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Re-Engineering Nigerian Higher Education for Sustainable Development and Global Competitiveness
Authors: Wike Ruth Ejuwa
Published: April 2024

The study investigated re-engineering Nigerian higher education for sustainable development and global competitiveness. the study which adopted descriptive survey design was guided by two research questions and two hypotheses. The population of the study consisted of the three thousand, six hundred and twenty (3, 620) lecturers in the three public universities in Rivers State. A sample of seven hundred and twenty-four (724) lecturers comprising of 408 male and 316 female lecturers. The sample size drawn through stratified random sampling technique represented 20% of the population. Data for the study was collected with a questionnaire entitled “Re-engineering Nigerian higher education for Sustainable Development and Global Competitiveness Questionnaire (RENHESDGCQ)”. The instrument which contained 18 items was properly validated and the test of reliability yielded 0.80 through Cronbach Alpha Method. Mean, percentages, standard deviation and mean set were used to answer the research questions while z-test was used to analyse the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The results showed that the justifications for re-engineering Nigerian higher education for sustainable development and global competitiveness include among others the need to review higher education curriculum, address funding, infrastructural, and management issues. While the strategies that could be adopted for re-engineering higher education in Nigeria include among others reviewing of programmes and curriculum; internationalization of higher education; and addressing funding and other issues facing higher education in Nigeria. Based on the findings conclusion was drawn and the following recommendation was made among others: government should review academic programmes and curriculum of higher institutions in Nigeria in line with global demands for knowledge, skills and technology.
Correcting Students' Misconceptions in Physics Using Experiments Designed by ChatGPT
Authors: Kotsis Konstantinos T.
Published: April 2024

This study examines the impact of using ChatGPT in a physics classroom on correcting students' misconceptions via ChatGPT creation and experiment procedures. By incorporating artificial intelligence chatbots such as ChatGPT into education, teachers and students may have in-depth conversations to enhance their comprehension of physics ideas and put their knowledge into practice in real-life situations. This method provides individualised feedback and support, helping students correct misconceptions promptly and gain a more profound comprehension of the topic. ChatGPT facilitates experiment-designing activities for students to actively engage in the scientific process, test ideas, and improve their thinking based on results. Integrating ChatGPT in the classroom may improve student learning outcomes in physics by developing critical thinking abilities, boosting cooperation, and building a greater understanding of the scientific process.
Willingness to Pay for the Protection and Conservation of Forest Ecosystems in the Abra River Basin, Philippines
Authors: Matso Nover M. , Ong Heherson B. , Barcellano Emerson V.
Published: April 2024

The forest ecosystems of the Abra River basin, Philippines, provide various ecosystem goods and services that are important to the wellbeing of its residents. This study used the Contingent Valuation Method (CVM) to estimate the willingness to pay (WTP) of local residents for the protection and conservation of forest ecosystems within the basin. A total of 368 households were involved in the survey. The result showed that 78.26% of the respondents were willing to pay for forest protection and conservation activities. The estimated mean WTP (MWTP) using binary logistic regression is PhP 5.13/month/household. The MWTP was significantly influenced by marital status and bid amount. Further, the respondents showed awareness of the various goods and services provided by forest ecosystems, especially provisioning services.
Evaluation of Stock Price Volatility of MTN and Airtel in Nigeria Stock Markets
Authors: Ugomma Chukwudi Anderson
Published: April 2024

This study seeks to model and forecast the stock price market volatility in Nigeria Stock Market. The study covered ten years (2012-2022) of two selected telecommunication companies from enlisted in the Nigeria Stock Exchange and the data was obtained from www.ng.investing.com. From the time series plot it was evidenced that none of the series showed stationarity and differencing was therefore employed as to achieve stationarity. Various ARCH and GARCH models were fitted to the two series and GARCH (1,1) was selected to fit the two series since it has minimum unconditional variance for the two companies Forecasting close stocks showed downtrend in the year 2023 for two stocks. The statistical software’s used in the analysis are Greti and Micro-Excel. Finally, GARCH (1,1) was recommended for future modelling and forecasting of stock price volatility.
This Blog is Now ‘Free Culture’
Authors: Fix Blair
Published: April 2024

Exciting news! I have officially put all of the blog posts on  Economics from the Top Down  in the Creative Commons. At the bottom of each post, you’ll now see the following icon: This Creative Commons licence means that the post is officially ‘free culture’. You can do anything you want with it, as long as you attribute the original work to the author (usually me, Blair Fix) and link back to Economics from the Top Down.
The Half Life of a Spotify Hit
Authors: Fix Blair
Published: April 2024

 The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs.  — Hunter S. Thompson meme  1  Browse the internet long enough and you’ll eventually run across Hunter S. Thompson’s meme about the music industry. The meme is actually a misquote, but it’s still a fair representation of what the music business is like.
Red Team Blues: Cory Doctorow’s Anti-Finance Thriller
Authors: Fix Blair
Published: April 2024

Download: PDF | EPUB I still remember when I first encountered Cory Doctorow’s writing. After an internet rabbit hole, I landed on his post ‘Ford patents plutocratic lane-changes’. Man, it made me laugh. Here was a sci-fi writer describing a (real) Ford patent that would monetize the right to change lanes. Is Ford paving the way to a plutocratic hell?
Tips for Web Scraping in R and Python
Authors: Fix Blair
Published: April 2024

