Challenges Posed to Social Youth Organisations in the Fields of Security and Rescue

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (39) ◽  
pp. 114-129
Author(s):  
Michalina Pietrek
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Young People ◽  
Social Behaviour ◽  
Financial Support ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Expert Interviews ◽  
Emergency Situations ◽  
The Impact

In Poland, it is possible to observe a lack of comprehensive solutions to the problem related to the co-existence of youth rescue organisations in the system of local security, namely: the solutions which would legalise involvement of such organisations in emergency situations and which would indicate the role that such entities could play in prevention. In the paper presented below, the Author poses the following questions: What are the contemporary challenges and expectations of youth rescue organisations? What activities in the fields of security and rescue could be developed by social rescue organisations to use their potential and to improve the level of security? It is possible to expect that the development of some particular fields of activity will contribute to the improvement in the efficiency of social organisations and the impact they have on the level of local security. It can be achieved by the promotion of pro-social behaviour in the fields of security and rescue among young people, local communities and self-government authorities to form the civil society. In order to meet challenges and expectations of youth rescue organisations, it is necessary to provide young people with broader participation in social organisations, to improve the attractiveness of such entities through systemic and financial support, along with social and education base. To provide a solution to the research problem, the Author has applied the method of a diagnostic survey in the form of expert interviews with people involved into activities undertaken by youth rescue organisations.

Routine sanctions, humiliation and human struggle: qualitative biographies of young people’s experience of live marginality

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Brooks
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Young People ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Social Disadvantage ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Direct Impact ◽  
Social Suffering ◽  
The Impact

Linda Brooks examines the impact of the current government austerity measures experienced at a local charity based in the borough of Castle Point in Essex. Linda draws from first-hand experience of working with young adults to provide valuable insights into the direct impact of austerity measures as lived under social suffering. She employs ethnographic and biographical approaches to show real life examples of the impact of government austerity measures, which increase social disadvantage for young people within the local communities.

scholarly journals KHF Entrepreneurship Support and the Impact of COVID-19 on Jordanian Entrepreneurs

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lami Raei
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Financial Support ◽  
Youth Participation ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Based Organizations ◽  
Self Employment ◽  
Start Ups ◽  
The Impact

The King Hussein Foundation (KHF) partners with Oxfam in the Youth Participation and Employment programme (YPE) to promote entrepreneurship through supporting youth to engage in business start-ups and scale-ups. KHF projects support community-based organizations (CBOs) in establishing revolving funds, training CBOs in microfinance management and building the capacity of potential entrepreneurs. Apprenticeships and shadowing are two examples of popular approaches to facilitating entrepreneurship and self-employment. During the COVID-19 crisis, KHF has continued the implementation of activities virtually. This case study presents examples of young people utilizing financial support, reaching out to new clients using ICT, and eventually exploring ways to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19.

scholarly journals The impact of dispersal powers on congregating youth

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 213-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom Cockcroft ◽  
Robin Bryant ◽  
Harshad Keval
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Social Behaviour ◽  
Original Data ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Protection Orders ◽  
Mixed Method Design ◽  
Negative Findings ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Town

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present research which evaluated the impact of Dispersal Orders in an English town. Design/methodology/approach The study used a mixed method design to, qualitatively, explore the impact of the intervention on young people and, quantitatively, the impact on recorded crime/anti-social behaviour. Findings The use of Dispersal Orders in the town being studied highlighted a number of issues detrimental to young people. Powers appeared to be used to control the congregating rather than anti-social behaviour of young people and their use could increase young peoples’ feelings of vulnerability. Practical implications The findings suggest that Dispersal Orders (and the newer Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs)) may be ineffective if they are used without the focus of a specific anti-social behaviour issue. Social implications The findings suggest that the use of Dispersal Orders to deal with non-anti-social behaviour issues are likely to alienate young people and have the potential to inadvertently place them at further risk. They also suggest that the PSPO could very well exacerbate the substantial issues which have been identified in the present research. Originality/value This research is original and suggests that the negative findings of earlier pieces of research into Dispersal Orders can be replicated in very different geographical environments and in areas with low levels of general deprivation where no substantial anti-social behaviour issues were identified. Furthermore, it uses original data to contextualize contemporary developments in anti-social behaviour, namely the introduction of PSPOs.

