Nature-Based Social Welfare and Socially Responsible Consumption: Is Circular Economy a Viable Solution?

Baranowski, Mariusz

doi:10.1007/978-981-19-4457-4_3

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“…For the development of a region in terms of economy, society and science and technology, education is considered to be an essential building block (Olufunke, 2012;Nesterova, 2023;Baranowski, 2022;. Throughout the different regions of the world, education has been playing a vital role in determining the possible opportunities for an individual's life (Aguilera-Hermida, 2020; Skoczylas et al, 2023).…”

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Economic, infrastructural and psychological challenges faced by the students of Assam: a study during COVID-19 pandemic

Saikia,

Das

2024

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A pandemic like the COVID-19 has caught everyone off-guard. The economy is in tatters, and the loopholes in the system are getting exposed. The education sector is no exception, especially in a developing country like India. With millions of students in India, the lockdown will have many unforeseen impacts. Moreover, the parents would be reluctant to send their wards to study even after the pandemic, and the actual effect of a lag in learning would be visible only in the long run. The necessity of e-learning in academia was felt only when the pandemic hit. The lack of ICT infrastructure and the absence of tech-savvy teachers have made studies an absolute roller-coaster ride for students. Apart from this, the already existing disparity between students from different economic strata would very likely broaden. Homebound is another factor affecting the students’ psychology towards study. This paper ventures into the problems faced by the students, especially from economic, infrastructural and psychological factors, ranging from primary to University level. It also attempts to segregate the students based on location and financial condition and understand the specific hindrances they face. Case studies from various locations of Assam provide a cluster of stories that would act as an index in developing the system when time is ‘conducive’.

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Section: Covid Education and The Society: A Backgroundmentioning

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Economic, infrastructural and psychological challenges faced by the students of Assam: a study during COVID-19 pandemic

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2024

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“…et al , 1078 and increasingly includes respect for the role of the environment in meeting human needs (Nathwani, J. and Kammen, D.M. 2019;Baranowski, M. 2022a). In other words, energy welfare is a component of nature-based social welfare, which aims to respect nature by initially reducing and eventually eliminating the use of fossil fuels in the energy mix as planned in the EGD targets (Schunz, S. 2022;Almeida, D.V.…”

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Forces of energy welfare in Central Europe: The Russian war in Ukraine as a game changer

Baranowski

2024

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The Russian war in Ukraine has changed global geopolitical priorities and the policies of individual countries. The consequences of this ongoing war will be felt for decades to come, including the militarisation of states and the strengthening of political-military alliances. This article explores the effects of this conflict through the lens of energy welfare, which is used as an essential litmus test for the transforming economies of the Visegrad Group (V4) countries in Central Europe. Energy security and the energy transition have become critical topics, and energy security and its impact on social welfare affect the sensitive areas of policy choices that will determine the direction of development in this part of Europe. The V4 countries – Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary – illustrate a wide range of domestic and geopolitical orientations that place individual countries in different decision-making situations. The ideological and political forces determine the scope for achieving energy welfare and are, therefore, the subject of this article. Based on macroeconomic and survey data results, the article’s primary research query examines how the V4 countries’ reliance on Russian fossil fuels affects their political attitudes and societal perceptions of the conflict in Ukraine, and the implications for their energy security and welfare in the face of the European Green Deal efforts. The different strategies adopted by the four countries considered translate into energy transition pathways to a low carbon economy described in the European Green Deal and strategies to provide energy at a reasonable price at the expense of a coherent European policy towards Russian aggression.

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“…This provides valuable insights which allow identifying themes associated with the pollution of the natural environment, research into regional ecosystems or consumption and agricultural practices, which remain of focal interest for researchers publishing in such journals as Journal of Cleaner Production, Climate Policy, or Journal of Environmental Management. It opens new avenues for research into nature-based social welfare (Baranowski, 2022;Gough, 2022;Linares & Cabaña, 2022), a novel approach to the study of social welfare, which tends to be different from research focusing on social policy or welfare economics and is more akin to natural science analyses. Generated macro-topics are broad and are therefore represented throughout the queried time series.…”

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Social welfare in the light of topic modelling

2023

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With an increased focus on social well‐being in response to a burgeoning global economy exposing the weaknesses of social welfare policies, research output in the field has grown exponentially. Keeping track of the evolving research themes proves difficult due to the steady rise in the number of studies published in the interdisciplinary field of social welfare. Therefore, researchers need a comprehensive overview to confirm the current shape of the field based on the published research. Using a latent Dirichlet allocation algorithm as a topic modelling technique, this study identified 12 prominent themes from more than 10,000 research outputs on social welfare published from 2000 to 2020 in Scopus‐indexed journals. Such an exploratory text‐mining approach to literature review provides broad insights into the diversity of research and may serve as a foundation for further in‐depth studies. Identifying these 12 thematic areas and their sub‐themes allows us to articulate the complexity and diversity of social welfare issues, which go far beyond the field of well‐established welfare economics or social work. The study shows that the topic of ‘social welfare’ has not only evolved over time but has significantly broadened its meaning. It can no longer be solely synonymous with institutional social security. We contend that research in this area needs to take into account a broader and more systematic range of determinants constituting the dynamic character of social welfare.

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Nature-Based Social Welfare and Socially Responsible Consumption: Is Circular Economy a Viable Solution?

Cited by 5 publications

References 48 publications

Economic, infrastructural and psychological challenges faced by the students of Assam: a study during COVID-19 pandemic

Economic, infrastructural and psychological challenges faced by the students of Assam: a study during COVID-19 pandemic

Forces of energy welfare in Central Europe: The Russian war in Ukraine as a game changer

Social welfare in the light of topic modelling

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