scholarly journals Social movements in a time of pandemic: The case of Tech4Covid19 in Portugal

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 51-63
Author(s):  
Fernando Almeida ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Local Economy ◽  
Strong Impact ◽  
Multiple Perspectives ◽  
Economic Agents ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
The Media

The COVID-19 pandemic had a strong impact on Portuguese society and raised the need for new technological projects to help frontline professionals in the fight against coronavirus and its effects on the local population and economic agents. It is in this context that the Tech4Covid19 movement was founded by Portuguese technological startups. This initiative brings together more than 5000 volunteers and offers technological solutions in the areas of health, education, and local economy. This study aims to understand and explore the organizational model and dynamics of Tech4Covid19 through the adoption of qualitative methods based on primary and secondary sources that have allowed the movement to be explored from multiple perspectives. The findings reveal that Tech4Covid internally promotes the development of its own projects, but also accepts projects proposed by external entities that are aligned with the principles and values of the movement. The organization of the movement is supported by autonomous self-managed teams regarding each project, and there is a coordination group responsible for the aggregate management of the various initiatives and for establishing communication with partners, the media, and social networks.

scholarly journals Going Entrepreneurial: Agro-tourism and Rural Development in Northern Montenegro

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatjana Stanovčić ◽  
Sanja Peković ◽  
Jovana Vukčević ◽  
Djurdjica Perović
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Local Economy ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Territorial Development ◽  
Sustainable Tourism Development ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Tourism Professionals ◽  
Training And Support

Abstract Background: In Montenegro, there is a growing awareness of the necessity to further develop sustainable forms of tourism and foster economic development of mostly agrarian northern rural areas. However, this is of the utmost importance not only for sustaining local economy, but also for creating more balanced framework for territorial development. Objectives: Paper aims to set a framework for studying the role of innovations and entrepreneurship in developing sustainable agro-tourism in Montenegro through identifying main resources, obstacles, challenges and potentials of the process. Methods/Approach: The analysis is based on both review of the secondary sources and the fieldwork conducted between June and October 2015 in rural areas of Kuci and Durmitor, as well as the number of interviews with farmers and tourism professionals from the country. Results: The results highlighted the low levels of both entrepreneurial culture and hospitality awareness amongst local population, lack of investments, infrastructural backwardness and insufficient government support as the main obstacles to developing successful and sustainable agro-tourism ventures. Conclusions: Public bodies should create a comprehensive strategy for sustainable tourism development, which should focus on providing incentives, training and support to the farmers eager to diversify their agro-activities through entrepreneurial actions.

scholarly journals NEOPAGANS IN UKRAINE AS A "SOURCE OF CONFLICT": ACCORDING TO INTERNET MEDIA

2019 ◽  
pp. 100-109
Author(s):  
Oksana Smorzhevska
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Virtual Space ◽  
High Profile ◽  
Conflict Situations ◽  
Internet Media ◽  
The Media ◽  
Stone Sculpture

Virtual media like television or other types of media influence the audience from year to year more and more powerful. The role of social networks as a source of information and its interpretation is growing especially rapidly. Modern pagans (neo-pagans) in Ukraine represent a small part of religiously oriented citizens of Ukraine. However, they are also present in the information virtual space. And not only in their social groups and pagan sites. Quite often, representatives of the pagan movement of Ukraine and their worldview and lifestyle became the objects of news related to conflict situations. Typically, in virtual media, information was conveyed through the prism of “pagans and others”. Thus, voluntarily or involuntarily, there is the perception of the pagans in Ukraine and the pagan movement as a whole is somehow exotic, extravagant, sometimes dangerous and even hostile. Although paganism is not widely known in Ukraine, it is also not informationally isolated. For the majority of the population of Ukraine, paganism is more associated with “Ivan Kupala”, jumping over a fire and spectacular historical reconstructions. However, the media covers not only holidays and interesting rituals, but also conflict situations related one way or another with the rejection of the pagans and their worldview. I focused only on the most resonant cases, which received quite noticeable and lengthy coverage in the Internet media. Among them: the destruction (burning, logging, dousing) of the shrines of the pagans. Such cases became especially resonant on Khortytsya island in Zaporizhzhia, where one of the centers of the pagan movement of Ukraine, the Ruske Pravoslavne Kolo, was deployed. The acts of vandalism and religious hatred also took place in the other cities of Ukraine. Among the most high-profile cases is the destruction of a wooden statue of Perun and a stone sculpture of Svitovid (a copy of the Zbruchansky idol) in Kyiv. Also publicized was the case of the taking away by social services of children from pagan parents in Buki willage in the Zhytomyr region and their return through the court. Relations between pagans, Ukrainian Greek Catholics, and the local population of the Gusyatinsky district in the Ternopil region were difficult, too. Stormy discussions on social networks caused the burial of the pagan who died in the war, Marian Nayda.

