scholarly journals Fan activism, cybervigilantism, and Othering mechanisms in K-pop fandom

2011 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sun Jung
Keyword(s):  
Social Action ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Fund Raising ◽  
Emergency Situations ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
Social Events ◽  
Fan Practices ◽  
Key Aspects ◽  
The Relationship

Korean popular music (K-pop) fandom may serve as a case study to identify both cynical and utopian views of fans' participatory Net activism by addressing three key aspects: fan activism, cybervigilantism, and Othering mechanisms. Fancom (fan company) in the K-pop scene refers to the way fans systematically manage their own stars. These notions of assertive fancom practices address how fans actively participate in sociocultural events such as fund raising, donating to charity, and volunteering in emergency situations. This management may take another turn, however: antifandom surrounds K-pop star Tablo, signifying cybervigilantism of sinsang teolgi (personal information theft), a term referring to the online activities of a group of netizens who seek to expose the personal details of perceived wrongdoers by publishing them online as a form of punishment. The Tablo case revitalized public concern over privacy and the security of personal information in the digital era. Finally, Othering mechanisms in participatory online K-pop fandom display a strong sense of nationalism and even racism, as demonstrated by responses to anti-Korean rhetoric posted on the MySpace page of K-pop idol Jae-Beom. This highlights the relationship between participatory Net activism and nationalistic sentiment active within K-pop fandom. Some K-pop fan practices may have negative connotations, but by engaging with specific civic issues and social events, participatory fan practices encourage people to interact, discuss, and challenge conventional discourses, which may lead to new forms of social action.

scholarly journals To See Invisible Rights: Quantifying Araman informal tenure and its immediate relationship with Social Forestry in Central Java, Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Cummins ◽  
Eiji Yamaji
Keyword(s):  
Land Reform ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Social Forestry ◽  
Full Understanding ◽  
Simple Task ◽  
Informal System ◽  
Central Java ◽  
Key Aspects ◽  
The Relationship

The process of formalizing traditional, unwritten tenure systems is no simple task. Inaccurate or incomplete representation of the informal system may create more problems for the local communities. As such, a full understanding of the local informal tenure systems is necessary before implementing any type of land reform. This paper discusses a case study conducted in the Tawanmangu area of Central Java, Indonesia, in which the informal system known as Araman is quantified on paper with the help of the Tenure Map tool, survey, and interview. The challenges of quantifying and understanding an informal system are discussed with the following viewpoints: key aspects of the Araman structure, the relationship between the informal Araman system and the formal Social Forestry system also present in the area, and finally comments on the strengths and weaknesses of the Tenure Map tool after using it in the field.

scholarly journals Chair Perceptions of Trust between Mentor and Mentee in Online Doctoral Dissertation Mentoring

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Linnea Rademaker
Keyword(s):  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Academic Skills ◽  
Doctoral Dissertation ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Personal Connections ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
The Relationship

We explored online dissertation chairs’ perceptions of trust in the mentor—mentee relationship, as trust was identified as a crucial factor in the success of doctoral students. Through the implementation of a multiple-case study, and a qualitative, online questionnaire, and through qualitative data analysis, we discovered 16 chairs’ perceptions of trust and that student vulnerability is an important part of the relationship that chairs consistently work to alleviate. Findings point to the importance for chairs to establish trust through feedback, consistency, and personal connections with students. Second, chairs perceived student vulnerability to include both students’ discussion of their academic skills (or lack thereof) and their willingness to share personal information. Chairs were very resourceful in enacting strategies to alleviate all types of student vulnerability, including recognizing student strengths and pointing to the positives of vulnerability and by offering scholarly resources for students to develop their academic strengths.

BUYER-SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIP DEVELOPMENT: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY AMONG DUTCH PURCHASING PROFESSIONALS

2010 ◽  
Vol 18 (02) ◽  
pp. 107-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARJOLEIN C. J. CANIËLS ◽  
CEES J. GELDERMAN ◽  
JAN M. ULIJN
Keyword(s):  
Development Stage ◽  
Relationship Development ◽  
Depth Information ◽  
Supplier Relationships ◽  
Quantitative Evidence ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
Comprehensive Survey ◽  
Key Aspects ◽  
The Relationship

