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CRISIS STATE [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-09-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Sociology (General)
- The Economy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- new normal
1, record 1, English, new%20normal
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A new normal is a state to which an economy, society, etc. settles following a crisis, when this differs from the situation that prevailed prior to the start of the crisis. 2, record 1, English, - new%20normal
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie (Généralités)
- Économie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- nouvelle normalité
1, record 1, French, nouvelle%20normalit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- nouvelle normale 2, record 1, French, nouvelle%20normale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-08-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Political Science (General)
- Economic Co-operation and Development
- National and International Security
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- fragile state
1, record 2, English, fragile%20state
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A state with a reduced capability to govern due to institutional weaknesses that constrain the delivery of one or several of the fundamental state functions to its citizens. 2, record 2, English, - fragile%20state
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A fragile state is a state significantly susceptible to crisis in one or more of its subsystems. 3, record 2, English, - fragile%20state
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Such states are vulnerable to shifts in population support from the state to other entities that are able to provide these functions in place of the state. 2, record 2, English, - fragile%20state
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The continuum of state stability is weak, fragile, failing and failed. 4, record 2, English, - fragile%20state
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
fragile state: term and definition officially approved by the Joint Terminology Panel and the Defence Terminology Standardization Board. 5, record 2, English, - fragile%20state
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sciences politiques (Généralités)
- Coopération et développement économiques
- Sécurité nationale et internationale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- État fragile
1, record 2, French, %C3%89tat%20fragile
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
État dont la capacité de gouverner est réduite à cause de faiblesses institutionnelles qui l'empêchent de s'acquitter d'une ou plusieurs de ses fonctions fondamentales auprès des citoyens. 2, record 2, French, - %C3%89tat%20fragile
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les États fragiles sont vulnérables au transfert du soutien populaire à d'autres entités aptes à remplir ces fonctions à leur place. 2, record 2, French, - %C3%89tat%20fragile
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
État fragile : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe d’experts en terminologie interarmées et par le Conseil de normalisation de terminologie de la Défense. 3, record 2, French, - %C3%89tat%20fragile
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2009-10-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Political Science (General)
- International Relations
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- crisis state
1, record 3, English, crisis%20state
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A crisis state is a state under acute stress, where reigning institutions face serious contestation and are potentially unable to manage conflict and shocks.(There is a danger of state collapse). This is not an absolute condition, but a condition at a given point of time, so a state can reach a “crisis condition” and recover from it, or can remain in crisis over relatively long periods of time, or a crisis state can unravel and collapse. 1, record 3, English, - crisis%20state
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Sciences politiques (Généralités)
- Relations internationales
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- État en crise
1, record 3, French, %C3%89tat%20en%20crise
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le Pérou est un État en crise, brisé par les années du pouvoir autoritaire d'Alberto Fujimori. La fuite de son président, les révélations de corruption aux plus hautes sphères de l'État, les conséquences des politiques ultra-libérales dans les années 1990, l'emprise du Sentier lumineux sur une partie du territoire national ont fini de discréditer un système institutionnel péruvien embryonnaire. 1, record 3, French, - %C3%89tat%20en%20crise
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2008-03-17
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- International Bodies and Committees
- Medical and Hospital Organization
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- International Federation of Telephone Emergency Services
1, record 4, English, International%20Federation%20of%20Telephone%20Emergency%20Services
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
- IFOTES 1, record 4, English, IFOTES
correct
