Tense Relationship Research Articles

Co-teaching and collaborative work in inclusive educational contexts

Introduction. Interdisciplinary collaboration stands out as a key strategy for inclusive education, mediated by teamwork both inside and outside the classroom, focusing on the work of regular and special education teachers in the inclusive educational context, taking into account the mental health of the members of the school community. Co-teaching, on the other hand, involves a transformation of teaching practices to improve the learning of all students within the classroom. Objective. The purpose of the article is to describe the pedagogical experience of co-teachers from the social imaginaries of classroom teams in educational institutions in the province of Concepción, Chile. Methods. Since imaginaries are subjective aspects, they are approached from a complementary perspective, which allows for the consideration of phenomenological and hermeneutical aspects. The approach was qualitative, through a multiple case study. The information was analyzed by seeking the mobility of social imaginaries, where social coordinate maps were the tools used to visualize the shifts in emerging categories. Conclusions. The study shows a strong social force deeply rooted in the conception of inclusive education as a model imposed by regulations, with competitive and individual pedagogical practices, characterized by tense and hierarchical relationships that do not contribute to the mental health of all. At the same time, imaginaries also emerge as opacities, projecting a new school where the recognition of others is seen as a possibility for joint construction and learning, beyond the imperatives defined by official voice

The Gulf States’ Decade

ABSTRACT The books by Dina Esfandiary, Cinzia Bianco, and Tobias Borck delve into the shift in Gulf politics over the past decade. This change saw in particular Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar playing a more prominent role in regional affairs, which was influenced by the Arab Spring uprisings and Gulf states’ concerns over American commitments to regional security. The books also highlight the diverging foreign policies of Gulf states, challenging the notion of a unified Gulf entity, as reflected by the 2017 boycott of Qatar. The dynamics of Gulf assertiveness is a central theme in these analyses, with the UAE exemplifying a more proactive and interventionist foreign policy approach. However, recent developments suggest a recalibration of foreign policies by Gulf states, with a renewed focus on economic cooperation and regional de-escalation. The once tense relations between Gulf states have thawed, hinting at a period of optimism and reduced regional tensions. However, as the authors point out, one needs to be cautious on the long-term implications of this recent rapprochement.

Dwelling and Departure: Beginning Disputes between Arendt and Heidegger

In “Letter on Humanism,” Martin Heidegger juxtaposes the notion of homelessness (Heimlosigkeit) with home-coming (Heimholung), i.e. the reawakening to our original relationship to Being. This focus on dwelling in Being represents an interesting modification from his earlier study of “incipience” (Anfang), which emphasizes departure. We follow the critique of this shift in thinking in Hannah Arendt’s work, beginning with a short allegory titled “Heidegger the Fox” (1953). We suggest that reading this allegory in the light of Arendt’s decades-long debate with Heidegger illuminates the tense relationship between dwelling and incipience (or in her terms, “natality”). Though we do not attempt a complete analysis of Heidegger and Arendt’s works here, we aim to draw out specific movements of their thinking. We suggest that Arendt’s concept of natality, which, though partly influenced by Heidegger, ultimately challenges the authenticity of Heidegger’s solitary, silent thinker who dwells in the House of Being. In the back and forth between their thinking an unresolvable tension between dwelling and departure arises as the existential fissure.

Status Quo and Countermeasures of Humanities Quality Education in Clinical Teaching for Medical Students

In recent years, frequent conflicts between doctors and patients have attracted widespread attention from various sectors of society. The reasons for the tense doctor-patient relationship involve three major factors, namely social, medical, and patient factors. In the process of building social harmony, the people’s demand for daily health knowledge and basic medical security is increasing day by day. Among them, medical humanities quality education plays a particularly important role in building a harmonious doctor-patient relationship. Strengthening the humanities quality education of medical students and creating a harmonious doctor-patient environment can better improve the tense doctor-patient relationship and reduce the occurrence of doctor-patient conflicts, ultimately promoting social stability. This requires medical schools not only to cultivate medical students’ clinical diagnosis and treatment abilities, but also to enhance their humanistic qualities, strengthen medical humanities education, and face the requirements of medical development and the task of Healthy China. It is of great significance to improve the humanities quality education program for medical students. This article aims to explore the status quo of humanities quality education in clinical teaching for medical students and propose countermeasures to address the issues.

