The Mismanaged Integration of Ethnic Minorities in Bulgaria

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 303-327
Author(s):  
Petar Cholakov
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Minorities ◽  
Political System ◽  
State Policies ◽  
Government Policies ◽  
Political Will ◽  
Integration Policies

This article delves into the intricate, and often inconsistent, worlds of Bulgarian government policies towards ethnic minorities, in particular towards the Roma, after 1989. The author begins with an overview of the ‘ethnic model’ embedded at present in the country’s political system. Then he discusses the integration policies of Bulgarian governments after the fall of communism. His conclusion is that the lack of political will of the ruling parties represents the biggest obstacle to the integration of minorities. Anti-discrimination legislation is plagued by inconsistencies and problems related to its implementation. Despite some moderate progress, state policies continue to lack vision, direction and effective monitoring mechanisms. The representatives of minorities are still, for the most part, ignored in the process of tailoring and implementation of programmes.

PSYCHOLOGY, AWARENESS OF THE ETHNIC GROUPS IN NEW RURAL CONSTRUCTION IN ETHNIC MINORITY AND MOUNTAINOUS AREAS TODAY

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nguyen Duy Dung
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Ethnic Minorities ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Cultural Development ◽  
Mountainous Areas ◽  
Political Will ◽  
Target Program ◽  
Rural Construction ◽  
New Rural Construction

New rural construction is one of the key tasks identified by the Party and State as the national target program until 2020. Many documents of the Party and the State have been issued expressing political will to implement the tasks of building new rural areas, over 6 years of implementation, the National Target Program for new rural construction has achieved certain achievements, the appearance of rural areas of ethnic minorities and mountainous areas has gradually changed dramatically, contributing significantly to promoting socio-economic and cultural development. Many provinces and cities throughout the whole country have built some new rural models that meet nineteen criterias and arrive on time.

Florence Under Siege

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Henderson
Keyword(s):  
State Policies ◽  
Government Policies ◽  
Survival Strategies ◽  
Major City ◽  
Sudden Loss ◽  
European Context ◽  
City Street ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City

Plague remains the paradigm against which reactions to many epidemics are often judged. This book examines how a major city fought, suffered, and survived the impact of plague. Going beyond traditional oppositions between rich and poor, the book provides a nuanced and more compassionate interpretation of government policies in practice, by recreating the very human reactions and survival strategies of families and individuals. From the evocation of the overcrowded conditions in isolation hospitals to the splendor of religious processions, the book analyzes Florentine reactions within a wider European context to assess the effect of state policies on the city, street, and family. It unearths the forgotten stories of doctors and administrators struggling to cope with the sick and dying, and of those who were left bereft and confused by the sudden loss of relatives.

scholarly journals ANÁLISE DAS POLÍTICAS DE APOIO A ARRANJOS PRODUTIVOS LOCAIS NOS ESTADOS DO CENTRO-SUL DO BRASIL

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Ana Lúcia Tatsch ◽  
Marisa Dos Reis A. Botelho
Keyword(s):  
Key Words ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
State Policies ◽  
Government Policies ◽  
Central Brazil ◽  
South Central ◽  
Policy Objectives ◽  
Central South ◽  
Selection Of

Entre o final dos anos 1990 e o início dos anos 2000, a partir de caminhos próprios ou sob influência das políticas em nível federal, os estados brasileiros dão início às suas políticas de apoio à APLs. A análise de como estas políticas foram implementadas nos estados do Centro-Sul do Brasil é o objetivo principal deste artigo que, analisa, também, os critérios norteadores da seleção dos arranjos focalizados pelas políticas, assim como o escopo, institucionalidade e instrumentos mobilizados para levar a cabo o apoio aos APLs. Ressalta que as principais tipologias para os APLs, cujo foco são os objetivos de política, constituem-se em referencial analítico para avaliar como vem se desenvolvendo o processo de implementação dessas políticas em alguns estados brasileiros. A avaliação empreendida neste trabalho traz, como conclusão principal, uma significativa diversidade nas políticas estaduais de apoio à APLs.Palavras-chave: Arranjos produtivos locais, políticas públicas.ANALYSIS OF SUPPORT LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS PRODUCTIVE POLICIES ON CENTRAL-SOUTH STATES IN BRAZILAbstract: Between the late 1990s and early 2000s, from their own paths or under the influence of central government policies, the Brazilian states initiate their policies to support clusters. The analysis of how these policies were implemented in the states of South-Central Brazil is the main purpose of this paper which also analyzes the guiding criteria of the selection of focused clusters by the policies, as well as the scope, institutionalities and deployed instruments to carry out the support for clusters. The main typologies of clusters, whose focus is on policy objectives, constitute the analytical framework to assess how the policies to support clusters have been developed in some Brazilian states. The assessment undertaken in this work underscores, as main conclusion, a significant diversity in state policies to support clusters. Key words: clusters, public policies

scholarly journals Social Factors Influencing Entrepreneurship A Study On With Special Reference To Theni District

2021 ◽  
pp. 314-322
Author(s):  
Dr. S. Iruthaya Kalai Selvam ◽  
Asha Banu
Keyword(s):  
Social Factors ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Political System ◽  
Social Values ◽  
Government Policies ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Environmental Pressures ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
The Social ◽  
New Strategy

Entrepreneurship is not an inborn skill; it is a product of environment. It involves a complex of economic and social behaviour. To be successful, an entrepreneur has to remain dynamic and responsible to the whole environment. Entrepreneurship can hardly survive under any given circumstances. It can flourish only under right environment. The social factors, culture, government policies, political system, technology, economic conditions, laws, etc influence the growth of entrepreneurship. In fact, the entrepreneurship cannot be kept aloof from the changing social values, ideologies, new emerging aspirations, environmental pressures, religious beliefs, consumer wants, and society needs. Business is a system made up of certain environmental factors which require the entrepreneurs to adopt a dynamic attitude and a new strategy of their own. The paper is tackling the issue of social factors such as Gender, age, caste, Location of the units, Income, educational level, influencing the development of entrepreneurship in Theni District.

