scholarly journals Aktywność podmiotów lokalnych w procesie odnowy wsi w województwie małopolskim = Activity of local actors in the process of village renewal in the Małopolskie Voivodeship

2018 ◽  
Vol 52 ◽  
pp. 77-93
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Mucha ◽  
Agnieszka Świgost ◽  
Łukasz Sykała
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
The Other ◽  
Social Sector ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Local Identity ◽  
The Social ◽  
Local Actors ◽  
Development Support ◽  
Infrastructure Investments ◽  
Different Sources

Village renewal is one of the basic tools for supporting the socio-economic development of rural areas in Poland. This article is an attempt to compare, on the example of the Małopolskie Voivodeship, two different sources of funding projects directly supporting the renewal process – programmes co-financed by the European funds and the Działaj Lokalnie (Act Locally) Programme. In both cases, particular attention was paid to the role and activity of various local entities in the process of village renewal. The analysis of completed projects and their beneficiaries indicates complementarity of the two rural development support instruments. Village renewal projects financed from the European Union budget, implemented mainly by public sector entities, primarily include infrastructure investments. On the other hand, within the Act Locally Programme there are supported soft activities, targeted, among others at building and strengthening local identity, undertaken by entities representing the social sector. Combining both sources of financing and the efforts of various local actors may be a response to searching for comprehensive solutions leading to multidimensional village renewal.

Labour Drivers in the Agricultural Sector of the European Union

2022 ◽  
pp. 134-154
Author(s):  
Vítor João Pereira Domingues Martinho
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Social Role ◽  
Output Growth ◽  
Social Dimension ◽  
Total Output ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The Social ◽  
Labour Input

The social role of the farms is, especially, relevant in the rural areas where the socioeconomic problems are, often, more visible. In this perspective, this study aims to investigate the interrelationships of the labour input with other variables inside the farms and assess how the sector may create more employment in a sustainable way. For that, the labour input was, first, correlated with other farm variables and after analysed through factor analysis approaches and cross-section econometric methodologies, considering as basis the Cobb-Douglas and Verdoorn-Kaldor models. The main findings highlight relevant insights to improve the social dimension of the European Union farms. The labour input growth rate is positively influenced by the total output growth rates and negatively impacted by the total productivity growth. The effects from the investment and from the subsidies are residual or not significant.

scholarly journals Analysis of The Utilization of the Social Center for Orangutan Protection (COP) In Kalimantan in Orangutan Saving Efforts

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-17
Author(s):  
Octalina Hardiyanti ◽  
Agustin Nurmanina
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
The Other ◽  
Weak Ties ◽  
Power Networks ◽  
Network Stability ◽  
Work Patterns ◽  
The Social ◽  
Local Actors

ABSTRACT: Utilization of the Center for Orangutan Protection (COP) 2 social network in Kalimantan. With the limited number of human resources compared to the wide scope of work in all of Kalimantan, COP makes use of its social networks to meet the needs and the functioning of the organization. In investigative activities, COP has effectively used weak ties to obtain information on the whereabouts of orangutans and the destruction of their habitat. The policies in this activity are also dominated by central actors through their power networks which result in network stability. In contrast to the use of social networks for educational activities, local actors are more dominant in making program policies and work patterns. In the alternation between actors from time to time, there are differences in assumptions and work patterns of the actors in charge, resulting in differences in utilization results and potential network damage. COP can utilize its social network in fulfilling its function as an NGO campaigning for the protection and rescue of orangutans, but on the other hand, COP's bonding social network only connects this NGO with similar organizations, limited to handling cases of orangutans and their habitat. Supporting nature conservation, such as economic, social, and cultural, as part of the needs of the community around the ring habitat is not fulfilled. ABSTRAK: Pemanfaatan jaringan sosial Centre for Orangutan Protection (COP)2 di Kalimantan. Dengan keterbatasan jumlah SDM dibanding luasnya cakupan kerja di seluruh Kalimantan, COP memanfaatkan jaringan sosialnya untuk memenuhi kebutuhan dan berjalannya fungsi organisasi. Dalam kegiatan investigasi COP efektif menggunakan ikatan lemah untuk memperoleh informasi keberadaan orangutan dan perusakan habitatnya. Kebijakan dalam aktivitas ini pun didominasi aktor pusat melalui jaringan powernya yang menghasilkan stabilitas jaringan. Berbeda dengan pemanfaatan jaringan sosial untuk kegiatan edukasi, aktor lokal lebih dominan mengambil kebijakan program dan pola kerja. Dalam pergantian antar aktor pada masa ke masa terdapat perbedaan asumsi dan pola kerja aktor-aktor yang bertugas sehingga menimbulkan perbedaan hasil pemanfaatan hingga potensi terjadinya kerusakan jaringan. COP mampu memanfaatkan jaringan sosialnya dalam memenuhi fungsinya sebagai LSM yang mengkampanyekan perlindungan dan penyelamatan orangutan, namun sisi lainnya jaringan sosial COP yang bersifat bonding (tertutup) hanya menghubungkan LSM ini dengan organisasi sejenis terbatas pada penanganan kasus orangutan dan habitatnya. Pendukung konservasi alam seperti ekonomi, sosial dan budaya sebagai bagian dari kebutuhan masyarakat di sekitar ring habitat tak terpenuhi.

