scholarly journals The Western European Countryside From An Eastern European Perspective: Case Of Migrant Workers In Norwegian Agriculture

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 327-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johan Fredrik Rye
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Eastern European ◽  
Rural Studies ◽  
Agricultural Industry ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
The Social ◽  
Western European ◽  
Depth Interviews

AbstractIn the wake of the EU enlargements in 2004 and 2007, large numbers of migrant workers from Eastern Europe in-migrated to the Western European countryside. In this paper I discuss how these migration streams in important ways challenge the dominant perspectives in contemporary rural studies, in particular their focus on lifestyle-related rural in-migration, on the post-productivist character of the countryside, and on the social constructions of the rural as idyllic space. These perspectives are examined based on qualitative material from in-depth interviews with 54 migrant workers in the Norwegian agricultural industry. These migrants’ everyday experiences in the rural West add important nuance to the dominant scholarly images of rural idylls and dullness, descriptions of rural communities as less marked by class structures than urban regions, and traditionalist presentations of rural social life and communities.

scholarly journals Aggregate and Agriculture: Cultivating Neighbourly Relations, Stories from Across Ontario

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeff Reichheld ◽  
Emily Hehl ◽  
Regan Zink
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Best Management Practices ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Land Use Impacts ◽  
Best Management ◽  
The Social ◽  
Close Proximity ◽  
Depth Interviews

Aggregate extraction and agriculture are prominent land uses in rural southern Ontario, and both industries are vital contributors to the provincial economy. However, these industries compete for the same land base and their operations have the potential to negatively impact the other. There is currently little research into this relationship, particularly at the site or neighbour scale. This project, in its third year, is designed to address this gap and to provide best management practices to both agricultural and aggregate operators, as well as local and provincial governments, about how these industries can better work together. While research has been conducted regarding the social impacts of aggregate extraction on rural residents, little is known regarding the social, economic, environmental and land use impacts on farms operating in close proximity to aggregate extraction activity. The aggregate industry is widely believed to cause a variety of undesirable impacts, including noise, dust, road traffic, extended hours of operation, as well as a loss of water quantity and quality. The development of best management practices is important to help mitigate these potential impacts, both at the local level and for rural communities at large. This presentation provides a summary of research to date as well a preliminary analysis of more than 150 farm surveys collected over the last year. Next steps include further consultation with aggregate operators and more in-depth  interviews with key informants from both industries.

scholarly journals Rimski novčići u ženskim srednjovekovnim grobovima sa teritorije Srbije: mogućnosti interpretacije

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 731
Author(s):  
Gordana Ćirić
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Social Structure ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Funerary Practices ◽  
15Th Century ◽  
Roman Coins ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Social ◽  
Secondary Usage ◽  
Definition Of

The paper explores the phenomenon of secondary usage of Roman coins (2nd to 4th century) in medieval necropolises (10th to 15th century) in the territory of Serbia. The research is focused upon the graves in which the coins are used as ornaments on the costume of the deceased, most frequently reshaped as pendants. This type of secondary usage is only registered in female graves. The paper aims to suggest the interpretation of this phenomenon via the analysis of value and importance of secondarily used coins in the formation of family treasures, defined in important and critical moments of the social life. The possibility is explored of the graves in which female individuals were buried with parts of their dowry. The construction of meaning of these objects is analysed through their exchange in the customs linked to marriage and, finally, funerary practices. Since the Roman coins are scarce and exclusively made of bronze, it may be concluded that the definition of their value and importance is based upon the symbolic and representational levels. The starting point of the paper is the concept of the social biography of objects, in order to further investigate the link between the Serbian medieval social structure and evaluation of the coins in rural communities of the Central Balkans.

scholarly journals PENDIDIKAN MULTIKULTURAL DI MADRASAH PEMBANGUNAN CIPUTAT TANGERANG

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhamad Murtadlo
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Multicultural Education ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Quality Work ◽  
The Social ◽  
Data Collection Instrument ◽  
Depth Interviews

Implementation of multicultural education in madrasas is a very interesting topic to present in this paper, considering the characteristics of learners which can be said to be more homogeneous than the secular schools. In general, the multicultural education has become necessary to be applied in educational institutions with heterogeneous learners, especially in terms of their beliefs. Multicultural values taught in school will be more easily practiced in the social life among such heterogeneous students. But this is not the case with homogenous madrasas. The development of multicultural values in madrasahs will call for its own concepts and strategies.Using a qualitative research approach with in-depth interviews as the main data collection instrument, this paper tries to formulate multicultural education conducted by the Madrasah Pembangunan, Ciputat, Tangerang, by seeing how the context, concept, and its implementation in educational systems are organized. The findings include, among others, the facts that multicultural education in madrasah is nothing new because multicultural values have been taught in many subjects there. These multicultural values are developed and introduced and required by the students in Madrasah Pembangunan to deal with heterogeneous members of society such as the values of tolerance, empathy, cooperation; and four main properties of Muhammad Rasululllah (Genuine, Trustworthy, Authentic, Intelligent). Other values include confi dence, quality work and competitive.