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Founded in 1967, brings together National Associations of Telephone Emergency Service which offer emotional support, immediately accessible to any person suffering from loneliness, in a state of psychological crisis, or contemplating suicide... IFOTES has its seat in Geneva, Switzerland. The official language of IFOTES is French. In case of matters requiring interpretation of articles of the statutes, the French language version will be binding. 1, record 4, English, - International%20Federation%20of%20Telephone%20Emergency%20Services
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités internationaux
- Organisation médico-hospitalière
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- Fédération internationale des services de secours par téléphone
1, record 4, French, F%C3%A9d%C3%A9ration%20internationale%20des%20services%20de%20secours%20par%20t%C3%A9l%C3%A9phone
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
- IFOTES 1, record 4, French, IFOTES
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fondée en 1967, IFOTES réunit des Associations nationales de Services de secours par téléphone qui offrent à tout moment une aide émotionnelle à des personnes seules, ou dans un état de crise psychologique, ou confrontées à la tentation du suicide. Le nom de cette fédération est « La Fédération Internationale des services de secours par téléphone », désignée ci-après par le sigle IFOTES (International Federation of Telephone Emergency Services). IFOTES est une fédération constituée en Suisse conformément aux articles 60 à 79 du Code Civil suisse. IFOTES a son siège à Genève (Suisse). La langue officielle est le français. Lors d'interprétations d'articles des statuts, la version française fera loi. 1, record 4, French, - F%C3%A9d%C3%A9ration%20internationale%20des%20services%20de%20secours%20par%20t%C3%A9l%C3%A9phone
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2005-08-31
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Titles of International Programs
- Emergency Management
- Peace-Keeping Operations
- International Relations
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Rapid Expert Assistance and Co-operation Team
1, record 5, English, Rapid%20Expert%20Assistance%20and%20Co%2Doperation%20Team
correct, international
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
- REACT 1, record 5, English, REACT
correct, international
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[This] establishment [was] called for by the OSCE [Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe] Heads of State and Government in the Charter for European Security adopted in Istanbul in November 1999, to enable the OSCE to offer experts quickly to OSCE participating States in order to provide assistance in conflict prevention, crisis management and post-conflict rehabilitation. 2, record 5, English, - Rapid%20Expert%20Assistance%20and%20Co%2Doperation%20Team
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The REACT [Rapid Expert Assistance and Co-operation Team] concept, which was forged by the United States and adopted by the OSCE [Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe], ... commits governments to develop at the national level, as well as at the OSCE level, the capacity to set up teams with a wide range of civilian expertise that the OSCE would be able to deploy to assist in conflict prevention, crisis management and post-conflict rehabilitation. [This] concept has been developed to enable the OSCE to address problems before they become crises and to [rapidly] deploy “the civilian component of a peacekeeping operation” or large-scale or specialized operations, when needed. 3, record 5, English, - Rapid%20Expert%20Assistance%20and%20Co%2Doperation%20Team
Record 5, Key term(s)
- Rapid Expert Assistance and Co-operation Teams
- Rapid Expert Assistance and Cooperation Teams
- Rapid Expert Assistance and Cooperation Team
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Titres de programmes internationaux
- Gestion des urgences
- Opérations de maintien de la paix
- Relations internationales
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- Équipe d'assistance et de coopération rapides
1, record 5, French, %C3%89quipe%20d%27assistance%20et%20de%20coop%C3%A9ration%20rapides
correct, feminine noun, international
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
- REACT 1, record 5, French, REACT
feminine noun, international
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le concept de REACT [Équipe d'assistance et de coopération rapides], qui a été élaboré par les États-Unis et adopté par l'OSCE [Organisation pour la sécurité et la coopération en Europe], [...] engage les gouvernements à mettre en place, au niveau national comme à celui de l'OSCE, les moyens nécessaires pour créer des équipes possédant de larges compétences dans le secteur civil, que l'OSCE pourrait déployer pour contribuer à la prévention des conflits, à la gestion des crises et au relèvement après un conflit. [Ce] concept a été mis au point pour permettre à l'OSCE d'aborder les problèmes avant qu'ils ne dégénèrent en crises et de mettre en place rapidement «la composante civile d'une opération de maintien de la paix» ou de déployer rapidement des opérations de grande envergure ou spécialisées, si nécessaire. 2, record 5, French, - %C3%89quipe%20d%27assistance%20et%20de%20coop%C3%A9ration%20rapides