Case study based literature on relationship development presents in-depth information on contextual factors in relationship development. However, little quantitative evidence is available about key aspects of buyer-supplier relationships in each stage of its development, such as the level of trust/commitment, buyer's and supplier's dependence. The study will try to fill this gap by identifying and quantifying these aspects from the buyer's perspective in each development stage. A comprehensive survey among 238 Dutch purchasing professionals provides evidence on how these characteristics of relationships change when relationships develop over time. The results largely confirm the hypotheses, which stem from the extant literature about organizational dependence and trust/commitment. A notable finding is that the buyer perceives to be dependent on the supplier, even in a desirable relationship. Managerial implications are that: (1) industrial marketers should be aware that professional purchasers feel dominated by them, even in relationships that are positively evaluated and therefore desirable in the view of the buyer; and (2) that purchasers should be aware that dependence implies vulnerability, even when the relationship is still developing in an otherwise desirable way.

scholarly journals La ilustración como herramienta de repercusión social en El Salvador = Illustration as a tool for social repercussion in El Salvador

2019 ◽  
pp. 54
Author(s):  
José Ernesto Rodríguez Morán ◽  
Douglas Ernesto Rodas García
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Cultural Identity ◽  
El Salvador ◽  
Social Action ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Identidad Cultural ◽  
Development Processes ◽  
Social Repercussion ◽  
The Relationship

ResumenLa investigación consistió en el análisis comparativo de los procesos de desarrollo de cinco proyectos con diferentes líneas de acción social realizados por los ilustradores salvadoreños Gabriel Granadino, Carlos Violante, Sonia Lazo, Edmundo Landaverde (MUNDO) y Gabriela Novoa, quienes fueron seleccionados con base en los patrones metodológicosabordados particularmente en cada uno de los casos estudiados.El objetivo principal de esta investigación es analizar la relación que existe entre las características de cada caso de estudio. Para ello, se seleccionaron cinco proyectos con diferentes líneas de acción social: identidad cultural, educación, feminismo, política y educación sexual. De estos proyectos se determinaron las metodologías y los contextos quefueron parte de los mismos, con el fin de comprender la manera en la que estos componentes influyeron en el desarrollo y el alcance de los objetivos contemplados para cada caso en específico. La investigación se realizó utilizando diversas fuentes de información recopiladas a través de: referencias bibliográficas, entrevistas, documentación fotográfica y la sistematización de los procesos por medio de matrices comparativas.AbstractThe investigation consisted in the comparative analysis of the development processes of five projects with different lines of social action carried out by the Salvadoran illustrators Gabriel Granadino, Carlos Violante, Sonia Lazo, Edmundo Landaverde (MUNDO) and Gabriela Novoa, who were selected based on the methodological patterns addressedparticularly in each of the cases studied.The main objective of this research is to analyze the relationship that exists between the characteristics of each case study. For this, five projects with different lines of social action were selected: cultural identity, education, feminism, politics and sexual education.From these projects, the methodologies and contexts that were part of them were determined, in order to understand the way in which these components influenced the development and scope of the objectives contemplated for each specific case. The research was conducted using various sources of information collected through: bibliographic references,interviews, photographic documentation and the systematization of processes through comparative matrices. 

scholarly journals Noël Coward, Rebecca West, and the Modernist Scene

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 351-369
Author(s):  
Faye Hammill
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Value ◽  
Rebecca West ◽  
The Public ◽  
Social Events ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Scene ◽  
The One ◽  
Gossip Columns ◽  
The Relationship

Noël Coward and Rebecca West shared a long friendship, and often met each other at theatrical openings, on transatlantic liners, and at parties hosted by the ‘international set’. Their wary negotiation with one another's celebrity and cultural value played out not only at these social events but also in print, through reviews, gossip columns, and memoirs. Using the relationship between Coward and West as a case study, this essay explores the social scene of modernism, paying particular attention to the suggestion of theatricality in the word ‘scene’. It takes up the notion of the ‘modernist party’ as, on the one hand, a kind of stage on which celebrities from different spheres performed together, and, on the other, a happening which, through reports in print, contributed to the forming of literary reputations and to the public fascination with modern style.

