Foster Cohesion Research Articles

Voices from the margins: How national stories are linked with support for populist radical right parties.

How do national stories shape voter behavior? Do they affect all voters equally, or are some groups more influenced by these narratives? This article examines the impact of "boundary national stories," which highlight clear distinctions between "us" and "them" in national identity, on voting patterns for populist radical right parties (PRRPs). Using original representative election surveys conducted in four Western democracies, we find that voters who embrace a Boundary national story are more likely to vote for Populist Radical Right Parties (PRRPs) than those who do not hold such stories, and that the electoral effect of such stories is more salient for marginalized groups in society. Our findings demonstrate that, while national stories can foster cohesion, they can also drive us apart and polarize our politics. We conclude by discussing the broader implications of these findings for the study of populism in political science.

Weaving a foundational narrative – place-making and change in an old-industrial town in East Germany

ABSTRACT In light of economic, social and discursive changes, old-industrial towns and regions increasingly apply entrepreneurial strategies to actively shape discourses as part of place-making processes. Foundational narratives play an important role in this regard. They are used by agents to foster cohesion in a local community, to legitimize and anchor their actions and goals and to make sense of complex development processes. Applying the methodology of Critical Narrative Analysis, the present study zooms in such processes of narrative building in Lauchhammer (Germany). Despite having experienced the decline of the most important parts of its industry, local actors still mobilize the industrial past in order to strengthen local identity and attract new businesses and manufacturers. Yet, the paper shows that different agents foreground different aspects of the industrial past and narratives may be contested. At the same time, local, regional and national development strategies are closely interlinked offering ‘opportunity spaces’ for local actors but raising also questions about a potential (de)legitimization of local narratives.

Group Cohesion and Necessary Adaptations in Online Hearing Voices Peer Support Groups: Qualitative Study With Group Facilitators.

Face-to-face hearing voices peer support groups (HVGs), a survivor-led initiative that enables individuals who hear voices to engage with the support of peers, have a long-standing history in community settings. HVGs are premised on the notion that forming authentic, mutual relationships enables the exploration of one's voice hearing experiences and, in turn, reduces subjective distress. As such, group cohesion is assumed to be a central mechanism of change in HVGs. The rise of digital mental health support, coupled with the COVID-19 pandemic, has resulted in many HVGs adapting to online delivery. However, to date no studies have examined the implementation of these online groups and the adaptations necessary to foster cohesion. This study aims to understand the experience of group cohesion among HVG facilitators in online groups compared with face-to-face groups. Specifically, we examined the ways in which the medium through which groups run (online or face-to-face) impacts group cohesion and how facilitators adapted HVGs to foster group cohesion online. Semistructured qualitative interviews were conducted with 11 facilitators with varied experience of facilitating online and face-to-face HVGs. Data were analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis. The findings are organized into 3 themes and associated subthemes: nonverbal challenges to cohesion (lack of differentiation, transitional space, inability to see the whole picture, and expressions of empathy); discursive challenges to cohesion (topic-based conversation and depth of disclosure); and necessary adaptations for online groups (fostering shared experience and using the unique context to demonstrate investment in others). Despite challenges in both the setting and content of online groups, facilitators felt that group cohesion was still possible to achieve online but that it had to be facilitated intentionally. This study is the first to specifically investigate group cohesion in online HVGs. Participants noted numerous challenges to group cohesion when adapting groups to run online, including the unnaturally linear narrative flow of dialogue in online settings; lack of transitional spaces, and associated small talk before and after the session; ease of disengagement online; inhibited sharing; and absence of shared physical presence online. Although these challenges were significant, facilitators nevertheless emphasized that the benefits provided by the accessibility of online groups outweighed these challenges. Necessary adaptations for cultivating group cohesion online are outlined and include capitalizing on moments of humor and spontaneity, using group activities, encouraging information sharing between participants using the chat and screen-sharing features, and using objects from participants' environments to gain deeper insight into their subjective worlds.

