scholarly journals Migration and Spanish Citizenship Abroad: Recent Scenarios from the Cuban Context

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 91-98
Author(s):  
Carmen Ascanio Sánchez ◽  
Sara García Cuesta
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
Intergenerational Relationships ◽  
Interesting Case ◽  
Collective Identities ◽  
Citizenship Rights ◽  
The Social ◽  
Multimethod Approach ◽  
Family Strategies ◽  
Migrant Groups

Abstract The aim of this paper is to explore recent scenarios observed in migration and Spanish citizenship abroad, using Cuba as a case study. This project’s innovative contribution lies in its multimethod approach, which considers both normative and demographic factors while also including a qualitative and participatory dimension. Spanish migration to Cuba is a particularly interesting case, given the differences observed here as compared to other Latin American contexts, in terms of both the social policies involved and the Spanish migrants’ profiles and respective family strategies. We analyze migrant groups from the three regions of Spain that saw the greatest emigration to this Caribbean island: Asturias, the Canary Islands and Galicia. The results show the effects of Spanish social and migratory policies on migrants to Cuba and their families from the 1990s onward, in particular with respect to the law governing citizenship known as the “Grandchildren’s Act” (“Ley de Nietos,” 2007-2011). We discuss the different strategies and practices, both individual and collective, that arose from the new resources created by these policies. To conclude, we sketch out the repercussions of these new practices on intergenerational relationships, access to citizenship rights, and the reshaping of collective identities.

scholarly journals Chilean Construction Institute: building consensus in coordinating common issues

2020 ◽  
Vol 322 ◽  
pp. 01041
Author(s):  
Francis Pfenniger
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
Joint Venture ◽  
Interesting Case ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
The Public ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Social ◽  
Construction Institute

The twenty years of research experience of the Chilean Construction Institute (IC) to promote “public and private efforts to improve quality, productivity and sustainability in construction” are presented in this paper. IC is a non-profit organisation formed by some public, private and academic actors: two ministries, two universities (Universidad de Chile and Universidad Católica de Chile) the Chilean Construction Chamber, three guilds (Architects, Builders and Engineers) and private industries (from the materials sector) formed this very atypical organisation back in the nineteen-nineties. The IC is a transverse association in which the actors meet freely to discuss issues that affect the construction sector, trying to find common proposals to contribute regarding the development of the country. Important actions have been developed, such as the Chilean isolation regulation; the social housing pathologies study; the National Construction Norms Council; the Chilean construction norms site; the public buildings case study; the CES - Chilean building certification system; the digitalisation of the building authorization system (on the municipal level); the Regional Seismic Code (for all Latin American and Caribbean countries) and others impossible to include here. This effort has proved to be effective and efficient in order to promote regulation upgrading and conduct studies that would otherwise be difficult to do. An interesting case is the thermal isolation regulation: with the support of the academic world, it was possible to agree a common starting point which, at the beginning, was strongly opposed by some actors. This updated regulation has proven that this public-private and academic joint venture is reliable and effective. Two cases are discussed in detail in this document.

Consumer-Centric Marketing Strategies

2013 ◽  
pp. 79-96
Author(s):  
Loredana Di Pietro ◽  
Eleonora Pantano
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Marketing Mix ◽  
Interesting Case ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
Global Perspective ◽  
The Social ◽  
Market Trends ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Fast Access

In recent years, the increase in social network users showed new platforms for collecting data on market trends and products acceptance, as well as for supporting the relationships with clients and adapting firms’ communication strategies. As a consequence, marketers are forced to consider these systems as tool for attracting, maintaining, and managing clients in order to increase the firms’ profitability. This chapter aims at advancing our knowledge on the use of social networks, such as Facebook, as tools for improving Consumer Relationship Management, by focusing on a case study. In particular, the chapter investigates the case study of the Calabrian scenario, characterized by small-sized and family-run firms, which use traditional forms of marketing tools. Due to the ease and fast access to Web-technology-based platforms, these firms are capable of operating in a global perspective, by understanding market trends and quickly adapting their strategies. Hence, the case study of Calabrian industries can represent an interesting case study for analyzing to what extent these technologies can become a new marketing mix element for improving firms’ profitability, for both SMEs and larger firms. In particular, the adoption of Facebook by managers allows advancing our knowledge on the impact of the social networks on their marketing strategies, and on the relationships with clients. The results outline useful issues for researches and practitioners. Furthermore, the research has an interdisciplinary value, involving Psychology, Marketing, and Organizational points of view.

