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How can innovative extended reality technologies be used in art, culture, and science? What added value do they actually provide? And what is the significance of materiality in this creative context? In view of the rapid digitization of society, pressing questions like these have for several years been occupying a Berlin-based independent network of art and culture professionals, international cultural institutions, and interdisciplinary researchers from fields such as computer science, design, art, media studies, and anthropology. This context provided the springboard for the interactive exhibition »Extended Reality – Code and Materiality in Art and Culture« (03.09.–05.10.2021), a cooperation between the interdisciplinary INKA research group at the HTW – University for Applied Sciences Berlin, and the Humboldt- Universität zu Berlin's Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity. Image Space Material« and Media Theater. This publication is the accompanying catalog to the exhibition. ; Funded by the European Regional Development Fund's (ERDF) special program »Strengthening the Potential for Innovation in Culture II« (INP-II) with the kind support from the Berlin Senate Administration for Culture and Europe. The texts from researchers of the Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity. Image Space Material« are made possible thanks to funding from the Deutsche Forschungsgesellschaft (DFG) within the framework of the Excellence Strategy of the Federal Government and the Federal States–EXC 2025–390648296.

India's Soft Power which is part of Smart Diplomacy or cultural diplomacy in India. India's soft power diplomacy can be traced back to the time when Swami Vivekananda visited Chicago Parliament of Religion and spoke about Hinduism and India, which attracted many Indians and Foreigners who visited India and learnt about the Indian culture and the Sanskrit, his book on Raja Yoga influenced Western countries to practice Yoga who came to India and visited asharams, India's main soft powers include spiritualism, yoga, Ayurveda, the world is shifting towards organic method of treatment which has its trace in India. There is culture exchange of arts, music, dance. Indian Diaspora and Young youth are the weapons for the spread of Indian culture across the globe, People are interested in Indian culture and epics of Ramayana and Mahabharat and studying on Kautliya. India literature and craft have received international recognition, countries abroad have included Sanskrit as part of their educational curriculum. India has also emerged has an export of herbs medicine to many foreign countries like Middle East, Europe, Africa etc. and this soft power of India will help in creating a massive influence across the world but before that Indian should have ample knowledge about their own history and culture and languages.

ABSTRACT: In 2011, 11 May, the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence was signed in Istanbul and Turkey was the first country to sign the Convention which entered into force in 2014, August, by the initiatives of ruling government of Justice and Development Party. The Convention, which is the first binding document on violence against women and domestic violence in the international arena, redefines certain concepts such as woman, domestic violence, violence against woman and gender. This redefinition brought about certain legal amendments and the most prominent one was the No 6284 Law on Protection of Family and Prevention of Violence Against Women. While many feminist NGOs and groups, by drawing attention to the historical and traditional context of the violence, construe the convention as a step towards support and remedial the women's rights, and supported the Convention, for some conservative groups the Convention became the potent symbol attacks to family institution through the intervening years. Hence, during the writing process of this article, on March 22, 2021, Turkish Republic declared unilateral cancellation by a presidential decree. Yet still, the debates go on. This paper intends to analyze the arguments of conservative groups on the Convention. KEYWORDS: Conservatism, feminism, family, the Istanbul Convention

Deliverable D4.5 provides a description and evaluation of the findings on the impact of citizen science in the case study sites. The MICS impact assessment approach was applied to the five MICS case study sites across Europe, each of which have differing levels of citizen science engagement and approaches to environmental management. The case study are: (i) Outfall Safari (UK): aims to use citizen science to detect and record pollution from surface water outfalls to gather evidence and report on pollution incidents; (ii) Riverfly Monitoring (UK): aims to monitor key macroinvertebrate species (riverflies) that are indicators of river water quality; (iii) Marzenego River NBS Project (Italy): aims to establish a monitoring program to gauge the effectives of NBS implemented within the Marzenego River catchment; (iv) The Creek Rákos Citizen Science project (Hungary): aims to use citizen science as a means of establishing the baseline condition of the Creek to identify suitable sites for restoration and promote public support for NBS; and, (v) The Carasuhat Wetland NBS Project (Romania): aims to establish a monitoring programme to gauge the effectives of wetland NBS implemented in the Danube Delta. ; This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 824711.

