Australia’s remote workfare policy: Rhetoric versus reality of ‘community’ empowerment

2020 ◽  
pp. 026101831989705
Author(s):  
Zoe Staines
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Political Rhetoric ◽  
Development Programme ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Poor People ◽  
Unemployed People ◽  
Community Ownership ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
Market Rationality ◽  
Governance Practices

In 1977, Jones (in Bryson and Mowbray, 1981: 255) described the term ‘community’ as ‘the aerosol word of the 1970s because of the hopeful way it is sprayed over deteriorating institutions.’ They argued that the term is used to give the impression of community ownership over policymaking processes and outputs when the reality can be far different. This article discusses one of Australia’s current workfare programs, the Community Development Programme (CDP), which operates in remote parts of the country as new welfare conditionality architecture for moving (mainly Indigenous) remote unemployed people off welfare and into work. It argues that, despite political rhetoric to the contrary, ‘community’ is marginalised in the program’s design and implementation. Instead, CDP can be best conceptualised as a manifestation of neoliberal paternalism, whereby the governance practices of the state work through community organisations to enforce market principles and ‘train’ unemployed and poor people into pursuing ‘freedom’ within the bounds of market rationality. Through these modes of governing, Indigenous communities are instead strategically disempowered.

Relacyjno-symboliczne aspekty ubóstwa w dyskursie politycznym na temat programu „Rodzina 500+”. Przypadek tygodnika „Newsweek Polska”

1970 ◽  
Vol 20 (274) ◽  
pp. 26-42
Author(s):  
Maciej Kostecki
Keyword(s):  
Political Discourse ◽  
Lower Class ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Social Program ◽  
Poor People ◽  
Social Politics ◽  
Unemployed People ◽  
Discursive Strategies ◽  
Neoliberal Ideology

The article shows relational-symbolic aspects of poverty in polish political discourse about flagship Law and Justice’s Party social program called “Family 500+”. Based on the case study of weekly newspaper Newsweek Polska the author stressed main discursive strategies such as demoralization, humiliation of poor people, lower class and unemployed people as a examples of individual blame explanations of poverty. Moreover article presents efforts of justifying inequalities as a result of neoliberal ideology and the vision of profligacy of public institutions due to social politics expenses.

scholarly journals Conceptual Model for Mutual (Host-Guest) Authentication of Intangible Cultural Heritage

2019 ◽  
pp. 160
Author(s):  
Shahida Khanom ◽  
Noel Scott ◽  
Millicent Kennelly ◽  
Brent Moyle
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Mutual Authentication ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Host Community ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Intangible Cultural Heritage ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Proposed Model

The intangible cultural heritage (ICH) of indigenous communities is an attraction to many tourists. Authentic ICH experiences rely on the perceptions and actions of both the host community and guests, a topic which has received with limited scholarly attention, particularly in recent research. This paper presents a conceptual model examining how the mutual (host-guest) authentication of ICH (integrating the perceptions of both hosts and guests) can potentially lead to community empowerment. A literature review has identified that the host community?s attitude and motivation towards ICH, their psychological and economic benefit from ICH, and their participation or involvement in the ICH, together influence the authentication of ICH by these communities. Similarly, a guest?s attitude to and motivation for ICH as well as the way the traditional objects, events or environment are experienced, influence the authentication of ICH. The proposed mutual ICH authentication model combines the interaction of such host and guest factors in authentication of ICH, i.e. both the host community and guest should perceive the same elements as authentic ICH through a synthesis of their own unique perspectives. The perceived authenticity of ICH by the host and guest is reflected in their loyalty, satisfaction, and support for tourism. Further, the model suggests that tourism based on authentic ICH has the potential to empower local communities in their economic, social, psychological and political domains. The proposed model may be useful for future research defining power relations in the authentication of ICH and improving community-based ecotourism through community empowerment. Keywords: intangible cultural heritage, authenticity, mutual authentication, cultural tourism, community empowerment

Keeping the show on the road: a reflective dialogue between a community worker and a funder

2019 ◽  
pp. 137-152
Author(s):  
Lin Bender ◽  
Japhet Makongo
Keyword(s):  
Community Development ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Community Worker ◽  
The Road ◽  
Reflective Dialogue ◽  
Community Ownership ◽  
On The Road

