The power of violins and rose petals: The Eurovision Song Contest as an arena of European crisis

2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 448-469
Author(s):  
Marcus Pyka
Keyword(s):  
Media Coverage ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Rhetorical Strategy ◽  
Music Competition ◽  
Video Recordings ◽  
Eurovision Song Contest ◽  
Objective State ◽  
The Global Financial Crisis

This paper explores the interconnection between European crises and the Eurovision Song Contest, the largest non-sports-related TV show on earth, which has run as an annual music competition of European countries since 1956. The paper explores the development of the actual show, based on existing audio and video recordings, as well as selected aspects of the respective media coverage. Special focus is paid to the creation of the contest in a post-catastrophic Europe, specifically the first show in Lugano in 1956; the apparent decline of the show’s appeal in Western Europe in the 1980s and 1990s; and finally the contest held in Moscow in 2009, when the global financial crisis had just reached Europe. This research shows that ‘crisis’ is less an objective state, but rather a rhetorical strategy to communicate one’s perceptions of the time, illuminating the significance of the Eurovision Song Contest as an arena for European affairs.

Part IV Market Institutions And International Capital Markets, 12 Intermediaries—From Handmaiden to New Market

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jordan Cally
Keyword(s):  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Capital Markets ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Conflicts Of Interest ◽  
Multiple Roles ◽  
Market Institutions ◽  
International Capital Markets ◽  
Rapid Changes ◽  
The Global Financial Crisis

This chapter studies the roles of intermediaries. As exchanges developed in Western Europe and the colonies, they spun out a widening web of intermediaries participating in the process of trading financial products. In the lead up to the global financial crisis, the roles assumed by intermediaries, and their sources of revenue, had mutated over time. Intermediaries became issuers and capital raisers in their own right. Originally handmaidens to the exchanges, intermediaries created a new, free floating, trading world. In this new trading world, the potential conflicts of interest inherent in agency relationships have been exacerbated by the multiple roles intermediaries have assumed. Further intensifying the stresses on market relationships have been the rapid changes in trading practices now permitted by technology and the internationalization of the capital markets. Lastly, over ten years after the global financial crisis, regulatory responses continue to play out, as markets and intermediaries jockey and adjust to the new rules.

scholarly journals UK print media coverage of the food bank phenomenon: from food welfare to food charity?

2014 ◽  
Vol 116 (9) ◽  
pp. 1426-1445 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Wells ◽  
Martin Caraher
Keyword(s):  
Media Coverage ◽  
Print Media ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Common Source ◽  
Food Banks ◽  
Food Bank ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Newspaper Articles

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore how British print media have reported the emergence of food banks in the UK. Design/methodology/approach – The research uses the news database Nexis and focuses on the period since the global financial crisis in 2007 in nine national UK print media titles. The search criteria included mention of the term food bank at least three times in the newspaper article and a UK focus. This resulted in 190 usable articles from the newspapers. Findings – There were no UK-focused newspaper articles before 2008 and few until 2012 when the number increased dramatically. A key theme in reporting was increasing numbers of food banks and users of them. The data most often cited were from the Christian charity The Trussell Trust which runs a franchise system of food banks. There were clusters of newspaper articles indicating a common source. Few of the articles used direct quotes from current food bank users. A “frame contest” appeared in 2013/early 2014 with newspaper articles reporting both changes in welfare provision and the proliferation of food banks as the reason for the increase in food banks and food bank use. Tensions emerged between three key sets of players: government ministers, church leaders and The Trussell Trust as the key provider of food banks in England. Research limitations/implications – The authors only examined newspapers, the reporting in other media may be different. Practical implications – The media reporting of food poverty and the use of food banks has the potential to influence public perceptions and policy. Originality/value – This is the first study to look at how food banks are reported by the media.

scholarly journals Advances in social movement theory since the global financial crisis

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 376-390 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eugene Nulman ◽  
Raphael Schlembach
Keyword(s):  
Social Movements ◽  
Social Movement ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Theoretical Work ◽  
Contentious Politics ◽  
Levels Of Analysis ◽  
Occupy Movement ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
The Global Financial Crisis

