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Cahiers Jean Moulin     Open Access   (Followers: 22)
Transmotion     Open Access   (Followers: 21)
Sociological Science     Open Access   (Followers: 8)
Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology     Open Access   (Followers: 7)
Finance and Society     Open Access   (Followers: 6)
Environmental Sociology     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 6)
Politics, Groups, and Identities     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 5)
European Journal of Cultural and Political Sociology     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 5)
Housing and Society     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 5)
Behavioural Public Policy     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 5)
Journal of Creativity     Open Access   (Followers: 5)
Journal of Trafficking and Human Exploitation     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 4)
Advanced Journal of Social Science     Open Access   (Followers: 4)
Asian Journal for Poverty Studies     Open Access   (Followers: 4)
People and Nature     Open Access   (Followers: 4)
Emotions and Society     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 4)
Insights into Regional Development     Open Access   (Followers: 3)
European Journal for Sport and Society     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 3)
Revista Vértices     Open Access   (Followers: 3)
Culture - Society - Education     Open Access   (Followers: 3)
Finnish Journal of Social Research      Open Access   (Followers: 3)
Possibility Studies & Society     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 3)
Frontiers in Sociology     Open Access   (Followers: 2)
Journal of the Sociology and Theory of Religion     Open Access   (Followers: 2)
Journal of Comparative Family Studies     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 2)
International Journal of Criminology and Sociology     Open Access   (Followers: 2)
Valuation Studies     Open Access   (Followers: 2)
Sociedad y Discurso     Open Access   (Followers: 2)
Qualitative Sociology Review     Open Access   (Followers: 2)
Economy and Sociology / Economie şi Sociologie     Open Access   (Followers: 2)
Sociological Bulletin     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 2)
Nomadic Civilization : Historical Research / Кочевая цивилизация: исторические исследования     Open Access   (Followers: 2)
Studia Socialia Cracoviensia     Open Access   (Followers: 1)
CERN IdeaSquare Journal of Experimental Innovation     Open Access   (Followers: 1)
International Journal of Humanitarian Technology     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 1)
Artes Humanae     Open Access   (Followers: 1)
Indonesian Journal of Sociology and Education Policy     Open Access   (Followers: 1)
Indes : Zeitschrift für Politik und Gesellschaft     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 1)
Community Empowerment     Open Access   (Followers: 1)
International Journal of Cultural and Social Studies (IntJCSS)     Open Access   (Followers: 1)
Kulttuurintutkimus     Open Access   (Followers: 1)
Sociological Jurisprudence Journal     Open Access   (Followers: 1)
Soziale Probleme : Zeitschrift für soziale Probleme und soziale Kontrolle     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 1)
Resilience : International Policies, Practices and Discourses     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 1)
Recreation and Society in Africa, Asia and Latin America     Open Access   (Followers: 1)
Sociología del Trabajo     Open Access   (Followers: 1)
Journal of Indigenous Social Development     Open Access   (Followers: 1)
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies     Open Access   (Followers: 1)
Universidad, Escuela y Sociedad     Open Access   (Followers: 1)
Liberal Arts and Social Sciences International Journal (LASSIJ)     Open Access   (Followers: 1)
Public Anthropologist     Full-text available via subscription   (Followers: 1)
Journal of Social Inclusion Studies     Hybrid Journal   (Followers: 1)
Glottopol : Revue de Sociolinguistique en Ligne     Open Access  
Cuadernos de Extensión Universitaria de la UNLPam     Open Access  
Humanidades em diálogo     Open Access  
Cadernos CERU     Open Access  
Controversias y Concurrencias Latinoamericanas     Open Access  
Ciência & Trópico     Open Access  
Социологический журнал     Open Access  
