scholarly journals ‘Are they out to get us?’ Power and the ‘recognition’ of the subject through a ‘lean’ work regime

2020 ◽  
pp. 017084062091270
Author(s):  
Ewan Mackenzie ◽  
Tom McGovern ◽  
Adrian Small ◽  
Chris Hicks ◽  
Tracy Scurry
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Professional Autonomy ◽  
Shop Floor ◽  
Critical Studies ◽  
Neoliberal Governmentality ◽  
Worker Health ◽  
Work Intensification ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Lean Methods

Critical studies of ‘lean’ work regimes have tended to focus on the factory shop floor or public and healthcare sectors, despite its recent revival and wider deployment in neoliberal service economies. This paper investigates the politics of the workplace in a United Kingdom automotive dealership group subject to an intervention inspired by lean methods. We develop Foucauldian studies of governmentality by addressing lean as a technology of power deployed to act on the conduct of workers, examining how they debunk, distance themselves from and enact its imperatives. Our findings support critiques of lean work regimes that raise concerns about work intensification and poor worker health. Discourses of professional autonomy allow workers to distance themselves from lean prescriptions, yet they are reaffirmed in their actions. More significantly, we illustrate the exercise of a more encompassing form of power, showing how lean harnesses the inherently exploitable desire for recognition among hitherto marginalised workers, and its role as a form of ‘human capital’. The paper contributes to critical studies of lean by illustrating its subtle, deleterious and persistent effects within the analytical frame of neoliberal governmentality. We also demonstrate how studies of governmentality can be advanced through the analysis of contested social relations on the ground, highlighting the ethico-political potential of Foucauldian work.

Typologization of security regulation

2020 ◽  
pp. 20-27
Author(s):  
Denis Tikhomirov
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Procedural Understanding ◽  
Limited Ability ◽  
Methodological Basis ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Legal Understanding

The purpose of the article is to typologize terminological definitions of security, to find out the general, to identify the originality of their interpretations depending on the subject of legal regulation. The methodological basis of the study is the methods that made it possible to obtain valid conclusions, in particular, the method of comparison, through which it became possible to correlate different interpretations of the term "security"; method of hermeneutics, which allowed to elaborate texts of normative legal acts of Ukraine, method of typologization, which made it possible to create typologization groups of variants of understanding of the term "security". Scientific novelty. The article analyzes the understanding of the term "security" in various regulatory acts in force in Ukraine. Typological groups were understood to understand the term "security". Conclusions. The analysis of the legal material makes it possible to confirm that the issues of security are within the scope of both legislative regulation and various specialized by-laws. However, today there is no single conception on how to interpret security terminology. This is due both to the wide range of social relations that are the subject of legal regulation and to the relativity of the notion of security itself and the lack of coherence of views on its definition in legal acts and in the scientific literature. The multiplicity of definitions is explained by combinations of material and procedural understanding, static - dynamic, and conditioned by the peculiarities of a particular branch of legal regulation, limited ability to use methods of one or another branch, the inter-branch nature of some variations of security, etc. Separation, common and different in the definition of "security" can be used to further standardize, in fact, the regulatory legal understanding of security to more effectively implement the legal regulation of the security direction.

From the Synergy to the Discrimination - Analysis of Attitudes and Decisions of the Prison Staff Towards Muslim Prisoners in the Context of Multicultural Education

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 81
Author(s):  
Arkadiusz Urbanek
Keyword(s):  
Multicultural Education ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Ethnically Diverse ◽  
Prison Staff ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
Personal Attitudes ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Pragmatic Aspects ◽  
Diverse Groups

The aspiration to keep the synergy in relations between majorities and minorities repeatedly emerges as the cause of conflicts in social relations. It is also a subject of the interest of the multicultural education, particularly in countries of Eastern Europe, building contacts with the culturally and ethnically diverse groups to a wider scale. Relations in culturally, religiously and ethnic diverse societies, are becoming more and more related to the personal attitudes and a given policy. These issues acquire in the prison circumstances even greater significance, as given moods and personal attitudes of the prison staff create the pragmatic aspects of the professional activities addressed to the sentenced. Additionally, the key role is played by the quality of the penitentiary policy and the legal culture. The article presents the comparative analysis of the research carried out in 2016 amongst the prison staff in Poland. The subject of the research concerned attitudes that influence the decisive processes. The personal relations have been analyzed in the context of the relation with the sentenced Muslims. The aim of the research was not only to reveal the quality of the decisions concerning the sentenced Muslims, but also the sources of such decisions. The latter, in consequence, may shift, as the research results prove, towards synergy or discrimination. The diversification of the discrimination was one of the intriguing aspects, disclosed at various levels that not always explicitly concerned the discrimination of the minority.