This week I’m sharing some tips for web scraping. The internet is overflowing with information. But it usually takes some work to get the data into a usable form. Here are some tricks for making that happen. Scraping starts with downloading Every scrape job starts with a download. When you view a website on your computer, your browser is just displaying data that it downloaded from the website’s server.
The Great Gatsby Curve Among America’s Über Rich
Authors: Fix Blair
Published: April 2024

Download: PDF | EPUB Economists are not known for their literary imaginations. Flip through any economics textbook and you’ll find a barrage of terms like the ‘Philips curve’ and the ‘Fisher effect’. The jargon is simple enough — empirical relations are usually named after the person who discovered them. But this convention is neither descriptive nor fun.
The Key to Managing Inflation? Higher Wages
Authors: Fix Blair
Published: April 2024

Download: PDF | EPUB  To manage inflation, governments have a simple tool   at their disposal: raise wages as fast as possible.  — Milton Fryman For the last few months, I’ve been diving into the economics of inflation. In this post, I’m excited to review some forgotten history. Our journey starts with a basic question: what is the key policy tool for managing the rate of inflation?
Firming Up Hierarchy
Authors: Fix Blair
Published: April 2024

Download: PDF | EPUB If an unmarked package arrived at your door, how would you figure out what was inside? The catch is that you cannot open it. As a social scientist, I deal with this ‘black-box’ problem all the time. I (metaphorically) watch people go to work at firms. And I see them come home with income. Then I try to picture the ‘machine’ that gave people money.
Five Years of Economics from the Top Down
Authors: Fix Blair
Published: April 2024

My how time flies. As of April 11th, 2024, I’ve been blogging for five years. To celebrate, I thought I’d engage in some obligatory naval gazing. Why blog? I started this blog on a whim. In the spring of 2019, I was one year post PhD and busy publishing pieces of my dissertation. It was about as much fun as licking sandpaper. The problem, I now realize, is that I hate academic writing.
The Truth About Inflation
Authors: Fix Blair
Published: April 2024

Download: PDF | EPUB  Inflation is always and everywhere a phenomenon of structural change  . — Jonathan Nitzan, 1992 Milton Friedman has been dead for more than a decade, but his ghost still haunts us. In the 1960s, Friedman declared that inflation is ‘always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon’ — a problem of printing too much money.
The Long, Slow Death of the Free Market
Authors: Fix Blair
Published: April 2024

I have a new paper out in the  Evolutionary and Institutional Economics Review  . It’s called ‘Economic Development and the Death of the Free Market’. The paper explores a question that has long fascinated me: how do human societies change as they consume more energy? As you probably guessed, the paper’s title gives away the conclusion. Consuming more energy seems to involve less free market and more hierarchy.
The Deep History of Human Inequality
Authors: Fix Blair
Published: April 2024

 Man is born free, yet he is everywhere in chains.  — Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 1762 In his epic 18th-century treatise  Discourse on Inequality  , Jean-Jacques Rousseau argued that inequality is an ill of civilization, created by private property. If you roll back the clock on civilization, he claimed, you should also roll back inequality. Rousseau was probably both right and wrong.
Peak Oil Never Went Away
Authors: Fix Blair
Published: April 2024

Do you remember peak oil? It was all the rage a decade ago. Now, almost no one is talking about it. The funny thing is, the problem never went away. If anything, it’s gotten worse. In this post, I take a deep dive into peak oil. I show you that the peak in the production of conventional crude oil isn’t some distant prospect.
How the Rich Get Richer
Authors: Fix Blair
Published: April 2024

Download: PDF | EPUB  The rich get richer  . It’s a phrase that packs a lot of punch. It’s potent rhetoric, yet surprisingly accurate at describing how rising inequality plays out. Of course, there’s nothing inevitable about the rich getting richer. We just happen to live in an age of growing corporate despotism. And our friends at Forbes have been there to document the disease.  Forbes  . Forbes who loves the free market.
How To Be an Academic Hyper-Producer
Authors: Fix Blair
Published: April 2024

Download: PDF | EPUB Are you an aspiring academic? If so, this manual will reveal the secret to maximizing your scholarly output. Follow my advice, and you too can become an academic hyper-producer. The golden rule: Don’t do research Newcomers to the academy typically think that the recipe for success is to ‘do high-quality research’. Nothing could be more false.
Have We Passed Peak Capitalism?
Authors: Fix Blair
Published: April 2024

Download: PDF | EPUB Among leftists, predicting the end of capitalism is a favorite parlor game. For example, as a graduate student in the 2010s, I remember discovering the 1976 edition of Marx’s  Capital  and being struck by the introduction. Written by the Belgian Marxist Ernest Mandel, the foreword concluded that it was ‘most unlikely’ that capitalism would survive another half-century.
Detecting anomeric effects in tetrahedral boron bearing four oxygen substituents.
Authors: Rzepa Henry
Published: April 2024

In an earlier post, I discussed[cite]10.59350/dfkt5-k2b20[/cite] a phenomenon known as the “anomeric effect” exhibited by tetrahedral carbon compounds with four C-O bonds. Each oxygen itself bears two bonds and has two lone pairs, and either of these can align with one of three other C-O bonds to generate an anomeric effect. Here I change the central carbon to a boron to explore what happens, as indeed I promised earlier.
Soft-wars
Authors: Fix Blair
Published: April 2024