Trajecta : Religion, Culture and Society in the Low Countries     Open Access  
Cahiers Société     Open Access  
Performance Matters     Open Access  
Les Cahiers d’Afrique de l’Est     Open Access  
Sosiologi i dag     Open Access  
Sociología Histórica     Open Access  
MovimentAção     Open Access  
Revista Fragmentos de Cultura : Revista Interdisciplinar de Ciências Humanas     Open Access  
Ciência & Tecnologia Social     Open Access  
Diferencia(s)     Open Access  
Tecnología y Sociedad     Open Access  
Cultura y Representaciones Sociales     Open Access  
Revista Espirales : Revista para a integração da América Latina e Caribe     Open Access  
Frontiers in Human Dynamics     Open Access  
International Journal of Community Well-Being     Hybrid Journal  
Socio-Ecological Practice Research     Hybrid Journal  
International Journal of the Sociology of Leisure     Hybrid Journal  
Zeitschrift für Religion, Gesellschaft und Politik     Hybrid Journal  
Todas as Artes     Open Access  
TRIM. Tordesillas : Revista de investigación multidisciplinar     Open Access  
Journal of Geography, Politics and Society     Open Access  
Human Behavior, Development and Society     Open Access  
Chophayom Journal     Open Access  
Open Family Studies Journal     Open Access  
Journal of Economy Culture and Society     Open Access  
Sociología y Tecnociencia     Open Access  
NUDOS : Sociología, Teoría y Didáctica de la Literatura     Open Access  
Ruch Prawniczy, Ekonomiczny i Socjologiczny     Open Access  
Homo Ludens     Open Access  
Sociologisk Forskning     Open Access  
Tidsskrift for boligforskning     Open Access  
Søkelys på arbeidslivet (Norwegian Journal of Working Life Studies)     Open Access  
Norsk sosiologisk tidsskrift     Open Access  
Sociology : Thought and Action     Open Access  
Lifespans & Styles     Open Access  
Revista Latinoamericana de Antropología del Trabajo     Open Access  
Tla-Melaua : Revista de Ciencias Sociales     Open Access  
Lavboratorio : Revista de Estudios sobre Cambio Estructural y Desigualdad Social.     Open Access  
Entramados y Perspectivas     Open Access  
Cuadernos de Marte     Open Access  
Conflicto Social     Open Access  
Barn : Forskning om barn og barndom i Norden     Open Access  
Sens public     Open Access  
Revista Includere     Open Access  
Jurnal Sosiologi Pendidikan Humanis     Open Access  
Revista de Estudos AntiUtilitaristas e PosColoniais     Open Access  
Praça : Revista Discente do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sociologia da UFPE     Open Access  
Revista Debates Insubmissos     Open Access  
Educação, Escola e Sociedade     Open Access  
International Journal of Human and Behavioral Science     Open Access  
Lectio Socialis     Open Access  
Journal of Applied Sociology     Open Access  
Sospol : Jurnal Sosial Politik     Open Access  
Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios Rurales     Open Access  
Sociedad y Economía     Open Access  
Società e diritti     Open Access  
Society Register     Open Access  
Migracijske i etničke teme / Migration and Ethnic Themes     Open Access  
Hábitat y Sociedad     Open Access  
Anduli : Revista Andaluza de Ciencias Sociales     Open Access  
Revue d’Allemagne et des pays de langue allemande     Open Access  
Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Social Analysis     Open Access  
Ethnologia Fennica     Open Access  
Revue Sciences Humaines     Open Access  
Revista Punto Género     Open Access  
Revista Empresa y Humanismo     Open Access  
RASE : Revista de la Asociación de Sociología de la Educación     Open Access  
Studia Białorutenistyczne     Open Access  
Inclusión y Desarrollo     Open Access  
identidade!     Open Access  
Dilemas : Revista de Estudos de Conflito e Controle Social     Open Access  
Quaderni di Sociologia     Open Access  
RUDN Journal of Sociology     Open Access  
Revista de Sociologia, Antropologia e Cultura Jurídica     Open Access  
Simmel Studies     Full-text available via subscription  
Revista de Movimentos Sociais e Conflitos     Open Access  
Serendipities : Journal for the Sociology and History of the Social Sciences     Open Access  
Espirales     Open Access  
Revista Latina de Sociología     Open Access  
Confluences Méditerranée     Full-text available via subscription  
Revista Nuevo Humanismo     Open Access  
Sudamérica : Revista de Ciencias Sociales     Open Access  

