School as a hostile institution: How Black and Immigrant Girls of Color Experience the Classroom

The paradox of girls’ academic gains over boys, across race and class, has perplexed scholars for the last few decades. Through a 3-year longitudinal ethnography of two predominantly economically marginalized and racially minoritized schools, I contend that while racially marginalized girls may have made academic gains, school is nevertheless a hostile institution for them. Focusing on the case of Black girls and recent immigrant girls of color, I identify three specific ways in which school functions as hostile institution for them: (1) gendered racial harassment from teachers, (2) erasure of intellect, and (3) estrangement within their communities. Furthermore, the denigration of immigrant girls becomes the conduit for misogynoir. I find that the gains of some racially marginalized girls in school often justify hostility against all of them. Bringing into conversation a feminist analysis of schooling that rejects girls’ educational gains as ubiquitous evidence of a gender revolution with a Black-colonial education framework that emphasizes schooling as a technology of oppression, I explore the current role of school as a hostile institution for Black girls and immigrant girls of color.

‘You’ll be very far from this place’: Temporal and spatial aspirations at Bridge International Academies in Kenya

The association between aspirations and education across the African continent is widely recognized. However, it is only in recent years that scholars began observing this connection in the context of the booming low-fee private schools (LFPS) sector. In this article, we consider the case of one of Kenya’s most prominent LFPS actors, a chain of primary schools called Bridge International Academies (BIA). Despite catering for a lower-class clientele, BIA bears ostensible markers of privilege, in the form of a veneer of internationality and intensive application of technology. Indeed, while BIA’s main promise relates to performance on the critical Kenyan Certificate Primary Education exam as a gateway to a better future, such promises are profoundly infused with ideas that appear disconnected from the harsh material conditions of the schools’ clients and staff. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork in BIA schools in Nairobi focused on teachers and staff, we show the appeal of the language of internationalism to socio-economically marginalized Kenyans and consider its multiple interpretations within local imaginations.

SOCIAL CAPITAL IN FISHERMEN LIVELIHOOD: CASE STUDY IN "KELOMPOK USAHA BERSAMA" (KUBE) KETAPANG, PANGKALPINANG, BANGKA

The empowerment of social community in a sustainable way becomes an unavoidable need, including within the fishermen community. As one of the economically marginalized social communities, the Fisherman community needs more serious attention from all related parties to create a join business group (Kelompok Usaha Bersama/KUBE) to improve their welfare. This article intends to find out how KUBE in Ketapang strengthen social capital in their groups as a strategy to increase the welfare of their members. This research was conducted using a qualitative approach through observation and in-depth interviews with 5 (five) fisherman informants as data collection techniques. The results showed that economic capital was not the main factor in increasing the empowerment of fishermen, but the social capital of KUBE group, such as networks, trust, and social bonds (bonding), have played a more important role in increasing the welfare of their members.Upaya untuk mengembangkan pemberdayaan kelompok sosial secara berkelanjutan saat ini menjadi suatu kebutuhan tak elakkan, termasuk dalam hal ini adalah kelompok nelayan. Sebagai salah satu kelompok sosial yang termarginalisasi secara ekonomi, kelompok ini membutuhkan intervensi dari berbagai pihak untuk meningkatkan kesejahteraannya. Salah satu strategi yang dilakukan oleh Kelompok Usaha Bersama (KUBE) di Ketapang, Pangkalpinang, Bangka adalah dengan memperkuat modal sosial dalam kelompok tersebut. Artikel ini bermaksud untuk mengetahui bagaimana upaya KUBE untuk menguatkan modal sosial di kelompok mereka sehingga mendorong para nelayan untuk menjadi lebih berdaya. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan teknik pengumpulan data berupa observasi dan wawancara mendalam terhadap 5 (lima) orang informan nelayan anggota KUBE. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa modal ekonomi tidak menjadi faktor utama dalam meningkatkan keberdayaan nelayan, namun di kelompok KUBE ini modal sosial berupa jaringan, kepercayaan, dan ikatan sosial (bonding) memegang peranan yang lebih penting. Melalui kedua modal ini nelayan dapat saling membantu kebutuhan ekonomi satu sama lain, dan meningkatkan keberdayaan mereka dalam mencapai akses sumberdaya ekonomi yang lebih baik.

Abstentionist Voting – Between Disengagement and Protestation in Neglected Areas: A Spatial Analysis of The Paris Metropolis

This article analyzes electoral behaviors related to voting abstention in the Metropolis of Paris. We highlight the interest of a contextual approach to examine non-voting behaviors. Using socio-economic and demographic data at the level of municipalities, we construct a spatial model to explain the reasons for abstention. Our results support the idea that abstentionism expresses a disengagement behavior as well as a protestation behavior. People disengage from politics because they believe that politicians (no matter which party is in power) will not be able to change their situation. This hypothesis applies to non-voters peripheral to political life. We also show that these people tend to live in socio-economically marginalized areas. The protest attitude is found especially in “left-behind” areas that have experienced a significant decline in the supply of public services and local shops. Bridging the divide in these neglected areas is essential to avoid further marginalization and growing protest.

