‘Silencing’ the border as a strategy to conceal the ‘other’ side: the case of the Curonian Spit

2021 ◽  
pp. 147447402110594
Author(s):  
Gintarė Kudžmaitė
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Method ◽  
Management Strategy ◽  
The Other ◽  
Visual Data ◽  
Curonian Spit ◽  
Mixed Method Approach ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Physical Barriers ◽  
Method Approach

Borders do not have to be visible to be effective. However, the ways they are marked in the landscape, and the relation of these manifestations to broader border regimes and practices are questioned by border researchers and other scholars. Building physical barriers is often used to conceal the ‘other’ side, while reducing border manifestations mostly reveals the other. In this article, a hybrid border management strategy of ‘silencing’ the border (reducing border manifestations) to conceal the other side is discussed, drawing on the case study conducted at the borderland in the Curonian Spit (Russia–Lithuania). Based on a mixed method approach, but especially focussing on the visual data, this study investigates how the border splitting the peninsula in half, is latent in the landscape and in the narratives of the locals. It proposes that the border is silenced and the other is concealed on both sides because of the lack of cross-border coordination of the shared landscape and heritage. This resonates with the experiences and understandings of borderland inhabitants, this research shows. It proposes a view on border hybridity, which challenges the dominant ways of understanding borders, their functions and impact on space and on different borderland actors.

A case study evaluation of a community multidisciplinary team in South East England using a mixed-method approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (suppl 1) ◽  
pp. bjgp20X711569
Author(s):  
Jessica Wyatt Muscat
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Free Form ◽  
Normalisation Process Theory ◽  
Multidisciplinary Teams ◽  
Mixed Method Approach ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
Method Approach

BackgroundCommunity multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) represent a model of integrated care comprising health, social care, and the voluntary sector where members work collaboratively to coordinate care for those patients most at risk.AimThe evaluation will answer the question, ‘What are the enablers and what are the restrictors to the embedding of the case study MDT into the routine practice of the health and social care teams involved in the project?’MethodThe MDT was evaluated using a mixed-method approach with normalisation process theory as a methodological tool. Both quantitative and qualitative data were gathered through a questionnaire consisting of the NoMAD survey followed by free-form questions.ResultsThe concepts of the MDT were generally clear, and participants could see the potential benefits of the programme, though this was found to be lower in GPs. Certain professionals, particularly mental health and nursing professionals, found it difficult to integrate the MDT into normal working patterns because of a lack of resources. Participants also felt there was a lack of training for MDT working. A lack of awareness of evidence supporting the programme was shown particularly within management, GP, and nursing roles.ConclusionSpecific recommendations have been made in order to improve the MDT under evaluation. These include adjustments to IT systems and meeting documentation, continued education as to the purpose of the MDT, and the engagement of GPs to enable better buy-in. Recommendations were made to focus the agenda with specialist attendance when necessary, and to expand the MDT remit, particularly in mental health and geriatrics.

A Mixed Method Approach to Quality of Life Research: A Case Study Approach

2007 ◽  
Vol 85 (1) ◽  
pp. 145-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather Dunning ◽  
Allison Williams ◽  
Sylvia Abonyi ◽  
Valorie Crooks
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Mixed Method Approach ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Quality Of Life Research ◽  
Method Approach

scholarly journals Analysing wildfire occurrence through a mixed-method approach: a case study from the Croatian Mediterranean

Erdkunde ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 73 (4) ◽  
pp. 323-341 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristina Jajtić ◽  
Valentina Galijan ◽  
Ivana Žafran ◽  
Marin Cvitanović
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Method ◽  
Mixed Method Approach ◽  
Wildfire Occurrence ◽  
Method Approach

scholarly journals An Evaluation of the Subdivision Approval Process in Kingston and St. Andrew, Jamaica

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonard Ahijah Francis
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Method ◽  
Approval Process ◽  
Mixed Method Approach ◽  
Method Approach

Over the years the development approval process in Jamaica has been criticised by its major stakeholders as being inefficient and costly. It was also seen as a major disincentive in promoting and attracting investment in the Island. In response to the criticisms and investment concerns, successive governments have implemented reforms to improve the process. The purpose of this research is to use the subdivision process in Kingston and St. Andrew as a case study to evaluate the development approval process given these changes, to see if the process has improved. The research uses a mixed method approach to evaluate the process with respect to its effectiveness. The report concludes that the process has improved but is still not meeting the mandated 90 day timeline. The report finishes by making recommendations on how the system can be improved and reformed to meet these time lines.