Understanding where and why political change is happening in a country is a fundamental issue in political geography. While electoral choice is individual, it is influenced by various sociological, cultural, and geographical factors postulated to create 'cultural fields' influencing individual decision-making. Here, we test the cultural field hypothesis on Sweden, an important democracy of Europe long regarded as an example by other European countries, by studying the middle-long-term evolution of the spatial structure of political choice over the last three decades. In testing the cultural field hypothesis, an analysis of spatial correlations is combined with groupings of Swedish municipalities into larger communities reflecting the similarity of their voting profiles. We show that spatial correlations decay logarithmically, which is a sign of long-ranged interactions, and also demonstrate that Sweden can be divided into three or four large and stable politico-cultural communities. More precisely, a transition from three to four main politico-cultural communities is observed. The fourth community, which emerged in the early 2000s is of particular interest as it is characterized by a large vote-share for the Sweden Democrats, while almost all other parties underperform. Moreover, the Swedish electoral landscape seems to be increasingly fragmenting even when the voting profiles of the municipalities over the country are slowly converging.

Bulgaria exhibits one of the lowest innovation performances in Europe, driven by very low levels of research investment compared to peers. This slow growth will likely be exacerbated by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and ensuing economic crisis, which have disproportionately affected Bulgaria's smaller and younger firms, a typically the firms with the highest potential for productivity growth. Moreover, a rapidly aging population and high emigration rates raise the potential for increasing labor shortages and skills mismatches over the medium term. Accelerating productivity growth will require large improvements to the country's science, technology, and innovation (STI) performance, which currently ranks among the weakest in the EU across multiple indicators. There is a clear need to modernize the national research system particularly in the public sector to improve the performance of research institutions, with a focus on research excellence, market-oriented research agendas, and technology transfer. The goal of this report is to provide in-depth assessments of the functionality and governance of key Bulgarian STI support instruments and to provide recommendations for improvement of the government's current and future portfolio of STI support programs. The work represents the second phase of the World Bank's Bulgaria Public Expenditure Review for Science, Technology, and Innovation (PER STI) project.

Although emblematic cases such as Amsterdam, Berlin, or Lyon are often praised for their best practices and have been analyzed in several studies, the case of Europe's administrative capital remains undercommented in the literature on place branding and attractiveness. This may be a surprise to scholars and practitioners alike given Brussels' position in Europe and especially its proximity to institutional regulatory bodies and decision-makers. The purpose of this chapter aims precisely at filling this gap through a dialogue between a researcher and a key practitioner active in the Brussels Government Agency for Business Support. Several initiatives launched over the last few years indicate that formerly fragmented institutions are now working toward a more integrated approach to Brussels' attractiveness. Regarding the visual identity of the region, a new multilayered logo was created in 2012, using a unique extension ".brussels" for all institutional stakeholders and partners. Regarding economic attractiveness specifically, the merger of former public organizations into a single body (hub.brussels) is expected to provide more clarity and more effective services to companies and investors. The example of Brussels shows that despite promoting a place through different channels and diverse actors, a rising awareness of the need to better coordinate the promotion of the place has led to increasingly collaborative networks and concerted actions around the globe. ; info:eu-repo/semantics/published

This paper explores the externalization process of the European Union's (EU) borders by focusing on one of its least documented aspects: the funding of migration information campaigns (MICs) aiming to deter 'potential migrants' from attempting to enter the EU irregularly. Drawing on fieldwork and interviews conducted with the actors involved in these campaigns, it analyses the implementation of 11 EU-funded MICs in Niger in light of the theory of the 'Border Spectacle' originally developed by Nicholas De Genova. In doing so, it contributes to enriching the use of this theory by identifying new types of spectators and new figures of the 'illegalized' migrant that emerge from the spectacularization of EU border externalization in Niger. First, the performance of migration deterrence through MICs is broken down into two distinct acts targeting different categories of 'potential migrants' in the country. Second, the analysis of the discourses conveyed by MICs highlights that they rely on a two-sided narrative of risks and opportunities, which creates a border spectacle of migrant victimization and stigmatization. In conclusion, it is argued that this spectacle conceals the political causes of the risks increasingly faced by sub-Saharan migrants en route to North Africa and Europe, and delegitimizes those who continue to leave in spite of them. ; SCOPUS: ar.j ; info:eu-repo/semantics/published

