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Contours of gender-based violence in the global south: towards a more inclusive approach
No full textGender-based violence (GBV) is a global crisis with widespread consequences, impacting women across cultures,
socioeconomic levels, and life stages. Despite the proliferation of GBV research and significant contributions from various disciplines, there is a disproportionate focus on the experiences of women from the Global North in shaping
theories and knowledge, neglecting high rates of violence
in the Global South, where women face both structural
marginalization and ontological discrimination.
In response to the growing demand for research that considers diverse contexts, this paper moves beyond traditional agendas to seek innovative approaches to address and resist GBV. It provides reflections from two researchers engaged in autoethnographic projects. One project involves
an author embarking on a fundraising pilgrimage to raise
awareness for GBV, exploring transformative interactions
with fellow pilgrims and local communities. In the other,
the author delves into the ancestral experiences and perspectives of Afro-Amerindian women, revealing unique dimensions of their struggles and how they circumvent coloniality to resist contemporary subordination and silencing.
Embracing a transdisciplinary lens and departing from detached epistemic stances, the project advocates for new
ways of understanding and transforming the world based
on interdependence and relationality. This collaborative
approach contributes to a more inclusive understanding of
GBV within the context of contemporary mobilizations in
Latin America, where intricate connections between violence, power, gender, race, and other intersections unfold.
The paper also extends theoretical discourse, offering practical insights into how individuals and groups can collaborate across disciplines and institutions to broaden possibilities and create the conditions to effectively combat GBV globally
Keynote at 'British photography in the 1990s Seminar Day'
No full textBillingham was invited to speak at 'British Photography in the 1990s Seminar Day', Martin Parr Foundation, Bristol, 11 MAY 2024. This seminar explored British photography from the 1990s.
Five guest speakers discussed their creative practice. The other speakers were Vinca Petersen, Stephen Gill, Joy Gregory and Juergen Teller.
Richard will talk about his creative practice in the 1990s including the photographic series ‘Ray’s a Laugh’ and ‘Fishtank’, a film made for BBC2.
The book ‘Ray’s a Laugh’ was first published in 1996 and became one of the most significant photobooks of the decade; a new edition of this work has now been published by MACK. Richard will discuss and share many images from Ray’s a Laugh as well as touch on why now is a poignant time to republish the book
Guest editorial to the special section on PoEM'2022
No full textThis guest editorial presents the papers contributing to the 15th IFIP WG 8.1 Working Conference on the Practice of Enterprise Modelling (PoEM 2022). The best papers were selected for invitation for revision and significant expansion. Five papers were finally accepted in the special section. Collectively, these papers provide an excellent representation of the state of the art of Enterprise Modelling in both research and practice
The long road back to self. An exploration of the lived experience of a survivor’s journey of recovery, after being in a relationship with a partner who displays psychopathic traits
Get PDFThe consequences of being in a relationship with an unconscienced person/partner who displays psychopathic traits (PDPT) are severe. Many psychopathic traits are shared with other DSM-5 Cluster B personality traits such as superficial charm, manipulation, lying and deceit. This study suggests that it is the unique combination of an absence of conscience, pre-meditated harm imposed for self-gain, and the ability to convincingly emulate the full range of emotions, which includes unconditional love and care through intimacy, that sets this pathology apart. As such, a particular psychotherapeutic focus is required to understand the complex clinical presentation and symptoms of its intimate partner victims in order to support directed recovery. This new field of psychotherapy is in its infancy and, to date, despite a growing corpus of anecdotal literature, written by recovering victims, no formal qualitative research has focused on the lived experience of the victims of this abuse and their journey towards recovery.
