Do negative environmental media reports increase environmental information disclosures? A comparative analysis based on political connections and market competition

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuan Chen ◽  
Liang Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Market Competition ◽  
Environmental Information ◽  
Political Connections ◽  
Environmental Media ◽  
Media Reports

Conceptual metaphor and media bias: a critical metaphor analysis of British and American mainstream media reports on the Hong Kong riots

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 325-339
Author(s):  
Xuan Ji
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Conceptual Metaphor ◽  
Media Bias ◽  
Metaphor Analysis ◽  
Mainstream Media ◽  
Critical Metaphor Analysis ◽  
Media Reports

Abstract This article makes a comparative analysis of the use of metaphors in the Hong Kong riot reports by British and American mainstream media. The analysis reveals the conceptualization process of events and finds that the use of metaphors is mainly concentrated in the war domain, the flare domain, and the natural forces domain.

Access to environmental information: A comparative analysis of the Aarhus Convention with Brazilian Legislation

elni Review ◽  
2011 ◽  
pp. 87-95
Author(s):  
Sandra Aline Nascimento da Nóbrega
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Public Participation ◽  
General Public ◽  
Environmental Information ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Brazilian Legislation ◽  
Aarhus Convention ◽  
Actual Effectiveness ◽  
Procedural Rights

In order to get the general public more involved in decisions regarding sustainable economic development, the Brazilian Congress approved a law specifically targeting availability and access to environmental information in 2003. This law was clearly inspired by the principles of 1998 Aarhus Convention which established the procedural rights to access to environmental information, public participation and access to court in environmental matters among European countries. This paper aims to compare the Aarhus Convention – with its innovative nature and open administrative and democratic practices – with applications on access to environmental information in Brazil. It first gives a brief explanation of the Aarhus Convention, followed by an overview of access to environmental information in Brazilian legislation and its recent evolution. The paper compares Brazilian legislation and the Aarhus Convention and identifies which criteria of the Aarhus Convention regarding access to environmental information have already been introduced in Brazilian legislation. In addition, the paper discusses the actual effectiveness of Brazilian Law 10.650/03 through an empirical exercise seeking to estimate how often it has been used to access environmental information.

Critical Analysis of Telecommunications Regulatory Governance in Malawi

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-67
Author(s):  
Frank Makoza
Keyword(s):  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Power Relations ◽  
Market Competition ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Mobile Network ◽  
Power Dynamics ◽  
Regulatory Governance ◽  
Telecommunications Sector ◽  
Media Reports

This paper presents a critical analysis of power dynamics for telecommunications governance in the context of a developing country. The study used regulatory governance and critical discourse analysis as theoretical underpinnings. The case of telecommunications sector of Malawi was analysed using secondary data comprise policy documents and media reports. The results showed that power relations affected the autonomy of the telecommunications regulator in performing its functions. The effects of power dynamics created practices and conduct of stakeholders that contributed towards the barriers in market entry of mobile network operators in the telecommunications sector. Consequently, there was limited market competition and the cost of ICT services remained high. Power relations were also productive in enabling stakeholders to raise sector problems to the regulator. The study provides an understanding of power relations in the regulation of telecommunications in the context of an African country.

Israeli Militarism Reconsidered

2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-106
Author(s):  
Adi Sherzer
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Israeli Society ◽  
Analytic Framework ◽  
The World ◽  
Archival Documentation ◽  
Media Reports ◽  
The Military ◽  
Unique Relationship

This article seeks to challenge conventional arguments about Israel’s ‘cultural militarism’ through a comparative analysis of Independence Day parades of the 1950s. Using media reports, newsreels, and archival documentation, it examines the parades and compares them to other cases from around the world. The discussion focuses on three features of the Israeli parades: the widespread civil criticism of the place of the military in Independence Day celebrations; the role of the crowds and their proximity to the marchers; and the partly militaristic character of the parades themselves. While the article does not deny the obvious militaristic connotations of soldiers marching in the streets, it stresses the unique relationship between the armed forces and society in Israel and argues that militarism alone is not a sufficient analytic framework for analyzing Israeli society.

A Comparative Analysis of Transparency in Sustainability Reporting by Local and Regional Governments

2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco José Alcaraz-Quiles ◽  
Andrés Navarro-Galera ◽  
David Ortiz-Rodríguez
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Social Information ◽  
Sustainability Reporting ◽  
Environmental Information ◽  
The Public ◽  
Diffusion Of Information ◽  
Regional Governments

Although the importance of sustainability reporting in the public sector is widely recognized, there are few studies about this issue. This paper analyzed the practices of diffusion of information on sustainability in local governments. So, we observed the Websites of the largest local governments in Spain using a list of items from the guidelines of GRI and comparing the results with the results of the Spanish regional governments. Our findings show that local governments reported some information (50% of the items), but less than regional governments (60%). Social information is the most widespread and environmental information is the least reported.

The Influence of Entrepreneurs’ Political Connections on Enterprise Innovation Intention

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (03) ◽  
pp. 2050020
Author(s):  
Yi Su ◽  
Xue Wang
Keyword(s):  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Market Competition ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Political Connections ◽  
Political Connection ◽  
Differentiation Strategy ◽  
Survival And Development ◽  
Enterprise Innovation ◽  
The Government

Based on the data of the Growth Enterprise Market (GEM)-listed companies in the Shenzhen Stock Exchange of China, this paper researched the influence mechanism of political connections on enterprise innovation intention. This paper is based on the theory of reciprocal exchange of social capital. The research found that the entrepreneur’s political connections are detrimental to the improvement of enterprise innovation intention, and the differentiation strategy has a mediation effect between them. Moreover, the market competition intensity of enterprise production adjusts the influence of the differentiation strategy on enterprise innovation intention, and it can alleviate the negative influence of the political connection on the innovation intention through the differentiation strategy. Although the country’s innovation-driven strategy will provide more innovative resources for enterprises, securing the survival and development of an enterprise is becoming increasingly narrower by relying solely on establishing connections with the government.

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