scholarly journals Sociality and temporality in local experiences of distress and healing: Ethnographic research in northern Rwanda

2020 ◽  
pp. 136346152094967
Author(s):  
Yuko Otake ◽  
Teisi Tamming
Keyword(s):  
Community Involvement ◽  
Social Practice ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Idioms Of Distress ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
The Past ◽  
Post War ◽  
Social Reconnection ◽  
Depth Interviews

Prior studies have traced sociality and temporality as significant features of African healing. However, association between the two has not been explicitly investigated. This paper explores how sociality and temporality are associated in local experiences of distress and healing among northern Rwandans. The ethnographic research, including in-depth interviews, focus-group discussions and participant observation, was conducted in 2015–2016, with 43 participants from the Musanze district who have suffered from not only the genocide but also post-genocide massacres. Findings identified common local idioms of distress: ibikomere (wounded feelings), ihungabana (mental disturbances), ihahamuka (trauma), and kurwara mu mutwe (illness of the head, severe mental illness). One stage of distress was perceived to develop into another, slightly more serious than the previous. Social isolation played a significant role in the development as it activated ‘remembering’ and ‘thinking too much’ about the past and worsened symptoms. Subsequently, healing was experienced through social reconnection and a shift of time orientation from the past to the future; the healing experience traced a process of leaving the past behind, moving forwards and creating a future through community involvement. The experiences of distress and healing in this population were explained by two axes, i.e. sociality (isolation – reconnection) and temporality (past – future), which are associated with each other. Given the sociality–temporality association in African post-war healing, the study highlights that assistant programmes that facilitate social practice and future creation can be therapeutic and be an alternative for people who cannot benefit from talking-based and trauma-focused approaches.

scholarly journals The Evaluation of Agropolitan Program in Central Java, Indonesia

2021 ◽  
pp. 105-123
Author(s):  
Alfina Handayani ◽  
Rachman Jamal ◽  
Komalawati Komalawati ◽  
Budi Adi Kristanto
Keyword(s):  
Community Involvement ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Depth Information ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Human Resource Capacity ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Central Java ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
The Government ◽  
Depth Interviews

Agropolitan has been considered a solution for minimizing urbanization and creating equitable development between rural and urban areas. It has been one of the programs mentioned in the spatial planning agendas of the Government of Central Java. In Central Java, agropolitan has been started in 2002 and has left many problems related to the implementation. The objective of this study is to evaluate the implementation of agropolitan in Central Java. The research was conducted from April to October 2019. This study uses purposive sampling in determining the sample of the performance of the agribusiness sub-terminal at that location. The research started by completing pre-surveys to gain a brief description of the study areas and agropolitan program. The research collected in-depth information about the agropolitan program through focus group discussions and in-depth interviews with farmer respondents, traders, and officers involved in agropolitan activities. Data were analyzed using scoring factors and descriptive qualitative. The results showed that in terms of projects, the implementation of agropolitan activities was in a GOOD category, but it was in the MEDIUM category in terms of sustainability. Furthermore, lack of community involvement, support from local government, the unavailability of an exit strategy, and the inflexibility of STAs to sell different commodities were some problems encountered in the implementation and sustainability of the program. As agropolitan is still one of the priorities of the Central Java Government, it is recommended to involve all stakeholders in the whole stages of the program from planning to evaluation, optimize or reactivate the Agropolitan working group, develop an institution that could sustainably implement the programs and the facilities, as well as increase human resource capacity.

Understanding the gendered impact of disasters on women, household dynamics and coping strategies: a case study of Bangladesh.

2021 ◽  
pp. 26-37
Author(s):  
N. Rezwana
Keyword(s):  
Participant Observation ◽  
Gender Mainstreaming ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Household Dynamics ◽  
Management Plans ◽  
Women's Lives ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Post Disaster

Abstract This chapter discusses the vulnerability of women in Bangladesh, the strategies women adopt to cope and survive in post-disaster periods, and presents firsthand accounts of these dynamics from remote and disaster-prone regions of the country. The data were obtained through household surveys, in-depth interviews, focus group discussions and participant observation in four research sites in Bangladesh during the period 2012 to 2019. This analysis recommends greater attention to gender mainstreaming in prevailing disaster management plans and policies, and suggests immediate actions to improve women's lives in the disaster-prone regions.

