scholarly journals Bourdieu and social movements theories: Some preliminary remarks on a possible conceptual cross-fertilization in the context of (post-)Yugoslav anti-war and peace activism

Sociologija ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 377-398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bojan Bilic
Keyword(s):  
Social Movements ◽  
War And Peace ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Peace Activism ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Institutional Engagement ◽  
Agency And Structure ◽  
Theoretical Considerations ◽  
Cross Fertilization

This paper puts forth and calls for further unpacking of a potentially fruitful conceptual cross-fertilization between various social movements theories and Bourdieu?s sociology of practice. Following some of my most important predecessors, I argue that this theoretical hybridization could accommodate many threads of social movements research that otherwise would not cohere into a rounded theory. Bourdieu?s powerful conceptual armoury is both parsimonious and flexible and seems particularly well-suited to address the problematic issues pertaining to agency and structure in the field of social movements. In the second section of the paper, I call for an exploration of Yugoslav anti-war and pacifist activism immediately before and during the wars of Yugoslav succession. I perceive a number of politically and organizationally heterogeneous initiatives, taking place throughout the demised country, as a case that can be used to empirically test the proposed theoretical considerations. Yugoslav anti-war and pacifist activism has yet to receive the sociological attention that it deserves. It is a complex social phenomenon calling for a sophisticated and systematic examination which should position it between its antecedents - the embryonic forms of extra-institutional engagement during Yugoslav communism - and its divergent posterity, mostly circumscribed within the national fields of non-governmental organizations.

scholarly journals Family violence in COVID-19 pandemic: Who is guilty and what to do?

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 283-288
Author(s):  
Oksana V. Besschetnova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Financial Stability ◽  
Family Values ◽  
Confined Space ◽  
Federal Law ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
The Family ◽  
Coronavirus Infection ◽  
To Receive

The article presents the analysis of the problem of domestic violence on the basis of domestic and foreign statistical data and the research results. Attention is focused on the aggravation of this problem during the pandemic of the new coronavirus infection COVID-19 in many countries of the world. The situation of uncertainty, a long stay in a confined space, the fear of contracting a new coronavirus infection, the inability to receive adequate medical care due to the congestion of the healthcare system, loss of financial stability, disruption of the usual rhythm of life led to the escalation of psychological tension. This resulted in the increase of domestic violence. The important role in resolving the situation and helping the victims of domestic violence under quarantine conditions was performed by specialized state and non-governmental organizations. Their activities underwent the structural, financial, and technological changes in the post-Covid-19 period. At the same time, in Russia there is a need of adopting a new federal law on combating domestic violence which will reduce the number of domestic crimes and increase the family values.

The Impact of Information and Communication Technology on the Rise of Urban Social Movements in Poland

2018 ◽  
pp. 1354-1375
Author(s):  
Maja Grabkowska ◽  
Łukasz Pancewicz ◽  
Iwona Sagan
Keyword(s):  
Social Movements ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Urban Social Movements ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Grass Root ◽  
Urban Issues ◽  
Activist Groups

The chapter examines the relationship between the use of Information and Communications Technology (ITC) and the emergence of social movements focused on urban agenda in Poland. The aim is to investigate how and to what extent a growing body of smaller activist groups use opportunities provided by the ITC to achieve their political objectives. The research results indicate that Web-based media have helped to raise the profile of local initiatives and increased awareness of systemic urban issues between different groups of grass-root actors. The findings of the chapter are based on the analysis of the Congress of Urban Movements (Kongres Ruchów Miejskich: KRM), a broad coalition of smaller non-governmental organizations and bottom-up activist groups, which use Internet-based tools to network. The results indicate that the Web-based tools increase the members' ability to connect and interact, consequently improving the ability to coordinate joint initiatives, expand real-life social networks, and in the result stimulate the rise of urban social movements.

‘What Will We Be without Them?’ Rural Intellectuals in the State and NGOs in Zimbabwe’s Crisis-Ridden Countryside

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 595-610 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Moore ◽  
Zenzo Moyo
Keyword(s):  
Social Movements ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Political Parties ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
The State ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
South West ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
State Organizations ◽  
The Many

Research on NGOs in rural Zimbabwe suggests that ideas of automatic opposition between ‘civil society’ and/or non-governmental organizations and authoritarian states are too simple. Rather, relations between state and non-state organizations such as those referenced in this article, in the rural district of Mangwe about 200 kilometres south-west of Zimbabwe’s Bulawayo, are symbiotic. This contrasts with urban areas where political histories have led to more contested state-civil society relations in the last two decades, during which social movements with a degree of counter-hegemonic (or counter-regime) aspirations were allied with many NGOs and opposition political parties. Gramsci’s idea of ‘rural intellectuals’ could complement the widely used notion of ‘organic intellectuals’ to examine the members of the intelligentsia appearing to be at one with subordinate groups in the countryside and at odds with the state. Likewise state workers distant from the centre and close to their class peers in NGOs as well as their ‘subjects’ may operate with autonomy from their masters in ruling parties and states to assist, rather than repress, citizens and also to co-operate with NGO workers. This research indicates that discerning how hegemony works across whole state-society complexes is more complicated than usually perceived, given the many regional variations therein.

