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Item A comparative analysis of divergent immigration policies for foreign elderly care workers in Japan and South Korea(2017-05) Bisheh, Jasmine Zahra; Maclachlan, Patricia L.In the midst of labor shortages and socio-demographic pressures, Japan and South Korea are facing an increasing demand for elderly care. In order to respond to this demand, these nations have both looked to a foreign labor source. However, these two countries have elected different strategies and policies for foreign elderly care workers. This paper seeks to explore the ways in which Japan and South Korea have responded to the demand for foreign elderly care workers and why they have differed in their policy responses. While facing similar demographic trends and labor shortages, Japan and South Korea have enacted different policies due to national leadership and varying political influences of civil society.Item Civil action, consent, and contestation : Cuban politics in the "special period"(2005-12-24) Bosc, Cortland Preston; Hooker, JulietThe effects of economic recession and the reforms of the last decade have engendered large macro-social changes in Cuban society, in particular heightening the contradictions between experiences of the market and a socialist society. This thesis investigates how Cuban citizens negotiate these contradictions between lived experiences of socialism and market practices. I argue that Cuban citizens operate as members of a socialist civil sphere that cultivates networks of cooperation and survival as well as having an effect on state politics and policyItem Fighting corruption on a learning curve : the evolution of Ukrainian civil society since 2004(2022-08-18) Toropin, Valerie; Avramov, Kiril; Redei, LorincUkraine’s battle with its deeply rooted corruption has been ongoing since the country achieved independence in 1991. At the forefront of this fight have been Ukraine’s civil society organizations, advocating for reform, monitoring politicians, and organizing two anti-corruption protest movements that became the Orange Revolution (2004) and the Euromaidan (2013-2014). The purpose of this report is to examine Ukrainian anti-corruption CSOs and the factors that have influenced their development between 2004 to the present day. Rather than compare Ukraine’s post-revolution periods as isolated entities, however, this paper examines the two transitional phases through one connected, chronological “learning curve” framework. By following the simultaneous evolution of CSOs and the external actors that impact them, this report finds that the “lessons” of the past have helped shape the predominantly positive developments for anti-corruption CSOs in the post-Euromaidan period. Despite growing pains stemming from an overreliance on Western funding, CSOs have expanded and become more cooperative, sustainable, influential, and consolidated anti-corruption actors at the national level.Item From the polis to Facebook : social media and the development of a new Greek public sphere(2018-05) Nevradakis, Michael; Strover, Sharon; Straubhaar, Joseph D.; Kumar, Shanti; Miller, Mark CrispinThe objective of this research project is to critically examine how social and new media tools such as Facebook, Twitter, blogs, and online radio have influenced the potential development or rejuvenation of public sphere, civil society, and public discourse in Greece during the years of the country’s economic, political, and social crisis. The project attempts to answer how social and new media have impacted the public sphere and civil society, how social and new media have contributed to the formation of new political and social movements, how social and new media have contributed to the formation of alternative online news sources, and whether social and new media are considered to be more credible sources of news and information compared to mainstream media institutions. Greece was selected as the site for this research project in response to the prevailing view found in the body of academic literature that Greece’s public sphere and civil society have historically been underdeveloped when compared to the countries of Western Europe and the United States. In addition, the political and economic upheaval which accompanied the Greek economic crisis and the country’s location at the intersection of Western and Eastern Europe and the Middle East, presented intriguing possibilities for research and for examining the role that new technologies can play in the redevelopment of the public sphere and civil society during a time of crisis. Interviews were conducted with over 120 individuals, including elected officials and political personnel, journalists, media professionals, bloggers, academics, opinion leaders, activists, and representatives of organizations active within civil society. Five illustrative examples of organizations with a prominent social media presence, including a non-governmental organization, a political party, a mainstream media corporation, an online news portal, and an alternative online radio station were examined. Electronic survey research was also performed across three sample populations, including Greece’s representatives in the European Parliament, editors of major Greek newspapers, and representatives from organizations operating in the civil society sector. This dissertation is based on longitudinal, multi-year research performed in Greece between September 2012 and August 2017.Item Responsabilidad civil y genocidio. Tucumán en años del "Operativo Independencia" (1975-76)(2005-10) Artese, Matías; Roffinelli, GabrielaItem La sociedad civil en la era digital: Organizaciones comunitarias y redes sociales sustentadas por TIC en Argentina.(2005-04) Finquelievich, Susana; Kisilevsky, GracielaItem Working in the spaces of the taboo : civil society and the fight against commercial sexual exploitation of children in Mexico City(2011-12) Hunter, Brandon; González-López, Gloria, 1960-The rise of commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) over the past several decades has caught the attention of activists and advocates around the world. Their work has contributed to a host of policies, initiatives, and legal doctrine that continues to shape public discussions of the issue as well policy responses to the problem at the international, national, and local level. According to a number of international monitoring organizations, Mexico stands as the prime destination for trafficked children and the country in the Western Hemisphere with the highest degree of CSEC. Based on ethnographic fieldwork conducted over the summer of 2010 in Mexico City, I explore the relationship between the work of civil society advocates campaigning against CSEC and the struggles, successes, and issues they face working in the context of Mexico City. My findings reveal important developments in the work of advocates as well as the revelation of critical areas in their work that deserve further investigation and research. At the same time, my research gives some insight into the way advocacy groups carry out their agendas in the face of a weak Mexican state, intensifying violence related to escalated war on drugs, and the inherent difficulties associated with working at the level of civil society.