Search results for "CRISI"

European Security Under Threat: Mediating the Crisis and Constructing the Other

2017

Departing from the assumption that discourse is both socially constituted and constitutive, and that social reality is co-constructed by the institutions of mass communication, this chapter takes under scrutiny media representation of the recent refugee crisis in Europe. The objective behind it is to maximise the validity of the Media Proximization Approach (MPA), drawing on the insights from Critical Discourse Studies, cognitive linguistics and corpus linguistics, in explicating how the media can potentially impact on the salience of issues and thus on public perception of problems and threats along with measures to be taken to deal with them. Examining the data from Poland, a European Uni…

Perceived threat and prejudice towards immigrants in Finland : A study among early, middle, and late Finnish adolescents

2017

Using integrated threat theory, this study examined how perceived threat, or fear of immigrants, manifests among early, middle, and late Finnish adolescents, and the relationship between perceived threat and prejudice among early, middle, and late adolescents. The sample consisted of 795 Finnish adolescents between 11 and 19 years of age. Realistic and symbolic threats were the most perceived threats and were more prevalent among late adolescents. There was a positive relationship between prejudice and realistic threat, and between prejudice and symbolic threat, but a negative relationship between prejudice and negative stereotyping, and this relationship remained relatively stable from ear…

Immigrant threat, Prejudice, and the Growing Refugee Crisis

2017

Mobilizing against the Other : cyberhate, refugee crisis and proximization

2017

Drawing on the insights from Media Proximization Approach (MPA), the present chapter explores the dynamics of the online construction of the Other in the context of current refugee crisis and the phenomenon of hate speech within cyberspace. While content- and theme-wise, it takes under scrutiny online refugee-related discourses, on the theoretical and methodological level it presents a new approach to mediated construction of social reality based on the notion of distance and Self/Other or Us/Them dichotomy. Coached within (Cognitive) Critical Discourse Analysis, such an approach calls for an integration of corpus linguistics methods and tools. The chapter addresses the following questions:…

Solidarities in the Arctic Border

2017

Il ruolo delle banche locali e del relationship lending in scenari economici in profondo cambiamento

2013

Lo scopo di questo lavoro è quello di esaminare la relazione tra banca locale e impresa in un contesto economico in profondo cambiamento. L’obiettivo è comprendere se e come l’orientamento all’attività di finanziamento delle banche locali (più radicate nel territorio e più vicine ai principi del relationship lending) sia cambiato in seguito allo scoppio della crisi finanziaria.

Le relazioni industriali nel tempo della crisi

2012

Crónica sobre la problemática jurídica de los repartidores de comida a domicilio durante el estado de alarma

2020

En este artículo se realiza una crónica que analiza las implicaciones jurídico- laborales de los obstáculos y conflictos a los que se han enfrentado los trabajadores de las principales empresas de reparto de comida a domicilio durante los dos primeros meses de estado de alarma que, como consecuencia de la crisis sanitaria de la Covid-19, fue decretado en España el 14 de marzo de 2020. Partiendo del primigenio problema de los falsos autónomos, se abordan cuestiones como las dificultades para acceder a las prestaciones extraordinarias, la falta de medidas de protección de la salud, la reducción drástica de su remuneración, la carencia de titularidad del derecho de huelga o la prohibición de m…

GREEN LOGISTICS – A DIFFERENT AND SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS GROWTH MODEL

2014

Built on the concepts of green logistics and green supply chain management (GrSCM), this paper presents the relationship between logistical activities and its related environmental effects and costs. By greening their supply chain, companies can better use their assets, optimize resources- do more with less, improve and create sustainable technology, ensure continuity and strategic, long-term alliances. Business ethics and social responsibility are important components of organisational effectiveness. Most companies recognize that socially responsible activities improve their image among consumers, stakeholders, the financial community and other relevant publics. They have found that enviro…

The need for a special restructuring procedure for insolvent entrepreneurs due to SARS-CoV-2

2020

This text refers to the need for simple restructuring proceedings for entrepreneurs due to the crisis caused by the coronavirus epidemic. Some countries may be more deeply affected by the crisis, others may be more resilient to economic shocks. The comments are abstract. They do not refer to any particular legal system. Their purpose is to provoke a general discussion on the need to introduce into the legislation special rules regarding business insolvency as a result of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. The main assumption is as follows. The main purpose of insolvency law is to maximize creditors’ satisfaction. Meanwhile, in the event of a common, structural crisis, a more important value may be ma…