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Postcard of the Seal of Southwestern at Memphis, 2000
No full text10 x 15 cm color postcardThis is an image of the Seal of Southwestern at Memphis now called Rhodes College. The photo is by M. K. Martin
Richard Halliburton Memorial Tower. about 2000
No full textA 10 x 15 cm color postcard with a divided back, the card is unusedThis is a view of the Richard Halliburton Memorial Tower dedicated in 1962 at Rhodes College. The tower is 140 feet tall and houses a four-ton bell that sounds the hours for the campus. The photo is by M. K. Martin
1915-10-14 Testimony of Dr. J. M. Rhodes
No full textThe testimony of Dr. J. M. Rhodes given before the Carter County Circuit Court on October 14, 1915
Welfare States in Trouble: Policy Reform in a Period of Crisis.
No full textThe ‘crisis’ of welfare state has often been announced. There was a crisis in the 1970s, when European economies were hit by the twin oil shocks, putting a dramatic end to the trente glorieuses. Crisis returned in the 1990s when many national budgets were constrained by the need to comply with EMU debt and deficit criteria. In the 2000s, the emergence of ‘new social risks’ (increasing poverty and social inequalities) called for a recalibration of social protection systems; and in 2008-10 the international financial crisis has pushed up government debt and threatened welfare spending.
But much like the boy who cried ‘wolf!’, the word ‘crisis’ has been massively over-used (Castles 2004). Welfare states have continued to grow, and the biggest issue facing governments is making welfare budgets sustainable. ‘External shocks’ have contributed to the complex set of forces, including domestic factors and ideational changes that have gradually impacted the scale and orientation of social spending. But radical reforms– even in the present crisis – are limited by popular support for welfare and the reluctance of politicians to antagonise public opinion (Pierson 2001; Vis, van Kersbergen and Hylands 2010). Welfare reform tends to be slow and incremental; but even gradual change can produce a substantial transformation over time.
This chapter examines social policy change in European countries over the last decade. Notwithstanding the structural distinctiveness of welfare systems, common adjustment features can be identified, especially in labour market policies and pension systems, the main focus of our analysis. In employment policy, the ‘activation’ paradigm - linking benefits to job search incentives and sanctions and in the best of cases training - has been strongly promoted by the European Commission and adopted widely in Europe. In pensions, which account for the largest part of European social spending (Figure 1), governments have promoted private funds and placed stricter rules on retirement age and contributions.
Part 2 presents the major social and economic challenges confronting European welfare states; part 3 analyzes recent changes in employment and pensions policies; part 4 concludes by considering the consequences for efficiency and equity of a decade of welfare reform
MUS 193-01, Rhodes Women's Chorus, Fall 2001
No full textThis syllabus was submitted to the Rhodes College Office of Academic Affairs by the course instructor.The Rhodes Women’s Chorus is an auditioned ensemble of female singers, which rehearses three times weekly and earns one hour of academic credit. The chorus performs several times each semester, both on campus and in the Memphis community. Repertoire is selected from a variety of musical genres, including classical, folk, sacred, music theatre, and barbershop
Buckman Room 223 Plaque
No full textThis image was taken by Amanda Smith '11, Rhodes Student Associate in the College Archives.Plaque inscription: "The gift of Jean F. and Frank M. Norfleet."This plaque is located in Buckman Hal
Harris Memorial Lodge Plaque
No full textThis image was taken by Rebecca Vandewalle '12, a Rhodes College student, as part of a GIS class project.Plaque inscription:"Frank M. Harris Memorial Building. This lodge, erected in 1926, has been provided by the generosity of Mrs. Nannie P. Harris as a perpetual memorial to her beloved son, Lieutenant Frank M. Harris (1887 - 1915)."This plaque is located on the exterior of the Harris Lodge
'Genre blurring' in public administration: what can we learn from the humanities
No full textThis article seeks to broaden the craft of public administration by ‘blurring genres’. First, I explain the phrase ‘blurring genres’. Second, I provide some examples of early work in administrative ethnography. Third, I compare this early, modernist-empiricist ethnography with interpretive ethnography, suggesting researchers confront three choices: naturalism vs. anti-naturalism; intensive vs. hit-and-run fieldwork; and generalisation vs. local knowledge. After this general discussion, and fourth, I discuss the more prosaic issues that confront anyone seeking to use ethnography to study public administration and look at fieldwork roles, relevance, time, evidence and fieldwork relationships. Fifth, I describe and illustrate the several tools students of public administration can use as well as observation and interviews; namely, focus groups, para-ethnography, visual ethnography, and storytelling. Finally, I conclude that ethnographic fieldwork provides texture, depth and nuance, and lets interviewees explain the meaning of their actions. It is an indispensable tool and a graphic example of how to enrich public administration by drawing on the theories and methods of the humanities
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