164 research outputs found
Social democracy in a postcolonial island state : Dom Mintoff’s impact
No full textThis paper pays homage to former Maltese premier and postcolonial Maltese leader, Dom Mintoff soon after his death in August 20 2012. The pragmatic socialist politics of Dom Mintoff is exposed and the contradictions revealed. His ability as a negotiator, orator and architect of a democratic socialist politics marked by the building of a welfare state is underscored. Pugilistic and irascible, Mintoff is presented warts and all as a statesman and a political figure of international acclaim.peer-reviewe
Higher education, socialism & industrial development : Dom Mintoff and the ‘Worker - Student Scheme’
No full textThis article focuses on the recently deceased Maltese socialist leader Dom Mintoff (19162012) and his introduction of a scheme that was intended to change higher education and develop it ostensibly on socialist lines but, in effect, in a manner intended to facilitate the country’s transition from mercantile capitalism to that of productive industrial development. The scheme he introduced, with its immediate socialist echoes but which warrants more careful scrutiny to unveil both its contradictions and real economic purpose, was the Worker-Student scheme, arguably Mintoff’s original, albeit much decried and controversial, contribution to higher education thinking. In this
paper, I will take a look at the main issues surrounding the concept of the worker student scheme and the way they were put into practice during the scheme’s almost ten year period of existence (19781987). I shall analyse them in the context of the Malta Labour Party’s then professed socialist politics. What are the contradictions and consistencies regarding what have come to be regarded as key concepts in a socialist politics of education? Resumen Este artículo se centra en el recientemente fallecido dirigente socialista maltés Dom Mintoff (19162012) y su introducción de un esquema que pretende cambiar la educación superior y desarrollarlo ostensiblemente en líneas
socialistas pero, de manera que se facilite la transición del país desde un capitalismo mercantil a un desarrollo industrial productivo. El esquema que presentó, con sus inmediatos ecos socialistas pero que garantizaba un mayor cuidado en el escrutinio para desvelar tanto sus contradicciones como el propósito económico real, fue el esquema de trabajadorestudiante, posiblemente original de Mintoff, aunque muy denunciado y controvertido, contribución al pensamiento de la educación superior. En este trabajo, me centraré en las principales cuestiones que rodean el concepto del sistema trabajadorestudiante y la forma en que fueron puestas en práctica durante casi
diez años de existencia del esquema(19781987). Voy a analizarlas en el contexto del Partido Laborista de Malta, el cual profesaría política socialista. ¿Cuáles son las contradicciones y consistencias con respecto a lo que han llegado a considerarse como conceptos clave en una política socialista de la educación?peer-reviewe
Upholding the “island of high modernity”: the changing climate of American foreign policy
No full textIn the early hours of Thursday, 11 December 1997, in the Japanese city of Kyoto, the Executive-Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC), Michael Zammit Cutajar, selected a poem for me to sum up his thoughts on negotiations leading to the Kyoto Protocol on climate change:Falling into the Moon’s reflectionFrom a single petalRings of wavesBlown by the breezeTouching each lif
Anti-Discrimination, Inclusion and Equality in Malta
No full text[From the Introduction]. On 15th September 2005, a Conference was held in Valletta as follow-up to the Civil Society Project’s report on Anti-Discrimination, Inclusion and Equality in Malta, published in June 2005. Some 200 persons attended the Conference, from government, non-governmental organizations, academia, industry and commerce, employers’ associations and trade unions among others. The papers presented by our visiting speakers are now included on this CD version of the Report. They look more to the future than the past - the future for Equality legislation and practice in Europe and in Malta. TABLE OF CONTENTS - INTRODUCTION: Working towards equality and inclusion in Malta: the civil society project, Peter G. Xuereb. GENDER: Gender equality in employment in the EU and Malta: an overview by the National Council of Women, Grace Attard and Doris Bingley --- Gender equality - core EU law concepts in the equal treatment directive, Daniele Cop --- Implementation of the Gender "acquis" of the Union in Malta, Peter G. Xuereb --- Gender in employment under Maltese law - a legal practitioner's perspective, Matthew Brincat --- Gender equality: main issues - the General Worker's Union perspective, Charmaine Grech --- Participation of women in employment in Malta - the position of the UHM, Romina Bartolo --- Gender equality - some proposals by the Malta Employer's Association, Roselyn Borg --- 'Lisbon" and gender-gaps in employment, Irene Sciriha --- A note on caring and Maltese social security legislation, JosAnn Cutajar. DISABILITY: Protection of disabled people under Maltese and European law, Audrey Gatt --- Issues related to disability and equality - state obligations and an agenda for action: a fieldworker's view, Nathan Farrugia --- Concerns of disabled people - essentials, Gordon C. Cardona. RELIGION AND RACE: Working among asylum seekers and refugees- the Emigrants' and refugees' Commission's experience, Alfred Vella --- Muslims in Malta: avoiding discrimination, Carol Gatt --- The treatment of iregular imigrants in Malta, Dijonisju Mintoff and Emanuel Scicluna --- Religion, tolerance and discrimination in Malta, Alfred Grech. SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation - the European view, Carla Camilleri --- Sexual orientation discrimination in Malta - the employment framework directive and beyond, Christian Attard --- AGE: Age discrimination - some current issues, Matthew Brincatt --- Overview of age discrimination and related matters in Malta and the EU, Carmel Mallia --- Young people and workplace discrimination, Jean-Paul De Lucca. NGOs IN MALTA: Voluntary organisations: vital contributors, Kay Gretchen
Anti-Discrimination, Inclusion and Equality in Malta
