:443/library/oar The OAR@UM digital repository system captures, stores, indexes, preserves, and distributes digital research material. 2026-05-22T21:39:53Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/146733 Title: Post-colonial legacy and the convergence and divergence of pension systems : a comparative analysis of Suriname and the Netherlands Authors: Poteraj, Jaroslaw Abstract: PURPOSE: The purpose of this paper is to examine the extent to which post-colonial institutional legacies shape patterns of convergence and divergence in pension systems. Using the comparative case of Suriname and the Netherlands, the study investigates whether shared historical foundations translate into similarities in contemporary pension arrangements, or whether structural divergence prevails as a result of differing economic, fiscal, and institutional capacities.; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH: The paper adopts a qualitative comparative institutional approach grounded in pension economics and political economy. The analysis draws on secondary data from academic literature, international institutional reports, and country profiles published by organisations involved in social security and pension system monitoring. The two pension systems are examined using a consistent set of analytical criteria, including system architecture, statutory retirement age, key benefit parameters, coverage, financing mechanisms, and institutional capacity. This framework enables the identification of both functional convergence and structural divergence.; FINDINGS: The results indicate that Suriname and the Netherlands display limited convergence at the level of basic social objectives, particularly with regard to the role of the state in providing minimum income protection in old age. Both systems incorporate universal or quasi-universal elements aimed at poverty prevention among older persons, and both apply a gender-neutral statutory retirement age. At the same time, substantial divergence persists in system architecture, financing structures, and effective coverage. The Dutch pension system is characterised by a mature multi-pillar model with a strong occupational and capital-funded component, high coverage, and dynamic parametric adjustment. In contrast, the Surinamese system relies predominantly on a universal flat-rate benefit financed from the state budget, complemented by a limited earnings-related scheme with restricted coverage. These differences reflect divergent fiscal capacities, labour-market structures, and levels of institutional development rather than policy choice alone.; PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS: The findings suggest that direct institutional transfer of pension models from highly developed economies to post-colonial contexts is unlikely to be effective. Pension reforms in post-colonial states should prioritise gradual adaptation to local economic and institutional conditions, improvements in administrative capacity, and increased labour-market formalisation, rather than the replication of complex multi-pillar systems.; ORIGINALITY/VALUE: The paper contributes to the literature by explicitly integrating a post-colonial institutional perspective into the analysis of pension system convergence and divergence. It offers a nuanced interpretation that combines functional similarity with persistent structural heterogeneity, highlighting the limits of convergence in the presence of deep-rooted historical and institutional constraints. 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/146732 Title: Aesthetic pacing : taking a cue from Eugenio Barba and Odin Teatret Authors: Camilleri, Frank Abstract: In Performer Training for Actors and Athletes (2023), I propose via athletae, way of the athlete, as a modality of performing that is not based on a specific technique or method but on the qualitative intensity of psychophysical commitment. That is, on the nature of how performers inhabit their scenic roles in a way that combines a modus operandi with a modus vivendi. More specifically, this via athletae engagement is manifested in the dynamics of play as autotelic activity, i.e. in and of itself, for its own sake, collaborative competitiveness in its etymological sense of 'flying with' and as it overlaps with Georges Hebert's auto-emulation as a kind of self-competition to improve oneself, and pacing as an organizational and managing framework that occurs during performance. In my book, the concept of via athletae is presented within a historical contextualization prompted by Antonin Artaud's notion of an 'affective athleticism' for actors and Franco Ruffini's analysis of theatre and boxing, specifically what he calls azione in vita to mark the truth of scenic action: «In order for staged action to be true, i.e. fiction without lying, it must be azione in vita ('action in life'), i.e. real, and leaving aside any instance of realism. I argue that this corporeal truth to the material situating reality in aesthetic, athletic, and daily practices is manifested in the affordances that arise in the interactive specificities between bodies and world, which I term the «bodyworld» of performers. [excerpt] 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/146731 Title: Conversazione con : Oliver Friggieri Abstract: Oliver Friggieri, nato a Malta nel 1947, e poeta romanziere e critico letterario. E autore di numerosi libri pubblicati in vari paesi (Scozia, U.S.A., Grecia, Romania, Jugoslavia, India, Italia e Francia). I suoi studi critici sono apparsi in varie riviste del mondo, particolarmente in Europa ed America. Ha scritto i testi fondamentali sulla letteratura maltese (tra cui l'unica storia della letteratura maltese esistente - Edizioni Spes - Milazzo 1986). E professore di litetteratura maltese e teoria letteraria all'Universita di Malta. Ha tradotto numerose opere in maltese dal latino, italiano e inglese e partecipa a vari congressi internazzionali. Tra i suoi ultimi riconoscimenti il Premio Internazzionale "Mediterraneo". Presso la casa editrice Santi Quaranta di Treviso e uscita, nel 1994, la raccolta di racconti Storie per una sera. 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/146730 Title: [Various poems] Abstract: Several poems by Prof. Oliver Friggieri which have been translated into Italian. 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z