Fostering Imagined Economies on Twitter

2022 ◽  
pp. 589-614
Author(s):  
Vincenzo Luise ◽  
Patrizio Lodetti
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Method ◽  
Evolutionary Process ◽  
The Other ◽  
Future Scenarios ◽  
Mixed Method Approach ◽  
Digital Methods ◽  
Food Economy ◽  
The One ◽  
Method Approach ◽  
Exploratory Strategy

Startups are entrepreneurial organisations that aim to develop a scalable and disruptive business. However, these small ventures operate in an environment of extreme uncertainty. The startup economy takes place in the present but is directed towards the future. This chapter critically investigates in online and offline realms the circulation of imagined futures that create causal links to bridge the gap between the present economic scenario and potential futures in the Italian startup food economy. This work adopted a mixed-method approach framed in a qualitative exploratory strategy which was designed to integrate qualitative techniques and digital methods. This work concludes by highlighting the co-evolutionary process between online and offline realms. On the one hand, online narratives allow economic actors to perform in radical uncertain economic contexts, while, on the other hand, the offline practices give legitimacy and credibility to these potential future scenarios.

scholarly journals Sustainability in the New Congo’s Tropical Architecture: A Case Study of The Sabena Towers by Claude Laurens

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. p1
Author(s):  
Alexis Tshiunza ◽  
Manlio Michieletto ◽  
Olatunde Adedayo
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Direct Observation ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Secondary Source ◽  
Mixed Method Approach ◽  
Tropical Architecture ◽  
The Tropics ◽  
Method Approach

Tropicalizing a building might seem like the best option for a young architect who lands in the tropics, but this is an approach contrary to sustainability. Claude Laurens, through one of his first projects in Congo, understood that it was better to deal with the place from the start. His project became one of the best examples of tropical modernism. The article attempts to contrast an import approach with a more sustainable one, to deal with the present and future context. The research method adopted for this study was a mixed method approach where data was sourced from literature as secondary source and compared with direct observation of the selected case study (The Sabena Towers). The results are presented as figures which were used to further illustrate findings. The result showed that the architect, with little information, did his utmost to offer Congo a new architecture that fitted with the objectives of sustainable development. The study concluded that the architect chose not to adopt the foreign architecture as a solution for the sustainability issues he encountered in the design, rather he evolved solutions that were Congolese based and therefore responded adequately to the challenges of sustainability in Congo and created an architecture for Congo.

Stakeholder Strategy to Lessen Agriculture Distress

2020 ◽  
pp. 44-65
Author(s):  
Mukund Deshpande ◽  
Neeta Baporikar
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Government Support ◽  
The Other ◽  
Mixed Method Approach ◽  
The Past ◽  
Farmer Suicides ◽  
Stable Solutions ◽  
Method Approach

Agriculture distress is a reality. Hence, the phenomenon of farmer suicides continues. This is, in spite of government support through financial aids. On the other hand, climatic conditions have undergone huge change and enhanced natural calamities like drought or floods. Thus, farmers' life is at stake and these natural calamities make it further difficult to repay the debts they avail for cultivating farming. Statistics reflect an increase in farmers suicide in the past two years. This is a cause of worry and may further increase if proper, and effective solutions are not in place. The issue is serious. Hence, there is a dire need to look into and act on priority to find stable solutions. Instead of granting repetitive financial packages, the need is to adopt suitable schemes. Hence, adopting a mixed-method approach with an in-depth literature review, the chapter aims to propose a stakeholder strategy to lessen agriculture distress. This is not mandatory, but adoption is likely to benefit a large number of poor farmers.

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