An Application of Innovative Algorithm of Integrated Social Network Analysis with Statistical Lstm Chain Network Analysis (Slstm-Cna) for Entrepreneurial Team Member Selection

Selecting the right members for an entrepreneurial team is a critical step in ensuring the success and viability of a startup venture. Each team member brings unique skills, experiences, and perspectives that contribute to the overall vision and execution of the business idea. The factors such as cultural fit, adaptability, and a shared commitment to the venture's mission and values can foster cohesion and synergy within the team. This paper presents an innovative algorithm for the selection of entrepreneurial team members, Leveraging insights from social network dynamics and LSTM-based predictive modeling, the algorithm aims to identify individuals with the highest potential for contributing to the success of a startup venture. By analyzing social network structures, the algorithm identifies key influencers and connectors within professional networks, thereby facilitating the identification of candidates who possess valuable connections and collaborative capacities. Furthermore, SLSTM-CNA enables the algorithm to forecast future network trends and dynamics, aiding in the selection of team members who can adapt and thrive in evolving entrepreneurial ecosystems. simulated entrepreneurial ecosystem, the algorithm identified individuals with the highest potential for contributing to startup success based on various criteria, including network centrality, connectivity, and predictive network dynamics. For instance, individuals with a centrality score exceeding 0.7 demonstrated a 25% higher likelihood of facilitating valuable connections critical for business growth. Additionally, candidates identified through SLSTM-CNA exhibited a 30% increase in adaptability to changing network structures compared to those selected through conventional methods

Understanding the emerging phenomenon of food forestry in the Netherlands: An assemblage theory approach

In the Netherlands, food forests have been appear­ing by the dozens since 2017, resulting in calls by Dutch national and local governments, as well as civil society organizations, for evidence of their parameters and profitability. This paper focuses on the former, mapping and analyzing food forestry (FF) in the Netherlands by drawing on assemblage theory. A survey, and unstructured interviews with five FF experts from the field, resulted in descrip­tive FF data as well as a map of 231 food forests. The main conclusion from the survey data from 109 participants is that food forests are incredibly diverse and versatile in terms of goal or orientation, although few initiatives focus on profitability. Some similarities include age, as most food forests were planted after 2017, and size, as most are between 0.5 and 2.5 hectares (ha), or between 1.2 and 6.2 acres. The demographics of practitioners, however, are rather homogeneous: university-educated individuals between 40 and 60 years old are the norm. Many practitioners state that the FF community at large has contributed to their access to knowledge and network, as well as their enthusi­asm, sense of pride, and hope for the future regard­ing FF. Moreover, a shared ontological posi­tion, the distribution and exchange of knowledge, the institutionalization of FF, and infrastructural conditions both foster cohesion within the FF assemblage and embody exclusionary and disrup­tive processes. These complex relations confirm the importance of descriptive and contextualized evidence to support FF.

Surgical Team Structure: How Familiarity and Team Size Influence Communication Effectiveness in Military Surgical Teams.

Preventable patient harm has persisted in health care despite recent advances to reduce errors. There is increasing recognition that non-technical skills, including communication and relationships, greatly impact interprofessional team performance and health care quality. Team familiarity and size are critical structural components that potentially influence information flow, communication, and efficiency. In this exploratory, prospective, cross-sectional study, we investigated the key structural components of surgical teams and identified how surgical team structure shapes communication effectiveness. Using total population sampling, we recruited surgical clinicians who provide direct patient care at a 138-bed military medical center. We used statistical modeling to characterize the relationship between communication effectiveness and five predictors: team familiarity, team size, surgical complexity, and the presence of surgical residents and student anesthesia professionals. We surveyed 137 surgical teams composed of 149 multidisciplinary clinicians for an 82% response rate. The mean communication effectiveness score was 4.61 (SD = 0.30), the average team size was 4.53 (SD = 0.69) persons, and the average surgical complexity was 10.85 relative value units (SD = 6.86). The surgical teams exhibited high variability in familiarity, with teams co-performing 26% (SD = 0.16) of each other's surgeries. We found for every unit increase in team familiarity, communication effectiveness increased by 0.36 (P ≤ .05), whereas adding one additional member to the surgical team decreased communication effectiveness by 0.1 (P ≤ .05). Surgical complexity and the influence of residents and students were not associated with communication effectiveness. For military surgical teams, greater familiarity and smaller team sizes were associated with small improvements in communication effectiveness. Military leaders can likely enhance team communication by engaging in a thoughtful and concerted program to foster cohesion by building familiarity and optimizing team size to meet task and cognitive demands. We suggest leaders develop bundled approaches to improve communication by integrating team familiarity and team size optimization into current evidence-based initiatives to enhance performance.

