tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66878659222745356962024-03-19T10:41:49.595+01:00Malta Sociological AssociationThe MSA is a non-profit making organisation. It is a non-commercial entity, which aims to develop and promote sociological knowledge. The Association promotes sociological research and contributes toward facilitating the cooperation of people working within the sociological field. It also aims at understanding and analysing social problems for the improvement of the quality of life. Michael Brigugliohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09337239868641541548noreply@blogger.comBlogger128125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687865922274535696.post-16911498271765991722024-03-19T10:38:00.005+01:002024-03-19T10:41:17.171+01:00Let's Meet Up! <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLrop1WHXypQ_mm4tqgemgnUF_cBYLECGKxwxZBNVIYy3g2DcxIONSZ-DZSYfhyI6vjJ7ww7FlQCzjZ6hVJvszA5YCDx2v5ABwDO2QaCklvPLcx9KkYL_pW-CWpQRdzK7BVRHB1JxeCaJgjbLQS6i2lxyylCVOUzsRNSjob13vsjR0r9tjwkeft5LyQhw/s1080/Let's%20Meet%20Up%20MSA.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLrop1WHXypQ_mm4tqgemgnUF_cBYLECGKxwxZBNVIYy3g2DcxIONSZ-DZSYfhyI6vjJ7ww7FlQCzjZ6hVJvszA5YCDx2v5ABwDO2QaCklvPLcx9KkYL_pW-CWpQRdzK7BVRHB1JxeCaJgjbLQS6i2lxyylCVOUzsRNSjob13vsjR0r9tjwkeft5LyQhw/w640-h640/Let's%20Meet%20Up%20MSA.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">To register, please <a href="https://forms.gle/EsxUq8PqFbMq1ZoG6" target="_blank">click here. </a></span><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Join or renew your membership with MSA - please <a href="http://www.maltasociologicalassociation.com/2019/10/join-malta-sociological-association.html" target="_blank">click here.<br /></a></span><p></p><p><br /></p></div>Michael Brigugliohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09337239868641541548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687865922274535696.post-38266500287860725822024-02-19T07:55:00.004+01:002024-02-19T07:55:58.814+01:00New Committee - Malta Sociological Association<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif;">During its Annual General Meeting held last Friday, the Malta Sociological Association (MSA) elected its committee for this year:</span></p><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">Chairperson: Bridget Borg<br clear="none" />Vice-Chairperson: Mariella Debono<br clear="none" />Secretary: Maria C. Borg<br clear="none" />Treasurer: Julian Micallef<br clear="none" />Public Relations Officer: Prof Michael Briguglio<br clear="none" />International Officer: Ljiljana Cumura<br clear="none" />Training Officer: Brian Chircop</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">Outreach Officer: Dr Dylan Cassar<br clear="none" />Committee Member: Dr Valerie Visanich</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">Committee Member: Alan Fiott</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;"><div>The MSA is a non-profit making organisation. It is a non-commercial entity, which aims to develop and promote sociological knowledge. The Association promotes sociological research and contributes toward facilitating the cooperation of people working within the sociological field. It also aims at understanding and analysing social problems for the improvement of the quality of life.<br clear="none" /></div><div><br clear="none" /></div></span></span><div dir="ltr" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">More information about the Malta Sociological Association, including membership options, social media links, upcoming events, seminars and activities, may be obtained from <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.maltasociologicalassociation.com/&source=gmail&ust=1708411944321000&usg=AOvVaw2TeuJOQPur4o_PyULreeYU" href="http://www.maltasociologicalassociation.com/" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">www.<wbr></wbr>maltasociologicalassociation.<wbr></wbr>com</a></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6CyVth4oJKiAVQCuuOLEy86KPVTB6kRshfvpmOdo2HrXnCtBRMa4RG3NmTNMPvC9zofCwHEU8IUqL6rdIXBTg-4l0AdcZWkB5xHB1OTF7wlUq9O5zpL9IYtGAN-fAAGSSlrclo3eGZAd9kv460s58deU30M1Flf_mrEohYs3BPfGWRMde9ZsbG8ZiM4A/s2048/MSA%20COMMITTEE%202024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1408" data-original-width="2048" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6CyVth4oJKiAVQCuuOLEy86KPVTB6kRshfvpmOdo2HrXnCtBRMa4RG3NmTNMPvC9zofCwHEU8IUqL6rdIXBTg-4l0AdcZWkB5xHB1OTF7wlUq9O5zpL9IYtGAN-fAAGSSlrclo3eGZAd9kv460s58deU30M1Flf_mrEohYs3BPfGWRMde9ZsbG8ZiM4A/s320/MSA%20COMMITTEE%202024.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></span></span></div>Michael Brigugliohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09337239868641541548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687865922274535696.post-30736311783677542372024-02-05T08:18:00.006+01:002024-02-05T08:20:30.327+01:00Children's Policy Framework - 2024-30: MSA Feedback<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">The Malta Sociological Association welcomes the public consultation process on the <a href="https://www.gov.mt/mt/publicconsultation/Pages/2023/NL-0043-2023.aspx" target="_blank">Children's Policy Framework 2024-30</a> In this regard, MSA is proposing that the process mainstreams social impact assessments within it. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #333333;"><br /></span><span style="color: #202124; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">The International Principles for Social Impact Assessment defines SIA as being “the processes of analysing, monitoring and managing the intended and unintended social consequences, both positive and negative, of planned interventions (policies, programs, plans, projects) and any social change processes invoked by those interventions”.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br style="color: #202124; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px;" /><span style="color: #202124; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">An SIA is an interdisciplinary process, and should employ various methods, both quantitative and qualitative. Social impact assessments should not be one-off exercises: To the contrary, they should be ongoing processes which engage with various stakeholders and which report back so as to ensure effective policy processes.