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Abstract The environmental impacts of hydroelectric dams in Brazil are investigated in local and regional scales, for the last years. In this paper, we analyze the impact than the establishment of a hydroelectric dam has for the people and their spaces, with the comparative experiences occurred for the North and South of Brazil. We will focus on aspects related to the organization of families, social fight, the compensation and resettlement of people affected by the dam's construction, as well we take a look to the similarities between the two areas, with emphasis on aspects related to migration, mobility and landscapes. For this, we rely on research carried out on the river Uruguay (South), based on interviews, questionnaires and studies of primary and secondary sources, from 2007 to 2014 and also in a survey that is currently being held in Belo Monte area (North), which also uses primary and secondary sources, with fieldwork periods.

Ludwik Fleck is known mainly for his pioneering studies of science as a social activity. This text investigates a different aspect of Fleck's epistemological thought—his engagement with normative aspects of medicine and public health and their political underpinnings. In his sinuous professional trajectory, Fleck navigated between two distinct thought styles: fundamental microbiological research and practice-oriented investigations of infectious diseases. Fleck's awareness of tensions between these two approaches favored the genesis of his theoretical reflections. At the same time, his close observation of medical and epidemiological practices led him to the conclusion that collectively produced scientific facts are situated and fragile. Thought collectives, Fleck explained, can err or yield to external pressures, with potentially disastrous consequences. While Fleck the reflexive experimental scientist has been creatively translated into the science studies idiom, Fleck the reflexive practical microbiologist and public health expert still awaits inspired translation.

This writing is aimed at discussing the thought of Muhammad Abduh and addressing his social condition and influence in Islamic modern politics. Abduh was Islamic modern scholar that campaigned for the change based on rationale not religious dogmatism. His campaign can be seen from his effort to accommodate syari'ah basic principles with contemporary standards. Abduh's movement has colored Egyptian politics. Abduh's reform was started from changing education system critically according to modern method. He campaigned for Pan-Islamism and Islamic reform. He separated between essential and non-essential elements. He also perpetuated fundamental aspects and abandoned accidental historical aspects. Thus, he proposed several elements: returning to original source, Al-Qur'an and Hadits; using rationale proportionally in order to suit contemporary interpretation and standards. Then, according to Abduh, political organization cannot be ruled by Islamic teaching but the chorus. Therefore, Abduh's reform emphasized more in freedom to determine the form of state: Khalifah or western democracy

Many proponents of action research for democracy seem to presuppose that to anchor action research in democratic ideals is a sufficient base for action researchers to legitimate their democratic purposes and intentions. This article starts out from the presupposition that anchoring action research in democratic ideals is in fact idealism, and argues the case that action research for democracy has to be anchored in some democratic institution of society to have a real legitimacy base for engaging in co-operation with others on democratic development. From this point of departure, a Scandinavian approach for democracy that aims at impact on society as well as social science is presented. The article presents just selected aspects of this tradition. The presentation is based on the presumption that some of the aspects, that seem to be relevant only within a Scandinavian context, may in fact have general relevance for any other approach of action research for democracy.

The Documenterary film is one of multimedia products where is can used as media in order to telling information. Usually, documentary film take shoots in real location, without actor and focus on the subjects, such as history, science, social or environment. The basic objective are to enlighten, to provide information, eduation, persuasion and provide knowledge about surrounding environment. The documentary film combines two ascpects of human real life, science aspect and art. Science aspect and art contained in documentary film is a explanation about facts arranged in a part in order to have artisti c values and make audience can understand what actually happened. Batam island is a archipelago that has several small island arounded. One of the is Galang Island which is a witness to history of human tragedy of Vietnamses refugees. In this area built a settlement called Vietnamese Camo as an agreement between the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Indonesian government.

This text discusses some aspects of the local configurations of social representations and uses of DNA technology in criminal investigations in Portugal. The approach to the sociotechnical network which aligns forensic science with state governance policies, criminal investigation practices and laws, and the cultural imaginaries surrounding DNA and criminal investigation work is based on the concepts of biolegality and the forensic imaginary, which are, in turn, anchored in notions of biocitizenship and bioidentification, respectively. An interpretative and qualitative theoretical-methodological perspective has been adopted, based on an analysis of legislation and an understanding of the meanings and relevance attributed to the use of DNA technology by members of the Portuguese Criminal Police. The objective is to discuss aspects of the local tensions created by processes involving the export of DNA technology, which has its origins in societies and cultures with different traditions of technology governance, regulation of criminal investigation procedures and submission of evidence in court.

Pakraman village as the unity of indigenous peoples has important role to support the local governments in the implementation, operation and development in all sectors based on the spirit of regional autonomy. In the role of the Pakraman village , it shows that the Pakraman Village has exclusivity compared to the position and role of Administrative Village. Therefore, this paper will explain the role of Pakraman Village in the implementation of the autonomy of the village governance, hence concerning the rolling of the Village's government by the Prakaman Village, the position and the authority of Pakraman Village in the sense of Village governance. This research uses normative legal method. Based on the yuridis aspect the authority of the Pakraman Village is similar with the Administrative Village, but the Pakraman Village also holds the role in the sociological aspect the Pakraman Village has to implement the social agendas and also religious activities to support the implementation of village governance.

Рассматриваются проблемы правового обеспечения стратегического планирования территориального развития Российской Федерации, формирования законодательной основы составления комплексных государственных программ и планов развития, реализации Концепции долгосрочного социально-экономического развития Российской Федерации на период до 2020 г. в территориальном аспекте. Внимание уделено как концептуальным аспектам планирования территориального развития России, так и практическим проблемам правотворчества и правоприменения в рассматриваемой сфере, а также зарубежному опыту исследуемого вопроса. Article is devoted to problems of legal support of strategic planning of territorial development of the Russian Federation, formation of a legislative basis of drawing up of comprehensive state programs and development plans, implementation of the Concept of long-term social and economic development of the Russian Federation for the period till 2020 in territorial aspect. The attention is given as conceptual aspects of planning of territorial development of Russia, and practical problems of right creativity and right application in the considered sphere, and also to foreign experience of a studied question.

