Institut Universitari D'Estudis Europeus

The sixty ceramic individuals studied in this project were recovered in Empúries county, including a few ceramics from Besalú and Rosselló counties (Catalonia) for comparison. These ceramics, dated to the 10th—11th centuries AD, belong to a historical period related to the creation and consolidation of the Catalan Counties. This period is poorly studied from an archaeological point of view, so there is little information about ceramic production and distribution, which this research aims to change by identifying the provenance and some elements of the manufacturing techniques. For this purpose, the ceramic sherds have been chemically and mineralogically characterised by X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and X-ray diffraction (XRD), respectively. Their microstructure and sintering state have been determined by scanning electron microscopy coupled to energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM), and petrographic analyses have been performed, too. Results confirm distribution patterns and the evidence of similar technical traditions in different Counties. Finally, the contrast with the database enables us to relate some of the individuals analysed in this study to some others from the area of the County of Empúries dating from the Visigoth period (7th—8th centuries) in line with their exceptionally high concentrations of Na2O.

ABSTRACT The following article studies the role of the social work profession in Spain with regard to the increasing importance of migratory phenomena in the planning and management of public policies. The objective is to review the academic publications that have been made on this topic from 2016 to 2020 inclusive through a systematic review of the main scientific databases (Web of Science and Scopus). The results of this work provide an overview of the situation and detail the social work topics being researched in the field of immigration, which principally concern women, health and cultural education. The methodology of the articles studied is fundamentally qualitative, although it would be beneficial if more triangulated approaches were carried out. It should also be noted that more than half of the articles analysed do not place the social work professional in a central role. Finally, the study highlights aspects that still need to be covered or improved, which could provide guidance both for the development of future research and for orienting decision-making at the political level.

La reciente construcción de una epidemia de obesidad global favorece que —además de ser estéticamente deseable— la delgadez se considere autoevidencia del estado de salud del individuo y marca de moralidad. En esta autoetnografía reflexiono sobre mi vivencia de ser gorda desde la infancia hasta la adultez, desde un enfoque sociológico feminista. La imposición cultural de la delgadez y la gordofobia alimentaron sentimientos de incapacidad, inadecuación corporal y sufrimiento psicológico que promovieron conductas alimentarias problemáticas. Mi argumento es que la guerra contra la obesidad opera en nombre de la salud, pero produce una renuncia significativa al bienestar físico y psicológico en aras de la alcanzar la delgadez.

Cet article propose d’analyser les questions des « territoires créatifs » et de l’évolution de l’action culturelle à l’échelle transfrontalière européenne, dans le cadre d’une économie basée en grande partie sur la créativité, les ressources cognitives et immatérielles. Il s’appuie sur une étude de cas comparative, principalement de l’Eurorégion Pyrénées-Méditerranée, située à la frontière orientale franco-espagnole, et de la Grande Région entre le Luxembourg et des autorités subétatiques d’Allemagne, de Belgique et de France. Après avoir approfondi la notion de développement culturel, il s’agit de préciser en quoi les Eurorégions peuvent constituer des territoires de développement relevant de modèles plus généraux d’analyse : la « Cité créative » vs. la « Ville participative », l’identité fonctionnelle vs. l’identité culturelle dans la construction géo-stratégique du territoire, et les différents usages de la ressource culturelle dans un contexte de compétition économique et de différenciation territoriale. L’analyse s’attache ensuite à montrer comment les dynamiques de développement culturel se traduisent, dans la pratique, à l’échelle des Eurorégions : implication, voire dilution, des arts et de la culture dans des politiques transversales – tourisme et développement durable, promotion de la diversité culturelle et de la dimension humaine du développement ; contribution de l’action culturelle à la construction de territorialité et, à travers les Eurorégions, à la construction d’une Europe des territoires et de la culture.