The social movement literature in Western Europe and North America has oriented much of its theoretical work towards micro-, meso-, and macro-level examinations of its subject of study but has rarely integrated these levels of analysis. This review article broadly documents the leading theoretical perspectives on social movements, while highlighting the contributions made in recent years with regard to the wave of protests across the globe – typified by the Occupy Movement and the ‘Arab Spring’ – and grievances that are relatively novel in qualitative or quantitative form such as austerity, precarity, and a sense of democratic deficiency. While these novel social processes have invigorated the specialized arena of ‘social movement studies’ and generated a resurgence of work on social movements beyond the field, this article argues for the need to interconnect levels of analysis in order to develop a more insightful account of contemporary contentious politics.

scholarly journals Демографический дайджест

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 196-233
Author(s):  
Илья Савельевич Кашницкий ◽  
Мария Сергеевна Гунько ◽  
Мария Вилкова ◽  
Екатерина Деминцева ◽  
Анна Левина ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Western Europe ◽  
Compositional Data ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
International Study ◽  
Distance Measures ◽  
Migration Distance ◽  
Younger Adults ◽  
Global Trends ◽  
Central Asian ◽  
The Global Financial Crisis

Esteve A., C.R. Schwartz, J. van Bavel, I. Permanyer, M. Klesment, J. García-Román. The end of hypergamy: global trends and implications Clark G. Microbes and markets: was the Black Death an economic revolution? Van Mol C. Do employers value international study and internships? A comparative analysis of 31 countries Niedomysl T., U. Ernstson, U. Fransson. The accuracy of migration distance measures Graham C., J.R. Pozuelo. Happiness, stress, and age: how the U curve varies across people and places Lennartz C., R. Arundel, R. Ronald. Younger adults and homeownership in Europe through the global financial crisis Demintseva E., D. Kashnitsky. Contextualizing migrants' strategies of seeking medical care in Russia Kashnitsky I., M. Gunko. Spatial variation of in-migration to Moscow: testing the effect of housing market Oparin D.A. Migration and contemporary Muslim space in Moscow. Contextualizing north caucasian loud dhikr and the religious practices of Central Asian folk mullas Demintseva E. Labour migrants in post-Soviet Moscow: patterns of settlement Schöley J., F. Willekens. Visualizing compositional data on the Lexis surface Migheli M. Size of town, level of education and life satisfaction in Western Europe Shi Y., J.J. Kennedy. delayed registration and identifying the "missing girls" in China Peri-Rotem N. Religion and fertility in Western Europe: trends across cohorts in Britain, France and the Netherlands

Regulatory Reform

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 153-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Metrick ◽  
June Rhee
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Regulatory System ◽  
Regulatory Reform ◽  
The United States ◽  
Shadow Banking ◽  
Open Questions ◽  
The Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Financial Regulatory

In the wake of the global financial crisis (GFC), many nations embarked on reform to the financial regulatory system. This reform, unprecedented in its scope, touched virtually every part of the financial system in the United States and Western Europe. This article summarizes the key reforms, explains how these reforms fit together, assesses the relevant scholarly literature, and suggests six significant areas of open questions for researchers. These six areas are ( a) liquidity rules, ( b) central clearing of swaps, ( c) shadow banking, ( d) lenders of last resort, ( e) extended guarantees, and ( f) resolution and restructuring.

scholarly journals Crisis of corporate social responsibility and its status in Russia

2009 ◽  
pp. 181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vitaly J. Ozira
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Joint Venture ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Current Crisis ◽  
Positive Side ◽  
Official Position ◽  
The Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Corporate Social

This paper picked a topic - the global financial crisis- to highlight several related problems. The current crisis was not caused by failed economic policies. The root cause is failed leadership. People sometimes forget that business ethics at its core is about excellence and high attainment rather than misdeeds and malfeasance.<br />In recent years, however, more attention has been paid to the positive side of ethics. More managers in Russia are waking up to the ways in which positive values contribute to a company's effective day-to-day functioning, as well as its reputation and long-term sustainability.<br />Contrary to Western Europe and Scandinavia, Corporate Social Responsibility is a relatively new concept in Central and Eastern Europe and Russia. Cultural gaps between Westerners and Locals have gradually been narrowing and becoming less divisive. Improved knowledge by foreign investors on how to operate successfully in a post-communist region, on "how to bridge the gap", greatly decreases the risk of the East-West joint venture.<br />The views expressed in the paper are the author's own responsibility and should not be interpreted as presenting the official position paper on Corporate Governance.<br /><br />En este trabajo se enfoca la crisis financiera global con el fin de destacar los problemas más importantes relacionados con ésta. La presente crisis no fue provocada por causas meramente económicas. La causa fundamental radica en el liderazgo. A veces, la gente olvida que la ética de las relaciones juega un papel importante a la hora de llevar a cabo un negocio. Últimamente, no obstante, se presta más atención al aspecto positivo de la ética profesional. Un número creciente de gestores rusos emprenden el camino en el que los valores positivos conducen a un eficaz funcionamiento diario así como su prestigio y sostenibilidad a largo plazo. A diferencia de la concepción de la Europa occidental y escandinava de Responsabilidad Social Corporativa, en la Europa Central, del Este y en Rusia, es un concepto relativamente nuevo. Sin embargo, las divergencias culturales que constituían un obstáculo serio entre los inversores occidentales y locales en los últimos años se han reducido. Los inversores extranjeros van mejorando su conocimiento de como actuar con éxito en una región postcomunista. Los puentes que se han tendido entre el Este y el Oeste han reducido los riesgos de joint ventures.<br />Las opiniones expresadas en el articulo son responsabilidad del autor y no deben interpretarse como la postura oficial rusa sobre la Gobernanza Corporativa.<br />

