Global Village Research Articles

The evolution and driving mechanism of land use classification systems in China

It is of great value to explore the evolution and dynamic mechanism of land use classification systems, such as improving the current classification system and providing guidance for scientific land use methodologies. In this study, the evolution process of land use classification systems in China is analyzed, the characteristics of which in terms of content-form, the urban–rural land use relationship and land functionality are compared, and the evolution mechanism of which is evaluated. The findings reveal that: (1) The land use classification systems in China have undergone a three-stage evolution process, comprising an initial "exploration stage", followed by an "improvement stage", culminating in a "maturity stage"; (2) The content and form of these systems exhibit distinct characteristics, marked by the refinement of construction land, stability in hierarchy, and an increase in the number of classifications. The urban–rural land use relationships have transitioned from a state of "urban–rural separation" to "urban–rural coordination", and ultimately to "urban–rural integration". Moreover, land functions have evolved from single to comprehensive; (3) The evolution of land use systems is primarily driven by national policies, socioeconomic development, and resource endowments, and in essence, it is constrained by the man-land relationship. To meet the needs of global village development, future land classification systems should strive to establish universal international standards.

Crimes of Stalking and Harassment against Women in Cyberspace

With the advancement of technology the world has become a global village. The most modern invention is the Internet which has broken national boundaries and has created a space known as cyberspace. The Internet is the new oil of the 21st century. Like any invention, the internet too has both boon and bane. Crimes against women are rising against women in every sphere of life. Crimes against women start with her fetus in the form of female feticide, when she is born in the form of female infanticide, in her youth matrimonial crimes, sexual crime and so on. With the coming of the internet and a new space have emerged which have become the playground for offences against women. Cyber crime is the most burning issue in contemporary times affecting the modesty; security and privacy of net users especially women. This paper is an attempt to highlight the legal provisions dealing with cyber stalking and harassment against women in India.

Philosophical Underpinnings of Tirumantiram

The current study takes comparative approach to analyze the metaphysical, moral, and mystical aspects of the work known as Tirumantiram written by Tirumular. This paper compares Tirumantiram with various philosophical texts by analysing six key themes of metaphysics, ethics, spirituality, duty, cultural context and linguistic nuances. It exposes inherent commonalities of man’s nature despite cultural differences, allowing for sensitivity regarding universal as well as exceptional conceptual aspects. The study meticulously identifies metaphysical foundations, ethical principles, and spiritual practices, thus enlightening readers on integrated wisdom of world philosophical legacy. Moreover, this exercise adds to scholarly debates and offers practical contributions towards ethical living and spiritual understanding in a pluralistic global village.

A small global village: the effects of collectivist, tight and Confucian cultures on the spread of COVID-19

While previous studies have emphasised several important factors associated with the spread of COVID-19 and strategies to reduce transmission, few studies have focused on the social and cultural factors that may influence its spread. This study analyses the spread of COVID-19 from a cross-country/region cultural perspective and finds that countries and regions with a collectivistic, Confucian or tight (restrictive) culture experience a lower spread rate of COVID-19. The results are robust to controlling for several factors, including population, age structure, gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, previous SARS occurrence, smoking prevalence, and religion. A one standard deviation increase in the collectivism score is associated with a 1.38% reduction of the weekly growth rate of COVID-19 cases. More importantly, the effect of culture on the spread of COVID-19 becomes stronger during national or regional lockdowns. Corroborating these main results, supporting analyses find a significant effect of culture on national and regional COVID-19 death rates. These findings suggest that to manage the ongoing surges in COVID-19 outbreaks, governments should implement public health policies that emphasise the ideas of common interest, personal responsibility and strong cultural norms, and sense of community, as this pandemic has revealed that people all live together in a small global village.Why did Korea, Japan & Taiwan have so few deaths? I see face-covering and the Confucian idea of common good as key. –Michael Levitt, the Nobel Prize Laureate (2020)