</span></span></div>Michael Brigugliohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09337239868641541548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687865922274535696.post-40420704001231882612024-01-31T11:25:00.005+01:002024-02-02T17:08:03.690+01:00Annual General Meeting 2024<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> <span color="inherit" style="background-color: white; border: 1pt none windowtext; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">The <span class="il">Annual</span> <span class="il">General</span> <span class="il">Meeting</span> of the Malta Sociological Association will be held on Friday 16th February 2024 at 18:30. The <span class="il">meeting</span> is open to paid members of the MSA and those interested in joining the MSA (payments can be affected on the day). Members interested in joining the <span class="il">meeting</span> should inform us by the Monday 12<sup>th</sup> February 2024 by replying to this email. Members are encouraged to renew their membership. More details re renewal of membership can be accessed through this link </span><span color="inherit" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.maltasociologicalassociation.com/2019/10/join-malta-sociological-association.html&source=gmail&ust=1706782995181000&usg=AOvVaw289NdbR64oe8KeRdzGFDef" href="http://www.maltasociologicalassociation.com/2019/10/join-malta-sociological-association.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="border: 0px; color: #1155cc; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><span color="inherit" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1pt none windowtext; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;">http://www.<wbr></wbr>maltasociologicalassociation.<wbr></wbr>com/2019/10/join-malta-<wbr></wbr>sociological-association.html</span></a></span><span color="inherit" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">.<wbr></wbr> </span></span></p><p style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span color="inherit" style="font-family: georgia; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Members are also invited to come forward with any proposals regarding the amendment of statute of the organisation so that these may be inserted in the agenda of the</span><span color="inherit" style="font-family: georgia; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"> </span><span class="il" color="inherit" style="font-family: georgia; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">meeting</span><span color="inherit" style="font-family: georgia; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"> </span><span color="inherit" style="font-family: georgia; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">accordingly. Statute is being attached with this email. Kindly send these by return email to</span><span color="inherit" style="font-family: georgia; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"> </span><a href="mailto:maltasociologicalassociation@gmail.com" style="color: #1155cc; font-family: georgia; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;" target="_blank">maltasociologicalassociation@<wbr></wbr>gmail.com</a><span color="inherit" style="font-family: georgia; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">. </span></p><p style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span></p><p style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;">Self-nominations for specific positions on the Executive Committee may be sent to <a href="mailto:maltasociologicalassociation@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="border: 0px; color: #1155cc; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">maltasociologicalassociatio<wbr></wbr>n@gmail.com</span></a> and need to be addressed to the Secretary. The subject of the email should be: </span><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>Nominations MSA Committee. </i></span><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;">Nominations will be received until the 9<sup>th</sup> February 2024. Only paid members of the MSA may submit a nomination for the Executive Committee. </span></span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span></p><p style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span></p><p style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;">The positions that need to be filled are the following: </span></span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span></p><p style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span></p><p style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;">• Chairperson </span></span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span></p><p style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;">• Vice Chairperson </span> </span></span></p><p style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">• Secretary </span></span></p><p style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">• Treasurer </span></span></p><p style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;">• Public Relations Officer </span> <span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span></p><p style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;">• Events Officer </span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span></p><p style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;">• Outreach Officer </span></span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span></p><p style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;">• Training Officer </span></span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span></p><p style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;">• International Relations Officer </span></span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span></p><p style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; 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margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;">The <span class="il">AGM</span> will be held in Floriana. Venue will be announced closer to date. </span></span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Those attending are welcome to join for drinks after the <span class="il">meeting</span>. </span></span></p><div><span face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtXXFDjjn2D6y1_qLHS-X_L0cHeyK6dVjinXs8GwUDYwgQnPvmDQDyv0Ql7-ZcdyKsjWWu_O2C8kILOTKqYGa0w2Dh2uZ0X62BYRdMFZjey5Zdh82jty1YJH2LkUaWbSH-kbge-nW2RdV91PCSKZq1nnMf5MiQDgYtw0p5Rc9erP1A8Wny3-F5RUhJcwY" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="791" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgER9dK9RlR9mhUs4uHKV4YLJwtM6mWuJMkjHdslQpM1VEIco7huyYi9cb8GnWB2D-P7doHIhQpqwiusY-DWNPB0RTFsN3kg5tRTYrvIqQFiNw6ZpZUqSpZKnP2D-Lbhm6QpP3-fvQpA9k_AYiR9YG7QkZrZet3iPEByRQlF4p-o2csta4a35g8bcwNOJ4/w494-h640/4.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><br />Michael Brigugliohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09337239868641541548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687865922274535696.post-44773311103691437232024-01-25T13:09:00.004+01:002024-01-25T13:09:16.982+01:00 Consultation process on the administration of Valletta as a UNESCO world heritage site - MSA Feedback<p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Malta Sociological Association welcomes the <a href=" https://www.gov.mt/mt/publicconsultation/Pages/2023/NL-0050-2023.aspx" target="_blank">public consultation process on the administration of Valletta as a UNESCO world heritage site.