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Financial institutions’ risk profile and contribution to the sustainable development goals

2021

This study analyses the impact of Spanish financial institutions’ risk profile on their contribution to the 2030 Agenda. Financial institutions play a significant role in ensuring financial inclusion and sustainable economic growth and usually incorporate environmental and social considerations into their risk management systems. The results show that financial institutions with less capital risk, with lower management efficiency and with higher market risk usually make higher contributions to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to their sustainability reports. The novel aspect of the present study is that it identifies the risk profile of financial institutions that incorpo…

Integration Through Participation Introductory Notes to the Study of Administrative Integration

2002

When aiming at studying the interconnectedness of administrative systems - and in particular the integration of domestic governance systems and the institutions of the European Union - at least two variables are important to address: (i) the intensity and frequency of cross-level interaction and participation amongst the members of these systems, and (ii) the principles of organization being uppermost at both levels of governance. This article argues that in order to measure administrative integration, particular emphasis should be attached to the way these variables impact upon the organization members individually. Put more precisely, I argue that studies of administrative integration sho…

Loneliness of seniors in long-term care institutions and COVID-19 restrictions

2022

The ageing of society is a significant social and economic challenge in the 21st century Europe. The article analyses loneliness and social isolation among seniors in long-term care (LTC) institutions, as well as how COVID-19 restrictions influence their social isolation. Loneliness and social isolation are different phenomena, but they are interconnected. The feeling of loneliness is a person’s psychological state, but it is especially exacerbated among seniors. Loneliness is closely linked to the deficit of social relations. The study employs a mixed methods approach: a survey using the UCLA Loneliness Scale and semi-structured interviews with social workers in LTC institutions during the…

From Face-to-Face to Online UDeL Camps: Supporting Staff at Higher Education Institutions in Developing Universal Design for eLearning (UDeL)

2021

The TINEL Project is running a series of camps for staff at higher education institution to support them in developing inclusive eLearning. The first camp was conducted face-to-face, but the coronavirus pandemic meant that the second camp was conducted online. This created a case study in inclusive eLearning in itself and allowed us to experience and reflect on the challenges and opportunities of inclusive online teaching and learning. This paper presents the structure and content of the two camps, our reflections on moving from a face-to-face to an online situation and our elaboration how the UDL principles apply to eLearning to create Universal Design for eLearning (UDeL). We found that b…

Responsible Universities in Context

2019

AbstractIn this introductory chapter, the concept of the responsible university is introduced and put into context, first concerning other organisations and society at large, secondly in a historical perspective and thirdly related to policy initiatives across the globe. We also discuss how to implement this concept within the complex organisations that universities constitute. Lastly, we present some key features of the Nordic countries and introduce the empirical chapters of the book.

La force publique dans la Constitution du 5 fructidor an III

1999

L'arbitrage révolutionnaire. Apogée et déclin d'une institution (1790-1806)

1981

Foires et marchés à Auxerre aux XIIe et XIIIe siècles

1998

Fairs and markets in Auxerre in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. In addition to numerous "ordinary" and "solemn" markets, there are two fairs during the Middle Ages in Auxerre : the fair in Chandemai which is the largest commercial envent, and the fair in Tannet whose existence after the thirteenth century seems doubtful. Agricultural, meat, fishery and forestry products, as well as finished and semi-finished crafted goods can be found there. The activities of change which were strictly "controlled", as well as lending developped. The role of the fairs in Auxerre was essentially that of regional redistribution. For a long time the fairs and markets in Auxerre were the subject of a stru…

Paul Bert et l'instruction publique

2001

Paul Bert (1833-1886) a été professeur de physiologie à la Sorbonne, membre de l'Académie des sciences, député républicain, ministre de l'Instruction publique et des Cultes du gouvernement Gambetta, et résident général au Tonkin et en Annam. Il a participé à tous les degrés de la réforme de l'enseignement, et a surtout été avec Jules Ferry, le fondateur de l'école gratuite, laïque et obligatoire. Partisan de la laïcité, il a lutté, au nom de la liberté de conscience, pour la suppression de l'enseignement religieux et l'introduction de l'instruction civique et morale. Ce combat de la laïcisation a été en même temps celui mené contre le cléricalisme. Il a également voulu fonder l'école de la …

Les « périphéries » sous contrôle : espaces portuaires et frontaliers. Introduction

1999

Comme l’indique son titre, cette partie nous entraîne sur les espaces frontaliers, dont certains sont aussi des espaces portuaires : deux études portent sur le Nord, deux autres sur les rivages de la Méditerranée (Marseille et les Alpes-Maritimes), la cinquième sur la Bretagne méridionale (Lorient). C’est un avantage de n’avoir à mettre en parallèle que trois espaces géographiques en cinq contributions, mais c’est aussi un manque pour le traitement du sujet de ne pas disposer d’autres points ...