Individualism as Principle: Its Emergence, Institutionalization, and Contradictions, political philosophy

Symposium: Law and Civil Societ

Introductory essay for society special issue on David Martin

This brief introduction notes some of the salient aspects of David Martin’s career and thought. It further presents and frames the following eight essays in this symposium devoted to different aspects of David Martin’s work.https://rdcu.be/b2Q6EAccepted manuscriptPublished versio

David Martin and the sociology of hope

David Martin’s work has always bridged many worlds: the sacred and the secular, the world of power politics and of religious visions, of individual and society, and of poetry and rational analysis. His trenchant and uncompromising analyses of human social formations and their ideational concomitants have nevertheless provided many with a vision of that hope which must sustain scholarly analysis if it is not to become tedious and moribund. His sensitivity to tradition, to ritual, to received knowledge and the debt we owe to the past – even while appreciating the frisson of the radically new (as in his studies of Pentacostalism) – have made him one of only a small handful of scholars who could address the broad range of human religious expression and its implications for life in the world. This paper explores some of these themes in terms of what we understand as the overwhelming sense of hope that is a permanent feature of David’s scholarly contributions.Accepted manuscrip

BELAJAR UNTUK HIDUP DENGAN PERBEDAAN BAGAIMANA CEDAR MEMBAWA ANTROPOLOGI KELUAR DARI RUANG KELAS DAN MASUK KE DUNIA

Artikel ini menjelaskan tentang proses CEDAR (Community Engaging Difference and Religion) sebuah lembaga swadaya masyarakat untuk menyebarkan ide dan praktek tentang bagaimana hidup bersama yang lain. CEDAR telah berkembang sejak awal dibentuk pada tahun 2003 dengan nama International Summer School on Religion and Public Life (ISSRPL). Namanya berubah menjadi CEDAR pada tahun 2013 dan sejak itu terus mengadakan program pelatihan di banyak negara, antara lain Inggris Raya, Bosnia, Bugaria, Israel, Amerika Serikat, Kenya dan Indonesia. Artikel ini dimulai dengan testimoni dari peserta program CEDAR yang dilakukan di berbagai negara itu selama dua minggu untuk menggambarkan perubahan yang kemudian mereka alami terutama pandangan dan sikapnya terhadap mereka yang memiliki keyakinan yang berbeda.  Dari penagalaman program di Bosnia, Krosia dan Israel misalnya kami belajar bahwa perbedaan agama atau antara pemeluk agama dan sekuler sebagai sumber utama konflik namun juga perbedaan suku, golongan dan orientasi seksual juga merupakan sumber ketegangan, intoleransi dan saling curiga satu sama lain. Oleh karenanya, kami memasukkan berbagai faktor tersebut ke dalam program kami. Berbagi pengalaman adalah tempat terbaik untukmemahami perbedaan dibandingkan pelatihan akademis. Penekanan berbagi pengalaman berimplikasi kepada model pelatihan dimana kegiatan akademis dikurangi dan dan lebih diperbanyak kegiatan pembelajaran non akademis misalnya mengerjakan proyek bersama. Artikel ini juga menjelaskan tentang peran ahli antropologi baik dalam teori maupun iplementasinya dalam kurikulum dan kegiatan program CEDAR2003 at the time under the name of  International Summer School on Religion and Public Life (ISSRPL). The name is changed into CEDAR in 2013 and since than have conducted summer program in many countries, such as UK, Bosnia, Bulgari, Israel, USA, Kenya and Indonesia.The article bean with testimonies from several CEDAR participants from different countries for two weeks to show their change in attitude and perception towards the others that ave different faiths. From the experience of the program in Bosnia, Kroasia and Israel for examples we learned that religious differencies or differencies between religious and seculars not always the main source of conflicts but also differencies in ethnicity, tribal groups and sexual orientation that could be the triggered for tensions, intolerance and prejudices.Therefore, we dicided to include those factors into our program. Sharing experiences is the best place to understand differences compare to academic trainings. Emphasis to sharing experiences have an implication to the reduction of academic training components and giving more times to non academic activities for instance with working together in share projects. The article also explains the role of anthropologist in theory and implementation within the CEDAR program’s curriculum and activities