Political economist Chris Mouré has a new paper out in the  Review of Capital as Power  . It’s called ‘Soft-wars’, and it is a fascinating case study of the behavior of big tech. The story starts in 2011, when Microsoft led a $4.5 billion consortium purchase of Nortel and Novel. Later than year, Google responded by buying Motorola for $12.9 billion.
Weird Consilience: A Review of Joseph Henrich’s ‘The WEIRDest People in the World’
Authors: Fix Blair
Published: April 2024

Download: PDF | EPUB The anthropologist Joseph Henrich has written a book called  The WEIRDest People in the World  . It offers a captivating look at the roots of Western psychology (and capitalism). Here is my in-depth review. * * * Edward O. Wilson, the famed evolutionary biologist and entomologist, argued that the goal of science should be to construct a single ‘consilient’ tree of knowledge.
Power … and the Dialect of Economics
Authors: Fix Blair
Published: April 2024

A few months ago, I went down a rabbit hole analyzing word frequency in economics textbooks. Henry Leveson-Gower, editor of  The Mint Magazine  , thought the results were interesting and asked me to write up a short piece. The  Mint  article is now up, and is called ‘Power: don’t mention it’. What follows is my original manuscript. If you’ve ever taken Economics 101, then you’re familiar with its jargon.
Living the Good Life in a Non-Growth World: Investigating the Role of Hierarchy (Part 2)
Authors: Fix Blair
Published: April 2024

This is the second in a series of two essays written for and supported by the Seoul Platform for Initiating Discourses on an Equitable and Resilient Society. These essays investigate the role that hierarchy plays in driving inequality and unsustainability. Summary Humanity’s most pressing need is to learn how to live within our planet’s boundaries — something that likely means doing without economic growth.
Power Over Principles
Authors: Fix Blair
Published: April 2024

Yesterday, Canada had an election that was notable for its pointlessness. The Liberal party went into the election with a minority government. And it came out with the same thing. The election was, however, an interesting testament to the pragmatism of the powerful. Like Barack Obama, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is gifted at lofty rhetoric. But he’s ultimately a pragmatist, dedicated to holding on to power.
How the Labor Theory of Value Emerges from Egalitarianism
Authors: Fix Blair
Published: April 2024

Download: PDF | EPUB  … the value of a commodity is determined by the quantity of labour spent on it …  — Karl Marx In the 1860s, Karl Marx declared that all value stemmed from labor. A century-long firestorm ensued. On its own, Marx’s claim seems innocent enough. But what made it incendiary was how he used it. Starting from the idea that labor creates value, Marx built a seductive critique of capitalism.
How to Make the Oil Industry Go Bust
Authors: Fix Blair
Published: April 2024

Download: PDF | EPUB Environmentalists often argue that if we accounted for the ‘true’ costs of the fossil-fuel business, the industry would go bankrupt. While I understand this sentiment, I think the idea of ‘true’ costs is dubious. Costs exist not because they are ‘true’, but because someone has the power to enforce them. (That’s why Apple can impose a 30% commission on everything in its app store.
Tidyquant: An Open-Access Tool for Studying the Stock Market
Authors: Fix Blair
Published: April 2024

They say that knowledge is power. Well, in capitalism, knowledge is also money … but only if you keep it under lock and key. Hence, researchers who study capitalism are often faced with a dilemma: the best data is kept behind a hefty paywall. The only way to get access is if your institution pays for a subscription. And if you’re not lucky enough to work for a university, you’re out of luck.
A Case Study of Fossil-Fuel Depletion
Authors: Fix Blair
Published: April 2024

A few months ago I received an intriguing email from researcher and activist Regan Boychuk. For the past 15 years, Boychuk has been studying the oil-and-gas industry in Alberta (Canada) and he wanted to know if I would join his project. I immediately said yes. Some backstory. You can think of Alberta as the Texas of Canada. Alberta is endowed with a vast trove of oil that it has been exploiting for the past 75 years.
The United States’ (Non-)Reaction to Pillar Two
Authors: Martin H.
Published: April 2024

About 140 countries have agreed to implement Pillar Two, but the United States is unlikely to join them. Predictions about the consequences vary widely. Will the United States’ inaction on Pillar Two lead to a disaster or will it be a non-event?
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF COLCHICINE AND ORYZALIN ON POLYPLOIDY INDUCTION IN TEAK (Tectona grandis Linn. f.) IN VITRO
Authors: Fauzan Yusuf Sigit A. , Supriyanto  , Mulyono Joko , Tajuddin Teuku
Published: April 2024

Indonesian government has launched a community plantation forests program that would be beneficial for remedying shortage in domestic demand for teak wood every year. This program needs to be supported by the availability of quality seeds resources and quality seedlings utilizing polyploid teak (Tectona grandis). Our study aimed to examine the effectiveness of colchicine and oryzalin to modify diploid into polyploid T. grandis based on growth response, morphological, anatomical and cytological alteration, as well as the acclimatization ability of polyploid plantlets. The materials used were aseptic lateral shoots consisting of nodal segments which were immersed in antimitotic agents at the concentration of 0, 15 and 30 μM for 5 days, then cultured on regeneration medium until the 8 weeks and followed by acclimatization. The results showed that colchicine at the concentration of 30 μM was the most effective to induce polyploidy of plantlets in the parameter of high growth rate, the length of internodes, the number of leaf plantlets and increase the leaf surface area and the significant chlorophyll index content compared to the control. Anatomical analysis of polyploid was characterized by increasing the leaf thickness, stomata size, decreased stomatal density and increased chloroplast content in guard cells. Based on cytological examination on polyploidy plantlet, there was an increased in the number of chromosomes in the cell nucleus. The acclimatization of polyploid successfully induced rooting and a 100% survival rate of grown plantlets. Polyploid seedlings were able to grow and well adapted to the new environment of acclimatization
PHYSIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY ANALYSIS AND GROWTH OF EBONY SEEDLINGS (Diospyros celebica Bakh) TREATED BY VARIOUS BIOFERTILIZER COMBINATIONS
Authors: Larekeng Siti Halimah , Lamanda Sukriati A. , Restu Muh.
Published: April 2024

