Cette thèse de doctorat porte sur les implications de l’humour dans l’établissement du vivre ensemble au Québec. Je me penche tout particulièrement sur la production, le contenu et les effets des discours humoristiques dans le développement de certaines attitudes politiques à l’égard des communautés issues de la diversité culturelle et religieuse québécoise. L’ensemble de la recherche a été réalisé à travers la rédaction des trois articles, lesquels visent à mieux saisir la trajectoire empruntée par les messages humoristiques traitant de ces enjeux. Le premier article s’attarde sur les motivations et les procédés à travers lesquels les humoristes et les artisans de l’humour construisent leurs numéros. Cette partie de l’étude a pour objectif de comprendre les facteurs d’influence de création humoristique traitant des enjeux du vivre ensemble tels que perçus par les membres de l’industrie de l’humour au Québec. Grâce à la réalisation d’une vingtaine d’entrevues semi-dirigées, on constate que le premier et principal vecteur de création de numéros d’humour reste l’individu, l’humoriste lui-même. C’est avant tout ses points de vues, sa façon de comprendre et d’interpréter le vivre ensemble qui est mis de l’avant. Le reflet de la société que renvoie l’humoriste est toutefois sous l’influence des pressions qu’il perçoit de la part de l’auditoire. Ainsi, les créateurs d’humour, comme tant d’autres personnalités ou groupes de l’espace public, sont soumis à un contrat de communication, lequel demeure à l’esprit de bon nombre d’humoristes. Le second article propose une analyse de contenu de 76 vidéos humoristiques répertoriées sur la plate-forme de visionnement YouTube et abordant les questions du pluralisme. On y découvre que même si plus de 25 communautés culturelles et religieuses font l’objet de caricatures et de railleries, c’est la communauté arabo-musulmane qui représente la principale cible des humoristes, que ces derniers proviennent du groupe majoritaire ou des minorités. Le stéréotype liant islam et terrorisme est alors évoqué de façon récurrente. Le troisième et dernier article se penche sur les effets de l’humour sur l’alimentation des préjugés auprès des individus. Il s’agit d’une étude expérimentale réalisée auprès de quelques 216 personnes séparées en deux groupes : un groupe a été exposé à des numéros véhiculant des stéréotypes culturels et religieux, à l’égard des arabo-musulmans en particulier, l’autre groupe a été confronté à des prestations ne comportant pas ce genre de stéréotypes. D’une part, on n’observe aucun effet direct significatif, sans variable amplificatrice, entre les deux groupes, suggérant qu’il faut peut-être prendre en compte d’autres facteurs pouvant jouer un rôle. D’autre part, des impacts significatifs sont en effet observables en fonction de la participation religieuse. Ainsi, les effets de l’humour sont à l’évidence complexes à mesurer et il importe de prendre en considération des variables modératrices (moderated effects) afin d’en apprécier empiriquement les répercussions. En regard des différentes conclusions tirées dans mes trois recherches, il subsiste un écart entre la responsabilité ou les impacts des créations humoristiques tels que perçus par les humoristiques et ce que leurs numéros contiennent et les effets que ces derniers engendrent sur le terrain. / This dissertation focuses on the implications of humour in the establishment of the Quebecois concept of "le vivre ensemble" (that we could translate into social cohesion). In particular, I am looking at the role and effects of comedic speech in the development of political attitudes towards communities stemming from Quebec's cultural and religious diversity. All of the research was carried out through the writing of three articles, which aim to better understand the trajectory taken by humorous messages dealing with these kinds of issues. The first article focuses on the motivations and processes through which humorists and members of Quebec’s comedy industry construct their acts. The objective of this part of the study is to understand the influencing factors of the creative process dealing with the issues of the "vivre ensemble" as perceived by members of this industry. Based on about twenty semi-directed interviews, we can see that the first and main vector of comedy creation remains the individual, the stand-up comic themself. It is above all their points of view, their way of understanding the "vivre ensemble" that is put forward. The comedian’s thoughts on society are, however, influenced by the pressures they perceive from the audience. Thus, creators of comic communications, like so many other public figures or groups, are subject to a communication contract, which remains in the minds of many stand-up comics. The second article proposes a content analysis of 76 humorous videos listed on the YouTube viewing platform and addressing issues of pluralism. It reveals that although more than 25 cultural and religious communities are the subject of caricatures and taunting, it is the Arab-Muslim community that represents the main target of humoristic videos whether they come from the majority or minority group. The stereotype linking Islam and terrorism is then evoked repeatedly. The third and final article looks at the effects of humour on the feeding of prejudices among individuals. It is an experimental study carried out with some 216 people separated into two groups: one group was exposed to acts that conveys cultural and religious stereotypes, particularly towards Arab-Muslims, while the other group was confronted with performances that did not contain such stereotypes. On one hand, there were no significant direct effects, without controlling for intervening factors, between the two groups, suggesting that conditional factors may need to be taken into account. On the other hand, however, significant impacts are indeed observable depending on the religious participation of the audience. Clearly, the effects of humour are complex to measure and it is important to take into account moderated effects in order to empirically assess the impact.

Diese Reihe versammelt herausragende Qualifizierungsarbeiten im der Feld der Integrationsstudien – herausgegeben durch das Zentrum für Integrationsstudien der TU Dresden. / This series presents outstanding qualification works in the field of integration studies – published by the Centre for Integration Studies of the Technische Universität Dresden.

