scholarly journals Empowered and resilient: Educating young people in neoliberal ideology

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 172-186
Author(s):  
Horacio Espinosa Zepeda
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Active Participation ◽  
The State ◽  
Social Programs ◽  
Market Forces ◽  
Public Program ◽  
Neoliberal Ideology ◽  
The City

This article recovers the concept of "Ideology", anathematised by postmodern hegemony; here, taken out of the theoretical opprobrium in which it is found, I use it to carry out a critique of a youth-oriented community development program in the city of Barcelona. This approach should not be an exception, given that young people are so mercilessly bombarded with social programs elaborated around clearly ideological concepts such as "resilience" or "empowerment". Contrary to a certain commonplace narrative that defends the withdrawal of the state while facing the forces of the market, that process of neoliberal ideologisation is carried out not only with the acquiescence of states, but also with their active participation. The analysis of a public program such as this one shows, empirically, how governments are complicit with market forces through programs that transmit and put into practice neoliberal ideology.

URBAN FOOTBALL PERFORMANCES: PLAYING FOR THE NEIGHBOURHOOD IN SENEGAL, 1950s–2000s

Africa ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 84 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susann Baller
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Cultural History ◽  
Urban Youth ◽  
Social Space ◽  
National Football League ◽  
Local Level ◽  
The State ◽  
The Social ◽  
History Of ◽  
The City

ABSTRACTIn Senegal, neighbourhood football teams are more popular than teams in the national football league. The so-called navétanes teams were first created in the 1950s. Since the early 1970s, they have competed in local, regional and national neighbourhood championships. This article considers the history of these clubs and their championships by focusing on the city of Dakar and its fast-growing suburbs, Pikine and Guédiawaye. Research on the navétanes allows an exploration of the social and cultural history of the neighbourhoods from the actor-centred perspective of urban youth. The history of the navétanes reflects the complex interrelations between young people, the city and the state. The performative act of football – on and beyond the pitch, by players, fans and organizers – constitutes the neighbourhood as a social space in a context where the state fails to provide sufficient infrastructure and is often contested. The navétanes clubs and championships demonstrate how young people have experienced and imagined their neighbourhoods in different local-level ways, while at the same time interconnecting them with other social spaces, such as the ‘city’, the ‘nation’ and ‘the world’.

Linking suburban youth in Madrid and Paris. The role of civil society structures in the integration of children from Muslim backgrounds

Urban Studies ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 56 (13) ◽  
pp. 2616-2634 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cecilia Eseverri Mayer
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Young People ◽  
Ethnic Diversity ◽  
The State ◽  
State Funding ◽  
City Centre ◽  
Ethnic Segregation ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The City

This comparative study focuses on how civil society structures influence youth from a Muslim background in their upward mobility and local belonging (to the neighbourhood and to the city). Under comparison are one banlieue in Paris and one barrio in Madrid, similar in terms of social precarity and yet different in their degree of ethnic and religious diversity, their connection to the city centre, the state funding they receive and their civic participation. In the case of the neighbourhood of San Cristóbal (Madrid), a lack of state investment has resulted in a diminished capacity for civil society to connect young people to new opportunities. However, their daily contact with the city centre, the ethnic diversity in the neighbourhood and collaborative efforts between secular and religious structures work together to foster a sense of mixed belonging among young Spanish Muslims. In contrast, significant investment by the State in the suburb of Les Bosquets (Paris) since the riots in 2005 have indeed linked young people to new opportunities, but at the cost of an institutionalisation of civil society structures. In Les Bosquets, increased ethnic segregation, geographical isolation, and the estrangement of religious and ‘laic’ (i.e. secular) organisations are all responsible for the new sense of malaise felt by youths, thus severely affecting their sense of belonging.

scholarly journals Dynamics of satisfaction of young people in Kazan with the quality of the urban environment

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
С.А. Алексеев ◽  
В.А. Федорова ◽  
Г.Р. Сафина
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Urban Environment ◽  
Urban Infrastructure ◽  
The State ◽  
Sports Facilities ◽  
Ecological Situation ◽  
State Of Water ◽  
The City ◽  
Sanitary State

