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Networked Technopolitics: Immigrant Integration as City Branding Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2020-07-20 Caio Teixeira
The article explores the role of network-led policymaking with a focus on immigrant integration. Drawing on the EUROCITIES Integrating Cities Charter, it sheds light on how immigration-related diversity governance plays a part in the city-branding strategies. The relevance of policy advocacy through the lens of cosmopolitan urbanism is instrumental for studying the governance of migration and diversity
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Urban inequalities and the identity-to-politics link in the Netherlands and Nigeria Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2020-06-25 Kingsley Madueke, Floris Vermeulen
This article examines the entanglements of diversity, urban inequalities, group politics and conflict in advanced and emergent democracies. Though advanced democracies are considered to be generally more egalitarian than their emergent counterparts, there is need for further understanding of the specific ways in which the dimensions and parameters of diversity and inequalities resemble or contrast
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Migration and Inequality Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2020-06-25 Ron Hayduk
Migrants are omnipresent in cosmopolitan societies. Propelled from their homelands by poverty, violence, and environmental disasters—and the promise of better opportunities and security—migrants have found their way into metropolitan regions. At the same time, we see steep increases in economic inequality. These changes, which are intrinsically connected to the rise of neoliberal polices, have pushed
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Resisting the Far-Right: Indigenous Perspectives, Community Arts and Story-Based Strategy Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2020-02-07 Chris D. Brown
This article explores how we might resist and confront anti-immigration and anti-refugee politics by addressing the social and historical well-spring from which these discriminatory and damaging politics emerge and take sustenance. In doing this, I draw upon the concept of story-based strategy and the idea that our potential to address this issue relies on our capacity to fundamentally shift the dominant
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Reducing smoking in Australia: how to include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2019-11-27 Martin Williams, John Allan
Australia has succeeded in lowering the overall prevalence of tobacco smoking in the last four decades and has enjoyed a worldwide reputation for innovative policy. However, this success has not extended to Indigenous Australians. Using a narrative review and critique of literature from government, public health, health promotion, marketing and communication on smoking cessation in Australia, we first
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‘I’m a Local…’ Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2019-10-14 Leticia Claire Anderson, Rob Cumings, Kathomi Gatwiri
This article discusses the impact and implications of ‘I’m a Local…’, an initiative developed in partnership between a regional university, a refugee resettlement community organisation and former refugees from African nations in a regional Australian community. The initiative sought to improve understandings about refugees, acknowledge their contributions to Australian society and support local, inclusive
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A Qualitative Study of the Interaction between Human Rights Defenders and Society in Russia: Assessing the Impact of the 'Foreign Agents' Law Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2019-10-14 Polina Malkova
In various world regions, human rights defenders (HRDs) often become targets for smear campaigns that seek to discredit and marginalise them. Russia’s “foreign agents” law which brands NGOs as “foreign agents” – a phrase that carries Soviet-era connotations of a spy or traitor – is just one example of states’ attempts to cultivate an unfavorable image of rights defenders in society. Yet, despite the
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Structures and Practices of Cross-Sector Engagement in Counter-Human Trafficking Coalitions in the Global South Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2019-03-27 Kirsten A. Foot, Helen Sworn, AnnJanette Alejano-Steele
Human trafficking is a violation of human rights that takes many forms (U.S. Department of State, 2017). Participation in same-sector and multisector coalitions and collaborative counter-trafficking efforts are being actively encouraged by the aid industry globally. Working in partnership with other organizations within and across sectors is increasingly perceived as necessary. There is a wide variety
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A Picture of Bias Crime in New South Wales Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2019-03-27 Gail Mason
Bias Crime is crime where the victim is targeted because of an aspect of their identity, including race, ethnicity, religion or sexuality. It is an extreme manifestation of cultural tension and conflict. Bias crime remains under-researched in Australia. While there has been some investigation into different types of bias crime, such as racist and homophobic offences, there is little analysis of the
