The Turkish interest groups in Brussels

The Europeanisation approach covers a very broad spectrum, and the notion has been blurred by the extensive use that has been made of it by academics. Visier's analysis of Turkish interest groups in Brussels serves to highlight a gap between the currently problematic Turkey-EU membership process and the successful integration of these groups in the EU political arena in Brussels. By focusing on both the socialisation processes of Turkish interest groups' members and the collective trajectories of these groups, this chapter takes a fresh approach to the Europeanisation process. Ultimately, the analysis demonstrates that if we are to understand the role played by of these social actors it is necessary to look beyond institutional relationships between the EU and Turkey and the accession process alone. Research has to take into account national, international and transnational variables and study how they overlap

Les Relations de Travail en Milieu Protégé

[From Préface] Quelles conclusions politiques tirer du bilan des relations professionnelles dans le milieu protégé dressé par le présent rapport? Décidée par le Conseil d’administration du BIT, l\u27étude a été coordonnée par Marc Dupont, expert au Service de la Réadaptation professionnelle, la rédaction du rapport ayant été réalisée par Laurent Visier, sociologue. L\u27étude souligne les traits saillants de la situation, à partir des éléments recueillis par questionnaire auprès d\u27une sélection de vingt pays et enrichis par l\u27analyse de la littérature disponible sur le sujet. La diversité est grande: structures financement, droits des travailleurs, ministères de tutelle, statuts juridiques... Tous ces éléments se combinent dans une réalité parfois difficile à appréhender. Le rapport propose une typologie en quatre grands modèles. Il ne s\u27agit pas ici de modèles descriptifs absolus mais plutôt d\u27envisager une classification qui éclaire l\u27analyse et précise les terrains d\u27amélioration possibles pour le respect des droits fondamentaux des travailleurs dans le milieu protégé

La Turquie : instrument de politisation, objet de politisation

This paper analyses the politicization process in France of Turkey’s EU bid. In 2002 the President of the Convention on the future of Europe, V. Giscard d’Estaing, was one of the first leaders to take a strong political stand against Turkey’s EU bid. The first part of the paper demonstrates why and how this stand was an attempt to legitimize the European Union. The success of the first step of this politicization process is shown by the very strong impact in both European and French policies of V. Giscard d’Estaing’s claim. The second part of the paper covers French politicians’ use of the issue of Turkey’s EU bid. In 2004, several French politicians opposed Turkey’s EU bid in order to mobilize French citizens for the European elections. First considered as a tool because of its strong political power, the point of Turkey’s EU bid gradually vanished from the politicians’ strategies, to become an issue that they couldn’t manage as they wanted to. The issue rose not only as a resource but also as a handicap for French polity. The politicization process has also led to a particular framing of the issue which nowadays is still strong in French political polity and the public sphere

Turkey and the European Union: The sociology of engaged actors and of their contribution to the candidacy issue

At the current time, more and more is being written about relations between Turkey and the European Union, with the heated debate surrounding Turkey’s accession to the EU generating an abundance of articles and papers defending or condemning its candidacy. When considering the candidacy issue, scientific production mainly tends to use a description of the institutional history of the relationship between Turkey and the European Community as its starting point. Many works review the Turkish si..

Diseño para la fabricación aditiva de calzado

[ES] Este proyecto consta en la realización del diseño de una zapatilla para agua en impresión 3D con un material elástico. En primer lugar, se ha realizado la forma de la zapatilla, la horma del pie, con ayuda de algunos programas para poder empezar a realizar el diseño de la zapatilla. Para ello, también se ha tenido en cuenta la forma de la suela, algo más deportiva, y la forma del cuello de la zapatilla. En segundo lugar, una vez hecha toda la forma de la zapatilla, se ha empezado a diseñar, según las opciones de los programas utilizados, como iba a ser la zapatilla finalmente. Por último, se ha impreso en material rígido con las impresoras de la escuela a escala 1:1 el resultado final de la zapatilla, y en material elástico a través de una empresa a escala 1:2.Visier Martín, A. (2016). Diseño para la fabricación aditiva de calzado. Universitat Politècnica de València. http://hdl.handle.net/10251/75954TFG

Contribución de la arquitectura efímera para un equipamiento costero en Playa de Patos