In Search of a Radical Discourse for Theatre

1992 ◽  
Vol 8 (29) ◽  
pp. 34-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorrian Lambley
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Political Ideology ◽  
Doctoral Thesis ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The University

How to accommodate and utilize the insights and the methodology of marxism – and, simply, its potential as a vehicle for social change – at a time when the popular perception of its political ideology stands discredited? Dorrian Lambley explores the dilemma through the specifics of developments in British theatre since 1968 – the stifling of the early radical impulses under political and economic pressures, which has produced, at best, a sense of marginalization, at worst a conviction of impotence. In proposing ways of working within this situation, Lambley draws on the writings of dramatists such as Edward Bond to suggest that marxism must recognize the most important of the liberal humanist emphases – ‘the presence of the subject’, but perceived within a marxist understanding of social relations. Dorrian Lambley is presently working on her doctoral thesis in the University of Exeter, where she helped to organize the conference ‘Theatre and the Discourses of Power’, on which she wrote in the ‘Reports and Announcements’ section of NTQ28 (1991).

scholarly journals Teaching Future Teachers in the Subject of Pedagogy

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Liv Gjems ◽  
Inge Vinje
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
National Curriculum ◽  
Professional Autonomy ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Strong Connection ◽  
Qualified Teachers ◽  
Need Support ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Support Time

<p>In several European countries, teacher education is regulated by national plans that emphasise pedagogy as the central subject. Pedagogy shall include research-based knowledge, as well as having a strong connection between theory and practice. We have interviewed teacher educators about what they emphasise about theoretical and practical issues in the subject of pedagogy. Though they have to follow the curriculum, they express that they have different conceptions and emphasise different issues both in theoretical and practical pedagogy. Their answers point to the challenges between the establishment of a professional autonomy and the control the national curriculum imposes them The teacher educators were quite vague about their teaching about research-based knowledge. They expressed that they need support, time and possibilities to discuss the content in the curriculum and how to educate high qualified teachers.</p>

scholarly journals DIVERSITY: RECOGNITION OF THE DIFFÉRANCE OR TOLERATED DIFFERENCE? A STUDY ON THE PERCEPTION OF MINING AND STEEL PROFESSIONALS

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 39-61
Author(s):  
CACILDA NACUR LORENTZ ◽  
ALEXANDRE DE PÁDUA CARRIERI ◽  
ANTONIO DEL MAESTRO FILHO ◽  
LUIZ CLÁUDIO DE LIMA
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Organizational Context ◽  
Minority Groups ◽  
Steel Mill ◽  
Critical Studies ◽  
Construction Of Identity ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Equality Of Opportunities ◽  
Methodological Aspects ◽  
Corporate Practice

ABSTRACT Purpose: To comprehend diversity on the organizational context. Originality/gap/relevance/implications: There are few critical studies on the subject, here grounded on the ideas of Derrida (2002) and on the theory of recognition of Honneth (2003). The comprehension of diversity is related to the construction of identity among individuals and refers to the concept of tolerance, enabling a discussion about recognition (or not) of differences. Key methodological aspects: Qualitative research, performed in organizations on the segments of mining and steel mill. Data were collected by focal groups submitted to discourse analysis. Summary of key results: It was found difficult to live with people of different groups. Diversity was also associated to difference and the topic recognition. It was evident that diversity should be managed in the organizational context, but the diversity that comes on the agenda of companies analyzed, including the HR practices, is the tolerable diversity. Key considerations/conclusions: Minority groups still lack of recognition, prevailing the valorization of a group over the others. To recognize differences is a challenging matter, considering the distance established between reflexive processes and the corporate practice. Finally, it is pointed out the need to promote actions that aim the equality of opportunities of treatment to the several groups present in the organization.