Analysis of Cultural Differences Between Chinese and Western Vocal Music

China's vocal music culture has a long history, the cultural heritage contained in it is profound, not only from daily life and labor, but also from the inheritance and development of the nation itself. Western vocal music culture expresses a kind of art and sentiment, giving vent to emotions. From the cultural level, China's traditional vocal music culture is more researchable, but culture needs to be exchanged, in the global village, the fusion and development of Chinese and Western cultures is an unchangeable trend, this paper analyzes the cultural differences between connotation, form and singing characteristics of Chinese and Western vocal music culture, and at the same time elaborates on the aesthetic fit between Chinese and Western traditional vocal music culture.

Restoring Community and Covenant in the 21st Century: The History and Potential Revival of Coventism in the Era of the ‘Global Village’

This article offers a rationale for research and engagement on conceptions of ‘community’ in the twenty-first century in the context of changing conceptions of relationality through the impact of secularisation, social media, and online gaming. It highlights the growing concerns and healthcare outcomes of isolation in the context of shifting perceptions of ‘community’ as the basis for a re-examination of the value of ‘covenant’ as ‘communities of purpose’ in our interdependent world. In so doing, it proposes that covenant communities offer a route through which fundamental relationalities which engender belonging, security, and personal value can be restored at local, national or even trans-national levels.

Front and Back Covers, Volume 39, Number 5. October 2023

Front and back cover caption, volume 39 issue 5IBN KHALDUN AND RE‐TRIBALIZATIONA bust of Ibn Khaldun (1332‐1406), at the entrance of the Kasbah of Bejaia, Algeria. As you gaze upon this scholar, who first delved into the cyclical dynamics of tribes and civilizations, you are not just looking at history — you are looking at a mirror reflecting our modern world. Khaldun's pioneering insights into tribal cohesion (asabiyyah) and its impact on societal rise and fall are not relics of the past; they are prophetic echoes reverberating in today's global landscape.In an increasingly interconnected yet paradoxically fragmented world, the concept of ‘tribalism’ is making a surprising comeback.No longer confined to anthropology textbooks or remote communities, tribalism resurfaces in our political dialogues, social affiliations, and even international relations. But this is not your grandfather's tribalism; it is ‘re‐tribalization’, a modern reimagining of ancient affiliations and loyalties shaping nations and rewriting global equations.In this issue, the first of a two‐part article by Ahmed et al., ‘Re‐tribalization in the 21st century’, peels back the layers of this complex phenomenon. It challenges the conventional wisdom that pits ‘tribalism’ against ‘civilization’, revealing instead a dynamic interplay that influences everything from state governance to globalization. Whether it is the UK Brexit vote, the rise of ethnonationalism in various countries or the enduring conflicts in the Middle East, the fingerprints of tribalism — and its modern avatar, re‐tribalization — are unmistakably present.As we navigate the complexities of a world that is both a ‘global village’ and a patchwork of evolving tribal identities, the concept of re‐tribalization serves as an analytical lens. This resurgence of tribal affiliations is a complex adaptation to the challenges and opportunities of a globalized world. The ancient codes of tribalism are being reinterpreted in the context of modern geopolitics and digital communication. While the old and the new may seem to be in tension, they are part of a complex dynamic that requires scrutiny. The ancient and the modern coexist in a world as fraught with conflict as it is ripe for cooperation.FOOTBALL AND CLIMATE CHANGEOn the dwindling sands of Ariyallur Beach in the coastal hamlet of Ottummal, Malabar, India, children passionately kick a football around, savouring the shrinking space that remains for their cherished sport. Their laughter and shouts echo against a backdrop of rising tides and eroding shores, a poignant reminder of the impermanence of their playground.In this issue, Muhammed Haneefa delves into the heart of this coastal community to explore how the relentless rise in sea levels is not just a geographical alteration but a transformation of a way of life. He uncovers the erosion of subaerial beaches — once the lifeblood of the community's social and cultural fabric — and its devastating impact on leisure activities, most notably the deeply ingrained pastime of football.Haneefa also scrutinizes the local government's ‘managed retreat’ strategy, a well‐intentioned but complex proposal that involves relocating these vulnerable communities away from their endangered coastal homes. While the plan may offer a temporary respite from the encroaching waters, it fails to account for the fisherfolk's profound emotional and cultural ties to their land and traditions.This article serves as a lens through which we can view climate change from the ground up. While satellite images and climatological data may provide a bird's‐eye view of the planet's changing face, it is through the worm's‐eye view of anthropologists and ethnographers like Haneefa that we truly understand the human cost. Here, climate change is not just a statistic or a future projection; it is a lived reality that is reshaping communities, altering identities and challenging the very essence of cultural heritage.

