Narratives Of Dis Engagement

Author : Amanda L. Folk,Tracey Overbey
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2022-08-09
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780838949931

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Narratives of (Dis)Engagement by Amanda L. Folk,Tracey Overbey Pdf

Librarianship is still a predominantly white profession. It is essential that current practitioners as well as those about to enter the field take an unflinching look at the profession’s legacy of racial discrimination, including the ways in which race might impact service to users such as students in school, public, and academic libraries. Given the prevalence of implicit and explicit bias against Black and African American people, authors Folk and Overbey argue that we must speak to these students directly to hear their stories and thereby understand their experiences. This Special Report shares the findings of a qualitative research study that explored the library experiences of Black and African American undergraduate students both before and during college, grounding it within an equity framework. From this Report readers will learn details about the study, which focused on the potential role of race in the students’ interactions with library staff, including white staff and staff of color; gain insight into Black and African American users’ perceptions of libraries and library staff, attitudes towards reading, frequency of library usage, and the importance of family; understand the implications of the study’s findings for our practice and for librarianship more broadly, including our ongoing commitment to diversifying the profession; and walk away with recommendations that can be applied to every library and educational context, such as guidance for developing an antiracist organization and more equitable service provision.

Author : Nathan Manning
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2017-01-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781447317029

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Political (Dis)Engagement by Nathan Manning Pdf

Academics from a range of disciplines join with political activists to explore the meaning of politics and citizenship in contemporary society and the current forms of political (dis)engagement, providing a timely interdisciplinary dialogue and interrogation of contemporary political practices.

Author : Christer Mattsson,Thomas Johansson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2019-10-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000707953

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Life Trajectories Into and Out of Contemporary Neo-Nazism by Christer Mattsson,Thomas Johansson Pdf

This book provides the first comprehensive sociological study of the contemporary National Socialist movement in Sweden, including how it has developed since the 1990s until the present. It covers the ideas and political aspects of the movement, as well as the subjective and very personal stories told by young men and women who in some cases have left the movement and in others remained. Through a large number of detailed stories of the movement’s violence, hatred, and ideology, as well as stories of the life plans and dreams involved in re-entering society, the study on which the book is based provides knowledge, hope and new directions for studies on the National Socialist movement. Additionally, the book provides innovative research on the relation between the life trajectories of National Socialists and their significant others, allowing us to establish better and more scientific strategies for preventing radicalization and promoting de-radicalization. The book is aimed at students of sociology, social science and researchers studying hate movements and violent extremism. It is also meant for professionals such as teachers, social workers and youth workers who may encounter radicalization in their work as well as being a vital contribution for policymakers within the field.

Author : Raquel da Silva
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2018-08-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351008389

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Narratives of Political Violence by Raquel da Silva Pdf

An exploration of how political violence is constructed, this book presents the life stories of individuals once committed to political transformation through violent means in Portugal. Challenging simplistic conceptualisations about the actors of violence, this book examines issues of temporality, gender and interpersonal dynamics in the study of political violence. It is the first comprehensive case study of political violence in Portugal, based on the perspectives of former militants. These are individuals from different political spheres who became convinced that they could not be mere spectators of the circumstances of their times. For them, the only viable way of making a difference was through violent acts. Applying the Dialogical Self Theory to trace the identity positions underpinning their narratives, this book not only sheds light on radicalisation and deradicalisation processes at the individual level, but also on the meso- and macro-level contexts that instigate engagement with and encourage disengagement from armed organisations. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of critical terrorism studies, political violence, European history and security studies more generally.

Author : Anne B. Walker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Electronic
ISBN : WISC:89077532067

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Responding to Disengagement by Anne B. Walker Pdf

Author : Masoumeh Rahmani
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780197579961

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Drifting Through Samsara by Masoumeh Rahmani Pdf

Introduction -- 1. Conversion Career -- 2. Tacit Conversion -- 3. Pragmatic Leaving -- 4. Vipassana Disaffiliation Narratives -- 5. Disaffiliation Trajectories -- 6. Deconversion: Breathing New Self into Not-Self -- Bibliography -- Appendix 1: Vipassana Ten-day Course Timetable -- Appendix 2: Participants' Information.