Psychological Women's Liberation: Feminist Therapy Between Psychology and the Women's Movement in the Federal Republic of Germany in the 1970s

From the late 1960s onwards, the early second women's movement encompassed all areas of West German society. This included debates about how women's healthcare could be improved in aself-determined, women-friendly way and in line with feminist ideals. These debates were also held with regard to the general boom in psychotherapy at the time. This article explores the question of how debates around feminist therapy emerged in the Federal Republic of Germany. It also looks at the tense relationship between psychology and psychotherapy. While feminist women's counselling and therapy centers became awidespread part of apsychosocial care network from the late 1970s onwards, scientific psychology in German speaking countries remained largely closed to feminist influences. The article traces how this imbalance between feminist therapeutic practice and psychological women's research came about. Therefore, the article sets out from 1974, when psychologists tried to introduce feminist impulses into academic psychology and feminist activists made psychotherapeutic approaches usable for the women's movement. Many female psychologists shifted their commitment from the academic to the therapeutic field. It is argued, that this was due to the less than conducive conditions that feminist-oriented psychologists found in German-speaking academic psychology.

Shawqi's Friends, Opponents and Contemporaries

This research sheds light on Shawqi's friends, acquaintances and opponents. As the Islamic tradition says, a man follows the religion of his friend, so look at whom he likes. In contemporary history, friendships between writers decreased and feelings of envy, hatred and competition for glory, fame and influence prevailed among them. This is what we see through the tense relations between great Egyptian writers, such as Taha Hussein, Al-Aqqad and Mustafa Al-Sadiq Al-Rafi’i in the 1930s and 1940s. The conflicts between Arab poets were intense, even if they belonged to the same movement. In contrast, there were writers who had beautiful friendships, lofty goals and literary ambitions, as were the friendships of Ahmed Shawqi. Shawqi had few friends yet many acquaintances. He selected his friends in the same way as a skilled jeweler would select exquisite gems to complete his creation and expensive handicraft masterpiece. He did not feel comfortable except in the company of a limited number of lighthearted people with sublime taste. Among those close to him were Mohammed Al-Babily, Dr Mahjoub Thabet and Sheikh Tamarah, who was imam of the Egyptian embassy in Washington at the time, as well as Hussein Shirin, Mohamed Jaziri and a few others, including professors Ahmad Rami and Muhammad Abdul-Wahab [1 (p. 117)].

Water Ecological Security Pattern Based on Hydrological Regulation Service: A Case Study of the Upper Hanjiang River

Water ecological problems involve flood, drought, water pollution, destruction of water habitat and the tense relationship between humans and water. Water ecological problems are the main problems in the development of countries all over the world. In terms of ecological protection, China has put forward the ecological red line policy. Water ecology is an important component of the ecosystem, and the delineation of the water ecological red line is an important basis for ecological protection. Based on ecosystem services, this paper tries to determine the red line of the water ecology space and tries to solve various water problems comprehensively. Based on the ecosystem services accounting method, the SWAT (soil and water assessment tool) model was used to simulate the spatial–temporal dynamic quantities of water purification and rainwater infiltration services in the upper reaches of the Hanjiang River. The basin was divided into 106 sub-basins and 1790 HRUs (hydrological response units). Water quality data taken from 8 sites were used to verify the simulation results, and the verification results have high reliability. The grid scale spatialization of water quality and rainwater infiltration is realized based on HRU. The seasonal characteristics of hydrological regulation and control services were analyzed, the red line of hydrological regulation and control in the upper reaches of the Hanjiang River was defined, and the dynamic characteristics of water ecological red line were analyzed. According to the research results, the water ecological protection strategy of the basin is proposed. The prevention and control of water pollution should be emphasized in spring and summer, the prevention and control of rain flood infiltration in autumn and winter, and the normal monitoring and management should be adopted in the regulation and storage. The results of this study can provide scientific reference for water resources management and conservation policy making.

The Impact of Renewable Energy Industry Amidst the Tense Relationship Between America and China

The challenges and risks exist in every industry under the context of China-US competition. Although both countries use different approaches, significant potential for collaboration and challenges to effective cooperation still exist. By delving into the differences in policy, cooperation initiatives, and competitive dynamics, they have highlighted the interdependence of China and the US in the global renewable industry overall. It is essential to understand the evolving relationship between these two nations in the renewable energy sector, in the context of escalating geopolitical tensions and the requirements of sustainable development. The study concludes that while competition can reduce costs and spur technological advancement in renewable energy, cooperation through leveraging each countrys strengths can significantly contribute to global climate change efforts. Despite the tense relationship, fostering constructive engagement and finding common ground in the renewable energy sector can benefit both economies and promote global sustainable development.