An Inconvenient Fact: Impact of EMI on Nursing Education

With the internationalization of higher education, English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) has become one of the most significant global educational trends in the 21st century (Aizawa et al., 2023). Medium of instruction refers to the language used when teaching non-language academic/content subjects such as science (Lo & Lo, 2014). The aims of EMI include developing students' English professional expertise, expanding their knowledge of different academic disciplines, and preparing them to participate in the international community. EMI is used in many countries, including Taiwan, as an internationalization strategy in higher education (HE). In 2018, Taiwan's National Development Council proposed a blueprint for developing Taiwan into a bilingual nation by 2030, with related policies promoting the widespread use of English in HE. In 2021, Taiwan's Ministry of Education announced a new program on bilingual education for students to promote EMI courses in HE. However, in addition to English language proficiency, internationalization is essential to nursing education. Thus, it is also necessary to actively strengthen the international outlook and global village citizenship of Taiwan's nursing students. In both university and vocational nursing education, English education focuses mostly on English for Specific Purpose (ESP)-oriented English courses designed to help learners do well in their academic and professional preparations for their future careers (Saragih, 2014), while English for Academic Purposes (EAP) focuses on enabling learners to use English in their study and research activities (Flowerdew & Peacock, 2001; Hyland & Hamp-Lyons, 2002). EAP is concerned with using English in academic domains (Walkinshaw et al., 2017). In contrast to ESP and EAP, EMI, although also using English as a teaching tool and conveying academic knowledge in English, does not include improving English proficiency and abilities as a primary goal (Dearden & Macaro, 2016). The current global explosion of EMI in higher education is unprecedented (Aizawa et al., 2023), leading to EMI being described as an 'unstoppable train' from which EMI educators must safely ensure their students alight at their destination (Macaro, 2018). To reduce the challenges students face on their EMI journeys, educators must first understand the common challenges experienced by students. In this EMI educational scenario, educators experience how the change in the language of instruction impacts their teaching and their students' learning effect. From a pedagogical perspective, studies have confirmed that, in addition to teacher training support (Lauridsen, 2017; Sánchez-Pérez, 2020), HE should focus on providing more solid and diverse training courses that teach strategies for pronunciation and discourse, accommodate diversity in the classroom, and teach multicultural competencies (Orduna-Nocito & Sánchez-García, 2022). Therefore, for this column, we have invited authors with backgrounds in different disciplines to share their ESP and EMI teaching experiences, suggest the next steps beyond EMI, and offer insights into how to apply multimodal design in nursing education. After reading this column, we hope readers will be able to employ different levels of thinking to help the development of nursing education in Taiwan keep pace with the times and internationalization trends, prepare for EMI training, successfully face the challenges of EMI, and take EMI beyond the first step.

