Travel writers and the nature of self: Essentialism,transformation and (online) construction

A lacuna of academic research exists that explores contemporary travel writers’ lived experience, particularly how they perceive their s​ense of self through their work as a forum for self-discovery and self-transformation. Using the essentialist self and socially constructed selves as theoretical frameworks, this research extends the concept of multiple selves to these writers and new forms of online media. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 47 travel writers and data were analysed using an Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis. Findings suggest that many travel writers (co)construct an online self and use their writing to transform themselves. The cathartic process of writing, interaction with their readership and the importance of establishing a social identity online emerged as influences on the nature of self.     

Coproduction of ecosystem services as human–nature interactions—An analytical framework

There seems to be widespread consensus in the ecosystem services literature that benefits from ecosystems are not produced by ecosystems independently of humans, but arise because of people’s interactions with an ecosystem. Yet, these interactions are hardly ever explicitly investigated in a way that directly contributes to the ecosystem services debate. Here, we empirically examine the role of humans in the generation of ecosystem services, and the factors that might help us to understand diversity in these processes.We analyzed 47 qualitative interviews with people using a mixed woodland–farmland–upland ecosystem in Fife, Scotland, for a variety of activities. Interviewees mentioned a wide range of ecosystem services, especially provisioning and cultural services, which were closely connected to human activities in the place. We term the interactions between people and place that lead to ecosystem services here ‘co-production’, and distinguish between: (a) the co-production of ecosystem structures; (b) the co-production of the services proper and (c) the attribution, i.e., construction, of meaning to these structures and services. All three processes could be carried out by individuals or jointly, by groups of people, and the social nature of the interaction often added meaning and value to the co-production process. Two sets of factors, clustered under the headings of ‘identities’ and ‘capabilities’, shaped these interactions, and helped us to understand variation in people’s engagement with the ecosystem as well as their views on ecosystem disservices.While further research is needed to explore the usefulness of our analytical framework in other contexts, our findings suggest that identities and capabilities of people have to be considered much more strongly than is currently the case in standard ecosystem services assessments, as these influence which ecosystem structures are eventually turned into benefits, and give important insights into the environmental justice related to the distribution of ecosystem benefits.     

中央与地方共建高校专项资金项目编制研究

中央与地方共建高校共建专项资金自2001年设立以来,为这些高校的快速发展提供了强大的支持,随着财政收入的增长,共建专项资金也从最初的每年投入几个亿到目前的几十亿,支持力度逐步加大,能否得到资金支持,最关键的是规划和立项书编制质量的高低和现场评估答辩是否成功,本文围绕相关问题展开论述。     

共建共治共享的社会治理格局创新——时间银行的可行路径分析

时间银行在过去被视作一种互助养老方案和志愿服务的创新模式,但在实践中逐渐发挥着社会治理的功能。从社会治理体系创新和社会治理格局完善的角度,探讨了时间银行作为一种社会治理形态的适用性与可行路径。从结构维度阐述了时间银行与社会治理格局的内在关联,从共治机制视角分析了时间银行于社会治理格局的嵌入路径。时间银行不仅是一种社会治理形态和载体,而且是一种促进公共利益的社会行动,时间银行可以通过社区融合促进社会自治和资源整合,实现公平正义,进而提升社会治理效能。时间银行是促进积极老龄化以及公益资源整合的有益尝试,能够推动社会公共利益的最大化,为社会治理的发展注入新鲜活力。在加强和创新社会治理的背景下,时间银行具有更大的发展空间,其对社会治理的影响和价值需被总结和关注。     

The brand architecture of grocery retailers: Setting material and symbolic boundaries for consumer choice

This article discusses how the brand architecture of grocery retailers set material and symbolic boundaries for consumer choice, thus limiting consumer sovereignty. The article first discusses previous work on store atmospherics, servicescapes and brand architecture. It is argued that work based on these concepts has taken an internal management perspective on how retailers can manipulate aspects of the retail setting to serve their own interests. Then, we develop an alternative conceptualisation of retailer brand architecture that takes into account that consumers (and other constituents) are active co-constructors of material and symbolic aspects of retail settings. It is discussed how consumers participate in constructing retailer brand architecture and how this concept differs from previous research. Implications for both research and practice are discussed.     

“Social food”: Food literacy co-construction and distortion on social media

Social media encourage the rapid spreading of food-related information and potentially act as a policy measure to improve food literacy, healthy eating and well-being. However, some authors warn about the lack of control over the quality of the shared information and the risks of knowledge distortion. The aim of this research is to understand how food literacy is co-constructed on social media and to identify the potential sources of bias, which lead to knowledge distortion. We use a netnographic approach (i.e. analysis of behavioral secondary data from social media and semi-structured interviews) to study both phenomena. Findings indicate that food literacy can be positively or negatively co-constructed in a social environment. Consumers can contribute to the construction of food literacy directly or indirectly on three levels (i.e. evaluation, adaptation suggestions and procedural critiques), which vary in depth and breadth of contribution. We further identify four types of biases, which risk affecting the quality of the co-constructed food literacy online, namely vividness, mindset, socio-cultural and cognitive dissonance bias. Findings help food policy makers to better understand how food literacy is developed outside of their control, and to identify the potential sources of knowledge distortion and how they can reduce these biases.     

中央与地方共建高校专项资金项目编制研究

中央与地方共建高校共建专项资金自2001年设立以来,为这些高校的快速发展提供了强大的支持,随着财政收入的增长,共建专项资金也从最初的每年投入几个亿到目前的几十亿,支持力度逐步加大,能否得到资金支持,最关键的是规划和立项书编制质量的高低和现场评估答辩是否成功,本文围绕相关问题展开论述。     

One museum,two stories: Place identity at the Hong Kong Museum of History

Tourism academia has attempted to individually explore the concepts of visiting experience, place identity, narratives, and history museums, but it has rarely delved into the deep and sometimes murky waters of the intimate connection among these notions. Focusing on the Museum of History in present-day identity torn Hong Kong, the current study sheds light on the identitarian and ideological implications visiting this museum has for Hong Kong born-and-raised Millennials. The findings challenge the current understanding of place identity at heritage sites of contested identity by revealing the subtle, sensitive, and fluid connections between individual and official narratives, and also among the investigated concepts. They also raise important critical assumptions about the politics of museography.     

校企共建“双师”结构师资队伍研究

辽宁石化职业技术学院在充分发挥校企合作办学优势的基础上,结合创建国家骨干校的要求,提出与行业企业紧密对接,校企共同建设师资队伍的战略构想,阐述了基本思路和战略措施。