Small but Focused

2016 ◽  
pp. 93-122
Author(s):  
Catarina Sales Oliveira ◽  
Nuno Amaral Jerónimo
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
Women Empowerment ◽  
Rural Village ◽  
Depth Interviews

In this chapter, we will offer some reflections on ICT accessibility, uses and perceptions by rural women. Using a sociological conceptual framework based on discussions on gender, ICT gap, and women empowerment (Stromquist, 2014; Mezirow, 2006), we will try to understand, in an innovative way, the available statistical data collected in national and international surveys on this subject; we will also add qualitative data collected in an exploratory study, conducted in a Portuguese rural village. This study was a multi-site ethnographic research project (Falzon & Hall, 2009) with participant observation and in-depth interviews. We analysed the infrastructure conditions and constraints, with the aim of giving a voice to the interviewed women, in order to better understand their representations of ICT and the reasons for their use and non-use. The results allow us to advance some possible paths to mitigate some of the constraints to ICT empowerment among rural women.

scholarly journals Acculturation and Traditional Mortuary Rites of the Nawfia of Southeastern Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-26
Author(s):  
Ugochukwu T. Ugwu
Keyword(s):  
Participant Observation ◽  
Social Solidarity ◽  
Focus Group Discussions ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Southeastern Nigeria ◽  
Igbo People ◽  
Data Collection Strategy ◽  
Spirit World ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Depth Interviews

This ethnography explores the traditional mortuary rites of the Nawfia, an Igbo group of Southeast Nigeria, aiming to understand the mortuary rites of the Nawfia, how and why it has changed and the factors responsible for the changes. The main data collection strategy was participant observation that began in April 2014. It was supplemented with in-depth interviews and focus group discussions. The study found Christianity as a major acculturative factor that has altered almost all the facets of the traditional mortuary rites of the Nawfia Igbo. Furthermore, mortuary rites do not only reinforce social solidarity among the Nawfia Igbo people but also according to what the Nawfia people believe, enable the deceased to attain his rightful position in the spirit world.

scholarly journals A Virtual Ethnography Study: Fandom and Social Impact in Digital Era

2020 ◽  
pp. 238-251
Author(s):  
Ade Kusuma ◽  
Adiasri Putri Purbantina ◽  
Vina Nahdiyah ◽  
Ucik Uswatun Khasanah
Keyword(s):  
Social Impact ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Fan Culture ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Social Agents ◽  
Virtual Ethnography ◽  
South Korean ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
Depth Interviews

Along with the advancement of Information and Communications Technology, the internet plays a massive role in South Korean idol groups' rapid growth. Global fans quickly become one of the crucial elements that heavily influence idol groups’ global popularity. BTS Army is one of the largest music fandoms in the past several years. This research analyzes fan culture using the case of BTS Army community in Surabaya. This research employs a qualitative method under a virtual ethnographic approach. This research conducts participant observation, in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, literature studies, and documentation on collecting the data. This research finds that online media provides a space for the mem Army community in members Surabaya to actively interact with each other as they share ideas and discussions over various BTS activities. The online interaction also leads to offline activities (e.g., regular fan-meetings, BTS members’ birthday celebrations, and other social activities). The research concludes that global fandom also acts as social agents. The observation of the BTS Army community in Surabaya shows that BTS’s charity works (e.g., Love Yourself campaign) influence the fans to be more involved in various social movements such as hosting multiple charity events.

scholarly journals Regenerative-Relational Tritangtu: Sundanese Triadic Transformation Model

Panggung ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wanda Listiani ◽  
Heddy Shri Ahimsa-Putra ◽  
GR LonoLastoroSimatupang ◽  
Yasraf Amir Piliang Amir Piliang
Keyword(s):  
Free Market ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Market Competition ◽  
Dynamic Structure ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Transformation Model ◽  
Folk Culture ◽  
The Past ◽  
Object Of Study ◽  
Depth Interviews

