‘Sons of the soil’: A model of assimilation and population control

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 184-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Avidit Acharya ◽  
David D Laitin ◽  
Anna Zhang
Keyword(s):  
National Culture ◽  
Population Control ◽  
Traditional Culture ◽  
The Other ◽  
Market Forces ◽  
Autonomous Community ◽  
Migrant Population ◽  
Migrant Group ◽  
Eastern Province ◽  
Indian State

We model the cultural outcomes of ‘sons of the soil’ conflicts. These are conflicts between the local inhabitants of a particular region and migrants to the region, typically belonging to a dominant national culture. Our goal is to understand the conditions under which migrants assimilate into the local culture, or in which locals assimilate into the national culture. The model has two main actors: a national elite of a dominant ethnic group, and a regional elite seeking to promote the traditional culture of the sons of the soil. Both actors have parallel strategies, viz. assimilating the other group into their culture, controlling the size of the migrant population, doing both, or allowing market forces to determine outcomes. The model has three possible cultural outcomes: the culture tips to that of the sons of the soil; the culture tips to that of the migrant group; or the region remains bicultural, with each group retaining its own culture. We illustrate these outcomes through four cases: (i) Bengalis and Assamese in the Indian state of Assam; (ii) Russians and Estonians in the Ida-Virumaa county of Estonia; (iii) Tamils and Sinhalese in Jaffna and the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka; and (iv) Castilians and Catalans in the autonomous community of Catalonia in Spain.

Ascending India–Its State-Capacity Problems and Prospects

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sumit Ganguly ◽  
William R. Thompson
Keyword(s):  
State Capacity ◽  
The State ◽  
The Other ◽  
Military Power ◽  
Extraction Capacity ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Indian State ◽  
Separatist Movements ◽  
Poor Infrastructure ◽  
Overall Effectiveness

This concluding chapter focuses on India's state-capacity problems and prospects. Its population may become the world's largest, its economy is becoming one of the world's largest, and its military power will probably move along at least a similar upward trajectory. Yet just about everything concerning India is characterized by developmental handicaps of one sort or another. Too many people are poor, infrastructure is lacking, and demands on the state for action to remedy these problems are multiplying. The Indian state, on the other hand, is characterized by a mixture of strengths and weaknesses. It scores high on its democratic attributes but much less so on its overall effectiveness. It has been and continues to be plagued by peripheral insurgencies and separatist movements. Moreover, its extraction capacity has improved but still has a long way to go, given the tasks the state needs to undertake.

scholarly journals Memaksimalkan Potensi Literasi Bahasa dan Budaya Jawa di Kecamatan Galur, Kabupaten Kulon Progo

Bakti Budaya ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 175
Author(s):  
Daru Winarti
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Community Service ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Traditional Culture ◽  
The Other ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Service Program ◽  
Counseling Education ◽  
Real Action

Galur Subdistrict is an area that has abundant art and tradition potential and is in great demandby its people. Unfortunately, the art performances and traditions that are carried out only aim merelyto continue what have been done through generations. On the other hand, the influx of modernarts has become a threat to preserving traditional culture, especially among young people who aresupposed to be the guardians of the traditions. Tis encourages Javanese Literature Study Programto carry out a community service program consisting of a series of training program as the StudyProgram’s concern and real action for cultural preservation.The training program is carried out through mentoring in motivating, counseling, education,discussion, and consultation. By using such mentoring techniques, it is expected that the result of theprogram will be optimum, namely raising public awareness to increase language literacy, knowledgeof literature, and the knowledge of the art performances they have. In turn, they will be able tomanage the performances as a professional art performance organizer in the region.The outcomes of the community service program comprise the increasing ability of participants inreading and writing simple texts using Javanese alphabet, participants’ ability to compose macapatsongs and sing them, the participants’ ability to write Javanese poems with the rinengga language,the participants’ ability create a series of dances and nursery rhymes to be performed, and theparticipants’ ability to become masters of ceremonies. In addition, three versions of Folklore aboutK.R.T Kertinegara are also collected

scholarly journals Application of Flower and Bird Patterns in Modern Makeup and Hair from the Perspective of Design Culture