scholarly journals Exploration of Migrants’ Social Life: A Case Study on Bangladeshi Temporary Contract Worker’s in Malaysia

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 186
Author(s):  
Md. Sayed Uddin ◽  
Adam Andani Mohammed
Keyword(s):  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Religious Affiliation ◽  
Sampling Procedure ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Face ◽  
New Nation ◽  
Sampling Procedures

Migrant workers are a different community as they have leave their origin country and entered to a new nation where the social life they had to dealt with differently. Because social life is very important as an individual has hold an ideology, special socio-cultural background and religious affiliation. It is, thus, an important phenomena to assess the perception of migrants about social life, the nature of their involvement in the social setting, the meaning they attach to it and their priorities and preferences in interacting with others. The study is based on the face-to-face interview of 100 Bangladeshis migrant workers who were selected according to two stage sampling procedure. On one stage, an area where Bangladeshi workers reside was selected through random sampling procedure. On the second stage, 100 respondents were selected from the area according to purposive and snowball sampling procedures. The study suggested that adequate measures should be taken to provide pre-departure training on job and Host County’s culture to the expected migrant workers.

Influence of social structures on transnational migration duration: the case of Vietnamese contract workers returning from Taiwan

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nguyen Quynh Phuong ◽  
Sundar Venkatesh
Keyword(s):  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Transnational Migration ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Family Obligations ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Contract Workers ◽  
Vietnamese Women ◽  
Internal Structures ◽  
The Social ◽  
Depth Interviews

PurposeLimited previous studies about Vietnamese returned migrant workers reviewed that a relatively high rate of migrants returned home before their contract ended. This paper aims to explore how the decisions to return were made under social lenses.Design/methodology/approachThis paper analyses data obtained through in-depth interviews of contract workers who had worked in Taiwan with a focus on Phu Tho province in Vietnam.FindingsThe authors followed O’Reilly’s (2012) adaption of Practice theory in migration research to examine a group of Vietnamese labour migrants returning from Taiwan. Under this theory, external and internal structures are the two divisions of the social environment. The authors identified external structures that might enable or constraint migrant’s mobility. When negotiating internal structures, Vietnamese women might end their contract early in response to family obligations.Originality/valueThe findings provide insights into how women make their decisions when to return, which may contribute to a better understanding of how to assist women engaged in transnational labour migration.

scholarly journals Continuities in the Period of “Revolutionary Changes” and the “Dusk of the Peasant Status” (Contribution to the Study of Rural Life in Socialist Czechoslovakia)

2020 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-46
Author(s):  
Oto Polouček
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Rural Life ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
The Social ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Late Socialism ◽  
The Impact ◽  
External Interventions

AbstractThe narratives from the socialist period remarkably resemble the discussions after 1989 when it comes to the statement that the second half of the 20th century brought discontinuities that changed the countryside, even though their evaluations are different: the “desired” progress promoted by the normalisation language had not admitted the listing of the negative impacts on the countryside and the environment which logically became the centre of discussion after 1989. There is, however, a consensus in that the collectivisation of agriculture and the modernisation of the countryside had a significant impact on the functioning of rural communities, the way of life and municipal hierarchies. The author of the study suggests, though, that it is impossible to fully grasp the impacts of the transformation of the countryside on the present if we only observe the discontinuities. His assumptions are based on his own interest in the memories about the social life in the late socialism period, while focusing on the observation of the continuities that can be based on a reflection of normative ideas and values. Thanks to an analysis of orally historical interviews and the evaluation of contemporary ethnographic research, the members of rural communities were shown to have successfully developed initiatives to ensure continuity in social life despite its changing form and inter-generational discussions. This can be explained with the observation of symbols with which people identify themselves – thanks to their embeddedness in the values system and high adaptability to external interventions. It is impossible to fully understand the strategies of adaptabilities, so characteristic of this period, without observing the impact of the continuities (e.g. the need to use hypernormalised language to advocate one’s own interests).

scholarly journals A Sociological Analysis of the Utilization of Social Media in Women Migrant Workers in Developing Social Entrepreneurship

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 4661-4666
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Sociological Analysis ◽  
Marginal Group ◽  
The Social ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Female Migrant

The purpose of this study was to sociologically analyze the use of social media in female migrant workers in the development of social entrepreneurship. The study used a qualitative approach with a mixed method. Data was taken using in-depth interviews, observations, FGDs, and full survey enumerators. This study shows that the more frequent the intensity of migrating abroad, the higher the income (economic remittances) and social remittances (knowledge and experience) will be. Van Dijk (2006) stated that digital social media is able to penetrate the social structures that exist in society. The results of this study reveal the same phenomenon as Van Dijk's theory, female migrant workers who were previously considered a marginal group was able to create social networks through social media for the development of social entrepreneurship. The results of this study revealed a different phenomenon from the theory from Massey (1990) which stated that international migration will take place continuously (cumulative causation). This was because there have been developments of social entrepreneurship supported by social media, providing alternative jobs in the workers' hometowns.

