scholarly journals A new social conflict on globalisation-related issues in Germany? A longitudinal perspective

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Céline Teney ◽  
Li Kathrin Rupieper
Keyword(s):  
Social Conflict ◽  
Necessary Conditions ◽  
German Population ◽  
Environment Protection ◽  
Issue Salience ◽  
Protection Measures ◽  
Economic Liberalism ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Short Time ◽  
General Opinion

By drawing on the theoretical framework of the globalisation cleavage literature, we aim to assess the existence of a social conflict on globalisation-related issues among the German population. We argue that opinion polarisation and issue salience are the key conditions of a successful and sustainable political mobilisation of citizens, and thus of the emergence of a social conflict. Accordingly, we investigate (1) the extent to which globalisation-related issues have become salient among the German population and (2) the extent to which the German population has become polarised on these issues. Our study takes into account four globalisation-related issue domains: “Immigration”, “EU”, “Economic liberalism” and “Environment”. Our analysis of the salience of these issue domains among Germans from 1989 to 2017 points to a durable increase in issue salience for the problem of “Immigration”, and this, only since the 2015 European “migrant crisis”. By contrast, the salience of “Economic liberalism”, “Europe” and “Environment” has remained very low during the studied period and only shows peaks related to critical events that last for a short time. Regarding opinion polarisation, we observe overall stable attitudes on globalisation-related issues among the German population since the 1990s. We only detect a general opinion shift towards more positive attitudes concerning immigration and environment protection measures. We conclude that the necessary conditions of a globalisation social conflict are so far not met among the German population.

Human Rights Education

2008 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jost Stellmacher ◽  
Gert Sommer
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Human Rights Education ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Culture Of Peace ◽  
Peace Psychology ◽  
Short Time ◽  
Reference Document

Abstract. Human rights have advanced to an important category of peace and international politics in recent decades. The reference document for human rights is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), which emphasizes, among other things, the relevance of human rights education. However, this topic has been largely neglected in empirical research until now. Peace psychology might contribute to a better understanding of human rights education. The present article examines effects of human rights education on knowledge, attitudes, and commitment concerning human rights. Three university seminars dealing with human rights as one of two principal topics formed the background for three quasiexperimental studies with pre-/posttest designs. All studies demonstrate that even short-time human rights education can increase the knowledge about human rights and enhance positive attitudes and commitment concerning human rights. The discussion stresses the importance of further empirical studies on human rights education for a culture of peace.

scholarly journals Pitting resistance evaluation of ternary Ni-Cr-Mo alloys in flue gas environment

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (319) ◽  
pp. 32-36
Author(s):  
A. Kemelzhanova ◽  
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K. Mukashev ◽  
A. Muradov ◽  
Th. Lampke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Corrosion Rate ◽  
Sulphuric Acid ◽  
Pitting Corrosion ◽  
Flue Gas ◽  
Anodic Polarization ◽  
Necessary Conditions ◽  
Test Conditions ◽  
Short Time ◽  
Very High

After the appearance of pitting corrosion, the corrosion rate reaches very high values, which leads to a deterioration in the quality of the product in a short time. It may happen that the pitting does not continue its penetrating effect: if there are no necessary conditions for its growth, a pitting of greater activity is not formed, which will absorb all the current supplied from the area surrounding the cathode. Results of potenciodynamic investigations of four Ni‐base alloys are presented. The tests were conducted in 1 percent sulphuric acid, containing 0.2 percent chlorides at temperature 353K. Gravimetric test, performed in the same conditions, revealed excellent properties of alloy signed A3. Pitting corrosion of alloy A4 at the test conditions after long exposure at 353K was observed and was confirmed by the applied tests. The multiple anodic polarization (MAP) method is proposed to control alloys’ susceptibility to pitting corrosion.

scholarly journals GROUNDWATER, SURFACE WATER AND LEACHATE MONITORING IN HOUSEHOLD WASTE LANDFILL „GETLINI”

2005 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 207
Author(s):  
Edmunds Teirumnieks ◽  
Jānis Prols ◽  
Aija Dēliņa
Keyword(s):  
Surface Water ◽  
Storm Water ◽  
Household Waste ◽  
Contamination Level ◽  
Environment Protection ◽  
Protection Measures ◽  
Waste Landfill ◽  
Surface Water And Groundwater

The paper is about the largest landfill in Latvia Getlini. Waste from Riga city and surroundings are disposed here. The waste landfilling once was started in the old sand-gravel quarry, next to the Getlini bog, and no environment protection measures were taken. Currently total area of the Getlini landfill is 87 ha and 36 ha of it occupy the old dumpsite (waste hill). Contaminants from the waste with storm water leached to the over groundwater and under groundwater and contaminated it. In the paper contamination level and spreading of leachate, surface water and groundwater are described.

scholarly journals “We learnt lots in a short time”: Cultural exchange across three universities through songs from different lands

