227 research outputs found
From Discovery to Dissidence: Honduran Womenâs Conceptions and Claims of Human Rights
In recognition of the profound benefits of womenâs engagement with their rights, this article presents an experiential account of how Honduran women comprehend, articulate, experience and advocate human rights and gender equality through non-governmental educational initiatives. Through the triangulated analytic among human security, post-victimization and citizen-based advocacy approaches, the article traces the womenâs journeys from their moments of discovery of human rights towards instances of dissidence. In so doing, the womenâs demonstrations of empowerment, agency, resistance and solidarity are brought to the fore. By featuring their voices, this study demonstrates how Honduran women are able to shape their own expectations and experiences of human rights. This study further emphasizes how a supportive and interactive educational introduction to the conventions, declarations and constitutions intended to promote and safeguard human rights, as well as an opportunity to dialogue safely and creatively about those rights can open up incredible possibilities for self-realization, liberation, ambition and innovation among women
Security through Solidarity: Honduran Womenâs Post-Coup Strategies of Support and Survival
As a follow up to the article âFrom Discovery to Dissidence: Honduran Womenâs Conceptions and Claims of Human Rights,â published in this journal in May 2010 (Vol. 11, #4), this paper examines forty-eight Honduran womenâs experiences of state-based insecurity and feminist-based solidarity following the June 2009 coup dâĂtat. The authors reflect on the ethical implications of the participant-centered and solidarity-oriented qualitative methodological approaches constrained by state repression. The womenâs testimonies shed light on the potential of a solidarity-security symbiosis
Les croyances des pĂšres originaires du Maghreb immigrĂ©s au QuĂ©bec envers lâallaitement maternel
La transition Ă la paternitĂ© dans un contexte dâimmigration rĂ©cente comporte de nombreux dĂ©fis pour les hommes. Parmi ceux-lĂ , lâexpĂ©rience de lâallaitement est dĂ©terminante pour leur adaptation Ă leur nouveau rĂŽle de pĂšre, particuliĂšrement dans un contexte dâimmigration oĂč les pratiques culturelles traditionnelles de maternages sont remises en question au contact de la sociĂ©tĂ© dâaccueil. Cette Ă©tude vise Ă examiner les croyances des pĂšres dâorigine maghrĂ©bine reliĂ©es Ă lâallaitement maternel. Les donnĂ©es ont Ă©tĂ© recueillies lors dâentrevues semi-dirigĂ©es intĂ©grant le gĂ©nogramme menĂ©es auprĂšs de 12 pĂšres immigrĂ©s du Maghreb depuis moins de 10 ans. Lâanalyse des donnĂ©es rĂ©vĂšle les croyances des pĂšres envers lâallaitement maternel ainsi que leurs croyances quant aux facteurs facilitant lâexpĂ©rience de lâallaitement. Les rĂ©sultats permettent de formuler des recommandations pour la pratique clinique auprĂšs des familles immigrantes, pour la recherche et pour lâenseignement en santĂ© familiale.Becoming a father in the context of immigration pose numerous challenges. The breastfeeding experience impacts on fathersâ experiences, especially in a context where the cultural practices from their country of origin differ from the practices of the new culture of the host country. The goal of this study was to a examine immigrant fathers from Maghrebâs beliefs in regards to breastfeeding. Using semi-structured interviews, data were collected from a sample of 12 fathers who had emigrated from Maghreb within the past 10 years. Participantsâ beliefs regarding the breastfeeding experience were analysed. Findings include recommendations for clinical practices, research and family health educators working with immigrant families
DĂ©veloppement, implantation et Ă©valuation d'une initiative de promotion et de soutien Ă l'engagement paternel
La paternitĂ© en contexte migratoire : Ă©tude comparative de lâexpĂ©rience dâengagement paternel et de la construction de lâidentitĂ© paternelle dâimmigrants magrĂ©bins de premiĂšre et de deuxiĂšme gĂ©nĂ©ration
Pendant la transition Ă la parentalitĂ©, les pĂšres sont confrontĂ©s Ă deux principaux dĂ©fis, soit le dĂ©veloppement de leur identitĂ© paternelle et de leur engagement paternel. Pour les pĂšres immigrants, des dĂ©fis particuliers sâajoutent en termes de construction de leur identitĂ© paternelle, que lâon connaĂźt encore peu. Objectif. Cette comparaison des rĂ©sultats de deux Ă©tudes qualitatives a pour objectif de dĂ©crire lâengagement paternel et le processus de construction de lâidentitĂ© paternelle de pĂšres originaires du Maghreb. MĂ©thodologie. Les donnĂ©es ont Ă©tĂ© recueillies lors dâentretiens semi-dirigĂ©s auprĂšs de six pĂšres maghrĂ©bins de premiĂšre gĂ©nĂ©ration immigrĂ©s au QuĂ©bec et six pĂšres maghrĂ©bins de deuxiĂšme gĂ©nĂ©ration rĂ©sidant en Belgique. RĂ©sultats. Les pĂšres des deux groupes sâimpliquent auprĂšs de leur enfant et partagent des facteurs facilitants ou faisant obstacle Ă la construction de leur identitĂ© paternelle. Des recommandations pour la pratique clinique, pour la formation et pour la recherche sont formulĂ©es.During the transitional period preceding parenthood, fathers have to face up to two main challenges: the development of their paternal identity, and their commitment to fatherhood. When it comes to immigrant fathers, there are added and specific, though still little known, challenges as regards the construction of their paternal identities. Objective: This comparison of the results of two qualitative studies is intended to describe the paternal commitment and the process of constructing a paternal identity, as experienced by fathers of North-African origin. Methodology: The data was gathered in the course of semi-structured interviews with six first- generation North-African fathers, immigrants to Quebec, and six second-generation North-African fathers resident in Belgium. Results: The fathers from both groups are involved with their children and have in common factors that facilitate or obstruct the construction of their paternal identities. Recommendations are made with regard to clinical practice, training and research