</a> In this regard, MSA is proposing that such administration mainstreams social impact assessments in the respective policy processes. </span></span></p><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br style="color: #202124; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px;" /><span style="color: #202124; font-size: 16px; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">The International Principles for Social Impact Assessment defines SIA as being “the processes of analysing, monitoring and managing the intended and unintended social consequences, both positive and negative, of planned interventions (policies, programs, plans, projects) and any social change processes invoked by those interventions”.</span><br style="color: #202124; font-size: 16px; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px;" /><br style="color: #202124; font-size: 16px; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px;" /><span style="color: #202124; font-size: 16px; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">An SIA is an interdisciplinary process, and should employ various methods, both quantitative and qualitative. Social impact assessments should not be one-off exercises: To the contrary, they should be ongoing processes which engage with various stakeholders and which report back so as to ensure effective policy processes.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #202124; font-size: 16px; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #202124; font-size: 16px; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_WdpLg6olI4qzV5XoumMrWJVdR7jvJq4TGBdkN7tO12dxVgUsRzyonsxi7kymkLV3bBbRXLyFdkvlfGkNTUCi71nIg8Qc18XDQNDy_y6Cs2-DxrGD6B8u9tGwKXePhr1K4D_77dyOwv3gw1vnKXAxb-qqH-Weo2Fp89YiS5GRkWE8RiK3TC7A7Iap9yA" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2458" data-original-width="4608" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_WdpLg6olI4qzV5XoumMrWJVdR7jvJq4TGBdkN7tO12dxVgUsRzyonsxi7kymkLV3bBbRXLyFdkvlfGkNTUCi71nIg8Qc18XDQNDy_y6Cs2-DxrGD6B8u9tGwKXePhr1K4D_77dyOwv3gw1vnKXAxb-qqH-Weo2Fp89YiS5GRkWE8RiK3TC7A7Iap9yA" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image: Wikipedia</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></span></span></div>Michael Brigugliohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09337239868641541548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687865922274535696.post-47881486676766942352024-01-23T08:47:00.004+01:002024-01-23T08:47:53.174+01:00 Drug victim reform process should be guided by evidence, not partisan interests - Malta Sociological Association<p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Malta Sociological Association expressed its disappointment that the public consultation process on the drug victims reform is being sensationalized and subjected to partisan interests. It would be much more fruitful to have a mature, evidence based deliberative process on this public consultation, involving different stakeholders.</span></span></p><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">On its part, the Malta Sociological Association <span style="color: #202124; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">recommends that this policy reform employs a social impact assessment in an ongoing process. </span><span style="color: #202124; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">The International Principles for Social Impact Assessment defines SIA as being “the processes of analysing, monitoring and managing the intended and unintended social consequences, both positive and negative, of planned interventions (policies, programs, plans, projects) and any social change processes invoked by those interventions”.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br style="color: #202124; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px;" /><span style="color: #202124; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">An SIA is an interdisciplinary process, and should employ various methods, both quantitative and qualitative. Social impact assessments should not be one-off exercises: To the contrary, they should be ongoing processes which engage with various stakeholders and which report back so as to ensure effective policy processes.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #202124; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #202124; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitfK2J9Kq3YlgAZxGwUecWTzEQ1iuGTQx8LHu_1hUopbTLIGp5L4JBjjR_twhzosRBYKnaxiQwYM13oECNfUJe9-hq6BvadN6frzWCUMymXx2O9fHyvwgsTBb4q9sJOcbVuIl8MOQP_ueaYSoWEAIZuM406bK9c0As-vtPsP_ZKwezBsaNWmyA0E3S2xM" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="487" data-original-width="780" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitfK2J9Kq3YlgAZxGwUecWTzEQ1iuGTQx8LHu_1hUopbTLIGp5L4JBjjR_twhzosRBYKnaxiQwYM13oECNfUJe9-hq6BvadN6frzWCUMymXx2O9fHyvwgsTBb4q9sJOcbVuIl8MOQP_ueaYSoWEAIZuM406bK9c0As-vtPsP_ZKwezBsaNWmyA0E3S2xM" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image: TVM News</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></span></span></div>Michael Brigugliohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09337239868641541548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687865922274535696.post-66491034144210117752023-12-19T11:48:00.003+01:002023-12-19T11:48:20.544+01:00Renewal of Permit for Ta' Żwejra Landfill - MSA feedback to public consultation <p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333;">The Malta Sociological Association notes the<a href="https://www.gov.mt/mt/publicconsultation/Pages/2023/NL-0048-2023.aspx" target="_blank"> public consultation for the </a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #231f20;"><a href="https://www.gov.mt/mt/publicconsultation/Pages/2023/NL-0048-2023.aspx" target="_blank">Renewal of permit IP 0001/05/C for Ta’ Zwejra landfill by WasteServ Malta Ltd</a>.</span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333;"> In this regard, we are calling for the employment and mainstreaming of social impact assessments in this process. SIAs should not be one-off exercises. Instead, SIAs should be carried out through ongoing processes, conforming to professional guidelines, such as those of the International Association for Impact Assessment.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjHqC0h_bXTTiWe5Gw-jB6KnlE6HVl3-Yceou9mVCipDU31ta6T5MUL8tF_2CWQ2qfEV3LYmFFQyXaiLAHEoDT3X3gGUUSG85arN8IgbVeF7NObNVPPXa1OX-zhe-BfBskjrGFIG0Ul5_Iks_P6d1VisdZwMtpd5xwJNp9jQtmc-kiBGrbJLcZ85zyCjQ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="1148" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjHqC0h_bXTTiWe5Gw-jB6KnlE6HVl3-Yceou9mVCipDU31ta6T5MUL8tF_2CWQ2qfEV3LYmFFQyXaiLAHEoDT3X3gGUUSG85arN8IgbVeF7NObNVPPXa1OX-zhe-BfBskjrGFIG0Ul5_Iks_P6d1VisdZwMtpd5xwJNp9jQtmc-kiBGrbJLcZ85zyCjQ" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image: Wasteserv from https://www.wsm.com.mt/en/ta-zwejra<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></span></span></p>Michael Brigugliohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09337239868641541548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687865922274535696.post-47691143759243422142023-12-19T11:38:00.001+01:002023-12-19T11:38:07.636+01:00"Ħal Far Local Plan review should include Social Impact Assessment" - Malta Sociological Association<p><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Malta Sociological Association notes that the <span style="color: #333333;"><a href="https://pa.org.mt/en/consultation-details/partial-local-plan-review-of-the-smlp-for-hal-far" target="_blank">Planning Authority has been asked by the Government to commence a partial review of the 2006 South Malta Local Plan</a>, as amended in 2017, specifically for Hal Far</span>. In this regard, we are calling for the employment and mainstreaming of social impact assessments in this process. SIAs should not be one-off exercises. Instead, SIAs should be carried out through ongoing processes, conforming to professional guidelines, such as those of the International Association for Impact Assessment.