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-193
Author(s):  
Dawn Joseph ◽  
Rohan Nethsinghe ◽  
Alberto Cabedo-Mas
Keyword(s):  
Music Education ◽  
Professional Learning ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Culturally Responsive ◽  
Initial Teacher Education ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Royal Melbourne Institute ◽  
Institute Of Technology ◽  
Short Time

Establishing strong connections between universities within initial teacher education (ITE) programs not only takes time, but it also presents opportunities and challenges. Tertiary music educators are called to prepare ITE students/pre-service teachers to be culturally responsive. This article forms part of our wider study “See, Listen and Share: Exploring Intercultural Music Education in a Transnational Experience Across Three Universities (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, Australia; Deakin University, Australia; and Universitat Jaume I of Castelló, Spain). For this article, we draw on student web survey data, anecdotal feedback, and our reflections. We employ Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis as a tool to thematically group our surveys into three broad overarching themes to inform our findings and discussions. We argue that music education is an effective vehicle for exploring culture and diversity through song. Our findings show that our ITE students built positive attitudes about using songs in their generalist primary and early childhood classrooms. They also recognized the importance of collaborative sharing using face-to-face and Skype. This project proved a worthy experience for all concerned, it formed a rich part of our professional learning. We encourage others to consider the approach as one way to promote multicultural music and cultural diversity within ITE programs and across other educational settings.

Advice on Rural Ecological Planning and Environment Protection of Bengbu City

2013 ◽  
Vol 864-867 ◽  
pp. 1153-1159
Author(s):  
Bao Liu Zhang ◽  
Hong Luo ◽  
Zheng Qing Wang
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Ecological Environment ◽  
Rural Environment ◽  
Regulatory Regime ◽  
Rural Planning ◽  
Environment Protection ◽  
Ecological Planning ◽  
Protection Measures ◽  
Agriculture Development

With analyzing the rural ecological environment protection status and pollution sources of Bengbu City, the problems in the rural environmental protection work will be pointed out, including the out-dated regulatory regime, poor implementation of environmental policy, low motivation of environmental protection and other major issues. With applying ecological planning thoughts, advice including village eco-positioning and ecological agriculture development for rural planning will be proposed. For the environmental protection measures, relative suggestions such as increasing the effective monitoring of rural environment; strengthening the infrastructure construction, promoting clean production efforts and innovating market-oriented means of propaganda will be put forward to achieve rural sustainable development.

Providing Stable Development of Technogenic Systems Formed during Mineral Exploration in the Far Eastern Federal District

2014 ◽  
Vol 644-650 ◽  
pp. 5379-5382
Author(s):  
Lyudmila Timopheevna Krupskaya ◽  
Valentina Pavlovna Zvereva ◽  
Nadezda Grigorievna Volobueva
Keyword(s):  
Mineral Exploration ◽  
Federal District ◽  
Environment Protection ◽  
Protection Measures ◽  
Mineral Development ◽  
Far Eastern ◽  
Stable Development

The article presents the results of the study of environmentally stable evolution of technogenic systems formed during the mineral development in the Far Eastern Federal District (FEFD) of Russia. The scope of ecosystems destruction was defined, and the assessment of waste impact on ecosphere and health of the population was made. Environment protection measures were developed.

scholarly journals Analysis of environmental activities of mining enterprises on the example of PAO Severstal

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 244-256
Author(s):  
V. S. Zaitsev
Keyword(s):  
Soil Pollution ◽  
Industrial Waste ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Local Environment ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Environment Protection ◽  
Protection Measures ◽  
Environmental Activities ◽  
Steel Works

The authors analyzed the environment protection measures and effectiveness of the environmental activities atCherepovetsiron and steel works which is situated vitally close to the specially protected natural area of international importance Darwin Nature Reserve. They show that the measures taken cover all essential issues to decrease the negative impact of the iron and steel works on the local ecosystems and human health according to the modern world practice. The measures include defining the basic pollutants and monitoring their release, modernizing manufacturing equipment to reduce contaminated wastewater discharges, air and soil pollution, safe disposal of industrial waste and diversified monitoring of the local environment. The above mentioned activities resulted in significant reduction of industrial waste, reduced water consumption and decrease in wastewater and soil pollution. After analyzing data of the independent monitoring of the environment the authors noted high efficiency of environment protection activity carried out in different years atCherepovetsiron and steel works. The results of the studies and the authors’ field research inDarwinnature resort showed improvements in the environmental conditions in the local area including improvement of the general state of the nature resort’s ecosystems. The state of the environment has basically improved, for example, in the past 5 years the air inCherepovetshas become cleaner, the pollutant content in soil and vegetation inDarwinnature resort area has also reduced. 

scholarly journals Substantiation of environment protection measures of natural and man-made landscapes in the zone of waste storage

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (3(41)) ◽  
pp. 33-38
Author(s):  
Anatoliy Rokochinskiy ◽  
Pavlo Volk ◽  
Sergii Gromachenko ◽  
Nataliia Prykhodko ◽  
Oleg Pinchuk
Keyword(s):  
Environment Protection ◽  
Protection Measures ◽  
Waste Storage
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