Ebony is one of slow-growing spe- cies), that of suspected to be the triggering factors to prone to extinction. In addition, the nature of ebony seeds is recalcitrant, so they cannot be stored for a long time. Other factors affecting seed germination are the degree of maturity, size, and weight of the seeds. Seeds harvested before the physiological maturity level would not have high viability and even could not germinate well due to the in-sufficient of food reserves, and un-perfect embryo formatio. Bio-fertilizer is used to help accelerate the growth of ebony. This study aims to analyze the combination of bio fertilizers which would be giving a better effect on the physiological activity and growth of ebony seedlings. Morphological and physiological variables measurement were used in this study. The research design used a Completely Randomized Design at a real level of 5%. If the fingerprint results obtained have a real effect, then a further test of the Duncan Multiple Range Test is carried out. Re- search results showed that seed coating treatment of 45% Penicillium microbial solution + seed coating) gave the best results in each variable of both growth and physiology of ebony seedlings, while in the treatment without seed coating, Sargassum microbial solution 30% indicates good results in each variable of growth and physiology of ebony seedlings. Treatment with the immersion of seeds in microbes can produce a high percentage in each variable.
ASSESSING THE WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF WETLANDS AT JAGDISPUR RESERVOIR IN KAPILVASTU DISTRICT OF NEPAL
Authors: Gyawali Rama , Sharma Gyan Bandhu , Shrestha Jiban
Published: April 2024

Wetlands are one of the world's most productive ecosystems. They have significant ecological, economic, cultural, and recreational significance. However, wetlands are being misused and degraded; therefore, wise and sustainable use of wetlands, conservation and management of wetlands resources are critical at the local level. Community-based conservation is a method of managing wetlands near settlements sustainably. The objective of this study was to determine local people's willingness to pay (WTP) for community-based conservation and management activities, as well as the factors which influence it, at the Jagdispur Reservoir in Nepal's Kapilvastu district. A total of 62 households were surveyed. Household surveys and key informant interviews were conducted. Contingent valuation was used to elicit WTP, while regression analysis identified significant determinants. Thirteen provisioning, regulating, cultural and supporting services were identified, including irrigation, fisheries, tourism and biodiversity. Of 62 households, 67% expressed WTP averaging NRs 3,351 (US $ 25.38) annually. WTP was higher for proximal households, reflecting greater dependence. Cash payments dominated, but labor contributions were also substantial. Age, income, participation in conservation, and distance from wetlands positively and significantly influenced WTP. Whereas education, gender, ethnicity and number of family members did not. The findings indicate a high value placed on sustaining wetland services, justifying investment in conservation and wise use. Follow-up research on governance, benefit sharing and sustainable financing is recommended to translate WTP into effective action. Overall, the results provide important baseline data to guide policies and collective action for wetland stewardship.
IMPACT OF FOREST FIRES ON PORTUGUESE FOREST ECOSYSTEM AND ITS NATIONAL EMISSIONS BUDGET
Authors: Pavel Muha Abdullah Al , Marques Mario , Mukta Kamrun N
Published: April 2024

The study highlights the significance of the forestry industry in Portugal, and delves into the economic, social, and environmental ramifications of forest fires on this vital sector. With a specialization in forest services, the country's healthy and sustained growth is heavily reliant on this sector. The study is a literature review analysis of carbon sink-source relationships and related uncertainty in the Portuguese forest ecosystem. We found wide literature research that Portugal lost 4% of its total tree cover due to forest fires in 2016-2017. The study concludes that the drought and forest fires suffered by the country throughout the years have had a considerable impact on the national emissions budget. Forest fires have wielded a significant impact on the nation's overall carbon emissions, representing 10% during the years with the highest incidence and averaging 2.7% over 25 years. Prior to 2014, the country was making significant progress towards achieving its National Plan on Climate Change (PNAC) 2020 reduction target, with emissions projected to fall between 18-23% below 2005 levels. These factors are putting country in a non-compliance position with the PNAC 2020 commitment target (which is the same target as for the Kyoto Protocol 2nd Commitment Period).
Management Desa Sukomulyo: Potensi Menjadi Desa Wisata di Destinasi Pariwisata Super Prioritas Borobudur
Authors: Emik Rahayu  , Joseph Aldo Irawan  , Izza Ulumuddin Ahmad Asshofi  , Sudiana Wachyudi  , Fitriatunnisa Shabrina  , Andi Hallang Lewa
Published: April 2024

