scholarly journals Researching Consumer Research. An Analysis of Consumer Researchers in Austria with Some Implications for the Scientific Field and Consumer Policy

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (19) ◽  
pp. 6-22
Author(s):  
Sebastian Nessel
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Research ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Current Trend ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Scientific Field ◽  
Consumer Policy ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Field ◽  
Historical Developments ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractSince over a decade, there are ongoing debates about the relationships between the scientific field of consumer research and the political field of consumer policy. To date, there exist theoretical overviews of the international state of the art in consumer research and its historical developments regarding topics, and theoretical and methodological advancements. There also exist few empirical studies which approached this field through content analysis of scientific articles, case studies or literature reviews. Nonetheless, prior research has yet neglected consumer researchers themselves and, above all, their stances toward consumer policy. To fill this gap, this article seeks to enhance knowledge about consumer researchers by presenting empirical results of a survey among Austrian consumer researchers. In contrast with previous research, this article relates its empirical findings to better understand how consumer research can become a more integrated and institutionalized research area, in Austria and elsewhere. As the results indicate, there are some commonalities in Austrian consumer research which may serve as a fertile ground for a closer integration of the field and which could enhance cooperation between the scientific and the political field. Yet, as this article shows, there also exist some obstacles, which may hinder such efforts. It concludes with some propositions for consumer research as a scientific field and discusses obstacles and prospects of a future collaboration between this scientific field and consumer policy. In doing so, this article seeks to contribute to the debate about a so-called “evidence-based” consumer policy suggesting that consumer policy can draw on a wide array of scientific perspectives and should not restrict itself to behavioural insights alone, a current trend in some European countries and in the European Commission. As will be shown, the Austrian case is furthermore informative to better understand internal and external (political) efforts to foster cooperation within consumer research and the relationship between consumer research and consumer policy.

The Fragmentation of the Palestinian Political Field

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 189-216
Author(s):  
Jamil Hilal
Keyword(s):  
Women Workers ◽  
Political Leadership ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Field ◽  
Cultural Field ◽  
National Representation ◽  
1960S And 1970S ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Palestinian National Movement ◽  
The Relationship

The mid-1960s saw the beginnings of the construction of a Palestinian political field after it collapsed in 1948, when, with the British government’s support of the Zionist movement, which succeeded in establishing the state of Israel, the Palestinian national movement was crushed. This article focuses mainly on the Palestinian political field as it developed in the 1960s and 1970s, the beginnings of its fragmentation in the 1990s, and its almost complete collapse in the first decade of this century. It was developed on a structure characterized by the dominance of a center where the political leadership functioned. The center, however, was established outside historic Palestine. This paper examines the components and dynamics of the relationship between the center and the peripheries, and the causes of the decline of this center and its eventual disappearance, leaving the constituents of the Palestinian people under local political leadership following the collapse of the national representation institutions, that is, the political, organizational, military, cultural institutions and sectorial organizations (women, workers, students, etc.) that made up the PLO and its frameworks. The paper suggests that the decline of the political field as a national field does not mean the disintegration of the cultural field. There are, in fact, indications that the cultural field has a new vitality that deserves much more attention than it is currently assigned.

Economie des changements climatiques et structuration du champ de l’économie

2017 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pauline Huet
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Research Area ◽  
The Political ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Political Field ◽  
The Social ◽  
Peripheral Areas ◽  
Changements Climatiques

This article deals with the Economics of Climate Change (ECC). This research area emerged in the mid-1970s and has grown exponentially since the mid-2000s. This paper is based on Richard Whitley’s characterisation of the general economic field as a ‘partitioned bureaucracy’, which makes a distinction between the centre and peripheral areas. We use bibliometric data to highlight the structure of the ECC and measure to what extent Whitley’s category helps to understand this field better. To complete these quantitative data we use qualitative data, collected via survey and interviews, and we analyse scientific publications. With the help of this combination of data, we are able to provide some explanation of the structuration of the ECC, as well as the role of interdisciplinarity and links with the political field in this process. We also provide insights about the rise of climate change and global warming in the social hierarchy of objects in economics.