The Folk Concept of Race

2020 ◽  
pp. 167-189
Author(s):  
Edouard Machery ◽  
Luc Faucher
Keyword(s):  
Individual Variation ◽  
Interesting Case ◽  
Social Category ◽  
Folk Concept ◽  
Biological Concept ◽  
The Social ◽  
Competing Hypotheses ◽  
Folk Biology

This chapter examines whether and how concepts vary across and within individuals (inter- and intra-individual variation) by examining what constrains variation of concepts. To address this issue, the chapter focuses on an independently interesting case study: inter- and intra-individual variation in the concept of race. The case study contrasts two competing hypotheses about the concept of race: the biological and the social hypotheses. According to the first hypothesis, the concept of race is a biological concept that is constrained by folk biology; according to the second, it is the concept of a social category. The chapter shows that people’s folk biology constrains the concept of race and thus limits how much concepts of race can vary within and across individuals.

scholarly journals Los estudios culturales y la construcción social del patrimonio cultural

REVISTARQUIS ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosa Elena Malavassi Aguilar
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Cultural Studies ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Postcolonial Studies ◽  
San Jose ◽  
Case Study Analysis ◽  
The Social ◽  
American Authors ◽  
Estudios Culturales

ResumenEl presente artículo forma parte una investigación más amplia, cuyo tema es la construcción social del patrimonio urbano y arquitectónico en la ciudad de San José, Costa Rica. El proyecto tiene por objetivo analizar la forma en que se ha construido el concepto de patrimonio en Costa Rica, específicamente en la ciudad de San José, su capital. En este texto se realiza una revisión de los postulados de los principales autores de la corriente de los estudios culturales, para definir un esquema de análisis aplicable al caso de estudio. El artículo se estructura en cuatro apartados: inicia con la obra de los pioneros de este tipo de estudios en Inglaterra, luego se analiza su repercusión en otras latitudes, por ejemplo, el desarrollo de los estudios poscoloniales en lugares como la India, para luego pasar a los trabajos de autores latinoamericanos, y finalmente hacer referencia a su impacto en el desarrollo de los estudios culturales en Costa Rica.AbstractThis article is part of a wider investigation; the theme is the social construction of urban and architectural heritage in San Jose City, Costa Rica. The project aims to analyze how the concept of heritage has been built in Costa Rica, specifically in San Jose City, the capital. In this paper is a review of the postulates of the principal authors of the cultural studies to define a scheme applicable to the case study analysis. The article is divided into four sections: begins with the work of the pioneers of this type of study in England, then its impact is analyzed elsewhere, for example, the development of postcolonial studies in India , the work of Latin American authors , and finally make reference to their impact on the development of cultural studies in Costa Rica.

scholarly journals Analyzing La Cuna: New Approaches for Mentoring in Professional Associations

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-13
Author(s):  
Alison Hicks
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Learning Community ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Professional Associations ◽  
Professional Association ◽  
Online Mentoring ◽  
Learning Tools ◽  
The Social ◽  
Professional Development Needs

This case study explores the implementation of La Cuna, an online mentoring forum in a small, subjectbased professional association, the Seminar for the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials (SALALM). Designed using the social network software Ning, the forum functioned as an informal learning community for 38 members and was an innovative response to geographical challenges and changing technological skills. Using participation data and a questionnaire to analyze the implementation and development of the hybrid e-mentoring community, this study reveals challenges and benefits that should be considered when managing similar professional development activities. While the forum failed to maintain sustained participation, findings revealed the need to assess professional association member needs regularly and highlighted the importance of continued exploration of online learning tools. Through the description of this project, professional associations and other learning communities will gain insights into the creation and implementation of an online e-mentoring learning community, which will be useful as librarians and groups attempt to meet member professional development needs.

scholarly journals (Re-)founding Italy

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-19
Author(s):  
Filippo Carlà-Uhink
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Memory ◽  
Interesting Case ◽  
Roman History ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Social War

The Social War (91-88 BCE) is one of the most significant episodes in Roman history: from this war, in which Rome fought against her Italic allies, emerged the elite that would lead the Republic in the last decades of its existence and that would provide the senatorial aristocracy of the early imperial age. The Italic rebels were defeated militarily, yet they achieved their political aims. As such, this war – and its elaboration and memorialization in Roman cultural memory – provides a very interesting case study about how "victory" and "defeat" are constructed discursively after a disruptive war, and how its narration is "functionalized" for a re-foundation of the civic body.

The New Social Mobility: How Communist Policies Changed the Landscape of Romanian Society in the 50s and 60s

2021 ◽  
pp. 97-117
Author(s):  
Vlad Onaciu ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Mobility ◽  
Ethnic Diversity ◽  
Industrial Sector ◽  
Mobility Model ◽  
Interesting Case ◽  
Communist Regime ◽  
Economic Policies ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Right

The economic policies of the communist regime in Romania had a powerful impact on society, transforming it in many regards: behaviorally, professionally, demographically, etc. In this study we propose an analysis of how the ‘new worker’ was constructed, migration to cities and the relationship with the old workforce. For the purposes of our research, we focused on the case‑study of Cluj, taking advantage of its ethnic diversity which offers an extra layer for the analysis, but also because the city had an industrial sector before the communist period. Firstly, we aimed at explaining the demographic process through which a large number of people from the countryside moved to cities in search for an industrial job. This phenomenon can be linked to the effects of collectivization, which changed the social mobility model, as it dissolved the right to own land. Secondly, we aim to understand the ample process of integrating new workers in production and their tense relationship with the old proletariat. This must be understood within the context of urbanization, of migrants and the ‘ruralization of cities.’ The last element brought into discussion will be regarding the role played by old specialists in communist industrialization. Here we will focus on the interesting case of Dezideriu Jenei, chief‑engineer at Tehnofrig, one of the few examples we can retrace from the archives.

