scholarly journals Experiencing Religion: Post-Colonial Views for Religious Education

Religions ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 14
Author(s):  
Rito Baring
Keyword(s):  
Religious Education ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Post Colonial ◽  
Power And Control ◽  
Contemporary Religion ◽  
Epistemological Shifts ◽  
And Control

Framed within religious historicism, the present study reviews, through historical and empirical insights, the lessons that Philippine RE can learn from the liberating function of religion and liberated religious undercurrents parallel to institutional religion in the Philippines. The liberating function of religion is often overlooked in post-colonial discourses while religious undercurrent views seem neglected due to pre-occupations with untangling power imbalances submerged in the voices of institutional religion in post-colonial analysis. Hence, in this presentation, I give particular attention to the liberating role of contemporary religion in contrast to the post-colonial thrust to rid institutional religion of power and control and secondly, the liberated religious views of young Filipino audiences from empirical findings I found from my previous studies. For religious undercurrents, I limit myself to current unorthodox religious interpretations of young Filipino audiences departing from conventional assumptions of religion and culture. My analysis of liberating religion and liberated religious views from empirical findings show epistemological shifts from the Christian interpretation in a post-colonial context. These shifts point to de-institutionalized but theocentric religious ideas inspired by moral and communal considerations, which form the basis of RE content.

scholarly journals Frontline Responses to Domestic Abuse in Scotland

2021 ◽  
pp. 239-256
Author(s):  
Ruth Friskney ◽  
Oona Brooks-Hay ◽  
Michele Burman
Keyword(s):  
Gold Standard ◽  
Domestic Abuse ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Data Sources ◽  
Gender Inequalities ◽  
Power And Control ◽  
Agency Risk ◽  
Partnership Approach ◽  
And Control

Scotland's progress in tackling domestic abuse is recognised for the gendered analysis which underpins it. This gendered analysis recognises structural gender inequalities as the context in which domestic abuse occurs, enabling more effective targeting of resources for prevention and response. The Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018, described as a 'gold standard' in legislation to tackle domestic abuse, draws on the gendered concept of coercive control. The Act seeks to recognise in law the nature of domestic abuse not as isolated incidents but rather as an ongoing exercise of power and control by the perpetrator, using various tactics. In this chapter, we describe what is known about domestic abuse in Scotland, the strengths and weaknesses of different data sources in capturing the gendered nature of domestic abuse and the reality of how victim-survivors experience it. We consider the multi-agency structures, in particular Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conferences and Multi-Agency Tasking and Coordinating groups, which support Scotland's partnership approach in the front-line response to domestic abuse, recognising the crucial role of feminist third sector agencies alongside statutory agencies such as police, health, social work, and housing.

Madingley, Madding, Mad scenarios: an exercise in futurology

2000 ◽  
Vol 89 (03) ◽  
pp. 146-149
Author(s):  
D Eskinazi
Keyword(s):  
Driving Forces ◽  
Power And Control ◽  
The Future ◽  
Medical Approach ◽  
And Control ◽  
Changing World

AbstractThe Madingley scenarios were created to suggest potential contrasting futures (around year 2020) that could develop from the same driving forces. Those contrasting futures are named ‘Trust their Guidance’ and ‘Find my Way’, respectively. Trust their Guidance depicts a world where institutions have succeeded in adapting to the changing world and have strengthened their power and control on nations. Find my Way depicts a world where empowered individuals have taken responsibility for optimising their own lives. The discussion of these scenarios raised a number of questions including the purpose and role of governments, differences between societies, fundamental vs superficial change and, applied to the area of homeopathy, the role and responsibility of the homeopathic community in shaping the future of this medical approach.

Balancing the Tide of Globalization: Maintaining Afro-Caribbean Cultural Power and Indigenous Identity in the Dance Studio

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 163-170
Author(s):  
Lisa Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Dance Education ◽  
Indigenous Identity ◽  
Post Colonial ◽  
Dance Teachers ◽  
Power And Control ◽  
Cultural Power ◽  
Cultural Expressions ◽  
And Control ◽  
Traditional Cultural Expressions ◽  
Aesthetic Values

Historically, during the first wave of globalization, then known as colonialism, efforts were made by colonizers to silence indigenous cultural expressions as a means of establishing power and control. In this current wave of globalization, which is marked by an aggressive technological revolution that has facilitated greater connectedness and spread of the more dominant North Atlantic aesthetic values and practices across the globe, Afro-Caribbean traditional cultural expressions face the potential risk of being obsolete and powerless in the dancing lives of young studio-based dancers in the Caribbean. This paper presents findings of a qualitative study into measures taken by Caribbean dance teachers (n = 6), from Jamaica, Grenada, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, to promote Afro-Caribbean movement aesthetics and practices in their dance studios with young people. I will argue that such measures are important to the empowerment of the Afro-Caribbean dancing body and to safeguard against colonial structures in post-colonial Caribbean dance education.

scholarly journals Duality of roles and corporate governance in Greece

2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Themistokles Lazarides
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Balance Of Power ◽  
Ownership Concentration ◽  
Probit Regression ◽  
Power And Control ◽  
Organizational Stability ◽  
The Board Of Directors ◽  
And Control