scholarly journals Tyumen ethical-philosophical tradition: research methodology (round table materials)

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Elena Nikolaevna Yarkova ◽  
Abdusalam Abdulkerimovich Guseinov ◽  
Ruben Grantovich Apresyan ◽  
Igor' Mikhailovich Chubarov ◽  
Sergei Mikhailovich Khalin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Applied Ethics ◽  
Round Table ◽  
Philosophical Tradition ◽  
Russian Science ◽  
Intellectual Traditions ◽  
Scientific Justification ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Native Science

The subject of this research is the works of Tyumen ethicists: the founder of the concept of rationalistic ethics that was a milestone in the history of Soviet ethics Fedor Andreevich Selivanov; the pioneer of the applied ethics in Russia Vladimir Iosifovich Bakshtanovsky; the author of the original anthropocosmist concept of morality Yuri Mikhailovich Fyodorov; the developer of the concept of regional ethos Mikhail Grigorievich Ganopolskyl; the adherent of dialogical ethics Nikolay Dmitrievich Zotov, and others. The article discusses the scientific justification of studying the works of Tyumen ethicists as a uniform ethical-philosophical intellectual tradition. The article reviews the fundamentally different opinions on the topic. An attempt is made to create a specific field of research dedicated to the Russian regional intellectual traditions. The novelty of this article consists in examination of methodology of studying the regional intellectual traditions, as well as raising the question on the degree to which the idea of regional intellectual traditions corresponds to reality, is it false, or made up, or links the unlinkable. The author also articulates the problem of whether the research of the Russian regional intellectual traditions contributes to cultivation of such phenomena a &ldquo;provincial science&rdquo; and &ldquo;native science&rdquo;; what brings the study of the Russian regional intellectual traditions in the context of representations on the points of growth of the human capital in the country and development of the Russian science?

scholarly journals Concerning the Legal Regulation of the Order of Weapon Issue to Judges in the Russian Federation

2019 ◽  
pp. 12-20
Author(s):  
Rinat Mikhailovich Karimov
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Legal Analysis ◽  
Safety Measures ◽  
Legal Provisions ◽  
The Social ◽  
Analysis And Synthesis ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Russian Federation

In this article Karimov analyzes whether it is necessary to amend available safety measures in relation to judicial authorities of the Russian Federation. The aim of the research is to analyze the current order of weapon issue to judges in the Russian Federation. The object of the research is the social relations rising in the process of implementation of legal provisions about the order of weapon issue to judges in the Russian Federation. The subject of the research is the legal acts that regulate the order of weapon issue to judges in the Russian Federaton. The researcher analyzes kinds of weapons that can be issued to a judge upon his or her written inquiry. The research is based on the comparative legal analysis of previous provisions about the order of weapon issue to judges and legal provisions that have been implemented just lately. The analysis is also based on the use of such research methods as analysis and synthesis, generalisation and logical research method. The author of the article proves the idea that the legal specificiation of the order of weapon issue to judges in the Russian Federation will eliminate possibility of attacking judges or their family members. The author focuses on the gaps in relevant legal regulations and suggests to review and make changes in the current law that regulates the order of weapon issue to judges.&nbsp;

scholarly journals Profiled physical education: methodological basis

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 326-330
Author(s):  
Sergei Semenovich Korovin
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Value Orientations ◽  
Physical Culture ◽  
Methodological Basis ◽  
Functional Capabilities ◽  
Adaptive Capabilities ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Personal Needs ◽  
Culture Development