scholarly journals Social Capital, Entrepreneurship and Rural Development

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 84
Author(s):  
Gunawan Prayitno
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Rural Development ◽  
Community Participation ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Migrant Worker ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Mutual Cooperation ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Village

Arjowilangun Village is one of the most significant areas of origination in the Malang Regency for Indonesian migrant workers aiming to work overseas. The remittance sent by Indonesian migrant workers can be utilised to support the Desmigrative program, namely by establishing and developing entrepreneurship. The growth and development of entrepreneurship can be formed from the participation of the village community. Community participation in developing independent entrepreneurship can in turn boost village development. In line with Indonesian culture, rural communities still put forward kinship, trust, mutual cooperation, networking and high social norms (social capital component). This research aims to identify the social capital of retired Indonesian migrant workers and their decision to start business entrepreneurship. The results of the Social Network Analysis (SNA) as identified through three approaches: rate of participation, density and centrality showed that 14 respondents had the potential to be key figures in spreading information to increase community participation in village development. While the results of the correlation analysis indicate that the decision to start a business were influenced by the high value of their social capital, higher social capital can encourage the community to become entrepreneurs, enabling them to have a positive influence on village development.  Keywords: Migrant worker, Social Capital, Entrepreneurship, Rural Development

scholarly journals The comparative empirical analysis of the social protection system in selected Central and Eastern European countries: Emerging models of capitalism

2020 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-175
Author(s):  
Piotr Maszczyk
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Path Dependence ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Protection System ◽  
Eastern European ◽  
The Social ◽  
Western European ◽  
Institutional Architecture

AbstractThis article analyzes the institutional architecture and the level of similarity between the social protection system in 11 new EU member states from Central and Eastern Europe and chosen Western European countries, representing four different models of capitalism identified by Amable. In the selected institutional area, a comparative analysis was performed, and based on it, similarity hexagons were created. They serve the purpose of comparing Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries with Western European countries of reference. The dynamic approach adopted in this study—two different time periods were compared—allows an analysis of path dependence and the evolution of institutional architecture over time. The analysis indicates that in 2014, in the area of social protection, almost all CEE countries, apart from Latvia and Romania, were most comparable to the Continental model of capitalism represented by Germany. Nevertheless, the variety of results for the individual variables (especially input and output variables) and substantial changes between 2005 and 2014 also show that the model of capitalism prevailing in Central and Eastern Europe in the area of the social protection system is evolving constantly at a very fast pace and thus currently may be called a hybrid or even patchwork capitalism.

scholarly journals MAKNA ORNAMEN RUMAH GADANG MINANGKABAU: KAJIAN SEMANTIK

HUMANIKA ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 70-81
Author(s):  
Mayang Putri Shalika ◽  
Robert Sibarani ◽  
Eddy Setia
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Cultural Meaning ◽  
Human Being ◽  
Analysis Model ◽  
Interactive Analysis ◽  
The Social ◽  
Depth Interviews

This study aims to inventory of the textual naming process ornaments of rumah gadang. This study used the interactive analysis model of Miles, Hurberman, and Saldana. Data obtained from in-depth interviews, role observation and documentation. The condensed data were analyzed using the Sudrajat concept and seen from its cultural meaning using the Abdullah concept. The ornaments are named as follows: Siriah Gadang ‘sirih besar’ , Lumuik Hanyuik ‘lumut hanyut’, Aka Cino Saganggang ‘akar cina seganggang’ , Pucuak Rabuang ‘ pucuk rebung’, Jalo Taserak ‘jala tersebar’, Saluak Laka ‘ jalinan lidi atau rotan’, Lapiah Batang Jarami ‘ lapis batang jerami’, Labah Mangirok ‘lebah mengirap’, Itiak Pulang Patang ‘itik pulang petang’, Tupai Managun ‘tupai tertegun’, Tatandu Manyasok Bungo ‘ulat menghisap bunga’, Kaluak Paku ‘tumbuhan pakis’, Pisang Sasikek ‘pisang seikat’, Buah Palo Bapatah ‘buah pala patah’ , Aka Barayun ‘akar berayun’, Saik Galamai ‘potongan wajik’, Carano Kanso ‘ tempat untuk meletakkan sirih, pinang dan gambir’, Tangguak Lamah ‘tangguk lemah’ , Si Kambang Manih ‘si bunga manis’ , Sajamba Makan ‘makan berjamba’. The cultural meaning of the twenty names of the Minangkabau rumah gadang ornaments are all about the meaning of human being and its relations to the social life.

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