scholarly journals Preserving and memorialising relationships: exploring young people’s experiences of foster care through the lens of social capital

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 176-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin Rogers
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Foster Care ◽  
Young People ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Growing Up ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Gain Access

This article presents findings from research into how young people growing up in foster care in the UK manage the relationships in their social networks and gain access to social capital. It is a concept that highlights the value of relationships and is relevant to young people in care as they have usually experienced disruptions to their social and family life. Qualitative methods were used and the findings show that despite experiencing disruption to their social networks, the young people demonstrated that they were able to maintain access to their social capital. They achieved this in two ways. Firstly, they preserved their relationships, often through what can be seen as ordinary practices but in the extraordinary context of being in foster care. Secondly, they engaged in creative practices of memorialisation to preserve relationships that had ended or had been significantly impaired due to their experience of separation and movement. The article highlights implications for policy and practice, including the need to recognise the value of young people’s personal possessions. Furthermore, it stresses the need to support them to maintain their relationships across their networks as this facilitates their access to social capital.

The ingenious marketing of modern paintings

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-233
Author(s):  
Thomas M. Bayer ◽  
John Page
Keyword(s):  
Exchange Process ◽  
Art Market ◽  
Late Nineteenth Century ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Auction Houses ◽  
Art Dealers ◽  
The Media ◽  
Eighteenth And Nineteenth Centuries

Purpose – This paper aims to analyze the evolution of the marketing of paintings and related visual products from its nascent stages in England around 1700 to the development of the modern art market by 1900, with a brief discussion connecting to the present. Design/methodology/approach – Sources consist of a mixture of primary and secondary sources as well as a series of econometric and statistical analyses of specifically constructed and unique data sets that list nearly more than 50,000 different sales of paintings during this period. One set records sales of paintings at various English auction houses during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries; the second set consists of all purchases and sales of paintings recorded in the stock books of the late nineteenth-century London art dealer, Arthur Tooth, during the years of 1870/1871. The authors interpret the data under a commoditization model first introduced by Igor Kopytoff in 1986 that posits that markets and their participants evolve toward maximizing the efficiency of their exchange process within the prevailing exchange technology. Findings – We found that artists were largely responsible for a series of innovations in the art market that replaced the prevailing direct relationship between artists and patron with a modern market for which painters produced works on speculation to be sold by enterprising middlemen to an anonymous public. In this process, artists displayed a remarkable creativity and a seemingly instinctive understanding of the principles of competitive marketing that should dispel the erroneous but persistent notion that artistic genius and business savvy are incompatible. Research limitations/implications – A similar marketing analysis could be done of the development of the art markets of other leading countries, such as France, Italy and Holland, as well as the current developments of the art market. Practical implications – The same process of the development of the art market in England is now occurring in Latin America and China. Also, the commoditization process continues in the present, now using the Internet and worldwide art dealers. Originality/value – This is the first article to trace the historical development of the marketing of art in all of its components: artists, dealers, artist organizations, museums, curators, art critics, the media and art historians.

scholarly journals The 2007 flood in the Sahel: causes, characteristics and its presentation in the media and FEWS NET

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 313-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Samimi ◽  
A. H. Fink ◽  
H. Paeth
Keyword(s):  
Rainy Season ◽  
Satellite Images ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Return Periods ◽  
Volta Basin ◽  
The Media ◽  
Ground Truthing ◽  
Upper Volta ◽  
Flooded Areas ◽  
Interpretation Of Satellite Images