Pointing Fingers in the Disinformation Era: How Journalists and Politicians Perceive Each Other’s Role in Spreading Disinformation and Its Impact on their Relationship

ABSTRACT In an era of post-truth and disinformation, the crucial relationship between journalists and politicians is under increasing pressure. Some politicians publicly question the media’s role in spreading inaccurate and false information, and journalists have reason to be critical of politicians too, as they can easily disseminate falsehoods online. This study deals with how politicians and journalists perceive each other’s role in spreading disinformation, drawing on surveys with political journalists (N = 148) and local politicians (N = 452) in Belgium. We find that 33 percent of politicians, in particular right-wing politicians, blame journalists for spreading “fake news”. Journalists, in turn, are even more critical of politicians: 58 percent of the journalists blame politicians in general, 75 percent blame radical left politicians, and 90 percent blame radical right politicians for spreading disinformation. Importantly, journalists’ views of politicians’ role in spreading disinformation impact their relationship. Although journalists who believe politicians add to the spread of disinformation are not necessarily less likely to interact with politicians, they are significantly more negative about their interactions with politicians. Such perceptions potentially add to the tense relationship between journalists and politicians we are increasingly observing and could have important ramifications for political news-making.

The Claims of Azerbaijan on Zangezur (June- November of 1918)

Key words: Batum, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire, Republic of Armenia, Republic of Azerbaijan, Zangezur, Andranik, border problems Despite the fact that the Treaty of Batumi assumed that the government of the Ottoman Empire would be informed about the agreement concluded between the governments of Armenia and Azerbaijan regarding the establishment of interstate borders, this agreement was never reached. The republics had already been proclaimed without marking their borders. Each of the newly-independent states was trying to expand the borders at the expense of the other. Each republic was trying to justify its claims, but in the end it was the political power and the number of weapons that mattered. That was the reason why the relationship between Armenia and Azerbaijan continued to remain tense and hostile. Regarding the status of Zangezur, neither side was going to retreat or at least agree to a compromise. Although Azerbaijan had military advantage and controlled the passages leading to the region, Armenians, who formed the majority of the population of Zangezur, were determined to join Armenia. Because of the entirely different positions on the issue of borders, no allied protocol was signed and no borders were drawn. Concerned about the physical existence of its own people, Armenia tried to establish "bearable" relationship with Azerbaijan and carry out a cautious policy on the issue of Zangezur due to the presence of Turkey. The tense and hostile relationship between Armenia and Azerbaijan continued up to the end of World War I and the withdrawal of Turkish troops from the region.

Daddy-Daughter, Hitler-Jews in Sylvia Plath’s Poetry: Exploring Paternal Influence and Holocaust Imagery

This study investigates the metaphorical connections between the Daddy-Daughter relationship and the Hitler-Jews dynamic in Sylvia Plath’s poetry. Plath is renowned for her evocative and melancholic poetry, which explores intricate topics of Holocaust imagery and paternal influence. The purpose of this research is to examine the complex interactions between historical trauma, familial ties, and individual suffering in Plath’s poetry. Plath’s confessional technique allows her to infuse her very personal issues with wider socio-political implications. Plath explores the tense relationship between a daughter and her father while tying Nazi Germany and the Holocaust into the story. The figure of the father becomes a symbol of oppressive authority, reminiscent of both her father and the tyrannical figure of Hitler. The amalgamation of personal and historical pain mirrors Plath’s personal battles with authoritative fatherhood and the aftermath of World War II. Plath’s poems conjure themes of persecution, pain, and the quest for identity through allusions to Hitler and the Jews. Her mastery is evident in the manner in which personal and historical narratives overlap and inform each other in her work by looking at the issue of “Daddy-Daughter and Hitler-Jews”. This study strives to expand comprehension of her poetic vision and its continuing relevance in modern debate through an analysis of her use of language, imagery, and symbolism. Thus the goal is to offer new perspectives on Plath’s work that both captivate and challenge readers across generations, inviting them to engage with her poetry in a more nuanced and profound manner.

