In today's Malta Independent I give a sociological interpretation to last Saturday's national environmental protest.
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https://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2023-06-01/blogs-opinions/The-Xebbajtuna-Protest-6736252316
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Fuq xi gażżetti qed naqraw dwar anjanzi imbikkmin minħabba li dalwaqt ser jiġu relokati mid-dar li jgħixu fiha għal xi dar oħra ta' l-anzjani. Saru jafu dwar dan ħabta u sabta l-ġimgħa l-oħra.
Sfortunatament din mhux l-ewwel darba li anzjani ġew trattati bħala ċittadini tat-tieni klassi.
Minflok ma nirringrazzjaw lill-anzjani tas-servizz li taw u li għadhom jagħtu lis-soċjeta' Maltija, nieħdu deċiżżjonijiet li milli jidher huma nieqsa mill-konsultazzjoni. Dan hu każ ieħor ta' policymaking li jeħtieg social impact assessment, u mhux deċiżżjonijiet għaġġelin minn fuq għal isfel.
Jeħtieġ li l-gruppi ta' l-anzjani u gruppi oħrajn fis-soċjeta' ċivili jiffirmuaw moviment soċjali għad-drittijiet ta' l-anjanzi. L-anzjani huma ċittadini tal-llum, bħal kull ċittadin ieħor.
Survey Malta Today: Xi interpretazzjonijiet
Uħud mill-interpretazzjonijiet li jistgħu jingħataw lis-survey jinkludu dawn, u ma jeskludux neċessarjament lil xulxin:
- Il-Labour jaf jaddatta għall-isfidi
- Il-Labour qed jistenna kriżi interna, u l-kbir għadu ġej
- Il-PN ser jasal
- Il-PN ma tgħallem xejn minn retorika li titfa n-nies il-ħabs
- Hemm lok għat-tielet partit (iżda din toħloq mistoqsijiet oħra, per eżempju, x'għamla?)
- Qed tikber l-indifferenza politika
- Kull leġislatura politika ikollha l-kontroversji tagħha, imbagħad jiddeċiedi l-poplu.
- It-trends politiċi huma pjuttost ċari
- Hemm differenza bejn il-'headlines' fil-media, u l-aspirazzjonijiet tal-maġġoranzi siekta.
- L-elezzjonijiet Ewropej u Lokali fl-2024 ituna stampa iktar ċara
- Jista' jkun hemm fatturi oħra esterni u interni li jaffettwaw lill-Gvern u l-Oppożizzjoni
This paper relies on protest event analysis (pea) to study protests held in Malta during 2020 and analyses specific features of those protests, namely issues, organisations, coalitions, venues, and types of protest. The study verifies how Malta’s status as a small state impacts protest, especially in terms of networks of activism and in the context of the covid-19 pandemic.
Findings show the environment as the most prominent issue, followed by the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia and human rights, respectively. The most active actors were Repubblika and Occupy Justice on the Daphne Caruana Galizia issue; Movement Graffitti on the environment; and irregular migrants without organisational set-ups, who protested human rights violations. This study emphasizes the importance of considering the characteristics and opportunity structures of Malta as a small state. Such factors are not only reflected in the protest repertoire, but also in the way organisations and activists invest in social networks.
Despite certain trends regarding protest numbers, there was no correlation between covid-19 and the number of protests. Furthermore, the main issues characterising protests were similar to those of previous years.
In today's Malta Independent I discuss the impacts of inflation, and its relation to the economic treadmill.
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In today's Malta Independent I engage with class and demographic dynamics of Malta's property market, in relation to a recent press release by the Malta Developers Association.
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https://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2023-04-06/blogs-opinions/A-country-of-developers-6736250910
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In today's Malta Independent I discuss challenges and opportunities faced by PL and PN in Malta's current political situation:
https://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2023-03-23/blogs-opinions/PL-PN-crossroads-6736250585
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Il-politika tar-rispett m'għandha l-ebda kulur u kulħadd jista jħaddanha.