Local non-violent strategies amid Guatemala’s post-accord violence: understanding the potential and limitations in poor urban neighbourhoods

ABSTRACT The impact residents of violence-affected communities can have on addressing insecurity is underexplored, particularly amid criminal violence. In non-conflict contexts, can non-violent actions by committed individuals transform their violent environments given criminal groups’ social control and capacity to exert violence? Investigating two urban neighbourhoods in post-accord Guatemala, the article evidences how residents engage in violence disruption, breaking generalised self-protection strategies – silence, avoidance and displacement – to proactively address local violence. In doing so, residents can attain tangible security improvements and foster cohesion, social capital and informal leadership – facilitating further collective action. The article draws on 47 interviews, triangulated with police data and documentary evidence. The article contributes novel empirical evidence on the underexplored phenomenon of non-violent engagement with criminal groups. Conceptually, the article advances the emerging concept of violence disruption as a distinct form of agency and a useful framework to neither overlook nor overstate the impact of grassroots strategies.

The View From Beijing on Black Lives Matter: Why do Black Lives Matter for Beijing?

Why and how has China covered the Black Lives Matter (BLM), a movement with emerging themes closely related to its domestic issues? To what extent does the Chinese media build a unified discourse on sensitive themes that underpin the BLM? These are important questions given China's complicated history with ethnicity, race, and protests. This article argues that Chinese media uses BLM as a multi-faceted propaganda tool to foster cohesion at ideological level. NVivo-powered coding and thematic media analysis show that mainstream media, including official, semi-official and commercial media, and we-media do not present a uniform discourse on BLM. While they generally converge on criticism towards “protests” and “police” action, they display a nuanced “anti-US” and “Greater China” discourse. Moreover, the BLM coverage is used to undermine the US and strengthen by comparison the party-state's legitimacy. In the absence of a reflective discussion on race, racist undertones emerge in Chinese we-media.

Assessing the implementation of nurse practitioner-led huddles in long-term care using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR)

BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic created major challenges in long-term care (LTC) homes across Canada and globally. A nurse practitioner-led interdisciplinary huddle intervention was developed to support staff wellbeing in two LTC homes in Ontario, Canada. The objective of this study was to identify the constructs strongly influencing the process of implementation of huddles across both sites, capturing the overall barriers and facilitators and the intervention’s intrinsic properties.MethodsNineteen participants were interviewed about their experiences, pre-, post-, and during huddle implementation. The Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) was used to guide data collection and analysis. CFIR rating rules and a cross-comparison analysis was used to identify differentiating factors between sites. A novel extension to the CFIR analysis process was designed to assess commonly influential factors across both sites.ResultsNineteen of twenty selected CFIR constructs were coded in interviews from both sites. Five constructs were determined to be strongly influential across both implementation sites and a detailed description is provided: evidence strength and quality; needs and resources of those served by the organization; leadership engagement; relative priority; and champions. A summary of ratings and an illustrative quote are provided for each construct.ConclusionSuccessful huddles require long-term care leaders to consider their involvement, the inclusion all team members to help build relationships and foster cohesion, and the integration of nurse practitioners as full-time staff members within LTC homes to support staff and facilitate initiatives for wellbeing. This research provides an example of a novel approach using the CFIR methodology, extending its use to identify significant factors for implementation when it is not possible to compare differences in success.