The relevance of the presented material is due to the need to resolve the contradiction between the social need for human capital reproduction and creation and the insufficient methodological substantiation of the value potential of professional physical culture and profiled physical education in the upbringing of the essential cultural characteristics of the professionals personality as a subject of human capital. The subject of the research is the characteristics of profiled physical education components, while the goal is the methodological substantiation of profiled physical education in the upbringing of culturological characteristics of the professionals personality. It is shown that the methodological basis was formed by the personality-oriented and cultural approaches to the organization of educational processes. It has been substantiated that in the reproduction of human capital one of the leading places is given to the values of professional physical culture with the targeted use of which an optimal ratio is achieved in correcting the bodily-mental-spiritual conditions of a person, his professionally important motor and personal needs and abilities. The author approves the statement that their quality-quantity reflects the development of the individuals professional physical culture, the manifestation of the basic culture of the subject and, in general, characterizes the quality of human capital. It is shown that one of the fundamental types of professional physical culture is profiled physical culture education as a specially organized and specific pedagogical process of development, training and education of professionally significant value orientations, motor and personal needs and abilities of the professionals personality. It is substantiated that the structure of profiled physical education is represented by the following components: profiled physical education, upbringing and development, the implementation of which ensures the proper complexity and comprehensiveness in the development of the essential culturological characteristics of the professionals personality as a subject of human capital. The author claims that the main tasks of profiled physical education are the development of socially correct behavior experience; teaching professionally important (applied) motor skills and abilities; mastering the system of professionally oriented physical culture and sports knowledge and skills of physical culture self-improvement. Profiled physical education has the task of bringing the system of professionally important motor qualities to the proper state; reproduction and maintenance of professionally important personal properties and qualities; formation of a system of needs and motives in professionally oriented physical culture and sports self-improvement. Profiled physical culture development provides a solution to the problems of optimizing the main professionally important adaptive capabilities; correction of physical development and professionally important functional capabilities; development of professionally important mental processes and their types.

scholarly journals Mapping the Relation between Emotional Intelligence and Managerial Effectiveness at Workplace: An Overview

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nidhi Chadha
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Valuable Insight ◽  
Managerial Effectiveness ◽  
Human Resource Policies ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Growing Economy

The present study attempts to ascertain the importance of relationship between emotional intelligence and managerial effectiveness. Though a great deal of attention has been paid to this area in the last few decades, but the subject still requires more research as the business scenario is continuously changing and is prone to unpredictable challenges. India being a rapidly growing economy and largely depends upon its human capital and so increasing attention is being directed towards improving emotional intelligence and managerial effectiveness. Thus, this study is in a growing line of research and can provide valuable insight especially for managers as it can help in planning and executing human resource policies aimed at augmenting the effectiveness of managers.

scholarly journals Mistake of fact and endangering actions as circumstances which can affect differentiation of criminal responsibility for unfinished crime

2020 ◽  
pp. 286-290
Author(s):  
Natalia Antoniuk
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Criminal Responsibility ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Subjective Evaluation ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
Special Part ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Severe Punishment ◽  
A Minor ◽  
Legal Consequences

 Most of the aspects of differentiation of criminal responsibility for unfinished crime though being discussional, are duly researched in the criminal scientific studies. However, the sphere of unresearched institutes exists enabling us to speak about its influence on differentiation of criminal responsibility. This institutes are the mistake of fact and so called “delicts of endangering” The purpose of this research is to analyze the differentiated influence on criminal responsibility of crimes committed with the feature of mistake of fact and of delicts of endangering. It is planned to illustrate, basing on certain examples, the importance of these institutes for differentiation of criminal responsibility. By the way, the task of this article is to reveal the shortcomings of criminal law in force and to make propositions on their removing. Up to date, taking into consideration the provisions of part 3, 4 of Article 68 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, the court can`t impose punishment on person, guilty of committing a crime under effect of mistake of fact, qualified as attempt, higher than 2/3 of the maximal severe punishment (envisaged in article of special part of the Criminal Code). The court, as well, can`t (in most cases) impose life imprisonment even when the damage totally equals the damage caused by finished crime. For instance, planning to kill with mercenary motives a minor, the guilty person kills an adult. This action can’t be qualified as finished crime, as the mistake of victim occurs. Nevertheless, object of human life is objectively damaged. So, the crucial necessity to make equal between each other finished crime and crime, committed under influence of mistake of fact, is evident. Differentiating criminal responsibility in situations when damage is desired by the guilty person, the legislator in fact hasn’t bothered to duly differentiate criminal-legal consequences in case of endangering without the desire of such damage. That`s why it is of great importance to regulate by norms criminal actions which are endangering social relations with social dangerous damages, but don’t have the features of criminal aim, motive and desire of guilty person. This step can provide differentiated approach towards socially dangerous behavior, delimiting the estimation of act and consequence. It can concentrate the attention on subjective evaluation of potential consequences by guilty person, notwithstanding the factors, which often exist besides mental estimation of the subject.

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