“Whatsoever You Do unto the Least of My Brethren, You Do unto Me:” Using the Assessment of Spirituality and Religious Sentiments (ASPIRES) Scale in a Socially and Economically Marginalized Rescue Mission Sample

Homelessness is a continual problem around the world, leaving many organizations uncertain of how to serve these individuals. Although 60-percent of homeless are being served by faith-based organizations, religiosity and spirituality have been largely ignored by researchers as a way of treatment. In this study, we looked at 121 men who were admitted to a Christian-based rescue mission. The mission offered programs such as NA/AA and Spiritual Development. Those that agreed to participate in the study filled out the survey after the first 7-days of treatment, and again after 3 months. Our results revealed that due to the program, there was an overall increase in Religious Involvement, and a significant decrease in Religious Crisis. It is evident that religious and spiritual counsel is vital to improving the lives of those who are economically marginalized, and to ignore this is to not treat these individuals holistically.

Feasibility Of Establishing An Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) Laboratory For The Detection Of Dioxins In Economically Marginalized And Developed Countries

Finding a low cost and accessible means of detecting for dioxins in contaminated soil is a necessary step to ensure the health and safety of humans and the environment worldwide. Conventional technologies based on mass spectrometry are expensive and inaccessible. A minimally resourced laboratory and the use of ELISA will be discussed as a feasible, accessible, low cost alternative. The correlation between a minimally resourced laboratory (Ryerson University) and a fully resourced laboratory (Ontario Ministry of the Environment) was strong (n=13, r²=0.888, slope=0.87). To demonstrate the functionality of the minimally resourced laboratory, a supplemental site was characterized using ELISA. Results from the Ryerson and OMOE laboratories produced similar dioxin concentrations of undetectable to 120.26pgTEQg⁻¹ and 32.38 to 163.2pgTEQg⁻¹, respectively. This study illustrates an alternative for evaluating contaminated soil that could serve as a technology transfer for marginalized economies, and provide an accessible form of sample analysis in developed countries.

Feasibility Of Establishing An Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) Laboratory For The Detection Of Dioxins In Economically Marginalized And Developed Countries

Finding a low cost and accessible means of detecting for dioxins in contaminated soil is a necessary step to ensure the health and safety of humans and the environment worldwide. Conventional technologies based on mass spectrometry are expensive and inaccessible. A minimally resourced laboratory and the use of ELISA will be discussed as a feasible, accessible, low cost alternative. The correlation between a minimally resourced laboratory (Ryerson University) and a fully resourced laboratory (Ontario Ministry of the Environment) was strong (n=13, r²=0.888, slope=0.87). To demonstrate the functionality of the minimally resourced laboratory, a supplemental site was characterized using ELISA. Results from the Ryerson and OMOE laboratories produced similar dioxin concentrations of undetectable to 120.26pgTEQg⁻¹ and 32.38 to 163.2pgTEQg⁻¹, respectively. This study illustrates an alternative for evaluating contaminated soil that could serve as a technology transfer for marginalized economies, and provide an accessible form of sample analysis in developed countries.

Pemberdayaan Masyarakat Melalui Ekowisata pada Desa Pesisir di Kabupaten Bintan

Ecotourism activities and the community-based ecotourism model are not new in Bintan District. Some coastal villages such as the Village of Kuala Sempang through Ballond Mangrove Tour and the Village of Pengudang through Pengudang Bintan Mangrove are even able to promote the mangrove forest ecotourism activities managed by the local communities. The success in promoting tourism potential through the concept of ecotourism in these villages certainly brings the hope of empowerment to the communities. Some studies even emphasize that tourism with the concept of ecotourism and community-based ecotourism models can contribute positively and can be used as a means or tool for community empowerment, especially for economically marginalized local communities. However, so far, studies on tourism in Bintan District are more focused on aspects of managing ecotourism activities, evaluating the development of ecotourism, and studying the potential of mangroves, while studies on community empowerment through ecotourism activities are needed to be encouraged to provide understanding based on empirical evidence of the impact and benefits of ecotourism activities for community empowerment, especially in coastal villages. Therefore, this study aims to describe how ecotourism activities empower the communities in coastal villages in Bintan District.

The Environmental Causes of Violence in the Middle East

This chapter investigates the environmental causes of violence in the Middle East. The Middle East is a desert and the desert is expanding due to the increase in population. This leads to the destruction of the semiarid lands next to the desert. As this happens, local residents are thrown into economic desperation. What do people in the Global South do when they cannot get a job and cannot economically survive? They can turn to crime, work for a local politician or warlord, or go to school. This is the power of the terrorist organizations: they are criminal gangs and warlord organizations and religious education organizations all at once. They cover all of the avenues taken by people who would otherwise be economically marginalized. It is entirely possible that the world will end because of an ecological catastrophe. However, it is also important to think about the effect of ecological loss on people's willingness to work together.