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International Journal of Community Well-Being
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ISSN (Print) 2524-5295 - ISSN (Online) 2524-5309
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  • Health Risks Awareness of E-waste Scavengers in Lagos, Nigeria

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      Abstract: Abstract The characteristic unorthodox method of e-waste handling by waste scavengers exposes them to a range of hazardous substances that makes them susceptible to ill-health. However, awareness of the health risks associated with e-waste picking by the scavengers is imperative for their continued survival in the waste business. This paper examined the e-waste scavengers' awareness of the health risks associated with e-waste picking in Lagos, Nigeria. A cross-sectional study was used to assess the health risk awareness of e-waste scavengers in three landfills in the city. A structured questionnaire was used to elicit information from 210 e-waste scavengers selected from the landfills. A five-point Likert Scale was used to measure the scavengers' awareness while descriptive (frequencies and percentages) and inferential statistics (Multinomial Logistic Regression) were used to establish the effects of awareness on their preventive measures. The study revealed low awareness of the health risks associated with e-waste picking among the e-waste scavengers. The results of the logistic regression analysis confirmed the hypothesis that awareness of health risks influences the preventive measures by the scavengers. Raising awareness among the scavengers on the health hazards of e-waste, the use of personal protective equipment and seeking of modern healthcare during illness are recommended.
      PubDate: 2023-08-21
       
  • Does Livestock Loss Affect Livelihood' An Investigation on Char Residing
           Mishing Community of Assam

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      Abstract: Abstract Char areas are one of the important geographical structures of Assam covering about state’s 5% of total land with about 10% of total population. Mishings are the second largest tribe of Assam inhabitant mostly in Char areas of Upper Assam. Livestock plays an important role in the Mishing community from both socio-cultural as well as economic point of view and amongst all; pigs have a significant importance among the community. The study comes with objectives of understanding the role of livestock and the effect of livestock loss amongst the Mishing char dwellers and their adaptation behavior (if any) to smoothen their income fluctuations due to loss of livestock. While studying these issues, the piggery sector is given much importance since along with economic, pig has a great social importance too. The study is influenced by the idea of ethnographic research, using both quantitative and qualitative approach to achieve the proposed objectives. The study presents that the loss of livestock due to both disease and disaster has a significant impact on the vulnerability of the Mishing char dwellers and the share of loss of piggery is found to have greater contribution towards it. The study recommends the need for policies to be taken to tackle the issues and the enhancement in the adaptation techniques that has been taken by the char dwellers.
      PubDate: 2023-08-14
       
  • The Development of Vehicle Ownership and Urban Happiness in China

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      Abstract: Abstract Does car ownership matter for urban well-being and planning' By using data from the China Household Finance Survey, we test how a variety of factors, particularly car ownership, impact happiness, the cognitive dimension of well-being. We find that vehicle possession does enhance happiness in urban China as a status good, at least in the short term. Driving a luxury car brings the owner more satisfaction and joy than driving a frugal car. The long-term detrimental impact of the booming vehicle fleet on urban areas is discussed and the contention about the car ownership controls is also debated. By doing so, we hope to provide insights on the hedonic aspect of car consumption and help transport practitioners develop viable strategies to promote sustainable transportation.
      PubDate: 2023-07-18
       
  • A Review of Environmental Gentrification Ills and the “Just Green
           Enough” Approach: on Achieving Justice, Sustainability, and Equity