Sukomulyo Village, a village around Borobudur's Super Priority Tourism Destination, wants to develop into a tourist destination. The correct form of tourist destination is to become a tourist village. Efforts to become a tourist village are certainly a challenging thing. It is necessary to conduct research first to find out the village's potential so that it can declare it to be a tourist village because it has adequate facilities. To achieve the goal, cooperation efforts are needed between the village government and the villagers to create synergy in understanding. In addition, it is necessary to explore the potential of Sukomulyo village to determine its readiness to become a tourist village. This research uses qualitative descriptive methods through field observations and interview discussions. The purpose of this study is to describe the efforts of Sukomulyo village to become a new tourist village around the Super Priority Tourism Destination of Borobudur and produce tour packages. The results of this study show that the potential of Sukomulyo village can be designed as a strategy to become a tourist village to attract potential tourists.
Examining contrasting influences of extreme weather experiences on individual climate activism
Authors: Ettinger Joshua , Walton Peter , Painter James , Fielding Kelly S. , Gulliver Robyn , Otto Friederike E. L.
Published: April 2024

Researchers have examined how extreme weather experiences influence climate change attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors, with mixed results. However, limited research has explored how extreme weather experiences may affect climate-related perceptions and behaviors among climate activists. Given the significant role activism plays in climate action, as well as frequent dropout and burnout among activists, it is important to understand to what extent, how, and why extreme weather may influence individual climate activism. This study explores reported influences of extreme weather experiences on climate perceptions and activism through interviews with 33 Australian adults who directly experienced bushfires and previously engaged in climate activism. All participants felt more vulnerable to climate change after experiencing bushfires. Fifteen participants (45%) increased their activism; 13 (39%) maintained the same activism level; and 5 (15%) decreased their activism. Participants who increased their activism sought to share their bushfire stories with news media, policymakers, and through artistic projects. Climate activism helped several participants cope with bushfire-related trauma, whereas several other participants reduced their activism because their experiences undermined self-efficacy (perception that one can act on climate change). These findings show the divergent ways individuals may respond to extreme weather experiences and have implications for climate action mobilization strategies.
Visioning sustainable futures: Exposure to positive visions increases individual and collective intention to act for a decarbonated world
Authors: Bosone Lucia , Thiriot Sarah , Chevrier Marie , Rocci Anaïs , Zenasni Franck
Published: April 2024

A key factor for behavioural change, when individuals are already concerned by environmental crises, is individuals’ perception of how they could cope with such an issue in an effective way, as well as their perception of their ability to imagine environmental cognitive alternatives to the behavioural status quo. Is it possible to boost these perceptions through the presentation of positive visions of the future? In this experimental study (N = 300), we tested whether being exposed to positive visions of a decarbonated future influences individuals’ perceived ability to imagine environmental cognitive alternatives as well as their efficacy beliefs, and their intention to engage in climate change mitigation behaviour at an individual and collective level. More precisely, we compared the effects of being exposed to a positive vision focused on either eco-sufficiency or eco-efficiency through green technologies, to achieve the decarbonated world described (including also a control condition). Results confirmed that, regardless of the focus of the positive vision, being exposed to a positive vision is sufficient to increase individuals’ perceived ability to imagine the future, their perceived collective efficacy, and their intention to engage in individual pro-environmental consumption behaviours, technology-use behaviours, and collective behaviours. These findings explore and explain the psychological effects of mere exposure to positive visions on socio-cognitive determinants of behavioural change, which could become an effective strategy to motivate pro-environmental behavioural change in communication and education campaigns.
Being positively moved by climate protest predicts peaceful collective action
Authors: Landmann Helen , Naumann Jascha
Published: April 2024

People can be motivated to engage in collective action for climate protection because they are angry about an injustice or because they are emotionally moved by the idea that they can achieve something together. However, previous research on emotions and collective action has not distinguished between being positively and being negatively moved and between normative and non-normative collective action. To address this gap, we conducted a field study in Germany with activists and non-activists of Fridays for Future (N = 223). Participants reported their appraisals, feelings and intentions related to the climate crisis and the Fridays for Future protests. Being positively moved predicted intentions to engage in normative collective action (signing petitions, participating in demonstrations) but not intentions to participate in non-normative collective action (involving damage to property or risk of personal injury). Being negatively moved did not significantly predict either of these collective action intentions. This suggests that the motivational effect of being moved on collective action is specific to being positively moved and to normative collective action. Acceptance of non-normative collective action was predicted by perceptions of injustice and low collective efficacy beliefs. Thus, non-normative collective action for climate protection seems to be considered when peaceful protest is perceived as ineffective.
“System change, not climate change”: Effective environmental policies and state repression moderate the relationship between psychological predictors and environmental collective action
Authors: Uysal Mete Sefa , Vestergren Sara , Varela Micaela , Lindner Clemens
Published: April 2024

Social psychological research on environmental collective action often overlooks the facilitating or hindering impact of a country’s context. The institutional attitudes of governments toward environmental issues can play a crucial role in mobilizing environmental activism. To explore how individual and contextual factors interplay for engagement in environmental collective action, we conducted multilevel modelling using data from 12 countries (n = 18,746). While the engagement in environmental collective action was predicted by stronger environmental concern and environmental efficacy beliefs, the strength of these relationships was moderated by macro-level contextual variables related to political governance. In countries with more effective environmental policies, both environmental concern and environmental efficacy beliefs had a stronger impact on collective action compared to the countries with inadequate environmental governance. Moreover, our findings indicated that environmental concern is less likely to translate into environmental collective action in repressive countries. Findings are discussed within the frameworks of community resilience, identity, empowerment, and repression.
Reading And Speaking Skills
Authors:   Associate Professor  Department of English School of Social Sciences and Languages  Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore Tamil Nadu, India, Dr. S. Meenakshi , Dr. N. Gayathri ,   Assistant Professor (Sr.)  Department of English School of Social Sciences and Languages  Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore Tamil Nadu, India
Published: April 2024