</span></p><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSPc3qH-PuRR2-va6IQvhCL-CJhkJIUTLJZwt8-U-YFNsn0sR3gz3x79PQ9fpTfqwx2qHTr2v3Wuc_rsRSe8qTWdUNn5nHmUDMtvzLFFoy6bZDxdjjZUzj_NXMxI3d2HWmhkcPifi-JksQG65xtR-EDif3huyPokO3GOjlHiBre1OocMHfpdtbKkYUf3I" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="417" data-original-width="600" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSPc3qH-PuRR2-va6IQvhCL-CJhkJIUTLJZwt8-U-YFNsn0sR3gz3x79PQ9fpTfqwx2qHTr2v3Wuc_rsRSe8qTWdUNn5nHmUDMtvzLFFoy6bZDxdjjZUzj_NXMxI3d2HWmhkcPifi-JksQG65xtR-EDif3huyPokO3GOjlHiBre1OocMHfpdtbKkYUf3I" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image: Planning Authority</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /></div>Michael Brigugliohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09337239868641541548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687865922274535696.post-80460601924208511012023-12-19T11:25:00.003+01:002023-12-19T12:00:03.112+01:00 Reducing disparities in the EU – 9th Report on economic, social and territorial cohesion - MSA Feedback<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333;">The Malta Sociological Association has submitted its feedback to the European Commission on this public consultation. The feedback can be read </span><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/13826-Agricultural-food-supply-chain-combating-unfair-trading-practices/F3444692_en" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #d52a33; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><b>here.</b> </a></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjInkjYusLvyJQXGGPy_Na1qWZAOt_KciWyDvqQTVQSdXXY6YxMmo0vQkm_D3fTo4VCudcBrqdxcDJ1RwuGgfipW_Pa_gLQBQ3w-kQiFjJemAG_1Ovqfje2lder2TgHCi4e1zf2ShNBn_ZMW-QZFYO1zXJ6E5qZ2z37MBFQWWAHixrO0hrtxpUIkFpQhaw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjInkjYusLvyJQXGGPy_Na1qWZAOt_KciWyDvqQTVQSdXXY6YxMmo0vQkm_D3fTo4VCudcBrqdxcDJ1RwuGgfipW_Pa_gLQBQ3w-kQiFjJemAG_1Ovqfje2lder2TgHCi4e1zf2ShNBn_ZMW-QZFYO1zXJ6E5qZ2z37MBFQWWAHixrO0hrtxpUIkFpQhaw" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br /><p></p>Michael Brigugliohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09337239868641541548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687865922274535696.post-33524584193375189102023-11-28T13:55:00.001+01:002023-11-28T13:55:02.555+01:00 Agricultural & food supply chain – combating unfair trading practices - MSA Feedback to Public Consultation<p><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Malta Sociological Association has submitted its feedback to the EU public consultation on Agricultural & Food supply chain - combating unfair trading practices. The feedback can be read <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/13826-Agricultural-food-supply-chain-combating-unfair-trading-practices/F3444692_en" target="_blank"><b>here.</b> </a></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcruOL6_cgYraMsTmUIcfMMRqd-WaksMJQIW6MSLrIWn5fnCtpigIU6jBK-ZltT2ZPZY2oI7GpBM-rt2xk1IEshmchHfgKn_ZgOzIzpucx4eqnfrKTkt75HNkLC-2MbLEiyzZTC-owOBwGeWtCLQ01gRU6zhqMDkZ0bbSY5oW1E_hT_t76WyABuLFdlgY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcruOL6_cgYraMsTmUIcfMMRqd-WaksMJQIW6MSLrIWn5fnCtpigIU6jBK-ZltT2ZPZY2oI7GpBM-rt2xk1IEshmchHfgKn_ZgOzIzpucx4eqnfrKTkt75HNkLC-2MbLEiyzZTC-owOBwGeWtCLQ01gRU6zhqMDkZ0bbSY5oW1E_hT_t76WyABuLFdlgY" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><ol class="ecl-breadcrumb-standardised__container" style="background-color: white; border: none !important; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><ecl-breadcrumb-standardised-segment _ngcontent-jlb-c178="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="box-sizing: border-box;" tabindex="-1"><br /></ecl-breadcrumb-standardised-segment></ol>Michael Brigugliohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09337239868641541548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687865922274535696.post-61839862776851932382023-11-28T13:51:00.003+01:002023-11-28T13:51:28.996+01:00 EU Space Law – new rules for safe, resilient and sustainable space activities - MSA feedback to Public Consultation<p><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Malta Sociological Association has submitted its feedback to the public consultation on the EU Space Law. The feedback can be read <b><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/13971-EU-Space-Law-new-rules-for-safe-resilient-and-sustainable-space-activities/F3444691_en" target="_blank">here. </a></b></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimqG59NBayJ-eIR-0kVik7MrbYK-qSNCLCf4azRGYm8QUUvM0bijpgCV2k2ylo1QUkvExWBey55nOI_cxRHozDZJ8PE6GKQ74ONVcv5kEfR5DQ33kuei7T3D1DgXddDwKZdUszfhlYhTERxzeKCP1krMLOcz1zvtEflQEkgTxuLF6GwGkjpap3veFdpu0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="188" data-original-width="300" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimqG59NBayJ-eIR-0kVik7MrbYK-qSNCLCf4azRGYm8QUUvM0bijpgCV2k2ylo1QUkvExWBey55nOI_cxRHozDZJ8PE6GKQ74ONVcv5kEfR5DQ33kuei7T3D1DgXddDwKZdUszfhlYhTERxzeKCP1krMLOcz1zvtEflQEkgTxuLF6GwGkjpap3veFdpu0" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><ol class="ecl-breadcrumb-standardised__container" style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding: 0px;"><ecl-breadcrumb-standardised-segment _ngcontent-shd-c178="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="box-sizing: border-box;" tabindex="-1"><br /></ecl-breadcrumb-standardised-segment></ol>Michael Brigugliohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09337239868641541548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687865922274535696.post-50416198829740637892023-11-27T18:48:00.003+01:002023-11-29T15:22:57.970+01:00#EuropeanYearOfSkills Webinar - New Skills, Education, and Human Rights<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Fg7lSJig3O-fTQ4lbXMf2uGM2NZHBiZnevvsibnfHCVTOs9ZROtVd1QQQAhHUyFkRI1e7a1ggda4L_swy5mkFS8mwnuX5dYrtlQxEURUV1brjMVo-TYOsnHqsNSsq8wtBqcTlQCrO8PcLsYXeC37ZSceY5C5TDfWxu2Rwe6WkvxVp2l3m867vjMqr7k/s2048/IMG-20231125-WA0002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1583" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Fg7lSJig3O-fTQ4lbXMf2uGM2NZHBiZnevvsibnfHCVTOs9ZROtVd1QQQAhHUyFkRI1e7a1ggda4L_swy5mkFS8mwnuX5dYrtlQxEURUV1brjMVo-TYOsnHqsNSsq8wtBqcTlQCrO8PcLsYXeC37ZSceY5C5TDfWxu2Rwe6WkvxVp2l3m867vjMqr7k/w309-h400/IMG-20231125-WA0002.