В статье на основании авторских эмпирических исследований, проведенных в 2017 г. и 2021 г., рассматривается динамика удовлетворенности молодежи г. Казани экологическими и социальными аспектами качества городской среды. Полученные данные свидетельствуют о том, что экологическая обстановка и состояние городской инфраструктуры сохраняют для молодого поколения свою значимость. При сохранении позитивных тенденций относительно большинства показателей, характеризующих экологическую ситуацию, выявлено снижение доли удовлетворенных состоянием водных объектов и санитарным состоянием города. Что касается городской инфраструктуры, то выявлено снижение удовлетворенности ее общим состоянием, а также такими составляющими как количество организованных автостоянок и количество спортивных объектов. Кроме того, в работе анализируются факторы, определяющие привлекательность для молодежи районов города, и выделяются наиболее важные мероприятия, направленные на улучшение качества городской среды. Based on the author's empirical research carried out in 2017 and 2021, the article examines the dynamics of satisfaction of young people in Kazan with the ecological and social aspects of the quality of the urban environment. The data obtained indicate that the ecological situation and the state of the urban infrastructure retain their importance for the younger generation. While maintaining positive trends in relation to most of the indicators characterizing the ecological situation, a decrease in the share of those satisfied with the state of water bodies and the sanitary state of the city was revealed. As for the state of the urban infrastructure, a decrease in satisfaction with its general state, as well as with such components as the number of organized parking lots and the number of sports facilities, was revealed. The work also analyzes the factors that determine the attractiveness of city districts for young people and highlights the most important measures aimed at improving the quality of the urban environment.

scholarly journals History is strong in memory.

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 61-70
Author(s):  
Marina F. Titorenko ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Historical Memory ◽  
Historical Consciousness ◽  
The State ◽  
Nazi Germany ◽  
State Archive ◽  
The People ◽  
Great Patriotic War ◽  
The City ◽  
Great Victory

The author examines the reasons for the aggression of the Germans during the Great Patriotic War, analyzes the materials of the State Archive of the Krasnodar Territory, relating to the time of the occupation of the city of Krasnodar by Nazi Germany, cites the facts of torture and mockery of the residents of the city by the "masters of new life". The author also pays attention to the appearance of collaboration in the Cossack environment and reveals the reasons for this phenomenon, gives examples of the worthy contribution of the Kuban Cossack formations to the Great Victory, and considers it necessary to collect and preserve the truth about the war, to remember the indomitable spirit of the people, to form a sense of patriotism among young people, to preserve historical memory and historical consciousness.

scholarly journals Os Jovens de Americano do Brasil e a Perspectiva de projetos de Vida: Estudo de Caso

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 64
Author(s):  
Sergio Caruso ◽  
Leila Maria Ferreira Salles
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
The State ◽  
Future Prospects ◽  
Local School ◽  
The Third ◽  
The City ◽  
Life Projects

Este trabalho teve por objetivo investigar como os jovens do município de Americano do Brasil, interior do Estado de Goiás, constroem seus projetos de vida procurando identificar os eixos centrais, que os norteiam e sua relação com a localidade onde vivem. Para tanto foram realizados três grupos focais com jovens do município. O primeiro grupo foi constituído por jovens matriculados na escola local, o segundo grupo por jovens que apenas estavam trabalhando no momento da entrevista e o terceiro por jovens, que não estudavam e nem trabalhavam. Foi solicitado aos jovens que respondessem ao questionário socioeconômico e participassem dos grupos focais. Foi solicitado aos participantes, que se posicionassem nas entrevistas focais frente a suas expectativas de vida futura. Procurou-se incentivar a discussão entre eles. Os depoimentos foram organizados em categorias temáticas. Os posicionamentos e os eixos centrais, que norteiam a construção de seus projetos de vida refletem, predominantemente, as questões do cotidiano em que vivem e pelo qual transitam. Ao entender como esses jovens constroem seus projetos de vida, por meio de suas experiências e seus relacionamentos com a sociedade, esta investigação fez um registro das principais referências que norteiam esses projetos, destacando o trabalho como a diretriz principal para os projetos de vida desses jovens. Palavras-chave: Projetos de Vida. Grupos Focais. Perspectivas de Futuro. AbstractThis study aims to investigate how young people from the city of Americano do Brazil in the interior of the state of Goiás, construct their life projects in order to identify the central axes that guide them and their relationships with the locality where they live. For this purpose, three focus groups were carried with young people from the municipality. The first group consisted of young people enrolled in the local school, the second group by young people who were only working at the time of the interview and the third by young people who neither studied nor worked. These youths were asked to respond to a socioeconomic questionnaire and participate in focus groups. Participants were asked to take a stand in the focal interviews against their expectations of future life. They tried to encourage the discussion among  them. The statements were organized in thematic categories. The positions and the central axes that guide the construction of their projects of life reflect predominantly  the questions of the daily life in which they live and through which they transit. By understanding how these Young people construct their life projects, through their experiences and their relationships with society, this research made a record of  the main references that guide these projects, highlighting work as the main guideline for the life projects of these young people. Keywords: Life Projects. Focus Groups. Future Prospects.  Keywords: Life Projects. Focus Groups. Future Prospects.