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Building An Information Resilient Society: An Organic Approach Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2019-03-27 Ondrej Filipec
Fake news, disinformation and propaganda (FDP) present an important threat to modern democratic societies and has critical an impact on the quality of public life. This article presents an organic approach to understanding of FDP. The approach builds up on the various similarities with virology where FDP is compared to a hostile virus which is spread in a certain environment and may penetrate into
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The Ugliness of Trolls: Comparing the Methodologies of the Alt-Right and the Ku Klux Klan Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2018-11-25 Nathan Eckstrand
The alt-right claims it responsibly advocates for its positions while the Ku Klux Klan was “ad-hoc.” This allows them to accept the philosophy of white nationalism while rejecting comparisons with prior white nationalist organizations. I confront this by comparing the methodologies of alt-right trolls and the KKK. After studying each movement’s genesis in pranks done for amusement, I demonstrate that
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State Responsibility toward a Perpetual Minority: Amerasians in South Korea Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2018-11-25 Onjung Yang
My paper analyses historical processes to explore socially constructed discrimination and inequality against Amerasians, who were born to Korean women from U.S. Army service personnel in U.S. Military Camp Town (hereafter ‘Gijichon’) around Korean War, in the perspective of Korean Government policies. I shall discuss the elements which influenced the development of the situation of Amerasian by analyzing
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The Voices of Local NGOs in Climate Change Issues: Examples from Climate Vulnerable Nations Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2018-11-25 Ian M McGregor, Hilary Yerbury, Ahmed Shahid
The contributions of small local non-government organisations (NGOs) in countries at risk from climate change to knowledge creation and action on climate change are rarely considered. This study sought to remedy this by focusing on NGOs in member countries of the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF). Analysing data from Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs), NGO websites and email correspondence
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Third Sector Governance in Asia: Tracing hybridity Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2018-11-25 Jenny Onyx, Louise Coventry, Sue Kenny, Ismet Fanany
Starting with the premise that modern western notions of good governance may be misdirected within a context of traditional Asian civil societies, this article investigates third sector governance practices in Southeast Asia. Case studies from different data sources are presented to suggest that there is no one ideal form of governance or accountability in Southeast Asian third sector organisations
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Journalism during South Africa's apartheid regime Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2018-07-27 Vic Alhadeff
Vic Alhadeff was chief sub-editor of The Cape Times, Cape Town’s daily newspaper, during the apartheid era. It was a staunchly anti-apartheid newspaper, and the government had enacted a draconian system of laws to govern and restrict what media could say. The effect was that anti-apartheid activists such as Mandela were not 'merely’ imprisoned, they were also banned, as was the African National Congress
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At Cross roads: White Social Work in Australia and the discourse on Australian multiculturalism Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2018-07-27 Devaki Monani
The profession of social work intervenes in the lives of the vulnerable and marginalised. In the majority, social work policy and practice in Australia has been founded on a western practice paradigm. Recent and rapid developments in the migratory trends of migrants and refugees places additional demands on social workers to practice with and for diverse communities. This article argues that the profession
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Whither Standpoint Theory In A Post-Truth World? Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2018-07-27 Yin Paradies
This paper begins with a brief overview of the origins and continued use of standpoint theory in the social sciences. It highlights both historical and contemporary challenges to the utility of standpoint theory as a critical scholarly tool, including developments such as intersectionality and transgenderism / transracialism. Specifically, the implications of a post-truth era for standpoint theory
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Stranger in a Strange Land: reflections on my first fifty years in academia Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2018-07-27 Andrew Henry Jakubowicz
The author reflects on engaged sociology over the past half-century, exploring the political contradictions, and social and political change. The essay expresses thoughts on his retirement, and the importance of collaboration.
