Conclusion

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael R. Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Golden Age ◽  
Minority Groups ◽  
Global Capitalism ◽  
Structural Factors ◽  
Cotton Industry ◽  
Reconstruction Era ◽  
History Of ◽  
American Jewish

The conclusion reaffirms how the history of Jewish merchants in the American cotton industry is not only a story of American Jewish success that accounts for a golden age for Jews during the Reconstruction era. It is also a more universal case study that speaks to niche economies and minority entrepreneurship more broadly, revealing the ways in which ethnicity mattered in the development of global capitalism. It suggests that the economic milieu in which a niche economy emerged was critical, and any explanation of how niche economies function must begin with a rigorous understanding of that particular capitalism. But within the confines of those structural factors, ethnicity fostered trust in the economic transactions upon which a particular capitalism relied. These forces worked together to provide minority groups such as Jews a competitive advantage that fueled their niche economies.

Cotton Capitalists

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael R. Cohen
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
The United States ◽  
Global Capitalism ◽  
Structural Factors ◽  
Ethnic Networks ◽  
American Jewish ◽  
Financial Relationships

Jewish merchants created a niche economy in the United States’ most important industry—cotton—which positioned them at the forefront of capitalist expansion for much of the second half of the nineteenth century. This book analyzes that niche economy and asks how it came to be. It argues that timing mattered, alongside a host of other structural factors, which created the conditions that allowed Jewish merchants to succeed in this particular capitalism. But it also argues that, within this milieu, the Jewish merchants’ status as a minority fueled their niche economy by fostering ethnic networks of trust. Trust served as the cornerstone of financial relationships, and it was frequently cultivated by shared ethnicity. While this book investigates the ways in which both structural factors and ethnic networks mattered in the emergence of this particular niche economy, it also acts as a case study that explores how ethnicity mattered in the development of global capitalism. The story of these American Jewish merchants is far more than the story of American Jewish success and integration—it is the story of how ethnicity mattered in the development of global capitalism.

The End of the Niche Economy

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael R. Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Invasive Species ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Global Capitalism ◽  
Late Nineteenth Century ◽  
Cotton Industry ◽  
The World ◽  
Late Nineteenth ◽  
Anti Jewish

Chapter 6 explores the end of the niche economy. By the late nineteenth century, changes to the cotton industry meant that merchants in the Gulf South were no longer as important as they once were. Structural changes to global capitalism, including the rise of investment banking, changed the nature of credit and lending, as networks of trust, which once provided a competitive advantage for Jews and other minorities, began to lose their importance. Additional global forces also mitigated the Gulf South’s centrality in the cotton industry, as the world’s thirst for cotton pushed European powers to find cheaper places in the world to produce cotton. Localized factors were also marginalizing the Gulf South and its Jewish merchants, as floods and invasive species ravaged cotton crops and a spate of anti-Jewish violence took direct aim at the Jewish niche economy. All of this meant that, in much the same manner that Jewish merchants had once marginalized cotton factors, Jewish merchants themselves became marginalized, and their niche economy came to an end.

Israeli-Palestinian social work encounters

2020 ◽  
pp. 146801732094936
Author(s):  
Edith Blit-Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Minority Groups ◽  
Special Kind ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Structural Factors ◽  
Cultural Challenges ◽  
Case Study Analysis ◽  
East Jerusalem

Summary This study deals with the encounters of Arab social work students who are citizens of Israel, with Palestinian clients from East Jerusalem. The study was based on interviews with social work students who carried out their field work in East Jerusalem. This article discusses a special kind of transcultural practice in social work on the basis of a case study analysis of the dynamics and strategies reported by 15 Arab Israeli citizens students regarding their practice with Palestinian Arabs from East Jerusalem. Findings The findings indicate two themes: (1) The encounters aroused inner-personal conflicts regarding the students’ identity. (2) The students noted the importance of creating a dialogue with the clients as a way of coping with the difficulties entailed by their work. Applications This case study calls attention to the importance of embracing a transcultural perspective in practice theory. A transcultural perspective needs to go beyond the conceptualization of culture and ethnicity to include other relevant contextual variables such as structural factors, power relations, and an understanding of the political context. In addition, academic institutions need to develop culturally sensitive training programs while creating a safe space to discuss cultural challenges and while clarifying different identities faced by social work students from minority groups who share similar backgrounds with their clients.

From Cotton to Coca-Cola: A Family History Case Study on the Limitations of Higher Education to Close the Generational Wealth Gap

JCSCORE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 40-62
Author(s):  
Jacqueline Jordan Irvine
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Family History ◽  
Black People ◽  
Black Families ◽  
Structural Factors ◽  
Government Programs ◽  
White Families ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Relationship

This article is a family history that supported the relationship between slavery and generational wealth. The research documented the history of two Moffett families who were probably not related biologically—a White one who owned a Black one with the same last name. However, the two family histories revealed a larger and more complicated narrative about the origins and intractable roots of American inequality that follows the trail of my slave ancestors to one of the most well- known and wealthiest international corporations in the world—from cotton to Coca-Cola. This is the account of a set of conditions that, while assisting Whites to acquire generational wealth, prevented Black people from doing the same. The piece discusses how generational wealth is accumulated and maintained and argues that higher education alone has provided limited opportunities for Black families to acquire and maintain generational wealth. Recommendations included attention to individual and institutional racism, particularly the structural factors that White families have used to leverage their income and wealth, notably government programs, political and social contacts, access to financial resources, and privileged information about economic opportunities.

scholarly journals “The Power of Me”: The Role of Agency in the Resilience Processes of Adolescent African Girls Who Have Been Sexually Abused