Record 5, Key term(s)
- Équipes d'assistance et de coopération rapides
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Títulos de programas internacionales
- Gestión de emergencias
- Operaciones de mantenimiento de la paz
- Relaciones internacionales
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- Equipo de asistencia y cooperación rápidas
1, record 5, Spanish, Equipo%20de%20asistencia%20y%20cooperaci%C3%B3n%20r%C3%A1pidas
correct, masculine noun, international
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
- REACT 1, record 5, Spanish, REACT
masculine noun, international
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
El concepto REACT [Equipo de asistencia y cooperación rápidas] de la OSCE [Organización para la Seguridad y la Cooperación en Europa], emanado directamente de las decisiones adoptadas en la Cumbre de Estambul en 1999 y que fue aprobado por el Consejo Permanente de la OSCE en junio de 2000, esboza un programa ambicioso para profesionalizar aún más las operaciones sobre el terreno y aumentar la interoperabilidad. El programa también da respuesta a la necesidad de desplegar y consolidar nuevas misiones rápida, eficaz y eficientemente. 2, record 5, Spanish, - Equipo%20de%20asistencia%20y%20cooperaci%C3%B3n%20r%C3%A1pidas
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
En diversas ocasiones se ha hecho una presentación del concepto REACT para nuestras organizaciones asociadas, y esto ha promovido el diálogo y un entendimiento común de la situación actual y futura en lo que se refiere a despliegue rápido y cuestiones relativas a la capacitación en la fase anterior a la misión. 3, record 5, Spanish, - Equipo%20de%20asistencia%20y%20cooperaci%C3%B3n%20r%C3%A1pidas
Record 5, Key term(s)
- Equipos de asistencia y cooperación rápidas
Record 6 - internal organization data 2002-11-29
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Social Services and Social Work
- Urban Housing
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- personal housing assistance
1, record 6, English, personal%20housing%20assistance
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
- PHA 2, record 6, English, PHA
correct
- APL 3, record 6, English, APL
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- personalized accommodation support 4, record 6, English, personalized%20accommodation%20support
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Before choosing a property loan you must ask yourself a series of questions and compare the features of a number of loans. ... Is the loan at a fixed or variable rate? Is the loan flexible? What is the loan duration, and what guarantees are required (mortgage, credit guarantee) Does it entitle you to APL (personal housing assistance) or housing benefit? 3, record 6, English, - personal%20housing%20assistance
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... this standpoint has an institutional answer, the extension of Personal Housing Assistance(PHA), an answer which relies on the reduction of the crisis to a problem of distribution.... This solution amounts to using PHA(which was conceived as a transitory supplement to normal employment income, so as to give access to normal accommodation) as a public housing service, whereby the State would finance the totality of excluded and precarious people's housing. 2, record 6, English, - personal%20housing%20assistance
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 3 CONT
All those halls of residence entitle you to the "Aide Personnalisée au Logement" (Personalized Accommodation Support) APL which is calculated in function of the student’s income and not of his parents. The conditions and the documents to be provided are the same as for the ALS. 4, record 6, English, - personal%20housing%20assistance
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Services sociaux et travail social
- Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- aide personnalisée au logement
1, record 6, French, aide%20personnalis%C3%A9e%20au%20logement
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- aide personnelle au logement 2, record 6, French, aide%20personnelle%20au%20logement
correct, feminine noun
- APL 3, record 6, French, APL
correct, feminine noun
- APL 3, record 6, French, APL
- aide financière du côté de la demande 2, record 6, French, aide%20financi%C3%A8re%20du%20c%C3%B4t%C3%A9%20de%20la%20demande
correct, feminine noun
- aide financière au revenu de l'occupant 2, record 6, French, aide%20financi%C3%A8re%20au%20revenu%20de%20l%27occupant
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Aide dont le niveau est calculé, cas par cas, selon des barèmes faisant intervenir le revenu du ménage, la composition de la famille, le montant du loyer et la part du salaire qui doit être consacrée aux dépenses du logement. 2, record 6, French, - aide%20personnalis%C3%A9e%20au%20logement
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'aide à la personne appelle un autre type de régulation portant cette fois sur le budget du citoyen plus que sur l'espace de son logement. Il s'agit de diminuer l'inégalité financière devant le logement par une aide mensuelle : hier l'allocation-logement, aujourd'hui l'aide personnalisée au logement (Introduction à la planification urbaine, p. 116). 2, record 6, French, - aide%20personnalis%C3%A9e%20au%20logement