The Impact of Information and Communication Technology on the Rise of Urban Social Movements in Poland

2019 ◽  
pp. 1020-1041
Author(s):  
Maja Grabkowska ◽  
Łukasz Pancewicz ◽  
Iwona Sagan
Keyword(s):  
Social Movements ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Urban Social Movements ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Grass Root ◽  
Urban Issues ◽  
Activist Groups

The chapter examines the relationship between the use of Information and Communications Technology (ITC) and the emergence of social movements focused on urban agenda in Poland. The aim is to investigate how and to what extent a growing body of smaller activist groups use opportunities provided by the ITC to achieve their political objectives. The research results indicate that Web-based media have helped to raise the profile of local initiatives and increased awareness of systemic urban issues between different groups of grass-root actors. The findings of the chapter are based on the analysis of the Congress of Urban Movements (Kongres Ruchów Miejskich: KRM), a broad coalition of smaller non-governmental organizations and bottom-up activist groups, which use Internet-based tools to network. The results indicate that the Web-based tools increase the members' ability to connect and interact, consequently improving the ability to coordinate joint initiatives, expand real-life social networks, and in the result stimulate the rise of urban social movements.

18. Governance and Organizations in Global Politics

Politics ◽  
2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Ferdinand ◽  
Robert Garner ◽  
Stephanie Lawson
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Social Movements ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
United Nations ◽  
League Of Nations ◽  
Global Politics ◽  
Global Order ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations

This chapter examines the ways in which governance and organizations influence global politics. It first provides an overview of what an international organization is, focusing on intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations, before discussing the rise of organizations in the global sphere from the nineteenth century onwards. It then takes a look at the major intergovernmental institutions that emerged in the twentieth century and which have played a major role in shaping global order, including the League of Nations and its successor, the United Nations (UN). The chapter concludes with an analysis of ideas about social movements and civil society, along with their relationship to contemporary governance and organizations.

scholarly journals Aplikasi Pelayanan Masyarakat Menggunakan GIS LSM Dan Ormas Memanfaatkan Metode Djikstra Dikantor Kesbangpol Pekanbaru

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-198
Author(s):  
Roki Hardianto ◽  
Fajrizal Fajrizal ◽  
Yuvi Darmayunata
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Geographic Information System ◽  
Community Organizations ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Dijkstra Algorithm ◽  
The Public ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
To Receive

Sistem Informasi Geografis adalah sebuah system informasi berbasis website yang terintegrasi dengan pemetaan menggunakan mapping, sehingga mudah dalam pengambilan keputusan. Sistem Informasi Geografis pada penelitian ini digunakan dalam memetakan sebaran Organisasi Masyarakat dan Lembaga Swadaya Masyarakat terdaftar di Kesbangpol Kota Pekanbaru sehingga dapat membantu masyarakat dalam memperoleh informasi. Dalam memberikan informasi jalur terdekat menuju koordinat tujuan menggunakan algoritma djikstra. Metode djikstra adalah sebuah metode yang membantu dalam memberikan jarak terdekat terhadap titik koordinat. Aplikasi Sistem Informasi Geografis yang dirancang ini dapat membantu pihak Kesbangpol Pekanbaru dan masyarakat untuk memperoleh informasi berupa spasial dan non spasial. Pada proses pengumpulan data, peneliti datang langsung kelokasi mitra untuk memperoleh titik koordinat. Pembuatan Peta Sistem Informasi Geografis menggunakan bahasa pemrograman PHP dan database mysql.   Kata kunci: Sistem Informasi Geografis, Kota Pekanbaru, Pemetaan, LSM.   Abstract Geographic Information System is a website-based information system that is integrated with mapping using mapping, making it easy to make decisions. The Geographic Information System in this study is used in mapping the distribution of registered Community Organizations and Non-Governmental Organizations in the Kesbangpol Kota Pekanbaru so that it can assist the public in obtaining information. In providing information on the closest path to the destination coordinates using the Dijkstra algorithm. The Dijkstra method is a method that helps in providing the closest distance to the coordinates. The application of this Geographical Information System that design can improve the Kesbangpol Pekanbaru and the community to obtain information in the form of spatial and non-spatial. In the process of collecting data, researchers come directly to partner locations to receive coordinate points. Making a Geographic Information System Map using the PHP programming language and MySQL database.  Keywords: Geographic Information System, Pekanbaru City, Mapping, LSM.