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div><p style="background-color: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Tuesday, December 12th 2023, 6.00pm (CET) via Zoom</span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">As part of the “Visibility of the Invisible” seminar series, which is annually organised during December, International Human Rights Month, the Malta Sociological Association (<span class="il">MSA</span>) will hold the webinar “The New Skills, Education and Human Rights” in the context of the European Year of Skills.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Join us to learn more about current initiatives regarding the new skills for jobs, about new policy briefs in the field of local labour markets and how inmates, through a skills-formation programme can increase their employability prospects. </span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Our guest speakers will be: Dr. Daniela Vono de Vilhena from the Population Europe, the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Berlin; Ms. Gonca Kara from the Applied Research & Innovation Centre, MCAST, Malta and Mr. Robert Cilia, Caritas volunteer and practitioner in Adult Education.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">To register kindly send an email to: <a href="mailto:maltasociologicalassociation@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="color: #196ad4;" target="_blank">maltasociologicalassociati<wbr></wbr>on@gmail.com</a></span></p></div>Michael Brigugliohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09337239868641541548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687865922274535696.post-6353346337340560482023-11-16T18:17:00.001+01:002023-11-16T18:17:54.358+01:00Jobs in Tourism - Public Consultation - MSA Feedback <div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Malta Sociological Association has submitted its feedback to the Government of Malta's public consultation on higher quality jobs in the tourism and hospitality sector. In this regard, the MSA is proposing that the policy process includes an ongoing social impact assessment. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiizPSCYtC-BORc3p3f5Vp972SFm2x7S_wESBV3tdJrhGMPcaUZ8vZ5T1lTaHjZb-c2aeeyCmDID1hBlFRzEgl1-zaNSaT45sjG2uyokNYep3nSc4nsIytwVaUhAfx3nq9U3yB2UEYx-2XKiGaCAQylbsXUNcFc8js0fibnJUx_Wp5gYcDWU4_sfVEMqKo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiizPSCYtC-BORc3p3f5Vp972SFm2x7S_wESBV3tdJrhGMPcaUZ8vZ5T1lTaHjZb-c2aeeyCmDID1hBlFRzEgl1-zaNSaT45sjG2uyokNYep3nSc4nsIytwVaUhAfx3nq9U3yB2UEYx-2XKiGaCAQylbsXUNcFc8js0fibnJUx_Wp5gYcDWU4_sfVEMqKo" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></span></div>Michael Brigugliohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09337239868641541548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687865922274535696.post-77250972839854336252023-11-03T12:35:00.002+01:002023-11-03T12:35:31.894+01:00 EU Cancer prevention - reducing the health risks associated with using sunbeds - MSA submission<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> The Malta Sociological Association has submitted its feedback to the European Commission's public consultation exercise on cancer prevention and the reduction of health risks associated with using sunbeds. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">In its submission, the MSA proposed<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> that Social Impact Assessments (SIAs) should be incorporated and mainstream in this policy process. SIAs should not be one-off exercises. Instead, SIAs should be carried out through ongoing processes, conforming to international guidelines, such as those of the International Association for Impact Assessment. This comprises social-scientific methods with regard to consultation outreach. Public Health has a strong social dimension.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgoHQn52WFthLDsfkjkEq2NpIvTV7cVIR4n9iMrCD4i8Ut4XhsWLlUyF2w-4EUmFkZtygCEvCtuq_QXikLAm0BGxCJ0q2mx88z2umdxTHMfvzsGihE72y0s1lVxP5OTL-XWMorhs2OsVCTsEFqfRENG7KEIii-RuEJqPTPc1h7pGqkxBkShVQMNlUvixy4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="218" data-original-width="300" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgoHQn52WFthLDsfkjkEq2NpIvTV7cVIR4n9iMrCD4i8Ut4XhsWLlUyF2w-4EUmFkZtygCEvCtuq_QXikLAm0BGxCJ0q2mx88z2umdxTHMfvzsGihE72y0s1lVxP5OTL-XWMorhs2OsVCTsEFqfRENG7KEIii-RuEJqPTPc1h7pGqkxBkShVQMNlUvixy4" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span><p></p>Michael Brigugliohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09337239868641541548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687865922274535696.post-24015638254593067382023-11-01T14:51:00.001+01:002023-11-01T14:51:05.677+01:00Ship Recycling Facilities (EU) - MSA Feedback<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333;">The Malta Sociological Association has submitted its feedback to the European Commission with regard to the public consultation process about </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #707070; font-weight: 600;"><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/13945-Ship-recycling-EU-list-of-approved-ship-recycling-facilities-12th-edition-_en" target="_blank">Ship recycling – EU list of approved ship recycling facilities (12th edition).</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #707070; font-weight: 600;"><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/13945-Ship-recycling-EU-list-of-approved-ship-recycling-facilities-12th-edition-_en" target="_blank"><br /></a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The Malta Sociological Association (MSA) notes that that this initiative updates the list of approved recycling facilities. This in relation to EU policy that owners of ships sailing under the flag of an EU country must dismantle them when they reach the end of their operational life in recycling facilities that meet EU health and environmental standards. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; white-space-collapse: preserve;">In this regard, the MSA is proposing that Social Impact Assessments (SIAs) should be incorporated and mainstream in this policy process. SIAs should not be one-off exercises. Instead, SIAs should be carried out through ongoing processes, conforming to international guidelines, such as those of the International Association for Impact Assessment. This comprises social-scientific methods with regard to consultation outreach. The Maritime Sector is characterised by various dimensions, such as the ecological, the economic, and the social, and these should be given due consideration in the formulation and implementation of sustainable policy.