This chapter presents a dialogue between Japhet Makongo, a community development worker based in Tanzania, and Lin Bender, CEO of the philanthropic organisation, the Helen Macpherson Smith Trust in Victoria, Australia. Lin and Japhet have each worked on both ‘sides’ of the funding relationship and through their discussion they offer insights into the day-to-day realities of managing funding relationships. They analyse the risks and challenges involved, but also the possibilities for effective funding for community empowerment. Their discussion of funding speaks to perennially important themes within community development such as power, agency, community ownership, process versus outcome, and the meaning of ‘success’.

“California’s Unemployed Feed Themselves”

2012 ◽  
Vol 82 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-62
Author(s):  
Laura Renata Martin
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
Material Deprivation ◽  
Poor People ◽  
Unemployed People ◽  
Material Support ◽  
Cooperative Movement ◽  
Self Sufficiency ◽  
A Site ◽  
Depression Era ◽  
The Unemployed

This article considers the unemployed cooperative movement in Depression-era Los Angeles, an understudied component of unemployed organizing in the 1930s. Cooperativism allowed unemployed people to avoid material deprivation and build political power, but it also became a site of sharp political contestation. I examine how conservative elites intervened in a movement that was in many ways politically ambiguous. These conservatives saw both danger and possibility in the movement—danger because economic collectivism hinted at a socialist ethos, and possibility because it offered a way for poor people to provide for themselves without state support. To describe how these elites gained influence over the movement, I analyze the proceedings of a cooperative convention held in Los Angeles in 1933. I show how elites at the convention gave material support to cooperative leaders and rhetorically crafted a conservative version of cooperativism that emphasized anti-communism, self-sufficiency, and nativism.

scholarly journals PEMBERDAYAAN MASYARAKAT MELALUI CORPORATE SOCIAL RENSPONSIBILITY PT. INDONEPTUNE NET MANUCFACTURING RANCAEKEK

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Arropi Hikmah ◽  
M. Fadhil Nurdin ◽  
Risna Resnawaty
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Program Implementation ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Poor People ◽  
Company Performance ◽  
Collection Data ◽  
Corporate Social

Corporate Social Responsibility or Corporate social responsibility is a form of action that departs from the company's ethical engagement which is directed at improving the economy. The purpose of this study is to find out how the company's process in carrying out community empowerment through corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs in Cangkuang Village, the method used is a qualitative method using interactive model data analysis consisting of four components, namely data collection, data reduction, data presentation and Conclusion Withdrawal. The results of the study stated that the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Program Implementation Process in Empowering Communities included 8 stages, namely: (1) Human Resources (HR). (2) Availability of Funds. (3) Education and skills. (4) Reduced Number of Poor People. (5) Public awareness of efforts to improve welfare. (6) Company Performance in Implementing Empowerment Programs. (7) Social interaction between the community and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). (8) Evaluation and Sustainability of the Empowerment Program.

scholarly journals Analisis dampak belanja modal dan tingkat pengangguran terhadap tingkat kemiskinan di Kabupaten Tebo

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-18
Author(s):  
Yoga Amanda ◽  
Zamzami Zamzami ◽  
Selamet Rahmadi
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Unemployment Rate ◽  
Regression Coefficient ◽  
Capital Expenditure ◽  
Poverty Rate ◽  
Poor People ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Unemployed People ◽  
Unemployment Rates ◽  
Poverty Levels

This study aims to determine and analyze: 1). Changes that occur in capital expenditure, unemployment, and the number of poor people in Tebo Regency during 2004-2018, 2). Effect of capital expenditure and unemployment rates on poverty levels in Tebo Regency during 2004-2018. The data analysis method used in this study uses the formula of development and multiple linear regression. Based on the results of research during 2004- 2018 in Tebo Regency, the average capital expenditure increases 20.99 percent every year, the number of unemployed people has increased 28.57 percent every year and the average number of poor people has decreased 0, 42 percent every year. Capital expenditure and unemployment rate influence reducing the level of poverty in Tebo Regency during 2004-2018 with a regression coefficient value of capital expenditure and the unemployment rate which has a negative regression coefficient.  Keywords: Capital expenditure, Poverty rate, Unemployment rate

scholarly journals Análise discursiva das apreciações das rodas vinculantes no contexto universitário latino-americano