ABSTRACT Tritangtu or Trinity mindset is a Sundanese and Minang community cosmology that consists of three entities (three patterns). Tritangtu as the local wisdom is also underlying the creative actors mental structure on making their works either in the form of performance, artifacts philosophy value, or in other cultural products in Indonesian community. This study used ethnographic method with data collection techniques were participant observation in-depth interviews and documentation. The object of study is the creative actors practice at the design field in Bandung.The result of study pointed out the Sundanese Tritangtu transformation from the permanent struc- ture to dynamic structure. The change in the structure is determined by the relation between the de- sign elements forming structure with the global market segmentation. Lending Sundanese identity markers, especially the folk culture or the past traditions is regenerative efforts to harmonize the three patterns in encountering and winning the free-market competition in Indonesia. Keyword:  Tritangtu, Sundanese Triadic Transformation ModelAbstrak Tritangtu atau pola pikir tritunggal merupakan kosmologi masyarakat Sunda dan Minang yang terdiri dari tiga entitas (pola tiga). Tritangtu sebagai kearifan lokal juga melatarbelakangi struktur mental pelaku kreatif dalam membuat karya baik berupa pertunjukan, nilai filosofi artefak mau- pun produk budaya lainnya di masyarakat Indonesia. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode etnografi dengan teknik pengumpulan data observasi partisipasi, wawancara mendalam dan dokumentasi. Obyek penelitian ini adalah praktik pelaku kreatif di bidang desain di Bandung. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan adanya transformasi tritangtu Sunda dari struktur yang tetap menjadi struktur dinamis. Perubahan struktur ini ditentukan oleh relasi antar struktur pembentuk unsur desain de- ngan segmentasi pasar global. Peminjaman penanda identitas Sunda khususnya budaya rakyat atau tradisi masa lalu merupakan upaya regeneratif dalam usahanya untuk harmonisasi pola tiga dalam menghadapi dan memenangkan persaingan pasar bebas di Indonesia. Kata kunci : Tritangtu, Model Transformasi Triadic Sunda 

scholarly journals KOMUNIKASI KEBERAGAMAN TENTANG MAKNA UCAPAN SALAM OM SWASTIASTU ANTAR UMAT BERAGAMA

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 63
Author(s):  
Zikri Fachrul Nurhadi ◽  
Achmad Wildan Kurniawan ◽  
Abdul Rofi ◽  
Iis Zilfah Adnan
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
The Past ◽  
Political Relations ◽  
Pros And Cons ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Unpleasant Experience

This research is motivated by the phenomenon of the pros and cons of greeting Om Swastiastu among officials. The purpose of this study is to find and explain more deeply about the motives, experiences and meaning of Om Swastiastu's greetings for communication between religions. The research method used in this research is the phenomenology method. While the data collection techniques used are non-participant observation, in-depth interviews, literature study and documentation. The subjects of this study were government officials or apparatuses who said Om Swastiastu greeting, amounting to 7 people and taking informants using purposive sampling. The results showed that the future motives (in order motive) greetings from Om Swastiastu were self existence and tolerance and motives from the past (because motive) greetings from Om Swastiastu were due to internal encouragement, the spirit of nationality, a sense of nationalism and the principle of neutrality. While the experience of saying Om swastiastu greetings is divided into pleasant experiences (positive), that is feeling valued, getting new political relations, good treatment, sympathy and growing solidarity between people while the unpleasant experience (negative) is mandating unfavorable treatment, derision in the form of harsh words, criticism and stay away from and considered to have no stance. While the meaning of Om swastiastu's greetings is to pray for salvation in the Hindu version, a word of thanksgiving and a greeting.

scholarly journals FAKTOR KRIMINOGEN ILLEGAL MINING TIMAH DI BANGKA BELITUNG

2015 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dwi Haryadi
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Law Enforcement Officers ◽  
Field Observations ◽  
Focus Group Discussions ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Illegal Mining ◽  
The People ◽  
Depth Interviews