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      Abstract: Abstract Access to and improvement of green space is argued to be an issue of environmental justice (EJ), sustainability, and equity since it is associated with numerous health benefits and overall well-being. Greening efforts, however, may unintentionally result in gentrification. Known as environmental, ecological, or green gentrification, the process results in the in-migration of higher-income residents and the removal of original residents through physical displacement (direct), from increased taxes or rent, or social displacement (indirect), from reduced feelings of community, place, or social belonging due to the changing socio-cultural environment. Spatial characteristics such as location, function, type, originality, accessibility, place-based values, and size may be predictive of environmental gentrification. Despite the complexity of this phenomenon, employing a “just green enough” approach may prevent or mitigate gentrification effects as it emphasizes collaboration and equitable representation in greening process decisions, protective strategies, and small-scale redevelopments. While the purpose of a “just green enough” approach is to combat gentrification effects, current gentrification measures often use changing economic conditions as a proxy, which is suitable for physical displacement but may underestimate the effects of social displacement. A review of the literature shows that although the understanding to integrate EJ and sustainability principles to achieve equity is increasing, future studies must reconceptualize how to distinctly measure displacement experiences, understand how the impact of these experiences varies by social identity and the intersectionality of identities, and how to effectively engage community members in the planning process before the concepts can be truly integrated into practice.
      PubDate: 2023-07-14
      DOI: 10.1007/s42413-023-00195-9
       
  • Relative Importance of Individual and Community Predictors of Wellbeing

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      Abstract: Abstract Inspired by theory in wellbeing science, we examined the relative importance of lifestyle factors and living conditions when predicting two dimensions of wellbeing (hedonic and eudaimonic) in a representative sample of 12,826 participants from Nova Scotia collected in 2019. Using multiple regression and measures of relative importance based on the Lindeman, Merenda and Gold (lmg) method, we identified which variables are most important to predicting life satisfaction and life worth. Twenty-two predictors accounted for 51% of the variance in life satisfaction, of which six accounted for 40% of the variance: self-rated mental health (11%), time adequacy (8%), satisfaction with natural environment (7%), sense of community (5%), financial insecurity (5%), and self-rated physical health (3%). These variables were also the top predictors of life worthwhileness, although all 22 predictors (R2 = 0.42) and these six predictors (R2 = 0.26) accounted for less variance than for life satisfaction. These results show that both community-level (i.e., environmental quality of neighbourhood, sense of community) and individual-level (i.e., mental health, time adequacy, financial insecurity, and physical health) factors are substantial predictors of wellbeing. The effect sizes differ between the hedonistic and eudaimonic dimensions of wellbeing, suggesting there may be important predictors of eudaimonic wellbeing not accounted for. This study may inform where community-level programming and policy could focus resources more effectively to promote wellbeing for individuals and their communities.
      PubDate: 2023-07-14
      DOI: 10.1007/s42413-023-00196-8
       
  • The Wellbeing in Place Perceptions Scale: Structure, Validity, Reliability
           and Correlates During COVID Times

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      Abstract: Abstract The influence of place-based factors on the physical and mental health of residents is well established and acknowledged within the population health approach to addressing health and wellbeing inequalities. The COVID-19 pandemic brought to the fore the issues that global communities face. The current UK policy context of ‘levelling up’ represents these concerns and the need to address them. This research examines perceptions of community wellbeing and its determinants as collected within a city region of the North West Coast of England during COVID restrictions between June and August 2020. The paper aims to establish the structure, construct validity and reliability of a new measure of community wellbeing - the Wellbeing in Place Perceptions Scale. Further, it aims to examine how this measure of community wellbeing correlated with symptoms of common mental health as reported by residents of this relatively disadvantaged city region during this unprecedented time. Results indicate that the WIPPS has a reliable and valid structure, correlating significantly with another widely used measure of sense of community and with the Index of Multiple Deprivation. Its relationship to self-reported common mental distress is also clear. Though in need of replication and longitudinal testing, the findings reported here on this new measure remind us that individual and place-based factors combine to influence wellbeing and that community needs to have an increasingly influential role to sustainably prevent future mental health challenges.
      PubDate: 2023-07-13
      DOI: 10.1007/s42413-023-00194-w
       
