Minorias étnicas e segregação nas cidades - uma aproximação ao caso  de Lisboa, no contexto da Europa Mediterrânica

ETHNIC MINORITIES AND SEGREGATION IN CIIES. AN ASSESSMENT OF THE CASE OF LISBOA WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF MEDITERRANEAN EUROPE - The present paper offers an analysis of the socio-ethnic spatial segregation process that has taken place in the Lisbon Metropolitan Region throughout the last 25 years. This process is analysed within the framework of the contemporary chages affecting the European metropolis and particularly those located in the Southern zone of the EU. The first part discusses the features of socio-ethnic segregation in the metropolises of Europe, bearing in mind North-American references. Within this line of thought, it is argued that the uniqueness of Southern European metropolis as well as its specific immigratory context lead to relatively original patterns of segregation. In the second part, the features of the contemporary socio-ethnic segregation of the Lisbon conurbation are presented as a case-study from Southern Europe. The confrontation of the different ethnic spaces of the Portuguese metropolis as well as the increase in the values of the segregation indices registered in the last decade are discussed herein. The final part tries to place the ethnic segregation issue within the framework of the ongoing restructuring urban process, offering a short overview of a few possible evolutionary trends

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Are the EU biosecurity legislative frameworks sufficiently effective to prevent biological invasions in the Natura 2000 network? – A case study in Mediterranean Europe

Environmental Science & Policy ◽

10.1016/j.envsci.2021.02.007 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 120 ◽

pp. 21-28

Author(s):

Rocío A. Baquero ◽

Daniel Ayllón ◽

Graciela G. Nicola

Keyword(s):

Biological Invasions ◽

Natura 2000 ◽

Natura 2000 Network ◽

Mediterranean Europe ◽

The Eu

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An Estonian-Russian Language Club as a Venue for Grassroots Ethnic Integration

Nationalities Papers ◽

10.1017/nps.2021.8 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-17

Author(s):

Anastasiya Astapova

Keyword(s):

Mother Tongue ◽

Russian Language ◽

Ethnic Segregation ◽

Political Debate ◽

Baltic Countries ◽

Russian Speakers ◽

Ethnic Integration ◽

Estonian Language ◽

The Eu

Abstract One third of Estonian residents identify Russian as their mother tongue, and despite having lived in Estonia for decades, many of them are not fluent in the Estonian language and choose to remain stateless rather than obtain Estonian citizenship by passing the state language exam. Ethnic segregation in Estonia continues to be a matter of bitter political debate, not least in the context of tensions with neighboring Russia and pressure from the EU to solve the problem. While a lot of state resources are being spent on what the Estonian-speaking public often perceives as vain attempts at integration of Russophones, several civil society initiatives have recently emerged to provide platforms for informal language socialization. In this article, I focus on the case study of the Keelegrupp (Language Group) which provides a venue for interaction between Estonian and Russian speakers, to analyze what makes this informal organization more successful at responding to the challenges of language-based segregation than professional, state-funded initiatives. Ethnographic documentation and analysis of this initiative is essential given that its experience and structure are highly applicable for and transferrable to many other states with similar situations of ethnic segregation, not the least the neighboring Baltic countries.

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Modernisation of Higher Education – Willful Action or Wishful Thinking? The Case of Bulgaria

Педагогически форум ◽

10.15547/pf.2020.018 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. 3-17

Author(s):

Elena Blagoeva

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Economic Crisis ◽

Negative Impact ◽

National Level ◽

Sustainable Growth ◽

Research Approach ◽

Case Study Methodology ◽

The Impact ◽

The Eu

The impact of the last global economic crisis (2008) on the European economy put a strain on higher education (HE), yet it also pushed the sector towards intensive reforms and improvements. This paper focuses on the “Strategy for the Development of Higher Education in the Republic of Bulgaria 2014-2020”. With a case study methodology, we explore the strategic endeavours of the Bulgarian government to comply with the European directions and to secure sustainable growth for the HE sector. Our research question is ‘How capable is the Bulgarian HE Strategy to overcome the economic and systemic restraints of Bulgarian higher education?’. Because the development of strategies for HE within the EU is highly contextual, a single qualitative case study was chosen as the research approach. HE institutions are not ivory towers, but subjects to a variety of external and internal forces. Within the EU, this is obviated by the fact that Universities obtain their funds from institutions such as governments, students and their families, donors, as well as EU-level programmes. Therefore, to explore how these pressures interact to affect strategic action on national level, the case method is well suited as it enabled us to study the phenomena thoroughly and deeply. The paper suggests the actions proposed within the Strategy have the potential to overcome the delay, the regional isolation and the negative impact of the economic crisis on the country. Nevertheless, the key elements on which the success or failure of this Strategy hinges are the control mechanisms and the approach to implementation. Shortcomings in these two aspects of strategic actions in HE seem to mark the difference between gaining long-term benefits and merely saving face in front of international institutions.