This book is a must-have for everyone who wants to improve their communication skills, whether for professional or personal reasons.This unique antique book may include imperfections such as library marks and notes as it is a replica of the original. As part of our continuing mission to publish modern, accessible versions of classic literature that remain true to the original texts, we are preserving and promoting literature from all over the world. Our belief in its cultural significance led us to make it public.
Performatividades trans no circo: confabulando sobre estética, política e epistemologias dissidentes
Authors: Aguiar Juno Nedel Mendes de
Published: April 2024

Por que, quando falamos de circo, lembramos tão rapidamente da figura da mulher barbada, ao passo em que há tão poucas referências históricas sobre a presença de artistas trans e gênero-dissidentes na cena circense? Aqui, as performatividades trans atuam como tensionamento dos pilares onto-epistemológicos do pensamento e do mundo moderno. A partir de reflexões sobre estética, política e epistemologias dissidentes, este artigo analisa a participação de artistas trans e gênero-dissidentes no circo brasileiro, a relação discursiva entre virtuose e imaginário colonial, para então propor os possíveis contornos epistêmicos de uma performatividade trans no circo.
O dentro, o fora e o vão no meio: epistemologias libertárias e práticas cênicas abolicionistas
Authors: Gaulês Murilo Moraes , Neder Maria Galindo , Garcia Lia , Valencia Sayak
Published: April 2024

O referido artigo é um compilado de três entrevistas realizadas com artistas e pesquisadoras latino-americanas: Sayak Valência, Lia Garcia e Maria Galindo. O texto organiza as três entrevistas em uma única dramaturgia com o intuito de estabelecer um debate acerca das intersecções presentes entre artes cênicas, abolicionismo prisional e dissidência de gênero/sexualidade.
Os paradoxos de uma pedagogia teatral contracolonial
Authors: Benicio Raimundo Kleberson de Oliveira
Published: April 2024

Este trabalho apresenta algumas metodologias de ensino de teatro antirracistas desenvolvidas e pensadas no diálogo entre docente e discentes de turma universitária. Para tal, há um apoio em epistemologias atuais para propor uma pedagogia teatral contracolonial que centre nas subjetividades pedagógicas e criativas da turma. Por fim, o trabalho apresenta contribuições para pensar numa pedagogia do teatro e seus métodos de ensino de forma expandida e contracolonial.
The Ponto de Partida Group: Theatre and Music unite Communities in a Restored Silk Factory in Barbacena
Authors: Lima Evelyn Furquim Werneck , Guilarduci Claudio
Published: April 2024

Based on concepts from Nogueira and Cruz, Bezelga, and Menezes, this article examines the practices of the theatre group which is based in a former silk factory in Barbacena, helping to make these listed buildings sustainable. After the factory closed government agencies took over the buildings. However, in the 1990s, the buildings were unoccupied until taken over by the Ponto de Partida Group in 1998. To restore the deactivated industrial heritage, the group involved the community of Barbacena in fund-raising and competitions, moving into Pavilion 1 in 2004. After the restoration of Pavilion 2, Bituca Music University was opened there, a tribute to the musician Milton Nascimento. Finally, the group established a community library in Pavilion 3.
Escrevivências de um corpo preto entre-lugares na peça de teatro pós-moderno “Bagagem de Desjeitos”
Authors: Cassiano Thiago Francysco Rodrigues , Ferreira Gustavo Henrique Lima
Published: April 2024

Este artigo discute o processo de criação cênica “Corpo-Alvo: Poética e Singularidade de um Corpo Preto Entre-Lugares” que integra o espetáculo “Bagagem de Desjeitos”, resultante do curso de Teatro da Universidade Federal do Tocantins. O objetivo é problematizar questões de raça/racismo infringidas aos corpos pretos de modo estrutural. O referencial teórico se construiu partindo de estudos em filosofia cosmológica africana e de pesquisas em teatro. Conclui-se que as artes da cena podem potencializar a problematização do racismo/racialização nos corpos-pretos, uma vez que a práxis teatral possibilita ao encenador e/ou performer investigar os impulsos silencia(dores) que represam a sua existência.
Fuck Catharsis e a perspectiva da confusão
Authors: Dalgalarrondo Luísa , Bianchi RIbeiro Carolina
Published: April 2024

Entrevistamos a diretora, dramaturga e performer Carolina Bianchi. Nesta entrevista, conversamos sobre seu último trabalho, Cadela Força - Capítulo I: A Noiva e o Boa Noite Cinderela, e abordamos aspectos do processo criativo que debruça sobre a temática da violência sexual. Também é incluído nessa discussão outros aspectos dessa criação, como o desafio do trabalho coletivo à distância e diferentes formas de produção no contexto brasileiro e no contexto europeu em que Bianchi se encontra atualmente.
“Nunca se é corpo sozinho”
Authors: Magalhães Marina , Neuparth Sofia
Published: April 2024