scholarly journals Ikhtiar Mahasiswa KKN STIBA Makassar dalam Pembentukan Akhlak Qur'ani Masyarakat Desa Balassuka Kabupaten Maros

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 90-115
Author(s):  
Rachmat Bin Badani Tempo ◽  
Khaerul Aqbar
Keyword(s):  
Community Development ◽  
Community Service ◽  
Field Survey ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Learning Program ◽  
Common People ◽  
Religious Knowledge ◽  
Training Community ◽  
The Village ◽  
The City

Balassuka Village is a village located in the Tombolo Pao District in the eastern part of Gowa Regency with a distance of around 88 km from the city of Sungguminasa, and a distance of 15 km from the capital district with a total area of approximately 29 km2. The village with its various problems in the economic, social, educational, health, religious and cultural fields is in need for problem solving and for village development program. The objective of STIBA Makassar Community Service Program (KKN) in Balassuka Village was to implement higher education tri dharma on the pillar of community service. The method of community service (PkM) implementation was started by conducting a field survey using an independently-made instrument, and afterwards an SOAR analysis was performed for the purposes of preparing the KKN programs. KKN programs were generally divided into three those were the Koran education program, training, and community development. The Koran Education Programs were TK/ TPA, Dirosa (Koran Learning Program for Adult), Tahsinul Qira’ah, and discourse of the book Qawaid Qur'aniyah. Training programs included funeral arrangement training. Community development Program included Friday sermon, Taklim for youth and common people, brief Islamic speech every Magrib; Friday for worship; majlis taklim; and coaching for young mosque caretakers. The results of KKN activities show that the community and local government are very enthusiastic and grateful for the benefits they obtained from the implementation of KKN students’ work programs in Balassuka Village. In terms of knowledge, the community has experienced the development of Islamic insight. In terms of skills a change is seen in the recitation of makhraj and tajweed in reading the Koran. In terms of affection, the community begins to realize and be enthusiastic in performing worship that is based on proper and correct religious knowledge.

Ras al Khaimah: further archaeological discoveries

Antiquity ◽  
1976 ◽  
Vol 50 (200) ◽  
pp. 216-222
Author(s):  
Beatrice De Cardi
Keyword(s):  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
The State ◽  
Focused Attention ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
History Of ◽  
The City

Ras a1 Khaimah is the most northerly of the seven states comprising the United Arab Emirates and its Ruler, H. H. Sheikh Saqr bin Mohammad al-Qasimi, is keenly interested in the history of the state and its people. Survey carried out there jointly with Dr D. B. Doe in 1968 had focused attention on the site of JuIfar which lies just north of the present town of Ras a1 Khaimah (de Cardi, 1971, 230-2). Julfar was in existence in Abbasid times and its importance as an entrep6t during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries-the Portuguese Period-is reflected by the quantity and variety of imported wares to be found among the ruins of the city. Most of the sites discovered during the survey dated from that period but a group of cairns near Ghalilah and some long gabled graves in the Shimal area to the north-east of the date-groves behind Ras a1 Khaimah (map, FIG. I) clearly represented a more distant past.

‘Urfi marriage, an Egyptian Version of Cohabitation?

1970 ◽  
pp. 64-69
Author(s):  
Ikran Eum
Keyword(s):  
Social Class ◽  
Young People ◽  
The State ◽  
Sexual Desires ◽  
Lower Social Class ◽  
State Pension

In Egypt, the term ‘urfi2 in relation to marriage means literally “customary” marriage, something that has always existed in Egypt but nowadays tends mostly to be secretly practiced among young people. Traditionally, according to Abaza,3 ‘urfi marriage took place not only for practical purposes (such as enabling widows to remarry while keeping the state pension of their deceased husbands), but also as a way of matchmaking across classes (since men from the upper classes use ‘urfi marriage as a way of marrying a second wife from a lower social class). In this way a man could satisfy his sexual desires while retaining his honor by preserving his marriage to the first wife and his position in the community to which he belonged, and keeping his second marriage secret.

Risks of renovation

2019 ◽  
pp. 5-13
Keyword(s):  
Residential Development ◽  
Active Participation ◽  
Social Project ◽  
The City

The author is an active supporter and apologist of the renovation of residential development in Moscow, a direct participant in the development of justifying materials of the renovation program. The article deals with the risks of renovation, i.e. the risks of the started process of reconstruction of large areas of the city, the risks of failure of the approved program. The main risks include: first, the lack of understanding of the renovation program as the largest social project that requires the active participation of all participants; secondly, the risks of possible underfunding, and hence the failure of the city to fulfill its obligations to the residents (which should not be allowed), and, thirdly, potential errors when planning the program realization. Awareness, understanding of the risks of the renovation program will make it possible to develop and take measures for their accounting in advance, some of which are given in the proposed article.

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