  • ICJWB Special Issue Foreword – Community Indicators Consortium

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      PubDate: 2023-06-28
      DOI: 10.1007/s42413-023-00192-y
       
  • Over the Caribbean Top: Community Well-Being and Over-Tourism in Small
           Island Tourism Economies

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      Abstract: Abstract The Caribbean is one of the most tourism-intense regions of the world with rising levels of over-tourism, especially in dependent small island tourism economies (SITE). More critically, mounting socio-ecological pressures are compounded by increasing climate change and enduring social vulnerabilities, thereby challenging traditional policies and paradigms of growth and sustainability. Drawing on previous studies of inclusive development and community well-being, this research paper frames and extends the phenomenon of over-tourism from a political economic perspective. Based on a historical account of small island tourism development, an in-depth case study of Aruba is presented. Recognized internationally as the ‘One Happy Island’ and one of the most tourism-dependent small island economies, the findings yield a contextualized understanding of the complex and dynamic nature of over-tourism, and identify the main antecedents and effects of over-tourism. The study discusses the evolving economic disconnectedness, environmental decay, social inequality, and institutional failures. The findings describe the role of institutional capture and policy drift which stem primarily from political as well as market forces, and have resulted in a gradual marginalization of community well-being and agency. The paper proposes an extended conceptualization of over-tourism in small island tourism economies by explicitly recognizing that the crux of the over-tourism conundrum in SITE is political in nature and institutional by nurture. Recommendations are provided for transitioning towards community-driven development by building capabilities and pathways for innovation, internalization, and institutionalization in order to strengthen the resilience of small island tourism development.
      PubDate: 2023-06-01
      DOI: 10.1007/s42413-020-00094-3
       
  • Assessing How Level of Segregation Affects Social Determinants of Health
           of African Americans in U.S. 500 Cities

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      Abstract: Abstract This study assessed racial disparities in associations between four levels of residential segregation and five social determinants of health (SDH). The data for this study was drawn from 500-City Health Dashboard that aggregated a variety of health indicators in 2018. Those 500 cities were ranked according to their levels of segregation. Next, the associations between four segregation gradients and five different community indicators were tested including (1) absenteeism, (2) children in poverty, (3) high school graduation, (4) limited access healthy foods, and (5) unemployment. All analyses were stratified by race. The total population of this data is 103,020,800, which accounts for one-third of the total U.S. populations. Among nine regions, 69% of cities in the East South-Central region have a high white/black segregation. On the other hand, the Pacific region has the lowest level of segregation. Consistent with literature, African Americans are still at a higher risk than white people to experience school absenteeism (6.1% higher), poverty (28.8% higher), educational attainment (4.9% lower), and unemployment (8.4% higher). However, unlike the literature, the study did not find any statistically significant disparities in access to healthy foods associated with level of segregation. The study concludes with suggestions to mitigate these adverse effects due to segregation policy against African Americans. The findings also encourage local departments to use 500-City Health Dashboard and our analytic methods to facilitate decision making and implement citywide, cross-sector initiatives.
      PubDate: 2023-06-01
      DOI: 10.1007/s42413-021-00109-7
       
  • Seeding Insights and Nourishing Change: a Case for Participatory
           Evaluation in Place-Based Community Food Systems