“We want change”, but who’s we? How to transition cultural change in the digital era as a team

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 210-214
Author(s):  
Rafael Pablo Berges ◽  
Fabian Kon
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Cultural Change ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Digital World ◽  
Track Record ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
Key Aspects ◽  
Tools And Techniques

Purpose The new digital world and the big corporations who have been around for more than 80, 100 or more years tend to be perceived as incompatible. This study aims to highlight how the key to a digital mindset is not the size of the company or the company’s track record, but an evolving organizational culture. This case outlines the strategy, tools and techniques to make cultural change and digital transformation possible. Design/methodology/approach The authors synthesize their organization’s ongoing transformation in the past two years, engaging every person at Galicia, from top management to all 6,000+ employees through workshops, especially designed meetings and internal communications campaigns to align the company’s goals and move forward together. Findings This case study pinpoints the key aspects that should be looked after when working on organizational culture and the main players and/or concepts that organizations should count on as allies for change. Originality/value This case provides concrete methods and good practices to create cultural change and employee engagement, regardless of the scale of the company, through first-hand learnings that can be applied in any organization.

Human rights, micro-solidarity and moral action: ‘Face-to-face’ encounters in the Israeli/Palestinian context

Thesis Eleven ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 154 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-79
Author(s):  
Lea David
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Social Action ◽  
Historical Narratives ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Interaction Ritual ◽  
Additional Weight ◽  
Chain Theory ◽  
The Relationship

While there is extensive literature on both the expansion of human rights and solidarity movements, and on micro-solidarity and violent actions, here I ask what is the relationship between human rights, micro-solidarity and social action? Based on a case study of structured, face-to-face dialogue group encounters in the Israeli/Palestinian context, I draw on Randall Collins’s interaction ritual chain theory to demonstrate why emotional energy and the ritualization of historical narratives have very limited potential to translate into human rights-based moral actions. Instead, I suggest, these encounters produce micro-solidarity that ascribes additional weight to ethnic categories, serving to polarize and homogenize groups along ethnic lines.

scholarly journals Integration of AIDC Technology in Mobile via QR Code for Enhancing the Library Services: A Case Study of Don Bosco College Central Library, Arunachal Pradesh

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 44-48
Author(s):  
Sur Chandra Singha ◽  
Manoj Kumar Verma
Keyword(s):  
Information Dissemination ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Qr Code ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
Advanced Technologies ◽  
Solid Foundation ◽  
User Demand ◽  
The Relationship

In this digital era, QR Code is becoming one of the most popular tools and it great help to website towards strengthening the relationship and promoting enhanced to existing library website. Q R Code is a state of art AIDC technology that is gaining popularity with Library fraternity in India. It is one such technology which can offer to the user demand of providing access to e-resources through mobile. These advanced technologies offer access very convenient, instantaneous information, across boundaries of subject and particular area. Don Bosco College Central Library is set an example in experimenting with adopting new technology developments; where it is computerization and automation or adopting other ICT to improve facilities their services. The rapid developments in ICT have given a solid foundation for revolutionary changes in the information handling capabilities of information dissemination. Don Bosco College Central Library may well reach out to the remote users who were considered unlikely to connect because of absence of a medium. Users are becoming increasingly web savvy reliant on advance technologies for sharing, accessing and determining their information. Keeping in mind, researcher integrated AIDC in Mobile via QR Code Technology in Don Bosco College Central Library Website for enhancing library services.

Contested war remembrance and ethnopolitical identities in Kosovo

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 471-483 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bekim Baliqi
Keyword(s):  
Shared Memory ◽  
Civic Education ◽  
Transitional Justice ◽  
Peace Building ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
History Curriculum ◽  
Divided Society ◽  
Key Aspects ◽  
The Relationship

This paper examines the relationship between political power and war remembrance by considering the way war remembrance occurs in a divided society. The purpose of this paper is to explore memory of the violent past and its uses as an ongoing arena of disputes between former adversaries and within ethnopolitical groups pushing their distinct versions of memory. Moreover, this paper examines three key aspects of the politics of remembrance: prevalent narratives, arenas of commemoration, and agencies of war remembrance, based on the case study of Kosovo. The postwar narrative and commemoration in Kosovo have evolved along ethnic lines, perpetuating antagonism and conflicting identities. Memorialization in Kosovo raises serious challenges for comprehensive transitional justice and reconciliation between these ethnic groups. The paper concludes that through appropriate civic education, critical inquiry of commemoration practices, and especially through evidence-based adaptation of the history curriculum, there is a chance to promote a culture of shared memory and to establish inclusive politics of remembrance in Kosovo, as crucial components of reconciliation and peace-building.

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