Interactive effects of prey and p,pâČ-DDE on Burrowing Owl population dynamics
Author Posting. © The Authors, 2005. This is the author's version of the work. It is posted here by permission of Ecological Society of America for personal use, not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in Ecological Applications 16 (2006): 666â677.We used population models to explore the effects of the organochlorine contaminant
p,p'DDE and fluctuations in vole availability on the population dynamics of Burrowing
Owls (Athene cunicularia). Previous work indicated an interaction between low biomass of voles in the diet and moderate levels of p,p'DDE in Burrowing Owl eggs that led to reproductive impairment. We constructed periodic and stochastic matrix models that incorporated three vole population states observed in the field: average, peak and crash years. We modeled varying frequencies of vole crash years and a range of impairment of owl demographic rates in vole crash years. Vole availability had a greater impact on owl population growth rate than reproductive impairment if vole populations peaked and crashed frequently. However, this difference disappeared as the frequency of vole crash years declined to once per decade. Fecundity,
the demographic rate most affected by p,p'DDE, had less impact on population growth rate
than adult or juvenile survival. A life table response experiment of time-invariant matrices for
average, peak and crash vole conditions showed that low population growth under vole crash
conditions was due to low adult and juvenile survival rates, whereas the extremely high population growth under vole peak conditions was due to increased fecundity. Our results suggest
that even simple models can provide useful insights into complex ecological interactions. This is
particularly valuable when temporal or spatial scales preclude manipulative experimental work
in the field or laboratory.Field work was supported by grants from the U.S. Navy EFA West, California Department of Fish and Game,
and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to D. K. Rosenberg. Analysis was supported
in part by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (R-82908901-0)
New Data and Analysis on Non-tariff Measures in Agri-food Trade
We outline new data on non-tariff measures (NTMs) in agricultural trade collected as part of the NTM-Impact project. The data cover product and process standards, conformity assessment measures, and country requirements for the EU and 10 other countries. We create a Heterogeneity Index of Trade (HIT) regulations to aggregate data on different measures, and estimate the impact of regulatory heterogeneity on trade using a gravity framework. Our results suggest that differences in standards reduce trade in beef and pig meat, but have little impact on trade in other agri-food products.Non-tariff measures (NTMs), import requirements, agri-food trade, gravity estimation, Agricultural and Food Policy, International Relations/Trade,
Teaching, learning, and knowledge building : the case of the remote networked school initiative
The Remote Networked School (RNS)/« Ăcole Ă©loignĂ©e en rĂ©seau » is an initiative that aims at implementing an innovation with Internet-based technologies in support of teaching and learning as well as knowledge building in small rural schools. The first eight years of the RNS are examined applying Engeströmâs activity theory framework, and more specifically the concept of expansive learning wherein we document the 7 stages. Tensions and contradictions are identified to provide an âinsideâ understanding of what matters when new technologies designed to support co-teaching and co-learning within and between classrooms are introduced. Two activity systems or more shared the same object such that students would engage actively in collaborative online discourse for solving authentic problems. To this end the trajectory of the RNS initiative had to overcome contradictions. As a result an expansive learning cycle was documented
What Drives the (In)stability of a Stablecoin?
In May 2022, an apparent speculative attack, followed by market panic, led to
the precipitous downfall of UST, one of the most popular stablecoins at that
time. However, UST is not the only stablecoin to have been depegged in the
past. Designing resilient and long-term stable coins, therefore, appears to
present a hard challenge.
To further scrutinize existing stablecoin designs and ultimately lead to more
robust systems, we need to understand where volatility emerges. Our work
provides a game-theoretical model aiming to help identify why stablecoins
suffer from a depeg. This game-theoretical model reveals that stablecoins have
different price equilibria depending on the coin's architecture and mechanism
to minimize volatility. Moreover, our theory is supported by extensive
empirical data, spanning year. To that end, we collect daily prices for 22
stablecoins and on-chain data from five blockchains including the Ethereum and
the Terra blockchain
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