Energy is formally defined as the ability or capacity to do work. The command of energy thus plays a fundamental role for societies, setting the outer limits of what can be accomplished by communities, nations, or any social entity. Energy security has been defined in many different ways, but essentially exists whenever the energy supply is large and reliable enough to support a community's societal, economic and military activities. In the context of the Euro-Mediterranean region, energy security has two main aspects. First, the provision of adequate energy services in countries of the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean rim, where higher per capita energy consumption would be expected to enhance development and political stability. Secondly, the importance of the Mediterranean Sea for energy transits towards the European Union. Ultimately, both these aspects are related, as increased stability in the Mediterranean will allow the European Union to better safeguard the energy flows through the region. ; peer-reviewed

Contemporary globalization has produced many changes in our economy, society, culture, and politics. To many, the quality of resilience that Indian culture had shown earlier is slowly diminishing now. But, this article argues that globalization is not a unidirectional process and there are several contrary trajectories, which have generated opposite reactions. Hence, along with homogenization of certain aspects of Indian culture, globalization has also helped in accelerating the growth of self-consciousness and cultural identities. The growing disparities among different segments of Indian population and the resultant unevenness in the spread of a global culture also proliferates diversity. As a corollary, several aspects of our custom and tradition continue to exist side by side as there is both adoption and rejection. The process of globalization is, therefore, much broader, complex, and multifaceted. The challenge today for us is to recognize and respect plurality and multiplicity as a better model of globalized social life.

This article examines how different components of globalization affect the death toll from internal armed conflict. Conventional wisdom once held that the severity of internal conflict would gradually decline with the spread of globalization, but fatalities still remain high. Moreover, leading theories of civil war sharply disagree about how different aspects of globalization might affect the severity of ethnic and nonethnic armed conflicts. Using arguments from a variety of social science perspectives on globalization, civil war, and ethnic conflict to guide the analysis, this article finds that (1) economic globalization and cultural globalization significantly increase fatalities from ethnic conflicts, supporting arguments from ethnic competition and world-polity perspectives, (2) sociotechnical aspects of globalization increase deaths from ethnic conflict but decrease deaths from nonethnic conflict, and (3) regime corruption increases fatalities from nonethnic conflict, which supports explanations suggesting that the severity of civil war is greater in weak and corrupt states.

This article is based on a study of young Norwegians' school food habits. The article describes what and how young people eat during the school day. Furthermore, we look at the beliefs and values that influence young people's food choices and practices. Considering the attention given to young people's food habits in the Norwegian public debate, there are surprisingly few studies that have mapped the socio-cultural aspects of young people's food culture. This sociological study explores how young people negotiate and interpret food-cultural structures and relations, including the way in which young people's food-cultural identity is influenced by variables such as gender, ethnicity, place of living and social class. The purpose is to provide some new perspectives on young people's relationship to food. More knowledge about these aspects will be important, both in the provision of suitable school food services and in the development of strategies for preventive health work among young people.

Mass media and its mechanisms of production and selection play a crucial role in the definition of climate change risks. Different form of logic in the political, scientific and media systems are vital aspects in the public debate on this issue. A theoretical analysis of these aspects needs a framework in terms of social theory: Luhmann's concept of a functionally-differentiated society and the mechanisms of structural couplings could help to understand the relations and interplay of these systems in the climate-debate. Based on this framework and various empirical studies, this paper suggests: different logics lead to different climate-definitions in science, politics and mass media. Climate change became interesting, but not until it was located in the political decision-making process. Climate issues become publicly interesting, when they are clear, contentious and can be linked to Elite-Persons. In contrast to scientific communication, news media make great efforts to be clear and definite in their communications.

The distinction between supposedly static and formal 'old' approaches to the study of kinship and Janet Carsten's 'new' study of 'relatedness' is examined. Her shift towards a broader understanding of 'kinship' has the positive effect of elucidating a number of 'tropes' for the construction of such relatedness. However, her simultaneous deconstruction of all classic conceptions of kinship neglects central dimensions of social life such as relationship terminologies and marriage rules. In discussing forms of relatedness among the Dongria Kond, a so-called Scheduled Tribe inhabiting the highlands of Orissa (India), I argue that studies of the emotional and practical aspects of kinship should not supersede the formal aspects of rules and classification but rather complement them. In the ethnographic context, all dimensions and expressions of relatedness merit anthropological inquiry. By combining classic approaches and the study of cultural ideas concerning 'kinship' the multiple dimen-sions of relatedness—as encountered in the field—may be conceptionalised.

Confucianism is the central philosophic background for much of the culture in East Asia (EA), particularly for understanding family and social context. The purpose of this article is to examine more fully Confucianism as a conceptual framework for understanding EA family processes and health practices. Confucianism stresses the traditional boundaries of ethical responsibility and the ideal of good human life as a whole. Embedded within Confucian values are five principal relationships, through which each person defines a sense of identity, duty, and responsibility. Current studies of EA families that consider Confucianism as a theoretical base focus almost exclusively on filial piety and collectivism. Focusing only on these two aspects prevents scholars from exploring more complex interpretations of EA family life. A broader inclusion of multiple concepts from Confucianism can provide guidance in exploring the complex and multidimensional aspects of EA family life and allow for broader articulation of family processes.