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (esp. 1) ◽  
pp. 239-255
Author(s):  
Rosaura Gutierrez Valero ◽  
Olivier Gérard Angel Méric ◽  
Juan José Leiva Olivencia
Keyword(s):  
Personal Development ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Qualitative Inquiry ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Value Analysis ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
Discursive Analysis ◽  
Communicative Strategies ◽  
Communicative Exchange ◽  
Made In

This research analyses the discursive characteristic of social binding wheels discourse made in the framework of educational and communicative processes with different social and educational agents from different indigenous communities, from Pastaza (Ecuador). This discursive analysis consists of a qualitative inquiry of quantitative data regarding the potential of integrative community therapy (ICT) and the binding wheels. It aims to assess their impacts, their achievements, their difficulties through a methodology of mixed quanti-qualitative cutting. The obtained results demonstrate that binding wheels allow self-reflection and communicative exchange, promote resilience, and evidence community empowerment. Finally, we consider (that) this analysis may be of special interest to improve educational and communicative strategies in intercultural educational context of the Ecuadorian Amazon, allowing social value analysis and promoting personal development.

Discipline for the Unemployed; Laissez-Faire for Business (1873–1920)

2020 ◽  
pp. 15-38
Author(s):  
Frank Stricker
Keyword(s):  
Working Class ◽  
Full Employment ◽  
Public Works ◽  
Poor People ◽  
Federal Spending ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Unemployed People ◽  
Charity Organization ◽  
The Unemployed ◽  
Over Time

There was virtually no federal spending to counteract five major depressions or substantial unemployment in between. Unemployed people received almost no public or private assistance, and they were the target of nasty stereotypes. This chapter analyzes those who promoted negative views, including classical economists who claimed that unregulated markets tended to produce full employment, and charity organization leaders like Josephine Shaw Lowell who believed that poor people needed to be disciplined. The chapter also discusses defenders of the working class, including economist John Commons and reformer Jacob Coxey, who wanted public works for the unemployed. Over time more policy-makers gained a compassionate and scientific comprehension of unemployment, but federal policy in 1920 was not very different from what it had been in 1880.

Public Good Provision and Traditional Governance in Indigenous Communities in Oaxaca, Mexico

2019 ◽  
Vol 52 (12) ◽  
pp. 1841-1880 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beatriz Magaloni ◽  
Alberto Díaz-Cayeros ◽  
Alexander Ruiz Euler
Keyword(s):  
Public Goods ◽  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Census Data ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Local Public Goods ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Governance Practices ◽  
Governance Institutions ◽  
Good Provision ◽  
Traditional Governance

Can ethnically distinct communities ruled through “traditional” assemblies provide public goods and services better, than when they are ruled by leaders elected through “modern” multiparty elections? We exploit a unique institutional feature in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, where municipalities are ruled by traditional governance institutions, to explore the effect of these forms of governance on the provision of public goods. Using locality-level census data, we study the provision of local public goods through a geographic discontinuity approach. We demonstrate that communities ruled by traditional governance practices offer more effective provision of local public goods than equally poor communities ruled by political parties. Relying on qualitative fieldwork and household surveys, we argue that the significant differences in the provision of public goods according to governance regime derive from community practices that solve collective action problems, enhance citizen participation in public decisions, and restrain elite capture.

Confronting long term unemployment through social entrepreneurship

2002 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 277-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Nolan ◽  
David Coghlan
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Information Technology Industry ◽  
Research Practice ◽  
Unemployed People ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
Technology Industry ◽  
Third Person

The focus of this article is a social entrepreneurship initiative in Ireland that aimed at training long term unemployed people from 11 deprived areas in the Dublin region for jobs in the information technology industry. The initiative comprised a partnership of industry, government, state training agencies and local communities. Adopting action research as the methodology, the paper describes the evolution and construction of the design and implementation of the project from the perspective of first, second and third person research practice. The paper reflects on the outcomes from the initiative to date and concludes with a description of a possible model for dealing with similar persistent social problems.

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