SPATIAL DIFFERENCES IN ABSORPTION OF 2007-2015 EU FUNDING FOR UTILIZATION OF CULTURAL ASSETS IN NORTHERN POLAND

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Halina Poweska
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
The Other ◽  
Financial Resources ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Cultural Objects ◽  
Cultural Assets ◽  
Northern Poland ◽  
Tourism Product ◽  
Spatial Differences ◽  
The Republic

The utilization of the European Union financial resources by territorial self-govenment units in Northern Poland fosters the process of reconstruction and management of cultural heritage assets and their adaptation to the realization of social and economic tasks and functions. The aim of the paper is to present the ways of spending EU financial resources earmarked for the purposes related to cultural assets in rural areas of Northern Poland against a background of the remaining spatial categories (the voivodship in its entirety, the metropolitan area of the voivodship, towns with district rights, counties) encompassing three voivodships: Zachodniopomorskie, Pomorskie and Kujawsko-Pomorskie. The survey was conducted over the period 2007-2015 using the SIMIK Database of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Development of the Republic of Poland. The analysis conducted in the paper allowed us to conclude that projects which were carried out in rural areas constituted approximately 20 % of the overall expenditure on ”cultural” projects in the region. Both in the voivodship as a whole as well as in rural areas, in all voivodships the chief purposes encompassed cultural objects and assets as well as sport and tourism infrastructure. On the other hand, tourism product, promotion and information were much less frequently co-financed from EU Fund in Northern Poland in the years 2007-2015.

scholarly journals Key Drivers of the Engagement of Farmers in Social Innovation for Marginalised Rural Areas

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 8454
Author(s):  
Antonio Baselice ◽  
Mariarosaria Lombardi ◽  
Maurizio Prosperi ◽  
Antonio Stasi ◽  
Antonio Lopolito
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Heckman Model ◽  
Horizon 2020 ◽  
Development Policies ◽  
Local Actors ◽  
Key Drivers

The European Union promotes social innovation (SI) initiatives for the support of marginalised rural areas through rural and sustainable development policies. These are based on the engagement of local actors and the strengthening of their mutual relationships to boost the fostering of professional collaborations. In this context, the Horizon 2020 Social Innovation in Marginalised Areas (SIMRA) project elaborated a conceptual framework for characterising the engagement in an SI initiative. Accordingly, this paper aims to demonstrate that engagement relies on specific key drivers, such as the existence of unmet social needs and the role of agency. To this end, a two-step Heckman model was applied to an SI initiative case study called Vàzapp’, a rural hub (agency) located in Southern Italy. It promotes relationships among farmers to valorise the marginalised rural areas. The results appear consistent with the theoretical framework, demonstrating that the farmers’ engagement was motivated by the existence of the aforementioned determinants. The implications are relevant for policymakers, consultants, and social innovators who may incorporate these elements in designing specific SI projects in different contexts.

scholarly journals European integration and social convergence: A qualitative appraisal

2009 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Attia ◽  
Valérie Bérenger
Keyword(s):  
Social Welfare ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Maastricht Treaty ◽  
The Other ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Market Mechanisms ◽  
The Social ◽  
Welfare Systems ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Welfare State

Although with the Maastricht Treaty, European construction took a remarkable step forward, the robust pillar of the single currency started to shake the other one: the social welfare systems. The main goal of this contribution is to study the evolution of Social Protection in Europe by questioning the existence of a convergence between the different social welfare systems and the impact of the Treaty of Maastricht on this process. The evolution of the social protection concept in Europe, the reforms implemented in the most important domains of social protection: pensions, health and employment are analyzed. A common philosophy clearly appears. The welfare State is receding, calling more and more upon market mechanisms. Furthermore, the traditional binary typology is changing and countries are becoming more similar in their financing methods. We can thus say that a process of social convergence seems well and truly underway in the European Union.

scholarly journals Initiatives based on local resources − new challenges of agricultural law.