When bank stocks are hobbled by worries: A metaphor study of emotions in the financial news reports

2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet Ho
Keyword(s):  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Conceptual Metaphor ◽  
Conceptual Metaphor Theory ◽  
News Reports ◽  
Financial News ◽  
Metaphor Theory ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Global Financial Crisis

AbstractThis study is a corpus-based examination of metaphors in the media coverage of the global financial crisis of 2008. Based on conceptual metaphor theory, it discusses how and why metaphors of

On the formation of a New Paradigm of fiscal Policy

2013 ◽  
pp. 152-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Senchagov
Keyword(s):  
Public Finance ◽  
Fiscal Policy ◽  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Domestic Demand ◽  
Real Economy ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Monetary Aggregate ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Global Financial Crisis

Due to Russia’s exit from the global financial crisis, the fiscal policy of withdrawing windfall spending has exhausted its potential. It is important to refocus public finance to the real economy and the expansion of domestic demand. For this goal there is sufficient, but not realized financial potential. The increase in fiscal spending in these areas is unlikely to lead to higher inflation, given its actual trend in the past decade relative to M2 monetary aggregate, but will directly affect the investment component of many underdeveloped sectors, as well as the volume of domestic production and consumer demand.

ASPEK ETIK DAN SISTEMIK DALAM EKONOMI DAN BISNIS ISLAM

ALQALAM ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 187
Author(s):  
Budi Harsanto
Keyword(s):  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Business Ethics ◽  
Moral Hazard ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Financial Institution ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Academic Journals ◽  
Lehman Brothers ◽  
The World ◽  
The Global Financial Crisis

The fall of Enron, Lehman Brothers and other major financial institution in the world make researchers conduct various studies about crisis. The research question in this study is, from Islamic economics and business standpoint, why the global financial crisis can happen repeatedly. The purpose is to contribute ideas regarding Islamic viewpoint linked with the global financial crisis. The methodology used is a theoretical-reflective to various article published in academic journals and other intellectual resources with relevant themes. There are lots of analyses on the causes of the crisis. For discussion purposes, the causes divide into two big parts namely ethics and systemic. Ethics contributed to the crisis by greed and moral hazard as a theme that almost always arises in the study of the global financial crisis. Systemic means that the crisis can only be overcome with a major restructuring of the system. Islamic perspective on these two aspect is diametrically different. At ethics side, there is exist direction to obtain blessing in economics and business activities. At systemic side, there is rule of halal and haram and a set of mechanism of economics system such as the concept of ownership that will early prevent the seeds of crisis. Keywords: Islamic economics and business, business ethics, financial crisis 

Mobilising resiliency in times of economic hardship: Emerging themes in migrant worker remittance payments

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-167
Author(s):  
Kevin Garlan
Keyword(s):  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Migrant Worker ◽  
Economic Hardship ◽  
Priority Areas ◽  
Mobile Payments ◽  
Payment Methods ◽  
The Future ◽  
Emerging Themes ◽  
The Global Financial Crisis

This paper analyses the nexus of the global financial crisis and the remittance markets of Mexico and India, along with introducing new and emerging payment technologies that will help facilitate the growth of remittances worldwide. Overall resiliency is found in most markets but some are impacted differently by economic hardship. With that we also explore the area of emerging payment methods and how they can help nations weather this economic strife. Mobile payments are highlighted as one of the priority areas for the future of transferring monetary funds, and we assess their ability to further facilitate global remittances.

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