Abstract. During the rainy season in 2007, reports about exceptional rains and floodings in the Sahel were published in the media, especially in August and September. Institutions and organizations like the World Food Programme (WFP) and FEWS NET put the events on the agenda and released alerts and requested help. The partly controversial picture was that most of the Sahel faced a crisis caused by widespread floodings. Our study shows that the rainy season in 2007 was exceptional with regard to rainfall amount and return periods. In many areas the event had a return period between 1 and 50 yr with high spatial heterogeneity, with the exception of the Upper Volta basin, which yielded return periods of up to 1200 yr. Despite the strong rainfall, the interpretation of satellite images show that the floods were mainly confined to lakes and river beds. However, the study also proves the difficulties in assessing the meteorological processes and the demarcation of flooded areas in satellite images without ground truthing. These facts and the somewhat vague and controversial reports in the media and FEWS NET demonstrate that it is crucial to thoroughly analyze such events at a regional and local scale involving the local population.

scholarly journals Suicide prevention: A study of patients' views

2003 ◽  
Vol 182 (3) ◽  
pp. 261-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
John M. Eagles ◽  
Dawn P. Carson ◽  
Annabel Begg ◽  
Simon A. Naji
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Psychiatric Illness ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Psychiatric Services ◽  
Prevention Strategies ◽  
Psychiatric Illnesses ◽  
Service Models ◽  
The Media

BackgroundSuicide prevention strategies are usually formulated without seeking the views of people with psychiatric illnesses.AimsTo establish what helped patients with severe psychiatric illness when they felt suicidal.MethodA semi-structured interview was constructed following transcribed interviews with 12 patients. This was administered to 59 out-patients with serious and enduring mental illness, focusing on factors they found helpful or unhelpful when at their most despairing.ResultsThree-quarters of patients were in contact with psychiatric services when feeling at their lowest, and this contact was generally deemed to be helpful. Social networks were considered just as helpful as psychiatric services by the half of patients who discussed their feelings with friends or relatives. Religious beliefs and affiliations were helpful. Negative influences included the media and the stigma of psychiatric illness.ConclusionsEfforts at suicide prevention might usefully focus on enhancing patients' social networks, increasing the likelihood of early contact with psychiatric services and decreasing the stigma attached to psychiatric illness. Larger studies of patients exposed to different service models would be informative.

scholarly journals Building and Mobilizing Social Capital: A Phenomenological Study of Part-time Professors

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-70
Author(s):  
Sarah Jamieson ◽  
Jenepher Lennox Terrion
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Part Time ◽  
Barriers To Communication ◽  
The University

This paper explores the experiences of new part-time professors (instructors hired on a semester-by-semester basis that have been working at the institution for less than five years) and considers the phenomenon of how they connect with peers. It examines whether a lack of connection exists among part-time professors at the University of Ottawa and how this may affect their experience (i.e. teaching and career), lead to barriers to connection, and affect their social capital (i.e., their ability to access or use resources embedded in their social networks). Using Moustakas’ (1994) phenomenological approach for collecting and analyzing data and Creswell’s (2007) approach for establishing validity, we uncovered several thematic patterns in participants’ experience that indicate barriers to connection and affect the ability to access and mobilize social capital: Feeling uncertain or impermanent, isolated, overwhelmed, and like second-class citizens. The paper concludes that inadequate social capital may not only influence part-time professors – it may also have problematic implications for students, the department, and the University as a whole. Keywords: Social capital, barriers to communication, phenomenology, qualitative methods, part-time professors

scholarly journals Blackfishing on Instagram: Influencing and the Commodification of Black Urban Aesthetics

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 205630512110382
Author(s):  
Wesley E. Stevens
Keyword(s):  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Black Identity ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Black Culture ◽  
Cultural Appropriation ◽  
Media Discourse ◽  
Black Markets ◽  
Economic Agents ◽  
The Media ◽  
Urban Aesthetics

This article examines blackfishing, a practice in which cultural and economic agents appropriate Black culture and urban aesthetics in an effort to capitalize on Black markets. Specifically, this study analyzes the Instagram accounts of four influencers (Instagram models) who were accused of blackfishing in late 2018 and is supplemented with a critical analysis of 27 news and popular press articles which comprise the media discourse surrounding the controversy. Situated within the literature on cultural appropriation and urban redevelopment policies, this study explores how Black identity is mined for its cultural and economic value in the context of digital labor. I assert that Instagram’s unique platform affordances (including its racial affordances) and the neoliberal logics which undergird cultural notions of labor facilitate the mechanisms by which Black identity is rendered a lucrative commodity vis-à-vis influencing.

scholarly journals Personality and the Impact of Celebrity Endorsements on Instagram