Deficit of Trust in Pakistan-Afghanistan Bilateral Relations: An Evaluation from a Security and Economic Perspective from 2001 to 2021

At the crossroads of Central and Southern Asia lie two Muslim neighbors i.e., Pakistan and Afghanistan. Similarities in religion, culture, ethnicity, race, and history were predicted to cement the harmonious bilateral connection between the two countries. There have been a lot of obstacles to the development of positive relations between the two republics ever since they were established. Afghanistan's alone neighbor and a key commercial partner, Pakistan and the two countries have a difficult history despite Afghanistan's reliance on Pakistan's seaports and international trade. Tense relations began with the conflicts over the Durand line and Pakhtunistan stunt supported by Afghan government and were exacerbated by subsequent events like the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 and the American involvement in the country after September 11, 2001. A large number of refugees fled to Pakistan as a result of these invasions, shaking up the country's politics and economy. India's involvement in Afghan politics has had a major effect on Pakistan's interests in the country and the surrounding region, especially after September 11th, when the United States attempted to offset Chinese influence in the area. India's engagement in Afghanistan and Pakistan's support in the US invasion of Afghanistan are at the root of the current state of bilateral ties. Normalizing bilateral relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan may require the involvement of a third party or agreement on confidence-building measures to enhance the welfare of persons living on the other side of the Durand line and encourage amicable interactions between the two countries. Using a qualitative approach, this article investigates the causes and consequences of the current mistrust in bilateral ties, with a particular emphasis on economic and security problems in the wake of 9/11.

Stosunki niderlandzko-rosyjskie w kontekście inwazji na Ukrainę

The Kingdom of the Netherlands is the only Western state, a member of the European Union, which has tense relations with Russia comparable to Polish-Russian ones after 2010. They have collapsed because of air disasters on the Russian controlled territories. Although the way they were played by politicians of both countries in a different manner, the final results were similar – close to zero. In the years 2011–2014, bilateral relations were going well, and their climax was reached during the winter Olympics in Sochi. The annexation of Crimea in 2014 worsened them. The Netherlands joined the sanctions announced against Russia. The collapse of the relations of the Kingdom of the Netherlands with Russia took place at the end of May 2018. It was the result of the shooting down of the Malaysia Airlines passenger aircraft (code: MH-17) over the Donetsk region on its route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur route. It caused the death of 298 people on the board. The international investigation team found Russia guilty of this barbarian act. As a result of the trial, the Dutch courts ruled the fault of three people and sentenced them to life imprisonment.Diplomatic relations of the Netherlands with Ukraine were established in 1992. Since the Russian invasion of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the policy of supporting Ukrainians in the fight against the invader has been consistent. The Dutch government favors a hard approach to Russia. The Netherlands participates in the economic sanctions of the European Union towards this country. The Dutch government offers Ukraine significant humanitarian, military and financial assistance. In 2024 it will reach an amount of around 2 billion Euro. The resignation of the government of Prime Minister Mark Rutte in September 2023 will not change the principles of foreign policy of the state, regardless of the composition of a new cabinet, almost all parties still want to continue the support of Ukraine.

Mao's Cambodian Legacy: An “Ideological Victory” and a Strategic Failure

Abstract Drawing on untapped Chinese primary sources, including archival documents, the biographies and memoirs of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials involved in managing policy toward the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, and, in particular, the memoirs of members of Huayun (an ethnic Chinese revolutionary movement) in Cambodia, this article shows that under Mao Zedong the CCP's policies toward the Khmer Rouge were subordinated to Mao's political needs and indistinguishable from his domestic policies. The Khmer Rouge's victory in Cambodia was significant to Mao in light of the tense relations between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Soviet bloc. In 1973 and 1974, Chinese leaders rejected U.S. proposals to restore Prince Sihanouk to power in Cambodia and later refrained from any criticism of the mass slaughter perpetrated by the Khmer Rouge, including the systematic killing of ethnic Chinese in Cambodia. As a result, the post-Mao leaders were unable to disengage from Cambodia or to restrain the Khmer Rouge. Mao's “ideological victory” eventually translated into a strategic debacle for the PRC.

The Interplay Between International and Regional Human Rights Instruments on the Rights of Women: Reflections on the Maputo Protocol at 18

This article examines the increasingly tense relationship between CEDAW and regional human rights instruments on women's rights. It argues that although CEDAW has been beset by a number of challenges, including a high number of reservations and implementation deficits, it remains a key pillar in the struggle to achieve women's equality. It contends, however, that the rise of a dense web regional human rights instruments, while offering a range of positive developments for women and girls, threaten to subvert the primacy of CEDAW, particularly in areas where these instruments conflict. It hones in on the Maputo Protocol in this context, and offers reflections on treating CEDAW and regional human rights instruments as mutually reinforcing, and not oppositional.

