scholarly journals Indigenous adult women, learning and social justice: Challenging deficit discourses in the current policy environment

2020 ◽  
pp. 136-157
Author(s):  
Sushan Acharya ◽  
Catherine M. Jere ◽  
Anna Robinson-Pant
2021 ◽  
pp. 108-124
Author(s):  
Julia Payson

This chapter considers how city lobbying affects the overall policy environment from the perspective of the state. While results at the city level suggest that there are individual winners and losers from the lobbying process, this chapter shows how aggregate lobbying trends can systematically bias state transfers toward the interests of high-income cities, making them less progressive on average. At the same time, local officials don’t lobby for funding alone. Through a series of short case studies, this chapter also examines how the lobbying efforts of cities are shaping current policy debates in state legislatures, including preemption battles over minimum wage laws. While difficult to quantify the effects of these activities, taking a more holistic view of city lobbying paints a more nuanced and positive picture about its policy consequences.


2010 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 575-593 ◽  
Author(s):  
JENNY PHILLIMORE

AbstractThe advent of super-diversity and politicisation of migration has been accompanied by heightened interest in migrant settlement. Much has been written in policy and academic fields about the importance of integration, particularly in relation to the settlement of refugees. However, little attention has been paid to the varied settlement experiences of individual refugees, or how personal, cultural and experiential factors combine to influence settlement experiences. This paper turns to cross-cultural psychology's discussion of acculturation processes and, in particular, Berry's acculturation strategies (Berry, 1997) to look at the different factors that influence acculturation and how these factors impact upon the ability of individual refugees to integrate. Using qualitative data collected from 138 interviews with refugees living in Birmingham, England, the paper shows how a range of group and individual factors, relating to their experiences both in refugees’ home and host countries, influences the acculturation strategies adopted by different refugees. It shows that in the current policy environment many refugees lack choice about acculturation strategy, are vulnerable to psychosocial stress and struggle to integrate.


2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 94
Author(s):  
Delmarrich Bilga Ayu Permatasari

This article aims to reveal the meaning of the resistance movement of female characters in the novel Garis Perempuan by Sanie B. Kuncoro. Ranting, Gendhing, Tawangsri and Zhang Mey are adult women who live in the midst of modernity, but have cultural roots that can not be separated from the thick patriarchal law. Raised with different cultural backgrounds, the four characters have their own way of making efforts to reach welfare, personal freedom, and social justice  that are embodied as a whole in the effort to meaning the virginity. By using the concept of criticsm of feminies literature, it can be concluded that virginity is a liquid thing that women use as a form of appreciation of their bodies so that by apreciate its virginity a woman has power over her body ownership which in culture and patriarchy law women's authority over the possessions of their bodies is often ignored. AbstrakArtikel ini bertujuan untuk mengungkap pemaknaan atas gerakan perlawanan atau resistensi tokoh-tokoh perempuan dalam novel Garis Perempuan karya Sanie B. Kuncoro. Tokoh Ranting, Gendhing, Tawangsri, dan Zhang Mey merupakan perempuan dewasa yang hidup di tengah arus modernitas namun memiliki akar budaya yang tidak dapat dilepaskan dari hukum patriarki yang kental. Dibesarkan dengan latar budaya yang berbeda-beda, keempat tokoh tersebut memiliki cara-cara tersendiri dalam meraih kesejahteraan, kebebasan pribadi, dan keadilan sosial yang secara keseluruhan diwujudkan dalam upaya pemaknaan terhadap virginitas. Dengan menggunakan konsep kritik sastra feminis dapat disimpulkan bahwa virginitas adalah sesuatu yang bersifat cair yang digunakan oleh perempuan sebagai bentuk penghargaan atas tubuhnya. Dengan mengapresiasi virginitasnya seorang perempuan telah berkuasa terhadap kepemilikan tubuhnya yang dalam budaya dan hukum patriarki kuasa perempuan atas kepemilikan tubuhnya seringkali tidak diindahkan.


2006 ◽  
Vol 40 (5) ◽  
pp. 471-477 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert King ◽  
Geoffrey Waghorn ◽  
Chris Lloyd ◽  
Pat Mcleod ◽  
Terene Mcmah ◽  
...  

Objectives: Comparatively few people with severe mental illness are employed despite evidence that many people within this group wish to obtain, can obtain and sustain employment, and that employment can contribute to recovery. This investigation aimed to: (i) describe the current policy and service environment within which people with severe mental illness receive employment services; (ii) identify evidence-based practices that improve employment outcomes for people with severe mental illness; (iii) determine the extent to which the current Australian policy environment is consistent with the implementation of evidence-based employment services for people with severe mental illness; and (iv) identify methods and priorities for enhancing employment services for Australians with severe mental illness through implementation of evidence-based practices. Method: Current Australian practices were identified, having reference to policy and legal documents, funding body requirements and anecdotal reports. Evidence-based employment services for people with severe mental illness were identified through examination of published reviews and the results of recent controlled trials. Results: Current policy settings support the provision of employment services for people with severe mental illness separate from clinical services. Recent studies have identified integration of clinical and employment services as a major factor in the effectiveness of employment services. This is usually achieved through co-location of employment and mental health services. Conclusions: Optimal evidence-based employment services are needed by Australians with severe mental illness. Providing optimal services is a challenge in the current policy environment. Service integration may be achieved through enhanced intersectoral links between employment and mental health service providers as well as by co-locating employment specialists within a mental health care setting.


2019 ◽  
Vol 227 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Sandro Gomes Pessoa ◽  
Linda Liebenberg ◽  
Dorothy Bottrell ◽  
Silvia Helena Koller

Abstract. Economic changes in the context of globalization have left adolescents from Latin American contexts with few opportunities to make satisfactory transitions into adulthood. Recent studies indicate that there is a protracted period between the end of schooling and entering into formal working activities. While in this “limbo,” illicit activities, such as drug trafficking may emerge as an alternative for young people to ensure their social participation. This article aims to deepen the understanding of Brazilian youth’s involvement in drug trafficking and its intersection with their schooling, work, and aspirations, connecting with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 4 and 16 as proposed in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by the United Nations in 2015 .


1977 ◽  
Vol 22 (12) ◽  
pp. 934-935
Author(s):  
JACK D. FORBES
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