2018 ◽  
pp. 91-100
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Szymańska
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Rural Development ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Common Good ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Sustainable Rural Development ◽  
Local Resources ◽  
The Social ◽  
Local Actors

The model of sustainable rural development recognises the necessity of local development based on local resources. Investing in the growth of social capital refers to the postulates of implementing an integrated model of rural development, where different local actors engage and cooperate for the common good. Agricultural law also faces these challenges. The social capital of rural areas is characterised by bottom-up activities, locality and territoriality of initiatives, an integrated approach, a partnership action through local action groups, innovation in problem solving, independent management and financing of activities. It encourages local communities to work together to change their surroundings, solve urgent problems, invest in activities diversifying their income, for example through small entrepreneurship, setting up non-agricultural activities, thematic villages, care farms, production of traditional, regional and ecological high quality products, folk handicrafts, crafts.

The Concept of ‘Worker’ in the Free Movement of Workers and the Social Policy Directives: Perspectives from the Case Law of the Court of Justice

2020 ◽  
pp. 203195252094533
Author(s):  
Vincent Février
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Social Policy ◽  
Case Law ◽  
The Other ◽  
Free Movement ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Court Of Justice ◽  
The Social ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Free Movement Of Workers

The Concept of worker is the gateway to the access to the protection of labour and social security law. The Court of Justice of the European Union first defined this concept in the field of the Free Movement of Workers in the Lawrie-Blum case. The scope of this article is to compare the definitions used by the Court in the fields of the free movement of workers and in the Social Policy Directives, in order to ascertain to which extent they can differ. Our in-depth analysis of the case law offers a nuanced picture. On one hand, it highlights that the Court tries to extend the application of the Lawrie-Blum formula to Directives which do not refer back to the national definitions of a worker, but that specificities remain in this area, like the emphasis on the link of subordination. On the other hand, for Directives referring to a national concept of workers, the Court began recently to state that, even if the competence of the Member States on this question must be acknowledged, it is not limitless.

scholarly journals Fighting tuberculosis in the social sector of the village

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (9) ◽  
pp. 809-814
Author(s):  
Yu. A. Klebanov
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Features ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Rural Population ◽  
Social Sector ◽  
Extensive Discussion ◽  
Remote Areas ◽  
The Social ◽  
Soviet Literature ◽  
Long Time ◽  
The Village

In the Soviet literature on tbc, especially in recent years, there has been an extensive discussion of the clinical features of the course of tbc in the countryside. The indisputable position is that TB infection of the rural population has been widespread in the distant past. This is confirmed by old surveys of the rural population of the 1990s, by the large number of TB infections found in remote areas of the Union during expeditionary surveys, and by the experience and observations of all doctors who have lived and worked in rural areas for a long time.

scholarly journals Zatrudnienie i wartość dodana brutto w sektorach gospodarki państw Unii Europejskiej w latach 2002 i 2016

2018 ◽  
Vol 18(33) (4) ◽  
pp. 270-283
Author(s):  
Włodzimierz Kołodziejczak
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Structural Adjustment ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Structural Transformations ◽  
The Other ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Services Sector ◽  
Sectoral Structure ◽  
The Eu

The aim of the paper is to recognize the level of employment and gross value added in the agriculture against the other sectors of the economy in the European Union. Comparative analysis and method of deduction were used in the study. The research was based on the EUROSTAT data from the years of both 2002 and 2016. The “surplus” of employment in the agriculture in the post-socialist countries in relation to the EU average approximately corresponds to the “shortage” of employment in services. The process of changes in the sectoral structure of employment will probably be determined by the growth rate of demand for services, structural adjustment referring to matching the characteristics of the agricultural population to the demand for labour force in the services sector and the pace of structural transformations in rural areas.

Use of Cadastral Databases in Land Consolidation in Poland

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jadwiga Konieczna ◽  
Agnieszka Trystuła
Keyword(s):  
Significant Role ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Rural Landscape ◽  
Land Consolidation ◽  
Free Access ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Environmental Aspects ◽  
Real Property ◽  
The Social

Land consolidation in the European Union is not only a tool used to improve the economy of rural areas. When setting goals for land consolidation, one should take into account the social and environmental aspects. The sociocultural needs related to use of natural resources of rural landscape, cultural heritage, agritourism or technical infrastructure are as important as the profit earned by farms; they also help to maintain the harmony with the natural environment. For land consolidation to play a significant role in developing a strategy of multifunctional and sustainable development of rural areas, those who carry it out must have free access to up-to-date and properly selected databases; a cadaster of real property could be one of the sources of such data. A real estate cadaster is a public register, which provides credible identification of plots in a specific space. It is possible because when gathering information about land, buildings, apartments as well about their owners and holders, the system ensures its topicality, which is a priority despite the everchanging space around us. The aim of the study is to present the significant role of cadastral databases in land consolidation as they help to develop the optimum relations between the economy, rural areas, communities and environmental protection.

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