</span></span></div><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #707070; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbJUKevCwG8pVwGURE40o3RtVWzsaUS310APjTAQmhaWZQme2PE3YsXudWNJsJhr1HfbKiFuAzFEaELFKNRwZomBWGtedn_V8R92athPc4nxcCezAieSHkTqj3OxxOX9Sotq-w_RL9SAaOxgwJxyAggiHIQyQ4OMHqiYbyK2g-KF9kM9oKY9b4_1vODWY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="227" data-original-width="300" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbJUKevCwG8pVwGURE40o3RtVWzsaUS310APjTAQmhaWZQme2PE3YsXudWNJsJhr1HfbKiFuAzFEaELFKNRwZomBWGtedn_V8R92athPc4nxcCezAieSHkTqj3OxxOX9Sotq-w_RL9SAaOxgwJxyAggiHIQyQ4OMHqiYbyK2g-KF9kM9oKY9b4_1vODWY" width="317" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Michael Brigugliohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09337239868641541548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687865922274535696.post-64509903945566599982023-10-24T13:54:00.005+02:002023-11-06T20:23:47.745+01:00 Sociology of Southern Europe Conference to be held in Valletta<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #500050; font-family: georgia;">The Malta Sociological Association will be holding its second international conference entitled 'Sociology of Southern Europe', on Saturday 11 November, at King's Own, Valletta between 830am-11am. </span></p><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #500050;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The academic presentations in this conference will be organised according to the following themes, in relation to Southern Europe: Changing Societies; Politics and Social movements; and Culture and Lifestyle respectively. </span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #500050;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #500050;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">To attend the conference, one can register through the following link: </span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #500050;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.maltasociologicalassociation.com/2023/05/2nd-international-conference-sociology.html&source=gmail&ust=1698233743432000&usg=AOvVaw3PiGXRWz1dDYh5YJMIsBle" href="http://www.maltasociologicalassociation.com/2023/05/2nd-international-conference-sociology.html" style="color: #4285f4; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">http://www.<wbr></wbr>maltasociologicalassociation.<wbr></wbr>com/2023/05/2nd-international-<wbr></wbr>conference-sociology.html</a><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #500050;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #500050;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #500050;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div>Michael Brigugliohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09337239868641541548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687865922274535696.post-75344801933031368192023-10-24T13:51:00.002+02:002023-10-24T13:51:51.776+02:00Marine Strategy Framework Directive - MSA feedback<span style="font-family: georgia;">The Malta Sociological Association has submitted its feedback to Government with regard to the public consultation process about the Updated Programme of Measures pursuant to the Marine Strategy Framework Directive 2008/56/EC (MSFD). </span><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"> The MSA notes that the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) calls for the establishment and implementation of management measures targeting the achievement or maintenance of Good Environmental Status (GES) in EU marine waters. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"> In this regard, the MSA is proposing that both the consultation process as well as the management measures in question incorporate social impact assessments (SIAs). These should not be one-off exercises. Instead, SIAs should be carried out through ongoing processes, conforming to international guidelines, such as those of the International Association for Impact Assessment. This comprises social-scientific methods with regard to consultation outreach.
The Maritime Sector is characterised by various dimensions, such as the ecological, the economic, and the social, and these should be given due consideration in the formulation and implementation of sustainable policy.
</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9WYSVLU3qm97e-yMJXxNVRrxcqU8-4CTtJZQoDH4Au0BmfO1EcW8E3deuNIKk5mFyYpnyaX8Y-dYIwtX-aOIJ1moKCZk1vuWyBrQ3sz7Q5SuHbimeOLUdEWCasSrBxMUcXnm6cuZLKWrByKTOR-TXkJJpwUcjZuCK283G5d0sXuDKSCfq3ZhFPck4U2M" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9WYSVLU3qm97e-yMJXxNVRrxcqU8-4CTtJZQoDH4Au0BmfO1EcW8E3deuNIKk5mFyYpnyaX8Y-dYIwtX-aOIJ1moKCZk1vuWyBrQ3sz7Q5SuHbimeOLUdEWCasSrBxMUcXnm6cuZLKWrByKTOR-TXkJJpwUcjZuCK283G5d0sXuDKSCfq3ZhFPck4U2M=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></div>Michael Brigugliohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09337239868641541548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687865922274535696.post-21532643784656949302023-10-02T15:09:00.005+02:002023-10-02T15:14:15.503+02:00Townsquare - Sociologists request social impact assessment<p><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">With reference to the latest development proposals at the Townsquare site in Sliema, the Malta Sociological Association is requesting EIA Malta to commission </span><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">an ongoing social impact assessment. Previous versions of this project, including the one that was approved by the Planning Authority in 2019, had corresponding social impact assessments, but the plans have changed yet again, as per application GF 00150/06 (ERA) and 01398/23 (PA), which refers to an </span></p><div><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">"i<strong style="background-color: #f1f1f1; box-sizing: inherit; color: #6d6e70; line-height: inherit;"><em style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit;">ncrease in number of apartments from 159 to 234; reconfiguration of parking levels to increase number of parking spaces from 600+ to 850+; introduction of a green parking area for alternative mode of transport including cycling, scooteris, and taxis; removal of vehicular access to the car park from Hughes Hallet street level; introduction of hotel (Class 3B) to also serve apartments (Class 1); addition of amenities level within double height level in tower; removal of the Pavilion building; introduction of office levels within double height areas in lower buildings; internal reconfiguration of office and retail areas; change of use of some Class 4C outlets to Class 4D.