Older workers in Japan: the present situation and the future challenges

The article is devoted to major events in the history of the post-Soviet economy, their influence on forming and development of modern Russia. The author considers stages of restructuring, market reforms, transformational crisis, and recovery growth (1999-2011), as well as a current period which started in2011 and is experiencing serious problems. The present situation is analyzed, four possible scenarios are put forward for Russia: “inertia”, “mobilization”, “decisive leap”, “gradual democratic development”. More than 30 experts were questioned in the process of working out the scenarios.

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PROBLEMATICS AND AFFILMATION OF KAHARINGAN RELIGION IDENTITY DURING INTEGRATION INTO HINDU DHARMA

Penamas ◽

10.31330/penamas.v33i2.443 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 33 (2) ◽

pp. 185

Author(s):

Tiwi - Etika

Keyword(s):

Religious Identity ◽

Internal Conflict ◽

Integration Theory ◽

New Order ◽

Religious Institutions ◽

Religious Leaders ◽

State Recognition ◽

The Future ◽

Future Challenges ◽

Qualitative Descriptive

This article is the result of a research on the Kaharingan problematic issues of religious identity after being integrated into Hindu Dharma. During the ‘New Order’ (President Soeharto's government) Kaharingan religion was not included in one of the religions served by the state. The issue of state recognition and the ease of obtaining civil services for Kaharingan adherents are strong reasons for Kaharingan religious leaders to integrate Kaharingan as part of Hinduism. The research raises the issues: (1) how is the process of integrating Kaharingan religion into Hindu Dharma? (2) what are the implications of such integration? and, (3) how is the existence of Kaharingan religious identity as the original ‘Dayak tribe religion’ after integration into Hindu Dharma in the future? This study aims to portray the existence of Kaharingan religion during integration into Hindu Dharma. This type of research is qualitative-descriptive with the method of collecting data through observation and interviews with religious leaders and administrators of religious institutions namely the Hindu Kaharingan Grand Council (MB-AHK), as well as an analysis of documents related to the object of research. Theories used in this research are integration theory, identity theory and locality theory. The integration process has implications for various fields, ranging from education, social, religious, economic, political upto cultural identity. The future challenges of Kaharingan are: internal conflict, a dilemma of distortion from third parties and stigmatization as one of the Hindu Dharma sects.

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Meeting the Future Challenges of Flexible Pipe Technology - Advances in Industry Standards

10.4043/20027-ms ◽

2009 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Michael O'Sullivan

Keyword(s):

Flexible Pipe ◽

Industry Standards ◽

The Future ◽

Future Challenges ◽

Technology Advances

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The Research on the Current Situation and Advances of Petrochemical Wastewater Treatment

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.550-553.2416 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 550-553 ◽

pp. 2416-2419 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Wen Jun Xiang

Keyword(s):

Organic Matter ◽

Wastewater Treatment ◽

Petrochemical Industry ◽

Present Situation ◽

Current Situation ◽

High Salt ◽

Petrochemical Wastewater ◽

Existing Problems ◽

The Future ◽

At Home

At present, it is so prominent in the development of the petrochemical industry in China，and it is accompanied by petrochemical wastewater, which has become a big problem need to solve urgently.Because petrochemical wastewater mainly contains benzene-compound, organic matter, high salt wastewater and oil sewage, etc. They are very damaging and highly contaminated. The composition and properties of the petrochemical wastewater were introduced firstly, the current situation of petrochemical wastewater treatment at home and abroad were reviewed in the study. Especially the development of petrochemical industry in sichuan was introduced. Based on the present situation and the existing problems, put forward some countermeasures and expect technique develop direction in the future.

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Theology and Mission Between Neocolonialism and Postcolonialism

Mission Studies ◽

10.1163/1573383042653677 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 21 (2) ◽

pp. 201-227 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Joerg Rieger

Keyword(s):

Present Situation ◽

The Other ◽

Dialogical Approach ◽

The Future

AbstractIn this article Joerg Rieger writes about the historical connection between colonialism and mission, and the connection between neocolonialism and mission in the present situation of globalization. Thinking on mission today, he argues, does not always see the subtle connection between mission and neocolonialism, even though it has recognized and renounced the former colonialism. While mission as "outreach" and "relationship" have some positive aspects, they can easily be tainted with neocolonial attitudes. In contrast, Rieger advocates an understanding of mission as "inreach," by which one approaches the other as truly other, and opens oneself to be changed in the encounter. A dialogical approach to mission – indeed a "multilogical" approach is "no longer optional but essential to the future of both mission and theology."

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Policy analysis in think tanks

Policy Analysis in Mexico ◽

10.1332/policypress/9781447329152.003.0011 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Mauricio I. Dussauge-Laguna ◽

Marcela I. Vazquez

Keyword(s):

Policy Analysis ◽

Communication Channels ◽

Relevant Information ◽

Think Tanks ◽

The Third ◽

The Future ◽

Future Challenges ◽

The Impact

The chapter provides an overview of how policy analysis takes place in Mexican Think Tanks. It focuses on two of the few organisations of this kind that currently exist in the country: the Centro de Investigación para el Desarrollo (CIDAC, or Centre for Research for Development) and the Centro de Estudios Espinosa Yglesias (CEEY, or Centre of Studies Espinosa Yglesias). The chapter is divided into four sections. The first discusses the main features of think tanks, with a particular focus on the Mexican ones. The second presents the origins and general objectives of CIDAC and CEEY, and describes how these two organizations conduct policy analysis. The third compares both cases, paying particular attention to how they define their topics of interest, how they gather relevant information, what kind of policy products they generate, what kind of communication channels they use, and how they assess the impact that their analyses may have had. The chapter closes with some conclusions and general remarks about the future challenges of policy analysis in Mexican think tanks.

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Continuing Higher Education in Germany Now and in the Future – What Can We Learn from an International Comparison?

Journal of Adult and Continuing Education ◽

10.7227/jace.14.2.2 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 14 (2) ◽

pp. 112-131

Author(s):

Hilde Schaeper

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Future Development ◽

Secondary Analysis ◽

Institutional Context ◽

Present Situation ◽

Continuing Higher Education ◽

The Future ◽

Path Dependent ◽

International Comparative ◽

Country Specific

Taking an international comparative perspective, the paper seeks to identify conditions that favour or impede participation in continuing higher education (CHE), and to answer the question what lessons can be learned from other countries. To this end we present selected findings of a secondary analysis of data from seven countries and systematically relate them to the country-specific institutional context. Our analysis suggests that the present situation and the future development of CHE are strongly path-dependent and context-bound. This systemic character of CHE restricts the transferability of particular features of a country's CHE system. Nonetheless, there remain several lessons to be learned from other countries.

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