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Polish Migrants and Organizations in Australia Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2018-07-27 Zofia Kinowska, Jan Pakulski
The social profile and the organizational landscape of Polish diaspora, known as ‘Polonia’, in Australia has been undergoing a significant change: sociodemographic (ageing), sociocultural (diversification) and sociopolitical (integration and assimilation). The ‘wave-type’ immigration (1947-56 and 1980-89), combined with the sudden decline in immigration after Poland’s independence (1989) and accession
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A Multicultural Act for Australia Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2018-07-27 Ly Ly Lim
Multiculturalism as a public policy framework depends on states identifying cultural differences among their citizens as salient for resource allocation, political participation and human rights. The adoption of multiculturalism as a term and a framework signifies the recognition of a politics of difference within a liberal democratic framework of identities and aspirations. Yet the national government
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The Institutionalisation of the Public Intellectual Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2018-07-27 Hilary Yerbury, Nina Burridge
As the way academics work becomes increasingly specified and regulated, the role of the public intellectual, as championed by Burawoy and exemplified by Jakubowicz, is changing. Engagement with the professions and industry is being proposed as a requirement for a research-active academic. Prescriptions for the way this might happen have the potential to remove the sense of responsibility inherent in
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Building SMARTER Communities of Resistance and Solidarity Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2018-07-27 Andre Oboler, Karen Connelly
The Cyber-Racism and Community Resilience (CRaCR) project included an examination into features of online communities of resistance and solidarity. This work formed a key part of the project’s focus on resilience and produced a deeper understanding of a range of types of actors working in this space and how they might individually contribute effectively to creating resilience. The need for new synergies
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Navigating “Mixedness”: The Information Behaviours and Experiences of Biracial Youth in Australia Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2018-07-27 Indra Ayu Susan Mckie
It is generally understood that, ‘for those deemed white, the idea of race serves as a vast source of unearned privilege within all facets of life; for those deemed coloured, it means susceptibility to countless forms of prejudice and racism’ (Nuttgens 2010, p. 255). But what does this mean for a person with indistinguishable physical features, who is questioned daily, “where are you from?” or, even
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Estranged but not strangers: Challenging organisational norms of access for people with disability and people from a NESB Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2018-07-27 Vicki A Bamford
This research investigates organisations' ability to be inclusive. It seeks to isolate the conditions necessary for inclusion of the organisation's publics who identify with disability and who come from a non-English speaking background given they can be estranged. This is achieved through a case study of a service organisation that is obliged to engage with its publics and has a strategy to do so
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Europe is for being recognized for more than an ethnic background” : middle class British, Dutch and German minority citizens’ perspectives on EU citizenship and belonging to Europe’ Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2018-03-29 Ulrike M Vieten
The paper pinpoints some crucial themes of European belonging arising in the narratives of minority key activists with various hyphened legal national citi-zenship status, e.g. South Asian Brits, Moroccan-Dutch and Turkish/ Kurd-ish-Germans. The interviews capture how visible minorities’ perspectives on European belonging are influenced by structural racism, but also by national-ly specific discourses
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Contesting Accusations of ‘Foreign Interference’: New Agendas for Australian Civil Society Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2018-03-29 James Goodman
In 2017 the Australian Government announced a raft of measures designed to combat ‘foreign interference’ in the Australian political system. The measures propose new constraints on civil society advocacy and threaten to seriously curtail democratic rights. They form part of global trend towards the increased regulation of International Non-Government Organisations (INGOs), driven by fears of ‘foreign’
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Sparking a debate on coal: Case study on the Indian Government’s crackdown on Greenpeace Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2018-03-29 Ruchira Talukdar
Non-governmental organisations working on rights based issues in India have recently been in the firing line of the government. The controversial Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), originally instituted during national emergency in 1976, has been further amended in recent times to arbitrarily restrict groups speaking out against human rights abuses and environmental problems in a rapidly industrialising
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Poor understanding? Challenges to Global Development Education Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2018-03-29 John Buchanan, Meera Varadharajan
As members of a global community, we cohabit a metaphorically shrinking physical environment, and are increasingly connected one to another, and to the world, by ties of culture, economics, politics, communication and the like. Education is an essential component in addressing inequalities and injustices concerning global rights and responsibilities. The increasing multicultural nature of societies