</em></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;"><span style="color: black;">As per Malta's national census (2021), Sliema is now Malta's most densely populated locality. </span><span style="color: #333333;"> V</span><span style="color: black;">arious social characteristics of Sliema have changed since the approval of the previous version of the Townsquare project. These need to be analysed scientifically through social impact assessment in an </span><span style="color: #333333;">ongoing process, and in conformity to guidelines such as those of the International Association for Impact Assessment. </span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVZnLtds0ozj82_oEXVg79gTZVcAiHbvbZrs3109b6rNMIaWjqJWcQPIVQqqUZyCVExHB9H2dwa9rC6Uj5dYXWI7GG_VcjQu1-XNMUC8xWnG5VKj5hWk0ZW7t6qulkgsp_4H5KXN0NsCYQzYPKT0OYGpS1AAxSpLFwASuX1OWalYVA_dHTRy8120euwrs" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="717" data-original-width="1000" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVZnLtds0ozj82_oEXVg79gTZVcAiHbvbZrs3109b6rNMIaWjqJWcQPIVQqqUZyCVExHB9H2dwa9rC6Uj5dYXWI7GG_VcjQu1-XNMUC8xWnG5VKj5hWk0ZW7t6qulkgsp_4H5KXN0NsCYQzYPKT0OYGpS1AAxSpLFwASuX1OWalYVA_dHTRy8120euwrs=w320-h229" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image: MaltaToday</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div>Michael Brigugliohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09337239868641541548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687865922274535696.post-25566924541841956052023-09-25T08:55:00.002+02:002023-09-25T08:55:19.976+02:00MSA Newsletter Vol 1 Number 3, 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY-_fWUZlVF7_11PkpoCUZLQ59v7_ixNXhOANRcBHWyhH_Nf9Oro65HPpcN3V3lPYhWULwmj_PEd8GiFzRfQAAB92HGYO0zryz63_-RDHqEApPsP4Gy9gntPfkfzLOiR_cMQkI217o0Wnb6n36BatQ9vcZTyWs4ETcCJId9vJc8_aW5fKcUjg7ggY8Hpo/s3300/0001%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2550" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY-_fWUZlVF7_11PkpoCUZLQ59v7_ixNXhOANRcBHWyhH_Nf9Oro65HPpcN3V3lPYhWULwmj_PEd8GiFzRfQAAB92HGYO0zryz63_-RDHqEApPsP4Gy9gntPfkfzLOiR_cMQkI217o0Wnb6n36BatQ9vcZTyWs4ETcCJId9vJc8_aW5fKcUjg7ggY8Hpo/w494-h640/0001%5B1%5D.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9KyL60UX4Y5BFNCX4Rdmaefj-mn10zHXMKNn7TKZEeswS-ytgZruZNKPPQBPPfxllomfDZlHBx3Vbjgf353mcEqBMm9RWtzdi9vQj8KmoVv0YiBHp-q_8aUxP68_PwezGfpRCmTe8IqBQSlL_6rDKgf2FLzmbw_k1tN3fSd320Y6m5_6XGMJW1YdERFQ/s3300/0002%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2550" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9KyL60UX4Y5BFNCX4Rdmaefj-mn10zHXMKNn7TKZEeswS-ytgZruZNKPPQBPPfxllomfDZlHBx3Vbjgf353mcEqBMm9RWtzdi9vQj8KmoVv0YiBHp-q_8aUxP68_PwezGfpRCmTe8IqBQSlL_6rDKgf2FLzmbw_k1tN3fSd320Y6m5_6XGMJW1YdERFQ/w494-h640/0002%5B1%5D.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3iFfaPeQs63yORelPFyAE244dUlZ1uT9c8qQDJUQ_3PeaYu_BONV9_OYl-yQ8l6FAXMTRvM-AMqiIF4n67EJT3Kg7Bz6CMtw7wI-dW5WSuzMSxi6Kn2reOpNJZyjwA4UQR_AoBS7ATf56TWiE0a6zms8D0CkIn27CzoTu_wLNtb7_5Mq5MYfgc9SP7ZI/s3300/0003%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2550" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3iFfaPeQs63yORelPFyAE244dUlZ1uT9c8qQDJUQ_3PeaYu_BONV9_OYl-yQ8l6FAXMTRvM-AMqiIF4n67EJT3Kg7Bz6CMtw7wI-dW5WSuzMSxi6Kn2reOpNJZyjwA4UQR_AoBS7ATf56TWiE0a6zms8D0CkIn27CzoTu_wLNtb7_5Mq5MYfgc9SP7ZI/w494-h640/0003%5B1%5D.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Michael Brigugliohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09337239868641541548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687865922274535696.post-57033858313802270612023-09-15T08:58:00.000+02:002023-09-15T09:01:03.952+02:00 "What if a giant hot dog stand were to be set up right on Triton Square?" Sociologists to participate in Science in the City<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCox81fj7bPAZaHKK_rLL3nmQBAUbaOiY055VDanOj4iANX0RSDXaQGf_h-u0-cchTyuyZ8NVRt1QxwV7bZBtV19AXCoFsEPa2SIBpDNGzB6o7JSYPL1qyW---aVL8iBFt9N577KuMLMQEBZd64B8NxonlwPBclWHmi0NwYHjmTXuxSo7GO0tZos4VzZA/s1080/FB_IMG_1694760978971.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="1080" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCox81fj7bPAZaHKK_rLL3nmQBAUbaOiY055VDanOj4iANX0RSDXaQGf_h-u0-cchTyuyZ8NVRt1QxwV7bZBtV19AXCoFsEPa2SIBpDNGzB6o7JSYPL1qyW---aVL8iBFt9N577KuMLMQEBZd64B8NxonlwPBclWHmi0NwYHjmTXuxSo7GO0tZos4VzZA/w400-h216/FB_IMG_1694760978971.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /> <b style="color: #500050;">"What if a giant hot dog stand were to be set up right on Triton Square?" Sociologists to participate in Science in the City</b></span><p></p><div style="font-size: 12.8px;"><div dir="auto" style="color: #500050;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="color: #500050;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Malta Sociological Association and the Department of Sociology (Faculty of Arts, University of Malta) will be participating in this year's Science in the City event in Valletta.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="color: #500050;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="color: #500050;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">During the event, the MSA and Department of Sociology will be presenting a simulation game entitled "What if a giant hot dog stand were to be set up right on Triton Square?" - The game will explore <span style="color: black;">changemaking through </span><span style="color: black;">the</span><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;">science</span><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;">of</span><span style="color: black;"> Social Impact Assessments. This will take place on Saturday 30th September between 6pm and 11pm at </span>Biskuttin<span style="color: black;"> Gardens and Triton Square. The public is invited to participate. Entrance is free. </span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="color: #500050;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.6667px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="color: #500050;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.6667px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Links: </span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="color: #500050;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://scienceinthecity.org.mt/&source=gmail&ust=1694844064554000&usg=AOvVaw2bq0UTJu2T46xVA32p8FZs" href="https://scienceinthecity.org.mt/" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #4285f4; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">https://scienceinthecity.org.<wbr></wbr>mt/</a><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.6667px;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="color: #500050;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.um.edu.mt/arts/sociology/&source=gmail&ust=1694844064554000&usg=AOvVaw0J2AOB9bK4S7qDJKvP1KUL" href="https://www.um.edu.mt/arts/sociology/" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #4285f4; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">https://www.um.edu.mt/arts/<wbr></wbr>sociology/</a><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="color: #500050;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.maltasociologicalassociation.com/&source=gmail&ust=1694844064554000&usg=AOvVaw3nlDXFEYOWPQPKPgXxSS1i" href="http://www.maltasociologicalassociation.com/" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #4285f4; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: georgia;">http://www.<wbr></wbr>maltasociologicalassociation.