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      Abstract: Abstract In the United States, achieving equitable food security requires innovative system-level solutions that address complex intersecting factors. Food insecurity is intricately connected to poverty and access to food, and has short- and long-term impacts on individual health, quality of life, and healthcare costs. Fostering food security demands innovation: new collaborations, approaches, and fresh measurement models that can address food insecurity at a systems level. Through a sophisticated place-based approach, Full Lives is a complex but promising food security community impact grantmaking strategy that leverages the resources of different partners, organizations, and components of the food supply within a concentrated geographical area. Furthermore, transformation of a community’s food system requires a combination of technical knowledge and authentic community engagement in order to effectively yield and measure community change. This case study provides an in-depth look at: How grant makers can work in partnership with a diverse set of non-profit organizations in developing solutions; Co-creation of a community engaged food security program evaluation characterized by shared measurement of community-level indicators; Strengths, challenges and limitations of a community-engaged approach to food security program evaluation.
      PubDate: 2023-06-01
      DOI: 10.1007/s42413-020-00097-0
       
  • Community Leadership through Conversations and Coordination: the Role of
           Local Surveys in Community Foundation Run Community Indicators Projects

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      Abstract: Abstract Community indicators (CI) projects rely on a variety of sources for the data that they make available to measure community well-being. While statistics collected and distributed by national and local governments are perhaps the most prevalent, some communities in both Canada and the United States have found great advantages to commissioning or administering their own surveys of local community members in order to enhance the insights that government-curated data can provide. In this paper we examine two organizations engaged with indicator projects that have opted to do so from the perspectives of their primary CI project supporters: the Vancouver Foundation in Canada and the Central New York Community Foundation in the United States. Among the advantages explored are increased capacity in key community leadership elements of: engaging residents, working across sectors, commissioning and disseminating local data and research, shaping public policy, and marshaling resources. We conclude by reflecting on the many synergies between the CI and community foundation (CF) movements, paying attention to their shared interests in community well-being through better conversations and coordination among the organizations in the communities they serve.
      PubDate: 2023-06-01
      DOI: 10.1007/s42413-020-00098-z
       
  • Mapping Access to Affordable Early Childhood Education and Care:
           Methodology and Application to Community Advocacy

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      Abstract: Abstract Accessible and affordable early childhood care and education (ECE) is crucial to child, family, and community well-being. High quality ECE programs set the stage for lifelong learning, health, and overall well-being and yield a high rate of return on public investment. Equitable access to ECE remains an intractable challenge in the U.S. and elsewhere. We used spatial analysis to create a single micro-level indicator of ECE affordability for an urban county. This indicator combined information on supply (number of nearby sets), demand (number of children competing for these seats), and cost burden (cost as a percentage of median family income). We measured and mapped the affordability of programs within a 3-mile driving distance of a prototypical family home using a two-step floating catchment area method. Overall, affordability was low, with only 14% of young children having access to ECE that met the federal affordability threshold. Although affordability was inversely related to neighborhood income, not all low-income areas were under-resourced. The ECE affordability indicator can arm community advocates and help policymakers identify inequities and direct resources to the highest-need communities. The computational procedures and mapping techniques applied are flexible and can be scaled up to visualize inequities across large areas (e.g., a province or state), or used at a micro level to identify where in a community a new childcare center would have the most impact.
      PubDate: 2023-06-01
      DOI: 10.1007/s42413-020-00096-1
       
  • Natural Resource Project – Induced Displacement and Resettlement and Its
           Influence on the Subjective Well-being of Households Displaced by Titanium
           Mining in the Southern Coast of Kenya

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      Abstract: Abstract Natural resource project-induced displacement and resettlement (NRP-IDR) programmes are normally conducted to resettle displaced families in new areas away from their original areas to pave way for development. Involuntary resettlement programmes tend to have adverse impacts on the affected communities, even though they normally contribute to the economy of the area and the country. This research studied the effects of Tiomin resettlement programme in Kenya’s southern coast on the subjective well-being of the displaced households. The programme was meant for resettling communities displaced by Titanium mining. A stratified random sample of 168 households from three ethnic communities was interviewed using a pretested structured questionnaire. The data was analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The subjective well-being of the resettled communities was found to be of medium level (5.0 to 6.99) with a mean of 6.43 on a scale of 1 to 10. Statistical significant positive influences were found to exist between the subjective well-being of the settlers and infrastructural development (β = .871, p = .001) and social capital of the displaced households (β = .410, p = .006), while significant negative influence was found between the household number (β = -.265, p = .001) and wellbeing. The programme lacked programme coordination from an agency. It was concluded that infrastructure and community social capital could be useful in enhancing the well-being of the resettled communities and recommended that they be given priority in assisting the resettled communities. The provision of a coordinating agency for the resettlement programme was found to be a major requirement.
      PubDate: 2023-05-10
      DOI: 10.1007/s42413-023-00190-0
       