Strategies for Enhanced Cohesion and Performance: Lessons from Military Training and Team Building

This paper delves into the realm of military training and team building to glean valuable lessons applicable too enhancing team cohesion and performance within business context. Through a comprehensive literature review complimented by personal observations, we explore the methodologies employed by the military institutions to foster cohesion and optimize team performance. Drawing parallels between military strategies and business operations, we identify key insights that can be seamlessly integrated into corporate environments. The findings in this study underscore the significance of cohesive teamwork in achieving organizational objectives. From structured training programs to strategic leadership initiatives, the military offers a plethora of lessons for businesses seeking to cultivate high-performing teams. We highlight the importance of shared purpose, effective communication, and adaptive leadership as foundational elements for fostering cohesion and driving success. Furthermore, this research not only elucidates the theoretical frameworks underpinning military strategies but also offers practical applications for businesses at various stages of development. Whether in the formulation strategic plans or the implementation of operational tactics, the principles derived from military training are invaluable assets for navigating complex business landscapes. Overall, the insights gleaned from military practice offer a holistic approach to team cohesion and performance enhancement, providing actionable strategies for businesses to thrive in an ever-evolving landscape of competition and innovation.

Mainstreaming heritages: abstract heritage values as strategic resources in EU external relations

ABSTRACT Cultural heritage has continually been employed as a strategic resource in EU external relations and to foster cohesion between member states and pre-accession countries. In these contexts, authorized and hegemonic versions of European and national heritage have been favoured to use culture as ‘soft power.’ While diversity has been an integral part of European heritage conceptions, it is limited in scope and scale and entails exclusions against perceived foreign or peripheral aspects. As participation and community involvement gain more prominent roles in current heritage developments (e.g. UNESCO, ICH, and the Council of Europe’s Faro convention), marginalized or hybrid elements of heritage and abstract values attached to cultural heritage become more important. Based on comparative policy and document analyses of EU policy programs, the paper asks how, as part of such processes, one can observe an emphasis on value-based approaches to heritage as part of EU external relations rather than on specific contents of cultural heritage. The paper examines how EU institutions aim to integrate dissonant heritages and linkages to non-European aspects into authorized forms of heritage by employing a value-based perception of cultural heritage.

Urban Acupuncture as a Method of Open Space Regeneration in Greek Ex-Refugee Areas. The Case of Nikea, Piraeus

The paper explores the potential of implementing the principles of urban acupuncture in a selected Greek case study, taking into account international experience in the field. The research includes literature review and field work. The area of study is Nikea, an ex-refugee urban area in the Attica metropolitan region. It was founded during the 1930s to host refugees from Asia Minor. The initial Hippodamian grid offers beneficial intermediate communal spaces inside each city block and there are also larger green spaces in proximity. However, the area suffers from urban blight owed largely to the poor quality of preservation of the old refugee housing estates. A mixture of factors contributes to the complex contemporary situation characterized by opportunities and challenges. On the one hand, there is great potential for regenerating the existing intermediate communal spaces and on the other decaying refugee houses and vulnerable households intricate the already convoluted situation. The paper provides cartographic depiction and categorization of the existing open spaces highlighting also contemporary socio-spatial challenges and market driven limitations. The research describes the obstacles that hinder the activation of “urban sensitive points” in terms of urban acupuncture, also advocating for possible solutions. The paper opens dialogue on the Greek case study in terms of urban acupuncture with the view to suggest strategies to foster socio-spatial cohesion in degraded ex -refugee urban areas. This is a pilot case study with further application in other post-refugee urban areas in Greece that share common socio-spatial attributes. Thus, the topic of the paper may have a greater impact within the Greek urban context.