Author : Andrew Millie
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2008-12-16
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780335237623

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EBOOK: Anti-Social Behaviour by Andrew Millie Pdf

What is anti-social behaviour? Can it be dealt with effectively? Is the problem exagerated? From the Daily Mail's claim of Britain being named ‘Yob Capital of Europe’, to the headline in The Times of ‘Tearaway given ASBO at 10’, the subject of anti-social behaviour has been given a huge amount of political, social, media, public policy and academic interest in recent years. Using lively case studies and examples, Andrew Millie introduces the concept of anti-social behaviour (ASB) and examines its implications for society in the 21st century. The chapters explore: The origins of the term Different causes and types of ASB Theoretical framewords for ASB and ASB control How the UK deals with ASB compared to other countries The rise of the ASBO Alternative enforcement options Methods of prevention The future for ASB Anti-Social Behaviour is fascinating reading for all Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy students.

Author : Phillip L. Hammack
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2010-12-28
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0199781265

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Narrative and the Politics of Identity by Phillip L. Hammack Pdf

Since the late nineteenth century, Jews and Arabs have been locked in an intractable battle for national recognition in a land of tremendous historical and geopolitical significance. While historians and political scientists have long analyzed the dynamics of this bitter conflict, rarely has an archeology of the mind of those who reside within the matrix of conflict been attempted. This book not only offers a psychological analysis of the consequences of conflict for the psyche, it develops an innovative, compelling, and cross-disciplinary argument about the mutual constitution of culture and mind through the process of life-story construction. But the book pushes boundaries further through an analysis of two peace education programs designed to fundamentally alter the nature of young Israeli and Palestinian life stories. Hammack argues that these popular interventions, rooted in the idea of prejudice reduction through contact and the cultivation of 'cosmopolitan' identities, are fundamentally flawed due to their refusal to deal with the actual political reality of young Israeli and Palestinian lives and their attempt to construct an alternative narrative of great hope but little resonance for Israelis and Palestinians. Grounded in over a century of literature that spans the social sciences, Hammack's analysis of young Israeli and Palestinian lives captures the complex, dynamic relationship among politics, history, and identity and offers a provocative and audacious proposal for psychology and peace education.

Author : Gordon Clubb
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317390749

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Social Movement De-Radicalisation and the Decline of Terrorism by Gordon Clubb Pdf

By drawing on social movement theories, this book explains how terrorist movements decline, using the case of Irish Republicanism. The continuity of terrorism and political violence from generation to generation demonstrates the need to go beyond a focus on groups or individuals in order to explain how terrorism ends. The concept of de-radicalisation has been critiqued for its lack of explanatory value in accounting for disengagement from terrorism or how the risk of terrorism re-emerging is reduced. However, building on the morphogenetic approach, this book distinguishes between structure/culture and agency over time in order to analyse the causal influence between the two. Two processes are analysed: disengagement framing processes explain how actors change attitudes to violence and the book identifies which factors ensure frames resonate with audiences; and social movement de-radicalisation accounts for the outcomes of disengagement in initiating structural change which transforms the landscape the next generation finds itself in. The fundamental aim of the book is to provide theoretical and conceptual insights into how terrorism can not only come to an end, but can be prevented from emerging to be a significant threat again within a society. This book will be of much interest to students of terrorism and political violence, social movement theory, British and Irish Politics, war and conflict studies, security studies and IR in general.

Author : Tracey Overbey,Amanda L. Folk
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 89 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2022-08-09
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780838949924

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Narratives of (Dis)Enfranchisement by Tracey Overbey,Amanda L. Folk Pdf

This first Special Report in a two-volume set on Black and African Americans’ experiences in libraries provides an overview of their historical exclusion from libraries and educational institutions in the United States, also exploring the ways in which this legacy is manifest in our contemporary context. A compelling call to action, it will serve as the beginning of many conversations in which librarianship reckons with its racist past to move towards a more equitable future. Still a predominantly white profession, librarianship has a legacy of racial discrimination, and it is essential that we face the ways that race impacts how we meet the needs of diverse user communities. Identifying and acknowledging implicit and learned bias is a necessary step toward transforming not only our professional practice but also our scholarship, assessment, and evaluation practices. From this Special Report, readers will learn the hidden history of Africa’s contributions to libraries and educational institutions, which are often omitted from K-12, higher education, and library school curricula; engage with the racist legacies of libraries as well as contemporary scholarship related to Black and African American users’ experiences with libraries; be introduced to frameworks and theories that can help to identify and unpack the role of race in librarianship and in library users’ experiences; and garner practical takeaways to bring to their own views and practice of librarianship.