<wbr></wbr>com/</span></a></div></div>Michael Brigugliohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09337239868641541548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687865922274535696.post-48194284341915283712023-09-01T10:40:00.006+02:002023-09-01T10:50:35.787+02:00Public Consultation: Victoria Urban Upgrade, Gozo - MSA Feedback<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">As regards the public consultation process entitled 'Victoria Urban Upgrade', which was launched by the Gozo Regional Development Authority, the Malta Sociological Association is proposing the commissioning of a social impact assessment, through an ongoing process, conforming to international guidelines, such as those of the International Association for Impact Assessment. This comprises social-scientific methods with regard to consultation outreach.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8bpDCIl5hftEzD9hifOqrQj678b7-os6ylvbMlcIpcSKG8mV3t9c0FD0VKg9_Y34HgXOqAuQ0n0J_AFRghei8cbbNzJHcrtVpYz6a-oUd2l3TsWWfk-4N0w4agBTrMOoPwajsvoJBbFv-eqFRVBrDKtZY1jvJZccao3QYzdDjEE84e8IgGhdoPuL02P4" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8bpDCIl5hftEzD9hifOqrQj678b7-os6ylvbMlcIpcSKG8mV3t9c0FD0VKg9_Y34HgXOqAuQ0n0J_AFRghei8cbbNzJHcrtVpYz6a-oUd2l3TsWWfk-4N0w4agBTrMOoPwajsvoJBbFv-eqFRVBrDKtZY1jvJZccao3QYzdDjEE84e8IgGhdoPuL02P4" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image: Gozo Regional Development Authority</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></span></p>Michael Brigugliohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09337239868641541548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687865922274535696.post-10153354442734712042023-07-21T10:31:00.003+02:002023-09-01T10:40:57.703+02:00Public Consultation - Sustainable fishing in the EU: state of play and orientations for 2024<p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Malta Sociological Association submitted the following feedback to the European Commission on <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/13871-Sustainable-fishing-in-the-EU-state-of-play-and-orientations-for-2024_en" target="_blank">this public consultation</a>. </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #404040;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Malta Sociological Association welcomes this initiative, which aims to gather feedback from stakeholders in the fishing sector. In this regard, the MSA would like to comment on the social dimension of this policy area. In this regard, the MSA believes that a social impact assessment, conforming to guidelines such</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: georgia;"> as those of the International Association for Impact Assessment, should be employed.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9X9sI6dyiOKhm4PNXg4eEHPfzU1GBC6FxEWE1kaZ3oCuK_E3UuohFxQmjvpmkA8hcaMwsktlTgo0uCKOCz8BSVQYVsd3UUimzB4n-bWJ5QegIgTFuVYVvHzLojgSTW9pKMoExTSr1RoN78s7A_TCkarsiXrjzrFzsyHSsbsk2nwRt4v1-RG07bQkFW3U" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="153" data-original-width="500" height="122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9X9sI6dyiOKhm4PNXg4eEHPfzU1GBC6FxEWE1kaZ3oCuK_E3UuohFxQmjvpmkA8hcaMwsktlTgo0uCKOCz8BSVQYVsd3UUimzB4n-bWJ5QegIgTFuVYVvHzLojgSTW9pKMoExTSr1RoN78s7A_TCkarsiXrjzrFzsyHSsbsk2nwRt4v1-RG07bQkFW3U=w400-h122" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p></p>Michael Brigugliohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09337239868641541548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687865922274535696.post-7544064561732039922023-07-17T12:27:00.002+02:002023-07-17T12:27:28.553+02:00Public Consultation: Bus and coach drivers – EU rules on driving and rest times<p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Feedback submitted by the MSA to the European Commission on <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/12488-Bus-and-coach-drivers-EU-rules-on-driving-and-rest-times_en" target="_blank">this public consultation</a>: </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Malta Sociological Association welcomes this initiative, which aims to address the specific needs of bus and coach drivers in organising their working time. In this regard, the MSA believes that a social impact assessment, conforming to guidelines such as those of the International Association for Impact Assessment, should be employed to ensure decent and equitable job conditions and services. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiN2zl9V9FD7DS-TDKmOyokKihUncZes6fMTnk5jaqyyPNhDYbXUKixw_6vobdRQvV0lmlHfPP0riK-h_2aoqLAHVcd4C2aCthmNCDCdQZltFeQj-kKQc_wO35TTtIXMX8R-yp50S4D9GXoitfUy4-yoSsRXdRhI8ChBw2OZkhDcrRhQmiUIV_nUtrn0pA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiN2zl9V9FD7DS-TDKmOyokKihUncZes6fMTnk5jaqyyPNhDYbXUKixw_6vobdRQvV0lmlHfPP0riK-h_2aoqLAHVcd4C2aCthmNCDCdQZltFeQj-kKQc_wO35TTtIXMX8R-yp50S4D9GXoitfUy4-yoSsRXdRhI8ChBw2OZkhDcrRhQmiUIV_nUtrn0pA=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><br /></span><p></p>Michael Brigugliohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09337239868641541548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687865922274535696.post-11833103209275652992023-07-07T12:07:00.005+02:002023-08-30T14:26:58.875+02:00Public Consultation - Assisted Tracker devices for the older persons - MSA feedback<p><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Malta Sociological Association submitted the following <span style="background-color: white;">to the Ministry for Active Ageing regarding its <a href="https://www.gov.mt/en/publicconsultation/Pages/2023/NL-0025-2023.aspx" target="_blank">public consultation on </a></span><a href="https://www.gov.mt/en/publicconsultation/Pages/2023/NL-0025-2023.aspx" target="_blank"> Assisted Tracker devices for the older persons</a>:</span></p><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Malta Sociological Association welcomes the declaration that this <span lang="EN-GB" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #6d6e70;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black;">online consultation "is part of a broader stakeholder consultation process that will contribute to the presentation of a full synopsis report that will </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #6d6e70;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black;">provide overall conclusions on the issues raised in this Consultation Paper, with a qualitative analysis covering online replies, as well as the analysis of positions papers received from stakeholders."</span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #6d6e70;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #6d6e70;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black;">In this regard, t</span></span><span style="color: #333333;">he Malta Sociological Association appeals to the Government to employ a social impact assessment, through an ongoing process, on this matter, conforming to international guidelines, such as those of the International Association for Impact Assessment. This comprises social-scientific methods with regard to consultation outreach.</span></span></div>Michael Brigugliohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09337239868641541548noreply@blogger.com