The Impact of Information and Communication Technology on the Rise of Urban Social Movements in Poland

2015 ◽  
pp. 93-113
Author(s):  
Maja Grabkowska ◽  
Łukasz Pancewicz ◽  
Iwona Sagan
Keyword(s):  
Social Movements ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Urban Social Movements ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Grass Root ◽  
Urban Issues ◽  
Activist Groups

The chapter examines the relationship between the use of Information and Communications Technology (ITC) and the emergence of social movements focused on urban agenda in Poland. The aim is to investigate how and to what extent a growing body of smaller activist groups use opportunities provided by the ITC to achieve their political objectives. The research results indicate that Web-based media have helped to raise the profile of local initiatives and increased awareness of systemic urban issues between different groups of grass-root actors. The findings of the chapter are based on the analysis of the Congress of Urban Movements (Kongres Ruchów Miejskich: KRM), a broad coalition of smaller non-governmental organizations and bottom-up activist groups, which use Internet-based tools to network. The results indicate that the Web-based tools increase the members' ability to connect and interact, consequently improving the ability to coordinate joint initiatives, expand real-life social networks, and in the result stimulate the rise of urban social movements.

Pengaruh Implementasi Pengendalian Intern dan “Total Quality Management” terhadap Kinerja Organisasi

2012 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Sri Fadilah
Keyword(s):  
Social Movements ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Total Quality Management ◽  
Performance Assessment ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Low Performance

In Indonesia today, there exists a trend in the development of non-governmental organizations that manages the funds of ZIS, thus flourished as social movements. However, there is a gap between the potential for a large charity with the realization of a very small charity. This fact indicates low performance of OPZ. Furthermore, it will raise the problem of accountability and transparency of the LAZ. This problem will make a challenge for LAZ to improve their performances. This paper is expected to be a reference for the development of performance assessment models for LAZ in Indonesia.  It used BSC model which study the influence of IC and TQM, either partially or simultaneously, on the performance of LAZ

scholarly journals Between Resistance and Repatriarchalization. Women’s Activism in the Bay of Kotor in the 1990s

2021 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-67
Author(s):  
Ervina Dabižinović
Keyword(s):  
Peace Education ◽  
Women's Activism ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Peace Initiatives ◽  
Peace Activism ◽  
The Media ◽  
Yugoslav Wars

Abstract The author offers an account of women’s activism in the Bay of Kotor in the 1990s, thereby filling a gap in the academic literature on antiwar and peace activism in Montenegro during the Yugoslav wars. Although the Bay of Kotor saw regular antiwar and peace initiatives organized and led by women, these were unregistered grassroots activities. They went largely unnoticed by the media, which effectively erased them from the view of Montenegrin citizens and hid them from domestic and international historians and social scientists. The author compares the work of two non-governmental organizations, the ANIMA Centre for Women’s and Peace Education in Kotor, and RIZA–Bijela. She explores how the two organizations understood the place and role of women in the processes that took place in Montenegro in the 1990s. She assesses the similarities and differences of their respective approaches, and the effects of their work.

The Geopolitics of Postwar Recovery

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brendan Soennecken
Keyword(s):  
Peace Building ◽  
Marshall Plan ◽  
War And Peace ◽  
International Intervention ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Modern Development ◽  
History Of ◽  
Postwar Recovery ◽  
The Impact

Postwar recovery is an elusive term. Often it is identified with words like reconstruction or nation and peace building and may be related to historical events such as the American Civil War or the Marshall Plan. Perhaps, however, the term is elusive because its distinct parts offer it a host of meanings. Post is a prefix that means after or later, war is the exertion of violence or hostility, and recovery is a restoration or return. As such, postwar recovery might be read as “after exerting violence, return later and restore hostility.” While this may be a word game, the semantics of postwar recovery, at face value, provoke some very difficult questions. At least, what is war, what is peace, and in the absence of both, what is to be recovered? In the past, recovery has encompassed almost every level of society, from institutions and government to economies, industry, infrastructure, and housing. At its best, recovery has embodied aspirations for future peace; at its worst, it has remained the harsh reality of sifting through ashes to find what is left. As part of the geographic study of war and peace, this introduction to the field of postwar recovery presents a brief history of its modern development by emphasizing the intersections of territorial sovereignty, international intervention, and subnational spaces. The chapter concludes by discussing its application in the field from the perspective of international practitioners. Part of the analysis reflects calls for further study on issues relevant to both geography and postwar recovery such as the impact of Non-Governmental Organizations on the “front lines” of geopolitics or issues of migration, a major propellant of which is violent conflict. Suggesting potentials for synthesis of postwar recovery and geography, the analysis alludes to different scales of recovery and through a case study of northern Afghanistan presents regional elements of postwar environments and their impact on field level recovery. The history of postwar recovery parallels that of political geography and has seen the task of civilians to restore, with limited assistance, what was lost in war become a multibillion-dollar industry infused with state responsibilities, international intervention, and structured civilian participation.

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