Duality of the role of President of the Board of Directors (BoD) and CEO has been regarded as a good practice of corporate governance. These two roles are the ones with the most power an authority within the corporation. The paper depicts the formulating factors of duality of roles in Greece. Literature has linked duality with performance, organizational stability, ownership concentration and balance of power and control within the firm. The paper, using a Probit regression analysis, examines whether these relationships are valid in Greece. Statistical – econometric analysis has shown that financial performance is not related with concentration of power and control. The same conclusion is can be drawn for ownership concentration. There is a trend of change but this trend hasn’t the same dynamic or driving factors as the ones that are reported by Kirkbride and Letza (2002) and Muth and Donaldson (1998). The hypothesis posed by Heracleous (2001) and Baliga, 6oyer and Rao (1996) are more likely to be true in the case of Greece. Overall, duality in Greece is affected by the historical development of the firm, its organizational scheme and even more by the balance of power and control within the firm.

West Africa: The evolution of traditional institutions of power

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (12-1) ◽  
pp. 110-124
Author(s):  
Tatyana Denisova ◽  
Sergey Kostelyanets
Keyword(s):  
West Africa ◽  
Political Development ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
The Past ◽  
Local Resources ◽  
Power And Control ◽  
Political Traditions ◽  
Traditional Institutions ◽  
And Control

Histories of the countries of West Africa and their peoples are very diverse, yet in terms of political traditions, these states share more similarities than differences. Among the factors permitting us to make this claim is the viability of the institution of chieftaincy, i.e., the preservation by traditional leaders of power and influence on the economic and socio -political development of local communities, regions and even nations. The present paper is dedicated to the institution of chieftaincy in West Africa, particularly in Ghana, where this institution has significantly evolved over the past hundred years amid the struggle for survival, power and control over local resources. Existing research on this subject is primarily concerned with the role of African traditional institutions during the pre colonial and colonial periods. This paper attempts to fill this gap and consider the evolution of the institution of chieftaincy until the present time.

The In-Laws

2020 ◽  
pp. 128-153
Author(s):  
Steven M. Ortiz
Keyword(s):  
Public Life ◽  
Marital Relationship ◽  
Role Reversal ◽  
Negative Stereotypes ◽  
Power And Control ◽  
Control Work ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Distinctive Role

This chapter examines power and control issues that emerge in the marriage as a result of the relationship between wives and their mothers-in-law, and how the husband, wife, and mother-in-law use control work in various types of power struggles. In an attempt to move beyond negative stereotypes, a more realistic interpretation of the origins and construction of in-law relationships in the sport marriage is analyzed, including the origins of a durable mother-son bond and its effect on the marital relationship. The chapter introduces the concept of subordination work, which allows for an insightful evaluation of how the wives manage their subordinate status as they try to preserve their marital relationship and avoid offending their mothers-in-law. Attention also is given to a distinctive role reversal initiated by some mothers-in-law, resulting in the mother taking on the surrogate role of wife in public life.

Family Mediation in Child Custody Cases and the Concealment of Domestic Violence

Affilia ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 509-525 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariachiara Feresin ◽  
Natalina Folla ◽  
Simon Lapierre ◽  
Patrizia Romito
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Child Custody ◽  
Family Mediation ◽  
Legal Documents ◽  
Power And Control ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
Parental Couple ◽  
Women And Children ◽  
And Control

While mediation is commonly used in custody negotiation, there is no consensus regarding its applicability in domestic violence cases. The aim of this qualitative study in Italy was to explore the role of family mediation in the management of child custody in cases involving domestic violence. Semistructured interviews were conducted with lawyers ( N = 5), social workers ( N = 15), and abused women who had separated from their children’s fathers ( N = 13). Legal documents were also analyzed. The results showed that violence against women and children had often been concealed during mediation, as the professionals involved had failed to detect domestic violence or had labeled it as conflicts. Moreover, the “parental couple” had been dissociated from the “marital couple,” and the responsibility for the abuse had been attributed to both parents. As a result, women and children had been blamed and had experienced secondary victimization, while the perpetrators’ patterns of power and control had continued. The results also revealed that those professionals had not known about and had not applied the Istanbul Convention, which provides guidelines to ensure women’s and children’s safety. Recommendations highlight the need to account for the complexity of domestic violence cases, to hold perpetrators responsible for the abuse, and to support the victims.

Power and Control over Women in Victorian England: Male Opposition to Sacramental Confession in the Anglican Church

2005 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rene Kollar
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Family Structure ◽  
Victorian England ◽  
Anglican Church ◽  
The Public ◽  
Patriarchal System ◽  
Power And Control ◽  
Male Authority ◽  
And Control

ABSTRACTThe patriarchal environment of nineteenth century England viewed women as weak and naïve creatures who should submit to the dictates of men. Religion, however, could give women a sense of freedom and independence from male authority. When auricular confession began to gain acceptance in some sections of the Anglican Church, women saw this as a way of asserting their independence because they could confide their personal thoughts and problems to a clergymen. This could, in the opinion of some, threaten the powerful role of the husband or father by substituting an alternative patriarchal system, and many critics warned of the dangers associated with the confessional, especially the weakening of the male dominated family structure. The Priest in Absolution gave advice to Anglican confessors, but the sexual nature of the questions, made public in 1877, shocked the public and confirmed the fears of the opponents of auricular confession.

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