The Transformation of a Conflict in the Diaspora

2018 ◽  
pp. 95-110
Author(s):  
Christine Moliner
Keyword(s):  
South Asia ◽  
Ethnic Minorities ◽  
State Policies ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Political ◽  
Integration Policy ◽  
Migrant Communities ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
British State

This chapter assesses the role of the political context bringing a transformation of identity rankings in diasporas. Specifically, it studies the role played over the past 15 years by British state policies in the transformation of relationships between two migrant communities originating from South Asia: Sikhs and Muslims. Each community shares antagonistic representations of the other, based on past conflicts, such as the Partition. What they perceive as a hereditary antagonism is not simply imported but transformed in the diaspora by several local variables. Among these, British integration policy toward ethnic minorities is a key factor. While striving since 2005 to foster “community cohesion,” it actually tends to exacerbate the competition between migrant communities related to the allocation of resources, both symbolic and material.

scholarly journals Immigrant Political Representation and Local Ethnic Concentration: Evidence from a Swedish Refugee Placement Program

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Karl-Oskar Lindgren ◽  
Michael D. Nicholson ◽  
Sven Oskarsson
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Minorities ◽  
Political Representation ◽  
Local Context ◽  
High Concentration ◽  
Ethnic Density ◽  
Ethnic Concentration ◽  
Integration Policies ◽  
Political Office ◽  
Local Integration ◽  
Placement Policies

Abstract This study leverages population registry data from Sweden to examine whether immigrants who live in areas with a high concentration of ethnic minorities are more or less likely to be nominated for political office. It exploits a refugee placement program in place in Sweden during the late 1980s and early 1990s that restricted refugees' opportunities to freely choose their place of residence. The article presents evidence that immigrants who live in areas with a high ethnic density are less likely to be nominated for political office. The findings have important implications for local integration policies as well as refugee placement policies, as many countries consider local context when resettling refugees.

scholarly journals Elements and Channels of Bottom-Up Feedback in Contemporary China’s Political System

2021 ◽  
Vol 65 (7) ◽  
pp. 56-63
Author(s):  
A. Karneev
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Political System ◽  
World Order ◽  
100Th Anniversary ◽  
Government Policies ◽  
Xi Jinping ◽  
Common People ◽  
International Media ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Government

The Year 2021 is significant because of the 100th anniversary of the Communist Party of China (CCP). This is a plausible opportunity to review the accomplishments of the ruling party in the last decades, especially in the period of the current leadership headed by Xi Jinping. As China under Xi is edging closer to its ultimate aim of “the Great Renaissance of the Chinese Nation”, its relations with the US, the current hegemon of the world order have experienced a severe downturn. Seen against the backdrop of Сhina’s deteriorating relations with the US and the West in general in recent years, the public opinion in the country has generally shifted towards anti-western and patriotic sentiments. There is in the international media, as well as in academia, a widely accepted image of China under Xi Jinping as a country where there is significantly less space for pluralistic discussions, different opinions and independent voices. Critical opinions arguably have been effectively muted, and the realm of liberal freedoms has shrunk probably to the levels of the start of the reforms’ era or even earlier times. An ongoing debate on the issue of interaction between the government policies and public opinion is important to a better understanding of the evolution of the Chinese polity. Does the system block all the critical voices from below and allow the information flow only top-down? Or should we probably pay more attention to the concrete efforts by the governments at different levels to stimulate and legitimize the grass-roots reactions to government policies? In this article we take a look at whether there are still vibrant channels through which common people can voice their opinions, and whether the state keeps those channels of feedback working. The overall impression is that the above-mentioned image of the resurgent totalitarianism in China’s political system seriously underestimates the complexities of contemporary PRC, the country that is searching for its own China-centered methods and channels of activating citizens’ political participation.

Country Animosity and the Role of Media

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 253-260
Author(s):  
Maria D. Alvarez ◽  
Sara Campo
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Political System ◽  
Government Policies ◽  
The Political ◽  
Mainstream Media ◽  
Consumption Choices ◽  
The Media ◽  
Negative Feelings ◽  
High Degree

Wars, conflicts, and other incidents between countries may give rise to feelings of animosity towards a given country that affect consumption choices. These negative feelings may also have roots on more general concerns regarding ideological differences, government policies, or human rights violations, and they may be supported by the broadcast of news by the media. Therefore, this study is aimed at obtaining a better understanding of the causes that may lead individuals to harbor feelings of animosity towards a particular country, with important potential consequences for tourism. In addition, the portrayal of the most disliked countries in the mainstream media is analyzed to better comprehend the influence that the media has on the formation of these negative feelings. According to the findings, the most important reasons why individuals dislike certain countries include the perception of the place as having a high degree of criminality or terrorism, the negative opinion concerning violation of human rights, and the dislike of the political system and the country's leader. These are also the topics that are mostly mentioned in the news concerning the specific countries analyzed.

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