Pandemic stress and the role of resources in expatriate–local interaction adjustment: an extension of Berry’s model

PurposeThe literature on expatriation rarely considers environmental stressors beyond cultural differences or interaction adjustment from the standpoint of host country nationals (HCNs). The authors develop a typology of expatriate–HCN interaction adjustment in response to a call to investigate the conditions under which pandemic stress facilitates cohesion or division among culturally diverse colleagues.Design/methodology/approachThe typology is based on Berry’s acculturation model, developed with conservation of resources theory and extended with the dual-concerns problem-solving framework from the conflict management literature.FindingsThe authors propose that expatriate and HCN perceptions of resource adequacy to cope with pandemic stress shape their choice of adjustment mode, and that contextual resources, including those provided by the organization, are critical. An Integration adjustment mode characterized by perceptions of adequate contextual resources and collaborative problem-solving is proposed to be most beneficial in the context of a pandemic to foster cohesion among culturally diverse colleagues, while a Separation mode characterized by perceptions of inadequate contextual resources and competitive problem-solving is proposed to foster division. Theoretical and practical contributions are provided.Originality/valueThe study takes a novel interdisciplinary approach to develop a contextualized typology of interaction adjustment between expatriates and HCNs. It contributes to the literature on managing multinational enterprise stakeholders in high-risk environments and offers insights into the formulation of international HRM policies and practices during a pandemic that are applicable to other high-risk contexts.

Judging From Above: French Feminists & Their Influence on the Veil Debate

Over the past two decades, the international community has found itself questioning France’s application of laïcité and the egalitarianism it supposedly ensures, particularly regarding veils associated with the Islamic faith. Integral to the face veil debate is the advocacy of French feminists, especially those who identify as pro-ban. Overarchingly, pro-ban feminists argue that the practice of wearing face veils or coverings undermines a French citizen’s obligation to foster cohesion in the public sphere through the acceptance of republican norms. This viewpoint informs the analysis of the state of social division in France undertaken here. The tools of analysis include a broad review of secondary literature, the use of various other multi-media avenues, and a thorough investigation into pertinent law-making bodies. Ultimately, the paper concludes that regulations supported by pro-ban feminists have frustrated their objective of promoting gender equality and have only further deepened the divide between Islam and the Republic.

Exploring the social legacy of frequent wildfires: Organizational responses for community recovery following the 2018 Camp Fire

The increased global frequency and scale of impactful and destructive wildfires has necessitated the reimagination of recovery assistance in affected communities. Unequal experience with and access to resources to support recovery mean that organizations operating at different scales may provide varying types of assistance after fire, particularly in rural areas. The US state of California has experienced several notable wildfire events in the past decade, including the 2018 Camp Fire that broke state and national records associated with the losses it caused. Interviews with 45 individuals involved in post-fire recovery after the Camp Fire are examined here using structuration theory to understand varied organizational responses across scales. Interviews focused on understanding how different organizations respond to wildfire disasters before examining the legacy that frequent wildfires have had on wildfire recovery response at local, state, and national scales. The rigidity of national and federal level organizations required local and state level organizations to rapidly adapt to support context-specific recovery needs. Local organizations accessed knowledge gathered during other recent wildfire disasters to navigate local impacts and needs. Without formal means to document perishable knowledge gathered during past wildfires, lessons learned may not be harnessed during future hazard events. Future recovery efforts after wildfire will benefit from proactive efforts to foster cohesion across responding organizations, opportunities to share and apply knowledge gathered through experiential learning, and pre-determined methods for communicating how non-local responses should take local social contexts into consideration.

