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20 p, 381.0 KB The spread of targeted educational policies in Latin America : Global thesis and local impacts / Tarabini-Castellani, Aina (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Sociologia)
This article analyses the new educational mandate for Latin America, exploring its repercussions on the design and development of certain educational policies. In particular, it concentrates both on the anti-poverty educational agenda (at a global level) and on targeted educational policies (at a regional, national and local level), analyzing, on one hand, their interaction and, on the other, their limits, opportunities and omissions. [...]
2007 - 10.1080/09620210701433639
International studies in sociology of education, Vol. 17 (2007) , p. 21-43  
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17 p, 191.7 KB Flexible work arrangements for work-life balance : a cross-national policy evaluation from a capabilities perspective / Brega, Carla (University of Utrecht) ; Briones, Samuel (University of Utrecht) ; Javornik, Jana (University of Leeds) ; León, Margarita (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Ciència Política i de Dret Públic) ; Yerkes, Mara (University of Utrecht) ; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Govern i Polítiques Públiques
Purpose This paper aims to assess the design of national-level flexible work arrangement (FWA) policies, evaluating their potential to serve as an effective resource for employees to work flexibly depending on how they set the stage for flexibility claims that will be subject to industrial and workplace dynamics. [...]
2023 - 10.1108/IJSSP-03-2023-0077
International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, Vol. 43 Núm. 13-14 (2023) , p. 278-294  
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24 p, 241.4 KB Is automation changing the translation profession? / Pym, Anthony (Universitat Rovira i Virgili) ; Torres-Simón, Ester (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
La traducción y la interpretación, como profesiones que requieren un alto nivel de conocimientos lingüísticos, están en primera línea en la era de la automatización del lenguaje. En particular, el desarrollo de sistemas neuronales de traducción automática desde 2016 ha traído consigo el temor de que pronto no haya más traductores o intérpretes humanos. [...]
As a language-intensive profession, translation is of frontline interest in the era of language automation. In particular, the development of neural machine translation systems since 2016 has brought with it fears that soon there will be no more human translators. [...]
2021 - 10.1515/ijsl-2020-0015
International journal of the sociology of language, Núm. 270 (2021) , p. 39-57  
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54 p, 3.3 MB From So Far to So Close. Addressing the Refugee Phenomenon: History, Sociology, Technology / Fitili, Magda (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) ; Ţârău, Virgiliu (Bolyai University) ; Karabegović, Dzeneta (University of Salzburg) ; Sharifi, Massoud (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) ; Mosquera Chamat, Merlys (Asociación San Juan de Dios España) ; Fosso, Rolland ; Mulholland, Paul (The Open University) ; Hernández, Marc (La Tempesta Media) ; Zorrilla, Mikel (Vicomtech)
La Conferència internacional "From So Far to So Close. Addressing the Refugee Phenomenon: History, Sociology, Technology" es va celebrar en format virtual els dies 15 i 16 de juny de 2020. La primera taula rodona "History of Refugees in the 20th Century" va incloure les següents intervencions: 1. [...]
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International Conference: From So Far to So Close. Addressing the Refugee Phenomenon: History, Sociology and Technology (June 15-16th, Virtual Format), : 2020  
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23 p, 347.4 KB The role of schooling in times of global pandemic : a sociological approach / Tarabini-Castellani, Aina (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Sociologia)
The health emergency generated by COVID-19 and the massive closure of schools has given rise to an unprecedented situation for education systems worldwide. This situation has raised fundamental questions about the role of the school in contemporary societies and whether it still fulfils a particular function as a social institution. [...]
2021 - 10.1080/09620214.2021.1966825
International Studies in Sociology of Education, 2021 (24 August)  
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26 p, 425.0 KB The problems of efficiency and linguistic discrimination in the coordination of firms / Solé, Carlota, 1944- (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) ; Terrones Ribas, Albert (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Sociologia) ; Alarcón Alarcón, Amado (Universitat Rovira i Virgili) ; Garzon, Luis (Universitat Rovira i Virgili)
This article deals with the strategies of linguistic coordination of four enterprise models located in Catalonia (Spain), unequally a¤ected by the mobility of factors of production. We analyze the linguistic regimes of each one of these models paying special attention to the linguistic criteria of selection and promotion of personnel. [...]
2006 - 10.1515/IJSL.2006.068
International journal of the sociology of language, Núm. 182 (2006) , p. 41-66  
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19 p, 112.6 KB Preventing violent radicalization of youth through dialogic evidence-based policies / Aiello-Cabrera, Emilia (Harvard University) ; Puigvert, Lídia (Universitat de Barcelona) ; Schubert, Tinka (Universitat Rovira i Virgili)
Radicalization of youth leading to violent extremism in the form of terrorism is an urgent problem considering the rise of young people joining extremist groups of different ideologies. Previous research on the impact of counter-terrorism polices has highlighted negative outcomes such as stigmatizing minority groups. [...]
2018 - 10.1177/0268580918775882
International Sociology, Vol. 33 Núm. 4 (2018) , p. 435-453  
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21 p, 724.8 KB Solidarity Purchasing Groups in Italy : a critical assessment of their effects on the marginalization of their suppliers / Maestripieri, Lara (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Govern i Polítiques Públiques) ; Giroletti, Toa (University of Northampton) ; Podda, Antonello (University of Cagliari)
Over the last twenty years, Alternative Food Networks (AFN) have become increasingly successful at reducing the length of the chain that connects food production and consumption in an attempt to counteract the impact of the contradictions of the industrial food system and its supermarket-dominated distribution. [...]
2018 - 10.48416/ijsaf.v24i3.7
International Journal of Sociology of Agriculture and Food, Vol. 24 Núm. 3 (2018) , p. 393-412  
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18 p, 1.8 MB Official bilingualism meets de facto multilingualism : public service interpreting for the Chinese in Catalonia / Vargas-Urpi, Mireia (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
Catalonia is well known for being a bilingual region with language policies that give full support to promoting Catalan. More recently, the number of languages spoken in Catalonia has risen significantly due to immigration flows, while immigration policies encourage all citizens living in Catalonia to be able to communicate in Catalan with the public Administration. [...]
2018 - 10.1515/ijsl-2018-0003
International journal of the sociology of language, Vol. 251 (2018) , p. 37-54  
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28 p, 394.6 KB Comparison of the effect of social background on the wages of Spanish graduates before and during a crisis context / Fachelli, Sandra (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Grup de Recerca Educació i Treball) ; Torrents Vilà, Dani (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Grup de Recerca Educació i Treball)
The economic context may have modified the relationship between higher education and the labour market. The rise in university fees, the labour market situation and the behaviour of employers, families and students could activate social background as a differentiating factor in post-higher education occupational status. [...]
El contexto económico puede haber modificado la relación entre la educación universitaria y la posterior inserción laboral. El aumento de las tasas de matrícula, la situación del mercado laboral y el comportamiento de los empleadores, familias y estudiantes pueden haber activado el origen social como un factor de diferenciación en el estatus ocupacional post-universitario. [...]
2018 - 10.17583/rise.2018.3210
International journal of sociology of education, Vol. 7 Núm. 2 (2018) , p. 154-180  
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