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The Roma are the largest ethnic minority in Europe, but few studies have focused on delinquency and victimization among them. This article presents the results of exploratory research on the victimization and delinquency of young Romanian Roma in two cities in the French-speaking region of Switzerland. The study follows a mixed approach that combined 130 hours of participant observation with a self-reported delinquency and victimization survey (N=27). The findings show that the most common instances of victimization involve domestic violence, thefts, and verbal assaults related to begging, while the most common offences committed are brawls and domestic violence, which is frequently bidirectional. There is a correlation between crime and victimization, although the range of victimization suffered is larger than that of offences committed. Victims rarely report incidences of victimization to the authorities, even though their perception of the Swiss police is relatively positive. Despite the small sample and the biases related to this kind of research, this work calls attention to several new elements, such as the role of social media in delinquency, the bidirectionality of intimate partner violence, and the low rate at which victimization is reported to the police. It also suggests relevant subjects for future research.
Keywords: Roms, victimisation, délinquance, prévalence vie, reportabilité, Suisse, Roma, victimization, delinquency, life prevalence, reportability, Switzerland, Gitanos rumanos, victimización, delincuencia, prevalencia vida, reportabilidad, Suiza
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The Arctic do not elude the extension of the Internet network, supported by fibre optic submarine cables. Several submarine cable projects are in progress, or are already completed in the region. This new route promises a shorter distance, not for the containers this time, but for the transport of data between North America, Europe and Asia. China, which invests in a global Internet infrastructure, The Digital Silk Road, is very interested by this new route and could gain a foothold via the cable project Arctic Connect. In the context of a commercial and technological war between China and the United States, questions arise about the real intentions of China when it comes to this 100 % Chinese Internet network project. The financing and the construction by China of this type of infrastructure, vital for the global economy, might be a means to extend its regional and global influence.
Keywords: Internet, câbles sous-marins, Arctique, Chine, route de la soie numérique, Internet, submarine cables, Arctic, China, Digital silk road, Huawei
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In the eight months, between May 1944 and January 1945, Canada's four major art museums brought together their resources to produce the first comprehensive exhibition of the history of painting in Canada. The Development of Painting in Canada 1665-1945 succeeded by grouping together nearly 200 paintings which displayed a continuous reading of the production of more than 150 artists arranged by chronological periods, styles and pictorial genres. Given the political context, the result led to an ideological reading of the project, interpreted as a manifestation of the symbiosis between the two founding nations of Canada capable of developing a common culture.
Keywords: Canada, beaux-arts, art, peinture, peuples fondateurs, unité nationale, Canada, fine arts, art, painting, founding peoples, national unity
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An ethnobotanical study was conducted with the main socio-cultural groups on woody plants in the riparian lands of the Mono Biosphere Reserve in Benin which is newly created and recognized by the Unesco in 2017. This study aims to determine the wood species with high ethnobotanical value in order to provide to the managers, the plant species which need high priority of conservation and promotion in the reserve management. Ethnobotanical surveys were conducted in 26 surrounded villages of the reserve where 593 respondents from five socio-cultural groups were selected and interviewed individually using a structured questionnaire. For data analysis, the used organs frequency citation, the informant's consensus factor and the ethnobotanical use value of the species were calculated. A total of 101 woody species were identified and used in eight categories Elaeis guineensis, Ficus trichopoda, Diospyros mespiliformis, Azadirachta indica, Vitex doniana and Mitragyna inermis yielded high ethnobotanical use-values. Ethnobotanical use value differed significantly between socio-cultural groups (P<0.0001, df =4). This study highlights the woody species which should be promoted in tree planting at large scale and in home garden in order to improve their availability and contribute to their sustainable conservation around the reserve.
Keywords: enquête ethnobotanique, facteur de consensus, organes utilisés, valeur d'usage ethnobotanique, Réserve, conservation durable, plantes ligneuses, ethnobotanical survey, consensus factor, used organs, ethnobotanical use value, Reserve, sustainable conservation, woody species
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