Sri Lanka: the dark side of social cohesion in divided societies

2019 ◽  
pp. 190-212
Author(s):  
Christoph Trinn
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Dark Side ◽  
Divided Societies

Aspirational Principles in African Federalism: South Africa, Ethiopia and Nigeria Compared

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 362-382
Author(s):  
Erika Arban ◽  
Adriano Dirri
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Constitutional Design ◽  
Divided Societies ◽  
Common Concern

Finding a balance between diversity and social cohesion is a common concern in constitutional design: in divided societies, such a balance has often been sought through federalism. But the need to reconcile diversity and social cohesion can also be addressed through aspirational values embedded in a constitution. In fact, constitutions may entrench fundamental principles directing policies to foster equality, eliminate obstacles or require the different tiers of government to collaborate harmoniously in the performance of their functions. In exploring solidarity between different communities and cooperative government in South Africa, ethnicity as foundational value in Ethiopia, and the federal character in Nigeria, this article offers a comparative account of the three most important federations in Africa to assess how their constitutions reconcile diversity and social cohesion through aspirational principles related to federalism.

scholarly journals New evidence about the “dark side” of social cohesion in promoting binge drinking among adolescents

PLoS ONE ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. e0178652 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliana Gabrielle Martins ◽  
Haroldo Neves de Paiva ◽  
Paula Cristina Pelli Paiva ◽  
Raquel Conceição Ferreira ◽  
Isabela Almeida Pordeus ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Binge Drinking ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Dark Side ◽  
New Evidence

scholarly journals ROLE OF RELIGION IN PEACEBUILDING AND SOCIAL COHESION IN BORNO STATE, NIGERIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 36-44
Author(s):  
A. Abubakar
Keyword(s):  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Divided Societies ◽  
Living Together ◽  
Divided Society ◽  
Peace And Security ◽  
Identity Based ◽  
Role Of Religion ◽  
Religious Actors

One basic component that represents a genuine danger to International Peace and Security was and is Ethno-Religious situated clashes in a profoundly divided society. Ethno-Religious clashes in Iraq, Syria, the Central African Republic, Myanmar, Nigeria, South Sudan and Ukraine among others pull in worldwide consideration and present horrible situations of mass abominations in the influenced state. This paper explores a critical question, what can religious actors do to help deeply divided societies rediscover a sense of living together and building long term peace in the wake of identity-based violence? The objective of this paper is to examine the role of religion in peacebuilding and social cohesion.  This paper employs the multidimensional approach of research which is in pursuit of truth, and also the paper relies mainly on research works such as thesis, dissertations, research journals, newspapers and magazines. The finding reveals that religious actors play a critical role as a stakeholder in peacebuilding in deeply divided societies to rediscover a sense of living together and building long term peace in the wake of identity-based violence and should be involved at all stages of the peace process. The study recommends that the Borno State Government should engage religious actors or faith-based organisations in formulating a policy program that is directed towards promoting social coexistence in a deeply divided society like ours to improve social well-being as well as critical drivers of sustainable development, peace and security.

scholarly journals Does Technostress Impact On University Students’ Academic Performance in the New Normal?

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dilith Ranura Perera
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
University Students ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Dark Side ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
New Normal ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
The University

Technostress is a critical disease in the current competitive environment experienced by all of us with the rapid enhancement in technology. COVID-19 pandemic has changed people’s lives to blend more with technology. Earlier, organizations and employees used more technology compared to school & university students. But now students have to use technology to do their studies, maintain their association with friends and to spend their leisure time as well. Moreover, every private and public educational institute is converting into online learning and teaching. Specially, all government universities are conducting lectures and assessments using technology. Even though this technology enables us to continue all our daily routines, it has a dark side that we need to examine. The purpose of this paper is to discuss about the technostress and its impact on academic performance among university students in Sri Lanka. Technostress is defined as a common problem of adaptation that may occur if the user is unable to adapt to, or work effectively with information and communication technology. This is vastly visible in government universities because there are many students who have stepped into the university representing both rural and urban areas in Sri Lanka. Technostress consists of several dimensions, including Techno-overload, Techno-invasion, Techno-complexity, Techno-insecurity, and Techno-uncertainty. There is a lack of empirical studies from the Sri Lankan context in relation to technostress and academic performance hence it is vital to examine the prevalence of technostress among undergraduates and postgraduates in Sri Lankan universities. This study therefore aims to provide researchers and practitioners a meaningful understanding of the university students' technostress and its influence on academic performance in the new normal.

scholarly journals The Dark Side of Team Social Cohesion in NPD Team Boundary Spanning

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pilar Carbonell ◽  
Ana I. Rodríguez Escudero
Keyword(s):  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Boundary Spanning ◽  
Dark Side

scholarly journals Incremental Transformations: Education for Resiliency in Post-War Sri Lanka

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thursica Kovinthan Levi
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Peace Education ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Informal Curriculum ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Post War

There is growing evidence to support the relationship between levels of gender inequality in a society and its potential for conflict. Positive attitudes to gender equality in and through education strengthen social cohesion; consequently, there is a need for gender-transformative education for peacebuilding. Drawing on the 4Rs (representation, redistribution, recognition, and reconciliation) framework in conjunction with the idea of incremental transformation with a focus on resilience, this study examines how eleven ethnic minority high school girls from Sri Lanka understand the transformative role of education in their lives as it relates to peace and gender equality. Education was a source of hope for the participants of this study and thus contributed to their resilience. However, rather than fostering and capitalizing on this resilience to build social cohesion and peace, education and the school systems are silencing them. This silencing is evident in the acceptance and normalization of militarization in their communities, daily experiences of gender-based violence (GBV), and the message, through the formal and informal curriculum, that gender equality has been achieved in Sri Lanka.

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