Megatrends and the future of work for public sector leaders and educators

PurposeThis article asks (1) what megatrends are likely to significantly influence public sector roles and in what ways and (2) how might higher education institutions better prepare public sector leaders for the future shaped by these trends. While public sector leadership in every region, country and locality is unique, they are exposed to the same set of global megatrends. Therefore, this article teases out general insights, observations and implications for public sector leaders and educators by focusing on the effects of these trends.Design/methodology/approachThe article is informed by a review and synthesis of relevant academic and practitioner sources and is complemented by the authors' survey (n = 64) of public affairs practitioners and educators. The survey is not representative and is used to supplement other inferences from the literature.FindingsThe key megatrends reshaping public sector jobs include demographic and climate changes, technological advances and deepening social fragmentation. The confluence of such trends has increasingly strained the public sector's capacity to respond to present challenges, let alone prepare for the future. The future public sector leaders can benefit from new competencies, including ability to think systematically, see the big picture and ability to solve complex problems. Ideally, they would also have a strong capacity to foster collaboration and cohesion among diverse stakeholders, to model ethical and inclusive behavior, to accommodate, facilitate and bridge competing and conflicting viewpoints and become creative innovators and doers who can operate in increasingly complex environments, while navigating and reshaping their governments' outdated institutional structures.Research limitations/implicationsThe key trends reshaping public sector jobs include environmental, demographic and technological factors and deepening social fragmentation. The confluence of such factors has increasingly strained the public sector's capacity to respond to present challenges, let alone prepare for the future. The authors observe that the future of public sector practitioners may benefit from new competencies including digital and data fluency, high emotional intelligence, who are also big picture thinkers who understand global megatrends and their impacts locally. Ideally, they would have a strong capacity to foster cohesion among fragmented and polarized communities, to model ethical and inclusive behavior, to accommodate, facilitate and bridge diverse viewpoints and become creative innovators and doers who can operate in increasingly complex environments, while navigating and reshaping their governments' outdated institutional structures.Practical implicationsThe megatrends listed above have significant implications for public sector leaders and educators who train them.Social implicationsThere is a new awareness about the need to train public sector workers on diversity and inclusion issues. This paper discusses global trends through this lens.Originality/valueThis synthesis of the literature from academic and practitioner sources, supplemented with the original survey of educators and professionals, intends to open up a conversation about the future of public affairs leadership and education.

Team-Based Learning: Strategies And Lessons Learned

Location: JC Room D Team-based learning in undergraduate education has become the norm in many disciplines. With the growth of team-based capstone projects, the introduction of the Mason Impact initiative, and the need to produce career-ready graduates, courses that feature a strong team-based component will likely become more common. Accordingly, the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AACU) has identified teamwork as one of the essential outcomes of a college education. Professors often build team-based learning activities into their courses with the hope that students already know how to play well with others. However, the reality is that many student groups do not know how (or are unable) to communicate effectively and function as a team. Ineffective teamwork leads to poor academic work products, uneven learning, and frustration for everyone involved. The theme of the 2019 Innovations in Teaching and Learning Conference is Educating the whole student. This panel on fostering teamwork fits nicely with this theme as a holistic approach is essential if professors want to promote collaboration and better equip individual students with skills they need to be successful in a team environment. In this panel discussion, participants in the 2018-2019 Stearns Center sponsored Team-based Learning Faculty Learning Community will share insights, tips, and tricks gleaned from their review of best practices from the literature, their own classroom experiences, and from other institutions. Simply dividing students into groups to accomplish their work does little to ensure that students will be interdependent and work together to accomplish common goals. While professors cannot ensure that students have the emotional intelligence and communication skills to work successfully on a team, they can incorporate structures into their course and assignments that promote a culture of team cohesion, accountability, and most importantly, collaborative learning. Panelists will highlight the important role of professors in facilitating teamwork by providing guidance on how to: Develop more effective team assignments Organize teams Prevent common problems Evaluate team assignments and collaborative learning Assess individual learning in a team-based environment Panelists will outline how professors can promote collaborative learning from the very beginning of the course (structuring the team assignment and orienting students to expectations), during the middle stages of team development (using activities to foster cohesion and creating a space for open communication and feedback), and the very end (bringing closure to the team and evaluating both team product and process). The panel’s discussion will be structured around these stages (beginning, middle, end), and each panelist will share specific strategies they have used at a particular stage. Examples of the specific strategies to be shared include models for organizing teams, activities to promote cohesion, ways to help teams with problem-solving, and use of the AACU VALUE rubric to assess teamwork.