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 683-712
Author(s):  
Sadiyya Haffejee ◽  
Linda Theron
Keyword(s):  
Sexually Abused ◽  
Structural Factors ◽  
Black African ◽  
Instrumental Case Study ◽  
Case Study Design ◽  
History Of ◽  
Digital Stories ◽  
Inductive Thematic Analysis

In this article we explore how individual expressions of agency are shaped by structural factors and exercised by Black African girls with child sexual abuse (CSA) histories as they navigate resilience pathways. We employed a qualitative multiple instrumental case study design and purposefully recruited seven Black African girls, between the ages of 15 and 18 years, with a history of CSA. Participants were engaged in a range of participatory methods that included participatory diagramming (time lines), digital stories, and participatory videos. Data were analyzed using inductive thematic analysis. Findings highlight how agency, as a process of resilience, manifested as well as how these agentic expressions were activated, bound, and later reciprocated and sustained by the surrounding social structures.

scholarly journals Resettling minority groups : the case of the Somali Bantu

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khwaka Daria Kukubo
Keyword(s):  
Formal Education ◽  
Minority Groups ◽  
Western Country ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Smooth Transition ◽  
Basic Information ◽  
Somali Bantu ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Media

This paper argues the possession of formal education is essential for successful settlement in a western country. Using the Somali Bantu resettlement experience as a case study, this paper highlights the extent to which a lack of basic information can hamper a smooth transition into a western community. It is contended that a long history of social exclusion and intentional discrimination and abuse of the Somali Bantu resulted in their state of illiteracy and or lack of pre-literacy skills, which made their resettlement experience that much more difficult than usual. I will seek to support my argument by use of narrations and case studies obtained from refugee supporting agencies and settlement providing organization reports and the media.

scholarly journals From education to welfare – A historical-exploratory approach for examining the role of madrassas

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
zahid Mumtaz
Keyword(s):  
Golden Age ◽  
Modern Times ◽  
Policy Problem ◽  
International Agencies ◽  
Current State ◽  
Exploratory Approach ◽  
Repeated Calls ◽  
History Of

Abstract Much is written on the history of madrassas and their contributions to scholarship. In addition, several scholars have done considerable research to identify the causes of madrassas' growth, determine the linkage of madrassa education with breeding extremist ideologies and suggested possible areas for reforms. This particular aspect has been the topic of scholarly debates and a policy problem faced by many governments and international agencies, i.e., how madrassas can be reformed. However, not much literature could be located that draws parallels and dissimilarities between the madrassas of the golden age and the current era. This is important because any reform or policy is unlikely to succeed without considering a problem's historical and contextual factors. Hence this study adopts a historical-exploratory approach to identify the similarities and differences between the madrassas of the golden age of Islam and present times and explore the causes of such differences by utlising the case study of madrassas in Pakistan. Addressing these issues will make the following contributions: First, identifying the similarities and dissimilarities between the madrassas of the golden age and modern times requires a detailed exploration of madrassas' current state and their role, of which little is known. Second, identifying the factors responsible for the differences in madrassas' role from the golden age to modern times will help understand the implications of such differences on madrassas and society. Lastly, such implications will answer the repeated calls in the literature of formulating policies for reforming the madrassas that have been a significant policy problem faced by many countries.

How to Successfully Manage an IT Department under Turbulent Conditions

2011 ◽  
pp. 488-503
Author(s):  
A. C. Leonard
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
South African ◽  
End Users ◽  
Management Team ◽  
It Professionals ◽  
It Department ◽  
History Of

The case study describes the history of the IT department of a South African bank and how it started to introduce information technology to gain competitive advantage. Apart from explaining how the IT department made progress through the years, the case study explains the problems and frustrations end users and IT professionals experienced with regard to wrong decisions made by management. Furthermore, the case study describes how a new management team was appointed to solve the serious situation in the IT department and as such in the bank as a whole. It also describes the strategies followed, and the policies and actions introduced to overcome the problems. Special management models for problem management and project management that were used by the management team to organize and direct the actions of IT specialists are introduced.

How to Successfully Manage an IT Department Under Turbulent Conditions

2006 ◽  
pp. 130-145
Author(s):  
A. C. Leonard
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
South African ◽  
End Users ◽  
Management Team ◽  
It Professionals ◽  
It Department ◽  
History Of

The case study describes the history of the IT department of a South African bank and how it started to introduce information technology to gain competitive advantage. Apart from explaining how the IT department made progress through the years, the case study explains the problems and frustrations end users and IT professionals experienced with regard to wrong decisions made by management. Furthermore, the case study describes how a new management team was appointed to solve the serious situation in the IT department and as such in the bank as a whole. It also describes the strategies followed, and the policies and actions introduced to overcome the problems. Special management models for problem management and project management that were used by the management team to organize and direct the actions of IT specialists are introduced.

Commemorative spaces as means of enhancing campus diversity

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 179-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine L. Riley ◽  
Patty Ann Bogue
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Minority Groups ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
College Campuses ◽  
Student Body ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Campus Diversity ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Rich

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine commemorative spaces on college campuses as in/effective means of enhancing the collegiate communities’ wealth of diversity. Design/methodology/approach – This research is rooted in both rhetorical communication and higher education theories to maximize our study’s ability to identify potential problems and opportunities for improvement. Upon reviewing the higher education trend of creating commemorative spaces to preserve, educate and celebrate the rich history of minority groups, a case study is provided through which the authors caution about the spaces’ potential relational and rhetorical problems. Findings – This case study reveals that the context and visual rhetoric of a commemorative space is related to its perceived message (whether intended or unintended) and utility in enhancing campus diversity. Originality/value – Explanations and suggestions regarding openings for future understanding, progress and collaboration among institutions of higher education and within their student body communities are provided.

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