scholarly journals Communicating About COVID-19 in Four European Countries: Similarities and Differences in National Discourses in Germany, Italy, Spain, and Sweden

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annelie Sjölander-Lindqvist ◽  
Simon Larsson ◽  
Nadia Fava ◽  
Nanna Gillberg ◽  
Claudio Marcianò ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
European Countries ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
National Discourses

QUALITY OF LIFE IN URBAN AND RURAL AREAS OF FIVE EUROPEAN COUNTRIES: SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES

2004 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
HEIDRUN MOLLENKOPF ◽  
ROMAN KASPAR ◽  
FIORELLA MARCELLINI ◽  
ISTO RUOPPILA ◽  
ZSUZSA SZÉMAN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
Urban And Rural Areas

scholarly journals Flood risk governance arrangements in Europe

2015 ◽  
Vol 369 ◽  
pp. 195-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Matczak ◽  
J. Lewandowski ◽  
A. Choryński ◽  
M. Szwed ◽  
Z. W. Kundzewicz
Keyword(s):  
Flood Risk ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Risk Governance ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Risk Management Strategies ◽  
Risk Practices ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Governance Arrangements

Abstract. The STAR-FLOOD (Strengthening and Redesigning European Flood Risk Practices Towards Appropriate and Resilient Flood Risk Governance Arrangements) project, funded by the European Commission, investigates strategies for dealing with flood risk in six European countries: Belgium, the UK, France, the Netherlands, Poland and Sweden and in 18 vulnerable urban regions in these countries. The project aims to describe, analyse, explain, and evaluate the main similarities and differences between the selected EU Member States in terms of development and performance of flood risk governance arrangements. It also discusses the scientific and societal importance of these similarities and differences. Attention is paid to identification and characterization of shifts in flood risk governance arrangements and in flood risk management strategies and to determination of triggering factors and restraining factors. An assessment of a change of resilience and appropriateness (legitimacy, effectiveness, efficiency) of flood risk governance arrangements in Poland is presented and comparison with other European countries is offered.

Multiculturalism, (Im)Migration, Theatre: The National Arts Centre, Ottawa, a Case of Staging Canadian Nationalism

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yana Meerzon
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Diversity ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Cultural Activity ◽  
Liberal Party ◽  
Symbolic Function ◽  
Canadian Theatre ◽  
The World ◽  
Theatre Company ◽  
Canadian Nationalism ◽  
Similarities And Differences

AbstractOn October 22, 2015, two days after the Liberal Party of Canada came to power, The Globe and Mail published an editorial entitled “Canada to the World: Xenophobia Doesn’t Play Here.” The article suggested that, in these times of migration crises, a rising xenophobic discourse and neo-nationalism, it is essential for the European countries to start taking lessons in navigating cultural diversity from Canada, the first country in the world that institutionalized principles of multiculturalism. This view is clearly reflected in the repertoire politics of Canadian theatre institutions, specifically the National Arts Centre (NAC) Ottawa, the only theatre company in Canada directly subsidized by its government. Mandated to support artistic excellence through arts, the NAC acts as a pulpit of official ideology. It presents diversity on stage as the leading Canadian value, and thus fulfills its symbolic function to serve as a mirror to its nation.However, this paper argues that, by offering an image of Canada, constructed by our government and tourist agencies, as an idyllic place to negotiate our similarities and differences, the NAC fosters what Loren Kruger calls a theatrical nationhood (4–16). A closer look at the 2014 NAC English theatre co-production of Kim’s Convenience will help illustrate how the politics of mimicry can become a leading device in the aesthetics of national mimesis – a cultural activity of “representing the nation as well as the result of it (an image of the nation)” (Hurley 24); and how the artistry of a multicultural kitchen-sink can turn a subject of diversity into that of affirmation and sentimentalism.

Mandatory Sperm Donor Registration

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-39
Author(s):  
Heleen Weyers
Keyword(s):  
European Countries ◽  
Sperm Donation ◽  
Best Interest ◽  
Sperm Donor ◽  
Legal Provision ◽  
Parliamentary Debates ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
Process Oriented ◽  
Donor Offspring

Seven European countries prohibited anonymous sperm donation. This article looks at the similarities and differences of these laws. The laws share the structure of a prohibition and an obligation. Another common characteristic is that they all lack the legal provision to inform children that they are donor offspring. This suggests that the laws are merely symbolic. The laws differ regarding their orientation. The Swedish and Norwegian laws are value-oriented. They explicitly aim at the best interest of the child and try to guarantee that the child will grow up under good conditions. The Dutch law is merely process-oriented. To decide whether the laws are instrumental or symbolic, the missing provision of the laws is discussed. Next to that, the ultimate goal of the laws is considered. The conclusion is that a deeper look in to parliamentary debates is needed to determine the characters of the laws.

scholarly journals The Transnationalism of Swedish and Russian National Theatres in the Second Half of the Eighteenth Century: How Foreign Performative Art Sharpened the Aesthetics of National Identity