폭력적 극단주의 예방을 위한 교육프로그램 운영 방안에 관한 연구

Day after day, violent incidents by extremists continue to occur in the global village. Concerns about far-right terrorism or violent far-right extremism are rising in Europe as well as the United States, and these countries are nervous about the spread of far-right extremism or far-right terrorism that is unusually expanding. Recently, violent protests occurred in France because of the police's excessive suppression of second-generation immigrants, and in the Netherlands, a coalition government collapsed over the demand for refugees and migrants. The recent spread of violent far-right extremism in Europe appears to be closely related to the rapid influx of refugees into Europe since 2015.
 In this situation, in order to prevent the spread of violent extremism, it is persuasive to recognize that it is a social problem rather than the existing state-centered response, and to find a solution through integrated cooperative governance of the government, businesses, schools, and civic groups. In Korea, too, there are many vulnerable groups who are complaining of suffering in the shadow of economic growth and national development. While being discriminated against and alienated from society, they have dissatisfaction with the country, and teenagers who are not adapted to school are directly affected by the online community.
 Therefore, in this study, the concept of violent extremism is introduced, the factors and paths leading to violent extremism are examined, and measures for prevention are presented. First, we selected the vulnerable class who are most likely to be inclined to violent extremism in Korea and key stakeholders who are in a position to control and manage them. In order to operate a violent extremism prevention education program targeting them, it is important to understand the characteristics of the local community and active participation of various stakeholders, and differentiated and customized education for each vulnerable group is necessary. In addition, periodic evaluation and monitoring, budget and manpower security are important considerations.
 This study presents a customized education program targeting the vulnerable and key stakeholders. In the prevention education program, the contents of education for the selected vulnerable class and key stakeholders and the criteria for selecting instructors were presented. In addition, in order to continuously operate these programs, it was suggested that a feedback system to evaluate and improve their effectiveness should be established. Despite some limitations, this study is meaningful in that it has presented the most specific implementation plan among the papers in related fields published so far, and additional follow-up research will contribute to the prevention of violent extremism and the safety of the community.

The Urgency Of Vision And Mission In The Development Of Integrated Independent Tourism Village In Sidomulyo Village Jember

Vision is a value of belief in a hope, big 'dreams', and the desire of a person or group of people, and an organization to achieve set goals. The forms of policy and steps for implementing activities are established in the mission and programs. The Village Tourism Awareness Group of Sidomulyo, Jember District, has a vision and mission, policies and major program steps to lead Sidomulyo village to be independent, integrated tourism village with a global village theme based on the Indonesian nation's history: “Asia-Africa Conference”. Developing on integrated independent tourism villages in Sidomulyo is cluster-based in each Dusuns. Each cluster has its own characteristics and uniqueness in the attracting motives of its tourist sites. This big vision will lead the Sidomulyo village to be a national and global class tourist village

М. Маклюэн: между медиумом и медиатизацией

Introduction. The article is devoted to the key ideas of the media theorist M. McLuhan. The Canadian culturologist and philologist conceptualized the advent of the era of a new, “electronic”, person and new electronic media. Theoretical analysis. M. McLuhan’s works, in a certain sense, shaped the direction and style of studying media in a social context, “The Mechanical Bride: Folklore of Industrial Man” (1951), “The Gutenberg Galaxy: The Making of Typographic Man” (1962), “Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man” (1964). According to his position, electronic media technologies can be understood as a medium, a means of communication. They have evolved from the simplest sound signals to signs on various surfaces (from rock art to the modern alphabet) and an electronic signal. Conclusion. Despite the inconsistency of the figure of M. McLuhan among media theorists, the view on electronic media, according to which the author offers a kind of “Renaissance”, turning prism, is of epistemological value, which, among other things, is used in the concept of the global village. The value of this idea is due to the tendency towards convergence of users of modern communication technologies (for example, social networks) and the media transformation of the era.

TracWork: An On-Field Employee Tracking System

The internet has transformed the world into a global village, benefiting our society as a whole and empowering people in a variety of ways. Many mobile applications are becoming a part of people's daily lives and assisting them in their jobs or daily routines, thanks in part to the phenomenal growth of Internet usage over the last 21 years. Previous research has found a scarcity of high-quality apps that cover all bases. This project's primary goals are to combine fragmented market systems into a product capable of performing functions such as tracking an employee's on-field movement using GPS; assisting employees in navigating to their next destination; maintaining and improving productivity levels using indicators such as battery status; current and past location; and so on. We highlight previous work and how we learned to extract a model that harmonises current systems while also improving quality of life in this study. We investigated numerous approaches, methods, and procedures before applying them to the development of the system.

