A case of unmet expectations: Portugal and the South Atlantic

Seabra, Pedro

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“…It is argued that unmet expectations generate job dissatisfaction, which in turn produces absenteeism and turnover (Pearson, 1995; Taris, Feij, & Capel, 2006). Today, unmet expectations have been researched in a variety of contexts, including customer satisfaction and consumer behavior (Goles, Rao, Lee, & Warren, 2009), marriage and interpersonal relationships (McMahon, 2015), child adoption and family dynamics (Moyer & Goldberg, 2017), and international diplomatic relations (Seabra, 2014).…”

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Unmet Expectations in Health Care Settings: Experiences of Transgender and Gender Diverse Adults in the Central Great Plains

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Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) individuals face a long-term, multifaceted process if they choose to begin a gender affirmation journey. Decisions to go on hormone therapy and/or have a surgical procedure necessitate the TGD individual to set up an appointment with a health care provider. However, when TGD patients interact with health care practitioners, problems can arise. This article documents and categorizes the types of unmet expectations that are common in the TGD patient–health care provider social dynamic in the Central Great Plains of the United States. Utilizing a community-based participatory research model, qualitative in-depth interviews were conducted with 27 TGD individuals about their health care experiences. From this, the researchers identified four main themes of unmet expectations: probing, gatekeeping, stigmatizing stance, and misgendering/deadnaming. Steps that can be taken by both the health care provider and the TGD individual to have a more successful encounter are discussed.

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Unmet Expectations in Health Care Settings: Experiences of Transgender and Gender Diverse Adults in the Central Great Plains

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From Opportunity Seeking to Gap Filling: Reframing Brazil in Lusophone Africa

Seabra

2020

Brazil-Africa Relations in the 21st Century

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This chapter inquires whether Brazil's headways in Africa over recent years were organic in nature and in content or if, in fact, were achieved at the expenses of other previously established actors. By reframing Brazil's agenda towards African Lusophone countries in juxtaposition to the perceived external downturn of Portugal, the propitious context and consequences of a new player on the continent can be best brought into evidence. The pushand-pull forces enacted by both Brazil and Portugal towards Lusophone Africa are explored through the aftermath of the 2012 military coup in Guinea-Bissau and the adhesion of Equatorial-Guinea to the CPLP in 2014. The chapter offers a reinterpretation of Brazil's net gains in Africa and argues for its fragility and susceptibility to changing political-economic cycles.provide. This outcome further solidified a reverse of fortunes after a decade and half in which most observers would have had likely bet on an inverted dynamic.More strikingly, it came on the heels of an opportunity provided by a partner which Brazil had, witting or unwittingly, sought to circumvent in recent years. As Brazil significantly increased its profile in African Lusophone countries, it benefitted from an added erosion of Portuguese clout on the ground. Hence, and given the stark policy changes that have recently taken place in Brasília, this chapter inquires whether previously lauded headways towards Africa in the high-politics domain were indeed organic in nature and in content or if, in fact, were largely achieved at the expenses of other established actors. The geographic selection is set on where Brazil's priority has been more intense, whenever any wider African agenda was rolled out in contemporary history. This regional choice comes with one important caveat, i.e. inroads in the CAR will never be on the same plaining field as Brazil's track-record with, for example, Angola or Mozambique. Inferences that apply to the broader continent are therefore more difficult to extrapolate. That said, such clear-cut geographic preference still allows to explore the set of conditions that instilled Brazil's expanded profile in the first place.The core claim lies on the necessity to go against pre-established narratives of inevitability, that Brazil succeeded, succeeds or will succeed in Africa just because. A more critical approach is in need if the current debate is to move forward. I argue that Brazil has only been able to venture into Africa and will only do so once more whenever the right set of externally-driven conditions are in place. That includes not only taking advantage of unexpected opportunities but also in filling-in gaps made possible by other players competing for the same space of influence. In both cases, expansive cycles with corresponding material resources are paramount. Yet, if credible commitments are not dully provided across the Atlantic, any occasional upswing of the sort will invariably prove short-lived.Based on interviews, diplomatic cables 2 , and a review of previous literature, ...

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The South Atlantic in China’s Global Policy: Why It Matters?

Pereira

Duarte

2023

The Palgrave Handbook of Globalization With Chinese Characteristics

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There is extensive literature regarding the importance of sea-lane communications to China, explaining the continuous modernization and mobilization of People's Liberation Army Navy in both in the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean. Yet, little attention has been paid to Chinese interests and presence in the Atlantic as part of this country's developing global policy. Considering the potential of the Atlantic Ocean when it comes to globalization of world trade, the logistics of shipping lanes and the quest for natural resources, this chapter will shed light upon the security and geostrategic relevance of the South Atlantic for Chinese foreign policy. It will assess China's increasing, albeit still modest, presence in a region within which Brazil has played a dominant role. It also looks at the area of the Gulf of Guinea which has become prominent for Chinese investments. The main argument points to the fact that China's stance in the South Atlantic has witnessed a critical transition. There was a shift from a traditional exclusive economic-oriented outlook to a more security-oriented and geostrategic posture. This cannot be dissociated from China's proactive global foreign policy agenda and has important implications particularly for a major South Atlantic power like Brazil.

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A case of unmet expectations: Portugal and the South Atlantic

Cited by 4 publications

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Unmet Expectations in Health Care Settings: Experiences of Transgender and Gender Diverse Adults in the Central Great Plains

Unmet Expectations in Health Care Settings: Experiences of Transgender and Gender Diverse Adults in the Central Great Plains

From Opportunity Seeking to Gap Filling: Reframing Brazil in Lusophone Africa

The South Atlantic in China’s Global Policy: Why It Matters?

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