16 research outputs found
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Unmapping local and global boundaries of belonging: African diaspora youth imagination and possibilities of "home"
Paper presented at the 2013 HSRC Social Sciences Research Conference, Birchwood Conference Centre, Boksburg, 26-27 Septembe
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Linguicism and nationalism: a post-colonial gaze on the promotion of Afrikaans as a national language in apartheid South Africa
This paper explores the processes by which nationalist movements help to create both ethnic and linguistic identities. The article begins with the social history, religious legitimization and institutional promotion of the Dutch-based language of Afrikaans as a national and official language of apartheid South Africa. After examining the historiography of the Afrikaans language, the paper offers a critique using existing theories of linguistic nationalism and its relationship to the politics of ethnic identity as possible explanations for the rise of the Afrikaner nation in South Africa. Socio-cultural factors involved in the rise of nationalistic movements identified by social theorists such as Smith (1986), Hobsbawm (1994), Gellner (1994), Edwards (1988), and Anderson (1994), will be applied to the Afrikaans case study. To conclude, I will elaborate on the challenges, implications, and issues for further research with regards to post-apartheid language policy in South Africa, especially with the influence of African nationalism, the promotion of the English language, and acceptance of Afrikaans dialects in post-apartheid South Africa.
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Race and the historiography of its 'scientific' inquiry: early problematic assumptions and contemporary dilemmas
This commentary paper offers a critical appraisal on the essentialist use of the concept of race which, it is argued, underpins the discourse of human relations in most multicultural and pluralistic societies. The paper traces talk about race within the social sciences and humanities and comments on how racial politics born of colonial and neocolonial relations of production influence contemporary debates. Following a consideration of the complications that ensue the way in which race has been understood and theorised as a particular fiction of scientific inquiry, the paper turns to a consideration of alternative ways of thinking about race, which have emerged from more recent critical, indigenous, and postcolonial standpoints. The paper therefore addresses the question of how to imagine difference in a way that does not entail its reification and cementation in research. The paper concludes by making some tentative suggestions for the possibility of a critical approach of researching human difference in the so-called post-racial contexts.
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Perspectives on employment integration, mental illness and disability, and workplace health
This paper reviews the literature on the interplay between employment integration and retention of individuals diagnosed with
mental health and related disability (MHRD). Specifically, the paper addresses the importance of an integrative approach, utilizing
a social epidemiological approach to assess various factors that are related to the employment integration of individuals diagnosed
with severe mental illness. Our approach to the review incorporates a research methodology that is multi-layered, mixed, and
contextual. The review examines the literature that aims to unpack employers' understanding of mental illness and their attitudes,
beliefs, and practices about employing workers with mental illness.Additionally we offer a conceptual framework entrenched within
the social determinants of the mental health (SDOMH) literature as a way to contextualize the review conclusions. This approach
contributes to a holistic understanding of workplace mental health conceptually and methodologically particularly as practitioners
and policymakers alike are grappling with better ways to integrate employees who are diagnosed with mental health and disabilities
into to the workplace.
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Southern Africa
In this chapter the authors argue that in reimaging economic thought in southern Africa, one must explain the muddle of social, political and economic nationalism, particularly as residuals of settler and indigenous economies persisted even after independence.
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The articulation of the "responsibility to protect" (R2P) in combatting state crimes: a critical discourse analysis (CDA) of Francis Deng's work and the ongoing situation in South Sudan
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Work, employment, and mental illness: expanding the domain of Canadian social work
A robust body of literature shows that people who experience mental illness perceive work as central to their recovery (Killeen & O'Day, 2004; Krupa, 2004; Provencher, Gregg, Mead, & Mueser, 2002). They experience many benefits from working, including increased self-esteem, decreased social isolation, and improved quality of life (Salyers, Becker, Drake, Torrey, & Wyzik, 2004), as well as financial gains, personal growth, and improved mental health (Marwaha & Johnson, 2004). Surveys have shown that aspirations to gain employment are widespread, even among those who have lost touch with the labor market over an extended period (Secker & Membrey, 2003).
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Conclusion: what now?: some thoughts on the future of Africa's development
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Conclusion: Africa beyond 2015 - MDG prospects, its discontents, and implications
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