Once the pathology of a person displaying psychopathic traits (PDPT) was formally scientifically evidenced, this study conducted an in-depth exploration of the journey of recovery of eight purposively chosen participants who had been out of their relationship with a PDPT for a minimum of one year and who were at the end stage of recovery. Using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) as the method with which to conduct the research, in-depth analysis revealed three final experiential themes; 1) There are phases of recovery, 2) Society re-abuses, and 3) Recovery begins with knowledge. The findings identified relational dynamics that are unique to this particular pathology, which result in atypical trauma presentations that are therapeutically missed or misunderstood, and which worsen until informed support is effected. This research has revealed essential knowledge with which to add to the first and currently, only formal psychotherapeutic training model which is to identify and support the recovery of victims of relational pathological abuse
Auswirkungen der Digitalisierung auf Stellenprofile und Kompetenzen in Schweizer bundesnahen Unternehmen. Eine qualitative Untersuchung
Get PDFThe dissertation ‘Auswirkungen der Digitalisierung auf Stellenprofile und Kompetenzen in Schweizer bundesnahen Unternehmen’ (The Impact of Digitalization on Job Profiles and Skills in Swiss Companies Close to the Federal Government) examines how digital transformation is affecting job profiles and the skills required in Swiss federal-related companies, such as Swiss Post, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB), and Swisscom. These companies face unique challenges due to their public mandates, specific HR policies, and close ties with ICT service providers.
Digitalization, driven by technological innovations and social trends, is fundamentally trans-forming work processes, management styles, and corporate cultures. The integration of digital technologies demands new competencies, such as adaptability to change, the ability to man-age complexity, and intercultural skills, which are increasingly important across various job profiles. The study highlights that federal-adjacent companies, especially those near the Ger-man border, have established specialized departments dedicated to digital innovations and their impact on the workforce. These departments are experimenting with new forms of work and developing innovative job profiles, presenting new challenges for HR departments, par-ticularly in recruiting and developing digital skills.
A specific challenge for these companies lies in their limited flexibility in responding to digital-ization compared to private enterprises, due to regulatory frameworks, personnel policies, and union ties. Nevertheless, they are compelled to take action to adapt to dynamic market conditions and evolving customer needs. This is especially evident in their collaboration with external ICT providers, who are selected through WTO tenders and are bound by framework agreements. These providers must align their processes and infrastructures with the specific requirements of federal-related organizations in order to effectively support the digital trans-formation.
The aim of this study is to provide a solid information base for addressing job profiles and competencies, considering the unique characteristics of federal companies. It analyzes the gap between the digital demands and the existing digital capabilities in order to formulate specific recommendations for both federal companies and the ICT sector
Investigating social cognition and personal space through tactile event-related potentials in virtual reality
Get PDFHeightened neural responses to tactile stimuli over the somatosensory cortex in peripersonal space
(PPS) have been found in previous research, with a similar enhancement occurring during social cognition. This heightened somatosensory response is indicative of the brain’s sensitivity to respond to multisensory stimuli in the space immediately near the body, as well as to social stimuli, potentially demonstrating the brain’s mechanisms to protect the body. However, not much research has investigated the somatosensory responses to tactile and social information simultaneously in different spatial contexts. As well as a lack of an investigation into these two processes together, there are clear methodological issues that have arisen from traditional on-screen methods in exploring this, namely the ecological validity of previous experiments. Therefore, this study aimed to apply a novel methodological approach using virtual reality (VR) and electroencephalography (EEG), to advance our understanding of embodied social cognition and its neural mechanisms at different distances. To do so, this study used VR to present pre-recorded videos, in which participants engaged in a social or perceptual task. The videos were presented either in their near distance (.95m) or far distance (3.45m) whilst participants received tactile stimulation on their right fingers. I expected heightened neural activity to tactile stimulation during the social task in the near distance. The experiment revealed early differences in the P45 event-related potential (ERP) component, with an increased amplitude in the presentation of stimuli in the near space compared to the far space. Later components, specifically the N140 and longer-latency effects, observed in the Nd1 component, revealed greater amplitudes during the perceptual task compared to the social task. The findings suggested increased neural activation when processing touch with spatial and social information, potentially providing evidence of embodied processing of social stimuli, which is sensitive to spatial contexts. However, future research is needed to explore whether this neural response is unique when carrying out a perceptual task in social contexts. Finally, the present study’s use of VR highlighted a space for the integration of novel technology into research, for more applicable and ecologically valid findings
Analysing the evolution of brain size in three clades of carnivora using model selection
No full textThe evolution of brain size is a contentious topic, spawning numerous hypotheses on what drives it. In this study, we analyse and take several of them, and apply those theories to be tested on. We used a dataset by combining two forms of secondary data, the first on the brain sizes of various mammals within the families of Procyonidae, Mustelidae and Herpestidae and the second on the life history of members of carnivora, producing a dataset comparing the life histories of species within Procyonidae, Mustelidae and Herpestidae with their brain sizes, body mass, and encephalization quotients. We then ran several generalised linear models and used Aikake’s information criterion to select the best ones through model selection, then analysed the results. We found that environmental (arboreal, aquatic and fossorial) and dietary (cephalopods and durophagy) factors were associated with the evolution of brain size. Further, body mass was associated with environmental factors (arboreal and fossorial), dietary factors (cephalopods, durophagy, fish and insects), and activity time (nocturnal and diurnal). Encephalization quotient (EQ/EI) correlated weakly with some factors but were not significant. Our model suggests that the evolution of brain volume (and body size) is mediated by dietary and environmental factors. In particular, when the life history of the selected species showed significant amounts of time spent on water and land (amphibiousness), brain volume increased and body size didn’t. This suggests that amphibious mammals may have larger brain volumes than their terrestrial counterparts, although results from the encephalisation quotient tests didn’t support this.