scholarly journals Children’s preferences for gender-typed objects and colours: a commentary from gender research in Spain

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Raúl Navarro
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
Gender Stereotypes ◽  
International Research ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
Gender Development ◽  
New Directions ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Latin American Countries

The main aim of this review was to examine international research on children’s preferences regarding gender-typed objects and colours. Firstly, we provide the theoretical background on gender development to elucidate the ways in which individuals can learn gender stereotypes and develop gender-related preferences. Secondly, we review international research on gender-related preferences. Thirdly, we analyse empirical studies on gender stereotypes in children conducted in Spain and Latin American countries, and show that although gender is a priority research area in these countries, studies on gender development in childhood are lacking. Thus, our aim was to identify a set of issues that provide insights into the development of gender-typed preferences, and that also suggest new directions for researchers in Spanish-speaking countries who are interested in clarifying the relationship between gender and children’s preferences for objects and colours.

scholarly journals The new development of India - Myanmar relations during two decades after the Cold War: The bases and achievements

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-17
Author(s):  
Nguyen Tuan Binh
Keyword(s):  
Cold War ◽  
The Political ◽  
Diplomatic Relations ◽  
Political Field ◽  
Historical Method ◽  
New Development ◽  
Logical Method ◽  
The Cold War ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Research Period

India and Myanmar are two mutual neighboring countries which have the traditional, longstanding and close relations. Over many periods of ups and downs in history, the links of politics, culture, religion, society... between India and Myanmar are the basis of this relations in the modern. After formally establishing the diplomatic relations in 1948, the relationship between two countries entered the period of peace, cooperation and development. From 1962 to 1991, the relations between two countries have become cold and declining. After the end of the Cold War, the trend of dialogue, peace and cooperation along with the development needs of India and Myanmar created new catalysts for the development of this relations. India - Myanmar relations have shifted from a cold and trained status (1962 - 1991) to improvement, consolidation and development in the years 1992 - 2014. In addition, the relationship between two countries was developed on the basis of inheriting the achievements of the previous period (1948 - 1991) but instead of being mainly in the political field, there was a complete development in many aspects (politics - diplomacy, economy, security - defense...) for two decades after the end of the Cold War. By the historical method and logical method are mainly, this article focuses on analyzing the bases which promote India - Myanmar relations's development in the years after the Cold War and this relationship's major achievements in politics - diplomacy, economy, security - defense. On that basis, the article's author drew conclusions about the development of India - Myanmar relations in the research period.  

Theories of Modern Federalism

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Path Dependence ◽  
Separation Of Powers ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
The State ◽  
Modern Concept ◽  
The Political ◽  
Vertical Separation ◽  
Political Debates ◽  
The Relationship

Federalism is becoming increasingly important in shaping political orders. However, the vast amount of empirical studies and comparative work has pushed the theoretical and ideological treatment of federalism into the background in recent research. Thus, there is no overall presentation of the political and theoretical debates on the modern concept of federalism. Also, the question of the relationship between federalism and democracy is unclear. The aim of this anthology is firstly to prove the theoretical diversity of the discourse on federalism and secondly to depict the path dependence of certain traditions of thinking in the discourse on federalism. Of course, any attempt to deal with a theoretical tradition that is as broad and influential as federalist thinking inevitably involves certain limitations. Thus, the authors of the contributions compiled in this book were given two specifications. The first concerns the embedding of its representation in concrete political debates on the notions of democracy and the vertical separation of powers in the state. The second requires a systematic review of the concept of federalism and the understanding of freedom. The authors examine how a federalist view of politics places representation and administration not only at the level of the state, but also at its subordinate levels, changing our understanding of politics, and how a changing understanding of democracy has shaped the political and theoretical debates on federalism. With contributions by Gabriele Abels, Juri Auderset, Volker Depkart, Dirk Jörke, Charlotte A. Lerg, Thomas Maissen, Hartmut Marhold, William Mathie, James Read, Lee Ward, Claudia Wiesner.