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 113-118
Author(s):  
Chen Wang ◽  
Dan Liu ◽  
Xiaoman Huang
Keyword(s):  
National Culture ◽  
Traditional Culture ◽  
Modern Design ◽  
Important Material ◽  
Design Culture ◽  
The Times ◽  
Traditional Patterns ◽  
The Aesthetic

Under the background of the vigorous development of various cultural and artistic forms, the traditional patterns that can express the unique charm of Chinese national culture have become an important material for modern design. Traditional patterns not only have unique decorative functions, but also represent the spirit of traditional culture. Among them, flower and bird patterns are also precipitated by history. It is worth exploring how to combine the flower and bird patterns with the aesthetics of the times, and how to integrate the traditional flower and bird patterns with the nature of the times. Starting with the formation and development of flower and bird patterns, this paper analyzes the historical, cultural and aesthetic attributes of flower and bird patterns from the perspective of design culture, and expounds the application of flower and bird patterns in makeup and hair in various historical dynasties. With the development of the times, the application of flower and bird patterns in modern makeup and hair should be both national and in line with the aesthetic requirements of modern people.

A Brief Discussion about Effects of Chinese Traditional Culture on Contemporary Chinese Architectural Design

2014 ◽  
Vol 507 ◽  
pp. 83-86
Author(s):  
Yong Zhang
Keyword(s):  
National Culture ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Traditional Culture ◽  
Cultural Factors ◽  
Local Culture ◽  
Global Integration ◽  
Chinese Traditional Culture ◽  
Culture Design ◽  
Contemporary Chinese

In times of the global integration of economy and culture, the preservation of the value of national traditional culture and the variety of architectural culture is of great significance for the development of national culture. Design is supposed to be the perfect combination of technology and art, which cannot be separated from the cultural factors. Design is influenced and constrained by culture and in turn reflects the characters of culture of the time. Design of any age is closely related with the local culture. The traditional culture of nationality, regionalism and sociality not only affects the contemporary arts movement but also directly influences the contemporary designing movement.

Articulated dissent and immediacy: a cross-national analysis of the effects of COVID-19 lockdowns

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Michael Croucher ◽  
Stephanie Kelly ◽  
Chen Hui ◽  
Kenneth J. Rocker ◽  
Joanna Cullinane ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
National Culture ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Online Communication ◽  
The Other ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Computer Mediated ◽  
The Usa ◽  
National Analysis ◽  
Cross National

Purpose In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, this study aims to explore how working remotely might impact the superior–subordinate relationship. Specifically, this study examines how immediacy explains articulated dissent, considers how an individual’s attitudes toward online communication predicts immediacy and articulated dissent and compares these relationships in England, Australia and the USA. Design/methodology/approach Three nations were examined: Australia, England and the USA (n = 1,776). Surveys included demographic questions and the following measures: organizational dissent scale, perceived immediacy measure, computer-mediated immediate behaviors measure and measure of online communication attitude. Findings The results reveal supervisors’ computer-mediated immediate behaviors and perceived immediacy both positively predict dissent. Some aspects of online communication attitudes positively predict computer-mediated immediate behaviors and perceived immediacy. In addition, attitudes toward online communication positively predict dissent. National culture influences some of these relationships; in each case the effects were substantively larger for the USA when compared to the other nations. Originality/value This study is the first to cross-culturally analyze dissent and immediacy. In addition, this study considers the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic influences the superior–subordinate relationship.

Cultural Change in the United States, Canada and Mexico

2006 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-86
Author(s):  
Steve Jenner ◽  
Brent MacNab ◽  
Richard Brislin ◽  
Reg Worthley
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
National Culture ◽  
Cultural Change ◽  
Power Distance ◽  
Traditional Culture ◽  
The United States ◽  
Mba Programs ◽  
Seminal Work ◽  
Recent Sample ◽  
The U.S

A great number of studies have been reported based on Hofstede’s seminal work on national culture (1980). Our findings for a very recent sample of people attending executive and MBA programs found no significant differences in Power Distance between the United States (U.S.), Mexico and Canada. Our results suggest that caution should be taken in automatically assuming cultural parity between the U.S. and Canada and that more traditional culture positions between the NAFTA member nations may be more subject to change than stable through phenomena like crossvergence. Our findings suggest that Hofstede’s (1980) study provides one useful framework; however, the relative positions of national culture are not necessarily applicable to present day.

