The sublime attraction of active volcanoes: An exploration of tourists’ experiences during a long-distance hiking route in Iceland

This article attempts to understand the value and meaning of a hazardous natural environment for tourists. It focuses on the attraction of volcanic sites in the eyes of sensation-seeking hikers. The research is based on a participatory observation study and in-depth interviews with 11 hikers on the Laugavegur hiking trail, in the Highlands of Iceland. The research questions addressed in this article are, do hikers experience a threat from the natural environment, and does a hazardous environment contribute to a feeling of the sublime? In support of the theories put forth in the article about sensation seekers, risk perception, its heuristic traps and sublime feeling, the article argues that tourists perceive risks in the hazardous environment in a positive way, as something spectacular, unique and sublime. Thus, their positive risk perception of existing potential environmental hazards encourages tourists to ignore signs of risks and hazards and subsequently puts them in unnecessary danger.

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ACEHNESE COFFEE SHOPS AS PUBLIC SPACES: ACEH POLITICAL PARTICIPATION MODEL IN YOGYAKARTA

Humanities & Social Sciences Reviews ◽

10.18510/hssr.2018.632 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

pp. 09-15

Author(s):

Farnanda . ◽

David Efendi ◽

Alif Azadi Taufik ◽

Tunjung Sulaksono

Keyword(s):

Political Participation ◽

Local Politics ◽

Public Spaces ◽

Social Culture ◽

Long Distance ◽

Coffee Shop ◽

Informal Politics ◽

Coffee Shops ◽

Depth Interviews ◽

Participatory Observation

Purpose: This paper aims to recognize a new form of political participation that is expressed by Acehnese coffee shop drinkers in supporting and criticizing local Acehnese politics, particularly those in Yogyakarta. Furthermore, this research examines the role of informal movements and clubs involved in decision-making related issues of Acehnese living in Yogyakarta. Methodology:This is a critical qualitative approach with in-depth interviews and participatory observation over several months. Participatory observation was conducted through immersive participation in Acehnese coffee shops as public spaces and in-depth interviews with coffee shop managers, community leaders, and regular customers. Findings: The Acehnese unique cultural and social culture of coffee drinking plays a dynamic role with Acehnese community’s relationship with politics. This culture facilitates the existence of Acehnese identity in Yogyakarta and intensifies political participation through informal discussion. Acehnese coffee shops are free and autonomous public spaces, which are collectively owned and persevered by the community. Implication: Informal politics and local identity expressed through far political distances are interesting in Indonesia to examine social cohesion and capital nationwide. Out study also develops a model contributes to political science in Indonesian by explaining the relationship between informal and formal politics. It helps explain differences of different cultural and ethnic groups in Indonesia. Originality: Our paper investigates the perspective of local politics within Indonesian politics. Furthermore, most contemporary political research focuses on formal and official politics, while this paper uncovers long distance informal politics embedded in unique Acehnese social culture in coffee shops. The civic contribution of Acehnese coffee shops as a public place in Indonesian democracy is convincingly established in this paper.

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DISCRESSION OF THE SAMPLE RESORTS POLICE IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW PERSPECTIVE INVESTIGATION

Legal Standing Jurnal Ilmu Hukum ◽

10.24269/ls.v4i2.3065 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 147

Author(s):

Tamrin Muchsin ◽

Sri Sudono Saliro ◽

Nahot Tua Parlindungan Sihaloho ◽

Sardjana Orba Manullang

Keyword(s):

Empirical Research ◽

Qualitative Method ◽

Government Regulation ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Administrative Law ◽

Criminal Investigation ◽

Accurate Data ◽

Long Distance ◽

The Impact ◽

Depth Interviews

It is still found that investigating officers do not have an S1 degree or equivalent in thejurisdiction of the Sambass Resort Police as mandated in PP No. 58 of 2010 concerningAmendments to Government Regulation Number 27 of 1983 concerning theImplementation of KUHAP article 2A paragraph (1) letter a. If the requirements ofinvestigators are not fulfilled, there will automatically be limits of authority, includingthe inability to issue investigation orders, detention warrants and other administrativeletters. This study used a qualitative method with juridical empirical research. Toobtain accurate data, purposive sampling technique was used, and primary datacollection by conducting in-depth interviews. The research results found, among others:first, discretion regarding the administration of investigations in the jurisdiction of theSambas Resort Police for the Sambas District Police who do not have investigatingofficers who meet the requirements, is then taken over by the Head of the CriminalInvestigation Unit as the supervisor of the integrated criminal investigation function.Second, the impact of an integrated investigation administration causes the time tocarry out investigations to be slow due to the long distance between the Sector Policeand the Resort Police.