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Citizenhood: Rethinking Multicultural Citizenship Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2017-12-01 Irit Keynan
In its comprehensive meaning, citizenship should ideally bestow a sense of belonging in the large social group, as well as a stake in the state's cultural, political and economic life, topped by a sense of solidarity, which transcends ethno-religious differences. Unfortunately, many nation states fail these tasks and not all of their citizens are offered such an embracing welcome. Because of the massive
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The onward migration of North Korean refugees to Australia: in search of cosmopolitan habitus Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2017-12-01 Kyungja Jung, Bronwen Dalton, Jacqueline Willis
Based on assumed common ethnicity, language and culture, South Korea is believed to be the best country for North Korean defectors to restart their lives. This is, however, not necessarily the case. Since the mid-2000s, 2000 to 3000 North Koreans have allegedly settled in the UK, Canada, the US, Australia and EU countries. Despite this trend and its broader implications, the onward migration process
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Alt_Right White Lite: Trolling, Hate Speech and Cyber Racism on Social Media Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2017-12-01 Andrew Henry Jakubowicz
The rapid growth of race hate speech on the Internet seems to have overwhelmed the capacity of states, corporations or civil society to limit its spread and impact. Yet by understanding how the political economy of the Internet facilitates racism it is possible to chart strategies that might push back on its negative social effects. Only by involving the state, economy and civil society at both the
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Australians’ Views on Cultural Diversity, Nation and Migration, 2015-16 Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2017-12-01 Alanna Kamp, Oishee Alam, Kathleen Blair, Kevin Dunn
Between July and August 2015, and in November 2016, the Challenging Racism Project team conducted an online survey to measure the extent and variation of racist attitudes and experiences in Australia. The survey comprised a sample of 6001 Australian residents, which was largely representative of the Australian population. The survey gauged Australians’ attitudes toward cultural diversity, intolerance
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Monday Mo(u)rning Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2017-07-21 Gary Levy
This piece presents an imaginary scenario taking place in any typical primary school around Australia. It was developed for the special issue of Cosmopolitan Civil Societies Journal, on fake news and alternative facts, to show how these may arise in everyday practices.
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Alternative facts and fake news entering journalistic content production cycle Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2017-07-21 Marju Himma-Kadakas
Processing information into journalistic content in contemporary news media creates a favorable environment for the distribution of misleading and fake information. This paper analyzes the distribution of alternative facts and fake news as a phenomenon characterizing post-fact society and how journalistic work processes may promote and legitimize the distribution of misleading content. The study looks
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Journalism, the pressures of verification and notions of post-truth in civil society Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2017-07-21 Nora Martin
‘Post-truth’ was not a new concept when it was selected as the international word of the year (2016) by Oxford Dictionaries. In the context of communications research, scholars were discussing journalism in the ‘post-factual’ age some thirty years ago (Ettema 1987). In the digital era, journalistic practice itself has changed; stories are generated by a multiplicity of actors in a participative and
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Disinformation Society, communication and cosmopolitan democracy Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2017-07-21 Jonathan Paul Marshall
This paper argues that ‘fake news’ is endemic to ‘information society’ as a whole, not just the internet or news media. It is part of daily experience, generated by established patterns of communication, social group categorisation, framing, and patterns of power. These disruptions are intensified though interacting with the dynamics of information capitalism, which values strategic effectiveness more
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Black France, Black America: Engaging Historical Narratives Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2017-07-21 John Anthony Berteaux
Abstract During the first quarter of the 20th Century a small group of black intellectuals, artists, and musicians abandoned the United States for Paris. The rumor was that the French did not believe in racist theories – that France offered blacks social and economic opportunities not available in the States. This paper critically examines that narrative as well as North America’s melting pot legend
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Afghanistan: Ethnocratic Militarism Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2017-05-16 James Goodman, Wahid Razi
The 2001 invasion and subsequent occupation consolidated ethnicity as a political force in Afghanistan. Inter-ethnic elite bargaining instituted an ethnocratic oligarchy, grounded in the occupation. Against this, everyday politics in Afghanistan has centred on social clientelism, founded on kinship networks rather than ethnicity. At the same time, formal political structures, expressed in the 2004
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Germany’s Government-Civil Society Development Cooperation Strategy: the dangers of the middle of the road Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2017-03-21 Susan Engel
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has been busy since the late 2000s studying the way aid donors manage their relations with development civil society organisations (CSOs). More than studying these relations, they have made some very detailed, managerialist suggestions about how CSOs should be organised and how donor governments should fund and otherwise relate to them