‘Secularism’ as understood and interpreted by Hindu nationalists

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 533-551
Author(s):  
Krzysztof Iwanek
Keyword(s):  
The State ◽  
The Other ◽  
Law And Order ◽  
Indian State

Abstract This article focuses on how Hindu nationalists interpret the term ‘secularism’ in Hindi. I will refer to two Hindi translations of ‘secularism’: dharmnirpekṣtā and panthnirpekṣtā. The first one means indifference towards religion and the second indifference towards communities. My main point is that the Hindu nationalists’ strategy of referring to old, Sanskrit meanings of dharm (which means ‘law’ and ‘order’ aside ‘religion’ and other concepts) make it possible for them to criticise dharmnirpekṣtā and choose panthnirpekṣtā instead. Their position is that the state can only be indifferent to communities and not to dharm, as the latter would also mean being indifferent to ‘law’ and ‘order’. Such an approach helps the Hindu nationalists to claim to be in agreement with the idea of secular Indian state on one hand and promote their religion-linked ideology on the other.

Navigating Formal and Informal Processes: Civic Organizations, Armed Nonstate Actors, and Nested Governance in Colombia

2020 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-98
Author(s):  
Charles Larratt-Smith
Keyword(s):  
Population Control ◽  
Historical Analysis ◽  
Armed Conflicts ◽  
The Other ◽  
Nonstate Actors ◽  
Civic Organizations ◽  
Comparative Historical Analysis

ABSTRACTDespite the recent surge of scholarship on the role that civic organizations play in armed conflicts and postconflict settings, there is little consensus on how they interact with armed nonstate actors. This article examines how disparate armed nonstate actors can co-opt and manage preexisting civic organizations, and even create new ones, to embed themselves in civilian communities and perform governance functions while simultaneously advancing their ideological agendas. Employing a comparative historical analysis between two armed nonstate units in Colombia, one from a Marxist insurgent group and the other from a counterinsurgent paramilitary organization, the study demonstrates that regardless of their different ideological motivations, regional settings, and repertoires of violence, these actors could navigate formal processes related to legal economies, electoral contests, and bureaucratic-administrative institutions, and informal processes tied to illicit rackets and territorial and population control, more efficiently through their skilled management of local civic organizations.

Past as future: The discourse of Chuantong in twentiethcentury China1

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-186
Author(s):  
Pi Li
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Supply And Demand ◽  
The Other ◽  
Market Forces ◽  
New Wave ◽  
May Fourth Movement ◽  
New Era ◽  
Fourth Movement ◽  
Chinese Intellectuals ◽  
The One

Abstract This article discusses the approaches of Chinese intellectuals and artists to tradition throughout the twentieth century. Tradition in China is understood, on the one hand, as a notion born in a framework constructed by twentieth-century Chinese intellectuals and their realm of senses and concept of time, on the other hand as a notion driven by modernity and capitalism to anchor a work of art to a distinguishable point of time. Hence, the article will first review a series of debates on old and new culture that have taken place since the May Fourth Movement. It will then move on to discuss how contemporary artists made peace with tradition since the '85 New Wave, a new era when artists are also subject to market forces of supply and demand.

scholarly journals Study on the Application of Mongolian Cultural Elements in Mascot Design

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiayun Hao ◽  
Wenfeng Xue
Keyword(s):  
National Culture ◽  
Traditional Culture ◽  
Color Matching ◽  
Design Practice ◽  
Mutual Benefit ◽  
Cultural Elements ◽  
White Horse ◽  
Basic Concepts

The Mongolian culture is part of China's traditional culture. It is a prairie culture of fusion Mongolian wisdom for nearly a thousand years. This article briefly introduces the basic concepts of mascots and Mongolian cultural elements, and carries out a design practice by using the horse culture, color matching, boke clothing in the Mongolian cultural elements. The white horse mascot was designed by combining with national culture. It can be found that Mongolian traditional culture is a huge resource treasure house for mascot design through design practice, and the design of mascot is the characteristic of the era that inherits the development of Mongolian culture. The integration of Mongolian culture and mascot design can achieve mutual benefit.

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