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PETANI KUNINGAN DALAM PUSARAN KONFLIK KELAS

JURNAL PENELITIAN ◽

10.28918/jupe.v13i2.721 ◽

1970 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Nanang Susanto

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Land Use ◽

Action Research ◽

Participatory Action Research ◽

Soil Nutrients ◽

Qualitative Approach ◽

Participatory Action ◽

Cost Of Production ◽

Depth Interviews ◽

Participatory Observation

Penelitian ini menguji teori Marx yang mengatakan bahwa dalam proses kapitalisasi, petani lahan kecil akan tergusur oleh petani lahan besar. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan metode Participatory Action Research (PAR). Menggunakan teknik observasi partisipasi di lapangan, studi ini melakukan wawancara mendalam terhadap petani. Analisis data yang digunakan bersifat induktif. Penelitian ini menghasilkan kesimpulan, bahwa teori Marx tidak terjadi di malar Aman. Adapun penyebab menurunnya pertanian disebabkan menurunnya unsur hara tanah, mahalnya biaya produksi, alih fungsi lahan dan perubahan cuaca. Sedangkan strategi petani lahan kecil untuk mempertahankan kehidupan yaitu melakukan pola tanam tumpang sari, melakukan pekerjaan tambahan, dan mengatur keuangan.This study examines Marx's theory which says that in the process of capitalization, small land farmers will be displaced by large land farmers. This study uses a qualitative approach with the method of Participatory Action Research (PAR). Using the techniques of participatory observation in the field, the study conducted in-depth interviews on farmers. Analysis of the data used is inductive. This study led to the conclusion that Marx's theory does not happen in Aman malar. The cause of the decline of agriculture due to declining soil nutrients, the high cost of production, land use and climate change. While the strategies of small land farmers to sustain life is to do the planting patterns of intercropping, do extra work, and manage finances.

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Young Adults’ Contextualization of Environmental and Sustainability Issues: A Critical Issue for Environmental Education Intervention

Journal of Education in Black Sea Region ◽

10.31578/jebs.v3i1.116 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Anthony KOLA-OLUSANYA

Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Environmental Education ◽

Lived Experiences ◽

Critical Issue ◽

Decision Makers ◽

Research Approach ◽

Face To Face ◽

Research Questions ◽

Depth Interviews ◽

Insight Into

As soon as decision makers are expected to make differences towards sustainable future, young adults’ ability to make informed and sound decisions is considered essential towards securing our planet. This study provides an insight into young adults’ knowledge of key environment and sustainability issues. To answer the key research questions, data were obtained using a qualitative phenomenographic research approach and collected through 18 face-to-face in-depth interviews with research participants. The findings of this study suggest that young adults lived experiences that play a huge role in their level of awareness of topical environmental and sustainability issues critical to humanity’s future on earth.

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Enabling self-direction in return to work of workers with high and low levels of education

European Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1093/eurpub/ckaa166.1367 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽

Author(s):

N Hoefsmit ◽

B Pennings ◽

I Houkes

Keyword(s):