  • Governmentality Versus Community: The Impact of the COVID Lockdowns

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      Abstract: Abstract The COVID lockdowns were characterised by new forms of governmentality as lives were disrupted and controlled through the vertical transmission of biopolitics by the state. The paper considers how this was experienced by academics in 11 different countries through analysis of diaries written during the first lockdown. The paper asks if communities can offer an alternative to governmentality by looking at three levels: the national, the neighbourhood and the personal. Whilst at a national level the idea of community was instrumentalised to encourage compliance to extraordinary measures, at the local level community compassion through helping neighbours encouraged horizontal connections that could offer a “space” within the dominant logic of governmentality. At the level of personal communities, the digitalisation of social relationships helped to create supportive networks over widely dispersed areas but these were narrowly rather than widely focused, avoiding critical discussion.
      PubDate: 2023-05-09
      DOI: 10.1007/s42413-023-00189-7
       
  • Strategies for Survival in an Informal Economy: Illegalities of Zimbabwean
           Informal Cross Border Traders at Ports of Entries in Southern Africa

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      Abstract: Abstract Informal Cross Border Trade (ICBT) is mostly conducted by poor, vulnerable, small and unregistered traders who end up practising illegal activities in order to earn a livelihood and for the business to thrive. They often do not have official export/import license or permit within a defined threshold and this creates many impediments at international borders which oblige them to engage in illegal and corrupt behaviours. There is little comprehensive research about the illegalities of informal cross border traders and whether these illegalities improve the operation of ICBT or it ruins the business. This research examines the illegalities practised by informal cross border traders (ICBTs) in Zimbabwe to understand their nature, geographical spread, benefits and risks. A qualitative approach was used whereby in-depth interviews were undertaken with 30 informal cross border traders using snowball sampling. Traders who imported from Mozambique, Botswana, South Africa and Zambia were selected to participate in the study in order to document various illegalities performed at diverse national borders. Results revealed that traders engage in many illegal activities both at the national borders and in transit when confronted by Zimbabwe Revenue Authority officials and other security state organs. It was revealed that many traders use illegal ports of entry when importing their goods and that they rarely declare their goods at official border posts. The research recommends the government to proffer conditions that are manageable for the small scale traders to be registered so that illegal activities and corruption in the country can be lessened and also for the government to obtain meaningful tax from this sector.
      PubDate: 2023-05-04
      DOI: 10.1007/s42413-023-00191-z
       
  • Perspectives – Social Change from the Inside Out. From Fixation to
           Foundation. From Competition to Change