Nur wenige Themen geben in der Gegenwart so häufig Anlass zu Kontroversen wie die Zuwanderung (Migration). Es ist zum Teil auch dadurch bedingt, dass sie so viele andere Bereiche berührt - Wirtschaft, Demografie, Politik, innere Sicherheit, Kultur, Sprache und sogar die Religion. Wie kann Europa von der Zuwanderung profitieren und gleichzeitig die Menschenrechte achten? Diese Problematik wird im medialen Diskurs sehr unterschiedlich präsentiert und in der Öffentlichkeit verschieden wahrgenommen. Zudem scheint sich das Thema besonders für politische Polemiken zu eignen, denen dann auch die bereits (nicht nur) in Deutschland lebenden Menschen mit ausländischen Wurzeln, die man jetzt "Bürger mit Migrationshintergrund" nennt, unterworfen werden. Im Fokus des vorliegenden Beitrags steht ein kurzer Entwurf (als Beispiel) der diversen sprachlichen Repräsentation der Migration im Hinblick auf die ausgewählten schriftlichen Texte im Deutschen Referenzkorpus (kurz DeReKo). Es ist ein elektronisches Archiv von deutsch-sprachigen Textkorpora geschriebener Sprache, das seit 1964 existiert und vom Institut für Deutsche Sprache (IDS) in Mannheim gepflegt und kontinuierlich ausgebaut wird. ; The paper reflects the contemporary migration and focuses on a migration and its representation in German medial discourse. The aim is to describe language representation of migration (collocation of migration) in the EU (as social-culturally determined problem) through quantitative and qualitative linguistic analysis, specifically on the example of German discourse. The focus of the author's interest is to capture (represent linguistically) the themes of contemporary migration in Europe in selected German political discourses (in the mass media). In more detail, we are concerned with discourse actors ́usage when writing about migration, using selected stereotypes and prejudices providing a linguistic view of this issue, which is among the most widely debated topics of recent years.

Using data from the first wave of the SHARE COVID-19 Survey and additional information collected from the previous waves of SHARE (Survey of Health Ageing and Retirement in Europe), we explore the effects of job characteristics on two outcomes: (i) the probability of work interruptions and (ii) the length of such interruptions during the first phase of the Coronavirus Pandemic. In order to assess the relationship between job features and labour market outcomes, we define two indexes proxying the pre-COVID-19 technical remote work feasibility as well as the level of social interaction with other people while working. Moreover, we use an indicator that classifies ISCO-08 3-digit job titles based on the essential nature of the good or service provided. We find that job characteristics have been major determinants of the probability of undergoing work interruptions and their duration. In addition, we show that women have been negatively affected by the Pandemic to a much larger extent than men, suggesting the relevance of the intrinsic characteristics of jobs they are mainly involved in, and the role of gender selection into specific activities. Not only females were more likely to have undergone work interruptions but they also exhibited larger probabilities of longer work breaks. A similar impact is seen for self-employed and less-educated workers.

The years of adolescence, youth and early youth of Prince Alexander Nevsky are practically unknown or known only to a narrow circle of historians. This topic is of considerable interest and has become the subject of discussion at the regular XXIXth International Educational Christmas Readings: "Alexander Nevsky: West and East, the historical memory of the people." Prince Alexander was a representative of the second generation of the "Big Nest" baby birds – of Yuri Vsevolodovich, the Grand Duke of Vladimir- Suzdal. In his adolescence, Prince Alexander went through a difficult school of government in Veliky Novgorod. Together with his elder brother Theodor, he went through a difficult time of hunger, pestilence, disease and helped the Novgorodians cope with the consequences of these hardships. After the untimely death of Prince Theodore in June 1233, the young 15-year-old Prince began to rule alone in Novgorod the Great, pursuing the policy of the Grand-Ducal Vladimir-Suzdal dynasty in the North-West of the Russian land. In 1234, at the age of 16, Prince Alexander received his first baptism of fire. During the Mongol- Tatar campaign to Europe in 1237 – 1242 and the crusading encroachment on the lands of Pskov and Novgorod, he pursued the political course adopted by his father Yaroslav Vsevolodovich, the Grand Duke.