All That Glitters May Not Be Gold: Tanishq AD Controversy

Advertisements creating controversies and resulting in brands being subjected to intense criticism is not uncommon in the age of social media. India’s largest jewelry retail brand, Tanishq, too became a victim of one such controversy in 2020. On October 9, 2020, Tanishq, a division of the Titan Company and a part of Tata group, released an advertisement to promote its new line of jewelry collection called ‘Ekatvam’. The advertisement highlighted inter-faith marriage and showed how a loving Muslim mother-in-law respected the sentiments of her pregnant daughter-in-law’s Hindu faith by arranging for her baby shower according to Hindu rituals. Post the release of the advertisement, a vast number of protests broke out in the country and caused a stir. Prior to the ad release, around September 2020, news about love jihaad was doing the rounds in many parts of India. The stir led Tanishq to withdraw the advertisement with issuance of a statement by the company. In light of these developments, a number of questions were being raised. Was it correct on the part of the brand to remove the ad? Did the advertisement seem like a deliberate attempt to gain the attention of consumers? Could Tanishq have expected this controversy to occur given the history of a tense relationship between the two religions in the country? What could the brand do to avoid such controversies in the future?

Gendered career of lupus in El Salvador The male cases

Despite increasing prevalence, lupus in the Salvadoran context continues to be rendered invisible—occurring in the show of other more prominent autoimmune diseases such as cancer and HIV/AIDS. In El Salvador, there are two patient advocacy foundations dedicated to lupus, and it is not uncommon to hear members complain that lupus is considered "the cancer of the poor” and a “woman’s disease.” Drawing on and substantially revising Goffman’s concept of "moral career,” I argue that the gendered trajectory of the lupus patient in El Salvador, characterized primarily by diagnostic and prognostic ambiguity, is particularly useful for understanding the labor involved in the individual management of lupus, which in turn has the potential to guide the bureaucratic and biomedical diagnosis and provision of care in both institutional settings and domestic environments or la casa, understood not only as physical space, but also as a place where networks of care operate and challenge biomedical imperatives. I examine the feminized trajectory of the disease as something that impacts the experience of the male lupus patient, who in the case of El Salvador is associated with a high mortality rate that comes from a late diagnosis. Attending to lupus in terms of structures and norms that impact the experience of patients with lupus in their daily life, I examine practices of self-medication, self-diagnosis and self-care that foment disruptive and tense relationships between those diagnosed with lupus and those who provide medical care.

Assessing the Impact of Turkey’s Quest for Status Since the 2000s on Foreign Policy Change: Transformational or Transactional?

This paper delves into an assessment of the impact of Turkey’s quest for status since the 2000s on changes in its foreign policy. In other words, how has Turkey’s search for status influenced its foreign policy stances since the 2000s? And can we consider the changes in Turkey’s foreign policy change transformational or transactional in essence? In this vein, this paper will make essential contributions to the existing literature on Turkey’s status-seeking strategies by using specific cases to link them to changes in Turkey’s foreign policy and assessing the extent to which they are transactional or transformational. The examination of this topic is all the more important in light of internal developments in Turkey, such as democratic backsliding and economic crisis, as well external
 factors such as its tense relationships with the EU, its rapprochement with Russia and China, and its increasingly proactive profile in regional crises. This paper critically assesses the pattern of Turkey’s foreign policy change from transformational and transactional perspectives.

A Historical Materialist Reading of the Contested Relations between Greece and Turkey

ABSTRACT This article examines the contested relationship between Greece and Turkey from a historical materialist approach. It seeks to explain the very essence of this contestation rather than merely focusing on its surface forms. While doing this, we eschew intra-Marxist theoretical debates not to exceed the research scope. The article argues that the foreign policies of Greece and Turkey have indeed been subject to considerations of the dominant bourgeois classes in both countries that have been stimulated as well as bound by Euro-Atlantic imperialism. It considers the relative comparative advantages of Greece and Turkey’s relational and possessional capabilities. It puts forward that the historical materialist approach has better explanatory power and offers an alternative reading. It elaborates upon the tense relations between the two countries, showing the interwoven connections with imperialism at national and international levels. It underlines how the contestation between Greece and Turkey has been encouraged and delimited by Euro-Atlantic imperialism.

Virtue Ethics, Confucian Tradition and the General Predicament of Modern Society

This paper discusses the nature of Confucian ethics and its tense relations with modernity through analysing the arguments contained in Chen Lai’s 陈来 Confucian Theory of Virtue. The author points out that Confucian ethical theory is a kind of virtue ethics and that the distinction between public virtue and private virtue in modern moral projects necessarily leads to the elimination of the latter by the former. This is a general predicament of virtue ethics faced by modern societies.