2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 104
Author(s):  
Maria Berlova
Keyword(s):  
Eighteenth Century ◽  
National Identity ◽  
National Identities ◽  
European Countries ◽  
General Tendency ◽  
English Drama ◽  
National Cultures ◽  
The Enlightenment ◽  
French And English ◽  
Similarities And Differences

In this article, I consider the formation of national theatres in Sweden and Russia under the guidance of King Gustav III and Empress Catherine II. Both Swedish and Russian theatres in the second half of the eighteenth century consolidated their nationalism by appealing to various national cultures and absorbing them. One of the achievements of the Enlightenment was the rise in popularity of theatre and its transnationalism. Several European countries, like Russia, Sweden, Po- land, Hungary and others, decided to follow France and Italy’s example with their older traditions, and participate in the revival of the theatrical arts, while aiming at the same time to preserve their national identities. The general tendency in all European countries of “second theatre culture” was toward transnationalism, i.e. the acceptance of the inter-penetration between the various European cultures with the unavoidable impact of French and Italian theatres. The historical plays of the two royal dramatists – Gustav III and Catherine II – were based on nation- al history and formulated following models of mainly French and English drama. The monarchs resorted to the help of French, Italian and German composers, stage designers, architects, choreographers and actors to produce their plays. However, such cooperation only emphasized Swedish as well as Russian national- ism. Despite many similarities, Gustav III and Catherine II differed somewhat in how each positioned their own brand of nationalism. By delving deeper into the details of the formation of the national theatres by these monarchs, I will explore similarities and differences between their two theatres.

scholarly journals How large are the differences between originator and generic prices? Analysis of five molecules in 16 European countries

2012 ◽  
Vol 13 (3S) ◽  
pp. 29-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabine Vogler
Keyword(s):  
Mycophenolate Mofetil ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Small Sample Size ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Price Difference ◽  
Original Product ◽  
Pharmaceutical Form ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
Price Differences

OBJECTIVE: To survey the price differences between originators and generics for a selected basket of molecules and to analyze similarities and differences with regard to the countries included and their generic policies. METHODS: Ex-factory prices as of November 2011 of five molecules provided from the Pharma Price Information (PPI) service of the Austrian Health Institute were analyzed for 16 European countries (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, UK). The selected molecules were gemcitabine, mycophenolate mofetil, olanzapine, risperidone and sumatriptan. For a specific presentation (same pack size, dosage and pharmaceutical form) of each molecule, the prices of the original product and the “most common generic” as defined by PPI were compared. RESULTS: Considerable variations among the extent of price differences between originator and generic were identified (gemicitabine: lowest price difference of 1.4% between originator and generic in Belgium and highest difference of 73.4% in Portugal; mycophenolate mofetil: 3.4% Norway – 71.7% Netherlands; olanzapine: 0.1% Spain – 97.1% Sweden; risperidone: 0.9% Netherlands – 97.3% UK; sumatriptan: 5.8% Greece – 95.0% Denmark). Further, no difference at all between originator and generic prices was found for some molecules in a few countries (Norway: for 4 of the 5 molecules analyzed; Spain: 3; Belgium: 2; in Austria, France and Greece for one molecule respectively). For the five molecules of the sample, Greece, Spain, Ireland and Norway consistently displayed lower price differences whereas Denmark, Finland and Sweden tended to show higher differences between originator and generic prices. CONCLUSION: Even if this research is illustrative and not representative due to the small sample size, results suggest confirming large differences across Europe. It appears that countries (e.g. Denmark, Sweden) with strong generic policies, particularly based on competition and involving elements of enforcement, tend to have higher differences between originator and generic prices. Further research, notably with a broader basket, is recommended.

scholarly journals Similarities and Differences In Orphan Drug Reimbursement In 16 European Countries

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (7) ◽  
pp. A677-A678
Author(s):  
K Falk ◽  
A Brown ◽  
E Faria-Billinton ◽  
M Martensson ◽  
G Murray ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Orphan Drug ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Drug Reimbursement ◽  
Similarities And Differences

Introduction: Parenting Support in the Nordic Countries: Is there a Specific Nordic Model?

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 425-429 ◽  
Author(s):  
Astrid Ouahyb Sundsbø ◽  
Ella Sihvonen
Keyword(s):  
Social Policy ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Nordic Countries ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Parenting Support ◽  
Nordic Region ◽  
The North ◽  
Similarities And Differences

This themed section focuses on parenting support as a social policy phenomenon within and across the five Nordic Countries of Europe: Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark. As in other parts of Europe, parenting support has received increased attention in social policy making in the Nordic region. In reviewing developments in the Nordic countries, the themed section seeks to identify and discuss similarities and differences between parenting support policies in the North versus other parts of Europe. It considers whether the aims and the provision of parenting support in the Nordic countries differ significantly from those identified in studies of parenting support policies in other European countries.

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