The use of the "image of the Middle Ages" in popular works of art and its impact on the perception of the past by a wide audience has traditionally been defined as "medievalism". The study of "medievalism" has become a special area in the humanities. However, since the Middle Ages is a concept associated with the periodization of the history of Western Europe, the concept of "medievalism" often includes products created in the conditional West and fictional worlds constructed from elements perceived as "Western". More importantly, such products are usually aimed at a "Western" audience – that is, at viewers who perceive the European Middle Ages as part of their own culture (even if in fact the product is intended for a global audience). The article attempts to analyze the image of the Middle Ages in popular TV series in South Korea: their main viewer is an internal viewer, for whom the history of the Middle Ages is something extremely distant both from the history of his own country and from him/her personally. An analysis of several TV series that use "medieval" images shows that the medieval heritage of the West is perceived as a very attractive background for a part of the plot, but the "historical" in these narrations reveals the ability to easily transform into the "magical".

The complexity of the sustainability challenge demands for collaboration between different actors, be they governments, businesses, or grassroots movements, at all levels. Nevertheless, and according to previous research, many tensions and obstacles to partnership still exist and results are far from meaningful. By investigating potential synergies, our purpose is to define a sustainability framework to promote better collaboration between community-based initiatives and local governments, in the context of transformation. Specifically, the research aim presented in this paper is to harvest learnings from existing collaborative experiments at the municipal level. As a starting point and using exploratory literature review concerning areas like policy (e.g., public administration) or business and management research, we propose a 'Compass for Collaborative Transformation'. This heuristic device can support the study of these sustainability experiments. We also introduce a method to map the governance imprint of these collaborations and to provide a 'proxy' of transformative efforts. We then present and discuss results from 71 surveyed cases happening in 16 countries in America and Europe, comparing distinctive frameworks involved. Finally, we consider the preconditions of a framework to improve these local collaborations—namely the capacity to support joint navigation through transformative efforts, facing high levels of uncertainty and complexity—and present ongoing efforts to codesign a new sustainability framework. ; info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

High unemployment has been a persistent struggle for the French economy, especially over the last 30 years under presidents Mitterrand, Chirac, Sarkozy, Hollande, and now Macron. In recent years, this problem has particularly plagued young workers making them the "lost generation" of Europe. This paper studies the history of youth unemployment in France and assesses the impact of government policies and cultural norms on young workers. Additionally, it highlights the trade-off between workers' rights and economic growth in an attempt to draw attention to the importance of culture and context in development. The factors that have driven French structural youth unemployment, such as types of employment contracts, hiring and firing legislation, and structural mismatch in the labor market are identified through an in-depth analysis of the Code du Travail (French Labor Code). This paper also examines labor market reforms proposed and implemented by President Emmanuel Macron and evaluates their effectiveness in creating employment for young workers. The last section discusses the social, cultural, and political challenges Macron has faced and will continue to face in his struggle to reduce youth unemployment, focusing on public reactions to his reforms and the importance of workers' rights to French culture. It is concluded that his labor code reforms are not only an attempt to improve the economy, but also to change how French people think.

By employing diverse surface sensitive synchrotron radiation spectroscopies we demonstrate that the fluorine content of initial C60F48 deposited at room temperature on Ag(111) varies with molecular coverage. At the very early stages of deposition, C60F48 fully de-fluorinates and transforms into C60. Strong indications of silver fluoride formation are provided. The chemical footprint of fluorinated fullerenes emerges at relatively low molecular coverage indicating that the degree of fullerene de-fluorination decreases (from total to partial de-fluorination) as molecules are deposited. De-fluorination stops well before the substrate surface is completely covered by fullerenes. At the molecular level, the fluorine loss observed by spectroscopic techniques are supported by scanning tunneling microscopy imaging. Both molecules and metal surface are importantly involved in the process. ; This work has been supported by the Spanish Government under the projects PID2019-110907GB-I00, MAT2017-85089- C2-1-R (AEI/FEDER, UE) and the ''Severo Ochoa'' Program for Centres of Excellence in R&D (CEX2019-000917-S). This project has received funding from the EU-H2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 654360 having benefitted from the access provided by CNR-IOM in Trieste and Grenoble within the framework of the NFFA-Europe Transnational Access Activity (ID: 929). ; Peer reviewed