A entrevista com Sofia Neuparth traz a perspectiva da pesquisadora sobre o ensino-aprendizagem em dança a partir da ideia de um espaço elástico de formação. A criadora tem um percurso importante e singular no seio da arte contemporânea em Portugal. No final dos anos de 1980 deu forma a um espaço de investigação, experimentação e criação a partir dos estudos do corpo, do movimento e do comum: o c.e.m-centro em movimento. Neste depoimento, Neuparth discorre, sobretudo, acerca de sua trajetória artística, seu sistema de estudo do “nascer do gesto” e também a respeito do c.e.m como um organismo vivo e em movimento.
Makeup Artist Communication Mix Model in Jakarta
Authors: Ekasari Raudha Putri , Irwanti Marlinda , Bungin Burhan , Jamalullail Jamalullail
Published: April 2024

Makeup Artist as a business-to-consumer (B2C) that focuses on providing direct services to individual clients. Since the Covid-19 pandemic, digital marketing has been increasingly relied upon to reach users. Content optimization through social media is an effective strategy in reaching users. Through phenomenology involving a number of prominent Makeup Artists in Jakarta, this research explores the use of Communication Mix tools used by Makeup Artists in marketing their services. A qualitative research method with color coding was used for the case studies in this research. The Communication Mix is the main object of this research, while the leading Makeup Artists in Jakarta will be the subject of the research. Data will be collected through in-depth interviews and content from social media used by makeup artists. From the results of data analysis using color coding on interview transcripts, from 6 (six) Communication Mixes: 1) Advertising, 2) Public Relations, 3) Sales service/agents/remote marketing, 4) Events, activities, and meetings, 5) Word of Mouth, 6) Sales Promotion, only 4 (four) are maximally used by Makeup Artists. No one Communication Mix tool can stand alone. Instead, a strategic combination of all four Communication Mix tools, namely: 1) Advertising, 2) Sales Promotion, 3) Public Relations, and 4) Word of Mouth, can create a very strong synergistic effect in expanding the reach and increasing the success of the Makeup Artist's business and can be maximally used by the Makeup Artist for services and acquiring potential clients.
Beasaingo gazte-hizkera aztergai: testuinguruaren eragina kode-alternantzian
Authors: Maddi Aiestaran Iparragirre
Published: April 2024

Ikerketa lan honetan Beasaingo gazte-talde baten lagunarteko eta familiarteko elkar-trukeak grabatu, transkribatu eta aztertu dira. Haien azterketarekin ikusi nahi izan da, Beasaingo gazte horien eguneroko hitzezko portaerak lagunarteko eta familiarteko testuinguru desberdinetan zein ezaugarri erakusten dituen kode-alternantziari begira. Gazteen hizkera unean uneko testuinguru komunikatiboari hertsiki lotutako fenomeno gisa aztertu beharra kontuan izanik (Lantto 2015), kode-alternantziaren erabileran testuinguru batetik bestera zer alde dauden identifikatzea izan da lan honen helburu nagusia. Horretarako, gazteen solasetako kode-alternantziaren alderdi pragmatikoan, sintaktikoan eta lexikalean jarri da gehienbat arreta, eta alderdi linguistiko bakoitzaren arabera aztertu dira lortutako emaitzak. Lanaren ondorio nagusia izan da, gazteek nabarmen moldatzen dutela beren hizkera testuinguruaren eta elkar-trukearen izaeraren arabera, testuinguruak eremu informalekoak izanda ere.
The impact of using project management techniques on project development by applying it to private sector companies in the Eastern Province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Authors: Al Mazrou Aroob , Al Fawaz Ahmed , Al Bogamy Somayh
Published: April 2024

The aim of the research is to highlight the impact of the use of enterprise management techniques on enterprise development by applying to private sector companies in the eastern region of Saudi Arabia by clarifying the dimensions of enterprise development, as well as to reveal the impact of project management techniques on enterprise development in its dimensions (project scheduling, project resources, project cost, project risks, project quality). The researcher has relied on the analytical descriptive approach to achieve the objectives of the study. The identification was used as an information-gathering tool. This research was applied to a study community consisting of workers from private sector companies in the eastern region within Saudi Arabia. (SPSS). This research has yielded a series of important findings, the most significant of which is that there is a statistically significant effect between the techniques used in project management (as a separate variable) and enterprise development (as a follow-up variable) within private sector companies in the eastern region of Saudi Arabia. There is a statistically significant effect between the techniques used in project management (as a separate variable) and the scheduling of projects (as a first dimension of enterprise development) (as a follow-up variable) within private sector companies in the eastern region of Saudi Arabia. The researcher recommended the need for senior management to develop skills through continuous training in project management. There is a need for agreement between senior leadership in projects and departments on the determinants of strategic plan development. Resource management depends on the efficiency and effectiveness of project planning.
Legong Kreasi Mahisamanggala
Authors: Leslyani Ni Putu , Arshiniwati Ni Made , Artati A.A.Ayu Mayun
Published: April 2024