Curative handcrafted textiles: Healing generations

While natural disasters in the past, along with the recent COVID-19 pandemic, have disrupted livelihoods, they have also activated the structuring of handicraft as an age-old remedial practice with curative properties. Further, the need for communicating textile processes, in support of slow fashion, has allowed educational institutions to contextualize this teaching with the help of pedagogical models that define the role of both craft education and craft-based research. As an educator at Pearl Academy, India, what I can observe in the modern world today is that there is always a cross-cultural contact between the ‘local’ and the ‘global’ and that, the much-discussed ‘global village’ is no longer a fantasy but a fact, despite numerous paradoxes. This article aims at giving an insight into my perspectives and experiences that shed light on the plight of handicraft in the most hand-skilled country in the world. It also lends a bird’s-eye point of view on the need to break barriers between modern and traditional, between urban and rural, etc., and look at the many avatars of handicraft and techniques being repurposed for modern applications such as luxury fashion, interior design and jewellery. This can result in the creation of works that are not only aesthetically pleasing but are also functional, sustainable and culturally sensitive and can help designers and artists navigate complex ethical issues that resonate with diverse communities. The article takes into consideration handcrafted textile samples developed by three postgraduate fashion design students at Pearl Academy, India, who have developed textile samples as part of their project called ‘Hybrid Textiles’. The samples create an epilogue to the context of this study through an ‘end of life’ narrative and craft practices in India.

Uniwersytet 4.0 – mit cyfrowej akademii? Refleksja historyczno-komunikologiczna

Zmiana społeczna wymuszona rewolucją teleinformatyczną oraz stopniowe skurczenie świata zgodnie z paradygmatem globalnej wioski wywarło wpływ zarówno na postrzeganie, jak i funkcjonowanie uniwersytetu jako instytucji publicznej. Współczesna uczelnia, pomimo wypracowanych w poprzednich dekadach a nawet stuleciach norm i procedur, musi w sposób skokowy dostosować się do wymagań tak społeczeństwa cyfrowego, jak i cyfrowej ekonomii z zachowaniem dotychczasowej tożsamości i unikatowej roli, jaką pełni w strukturze społecznej. Celem niniejszego artykułu jest z jednej strony prezentacja przemian, jakie doświadczyła akademia w perspektywie zmiany społecznej, z drugiej – prezentacja badań własnych dotyczących oceny cyfryzacji procesów zachodzących na uczelniach z perspektywy doświadczenia postcovidowego. W badaniu udział wzięło 433 studentów oraz 133 nauczycieli akademickich zatrudnionych zarówno na etacie, jak i współpracujących z uczelnią na umowy cywilnoprawne.

Global Village, Different Customs

Global Village, Different Customs

Preface and Introduction - Who is My Neighbour? Interfaith Dialogue and Theological Education in the Global Village Vol. 4 No. 2

Preface and Introduction - Who is My Neighbour? Interfaith Dialogue and Theological Education in the Global Village Vol. 4 No. 2

Editorial Address & Advisory Board

The second issue of volume four of the Journal of the Council for Research on Religion (JCREOR) came out of a colloquium entitled “Who is My Neighbour? Interfaith Dialogue and Theological Education in the Global Village of the 21st Century.”The event was held at the McGill School of Religious Studies on October 19–20, 2022. Each day included two keynote addresses with their respective panel responses. On October 19, 2022, Amy-Jill Levine and Ingrid Mattson offered two keynote papers on different topics related to Interfaith Dialogue. On October 20, 2022, Robert Hill and Chukwuemeka Anthony Atansi offered two keynote papers on different topics related to Theological Formation in the twenty-first century.The School of Religious Studies was awarded a grant by the Lily Foundation, which was initially designated during the Covid 19 epidemic in 2020–2021. However, the School was granted an extension to use the funds in 2022–2023 for in-person symposiums and a preliminary study of student needs in the university’s theological programs.

