Street Art Integration into Cultural, Artistic, Social and Economic Field: Foreign Context

Integration of Migrants: Economic, Social, Cultural and Political Dimensions

This paper discusses the integration processes of immigrants and minorities with a recent immigrant background, and the policies related to the process of settlement of these newcomers in European societies. It thus excludes what are often called ‘regional minorities’, such as Frisians in the Netherlands, or Basques in Spain and France. As an initial premise, I would like to suggest that the ex...

Foreign direct investment and economic integration

Economic Integration and the Foreign Exchange

This paper demonstrates effects of economic convergence processes on the foreign exchange behaviour in a monetary modelling approach. Since the exchange rate represents the relative price of two currencies, commonness of stochastic trends between the fundamental determinants of supply and demand of the underlying monies restricts exchange rate movements to transitory fluctuations. In the spirit...

SOUND TOSSING Audio Devices in the Context of Street Art

Street art opens a new, broad research field in the context of urban communication and sound aesthetics in public space. The primary focus of this article is the relevance and effects of using sound technologies and audio devices to shape urban landscape and soundscape. This paper examines the process of developing an alternative type of street art that uses sound as its medium. It represents m...

Ict in Cultural and Social Context

Matti Tedre, Erkki Sutinen, Esko Kähkönen, and Piet Kommers he world is increasingly dividing along digital lines that follow regional borders; in fact, they can also be seen to divide cultural groups [4]. The divide manifests itself as inequality in the use of information and communication technology (ICT). There has been intensive research on the new economy, working culture, and leisure time...