Victims, Villains and Saviours

2018 ◽  
pp. 77-96
Author(s):  
Ala Sirriyeh
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Border Enforcement ◽  
Immigrants And Refugees ◽  
The People ◽  
The Uk

This chapter examines how the governments of Australia, the UK and the United States have co-opted discourses of compassion for ‘deserving’ immigrants and refugees to justify the enactment of violent and punitive policies. In particular, it explores the emergence of the figure of the people smuggler as a racialised and gendered villain in contemporary border enforcement narratives and as a target for outrage driven by ‘compassion’. It first considers how violent humanitarianism has been justified through three archetype and neocolonial characters developed through the border-enforcement narrative: the ‘suffering refugee’, the villainous ‘people smuggler’ and ‘migrant queue jumper’, and the saviour government. It then discusses the ways in which a discourse of compassion for ‘genuine’ victims has been employed to direct disapproval and outrage against smugglers and migrant ‘queue jumpers’. It also describes the criminalisation of solidarity and humanitarianism as part of the war on people smugglers.

Conclusion

2018 ◽  
pp. 161-168
Author(s):  
Ala Sirriyeh
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
The United States ◽  
Policy Discourse ◽  
Asylum Policy ◽  
Immigrants And Refugees ◽  
Immigration And Asylum ◽  
The Uk

This concluding chapter summarises the book's main themes built around the argument that a discourse of compassion has been appropriated to justify oppressive policies against migrants and refugees. These people have been met with hostility and exclusion by receiving governments, especially Australia, the UK and the United States. In analysing how people are placed within and outside of ‘circles of concern’ in contested immigration and asylum policy discourse, this book has discussed measures that emphasised the vulnerability of immigrants and refugees. It has also explored compassion as solidarity, an idea that it claims offers more promising prospects for social justice than the notion of compassion based on distance and pity, and how activists have linked compassion with outrage to address the causes of suffering and alleviate it in the long term.

PUBLIC INFLUENCE IMPLEMENTATION AS A FACTOR OF CONVICTS` CORRECTION IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES

2021 ◽  
pp. 146-148
Author(s):  
Анна Геннадьевна Стрельникова ◽  
Никита Алексеевич Кубасов
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Juvenile Delinquents ◽  
The United States ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Penal System ◽  
Community Based ◽  
The People ◽  
Foreign Countries ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact

В статье рассматриваются особенности реализации общественного воздействия на осужденных как фактор их исправления в зарубежных странах. В связи с соблюдением администрацией европейских тюрем международных стандартов исполнения наказаний влияние гражданских институтов общества на осужденных довольно эффективно. Так, рассмотрены особенности функционирования пенитенциарной системы Великобритании в сфере взаимодействия с общественными организациями на примере Совета визитеров тюрем. Авторами анализируется взаимодействие пенитенциарных учреждений европейских государств и США с различными религиозными конфессиями, результатом которого является изменение мировоззрения осужденных. В Соединенных Штатах активно развивается модель социальной реабилитации несовершеннолетних правонарушителей, в качестве активных методов которой применяются «общинные» методы воздействия. Особенное внимание авторы статьи уделяют опыту осуществления общественного воздействия на осужденных в Японии. В этом государстве подход к исправлению напрямую зависит от ментальности народа и культуры страны, поскольку там существует так называемый «фактор стыда». Также в Японии существуют отдельные образования граждан по борьбе с преступностью с целью публичного осуждения, воздействие которых является фактором формирования у осужденных законопослушного поведения. Рассмотрение различных аспектов функционирования пенитенциарных систем зарубежных государств представляет особый интерес и значимость для возможного заимствования представителями отечественной уголовно-исполнительной системы. The article deals with the peculiarities of the implementation of public influence on convicts as a factor of their correction in foreign countries. In connection with the compliance of the administration of European prisons with international standards of execution of sentences, the influence of civil society institutions on convicts is quite effective. Thus, the features of the functioning of the UK penitentiary system in the sphere of interaction with public organizations are considered on the example of the Council of Prison Visitors. The authors analyze the interaction of penitentiary institutions of European states and the United States with various religious denominations, the result of which is a change in the worldview of convicts. In the United States, a model of social rehabilitation of juvenile delinquents is actively developing, with «community-based» methods of influence used as active methods. The authors of the article pay special attention to the experience of public influence on convicts in Japan. In this state, the approach to correction directly depends on the mentality of the people and the culture of the country, since there is a so-called «shame factor». Also in Japan, there are separate public education programs for citizens to fight crime for the purpose of public condemnation, the impact of which is a factor in the formation of law-abiding behavior in convicts. The consideration of various aspects of the functioning of the penitentiary systems of foreign countries is of particular interest and significance for possible borrowing by representatives of the domestic penal system.

scholarly journals A Rainbow Paper - Tackling inequalities, a neo-liberal order in a world after Corona

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Indranil Chakravorty ◽  
JS Bamrah ◽  
Ramesh Mehta
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
United States Of America ◽  
The United States ◽  
Expert Consensus ◽  
25Th Anniversary ◽  
The People ◽  
Indian Origin ◽  
Healthcare Professions ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Equality And Diversity

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the devastating impact of inequalities that have plagued societies for generations. The timing of the events spiraling from the unlawful killing of an apparently innocent black man in the United States of America led to an uprising of sorts across many countries. It touched the psyche of the people in the UK and came at a time when the British Association of Physicians of Indian origin reaches its 25th anniversary (1996-2021). One of the fundamental visions and values that the organisation was created on, was to promote excellence through equality and diversity. Therefore in its silver jubilee year, BAPIO launches an over-arching Alliance for Equality in Healthcare Professions. The Alliance is tasked to conduct a review of the evidence of differential attainment across the spectrum of healthcare careers, engage with stakeholders from the grassroots to the responsible organisations and finally generate an expert consensus on recommendations for the changes necessary to tackle such inequalities.