Who is my Neighbour? Theological Education in the Global Village of the 21st Century (Responses)


 
 
 The following are three response papers that were presented at the “Who is My Neighbour? Interfaith Dialogue and Theological Formation Conference,” held on October 19, 2022, and are indirectly responding to Robert Hill's discussion of theological education in the global villiage of the 21st Century.
 A running theme throughout the first panel of the second day is the struggle to retain the vitality of the presence of God in theological education today, in contexts that are, not only increasingly diverse, but are also – in some cases – increasingly dismissive or wary of the Christian tradition. 
 
 
 
 While Hill’s keynote address suggests that this vitality of presence can be retained by adopting a liberal biblical theology, the first respondent, Roland De Vries, considers what is lost when we allow “the myriad of demands placed on theological education” to obscure this vital presence, the very thing that gives theological education its coherence in the first place. 
 The second respondent, Heather McCance, argues that an important part of overcoming this struggle lies in training students to form a theological imagination – “the capacity to grasp the presence of the holy in and through all things.” Reminding us that this vital presence is what allows theology to reach into “the crevices (or, better, fractures) of life” that other disciplines tend to ignore, Cory Andrew Labrecque ends the panel by offering a series of reflections that highlight the ongoing value of theological education in the twenty-first century, even in spaces that might want to exclude it. 
 
 
 
 
 

Who is my Neighbour? Theological Education in the Global Village of the 21st Century (Responses)

Chukwuemeka Anthony Atansi’s keynote address offered a series of reflections on how the Igbo theological anthropology of the neighbour can enrich theological education in diverse contexts such as Montreal. The Igbo theological anthropology of the neighbour offers a relational understanding of the neighbour, a relationality which comprises a crucial component of Karen Finch’s response, one which argues that good pastoral education in today’s polarized world strongly resembles good ecumenical formation. For Finch, ecumenical formation is about relationality and the dialogues that this relationality provokes, and she argues that, when approached with openness and transparency, such dialogues can be truly generative for pastoral education.
 Alyson Huntly’s response offers a series of reflections about the state of theological education in Quebec, reflections which also highlight relationality, or, more precisely, the need for Western institutions, hitherto predominantly white, to re-evaluate and re-envision how they relate to – and thereby dialogue with and learn from – the “Others” who now represent a majority demographic in Quebec’s theological colleges, many of whom come from the Global South or formerly colonized nations. This, she argues, represents the path to renewal for theological education in twenty-first century Quebec.

Onye Agbataobim (My Neighbour) – One Who Finds Refuge in My Heart: On the Significance of Igbo Theological Anthropology for Theological Education in our Time (Keynote Address)

In fashioning a response to the question “Who is my neighbour?” – which informs the subject of the symposium on “Theological Education in the Global Village of the 21st Century” – this essay explores the contributions of the Igbo theological anthropology of the neighbour. Igbo theological anthropology considers the neighbour, not simply as one with whom my home shares a boundary, but as one who finds refuge in my heart (onye agbataobim), that is, one with whom there is mutual dependence, vulnerability, and support. This relational understanding of the neighbour in Igbo theological anthropology further derives from the Igbo conception of the human person as “the beauty of life” (mmadụ), and the corresponding attitude of love, “the act of beholding” (ịfunanya), which the sight of, or rather, the encounter with every human person, ought to evoke. The article will outline the significance of these insights for theological education in our time. Such education, the essay argues, ought to take seriously again the fact that there is something irreducibly astonishing about the human person – each and every human being – regardless of geographical boundaries, physical proximity, as well as social, political, and economic connections.