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / The Ideology of Stadium Construction seeks to define the application of community power in the process of building sports stadiums. Using data culled from a literature review, this project examines the recent construction of sports venues and the political, economic, and social ideas driving their proliferation. A three dimensional approach to applied power provides a theoretical tool to illustrate and analyze the blueprint of stadium construction. Taking a more broad view of the culture of business in the United States suggests the public funding of stadium construction arching towards Antonio Gramsci’s sense of hegemony. Beyond attempting to merely define the political process driving stadium construction as a significant social problem, this project introduces potential alternatives to the organizational method currently in place.

Text in English with abstracts in English, isiZulu, and isiXhosa / South Africa’s education system is in crisis. Problems in education directly impact the country’s economy through its influence on skills development for employability. Young children trapped in an environment under serviced by educational resources and haracterised poor social cohesion cannot reach their full potential. This study, undergirded by Bronfenbrenner’s ecological model, sought to establish whether stateled early childhood development centres (ECDCs) in the Cape Flats can establish social cohesion and foster responsible citizenship and youth resilience. A qualitative study was conducted in selected ECDCs. Focus group interviews with caregivers of children from sampled centres and face-to-face interviews with the owners/managers of centres were augmented by an interview with an official from local government. The study concluded that the sampled ECDCs are merely coping, but restricted by various problems. They cannot function optimally as institutions for community development, although the community holds them in high esteem. Recommendations are made for improvements. / Uhlelo lwemfundo yaseNingizimu Afrika lunezingxaki. Izinkinga ezitholakala kwezemfundo zinomthelela othintana ngqo nezomnotho ngenxa yethonya ezinalo ekuthuthukisweni kwamakhono kuzokwenza abantu ukuba baqasheke. Izingane ezisezincane ezibiyelwe esibayeni esincishwa izimfanelo zezemfundo, ezingenakho nokubumbana okufanele komphakathi, ngeke zakufeza lokho ezinamandla okufinyelele kukho. Ucwaningo olususelwe esibonelweni sikaBronfenbrenner ngobudlelwane bomuntu nesizinda sakhe, lwaluhlose ukuthola ukuthi ngabe izikhungo eziholwa ngumbuso zokuthuthuka kwezingane ezincane (ama-ECDC) eCape Flats ziyakwazi yini ukugxilisa ukubumbana komphakathi, zikhulise kumuntu ukuba yisakhamuzi esiqotho nabasha abakwazi ukuqina bomelele. Kwenziwa ukuhlolisisa ezikhungweni zama-ECDC ezikhethiwe. Kwaba nokuxoxisana namaqembu aqokiwe abanakekeli bezingane zakulezo zikhungo ezikhethiwe, kwabuye kwaba nokuxoxa bukhoma nabanikazi/abaphathi bezikhungo, okwengezwa kukho nesikhulu esivela kuhulumeni wendawo. Lolu cwaningo lwafinyelela ekuthini izikhungo ezikhethiwe zama-ECDC zazipatanisa nje ngoba zazinqindwa yizinkinga ezahlukene, okusho ukuthi zazingakwazi ukusebenza ngokuphelele njengezikhungo zokuthuthukisa umphakathi, noma umphakathi wona wawuzibabaza kakhulu. Kukhona nezincomo ngokungase kwenziwe ukuze isimo sibe ngcono. / Isimo senkqubo yemfundo yoMzantsi Afrika simandundu. Iingxaki ezikhoyo kwezemfundo ziluchaphazela ngqo uqoqosho ngenxa yokuba zinefuthe kuphuhliso lwezakhono ezilungiselela ukuqesheka komntu. Abantwana abaselula abakwazi ukuphuhla ngokugqibeleleyo kuba bavaleleke kwimeko yemfundo eneenkonzo ezingekho mgangathweni nakwisimo esingazinzanga somphakathi. Esi sifundo sisekelwe kwinkqubo kaBronfenbrenner yolwalamano lwezinto eziphilayo nendalo, kwaye sizama ukuqonda ukuba ingaba ukusekwa kwamaziko ophuhliso lwabantwana abancinci (iiearly childhood development centres- ECDCs) eCape Flats kungadala uzinzo eluntwini, kukhuthaze ukuba ubani abe ngummi othatha uxanduva, ulutsha lungathabatheki lula kusini na. Uphando lomgangatho lwenziwe kumaziko iiECDCs ezikhethiweyo. Udliwano-ndlebe namaqela abantu abagcina abantwana kumaziko akhethiweyo kwanabaphathi baloo maziko luxhaswe ludliwano-ndlebe esiphathamandla sorhulumente wendawo. Esi sifundo sifikelele kwisigqibo esithi ezi ECDCs zikhethiweyo ziyazama kodwa zikhonkxwa ziingxaki ezahlukeneyo, nto leyo ithetha ukuthi azikwazi ukusetyenziswa ngokupheleleyo njengamaziko ophuhliso lomphakathi nangona umphakathi wona uzixabise kakhulu. Kunikwe iingcebiso zokuphucula imeko. / Development Studies / M.A. (Development Studies)

The aim of thesis ,,Development of selected small towns with using available support programmes" is to evaluate the present situation of selected small tors and a proposal for their further development by using available support programmes. The theoretical part of the thesis is focused on explanation of all concepts of these small towns and the practical part includes a analysis of received subsidies and their total evaluation and other potential projects for the development of selected towns with using available support programmes.