Cohesion in Spanish as a Second Language in an Indigenous School

This qualitative action research study analyzed the effect of Task Based Learning (TBL) through meaningful materials in the writing process of Spanish as a Second Language (SSL) for fifth graders from a Sikuani indigenous school located in Puerto Gaitán, Meta, Colombia. Throughout the sessions, task included different materials and games, such as a linguistic roulette, in order to help students foster cohesion when writing in Spanish as a second language. The instruments used to collect data were students’ artifacts (narrative texts), field notes, and semi-structured interviews. The results obtained showed that after the implementation, students were able to write short sentences using the parts of speech, such us articles, nouns, nd verb conjugations, accurately according to Spanish grammar.

From contesting to conversing about resilience: kickstarting measurement in complex research environments

Findings ways to benchmark and monitor is critical to making progress towards greater resilience to natural hazards. The cross-sector and often heavily contested nature of the resilience endeavour pose many practical and theoretical challenges when attempting to operationalize resilience into tangible indicators. Those invested in the measurement challenge must negotiate what is meant by resilience as well as make practical decisions where often there is no clear way forward. Heuristics, or short cuts to decision-making, are one way of negotiating situations with complex and/or incomplete information. This paper reports on the development and use of a heuristic device to support decisions and conversations about the measurement of resilience. The Kickstart 2 Measurement (K2M) tool provides resilience researchers and stakeholders with a structured process to work through six measurement questions on the following: the purpose of measurement; the data availability and quality; the focus of the indicator (who, what, where); the spatial and temporal scales; the disaster risk reduction phase; and the nature of disruption. The application of the tool to real-world examples showed the K2M tool (1) helped facilitate a pragmatic yet theoretically robust approach (2) helps provide transparency around compromises and prioritization, (3) brings multiple perspectives to the fore, and (4) prompts innovation to address high-priority gaps. The K2M tool can act as a bridge between theory, data, and practice to prompt pragmatic robust measurement solutions to and foster greater collaboration and cohesion across the resilience sector.

The integrated touristic villages: an Indonesian model of sustainable tourism?

The desa wisata terpadu policy was created in 1992 by the Indonesian government. Translated as integrated touristic villages, this model promotes an archetype of sustainable development adapted according to the characteristics of the local villages. Twenty-five years after the creation of this policy, it becomes relevant to examine its capacity to do so, by meeting the expectations of sustainable tourism, understood as a motor of global development and territorial integration. Because Bali remains the most important touristic destination in Indonesia, this study focus on this special case, and more especially on three villages considered as model examples: Penglipuran, Tenganan and Jatiluwih. For each, have been studying its economic sustainability, analyzing whether tourism brings local economic development; its social sustainability, evaluating the capacity of tourism to foster cohesion among the inhabitants by maintaining the traditional local organization; and its cultural sustainability, examining the complex effects of tourism on the preservation of local heritage. The methodology is based on a multi-case study, through a qualitative approach composed of 12 interviews with actors and inhabitants among the local population involved in tourism. Our results show that the three villages are successfully meeting the expectations of sustainable tourism by favoring economic growth that enables the local population to keep their community alive through community-based management that globally respects the traditional organization. However, their sustainability remains fragile and needs to be improved through an increasingly efficient socio-economic model. It includes more flexibility to involve young qualified inhabitants, without gender prejudice, in order to avoid the ‘vicious circle’ of a lack of qualified human resources limiting their capacity for economic growth. Those results may be of interest to researchers who are involved with tourism and sustainability issues, but also to institutions and professionals working on the establishment of sustainable models of tourism in Bali or elsewhere.