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We Do Not Have Borders: Greater Somalia and the Predicaments of Belonging in Kenya
Get PDFKaren Weitzberg opens her book with a proverb from the early Somali independence era: “wherever the camel goes, that is Somalia.” This quote sets the precedence for the book illustrating Somalis’ rocky relationship with borders. Originally, Somalis were nomadic pastoralists that frequently moved around, crossing borders. However, after many African countries gained independence, new border lines were drawn up. As a result of this new reality, many Somali clans were forced to claim their territorial land and were also shut out from other regions, thereby impacting their way of life. Weitzberg, a Stanford graduate with a background in African and Islamic studies, aims to focus on difficulties faced by minority groups and the way many indigenous people are easily rendered stateless
Nationalistic appeals and consumer boycotts in China, 1900-1949
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The purpose of this study is to explore how nationalistic appeals may affect consumers’ perception and purchasing of targeted brands. Qualitative historical data from old China (1900–1949) reveal that social movement groups can adopt nationalistic appeals assisted by meaning framing – defined as a creative interpretation of symbols, designs, behaviors, social events and cultural identities to serve social and political goals – to shape consumers’ attitudes toward foreign brands. After examining the mechanisms and processes underlying consumer boycotts from 1900 to 1949, the responsive strategies of affected foreign companies are illustrated. Design/methodology/approach
Critical historical research method is applied to historical data and historical “traces” from China’s corporate documents, memoirs, posters, advertisements, newspapers and secondhand sources documenting Chinese boycotts from 1900 to 1949. Findings
Consumers may pursue interests beyond economic interests. Nationalistic appeals can mobilize consumer boycotts against foreign brands that were perceived to support or relate to targeted countries. Political framing of certain events shapes consumers’ perceptions and concomitant brand choices. Research limitations/implications
Although differences between historical and current contexts may require tailoring past marketing strategies to current conditions, past strategies can inform current and future strategies. Practical implications
Strategies adopted by foreign companies in old China (1900–1949) can help contemporary companies design effective marketing strategies for a hostile marketplace infused with nationalistic appeals and competing interests. Social implications
Although local companies can adopt economic or political nationalism to realize their economic goals, it represents a double-edged sword that can harm national brands. Originality/value
A historical analysis of nationalistic business appeals in pre-1949 China can inform the counterstrategies modern companies adopt to overcome consumer boycotts
The Effect of a Positive and Negative Mindset on Affect, Happiness, and Heart Rate Variability
Get PDFThe present study investigates the influence of a positive or negative mindset on affect, happiness, and heart rate variability (HRV) among undergraduate students at a small, liberal arts college in Minnesota. Forty participants were randomly assigned into the positive or negative mindset conditions by completing two short writing exercises. Participants reported their affect and happiness before and after the mindset manipulation. Additionally, participants’ HRV was recorded before, during, and after the mindset manipulation. The results of the present study showed that adopting a positive mindset increases positive affect whereas adopting a negative mindset increases negative affect and decreases happiness. The results found no relationship between mindset and HRV. Lastly, the current study examined the interaction of emotional regulation and mindset on affect, happiness, and HRV, but found no interaction between these variables. Overall, the findings of the present study indicate that adopting a positive mindset in the present moment increases positive affect, while adopting a negative mindset in the present moment significantly detracts from happiness and increases negative affect
Loops
Get PDFImagine God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, Mother Mary and a few of the saints in modern corporate attire placed in a modern corporate setting. The protagonist is waiting for the outcome of today’s discussion by the Holy Ones
Dreamers X Doers
Get PDFThe primary themes within Dreamers X Doers revolve around the need for social justice and the lack of collaboration between those who are doers and those who only dream of an ideal world. As a dreamer, I emphasize the desire for fellow dreamers to rise up and bring about the change they know needs to happen. I address the tendency of dreamers to live inside their own minds and to procrastinate, but I also make known the capacity for these dreamers to take part in the efforts towards social change that they feel so passionately about. All in all, dreamers and doers are not that different from one another. In fact, they need each other
“What is that to you?”: The Johannine Community’s Beloved Disciple
Get PDFConsidering his significance within the Fourth Gospel, the Beloved Disciple’s absence within the synoptic gospels is puzzling. And as modern biblical scholars continue to challenge his traditional identification as John, Son of Zebedee, the question looms ever greater: Who – or, perhaps what – is the Beloved Disciple? Though his name may be lost to history, the character’s role within the gospel narrative still informs our understanding of the Christian community that sprung up around his testimony. This paper seeks to articulate how this unnamed disciple influenced the development of the Johannine Community’s unique theological identit
The Little Book of Racial Healing: Coming to the Table for Truth-Telling, Liberation, and Transformation. The Little Book of Race and Restorative Justice: Black Lives, Healing, and U.S. Social Transformation
Get PDFUnderstanding of Creation and Our Care for Our Common Home
No full textWhat obligations do we have to our fellow humans and non-human nature in times of ecological distress? How might faith communities respond to the impacts of global climate disruption? In recent years many Christian communities have embraced models of stewardship or “creation care” that link faith and environment directly to theology and mission. This presentation will offer a framework for discussing such questions by exploring connections between faith and action in light of climate change, global inequality, and theological statements such as Laudato Si’ and the Evangelical Climate Initiative