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We analyse the association between poverty indicators and social relations using nationally representative data from Hungary. We focus on four poverty indicators (the three standard indicators of Eurostat and perceived financial problems) and a rich set of social relationship indicators (18 variables). Material deprivation is the most strongly linked to the measures of social ties and social integration, whereas income poverty is associated the least strongly with them. Although income poverty is probably the most widely used poverty indicator, our results suggest that material deprivation and even subjective poverty reflect better the multidimensional nature of poverty and social exclusion.

A Web survey of 1,715 college students was conducted to examine Facebook Groups users' gratifications and the relationship between users' gratifications and their political and civic participation offline. A factor analysis revealed four primary needs for participating in groups within Facebook: socializing, entertainment, self-status seeking, and information. These gratifications vary depending on user demographics such as gender, hometown, and year in school. The analysis of the relationship between users' needs and civic and political participation indicated that, as predicted, informational uses were more correlated to civic and political action than to recreational uses. ; Communication Studies

1. Introduction -- 2. Bangladesh -- 3. Theorising Organised Crime, Gangs and Street Children's Agency -- 4. The Bangladesh Mafia': Mastaans and the Market for Social Protection -- 5. 'Illicit Child Labourers': Exploring Street Children's Involvement in Organised Crime -- 6. Street Children and 'Protective Agency' -- 7. 'Illicit Labour' and Children's Culpability: Implications for Penology and Criminal Justice Responses -- 8. Implications for Research, Policy and Practice -- 9. Sharif -- 10. Conclusion

The Sahel region is home to several groups that profess to be jihadi in orientation. To raise funds, these groups rely on criminal activity that nets them millions of dollars, and helps them embed within local communities. As worrying as the presence of these entities is, what is of greater concern is the way the United States and France have militarized the region. The argument made in this article is twofold. First, the appeal of the Sahel jihadi-criminal groups is based in pervasive human insecurity and not theological affinity with radical Islam. Second, the counterterrorism and counterinsurgency policies promoted by the United States and France militarize the region and are likely to cause more instability. It is imperative to rethink interventionist policy in the region.

EN: Unity and flexibility in the future of the European Union: The challenge of enhanced cooperation. Pp. 87-101

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Notes on the Contributors -- Part I Towards a Sociology of the Sociology of 'Race', Ethnicity and Nation -- 1 Sociology, the State and Social Change: Theoretical Considerations -- Inequality, exclusion and conflict: the problem stated -- The role of sociology and sociologists -- The identity of sociologists: the salience of 'race'/ethnicity gender and class differences? -- Sociology the state and social change: some key terms defined -- The role of case studies -- References -- 2 The Colour Line and Sociology -- Introduction -- Walls of exclusion and silence: Du Bois and Mydral -- Politics of whiteness, sociology and scholarship in the 1980s -- Public policy and black voices: checkerboard politics -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Part II Non-European Societies: Histories Rooted in Slavery, Apartheid and Genocide -- 3 Whatever Tomorrow Brings: African-American Families and Government Social Policy -- The history of family policy in the United States -- Black family and national social policy: theoretical and substantive issues -- Theory and method in the study of black families -- Omissions in black family studies and their consequences for social policy -- Black families: protectors of the realm -- Summary, conclusions and implications -- References -- 4 The Racialization of Social Scientific Research on South Africa -- The mainstream network -- Unanswered questions -- Constraints on understanding -- The way forward -- Notes -- References -- 5 Independence, Incorporation and Policy Research: an Australian Case Study -- The institutional and social context to research on migration and ethnic relations -- The structure and operation of the Bureau of Immigration Research -- The research role of the bureau -- Research after the bureau -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References.

Social work is contextual yet increasingly internationalized. The development of Global Agenda in 2012 by the IASSW, ICSW and IFSW gave educators and practitioners an opportunity to reflect on challenges of social work education and the profession in their respective countries. The current article discusses the key factors that confront and influence social work education and practice in the Asian region. The article brings out deep-rooted perceptions amongst educators in the region. The authors endeavour to present select views of social work educators from South Asian countries and suggest possible steps to realize the four goals of Global Agenda in the context of those countries.

Indonesia is a multiethnic nation that has various physical characteristic and culture. Each ethnic has its own characteristic, the skin color, langguage, art, custom, social structurem and cultureThese variousity of human and culture is a form of human adaptation process into the different environment as the result of the wide archipelago area. In the process of a country development, since the independence era until today, it seems that one particular ethnic has a different development level to the other. In fact, today there is a high tendency of discrepancy among ethnics, whether it is the aspect of economy, social, technology, politic, or culture. This discrepency has an implicatioin of horizontal conflict trigerred by the jelousy regarding the matter of economy, social, culture. The ethnic of madura is one of some ethnics in Indonesia with a high rate of migration. They live in several area of Indonesia, particularly Java, Sumatera, and Kalimantan. Due to the natural resources limitation in madura, about 70 % Madurese live and reside the Madura island (Djojomartono, 1985). They work in various sector, particularly the informal sectors, services, and fisherman. This article is based on research focused on interethnic relationship and social harmony: social interaction between Madurese and other ethnics in Sumenep regency.

AbstractHow should we understand the relationship between global justice and global democracy? One popular view is captured by the aphorism "No global justice without global democracy." According to Dryzek and Tanasoca's reading of this aphorism, a particular form of deliberative global democracy is seen as the way to specify and justify what global justice is and requires in various contexts. Taking its point of departure in a criticism of this proposal, this essay analyzes how to best understand the relationship between global justice and global democracy. The aim is not to offer a first-order substantial account of this relationship, but to theorize the normative boundary conditions for such an account; that is, the conditions that any plausible theory should respect. These conditions take the form of what is here called a "three-layered view," which is specified through three claims. It is argued, first, that global democracy is best seen as a partial normative ideal; second, that global democracy must be grounded in fundamental principles of justice; and third, that global democracy is an ideal through which applied principles of distributive justice are formulated and justified in light of reasonable disagreement about what justice requires.

AbstractBiographical details of Colquhoun's early life are remarkably scanty. Little is known of his childhood and adolescence. His only formal education was at the local grammar school, where he would have learnt Latin. At the age of sixteen, Colquhoun immigrated to America. During the five years he spent in Virginia, Colquhoun developed an interest in law, political economy, and the social sciences from his legal acquaintances there. In the year of the French Revolution, Colquhoun abandoned the pursuit of commerce and devoted himself to philanthropic and intellectual interests. Colquhoun was far in advance of his time as he argued for the compatibility of social regulation with liberty.

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'Social return' (SR) is a term in the Netherlands that summarises all efforts to integrate people with a mental or physical handicap in the labour market. It is an important political topic because government wants not only an inclusive society but also a decrease of expenditures on social benefits; an important topic for employers, because organisations can profile themselves as socially responsible; and a topic for applied research, finding ways and means of realising the concept.
The Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences is mainly involved because of the value of SR for applied research and the development of solutions that work. Several projects have been implemented with third parties, all of them involving students, e.g. through BA graduation research. However, the research also shows that there is no large-scale adoption among entrepreneurs yet. Three problems have been identified: (1) the SR policy currently has many negative side effects; (2) entrepreneurs must recognize that the involvement of employees with a SR indication not only costs money but may also contribute to profits; (3) insufficient attention is paid to finding the proper match between possible employees and suitable jobs (possibly with an adapted working environment). However, 'social return' is a feasible concept and the problems may be addressed. At the same time the initial efforts on realising 'social return' point at the importance of organisational culture.
The main aim of this paper is to show the link between organisational culture and the successful implementation of social return.