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Place peripheral : place-based development in rural, island, and remote regions
No full textOne consequence of rampant globalization has been the resurgence, and
in some cases invention, of local identity and difference in the face of the
threat of glib and anodyne sameness. For small communities in islands
and remote rural regions, a failure to undergo such a (re)positioning may
initiate a vicious cycle of heavy depopulation, youth out-migration,
growing and chronic unemployment, and an overall feeling of malaise and
helplessness. This cycle of loss, gloom, and defeat is also a consequence of
neo-liberal policies that have championed market forces and undermined
the role and legitimacy of the state in economic development,
generally, and in supporting “uncompetitive” and “non-viable” projects,
specifically. Economies of scale, and the virtues of urban clusters and agglomerations,
have shifted interests and investments away from far-flung
and non-strategic locales, leaving their local residents with the stark option
to either pack up and leave for greener pastures or stay but scramble
for effective survival strategies. While circumstances and resources change
with time and context, many such communities find themselves in a struggle
to break out of the downward spiral induced by the “double whammy”
of globalization and neo-liberalism, and hopefully succeed in replacing it
by a virtuous mix of select visitations, in-migration, economic activities
that generate employment and high local value added, and a general pride
in place.peer-reviewe
Place peripheral : place-based development in rural, island, and remote regions
Full text linkPlace Peripheral offers, a compelling overview of rural, island,
and remote regional practices the world over, though with a clear
focus on the North Atlantic. In this grand sweep, we have sought to effectively
counter the dominant paradigm and discourses of development
with a re-articulation of place, location, leadership, and identity. We o(er
these as key assets or resources, and as the bases for timely strategies that reconceptualize the future of these places, and perhaps in this way assure
them of a future. In unabashedly championing place-based development,
Place Peripheral offers an opportune counterpoint to the narratives of marginalization,
inferiority, victimization, and dependency that often dominate
the study of rural and small island development in Canada, the North
Atlantic, and beyond. There are other stories to be told.peer-reviewe
Exploring coastal and marine management, and local governance capacity in Hare Bay, the Great Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland
No full textRural, coastal communities of the Great Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland (GNP),
Hare Bay in particular, are constantly responding to social and ecological changes to maintain
their livelihoods as hunting, fishing, and wildlife watching remain important to the culture here.
Enhancing local governance can build adaptive capacity to remain resilient in a changing socialecological
system. This research uses a governance analysis to determine the structures,
institutions, processes, and procedures related to coastal and marine management, and the role
that actors have at different scales. The emergence of Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) as a
process is explored in addition to ways it can be integrated with conservation, social
development goals, and local benefit sharing. Furthermore, this analysis uncovers the elements
of capacity development that can lead to collective action for marine conservation. Through this
analysis, a framework for assessing local governance capacity was developed from the literature
and used to determine gaps and opportunities for coastal and marine management within Hare
Bay. This framework was used to guide interviews conducted with local stakeholders. In
addition, document analysis and participant observation occurred to identify cultural and
ecological values throughout Hare Bay. Local capacity development and incorporating spatial
and non-spatial tools into existing conservation measures (i.e. existing ecological reserve) were
found to bring social-ecological benefits. It is recommended that appointing local people to take
on roles in marine governance, embracing partnerships, expanding research and education,
initiating a community-based monitoring program, learning from other jurisdictions, and zoning,
are all mechanisms that could support conservation planning in Hare Bay and provide
opportunities for the coastal communities here.Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-230
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
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Full text linkWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
Results of a critical examination of New Regionalism in the Canadian context
No full textThis presentation will highlight findings of a four year empirical assessment of Canadian regional development policy and practice and in particular evidence of new regionalist ideas over the past two decades. Conducted in four provinces and five largely rural regions, the study utilized an analytical framework centered on five key themes: place-based development, governance, innovation and knowledge flows, integration, and rural-urban relationships. Our findings suggest that elements of new regionalism can be seen in recent Canadian regional development. We also identify, however, a significant gap between the expectations, theorization and in some cases rhetoric of new regionalism and policies and practices on the ground. Empirical evidence of new regionalism is uneven and partial. Integrated approaches were largely lacking, and we found limited collaboration across and within levels of government or evidence of policy co-construction. Identity remains largely emergent or even actively resisted. Attention to increasing rural-urban relationships has focused on city regions, raising questions about the future of rural communities seen as lying beyond, or in service of, urban growth centres. Implications for policy, research and the claims associated with new regionalism posed by this research will be explored
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