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Gender, migration and the ambiguous enterprise of professionalizing domestic service: the case of vocational training for the unemployed in France
Drawing on ethnographic data concerning migrant male domestic workers, this article examines the gendered dimensions of the process of racialization in Italy and France. First, it shows that specific racialized constructions of masculinity are mobilized by the employers as well as by training and recruitment agencies. These constructions of masculinity are related to different forms of organization of the sector in each country and to different ideologies about the integration of migrants. Second, the data presented reveal the strategies used by migrant male domestic workers to reaffirm their masculinity in a traditionally feminized sector. In doing so, this article intends to explore the connections between international migration and the gendering of occupations, with regard to the construction and management of masculinities in domestic service. Finally, by examining menâs experiences, this article aims to contribute to a more complex definition of the international division of care work
Restauration morpho-dynamique et redynamisation de la section court-circuitée du Rhin en aval du barrage de Kembs (projet INTERREG / EDF)
National audienceThe Upper Rhine River has been heavily impacted by channelization for flood protection and navigation, and then by damming for hydropower generation. In normal non flooding conditions, most of the flows are diverted in a canalized section whereas the regulated âold Rhineâ bypassed reach runs a minimum flow. Between Huningue and Neuf-Brisach, engineering works induced simplification and stabilization of the channel pattern from a formerly braiding sector to a single incised channel, hydrological modifications, bottom armouring due to bedload decrease, and thus ecological alterations. Two complementary and interdisciplinary projects have been initiated to restore alluvial morphodynamics: i) the international âINTERREG IV - Redynamisation of the old Rhineâ project (2009-2012) coordinated by the Alsace region, France; ii) the left bank âcontrolled erosionâ project launched by ElectricitĂ© de France (EDF) within Kembs hydroelectric station relicensing process since 2003-2004. The purpose of these projects is to evaluate the feasibility of an important hydro-morphological and ecological restoration plan on a 45 km long reach, through both field testing of bank erosion techniques at favourable locations, and artificial sediments input from right bank excavations. This will help define possible long term prospective scenarios, in order to restore sustainable sediment transport, morphodynamics variability and associated ecological functions. The study will involve historical analysis, hydro-morphological / hydraulic physical and numerical modelling, physical and ecological monitoring, and sociological aspectsLe Rhin alsacien-allemand a enregistrĂ© de profondes modifications morphologiques et hydrologiques Ă la suite de sa correction et de sa rĂ©gularisation pour la protection contre les crues et la navigation, puis aprĂšs la construction de barrages hydro-Ă©lectriques. Les amĂ©nagements rĂ©alisĂ©s entre Huningue et Neuf-Brisach ont engendrĂ© une simplification et une stabilisation du style fluvial. Un fleuve en tresses a cĂ©dĂ© la place Ă un chenal unique incisĂ©. Le fond de chenal est devenu pavĂ© Ă cause dâune diminution des apports de charge de fond et des altĂ©rations Ă©cologiques ont Ă©tĂ© observĂ©es (simplification des habitats aquatiques et riverains). Deux projets complĂ©mentaires et interdisciplinaires ont Ă©tĂ© engagĂ©s afin de restaurer une dynamique des formes alluviales : i) le projet international INTERREG IV â Redynamisation du Vieux Rhin (2009-2012) sous lâimpulsion de la rĂ©gion Alsace ; ii) le projet dâĂ©rosion maitrisĂ©e des berges de la rive gauche conduit par ElectricitĂ© de France (EDF) dans le cadre du renouvellement de la concession de lâamĂ©nagement de Kembs. Lâobjectif des deux projets est de dĂ©finir un plan de restauration hydro-morphologique et Ă©cologique conduisant Ă la redynamisation dâun tronçon de 45 km. LâĂ©tude repose sur une analyse historique, lâexploitation de modĂšles Ă la fois physiques et numĂ©riques, et les suivis morphologiques in situ dâune recharge artificielle en sĂ©diments et dâĂ©rosions de berge contrĂŽlĂ©es. Ces Ă©tudes de faisabilitĂ© sont complĂ©tĂ©es par des analyses Ă©cologique et sociologique pour apprĂ©cier lâimpact socio-environnemental de ces projets
Determinazione della suscettibilitĂ all'infragilimento da idrogeno in acciai trattati in endogas tramite metodologie sperimentali riferite al fenomeno di Portevin-Le Chatelier
Determinazione della suscettibilitĂ allâinfragilimento da idrogeno in acciai trattati in endogas tramite metodologie sperimentali riferite al fenomeno di Portevin-Le Chatelier
Geomorphic impacts of restoration actions of the Old Rhine River downstream Basel and insight of ecological benefits
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Pseudomorphic molecular beam epitaxy growth of Îł-Al2O3(001) on Si(001) and evidence for spontaneous lattice reorientation during epitaxy
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Pseudomorphic molecular beam epitaxy growth of gamma-Al2O3(001) on Si(001) and evidence for spontaneous lattice reorientation during epitaxy
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Growth of crystalline ÎłâAl2O3 on Si by molecular beam epitaxy: Influence of the substrate orientation
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Geomorphic impacts of restoration actions of the Old Rhine River downstream Basel and insight of ecological benefits
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