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Politicized Civil Society in Bangladesh: Case Study Analyses Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2017-03-21 Farhat Tasnim
Although civil society in Bangladesh is recognized for its vibrant performance in social development, it is often criticized for its inability to ensure good governance and democracy. The aim of this paper is to point out the reasons for this failure of civil society. Through performing case studies upon five civil society organizations representing different sector and level of the civil society,
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Emergence of inter-identity alliances in struggles for transformation of the Kenyan constitution Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2017-03-21 Jacob Mwathi Mati
Struggles for transformation of the Kenyan constitution brought into alliances disparate movements from below, sections of middleclass, and factions of political, economic and religious elites, in challenging the government. The emergence of these alliances presents useful cases for examining the dynamic relationship and politics between these movements, and also for probing social movement theory
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Bishnuprasad Rabha as Cultural Icon of Assam: The Process of Meaning Making Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2017-03-21 Parismita Hazarika, Debarshi Prasad Nath
Abstract The term ‘cultural icon’ is generally used to refer to individuals or images, objects, visual sign, monuments, space etc. In semiotics the term ‘icon’ is used to refer to a sign that bears close resemblance to the object that it stands for. Icons are particularly influential signifiers because they are immediately identifiable and carry complex cultural codes in a compact image. In this paper
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"Once upon a Time in … ethnocratic Australia: migration, refugees, diversity and contested discourses of inclusion " Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2016-12-13 Andrew Henry Jakubowicz
To what extent can Australia be analysed as an ‘ethnocracy’, a term usually reserved for ostensibly democratic societies in which an ethnic group or groups control the life opportunities of a more widely ethnically diverse population? Australia adopted its first refugee policy in 1977 having been forced to address the humanitarian claims of Asian and Middle Eastern refugees. Only a few years after
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From "Ethnocracity" to Urban Apartheid: A View from Jerusalem\al-Quds Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2016-11-30 Haim Yacobi
In the core of this article stands an argument that while ethnocracy was a relevant analytical framework for understanding the urban dynamics of Jerusalem\al-Quds up until two decades ago, this is no longer the case. As this article demonstrates, ver the past twenty years or so, the city’s geopolitical balance and its means of demographic control, as well as an intensifying militarization and a growing
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Exploring Ethnocracy and the Possibilities of Coexistence in Beirut Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2016-11-30 Konstantin Kastrissianakis
In response to James Anderson’s article “Ethnocracy: Exploring and extending the concept”, this article revisits some of the extensive discussions of Lebanon’s political sectarianism through the prism of ethnocracy to the extent that it contributes to an analysis of the socio-political structure of the Lebanese capital, and vice-versa. After a discussion of the relevance of the notion of ethnocracy
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ETHNOCRACY: Exploring and Extending the Concept Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2016-11-30 James Anderson
Ethnocracy means ‘government or rule by a particular ethnic group’ or ethnos , specified by language, religion, ‘race’ and/or other components . It has been developed from a general imprecise label into an analytical concept sometimes contrasted with democracy or rule by the demos, the people in general. Primarily it was developed as national ethnocracy for regimes in contemporary national states which
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Ethnocracy and Post-Ethnocracy in Fiji Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2016-11-30 Sanjay Ramesh
Fiji’s history is interspersed with ethnic conflict, military coups, new constitutions and democratic elections. Ethnic tensions started to increase in the 1960s and reached its peak with violent indigenous Fijian ethnic assertion in the form of military coups in 1987. Following the coup, the constitution adopted at independence was abrogated and a constitution that provided indigenous political hegemony
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Extending the Concept of Ethnocracy: Exploring the Debate in the Baltic Context Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2016-11-30 Timofey Agarin
The advance of liberal understanding of democracy with its interest in and constrained ability to interfere with citizens’ identities made cases of ethnocracy rare over the past decades. Over the past 25 years, Baltic politics and societies have experienced considerable change, however, as I demonstrate, considerable debate persists around the issues central to the argument about ethnocracy in the
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Editorial Welcome: Special Issue on Ethnocracy Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2016-11-30 James Goodman, James Anderson
This Special Issue of Cosmopolitan Civil Societies Journal focuses on the domination of social and political relations by Ethnocracy – rule or would-be rule by an ethnic group or ethnos, as distinct from Democracy or rule by the demos of all the people. Ethnocracy encompasses state regimes and associated political movements and parties that discriminate systematically in favour of a particular ethnic
