Policy ◽  
Cultural Integration ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The Social ◽  
Resource Collection ◽  
Border Policy ◽  
The Eu

This chapter deals with the adventure of Turkish workers' upcoming 60th year in the Europe and EU's cooperation with Turkey at the wave of immigration based on civil war in Syria to Europe, in accordance with the immigration policy of the European Union. In this context, the question of how the European Union's human rights and freedoms-based rhetoric and its practices on the basis of protectionist border policy are conforming will be answered. In this study, literature review and resource collection are used by evaluating the available resources. As a result, the European Union's human rights and freedom-based rhetoric against the threat of disrupting its own order and welfare is only consistent with the integration of qualified migrants who will provide the workforce that is compatible and in need. However, a rising, prejudiced phenomenon reaching Islamophobia and xenophobia emerged at the social and political framework that is against the immigrants who cannot achieve cultural integration.

scholarly journals Cooperación entre la Unión Europea y América del Sur: enfocado en la I+D+i // Cooperation between the European Union and South America: focused on R+D+i

Ciencia Unemi ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (26) ◽  
pp. 79
Author(s):  
Fernando Javier Moreno Brieva ◽  
Daniel Peñaherrera-Patiño ◽  
Kimberly Domínguez-Rodríguez
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
South America ◽  
South American ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
América Del Sur ◽  
Globalized World ◽  
The Eu

En un mundo cada vez más globalizado, con productos que son el resultado de una cadena global, las alianzas entre países ha pasado a ser sustancial, dándole prioridad a la I+D+i, que está directamente relacionada con los niveles de desarrollo de los países. El presente estudio tiene como objetivo central analizar el desarrollo de la cooperación entre la Unión Europea (UE) y los países sudamericanos, focalizándose en la I+D+i. La metodología empleada ha sido a través de la revisión de la literatura, y la realización de análisis estadísticos desde datos provenientes de ambas partes analizadas. Principalmente, se puede concluir que ha existido un acercamiento de los países del bloque europeo con los de América del Sur, posterior a la incorporación de España a la UE; aunque en temas de I+D+i, alrededor de las tres cuartas partes de la cooperación ha sido efectuada con Argentina, Brasil y Chile. AbstractIn an increasingly globalized world, with products that are the result of a global chain, alliances between countries have become substantial, giving priority to R+D+i, which is directly related to the levels of development of the countries. The main objective of this study is to analyze the development of cooperation between the European Union (EU) and the South American countries, focusing on R+D+i. The methodology used has been through the literature review, and the accomplishment of statistical analysis obtained from data of secondary sources, coming from both analyzed parts. Mainly, it can be concluded that there has been a rapprochement of the countries of the European Union with those of South America, after the incorporation of Spain to the EU; although around three quarters of the cooperation has been carried out with Argentina, Brazil and Chile, related to terms of R+D+i.

scholarly journals Serbia in EU and WTO negotiations

Revizor ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (91-92) ◽  
pp. 49-55
Author(s):  
Sanja Jelisavac-Trošić
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
World Trade Organization ◽  
World Trade ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The World ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Eu

This paper deals with the Republic of Serbia's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the European Union (EU). Research is based on a literature review, understanding of current settings in accession, and synthesis of findings. Within the scope of the paper, there was presented genesis of both accession processes and current challenges. Results show that the Republic of Serbia has both interconnected and interdependent negotiations with the EU and WTO, which should be considered for further accession steps as we present within this paper.

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