Top girls navigating austere times: interrogating youth transitions since the ‘crisis’

Man Thou Art Dust: Rites of Passage in Austere Times

In response to recent calls for further cross-disciplinary research on austerity and a deeper sociological understanding of the impact and aftermath of the economic crisis on individuals and societies, this article builds on extant austerity literature through an exploration of its effects on European men. Informed by theories of liminality and rites of passage, this qualitative investigation e...

Times of crisis, times of action.

At the recent Academy of Canadian Executive Nurses (ACEN) Annual Meeting in November 2008 in Ottawa, I had the privilege and honour of becoming president of this dynamic organization. Founded more than 30 years ago, ACEN represents the voice of senior academic nursing leadership in Canada, helping to set directions for healthcare policy and contributing to the alignment and advancement of the n...

A financial crisis on top of the ecological crisis:

A number of unsustainable trends, such as those related to climate change, biological diversity, environmental pollution, depleting fish stocks, deforestation, accumulating radioactive waste threaten people in different parts of the world and globally. In addition to this we are experiencing a financial crisis. Something appears to be seriously wrong with the mental maps of influential actors i...

Navigating Transitions and Charting New Paths.

A career inmedicine creates an identity and a defining sense of purpose in life. I love being a physician and relish the planned and unexpected challenges and opportunities that have unfolded over time—which for many years seemed endless. But I also observed early in my career what can happen if one doesn’t anticipate transitions, especially in midlife and beyond. While I have come to know this...

Justice in Times of Crisis