Our data suggests environmental and dietary factors did drive the evolution of brain size
The lived experience of Qallunaat teachers in Nunavut: a heuristic enquiry study
Get PDFThis research arises from the researcher’s own experience in the Canadian Arctic and the life changing effects of living there. While several qualitative studies have been done on the people living in the Arctic, none have documented the lived experience both in and out of the classroom of the Qallunaat (meaning white people from the south) who live there. The purpose of the current study was to study the lived experience of teachers in the Arctic. To explore lived experience using the researcher’s reflexivity, the researcher selected the Heuristic Enquiry phenomenological research approach. In addition, van Deurzen’s model which includes the physical, social, personal and spiritual dimensions is used as a framework for generating questions to get a broad overview of the participants’ being-in-the-world in the Arctic. The emotions of the participants were given special attention as they were impacted by their cultural experiences in the Arctic. An overarching theme is that the participants were looking to establish connection after having moved to Nunavut amongst different social, cultural and geographical surroundings
Conclusions
No full textThese concluding remarks attempt to summarize the proceedings of a two-day conference on international criminal law
Illustrations of emergent transformation towards aesthetic management
No full textMy thesis is an explorative way of living, working and spiritual practice. I created an experimental inquiry in artful approaches to aesthetic content of life, motivated by a sense of flatness and lack of humanity within my work in large corporations. Emergent outcomes are of more expansive ways of living and working. I present here my experience of how inquiry changed me and how I know.
This dissertation is for those who feel on the edge of their community and want to belong, those who want to be engaged in their work but who do not feel involved in their company culture, and those who want to be included in their school, or workgroup and feel different to what is thought of as normal. Modernity has created the conditions where we are able to survive and to a degree get by in isolation. This would have been impossible in the past because belonging and being a part of a community was essential to survival. We are naturally social animals and living apart is living in the shadow and not realising our full potential. We are less rich because of it. This inquiry became how I relate in my consulting work in meaningful sincere relationships with purpose. My hope is it paves a way for those who, like me, were not part of the mainstream, and through a similar process of inquiry can find their sense of engagement and belonging through knowing their creative identity.
Aesthetics is the science of sensuous cognition. I explored experience in aesthetic appreciation of the good and the beautiful within everyday life and sought to bring the same way of being to relationships within working practice. I took a dual theoretical perspective in Organisational Aesthetics (Taylor and Hansen, 2005) and in Jungian Individuation (Jung, 1991). Inquiry in artful methods, looking at aesthetic content, transformed my way of being from positivist norms to an artful ontology. Knowing the aesthetic, brought heightened awareness of an underlying creative self, from where I was able to discern meaning and understanding within my emotional responses related in psychology of archetypal knowing. The contribution of this research is presentation of my experience of transformation from a technical positivist manager to an aesthetic manager (Dobson, 1999). I have developed a deep sense of aesthetic knowing and I show up in practice with a confident creative identity. I found resistance in work culture to my inquiry, and I learnt how I could bring my inquiry to consulting practice in cycles of action research.
I found this aesthetic inquiry radical in its paradigmatic difference to the norm. My experience has challenged ingrained beliefs, assumptions, and biases within me, and within in academia and in commerce. This inquiry generated inner change, shifting how I engage with my world, and it gave me clarity of purpose in how I choose to live. This dissertation shows my experience within transformation of myself in consulting practice. It could be a valuable way of integrating our humanity within an increasingly abstract world of work