tematizzare

English translation: thematise, bring issue to public debate

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Italian term or phrase:tematizzare
English translation:thematise, bring issue to public debate
Entered by: liz askew

18:36 Jan 31, 2012
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics
Italian term or phrase: tematizzare
An analysis of changes that take place within radical left parties when they come into contact with the new social movements

"un certo grado di mutamento, per quanto limitato, si produrrà in ogni caso: una volta *tematizzata*, la presenza dei movimenti sociali non potrà essere ignorata"

Does it mean 'once it's got onto the agenda', 'once it has become an issue', 'once it has been acknowledged' or....?

Any politichese/movimentese expertise much appreciated - it is a needed-by-3-hours-ago-urgency thing ! Many thanks!
Lorraine Buckley (X)
Italy
Local time: 01:33
thematise/d
Explanation:
Habermas and Social Movement Theory - Edwards - 2009 ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com › ... › Journal Home › Vol 3 Issue 3 › Abstract
by G Edwards - 2009 - Cited by 1 - Related articles
12 May 2009 – This article outlines Habermas' social movement–related ideas and reviews the .... Second, they accused Habermas of ignoring the interrelationship between ... or 'new' political issues that the social movements themselves thematised, but ... In this respect, Feminist critical theory was once again instructive.

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Democracy, new social movements and the Internet (Lee Salter ...
westengland.academia.edu/.../Democracy_new_social_movements_a...
Finally, I illustrate how social movements shape the Internet to suit the form of ... will interact with the technology both before and after the design process, shaping ..... assumed a central role, those that cannot be heard become largely ignored. ..... complex is the most open for perceiving and thematising social problems, but ...

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*** may thematise such problems for discussion**

Rethinking Educational Practice Through Reflexive Inquiry: Essays ... - Google Books Result
books.google.com/books?isbn=9400708041...Nicole Mockler, Judyth Sachs - 2011 - Education - 260 pages
Social movements may arise, more or less spontaneously, in response to some ... participatory action researchers may thematise such problems for discussion, ...

I don't think I am necessarily delving too deeply here:)
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liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:33
Grading comment
once again, thanks to all
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Summary of answers provided
5 +4become an issue for discussion
James (Jim) Davis
3 +2thematise/d
liz askew
4Mobilised
Andrew Bramhall
Summary of reference entries provided
see "thematise" on page 9
liz askew

Discussion entries: 13





  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Mobilised


Explanation:
...As in set in motion a chain of events. In truth, in this particular context, it means "Once radicalised, the presence of social movements cannot be ignored".

Andrew Bramhall
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: nice try, but as you can see below, thematization in this case means 1importation of new issues into public debate'

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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
become an issue for discussion


Explanation:
"once it has become an issue, then...
It is just the verbalisation of the noun "tema" which means subject.
You could say here "a specific issue", a "definite issue" or as you say "on the agenda". Judge from the context.

I find some sociologists and politicians as well as academics and just ordinary people use the verb frequently. I remember (years ago, when I first met the word) asking a professor of sociology about it and he was surprised I asked replying that it just means to discuss something, discuss a subject, after all how do you translate "tema" if not as subject

Missdutch considers it vacuous, but once you get used to it...

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La presenza della mia musica in Italia è ridotta per tanti motivi e *non è questo il luogo giusto per tematizzare l'argomento* se mai lo si voglia. Tuttavia c'è un solo
*this is not the place to make an issue of the subject*

James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Local time: 04:33
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 195

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Giulia Gigliotti: Agree, issue or topic
47 mins

agree  philgoddard
48 mins

agree  P.L.F. Persio
7 hrs

agree  Isabelle Johnson: I agree
8 hrs
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
thematise/d


Explanation:
Habermas and Social Movement Theory - Edwards - 2009 ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com › ... › Journal Home › Vol 3 Issue 3 › Abstract
by G Edwards - 2009 - Cited by 1 - Related articles
12 May 2009 – This article outlines Habermas' social movement–related ideas and reviews the .... Second, they accused Habermas of ignoring the interrelationship between ... or 'new' political issues that the social movements themselves thematised, but ... In this respect, Feminist critical theory was once again instructive.

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Note added at 21 mins (2012-01-31 18:57:34 GMT)
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Democracy, new social movements and the Internet (Lee Salter ...
westengland.academia.edu/.../Democracy_new_social_movements_a...
Finally, I illustrate how social movements shape the Internet to suit the form of ... will interact with the technology both before and after the design process, shaping ..... assumed a central role, those that cannot be heard become largely ignored. ..... complex is the most open for perceiving and thematising social problems, but ...

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Note added at 15 hrs (2012-02-01 10:33:14 GMT)
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*** may thematise such problems for discussion**

Rethinking Educational Practice Through Reflexive Inquiry: Essays ... - Google Books Result
books.google.com/books?isbn=9400708041...Nicole Mockler, Judyth Sachs - 2011 - Education - 260 pages
Social movements may arise, more or less spontaneously, in response to some ... participatory action researchers may thematise such problems for discussion, ...

I don't think I am necessarily delving too deeply here:)

liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:33
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
once again, thanks to all
Notes to answerer
Asker: You are right, thank you, but this is what thematization means "While the capacity of social movements for 'thematization', the 'importation' of new issues into public debate, has been considered high,"


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michael Brennen: You beat me to it. :) This is definitely a term used in scholarly writing. http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/thematize
2 mins

agree  tradu-grace
1 hr

neutral  James (Jim) Davis: I think you are delving way too deeply. "Tema" means "subject" first and then only "theme" secondarily and this is just the verbalisation of the noun. I immediately understand tematizzare, while thematise makes me stop and scratch my head.
4 hrs
  -> You may well be right. At least your version is understandable:)

neutral  philgoddard: I agree with Jim.
4 hrs
  -> fair enough. I do think this word is used by your "experts/academics" though.
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Reference comments


19 mins
Reference: see "thematise" on page 9

Reference information:
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:CdTXdOTI8iUJ:epri...

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You're welcome!

We are translators, not editors.

liz askew
United Kingdom
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Note to reference poster
Asker: Many thanks for that Liz


Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
neutral  James (Jim) Davis: I think translators should take an oath to do their utmost to transform the incomprehensible into the comprehensible with success as an indicator of the quality of the translation :) Not an issue or not a theme here? // Discuss:
1 day 44 mins
  -> as long as it doesn't involve dumbing down/as translators we are supposed to put ourselves in the shoes of the writer, no matter what their vocabulary..so....as this is an academic paper it needs to be academic.
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