Civil Society and the Family

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esther Muddiman ◽  
Sally Power ◽  
Chris Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Young People ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Intergenerational Transmission ◽  
Extended Family ◽  
Dinner Table ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between the family and civil society has always been complex, with the family often regarded as separate from, or even oppositional to, civil society. Taking a fresh empirical approach, this book reveals how such separation underestimates the important role the family plays in civil society. Considering the impact of family events, dinner table debates, intergenerational transmission of virtues and the role of the mother, this enlightening book draws on survey data from 1000 young people, a sample of their parents and grandparents, and extended family interviews, to uncover how civil engagement, activism and political participation are inherited and fostered within the home.

scholarly journals Local Youth Policies between National Frameworks and Local Peculiarities: Examples from Two European Cities

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 215-239
Author(s):  
Axel Pohl ◽  
Morena Cuconato
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Expert Interviews ◽  
National Policies ◽  
European Cities ◽  
Youth Research ◽  
European Policies ◽  
Urban Contexts ◽  
The Impact

Abstract There are ongoing debates in youth research and politics about the impact of European and national youth policies on the local level. Based on the qualitative findings collected in the framework of the European Project partispace, this paper aims at analyzing whether and to what extent current local youth policies relates to national and European policies. Attempting to answer this question, it presents some empirical findings from a study on youth policies in two European cities: Bologna and Frankfurt. Before the reconstruction of the historically grown links between the local and the national youth policies, first the structures of current youth policies are analysed. After this, the results of expert interviews, focus groups with young people from a variety of youth scenes are presented to enlighten how youth policies work in these two urban contexts. It shows that they are linked to national policies in very different constellations with very different outcomes on the level of how they are perceived and taken up by the young people.

Overview of Yoga for Teenagers in the UK

2021 ◽  
pp. 305-316
Author(s):  
Charlotta Martinus ◽  
Nicholas A. Kearney
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Financial Support ◽  
Disadvantaged Youth ◽  
School Contexts ◽  
Current State ◽  
History Of ◽  
State Of Affairs ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact

This chapter outlines the current state of affairs of yoga provision for teenagers in the UK. It looks at the history of yoga in the UK among young people, the research and the application in school contexts, as well as prison and Pupil Referral Units. It outlines the results from the Hippocampus project, an EU-funded 2 year project evaluating the impact of yoga on disadvantaged youth in five countries. The chapter also takes a look at the current financial support for yoga in schools and the possibilities of taking it forward.

TRANSFORMATION OF LOCAL SELF-GOVERNANCE IN SMALLAND MEDIUM CITIES OF RUSSIA THROUGH THE EYESOF THE EXPERT COMMUNITY (4)

2019 ◽  
pp. 246-252
Author(s):  
N.М. VELIKAYA
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Expert Interviews ◽  
City Manager ◽  
Federal Law ◽  
Sociological Study ◽  
Managerial Decisions ◽  
Election System ◽  
Expert Community ◽  
The Impact

The article, based on the results of a comprehensive sociological study, examines the features of the evolution of local self-government in small and medium-sized cities of Russia during the recent reforms of local authorities related to the implementation of Federal Law No. 131, which was accompanied by changes in the organizational forms of local self-government, enlargement of municipalities, unification and transition to the model of city manager, and spread of the majority and mixed election system. The impact of these reforms on the effectiveness of managerial decisions and the attitude of the population to the local government is assessed. Special attention is paid to the analysis of expert interviews, which allow us to confirm the conclusion that the unification of local government models does not always meet the needs of local communities, and reform is often carried out in the interests of the regional political and managerial elite.

Notes on the impact of cycling infrastructure on tourist destination management

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 24-27
Author(s):  
Adriana Šebešová ◽  
Branislav Kršák
Keyword(s):  
Financial Support ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Tourist Destination ◽  
Technical Point ◽  
The Impact

Abstract There has been a large support given to building of cycling routes in Slovakia for last few years at all levels and many aspects. Not just legislative, strategic and technical point of view but also financial support is necessary to take in account. According to this big effort is necessary to be more focused on a question of evaluation of impacts on local communities. This article deals with analysis of cycling infrastructure impact on destination performance.

scholarly journals Eugen Vaida, Ileana Burnichioiu, Societate civilă și patrimoniu cultural în România. Proiectul „Ambulanța pentru monumente” / Civil society and cultural heritage in Romania. The project “Ambulance for monuments”

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 206-215
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Financial Support ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Economic Potential ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
Private Investors

This paper aims to present the objectives of the “Ambulance for Monuments” Project. During the last two decades several NGOs, foundations, and private owners concerned with the preservation of monuments have provided financial support for research, restoration or monuments and revitalization or resurgence of traditional crafts. They have also carried out campaigns for heightening public and official awareness concerning the value of the architectural monuments and their economic potential. Even though official or academic reports are not yet measuring its effects, the phenomenon of civil society involvement in rescuing heritage is growing in several areas, such as the region around Bucharest, southern and central Transylvania, and the Banat. One of the associations operating in this field is Monumentum. In 2016, the association launched the project “Ambulance for Monuments”. In 2016-2018, this project carried out interventions, mostly repairs of wooden and tile roofs, to almost 20 monuments. In 2019, local communities and authorities requested interventions of this kind to 10-11 monuments. The project aims to expand its activities and capabilities by attracting specialists accredited by the Ministry of Culture, academic trainers, local authorities and private investors.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document