scholarly journals Politicization in Associations: An Empirical Study of the Relationship between Membership in Associations and Participation in Political Discussions

2006 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emanuel von Erlach
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Political Socialization ◽  
Multivariate Analyses ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
The Political ◽  
Voluntary Organizations ◽  
Political Debate ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Politically Active

Empirical studies clearly show that not only are members of associations more politically active than non-members, but they also take a greater interest in politics and participate more often in political debate. Based on analyses of the correlation between association membership and participation in political discussions, the following article shows that these empirical findings are attributable only in limited measure to the political socialization effects of voluntary organizations. The results of multivariate analyses suggest that it is not so much association membership as early political socialization and education that lead to greater participation in political discussions. Associations do have a politicizing effect, however, chiefly when they afford an opportunity for their members to learn or cultivate organizational and communication skills or the ability to deal with conflict.

Writing as resistance: Berber literature and the challenges surrounding the emergence of a Berber literary field in Morocco

2012 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 373-394 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stéphanie Pouessel
Keyword(s):  
Language Production ◽  
Social Space ◽  
The Political ◽  
Alternative Definition ◽  
Literary Field ◽  
Political Field ◽  
The Social ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Shed Light

This article discusses the development of Berber literature in Morocco and the connections between this literature and Moroccan national identity as well as the pan-Amazigh identity movement. Over the last 40 years, the political conjuncture in Morocco has led Berber writers to affirm an alternative definition of Moroccanness, not exclusively based on Arabness, but one in which Berberity is included. This article aims to shed light on modern Berber literature, and on the social space in which it is embedded. It argues that there is no autonomous Berber literary field, the literature being intrinsically bound up with identity issues, but a Berber literary space, located at the intermingling of several fields (the political field and the field of language production in particular). The article first reconstructs the Moroccan political context by exploring the Amazigh movement, its aspirations and its reality. It then focuses on the relationship between the language issues (alphabet, standardization, etc.) and the emergence of a Berber “neo-literature.” Lastly, it moves beyond Morocco into the wider pan-Berber world — the Maghreb and those countries to which Berbers have emigrated — to question the possibility of a transnational Berber literature.

The Flow of Memory during the Obsessive Decade. The Case of A.E. Baconsky at Steaua Magazine

2021 ◽  
pp. 83-96
Author(s):  
Marina Trufan ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Landscape ◽  
Editorial Policy ◽  
Communist Regime ◽  
The Political ◽  
Editorial Office ◽  
Artistic Identity ◽  
Political Field ◽  
New Research ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Different Sources

"The relationship between the literary and the political field is a debated topic in historiography, especially with the rise of new research methods. The question of how the writer constructs his artistic identity in a communist regime will be given an answer by studying the literary events and developments, which took place in Cluj‑Napoca, in the editorial office of Steaua (The Star) magazine during the 1950s. Steaua quickly enjoyed success in the cultural landscape of the time, and the editorial policy promoted under its editor‑in‑chief A.E. Baconsky, managed through numerous concessions, but also through a game in the mirror, to stage a literature with moderate ideological influences. Based on different sources, the paper reconstructs the environment in which the writers were formed during the communist period, focusing on the attempts made by them to obey the line in order to ensure their financial and professional survival."

scholarly journals Fixierung und Entgrenzung

2007 ◽  
Vol 37 (147) ◽  
pp. 173-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heide Gerstenberger
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
World Market ◽  
The Political ◽  
The World ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Research Agendas ◽  
Political Form ◽  
Historical Developments ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
State Analysis

The tradition of reducing state analysis to the detection of elements which differentiate capitalist states from states in other historical epochs has been criticized by the participants of the socalled derivation debate. They endeavoured to derive the political form of capitalism from capitalist social relations. Since these conceptions did not translate into research agendas for concrete historical transformations regulation theory became widely accepted. Recent developments provoked debates on the relationship between the plurality of capitalist states and the world market. It might be useful to try to reformulate central questions of the derivation debate by taking into consideration historical developments.

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