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      Abstract: Abstract After a brief overview of the author’s journey as a humanitarian and researcher, this article offers an introduction in the why, how, and what of a new multidisciplinary paradigm to understand (and improve) human behavior at the individual and collective levels called POZE. The logic of POZE underpins five books that appear at Palgrave/Springer in 2020/21. It is based on the understanding that human existence results from four dimensions, soul, heart, mind, and body, which find their expression in aspirations, emotions, thoughts, and sensations. Through their four-dimensionality individuals are symmetrical to the four dimensions that shape the society, which they are part of. Individuals are the micro entity of a four-dimensional collective reality that encompasses communities and institutions in the meso-dimension, and countries and economies in the macro-dimension. Altogether micro, meso and macro are integral parts of the meta dimension, Planet Earth; the latter also includes non-anthropocentric aspects such as Nature. POZE provides insights about the multiple dynamics that shape our individual and collective experience. Moreover, it provides practical guidance to optimize the interplay between them. As a result of this understanding, it posits that change is possible. Moving towards a fair inclusive world, characterized by a life of quality for everyone 1) is at reach; 2) is achievable; 3) involves everyone as both a right-holder and duty-bearer; and 4) is to the benefit of everyone. POZE has four meanings: it i) translates as ‘inner peace’ from Haitian Creole, country where the dynamic began in 2017; ii) is an acronym that encompasses the four core concepts of the paradigm (Purpose, Om, Zoom, Expression); iii) is a representation of the four outcomes of the logic (Perspective, Optimization, Zenith, Exposure); finally it iv) stands for an exercise to nurture inner peace daily (Pause, Observe, Zoom in, Experience). These will be explored further in the article.
      PubDate: 2023-03-01
      DOI: 10.1007/s42413-020-00084-5
       
  • Review of Happiness, Well-Being, and Sustainability: A Course in Systems
           Change

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      PubDate: 2022-12-12
      DOI: 10.1007/s42413-022-00187-1
       
  • Review of the Australia Quality of Life Center

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      Abstract: Abstract The Australian Quality of Life Center (ACQol) was established to study evidence-based measures for quality of life. Within this review, the Center’s contributions to developing theory and empirical evidence are evaluated, particularly in the context of modern global change. This review concludes with the benefits of the ACQol and the challenges presented to most modern organizations trying to measure, assess, and establish evidence-based measures for quality of life.
      PubDate: 2022-12-12
      DOI: 10.1007/s42413-022-00188-0
       
  • Bridging and Bonding: A Case for Prioritizing Social and Organizational
           Connectedness in Non-Profit Literacy Programming

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      Abstract: Abstract The present study contributes to the existing literature by highlighting the ways in which non-profit community literacy organizations can benefit individuals and communities in ways that transcend their stated missions. We employed a qualitative research design whereby data were collected via in-depth individual interviews and focus groups with program users (n = 72), staff (n = 11), and program leads (n = 8). Findings revealed that, in addition to supporting traditionally defined notions of literacy, programs presented participants with opportunities to cultivate bridging and bonding social capital. By way of the conditions created and programmatic measures employed within programs, bridging social capital often strengthened into deeper bonding ties between and amongst service users and, in many cases, staff and volunteers. Administrators and staff described efforts to create program cultures conducive to the development of social capital. The research illuminates how non-profit community entities can empower individual service users and their communities beyond their stated missions by fostering social and organizational connectedness, promoting communal cohesion and social trust, and cultivating typically unacknowledged talents, strengths and assets within marginalized communities.
      PubDate: 2022-11-22
      DOI: 10.1007/s42413-022-00186-2
       
  • Doomed to Consume' Non-satiation as a Flaw in the Current Economic
           Paradigm and What Communities Can Do About It

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      Abstract: Abstract The axiom of insatiability within economic theory states that needs, wants and desires can never be satisfied. This axiom drives the utility function upon which most economic policy is based. Non-satiation is not a natural human condition but rather a theoretical and cultural construction. Non-satiation is a myth that has been taken as truth in traditional economic theory. In this paper, we deconstruct the myth of non-satiation and relate its impact on the goals of human well-being and sustainable development. This paper is written for community organisers and change agents with the goal of helping them to understand a foundational premise driving the current economic paradigm and what they can do about it. In this paper, we explain some basic economic theory in simple terms for the reader who is not a trained economist so that they may gain an understanding of the underpinnings of economic theory that drives current economic policies and practices, and inspiration for changing the dominant economic paradigm.
      PubDate: 2022-10-27
      DOI: 10.1007/s42413-022-00182-6
       
 
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