Tari Legong Kreasi Mahisamanggala adalah tari yang ditarikan oleh enam orang penari putri, yang terinspirasi dari ritual Kebo Dongol di Desa Adat Kapal, Kecamatan Mengwi, Kabupaten Badung. Tari ini hanya mengangkat inti sari dari ritual Kebo Dongol sebagai ide garapan yang terdiri dari penari yang menarikan sesajen, bentuk sesajen yang menyerupai kerbau, pertemuan sesajen Kebo Dongol dan Pedang Sudamala serta adanya megarang-garangan sesajen. Berorientasi dari pemikiran tersebut, maka terciptalah hasil penciptaan berjudul Mahisamanggala. Mahisamanggala merupakan istilah lain untuk menjelaskan Ritual Kebo Dongol. Tari Legong Kreasi Mahisamanggala tercipta menggunakan prinsip-prinsip metode angripta sesolahan yang terdiri dari Ngarencana yaitu proses awal penjelajahan sumber yang mendukung penciptaan, Nuasen merupakan upacara ritual yang dilakukan sebelum berproses, Makalin merupakan proses pemilihan materi yang mengandung terciptanya karya tari, Nelesin yaitupenggabungan untuk menentukan bentuk ciptaan dan Ngebah merupakan pementasan pertama dari sebuah hasil karya tari. Penggarapan Tari Legong Kreasi Mahisamanggala dikemas dalam lima struktur terdiri dari pepeson, pengawak, pengetog, pengecet, pekaad. Secara keseluruhan, karya tari Legong Kreasi Mahisamanggala digarap tidak bercerita, namun disajikan secara dramatik dengan menggunakan mode penyajian simbolik. Tujuan dari penciptaan tari Legong Kreasi Mahisamanggala adalah untuk memperkenalkan kepada masyarakat, bahwa ritual Kebo Dongol memiliki nilai-nilai filosofi dan estetika yang tinggi, sekaligus melestarikan kesenian dengan memuat budaya lokal.Kata Kunci : Ritual Kebo Dongol, Penciptaan, Legong Kreasi Mahisamanggala.
Tari Kreasi Ngelinyar
Authors: Eka Wahyuningsih Ni Luh Putu , Arshiniwati Ni Made , Artati A.A.Ayu Mayun
Published: April 2024

Sumber kreatif karya tari ini bersumber dari pengalaman pribadi pencipta dengan melihat secara langsung bagaimana tokoh Liku menari di atas panggung dengan gaya yang begitu unik dan eksentrik dan mendapatkan beberapa kali kesempatan untuk mendukung ujian karya tari di ISI Denpasar. Pengalaman tersebut memberikan ide kepada pencipta untuk menciptakan sebuah karya tari yang memperlihatkan bagaimana karakter wanita yang klinyar. Kata klinyar memiliki makna yaitu nglinyar yang berarti lincah dan maklinyaran yang berarti genit, dengan pandangan mengkhusus terhadap gadis. Proses mewujudkannya ke dalam sebuah karya tari menggunakan metode penciptaan dengan menerapkan prinsip-prinsip angripta-sesolahan antara lain: ngarencana (tahap eksplorasi), nuasen (upacara sebelum proses improvisasi), makalin (tahap improvisasi), nelesin (tahap pembentukan), dan ngebah (pementasan pertama).Karya tari ini dikemas dalam bentuk tari kreasi, dengan tema kehidupan sosial yang ditarikan oleh enam orang penari putri. Pemilihan penari disesuaikan dengan postur tubuh pencipta. Musik iringannya menggunakan barungan Semara Pagulingan yang dipadukan dengan alunan suara gerong sehingga menjadikan suasana musiknya lebih berkesan. Terwujudnya karya tari ini diharapkan dapat memberikan kesadaran bagaimana cara menilai seseorang tidak hanya dari luarnya saja, namun ada baiknya jika kita juga mengetahui bagaimana sifat di dalamnya.Kata kunci: karakter, Liku, klinyar, kreasi.
Tari Ngalebar
Authors: Yana I Putu Agus Ari , Suteja I Kt. , Budiarsa I Wayan
Published: April 2024

Tradisi Mabuu – buu adalah peristiwa budaya, dilakukan setiap tahun dalam rangka hari raya Nyepi di Desa Adat Panjer Denpasar. Peristiwa tersebut memiliki makna Nyomya sekala – niskala yang berarti menetralisir, menyeimbangkan Bhuana Agung dan Bhuana Alit. Pemahaman tentang Nyomya adalah mengendalikan diri melalui pikiran, perkataan dan perbuatan yang baik. Di zaman sekarang, pemahaman tentang Nyomya sering di abaikan, dilihat dari perilaku masyarakat modern yang selalu menghumbar emosi. Melalui fenomena tersebut, pencipta tertarik untuk menciptakan karya tari yang mengekspresikan gejolak pemikiran tidak terkendalikan, diimplementasikan ke dalam ekspresi gerak kerauhan berbentuk kontemporer dengan judul Ngalebar.Proses penciptaan karya tari ini, menggunakan metode Mencipta Lewat Tari oleh Y Sumandiyo Hadi, memaparkan tentang Ekplorasi(penjajagan), Improvisasi (percobaan), dan Komposisi (pembentukan). Untuk meyakinkan penciptaan karya ini, menggunkan teori Imajinasi yang berarti pembentukkan gerak dari hasil imaji ataumembayangkan pemaknaan Nyomya, dan teori Estetika ngunda bayu yang merupakan penyaluran tenagadalam tubuh. Adapun tema karya ini adalah spiritualisasi (pembentukan jiwa) yang ditarikan tujuh orang penari dengan menggunakan iringan gamelan Gong Gede Saih Pitu dikolaborasikan dengan keyboard. Tari Ngalebar adalah sebuah karya tari kontemporer menggambarkan refleksi manusia,mencoba melaksanakan pengendalian atau intropeksi diri untuk mencapai keharmonisan sekala -niskala dan untuk mengakhirinya dikembalikan sesuai dengan posisinya.Kata Kunci: Ngalebar, Mabuu - buu, Skala - niskala dan Kontemporer.