No full text[From the Introduction]. On 15th September 2005, a Conference was held in Valletta as follow-up to the Civil Society Project’s report on Anti-Discrimination, Inclusion and Equality in Malta, published in June 2005. Some 200 persons attended the Conference, from government, non-governmental organizations, academia, industry and commerce, employers’ associations and trade unions among others. The papers presented by our visiting speakers are now included on this CD version of the Report. They look more to the future than the past - the future for Equality legislation and practice in Europe and in Malta. TABLE OF CONTENTS - INTRODUCTION: Working towards equality and inclusion in Malta: the civil society project, Peter G. Xuereb. GENDER: Gender equality in employment in the EU and Malta: an overview by the National Council of Women, Grace Attard and Doris Bingley --- Gender equality - core EU law concepts in the equal treatment directive, Daniele Cop --- Implementation of the Gender "acquis" of the Union in Malta, Peter G. Xuereb --- Gender in employment under Maltese law - a legal practitioner's perspective, Matthew Brincat --- Gender equality: main issues - the General Worker's Union perspective, Charmaine Grech --- Participation of women in employment in Malta - the position of the UHM, Romina Bartolo --- Gender equality - some proposals by the Malta Employer's Association, Roselyn Borg --- 'Lisbon" and gender-gaps in employment, Irene Sciriha --- A note on caring and Maltese social security legislation, JosAnn Cutajar. DISABILITY: Protection of disabled people under Maltese and European law, Audrey Gatt --- Issues related to disability and equality - state obligations and an agenda for action: a fieldworker's view, Nathan Farrugia --- Concerns of disabled people - essentials, Gordon C. Cardona. RELIGION AND RACE: Working among asylum seekers and refugees- the Emigrants' and refugees' Commission's experience, Alfred Vella --- Muslims in Malta: avoiding discrimination, Carol Gatt --- The treatment of iregular imigrants in Malta, Dijonisju Mintoff and Emanuel Scicluna --- Religion, tolerance and discrimination in Malta, Alfred Grech. SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation - the European view, Carla Camilleri --- Sexual orientation discrimination in Malta - the employment framework directive and beyond, Christian Attard --- AGE: Age discrimination - some current issues, Matthew Brincatt --- Overview of age discrimination and related matters in Malta and the EU, Carmel Mallia --- Young people and workplace discrimination, Jean-Paul De Lucca. NGOs IN MALTA: Voluntary organisations: vital contributors, Kay Gretchen
Straddling borders : the dilemmas of speaking from, to, for and of
No full textThis article explores the way the 'native' ethnographer's location within
the nation, and the nation's location within the global level, affects the
production of knowledge. The production of knowledge emanates from
the interplay of subjectivities and the author takes this up in this article.
Representation is a situated political act which is manifest in the
choice of theories, methodologies and linguistic codes made by
researchers. Exogenously trained 'indigenous' researchers tend to
appropriate and in so doing adapt 'western' enunciative codes to help
them in their attempt to define a situated identity. The issue that is
raised in this essay is whether this helps transform scientific conceptualizations
and/or just helps to consolidate the power of one type knowledge
over other forms of knowledge/s.peer-reviewe
Adult education in Malta : challenges and prospects
No full textLifelong learning has long been a topic of discussion in Malta but, as this article shows, barriers to participation continue to exist. This article outlines the historical and economic changes that have led Malta to its present situation where adult education largely focuses on employment skills. Although available through a variety of channels, challenges still need to be met to ensure the participation of groups such as women, older people and immigrants. This article advocates a national strategy for adult education within which a balance is struck between learning for employment and learning as a public good.peer-reviewe
Widowhood in the island where time stands still: Gender, ethnicity and citizenship in the Maltese Islands
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University of TorontoThe focus of this study is on the transition into widowhood as experienced by a sample of Gozitan women. In this text I utilized personal narratives, interviews, statistical and textual analysis to find out what barriers widowed women faced as gendered, classed, ethnicized and aged individuals in their communities and in their dealings with Maltese state structures, practices and service providers. This study looks at health, succession, tax and social security practices and discourses prevalent within the Maltese Islands. The focus is on how these discourses and practices positioned the fourteen women who took part in this research project, and how these women negotiated or resisted these discourses and practices. An underlying theme within this text is location and positionality. This text revolves around the location of the Maltese state within the global system; the Gozitan community's location within the nation and the women's location within the community. These multiple levels of locations had an impact on the kind of societal developed resources the fourteen women could access in their dealings with bureaucratic structures and practices. Knowledge of and comprehension of state discourses and practices also seemed to be influenced by the location and positionality of the community vis-à-vis the political center, together with the individual's location within the community. This research made it evident that the positionality of various groups within the nation, and the position of the women within the group, altered the experience of citizenship for those concerned. This text is also about the location and positionality of the 'author' and how the multiple subjectivities and locations were influential in the conceptualization, carrying out, analyzation of the data and writing of this text.Ph.D
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