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il semble que les termes aide financière du côté de la demande et aide financière au revenu de l'occupant soient ceux qu'utilisent les spécialistes québécois. 2, record 6, French, - aide%20personnalis%C3%A9e%20au%20logement
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2001-11-13
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- crisis
1, record 7, English, crisis
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A situation in which customary problem-solving or decision-making methods are no longer adequate; a state of psychologic disequilibrium. A crisis may be a turning point in a person's life. 2, record 7, English, - crisis
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- crise
1, record 7, French, crise
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Rupture violente du processus évolutif, dont la direction se voit soudain masquée, modifiée ou inversée. 2, record 7, French, - crise
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La crise est provoquée par une demande excessive du milieu ambiant, demande imposée qui dépasse les mécanismes d'adaptation habituels de l'individu et qui fait appel à des ressources supplémentaires cachées. La notion de crise chez l'humain comporte des aspects positifs. L'évolution de cette notion en psychiatrie a obligé un réaménagement de nos conceptions [...] l'aspect créatif des crises doit être retenu, car elles font partie intégrante du développement de chacun aux diverses étapes de la vie [...] 3, record 7, French, - crise
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 PHR
processus de résolution de la crise; crises psychosociales. 4, record 7, French, - crise
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Psicología (Generalidades)
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- crisis
1, record 7, Spanish, crisis
feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1999-03-25
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- National and International Economics
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- shock wave 1, record 8, English, shock%20wave
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
We are experiencing a crisis of the presidency in Washington; a near-collapse of the state in Russia; the prospect of a second Asian shock wave; a spectacular decline in the Latin American markets... 1, record 8, English, - shock%20wave
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Economic crisis that spreads to the world. 2, record 8, English, - shock%20wave
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Économie nationale et internationale
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- onde de choc
1, record 8, French, onde%20de%20choc
feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Nous assistons aujourd'hui à une crise de la présidence aux États-Unis, au quasi-effondrement de l'État en Russie, à la perspective d'une deuxième onde de choc asiatique, à un déclin spectaculaire des marchés latino-américains [...] 1, record 8, French, - onde%20de%20choc
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Crise économique qui se répand dans le monde entier. 2, record 8, French, - onde%20de%20choc
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1994-02-07
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Social Problems
- Translation
- Social Psychology
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- pre-crisis phase 1, record 9, English, pre%2Dcrisis%20phase
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Preliminary data obtained on battered women indicate the existence of a cycle of battering behavior, which is repeated over a period of time. The cycle appears to have 3 phases that vary in time and intensity: (a) the tension building phase, (b) the explosion or acute battering incident, and (c) the calm, loving respite ... [Source: PASCAL database]. 2, record 9, English, - pre%2Dcrisis%20phase
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The following [is one of the] 5 phases or stages of crisis which are usually noted :[in the] "pre-crisis" phase [...] the individual [battered wife] is in a general state of equilibrium. 1, record 9, English, - pre%2Dcrisis%20phase
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Problèmes sociaux
- Traduction
- Psychologie sociale
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- période où le conflit commence à naître
1, record 9, French, p%C3%A9riode%20o%C3%B9%20le%20conflit%20commence%20%C3%A0%20na%C3%AEtre
feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Stade de la séquence d'événements dans le cycle de la violence précédant la crise elle-même. 2, record 9, French, - p%C3%A9riode%20o%C3%B9%20le%20conflit%20commence%20%C3%A0%20na%C3%AEtre
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Trois phases de l'agression :[...] une période où les tensions se construisent et où le conflit commence à naître; [...] l'explosion et l'agression; finalement [...] la période d'accalmie après l'agression (« lune de miel »). Ce moment est considéré comme un sursis amoureux, où les regrets émergent. 1, record 9, French, - p%C3%A9riode%20o%C3%B9%20le%20conflit%20commence%20%C3%A0%20na%C3%AEtre
Record 9, Key term(s)
- phase d'anticipation
- stade d'anticipation
- période d'anticipation
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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