Return To Work ◽

Leadership Styles ◽

Pattern Matching ◽

Strong Tendency ◽

Empowering Leadership ◽

Purposive Sampling ◽

Preliminary Results ◽

Research Questions ◽

Low Levels ◽

Depth Interviews

Abstract Background Dutch legislation stimulates active participation of employees in their return-to-work (RTW) process. Earlier research showed that employees, particularly with low levels of education, are not always able to self-direct RTW. Empowering leadership may support this process. This study answers two research questions: (1) What differences and similarities do employers of employees with low versus high levels of education show in their management of RTW? (2) To what degree do the roles of employers in both types of organizations resemble empowering leadership? Methods We performed semi-structured, in-depth interviews with 10 HR professionals and supervisors working at a Dutch university. We also analysed transcripts from a study in which 13 HR professionals and supervisors from multiple Dutch industries (employing workers with low levels of education) were interviewed. We used purposive sampling to recruit participants. For question 1, the transcripts were analysed thematically. For question 2, pattern matching was applied. Results Preliminary results indicate that supervisors of both types of employees, show several similarities in managing RTW, such as the focus on possibilities instead of impossibilities, asking the advice of the occupational physician, and seeking support to increase employability. We also found that supervisors of employees with low levels of education have a stronger tendency to control and steer RTW and feel that possibilities for RTW are limited, while supervisors of high-educated employees tend to engage in dialogue more often and search for possibilities for work adjustments. Empowering leadership seems to be less common among supervisors of employees with low levels of education. Conclusions This study will benefit employers (of workers with both low and high levels of education) who aim to enable employees' self-direction in RTW, and help supervisors to develop more empowering leadership styles. This may lead to more sustainable RTW. Key messages Supervisors of employees with lower levels of education have a strong tendency to control and steer their employees’ return-to-work. Enabling employees’ self-direction in return-to-work requires empowering leadership.

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Documenting the Ikpana interrogative system

Journal of African Languages and Linguistics ◽

10.1515/jall-2021-2016 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 42 (1) ◽

pp. 63-100

Author(s):

Jason Kandybowicz ◽

Bertille Baron Obi ◽

Philip T. Duncan ◽

Hironori Katsuda

Keyword(s):

Comprehensive Treatment ◽

Left Periphery ◽

Long Distance ◽

Southeastern Part ◽

Endangered Language ◽

Research Questions ◽

Volta Region ◽

Movement Asymmetry ◽

Syntactic Properties

Abstract This article provides a comprehensive treatment of the interrogative system of Ikpana (ISO 639-3: lgq), an endangered language spoken in the southeastern part of Ghana’s Volta region. The article features a description and analysis of both the morphosyntax and intonation of questions in the language. Polar questions in Ikpana are associated with dedicated prosodic patterns and may be segmentally marked. As for wh- interrogatives, Ikpana allows for optional wh- movement. Interrogative expressions may appear clause-internally in their base-generated positions or in the left periphery followed by one of two optionally droppable particles with distinct syntactic properties. In this way, wh- movement structures are either focus-marked constructions or cleft structures depending on the accompanying particle. We identify an interesting wh- movement asymmetry – unlike all other wh- movement structures, ‘how’ questions may not be formed via the focus-marked or cleft strategy. We document a number of other attested wh- structures in the language, including long-distance wh- movement, partial wh- movement, long-distance wh- in-situ, and multiple wh- questions. We argue that by allowing our documentation efforts to be shaped and guided by theoretically driven research questions, we reach deeper levels of description than would have been possible if approached from a purely descriptive-documentary perspective.

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Collaborative governance and watershed management in biosphere reserves in Brazil and Canada

Ambiente e Agua - An Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Science ◽

10.4136/ambi-agua.2225 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

Maria Inês Paes Ferreira ◽

Pamela Shaw ◽

Graham Kenneth Sakaki ◽

Taylor Alexander ◽

Jade Golzio Barqueta Donnini ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Collaborative Governance ◽

Biosphere Reserves ◽

Social Actors ◽

Watershed Protection ◽

Regulatory Frameworks ◽

Watershed Governance ◽

Methodological Approaches ◽

Depth Interviews ◽

Participatory Observation ◽

Multiple Jurisdictions

Water management within vulnerable ecosystems managed by multiple jurisdictions can be very complex. This study compares regulatory environments and deconstructs the approaches used for watershed governance and environmental management inside two UNESCO’s Biosphere Reserves to identify possible transferability between the two management entities. Three methodological approaches were applied: participatory observation, in-depth interviews of key informants, and document research. We concluded that while there are differences between the regulatory frameworks and localized practices, at a foundational level the goals and desired outcomes relating to environmental protection are not dependent on location, but mainly on the integration and the establishment of common objectives among the diverse social actors involved in the management and from the interaction between different organisms of social control. Additionally, there are elements in the application of regulations and practices in both locales that could be transferred to other jurisdictions interested in addressing watershed protection in vulnerable ecosystems governed by multiple jurisdictions.

