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Organisations touristiques et méthodologies de recherche participative : un regard historique sur la recherche-action
No full textThe dominant approach to much of the research in the field of tourist hospitality appears, like much of the current research, to adopt a positivist perspective, with a clear emphasis on data collection and processing, as well as data analysis. The existence of qualitative research methods in the field of management allows the researcher to approach and interpret in a different way the latent meaning of organisational action, otherwise a little or not at all comprehensible. In this context, "action research" occupies a privileged place. The concept of "action research" refers to multiple research systems and methodological proposals, which oppose the traditional separation between research (with its specific methods), theory and possible results or applications to a specific object. Its history and its various evolutions may represent a privileged perspective for questioning the multiple evolutions of applied and public sociology, and more specifically of the methodology of social research. And therefore, also to look at the national specificities, dialogues and forms of disciplinary hybridizations that have accompanied the course of social sciences. This article illustrates the evolution of action research and its variants, focusing mainly on the Anglo-Saxon tradition, considered the most suitable for a reading of the epistemological evolution of this methodology, keeping an eye on the Italian and French perspectives. This perspective will also allow us to observe the recent development of certain sociological trends characterised by a more "committed" or "professional" application, applicable to the field of tourist hospitality
Editorial. Sport in the Context of Migration and Health Crises
Full text linkRecent crises, from the economic and migratory to the recent COVID-19 pandemic, have dramatically affected all areas of individual and collective life – and sport and physical activity are no exception. The main aim of this special issue is to bring researchers interested in sports and physical activity to propose their works. The focus of this special issue lays in the new challenges that sociology of sports and physical activity have to face to understand these new complex scenarios, the main issues we had to face, the successes, the criticalities and the lessons learned
SOCIAL INCLUSION THROUGH SPORTS: A SHORT COMPARISON OF ITALY and FRANCE
No full textThe recent flow of immigrants to Italy and France, two countries that are the principal
destinations after crossing the Mediterranean Sea, has turned out to be a complex and multidimensional problem to manage. Both France and Italy organised a complex method for welcoming and distributing the migrants around their territory as much as possible, hosting
them in structures adapted or created for this purpose.
On the Italian side, two main issues might be identified and analysed: on the one hand the humanitarian emergency of the reception of the migrants, on the other hand, the difficult processes of social integration/inclusion which were put in place. On the French side, these issues are linked to the managing of the risk of radicalisation, in a context in which the memory
of the recent terrorist attacks remains vivid.
In dealing with the management of the process of social integration/inclusion, sport has proven
to be an important (although controversial) opportunity for social inclusion of young immigrants.
Micro participatory action-research has highlighted the potential given by a shared cultural framework, such as that provided by the practice of sport. On the Italian side, these practices have not yet been institutionalised, while on the French side there is a more organic strategy, based on a longer standing tradition of using sport as a means of social inclusion.
Starting from this premise about the situation of the two countries, we will propose a descriptive
and theoretical comparison based on some case studies that we consider significant in terms of the French and Italian approach to social inclusion through sports
European sport systems and the voluntary sector : Non-profit organisations’ race for sport development
No full textSport is the largest social and voluntary activity in Europe. Sport and recreation volunteerism are among the largest simple categories of benevolent work: any other form of volunteerism involves fewer volunteers than sport and recreation.
Sport plays an important role in bringing together people from different backgrounds, helping to develop a sense of belonging hard to reach elsewhere. In the 21st century, European societies are permanently facing challenges to remain inclusive and to renew their welfare model. Volunteering in sport, as an engagement in society, may support social integration, it can contribute to active citizenship and can be used to tackle social exclusion.
Volunteering in sport contributes to the production of a stronger sense of belonging to society for its more vulnerable members. This can help to promote a real active citizenship. It can reach people at international, national, regional and local levels. It can also be a powerful social tool in many areas of public and social policies, being used to help the increasing migrant population to integrate, to fight against social exclusion as well as to contribute to gender equality. It plays an important role in creating social cohesion and inclusive communities. Local authorities, in co-operation with sport clubs, associations and other entities play a crucial role in the creation of such forms of social integration
COVID-19 and (health-related promotion of) physical activity. The Situation Before, During and After the Pandemic
No full textBuilding on the
sociological discussion of sports and its reflections through Luhmann’s systems theory, this article explores the question: ‘How has the (health-related) promotion of physical activity been
perceived before/during/after the COVID-19 pandemic?’ Our findings reveal differences across the three periods studied: (1) before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic (2018–2020),
physical activity was generally perceived, inter alia, as a means to prevent chronic illness. Despite being driven by different logics, both the sport and health systems competed in
promoting physical activity. (2) During the height of the pandemic (2020–2022), most forms of physical activity were considered potential vectors for spreading the virus. While the health
system prioritized pandemic control, the sports system faced significant limitations in engaging the population. (3) In the post-pandemic years 2022–2024, while a societal shift re-
established the pre-pandemic status quo, several social changes become integral to our daily life. These changes present both risks and opportunities for physical activity. If the previously
systemic coupling between the sports and health systems fails to re-consolidate, there may be an increased need for individual initiative and new inter-systemic interactions to keep
people physically active. The conclusions highlight this issue as part of rising social inequalit
S.CHAUVIN e A. LERCH, Sociologia dell'omosessualità, Kaplan, Torino, 2016 ISBN: 978-88-99559-09-0
No full textOmofobia e discriminazione relative alla popolazione LGB
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
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