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Una rete sul Mediterraneo. Simulazione di un modello virtuoso.
2010
New genera, species and records of Phaneropterinae (Orthoptera, Phaneropteridae) from sub-Saharan Africa
2015
The results of the study of many specimens preserved in different European museums are reported. The tribe Terpnistrini Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 is resurrected. The distribution of the following species is enhanced: Pardalotaasymmetrica Karsch, 1896, Diogenadenticulata Chopard, 1954, Diogenafausta (Burmeister, 1838), Plangiopsisadeps Karsch, 1896, Poreuomenasanghensis Massa, 2013 and Tylopsiscontinua (Walker, 1869). Further, for their peculiar characteristics, two African representatives of the American genus Symmetropleura Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 are included in two new genera: Symmetrokarschiaafricana (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878), comb. n. and Symmetroraggeadirempta (Karsch, 1889)…
Maladie du huanglongbing
2019
Maladie du huanglongbing. Analyse du risque phytosanitaire pour l’Union européenne
Sabratha. La catacomba e le aree funerarie cristiane
2016
This paper starts from the processing of the data, both edited and acquired in 2010 by a series of dedicated surveys in Sabratha made by researchers at the University of Palermo, in collaboration whit the cnr itabc for the prin 2008 Project, carried out under the responsibility of Prof. Rosa Maria Carra Bonacasa. The researchers have made a preliminary study for an archaeological gis of Sabratha to gather informations on the monuments already studied, or under study, and to promote analysis regarding the riuse of space in the Regiones iii-v of Sabratha, after the destruction attribuited to the earthquake on 21th July 365. We present the results of the study on the Early Christian funerary a…
Demands and Challenges : Experiences of Ethiopian Rural School Teachers
2014
Rural schools in Ethiopia are characterized by high drop-out rates, a lack of teaching materials, and low learning achievements. This study examines the experiences of teachers who work in such schools and emphasizes that their work can make significant contributions to the development of education in Ethiopia. The paper seeks to answer a question: ‘How do the teachers perceive their work situation and how could this be improved?’ The findings show that according to teachers’ opinion the current principal challenge is the tension between strict curriculum requirements, associated with annual testing, and follow-up, while the government insists that teaching should be more student centered. …
Saint Benedict the Moor: form Sicily to the New World
2006
San Benedeto il Moro, dalla Sicilia al Nuovo mondo. il processo di canonizzazione allo schiavo africano Benedetto Manasseri (1524-1589) si rivela una fonte straordinaria per lo studio della evangelizzazione francescana nel Nuovo mondo e della diffusione dei culti e della devozione da parte degli schiavi africani che la tratta negriera conduce nelle piantagioni e nelle miniere del centro e sud America. In particolare, il processo tenutosi nel 1715 a Roma consente una sorta di censimento dei luoghi dove vengono celebrate le feste in onore del 'Santo nero', ma ne descrivono nello stesso tempo le modalità (musica, canti, abbigliamento), influenzate dalla cultura di provenienza degli schiavi. Es…
Building Resilient Smart Cities for Sustainable Urban Tourism in Africa Post-COVID-19 Pandemic
2022
AbstractThis paper contributes to the knowledge by examining the role of smart tourism technologies in destination resilience amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Considering tourism in the COVID-19 crisis as an emerging stream of research, the study also explores how African cities deployed smart tourism technologies and how effective it has been in creating resilient and safe destinations. Data were collected through a semi-structured online interview from destination managers in Ghana, Kenya, and South Africa. The findings pose critical lessons for city destinations and how they need to transition into smartness to create safe spaces for travellers during and post-COVID-19. Our study makes nove…
Data practices and inequality in South African early childhood development policy: Technocratic management versus social transformation
2019
Background: In 1994, the African National Congress identified early childhood development as a potential strategy to redress the inequalities of apartheid, however, two and a half decades later, poverty still persists, and South Africa is one of the most unequal countries in the world. Aim: This article explores how policy texts based on and with the use of certain data practices establish ‘truths’ about childhoods and society, construct families and communities, and determine forms of provision to address inequality. Setting: In 2015, the South African government published the National Integrated Early Childhood Policy (NIECDP) to continue to address poverty and inequality. Its implementat…
Hierarchies of knowledge, incommensurabilities and silences in South African ECD policy: Whose knowledge counts?
2017
AbstractPolicy for young children in South Africa is now receiving high-level government support through the ANC’s renewed commitment to redress poverty and inequity and creating ‘a better life for all’ as promised before the 1994 election. In this article, I explore the power relations, knowledge hierarchies and discourses of childhood, family and society in National Curriculum Framework (NCF) as it relates to children’s everyday contexts. I throw light on how the curriculum’s discourses relate to the diverse South African settings, child rearing practices and world-views, and how they interact with normative discourses of South African policy and global early childhood frameworks. The NCF…
Revealing colonial power relations in early childhood policy making: An autoethnographic story on selective evidence
2021
The COVID-19 pandemic exposes uncertainty, instability and glaring inequality that requires urgent global policy decisions. Historically, bureaucrats regard uncertainty as the enemy and look for tested solutions (Stevens, 2011). In contrast, Fielding & Moss (2010) acknowledge an uncertain future and encourage shifting policy making towards the search for possibilities instead of replicating singular solutions. Escobar (2020) advocates for pluriversal politics, with many possibilities created through collective decision-making by autonomous interlinked networks. In this paper, I combine autoethnography with policy analysis drawing on my own experience in South African early childhood pol…