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 468-474
Author(s):  
Yair Amichai-Hamburger ◽  
Shir Etgar ◽  
Hadar Gil-Ad ◽  
Michal Levitan-Giat ◽  
Gaya Raz
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Strong Influence ◽  
Online Social Network ◽  
Strong Impact ◽  
Celebrity Endorsements ◽  
Internal Locus Of Control ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Celebrities are famous people who often belong to entertainment industry. They are known to have a strong influence on people’s behavior. In the digital age this impact has expanded to include the online arena. Celebrities increasingly utilize Instagram, an online social network, to promote commercial products. It is important to learn to what extent people are influenced by this type of promotion and what sort of people are likely to be swayed by it. Research has demonstrated that people’s personalities have a strong impact on their behaviors online. However, until now, these investigations have not included the relationship between personality and the degree of celebrity influence through social networks. This study examines how much the personality of a user is related to the degree to which he or she is influenced by these Celebrity Instagram messages. Participants comprised 121 students (34 males, 87 females). They answered questionnaires which focused on their personality and were asked about the degree of influence celebrities exerted upon them through Instagram. Results showed that people who are characterized as being open and having an internal locus of control are more resistant to such celebrity influences. This paper demonstrates that the personality of a recipient is likely to influence the degree of impact that a celebrity endorsement is likely to produce. The implications of these results are discussed.

scholarly journals CULTURA E TELEVISÃO: NOTAS SOBREA INFLUENCIA DA MÍDIA TELEVISIVA

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 80-101
Author(s):  
Clifton Morais Correia ◽  
Francisco Gilson Rebouças Porto Junior
Keyword(s):  
Significant Influence ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Social Role ◽  
Strong Impact ◽  
Central Theme ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
The Media ◽  
Television Media ◽  
Brazilian Culture

O tema central desse estudo diz respeito sobre a mídia e seu poder influenciador. É fato que a mídia exerce significativa influência na sociedade, impondo regras e moldando opiniões. A verdade  que ela hoje desempenha um importante papel informativo e social, influenciando diretamente a opinião de qualquer indivíduo, alfabetizado ou não, causando forte impacto em vários aspectos da vida social. Diante disso, discute-se sobre esse poder de influencia que a mídia possui. Para limitar a sua atuação, nessa pesquisa será analisada o seu poder por meio da televisão. Assim, analisa-se a mídia televisiva e seu impacto. No entanto, para melhor discussão dessa temática, apresenta-se a influência que a mídia televisiva possui para a área da Cultura. Frente a isso, o objetivo desse estudo é discorrer sobre de que modo a mídia televisiva influencia a cultura brasileira e comportamento das pessoas.  Além disso, vamos conversar esses temas aos capítulos de Barbeiro, onde fala exatamente sobre essa temática.   Palavras-chave: Mídia, Televisão, Influência.   RESUME The central theme of this study concerns the media and its influencing power. It is a fact that the media has a significant influence on society, imposing rules and shaping opinions. The truth that it today plays an important informative and social role, directly influencing the opinion of any individual, literate or not, causing a strong impact on various aspects of social life. Therefore, it is discussed about this power of influence that the media has. To limit its performance, this research will analyze its power through television. Thus, the television media and its impact are analyzed. However, for a better discussion of this theme, the influence that the television media has for the area of ​​Culture is presented. Given this, the objective of this study is to discuss how the television media influences Brazilian culture and people's behavior.In addition, we will discuss these topics in the chapters of Barbeiro, where he talks about exactly this theme.   Keywords: Media, Television, Influence.   RESUMEN El tema central de este estudio se refiere a los medios y su poder de influencia. Es un hecho que los medios tienen una influencia significativa en la sociedad, imponen reglas y dan forma a las opiniones. La verdad de que hoy desempeña un importante papel informativo y social, influyendo directamente en la opinión de cualquier individuo, alfabetizado o no, causando un fuerte impacto en varios aspectos de la vida social. Por lo tanto, se discute sobre este poder de influencia que tienen los medios. Para limitar su rendimiento, esta investigación analizará su poder a través de la televisión. Así, se analizan los medios de televisión y su impacto. Sin embargo, para una mejor discusión de este tema, se presenta la influencia que los medios de televisión tienen para el área de Cultura. Ante esto, el objetivo de este estudio es discutir cómo los medios de televisión influyen en la cultura brasileña y el comportamiento de las personas.Además, discutiremos estos temas en los capítulos de Barbeiro, donde habla exactamente sobre este tema.   Palabras clave: medios, televisión, influencia.

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