Iżda sfortunatement kultant narmu r-rispett barra mit-tieqa biex nirbħu punti politiċi jew likes fuq il-media soċjali.
Ir-rispett m'ghandux ikun ibbażat fuq jekk il-persuna konċernata għandhiex l-istess affiljazzjoni jew veduti tiegħek. Dak huwa rispett a' la carte u opportunist.
Nistgħu inħaddnu l-politika tar-rispett billi ma nipparteċipawx fl-imġieba grotteska li tipprova tkisser in-nies.
Il-survey politiku tal-Malta Today li ġie ppublikat dalgħodu juri li l-proġett Laburista, li ilu rebbieħ mill-2009, qala daqqa' kemmxejn sinjifikanti fil-popolarita', minkejja li għadu minn fuq. Tajjeb naraw jekk il-PL huwiex kapaċi joħloq opportunita' f'din il-kriżi, bħal m'għamel kemm il-darba fis-snin riċenti waqt kontroversji oħra.
Tajjeb naraw ukoll jekk il-Partit Nazzjonalista, frisk minn protesta nazzjonali nhar il-Ħadd li għadda, huwex ser ikun kapaċi joħloq mewġa politika, wara snin ta' kriżi interna u t-tneħħija inġusta u żlejali ta' Adrian Delia minn Kap fl-2020, f'nofs leġislatura.
Ħames snin wara li fetaħ il-kawża ta' l-isptarijiet, u issa li ġie vindikat mill-Qorti, nistgħu nikkonfermaw kemm kellu raġun Adrian Delia, minkejja li kemm hu, kif ukoll dawk li appoġġjawh kienu sfaw vittmi ta' attakki politiċi xejn sbieħ minn direzzjonijiet differenti. Forsi llum hemm ħjiel ta' indiema.
Id-demokrazija ta' pajjiżna hi waħda dinamika, u dan jgħodd ukoll għal politika tal-movimenti soċjali u s-soċjeta' ċivili. Iżda, il-loġika tan-numri turina b'mod ċar li, ngħidu x'ngħidu, l-uniku forza li tista' tneħħi l-Partit Laburista mill-Gvern huwa l-Partit Nazzjonalista, u li l-iktar rebħa sinjifikanti fis-soċjeta' Maltija hi dik ta' l-elezzjoni nazzjonali.
L-istorja politika ta' pajjiżna turina li bosta kampanji u elezzjonijiet intrebħu meta kien hemm koalizzjonijiet wiesgħin, mhux l-inqas b'involviment partiġġjan.
Biex dawn jinħolquu, tinħtieġ ħidma flimkien kemm internament, kif ukoll ma' forzi politiċi u soċjali oħra, li, sa dan it-tant, iridu jkunu lesti li jpoġġu fil-ġenb preġudizzji, antipatiji u affiljazzjonijiet sabiex tinħoloq forza rebbieħa ġdida.
Huma l-koalizzjonijiet wiesgħa li joħolqu Gvern, u mhux interessi jew affiljazzjonijiet dojoq.
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In today's Malta Independent I discuss the 'Dementia in Europe Yearbook 2023' published Alzheimer Europe, and its implications on Social Policy.
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In today's Malta Independent, I discuss Malta's new green logic.
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https://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2023-02-02/blogs-opinions/The-new-green-logic-6736249334
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In today's Malta Independent, I discuss the controversy surrounding the appointment of a Standards Commissioner in Malta.
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Handbook of Civil Society and Social Movements in Small States (Routledge) - Edited by Lino Briguglio, Michael Briguglio, Sheila Bunwaree, Claire Slatter, 2023
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Dr Michael Briguglio has been appointed Associate Editor of the International Social Science Journal, a leading peer-reviewed academic journal published by global publishers Wiley.
The International Social Science Journal (ISSJ) bridges social science communities across disciplines and continents, focusing particularly on interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary work that pushes the boundaries of current approaches, both applied and theoretical.