José Ingenieros, El Hombre Mediocre , and Social Integration in Turn-of-the-20th-Century Argentina

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariano Ben Plotkin
Keyword(s):  
20Th Century ◽  
Social Mobility ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Turn Of The Century ◽  
Public Image ◽  
Social Elite ◽  
The Social ◽  
Popular Work ◽  
The Relationship

The life of Italian-Argentine scientist and intellectual José Ingenieros (1877–1925) has been considered a clear example of the potential for upward social mobility based on talent that existed in Buenos Aires at the turn of the 20th century. Born Giuseppe Ingegnieros in Palermo, Sicily, from a working-class family, Ingenieros was able to become both one of the most internationally renowned Latin American intellectuals and scientists—his scientific and philosophical works were translated into several languages—and also a socialite of high visibility befriending some of the most prominent members of the Argentine social elite. His trajectory seems to be an example of unparalleled success. Nevertheless, a close look at recently unearthed sources, particularly his private correspondence, not only shows a different picture of Ingenieros’s life and works, but also forces us to reconsider accepted knowledge about the possibilities offered to immigrants by turn-of-the-century Argentine society. His trajectory constitutes an excellent case study for the analysis of both the potentials and the limits of social mobility in Argentina at the time, as well as the relationship between intellectuals and power during the transition from the oligarchic republic established in 1862, after the unification of the country, to the really democratic republic based on universal (male) suffrage introduced in 1912. An analysis of the context of production of his most popular work, El hombre mediocre, provides an opportunity to contrast his public image with the social insecurities he expressed to his relatives and friends.

Consumer-Centric Marketing Strategies

2013 ◽  
pp. 297-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Loredana Di Pietro ◽  
Eleonora Pantano
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Marketing Mix ◽  
Interesting Case ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
Global Perspective ◽  
The Social ◽  
Market Trends ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Fast Access

In recent years, the increase in social network users showed new platforms for collecting data on market trends and products acceptance, as well as for supporting the relationships with clients and adapting firms’ communication strategies. As a consequence, marketers are forced to consider these systems as tool for attracting, maintaining, and managing clients in order to increase the firms’ profitability. This chapter aims at advancing our knowledge on the use of social networks, such as Facebook, as tools for improving Consumer Relationship Management, by focusing on a case study. In particular, the chapter investigates the case study of the Calabrian scenario, characterized by small-sized and family-run firms, which use traditional forms of marketing tools. Due to the ease and fast access to Web-technology-based platforms, these firms are capable of operating in a global perspective, by understanding market trends and quickly adapting their strategies. Hence, the case study of Calabrian industries can represent an interesting case study for analyzing to what extent these technologies can become a new marketing mix element for improving firms’ profitability, for both SMEs and larger firms. In particular, the adoption of Facebook by managers allows advancing our knowledge on the impact of the social networks on their marketing strategies, and on the relationships with clients. The results outline useful issues for researches and practitioners. Furthermore, the research has an interdisciplinary value, involving Psychology, Marketing, and Organizational points of view.

scholarly journals From Pedestrian Thoroughfare to Public Space: The Social Life of the Esplanade Underpass

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hoa Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Social Engagement ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Physical Space ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Interesting Case ◽  
The Social ◽  
And Control

This study examines the Esplanade Underpass, an underground thoroughfare in Singapore that supports a range of public users and uses, despite not being a formally planned or officially designated public space. The Esplanade Underpass serves as an interesting case study as most public spaces in Singapore are zoned and governed by regulations of various kinds. The Esplanade Underpass, however, is minimally subject to these forms of surveillance and control. This research asks: What are the characteristics of the Esplanade Underpass that set it apart from the narrative of order and control often imposed upon public spaces in Singapore?” Through participant observation and interviews, the study investigates the users and uses of the Underpass. The study reveals how a range of users of the Underpass adapt the physical space for various uses, consequently establishing a series of informal social norms. Through varied habitual uses, the Underpass has been transformed from a place of transit into a meaningful public space which possesses a vibrant social life. The study highlights the nuances of social engagement that can work to make spaces “public” and offers a novel understanding of informally formed public space in Singapore.

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