Concurrent Validity of the Child Behavior Checklist DSM-Oriented Scales: Correspondence with DSM Diagnoses and Comparison to Syndrome Scales

This study used receiver operating characteristic (ROC) methodology and discriminative analyses to examine the correspondence of the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) rationally-derived DSM-oriented scales and empirically-derived syndrome scales with clinical diagnoses in a clinic-referred sample of children and adolescents (N = 476). Although results demonstrated that the CBCL Anxiety, Affective, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity, Oppositional and Conduct Problems DSM-oriented scales corresponded significantly with related clinical diagnoses derived from parent-based structured interviews, these DSM-oriented scales did not evidence significantly greater correspondence with clinical diagnoses than the syndrome scales in all cases but one. The DSM-oriented Anxiety Problems scale was the only scale that evidenced significantly greater correspondence with diagnoses above its syndrome scale counterpart —the Anxious/Depressed scale. The recently developed and rationally-derived DSM-oriented scales thus generally do not add incremental clinical utility above that already afforded by the syndrome scales with respect to corresponding with diagnoses. Implications of these findings are discussed

Effectiveness of stress relieving strategies in regulating patterns of cortisol secretion and promoting brain health

Stress leads to ill-health and disease, and with today’s fast-pace western society, engaging in strategies to relieve stress is crucial for good health across the life course. Activities such as focusing on positive characteristics, art/music therapies, mindfulness, yoga and engaging with nature and/or physical activity have been shown to reduce stress and enhance well-being. It is thought that patterns of cortisol secretion, which are regulated by the brain, are a key mediator of stress-disease and well-being-health links. Measurement of cortisol in saliva is a non-invasive and ecologically valid tool for detecting early changes in brain health, as well as evaluating the effectiveness of strategies in relieving stress and improving brain health as well as monitoring stress related brain changes. This chapter will review the evidence that engaging in stress relieving strategies promotes regulation and/or restoration of patterns of cortisol secretion. If such strategies are found to be effective in healthy populations, they could potentially inform ways of promoting brain health and the prevention or delay of clinical disorders involving disorders in the brain (e.g. Parkinson’s Disease) and symptoms experienced with such disorders. To inform this field of research, recommendations are provided for the use of salivary cortisol as a marker of early monitoring of brain health and effectiveness of stress-alleviating interventions

Sport and social media research: A review

The emergence of social media has profoundly impacted the delivery and consumption of sport. In the current review we analysed the existing body of knowledge of social media in the field of sport management from a service-dominant logic perspective, with an emphasis on relationship marketing. We reviewed 70 journal articles published in English-language sport management journals, which investigated new media technologies facilitating interactivity and co-creation that allow for the development and sharing of user-generated content among and between brands and individuals (i.e., social media). Three categories of social media research were identified: strategic, operational, and user-focussed. The findings of the review demonstrate that social media research in sport management aligns with service-dominant logic and illustrates the role of social media in cultivating relationships among and between brands and individuals. Interaction and engagement play a crucial role in cultivating these relationships. Discussion of each category, opportunities for future research as well as suggestions for theoretical approaches, research design and context are advanced

Values, attributes and practices of dance artists in inclusive dance talent development contexts

There is a paucity of research focused on understanding the qualities which underpin dance artists’ practice in working with talented young dancers with disabilities. This study investigated what informs how dance artists work in inclusive dance talent development contexts. Four dance class observations were conducted to provide evidence of dance artists’ qualities in practice. Six dance artists participated in semi-structured interviews. Thematic data analysis revealed four categories: the dance persona; values; attributes; and practices of dance artists. The dance persona was typified by characteristics such as being human, humility, altruism, and confidence. Artists’ values and attributes included celebrating difference, aspiring towards equality and relationality. Their practices were exemplified by varied differentiation strategies and an emphasis on reflection. These findings provide new insight into what drives artists working with dancers with and without disabilities, and aids better understanding of best practice in this context