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Extending Ethnocracy: Reflections and Suggestions Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2016-11-30 Oren Yiftachel
As prelude to the special issue, this short piece reflects on the scholarly origins of the 'ethnocracy' concept, and comments on the arguments made by James Anderson's insightful opening article. It then outlines several concepts developed in the author's own work in later years as 'offsprings' of ethnocracy. Finally, it answers the challenge raised by Anderson by suggesting future theoretical, conceptual
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Sri Lanka: An Ethnocratic State Endangering Positive Peace in the Island Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2016-11-30 Nirmanusan Balasundaram
Although proclaimed as a democratic republic, the Sri Lankan state is strongly controlled and ruled by Sinhala Buddhist influence due to a deep engrained belief that the island belongs to the Sinhala Buddhists. The modus operandi of the Sri Lankan state apparatus outlines the ethnocratic characteristics of the state. This mono-ethnic and mono-religious attitude has led to the widening and deepening
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Asylum seekers and refugees in Indonesia: Problems and potentials Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2016-07-26 Linda Ruth Briskman, Lucy Imogen Fiske
Asylum seekers and refugees in Indonesia increasingly experience protracted waiting times for permanent settlement in other countries. They have few, if any, legal rights, coupled with extremely limited financial resources and no access to government provided services. In response to the prospect of living for many years in this difficult and liminal space, a small community of refugees in the West
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The May 2015 boat crisis: the Rohingya in Aceh Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2016-07-26 Graham Thom
The 2015 discovery of mass graves in Thailand’s Sadao district, on the border with Malaysia, led to a crack-down on people smugglers by the Thai and Malaysian authorities. Thousands of Rohingya (as well as Bangladeshi migrants) were left stranded in the Andaman Sea as smugglers abandoned their human cargo. Initially pushed back by the Thai, Malaysian and Indonesian navies, it was only after Indonesian
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Mental health and legal representation for asylum seekers in the ‘legacy caseload’ Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2016-07-26 Mary Anne Kenny, Nicholas Procter, Carol Grech
This article examines the legal challenges asylum seekers arriving by boat to Australia experience when seeking assistance with their claims and its impact on their mental health. The authors outline the experiences of asylum seekers in the “legacy caseload” group who have been waiting up to four years to have their protection claims assessed. The complex interplay between legal assistance to support
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Limited Resettlement and Ongoing Uncertainty: responses to and experiences of people seeking asylum in Australia and Indonesia Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2016-07-26 Caroline Fleay, Lisa Hartley
In the wake of the Coalition Government’s narrow victory in the first Australian election since the adoption of policies known as Operation Sovereign Borders, this special edition of Cosmopolitan Civil Societies focuses its attention on the treatment of refugees and asylum seekers . It explores some of the experiences of people both in Australia and Indonesia who are seeking a life of safety, as well
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People Seeking Asylum in Australia and their Access to Employment: Just What Do We Know? Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2016-07-26 Caroline Fleay, Anita Lumbus, Lisa Hartley
Public and political claims about the employment of people from a refugee background in Australia do not always reflect the research findings in this area. For example, recent claims by a senior Coalition Government Minister about people seeking asylum who arrived to Australia by boat during the previous Labor Government’s terms in office (2007-13) posit that many have limited employment prospects
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Growing Pains: The Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network at Seven Years Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2016-07-26 Savitri Taylor
The mission of the Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network (APRRN), as stated in its Constitution, is ‘to advance the rights of refugees and other people in need of protection in the Asia Pacific region’. This article describes and analyses APRRN’s internal governance and resourcing and the manner in which it is going about achieving its mission. It argues that APRRN’s organisational strength is inadequate
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Big News: The Indian Media and Student Attacks in Australia Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2016-05-03 Matt Wade
By any measure, 2009 was a big year for news in India. And yet the safety of Indian students in Australia ranked among the major news events in India that year. The India-Australia Poll 2013 found 65 per cent of respondents believed the Indian media had accurately reported the problems faced by Indian students in Australia in 2009-10. That implies two-thirds of Indians accepted the Indian media’s mostly
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Knowledge and Power of the Civil Society: an empirical study of Brazilian professionals working in the NGOs Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2016-03-23 Júnia Fátima do Carmo Guerra, Armindo dos Santos de Sousa Teodosio, Walter Mswaka
This study critically analyses the way Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) operate in Brazil and their contribution to the development of the Brazilian civil society. The notion of "power fields" and "habitus", proposed by Bourdieu (1989; 1996), provides the theoretical backdrop to our discussions. This focusses largely on the recursive connection between structure and agency which resonates with
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