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A Qualitative Investigation on Work in NGOs: The Case of Songkhla Province of Thailand

International Journal of Human Resource Studies ◽

10.5296/ijhrs.v3i2.3873 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 79

Author(s):

Phathara-on Wesarat ◽

Mohmad Yazam Sharif ◽

Abdul Halim Abdul Majid

Keyword(s):

Mixed Method ◽

Participant Observation ◽

University Graduates ◽

Meaning Of Work ◽

Non Profit ◽

Governmental Organizations ◽

Non Governmental Organizations ◽

Depth Study ◽

Research Questions ◽

Depth Interviews

The concept of work in Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) specifically in Songkhla province of Thailand is highlighted in this paper. The study assumed that the meaning of work in NGOs is different from other types of organizations such as business and governmental organizations. NGO operations are seen to be different in terms of their goals when compared to those organizations. Even though research on work had been widely conducted in the business as well as the governmental sectors worldwide, few studies on this issue had been done in the NGO or non-profit sector. The concept of work in NGOs needs to be explored further in order for interested parties to get a true understanding of the nature of work in NGO sector. The research questions posed in this paper relate to how and why the work in NGOs influences the NGO professionals. The objective of this paper is to present some findings based on an in-depth study on the meaning of work in NGOs. This study consists of two core aspects of work: subjective and objective aspects. The respondents in this paper were 16 professionals (i.e. university graduates) selected from five local NGOs in Songkhla province of Thailand. This study used a mixed method within qualitative approach comprising in-depth interviews, non-participant observation, and secondary documents. This study showed that the NGO professionals had given high values on the subjective aspects of work because they were seeking fulfillment from work, while the objective aspects of work were seen to be less important to them.

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Dampak Game Online Mobile Legends: Bang Bang terhadap Mahasiswa

PERSPEKTIF ◽

10.31289/perspektif.v7i1.2520 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 6

Author(s):

Devita Rani ◽

Effiati Juliana Hasibuan ◽

Rehia K. Isabela Barus

Keyword(s):

New Media ◽

Qualitative Method ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Technological Development ◽

Online Games ◽

Documentary Evidence ◽

The Social ◽

The Impact ◽

Depth Interviews ◽

Participatory Observation

<h1>Mobile Legends Online Games: Bang Bang is one manifestation of technological development in new media. The purpose of this study was to find out how the positive and negative impact of playing Mobile Legends: Bang Bang online games to FISIP UMA students who play games. The theory used in this study is communication, new media, positive and negative online games. The method used is a qualitative method. Where the informants fifth in FISIP UMA students. Data collection techniques are carried out by means of participatory observation, in-depth interviews and documentary evidence. The result of the study show that the impact of playing Mobile Legends is influenced by the attitude of the players, indifferent to the social environment, wasteful in terms of time and economy, can get new friends in cyberspace from other countries so as not to limit interaction, add insight and experience about technology.</h1><h1><strong> </strong></h1><h1> </h1>

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Pantangan Makanan pada Suku Muyu di Papua

Amerta Nutrition ◽

10.20473/amnt.v5i3.2021.251-259 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (3) ◽

pp. 251

Author(s):

Agung Dwi Laksono ◽

Ratna Dwi Wulandari

Keyword(s):

Ritual Practice ◽

Wild Animals ◽

Food Ingredients ◽

Ethnographic Approach ◽

Food Taboo ◽

Physical Form ◽

Women And Children ◽

Depth Interviews ◽

Participatory Observation

ABSTRACT Background: Food for the Muyu tribe was an actualization of daily life over the belief in the religious dimension that is adopted and lived. This study aims to explore the food taboo among the Muyu tribe in Indonesia.Methods: The authors conducted the case study in Mindiptana, Boven Digoel, Papua. The study carried out data collection by participatory observation, in-depth interviews, and document searches. The authors carried out the report using an ethnographic approach an emically perspective.Results: Belief in the lord of wild animals, the lord of fruits and plants, and the lord of sago, was so thick that many spells appear to hunt and search for food in the forest, which was a form of recognition of the power of these. The Muyu tribe had restrictions on several types of food. Food can be taboo based on its physical form; meanwhile, because of Muyu people's belief that there was a bad quality inherent in these food ingredients. It was especially closely related to ritual practice for men as a process of undergoing initiation as a big man. The Muyu intended women taboo for mothers who are pregnant and breastfeeding. Abstinence for pregnant Muyu women was often related to the fetus in the womb. For children, especially for boys, it was almost the same as abstinence for adult Muyu men. This abstinence applies to boys who were prepared to be tómkót, especially when undergoing the initiation process.Conclusions: The food taboo applies to all Muyu people, both men, women, and children.

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