Bangka Belitung’s tin wealth on the downside has led to rampant illegal mining practices. This research aims to determine the root causes of illegal mining. Data collection was done through literature studies, field observations, participant observation, in-depth interviews and focus group discussions with key informants from miners to policy makers, as well as law enforcement officers. The study finds there are eight criminogenic factors, namely tin disorientation governance, political control of tin, tin abundant, areas prone to smuggling, economic needs of the people and the elite, low awareness of law and and environment, nonoptimal guidance and supervision, and ineffective law enforcement.Kekayaan timah Bangka Belitung pada sisi negatifnya telah menimbulkan maraknya praktik Illegal mining. Tujuan penelitian antaralain untuk mengetahui faktor penyebab terjadinya illegal mining. Pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui studi literatur, pengamatan lapangan, observasi partisipatif, wawancara mendalam dan FGD yang dengan para key informan dari pelaku tambang sampai pengambil kebijakan, serta aparat penegak hukum. Penelitian ini menemukan ada 8 (delapan) faktorkriminogen terjadinya illegal mining timah, yaitu disorientasi tata kelola pertimahan, politik penguasaan timah, timah yang melimpah, daerah rawan penyelundupan, kebutuhan ekonomi rakyat dan elit, rendahnya kesadaran hukum dan lingkungan, pembinaan dan pengawasan belum optimal dan penegakan hukum yang belum efektif.

scholarly journals Migration, Farmer-Herder Conflict and the Challenges of Peacebuilding in the Agogo Traditional Area, Ghana

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Boatemaa Setrana ◽  
Justice Richard Kwabena Owusu Kyei
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Context ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Data Collection Process ◽  
Key Informant ◽  
Local Actors ◽  
Transnational Migrants ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Traditional Area ◽  
Depth Interviews

Recently, communities in Agogo Traditional Area (ATA) have witnessed an increasing spate of violence leading to loss of lives, loss of livelihoods, insecurity and severe injury among others. This article explores the “local” in peacebuilding by addressing the following research questions: first, how do Agogo indigenes in the diaspora contribute to peacebuilding in Agogo Traditional Area? Second, in which ways do the engagement of Fulani herders and indigenous farmers influence the process of peacebuilding in Agogo Traditional Area? The article employed in-depth interviews, participant observation, key informant interviews and focus group discussions in the data collection process. From an interdisciplinary perspective, the research has introduced the activities of transnational migrants into the discourse of peacebuilding as it positions Ghanaians in the diaspora as local actors engaged in the farmer-herder conflict in ATA. This study has shown that in the case of ATA, despite the potential benefits of the local peacebuilding including the contribution of the diaspora, it is bedeviled with challenges such as mistrust and inadequate resources. The article recommends that local peacebuilding be detached from adjudication in the court of law because the local actors perceive the court as external and ambivalent to the cultural context of local conflicts.

Finding Inner Strength in the Face of Adversity Kgopolano GROW Group Empowerment Journey

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 37-52
Author(s):  
Keitseope Nthomang
Keyword(s):  
Group Discussions ◽  
Donor Funding ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Face ◽  
Inner Strength ◽  
Female Headed Households ◽  
Group Empowerment ◽  
Cycle Of Poverty ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Women’S Views

This article describes how numerous studies in Botswana have found high levels of poverty among women, in particular, those in female-headed households. Extreme poverty among women continues despite government programme interventions designed to end poverty. This article reports the findings of an initially donor-funded women's empowerment project in an urban village, Molepolole, Botswana. At the center of this project are 14 women who are experimenting with the GROW model to transform their lives. Through in-depth interviews and focus group discussions the women's views on the past, present, and future of the project were solicited. Content and thematic analysis were utilized on the data. The results confirm the potential of the GROW model in transforming the lives of women facing insurmountable hardships. The Grow model inspired women to gather inner strength and break the cycle of poverty by continuing the project beyond donor funding.

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