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Exploring Subbordia – the impact of suburbanisation in cross-border metropolitan regions. The case study of Szczecin and its German hinterland

Urban Development Issues ◽

10.2478/udi-2018-0031 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 60 (1) ◽

pp. 5-13 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Martin Barthel ◽

Ewelina Barthel

Keyword(s):

Border Region ◽

Metropolitan Region ◽

Metropolitan Regions ◽

Grass Roots ◽

Planning Support ◽

Cross Border ◽

Connected Area ◽

The Impact ◽

Local Narratives

Abstract This paper focuses on the largely unexamined phenomenon of the developing trans-national suburban area west of Szczecin. Sadly the local communities in this functionally connected area struggle with national planning policies that are unsuitable for the region. The paper examines the impact of those processes on the border region in general and on the localities in particular. The paper investigates the consequences for local narratives and the cohesive development of the Euroregion and what position Polish and German communities took to develop the region, even without the necessary planning support. The region has succeeded in establishing grass-roots planning mechanisms which have helped to create a metropolitan-region working from the bottom up.

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The Organization of Women and Ethnic Minorities in a Resource Industry: A Case Study of the Unionization of Shoreworkers in the B.C. Fishing Industry 1937-1949

Journal of Canadian Studies ◽

10.3138/jcs.19.1.89 ◽

1984 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

pp. 89-107

Author(s):

ALICJA MUSZYNSKI

Keyword(s):

Ethnic Minorities ◽

Fishing Industry ◽

Resource Industry

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The Biosimilar Landscape: An Overview of Regulatory Approvals by the EMA and FDA

Pharmaceutics ◽

10.3390/pharmaceutics13010048 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 48

Author(s):

Ioana Gherghescu ◽

M. Begoña Delgado-Charro

Keyword(s):

Drug Administration ◽

Action Plan ◽

European Medicines Agency ◽

Patient Access ◽

Clinical Evaluations ◽

The Past ◽

The Us ◽

Improve Patient ◽

The Eu

Biosimilar medicines expand the biotherapeutic market and improve patient access. This work looked into the landscape of the European and US biosimilar products, their regulatory authorization, market availability, and clinical evaluation undergone prior to the regulatory approval. European Medicines Agency (EMEA, currently EMA) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) repositories were searched to identify all biosimilar medicines approved before December 2019. Adalimumab biosimilars, and particularly their clinical evaluations, were used as a case study. In the past 13 years, the EMA has received 65 marketing authorization applications for biosimilar medicines with 55 approved biosimilars available in the EU market. Since the first biosimilar approval in 2015, the FDA has granted 26 approvals for biosimilars with only 11 being currently on the US market. Five adalimumab biosimilars have been approved in the EU and commercialized as eight different medicines through duplicate marketing authorizations. Whilst three of these are FDA-approved, the first adalimumab biosimilar will not be marketed in the US until 2023 due to Humira’s exclusivity period. The EU biosimilar market has developed faster than its US counterpart, as the latter is probably challenged by a series of patents and exclusivity periods protecting the bio-originator medicines, an issue addressed by the US’s latest ‘Biosimilar Action Plan’.

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Incorporating Ecosystem Services in the Assessment of Water Framework Directive Programmes of Measures

Environmental Management ◽

10.1007/s00267-021-01478-7 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Ioannis Souliotis ◽

Nikolaos Voulvoulis

Keyword(s):

Ecosystem Services ◽

Water Framework Directive ◽

Water Status ◽

Monitoring And Evaluation ◽

Well Being ◽

Ecological Condition ◽

Costs And Benefits ◽

Ecological Objectives ◽

The Eu

AbstractThe EU Water Framework Directive requires the development of management responses aimed towards improving water quality as a result of improving ecosystem health (system state). Ecosystems have potential to supply a range of services that are of fundamental importance to human well-being, health, livelihoods and survival, and their capacity to supply these services depends on the ecosystem condition (its structure and processes). According to the WFD, Programmes of Measures should be developed to improve overall water status by reducing anthropogenic catchment pressures to levels compatible with the achievement of the ecological objectives of the directive, and when designed and implemented properly should improve the ecological condition of aquatic ecosystems that the delivery of ecosystem services depends on. Monitoring and evaluation of implemented measures are crucial for assessing their effectiveness and creating the agenda for consecutive planning cycles. Considering the challenges of achieving water status improvements, and the difficulties of communicating these to the wider public, we develop a framework for the evaluation of measures cost-effectiveness that considers ecosystem services as the benefits from the reduction of pressures on water bodies. We demonstrate its application through a case study and discuss its potential to facilitate the economic analysis required by the directive, and that most European water authorities had problems with. Findings demonstrate the potential of the methodology to effectively incorporate ecosystem services in the assessment of costs and benefits of proposed actions, as well as its potential to engage stakeholders.

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