The role of education in the social reintegration of young offenders and the influence of COVID19 pandemic period

The development of information and communications technology (ICT) over the past few decades has been positively surprising. Prison development has also been surprising, in a negative way. Hardline policy positions towards crime and the expansion in the consumption of ICT products are contemporaneous. They are co-occurrences. What makes sense of this apparent contradiction is the way societies experience distinct dispositions depending on the issues they have to face. The same people are able to be optimistic, in relation to the positive use of computers, and pessimistic as to the possibility of the criminal-penal system being able to combat crime. Is it possible for society to experience a disposition in which punitiveness regarding prisoners is replaced by the hope of reintegration for those convicted of crime? The answer is: there can be a shift of the dominant disposition, but for that we must reshape the whole of this society into another.

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Percepciones en el mercado laboral: dos caras de una misma moneda / Labor market perceptions: two sides of the same coin

Religación. Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades ◽

10.46652/rgn.v5i25.688 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (25) ◽

pp. 209-224

Author(s):

Gustavo Rincón Guerrero ◽

Michelle Castrillón Córdoba ◽

Nathaly Jiménez Montoya

Keyword(s):

Labor Market ◽

Job Seekers ◽

Peace Agreement ◽

Social Reintegration ◽

Role Of The State ◽

The Social ◽

Inclusive Business ◽

Market Perceptions ◽

Two Sides

El acuerdo de paz en Colombia trae consigo retos a nivel socio-económico asociados a la reintegración social de los individuos involucrados. En este sentido, entidades como el Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje adoptan un rol importante desde la formación para el trabajo y a su vez el apoyo para lograr una vinculación laboral. Este artículo tiene como objetivo comprender y analizar las percepciones del mercado laboral del municipio de Cali, desde dos perspectivas principales: empleadores y buscadores de empleo. Encontramos que los empleadores tienen una percepción baja sobre la sostenibilidad del acuerdo de paz y el rol del estado en este proceso, lo cual es clave en la implementación de políticas empresariales inclusivas. Por otro lado, las percepciones sobre las expectativas laborales, en general, son más bajas hacía los excombatientes. Sin embargo, observamos que las víctimas tienen una percepción pesimista que está por debajo de la media de las percepciones encontrados en el estudio. The peace agreement in Colombia brings with it socioeconomics challenges associated with the social reintegration of the individuals involved. In this sense, entities such as the "Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje" (SENA) adopt a significant role from training for work and in turn support to achieve a work link. This article aims to understand and analyze the perceptions of the labor market from two main perspectives: employers and job seekers. It was found that employers have a low perception of the sustainability of the peace agreement and the role of the state in this process, which is key in the implementation of inclusive business policies. On the other hand, perceptions about labor expectations are lower towards ex-combatants. However, it was observed that victims have a pessimistic perception that is below this average.

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Tourism and the Social Reintegration of Colombian Ex-Combatants

Role and Impact of Tourism in Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation - Advances in Hospitality, Tourism, and the Services Industry ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-5053-3.ch005 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 66-86

Author(s):

Mónica Guasca ◽

Anne Marie Van Broeck ◽

Dominique Vanneste

Keyword(s):

Common Ground ◽

Participant Observation ◽

Document Analysis ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Social Reintegration ◽

Post Conflict ◽

The Social ◽

Alternative Settings ◽

Peace And Reconciliation

Research on the role of tourism in post-conflict scenarios has suggested that it contributes to peace and reconciliation by providing common ground for antagonists to meet. However, not enough attention has hitherto been given to cases where one of the opposing parties consist of former combatants. This chapter draws on academic literature on disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) to discuss how Colombian demobilised guerrillas are currently using tourism to assist their reintegration process. Based on document analysis, semi-structured interviews, and non-participant observation, it is argued that tourism can contribute to the social reintegration of ex-combatants by making them visible and active agents in the process and supporting alternative settings where reintegration can take place. Ultimately, the chapter posits that tourism can assist non-conventional approaches to reintegration, which might increase the likelihood of ensuring a successful transition from war to peace.

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Social Representations and Commitment

European Psychologist ◽

10.1027/1016-9040/a000317 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 23 (3) ◽

pp. 233-249 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Eric Bonetto ◽

Fabien Girandola ◽

Grégory Lo Monaco

Keyword(s):

Social Representations ◽

Social Representation ◽

Second Line ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

First Line ◽

Research Perspectives ◽

The Social ◽

Bibliographic Search ◽

English Articles

Abstract. This contribution consists of a critical review of the literature about the articulation of two traditionally separated theoretical fields: social representations and commitment. Besides consulting various works and communications, a bibliographic search was carried out (between February and December, 2016) on various databases using the keywords “commitment” and “social representation,” in the singular and in the plural, in French and in English. Articles published in English or in French, that explicitly made reference to both terms, were included. The relations between commitment and social representations are approached according to two approaches or complementary lines. The first line follows the role of commitment in the representational dynamics: how can commitment transform the representations? This articulation gathers most of the work on the topic. The second line envisages the social representations as determinants of commitment procedures: how can these representations influence the effects of commitment procedures? This literature review will identify unexploited tracks, as well as research perspectives for both areas of research.

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