‘To see oursels as ithers see us’: Reflections on Scottish Independence from the United States

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 381-388 ◽  
Author(s):  
Euan Hague ◽  
Alan Mackie
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Us ◽  
Scottish Independence ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Scottish Diaspora

The United States media have given rather little attention to the question of the Scottish referendum despite important economic, political and military links between the US and the UK/Scotland. For some in the US a ‘no’ vote would be greeted with relief given these ties: for others, a ‘yes’ vote would be acclaimed as an underdog escaping England's imperium, a narrative clearly echoing America's own founding story. This article explores commentary in the US press and media as well as reporting evidence from on-going interviews with the Scottish diaspora in the US. It concludes that there is as complex a picture of the 2014 referendum in the United States as there is in Scotland.

Science, Politics, and the Pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 119 (820) ◽  
pp. 303-309
Author(s):  
J. Nicholas Ziegler
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Biomedical Research ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Political Leadership ◽  
The United States ◽  
Scientific Advice ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Effective Policy ◽  
Scientific Expertise ◽  
The Uk

Comparing the virus responses in Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States shows that in order for scientific expertise to result in effective policy, rational political leadership is required. Each of these three countries is known for advanced biomedical research, yet their experiences in the COVID-19 pandemic diverged widely. Germany’s political leadership carefully followed scientific advice and organized public–private partnerships to scale up testing, resulting in relatively low infection levels. The UK and US political responses were far more erratic and less informed by scientific advice—and proved much less effective.

Menelaah Lebih Dekat “Post Factual/Post Truth Politics, Studi Kasus Brexit” (Analsis Resensi Media)

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eko Wahyono ◽  
Rizka Amalia ◽  
Ikma Citra Ranteallo
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
New Media ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Struggle ◽  
The Real ◽  
The Mass Media ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Way

This research further examines the video entitled “what is the truth about post-factual politics?” about the case in the United States related to Trump and in the UK related to Brexit. The phenomenon of Post truth/post factual also occurs in Indonesia as seen in the political struggle experienced by Ahok in the governor election (DKI Jakarta). Through Michel Foucault's approach to post truth with assertive logic, the mass media is constructed for the interested parties and ignores the real reality. The conclusion of this study indicates that new media was able to spread various discourses ranging from influencing the way of thoughts, behavior of society to the ideology adopted by a society.Keywords: Post factual, post truth, new media

Populism and Liberal Democracy

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takis S. Pappas
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Liberal Democracy ◽  
The United States ◽  
Comprehensive Theory ◽  
The People ◽  
Original Definition ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Great Relevance ◽  
Definition Of

Based on an original definition of modern populism as “democratic illiberalism” and many years of meticulous research, Takis Pappas marshals extraordinary empirical evidence from Argentina, Greece, Peru, Italy, Venezuela, Ecuador, Hungary, the United States, Spain, and Brazil to develop a comprehensive theory about populism. He addresses all key issues in the debate about populism and answers significant questions of great relevance for today’s liberal democracy, including: • What is modern populism and how can it be differentiated from comparable phenomena like nativism and autocracy? • Where in Latin America has populism become most successful? Where in Europe did it emerge first? Why did its rise to power in the United States come so late? • Is Trump a populist and, if so, could he be compared best with Venezuela’s Chávez, France’s Le Pens, or Turkey’s Erdoğan? • Why has populism thrived in post-authoritarian Greece but not in Spain? And why in Argentina and not in Brazil? • Can populism ever succeed without a charismatic leader? If not, what does leadership tell us about how to challenge populism? • Who are “the people” who vote for populist parties, how are these “made” into a group, and what is in their minds? • Is there a “populist blueprint” that all populists use when in power? And what are the long-term consequences of populist rule? • What does the expansion, and possibly solidification, of populism mean for the very nature and future of contemporary democracy? Populism and Liberal Democracy will change the ways the reader understands populism and imagines the prospects of liberal democracy.

scholarly journals Moving Away from Category Exclusivity Deals to Sponsorship Activation Platforms: The Case of the Ryder Cup

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 1151
Author(s):  
Yunchao Bai ◽  
Brian H. Yim ◽  
John Breedlove ◽  
James J. Zhang
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Case Analysis ◽  
The United States ◽  
Brand Awareness ◽  
Inquiry Process ◽  
Standard Life ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Collaborative Efforts

As a biennial event, the Ryder Cup is a men’s golf competition between teams from Europe and the United States. Ernst & Young (EY) and Standard Life Investments (SLI), who are in same business category (i.e., financial services), have served as official partners of the event in recent years. While the two firms are willing to move away from the traditional sponsorship practices of category exclusivity deals, both have been able to achieve significant success through their collaborative efforts in activating their sponsorships. This is a new, fascinating phenomenon in both sponsorship concept and practice. Through an exploratory inductive inquiry process, in this study we conduct a case analysis by examining the sponsorship activations of EY and SLI at the 2014 Ryder Cup event held in the UK. The findings demonstrate that social media plays an impactful role in the companies’ ability to engage target audiences. EY used the Ryder Cup captain as a brand ambassador, who embodied its sponsorship theme of leadership and teamwork. SLI focused on running advertising campaigns to build company image and increase brand awareness.

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