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The human corpse as aesthetic-therapeutic
No full textThis paper shows how the human corpse can function as an aes- thetic-therapeutic for the deceased, the bereaved and for death care professionals. It understands the human corpse as a liminal entity that is characterised by a specific materiality, biography and self-referentiality. Because of these attributes the corpse can be employed as an aesthetic-therapeutic by the bereaved and by death care professionals in response to a death. On the basis of participant observation in the death care industry and qualitative interviews with bereaved people and funeral professionals in the Netherlands, the paper discusses four engagements with the dead body in the period prior to the funeral: i) caring, ii) sustaining, iii) restoring, and iv) disregarding the dead body. Crucially, it shows how such engagements can contribute to the well-being of those involved, including the deceased, who is often understood to be sentient. Furthermore, by focusing on cases where the corpse is disregarded, the paper argues that an aesthetic-therapeutic under- standing of the human corpse is hegemonic in the death care industry. The analysis and conclusion offer insights to scholars in the interdisciplinary field of death studies, as well as reflections for practitioners in end-of-life and death care
In the Shadow of the Euro Crisis:Foreign Direct Investment and Investment Migration Programmes in the European Union
No full textFrom the ‘Scientized’ to the ‘Sociocratic’ City:The Politics of Knowledge and Norm Change in Post War Urban Planning in the Netherlands
No full textThis chapter presents a novel approach to the politics of knowledge in the post-war planning of Dutch cities. It explains how and why particular forms of knowledge became accepted and rejected against the backdrop of urban redevelopment schemes. Significant changes in the kinds of knowledge that were deemed instrumental to urban planning will be explained by employing the notions of social norm change and norm entrepreneurs. This approach moves the focus away from knowledge as such. Rather it stresses the socio-cultural and political norms that precede and presuppose the (re)production and legitimisation of particular forms of knowledge in urban planning. Based on this approach the chapter shows that the post-war norms pertaining to the ‘scientised’ or technocratic knowledge regime in urban planning were increasingly challenged and rejected by a number of norm entrepreneurs (e.g. architects, planners and social scientists). As new social norms were promoted, negotiated and eventually became consolidated from the late 1960s onwards, the knowledge regime of ‘sociocratic’ urban planning ultimately replaced the model of the ‘scientised’ city
Correspondence on 'Interleukin 6 receptor inhibition in primary Sjogren syndrome:a multicentre double-blind randomised controlled trial'
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Different attachment styles in relation to children’s “drawings of God”: a qualitative exploration of the use of symbols in a Dutch sample
No full textThe development and functioning of representations of God are complex processes, in which different psychological and cultural factors mutually influence each other. Attachment is seen as a psychological factor that could provide us with new insights into the representation and communication of ideas and experiences regarding supernatural agents in children’s drawings and narratives. Our hypothesis is that securely attached children will use more God representation-related symbols in their drawings than children who are insecurely attached and that these symbols will have a referring and self-transcending character. In this chapter, we therefore explore children’s drawings of “God” and their accompanying narratives in relation to their attachment styles. After describing our theoretical framework, we discuss the research process, how we combined theory with the materials, and the most important findings and questions of the various subprojects by Master’s students in Groningen. We then present a qualitative analysis of 12 drawings by insecurely attached children and 12 drawings by securely attached children, focusing mainly on qualitative aspects of the children’s drawings of “God” and their use of religious symbols. Secure attachment turned out to be associated with more “God” representation-related symbols. Drawing aspects other than religious symbols can also be seen as relating to attachment. We therefore compare the occurrence of attachment characterizations of relationships with “God” as reflected in the drawings and narratives. In addition, we compare drawings by securely and insecurely attached children in terms of the padding of the paper and the use of anthropomorphic and non-anthropomorphic images of “God”. Finally, we focus on the concrete localization of “God” as drawn on the paper, as well as the figurative place where “God” was imagined. Our chapter ends up with conclusions and discussio
Research priorities in the field of multilingualism and language education:A cross-national examination
No full textDue to globalisation and migration, multilingualism has become both a reality and an aim of education systems across Europe, affecting how language education is shaped. To improve the ways in which schools cater for language education in diverse settings, research is required on the potentials of multilingualism in order to design curricula that foster skills in different languages. This paper aims at identifying and explaining research priorities in the field of multilingualism and language education in a cross-national perspective. It draws on data from a survey with 298 expert participants in five European countries (Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain) who ranked pre-identified research topics in relation to their perceived urgency. Results show that experts identified ‘effectiveness of multilingual support in regular lessons’, ‘features of multilingual didactics’ and ‘effectiveness of literacy support in home languages on the development of academic language skills in the majority language’ as having the highest research priority overall. However, these results vary across national settings investigated. While the German, Dutch and Portuguese respondents attributed urgency to research on academic language skills, other issues were rated higher in the Spanish and Italian research contexts. The advantages and limitations of conducting cross-national research are also addressed