La disertación de proyecto de este trabajo pesquisa una solución adaptativa de la “arquitectura efímera” para ser aplicada en el proyecto de un Equipamiento Deportivo Costero, cuya función se determina como escuela de surf en la Playa de Patos, Ayuntamiento de Nigrán, al sur de Galicia, España. El ámbito de actuación está clasificado como suelo rústico especialmente protegido (S.R.E.P.) de protección de costas, lo cual restringe la construcción en esta zona de cualquier estructura permanente, por lo que una de las bases primordiales de este proyecto reside en la adaptabilidad de la “Arquitectura Efímera”. En cuanto a los deportes acuáticos se refiere, se aborda un tema a través del cual se aportan soluciones y nuevas propuestas arquitectónicas, ya que el ejemplo de centro dedicado al servicio de estas actividades deportivas es una “cabaña-almacén-vestuario” de madera, situada lo más cerca posible del lugar donde se desarrolla dicho deporte, es decir, junto a la playa; localización en dónde el promover la práctica de nuevas actividades deportivas saludables para la población, y que a su vez estimulan el aprovechamiento racional de las fuerzas de la naturaleza, debe realizarse mediante un equipamiento deportivo que preserve y denote el equilibrio ambiental entre la funcionalidad de sus espacios y el entorno al que confluye. Los objetivos son determinar el potencial de la arquitectura efímera para su aplicación en equipamientos costeros por medio de la evaluación de sus materiales y sistemas constructivos de bajo impacto ambiental. Siguiendo luego por la identificación de tipos edificatorios de equipamientos costeros para deportes acuáticos emergentes y así, proyectar un equipamiento costero deportivo de mínimo impacto ambiental cuyas características efímeras de viabilidad de montaje-desmontaje y transporte no afecten a la estética e impronta sobre el entorno en el que se ubica. Mediante la metodología de investigación utilizada se estudia una información, se enuncian criterios de selección de referencias edificatorias, se seleccionan y analizan determinadas obras de arquitectura y se concluye en unas premisas aplicadas en el proyecto de esta disertación. La localización en la Playa de Patos tiene una historia y características geoestratégicas para la práctica del surf y deportes asociados, por lo cual, la mejora de un equipamiento en esta localización tiene un potencial conciso y claro en cuanto aprovechamiento de este tipo de deportes, mediante la arquitectura efímera aplicada. A través de dicha infraestructura y técnicas aplicadas de la rama comercial de la arquitectura efímera, se logra fomentar la práctica de hábitos de vida saludables que mejoran la calidad de vida social, sin la necesidad de recursos económicos desmesurados. Se introduce así, en el conocimiento de la arquitectura, una nueva aplicación modular multicompositiva de la arquitectura efímera, para la construcción de estructuras no permanentes en donde la legislación de un ámbito de actuación alcanza dicha restricción.Abstract: The dissertation of this project looks for an adaptive solution for the ephemeral architecture to be applied into a coast equipment conceived as a surf school at the Patos Beach, Nigrán Council in the southwest of Galicia. The field of action is classified as rustic soil affected by the coast protection legislation which restricts the building of any permanent structure and that is why one of the main focus of this project lies on the adaptability of the ephemeral architecture. As far as aquatic sports are concerned, there is a preference for approaching a matter which poses a challenge when looking for solutions and brand new architectural designs. The model for these sports activities is a wooden structure working both as a cabin and dressing room and also as a warehouse, and it should be located as near as possible to the place where these sports are practiced, alongside the beach. The main idea is to promote the practice of new sports activities which would lead to advocate for a healthy lifestyle and encourage an ideal exploitation of nature. This should be done through an optimal sports equipment that preserves the balance between the functionality of these spaces and its environment and surroundings. The main objectives are to determine the potential and possibilities of applying ephemeral architecture on coast equipments through the evaluation of its materials and structural systems of low environmental impact. The identification of building references of coast equipments focused on emerging aquatic sports would follow , and then, the subsequent development of a coast sports equipment with ephemeral features of the assembly viability and transport that would not affect the aesthetics and the impact of the surroundings. Throughout the methodology used , it is assessed a certain information that makes it possible to apply judgment criterion based on building references and to select and analyze certain architectural works before concluding with some premises for the project. The location of Patos beach is well known for having specific characteristics for the practice of surf and similar sport disciplines, therefore, there is a huge potential for a better exploitation of these kind of activities by getting the most from a proper equipment on this location through the applied ephemeral architecture. Through this infrastructure and the applied techniques of the commercial branch of the ephemeral architecture, we seek to encourage a healthy lifestyle without incurring on excessive expenses. This way, it is introduced within the architectural general discipline, a new modular multidimensional application of the ephemeral architecture for its use in locations where the legislation does not allow permanent structures

Commissioning of Building HVAC Systems for Improved Energy Performance: A Summary of Annex 40 Results

Annex 40 is an international research project which aims at developing, validating and documenting tools for commissioning of buildings and building services. A few months before the end of this 4 years project one presents here an overview of its main achievements. These achievements can be split in 4 categories: 1) tools to manage the commissioning process, 2) manual commissioning tools, 3) approaches to use building energy management system to assist in building commissioning, 4) approaches to use component as well as whole building models to improve commissioning

Une comparaison entre enseignants et médecins : une autonomie menacée ?

Professeurs et médecins sont traditionnellement considérés comme des prototypes de la catégorie de profession, au sens sociologique du terme, notamment du fait de leur détention présumée d’un savoir qui relève de l’universel, de leur orientation vers l’intérêt général, de leur autonomie. Nous identifions deux tendances centrifuges communes aux deux métiers, que l’on qualifie de « populationnelle » et d’« éthique ». Nous observons dans les deux champs que cette double tendance contribue à une nouvelle segmentation de la population entre cadres et acteurs de première ligne.Teachers and physicians are traditionally considered as prototypes of the category of profession, particularly because of their allegedly possessing a knowledge which is the universal, their tendency for general interest, and their autonomy. We two centrifugal tendencies common to both jobs, which is referred to as “populational” and “ethics.” We observe that in both fields these two trends contribute to a new segmentation of the population between managers and frontline agents