Author : Daniella Levy
Publisher : Kasva Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781948403146

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Disengagement by Daniella Levy Pdf

In other times, they would never have met. They come from different corners of Israeli society, rooted in their own beliefs, busy with their own troubles. Farmers and fishermen, skeptics and believers, immigrants and natives, children and grandparents struggle with faith, loss, jealousy, hope?—?and the turmoil around them only deepens the rifts that divide them. But when the Israeli government orders all Jewish communities in the Gaza Strip destroyed, Neve Adva?—?the settlement some of them call home?—?becomes the unlikely crossroads where all their worlds collide and all their lives are changed forever. Daniella Levy’s magnificent, richly nuanced novel challenges us to step outside our bubbles and question everything we’ve believed about the Other. Disengagement is more than just the story of one fictional settlement. It’s about what it means to disengage?—?from home and surroundings, from friends, neighbors, and family, from opinions and deeply held beliefs. And it’s about how listening to one another and learning from unexpected encounters can help us become connected again.

Author : Adi Mana,Anan Srour
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 411 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781527559622

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Israeli and Palestinian Collective Narratives in Conflict by Adi Mana,Anan Srour Pdf

Examining the “social laboratory” of the Israeli and Palestinian societies to better understand social conflicts and the construction of diverse and conflicting collective narratives, this book gives readers a window into Professor Shifra Sagy’s unique approach to intergroup conflicts and peace education. With a focus on both theory and practice, it describes the model of perceptions of collective narratives that she developed with her colleagues. The contributions here offer insight into the intergroup conflicts between Israelis and Palestinians, Palestinian Muslims and Christians, Jewish ‘National Religious’ and people of ultra-Orthodox faith, and Palestinians living in Israel and those living in the West Bank. Perceptions of collective narratives help crystallize social identity, a sense of community and national coherence, and a culture of conflict. Often this creates obstacles to peace and conflict resolution. This book instead looks at how we can use these constructions to promote reconciliation.

Author : David A. Hurley,Sarah R. Kostelecky,Lori Townsend
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 57 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2022-08-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780838949412

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Cultural Humility by David A. Hurley,Sarah R. Kostelecky,Lori Townsend Pdf

This accessible and compelling Special Report introduces cultural humility, a lifelong practice that can guide library workers in their day-to-day interactions by helping them recognize and address structural inequities in library services. Cultural humility is emerging as a preferred approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts within librarianship. At a time when library workers are critically examining their professional practices, cultural humility offers a potentially transformative framework of compassionate accountability; it asks us to recognize the limits to our knowledge, reckon with our ongoing fallibility, educate ourselves about the power imbalances in our organizations, and commit to making change. This Special Report introduces the concept and outlines its core tenets. As relevant to those currently studying librarianship as it is to long-time professionals, and applicable across multiple settings including archives and museums, from this book readers will learn why cultural humility offers an ideal approach for navigating the spontaneous interpersonal interactions in libraries, whether between patrons and staff or amongst staff members themselves; understand how it intersects with cultural competence models and critical race theory; see the ways in which cultural humility’s awareness of and commitment to challenging inequitable structures of power can act as a powerful catalyst for community engagement; come to recognize how a culturally humble approach supports DEI work by acknowledging the need for mindfulness in day-to-day interactions; reflect upon cultural humility’s limitations and the criticisms that some have leveled against it; and take away concrete tools for undertaking and continuing such work with patience and hope.

Author : Robin Munkvold and Line Kolås
Publisher : Academic Conferences and publishing limited
Page : 826 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2015-09-18
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781910810583

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ECGBL2015-9th European Conference on Games Based Learning by Robin Munkvold and Line Kolås Pdf

Author : Allyn Walker
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2021-06-22
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780520306363

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A Long, Dark Shadow by Allyn Walker Pdf

Challenging widespread assumptions that persons who are preferentially attracted to minors—often referred to as "pedophiles"—are necessarily also predators and sex offenders, this book takes readers into the lives of non-offending minor-attracted persons (MAPs). There is little research into non-offending MAPs, a group whose experiences offer valuable insights into the prevention of child abuse. Navigating guilt, shame, and fear, this universally maligned group demonstrates remarkable resilience and commitment to living without offending and to supporting and educating others. Using data from interview-based research, A Long, Dark Shadow offers a crucial account of the lived experiences of this hidden population.