Community-Based Preventive and Remedial Measures to Prevent Violent Extremism: A Human Security Approach to Help Transform Conflicts, Improve Social Cohesion and Improve Local Security

2018 ◽  
Vol 56 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 198-219
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Human Security ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Remedial Measures ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Initiatives ◽  
Community Activities ◽  
Violent Extremism

AbstractThis article, presented as part of a panel on “Community-based preventive and remedial measures” at a conference on Responses to Female Migration to ISIS, is on ways in which local communities are able to strengthen social cohesion and prevent growing polarization, especially in areas where radicalization to violent extremism takes place. The analysis is based on the Human Security Collective (HSC)’s work in Palestine, Libya, Tunisia and the Netherlands where we support local communities and the professionals who work with them on addressing systemic causes that lead to exclusion, alienation and possibly radicalization leading to violent extremism. We have learnt that approaches to prevent the attraction to violent extremism networks require methods and processes akin to those developed for conflict transformation. Some of the characteristics of this approach include the inclusion of different stakeholders, local ownership in defining problems and seeking solutions, the building of trusted relationships, the mentoring of young women and men who take on a peer-model role, and the development of innovative small-scale community activities that can then be taken up by the wider community. HSC and its partners connect these local community initiatives to policymakers at municipal, national and international levels. Through the process of facilitated dialogue we aim to create “safe spaces” where persons from different backgrounds and with different interests are able to meet and exchange practices and policies. In this way, policies are validated by lived realities and citizens become aware of the way that policies that influence local security are developed and executed. This dialogue leads to a mutual understanding of and improvement in security-related policies.

scholarly journals EVALUATING CAPACITY BUILDING OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY TOWARDS ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION IN AN ESTUARINE COMMUNITY, KONG KONG LAUT, JOHOR

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Faradiella Mohd Kusin ◽  
Amirul Azuan Md Joni ◽  
Ferdaus Mohamat Yusuff ◽  
Sharifah Nur Munirah Syed Hasan
Keyword(s):  
Capacity Building ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Minority Group ◽  
Mangrove Ecosystem ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Community Based ◽  
School Outreach ◽  
Human And Social Capital

Key community-based environmental conservation programmes in Kong Kong Laut, Johor include the river and mangrove ecosystem conservation and management programme. The overall aim of conserving the ecosystem and encouraging local community participation in the programme is to promote the existing eco-tourism potential of the area. This paper entails the outcomes of community-based activities aimed at building the capacities of local communities through community mobilisation, awareness creation and capacity building (i.e. transferred knowledge and skills). Findings indicate that there have been improvements in the river water quality status within the ecosystems over the course of a one-year project, despite relatively small participation among the local communities in the conservation programme. However, it was evident that active participation from a minority group of the local community has contributed to significant human and social capital, suggesting that community empowerment might be crucial for future development. Despite this, a school outreach programme on waste minimisation within the community demonstrated an encouraging level of participation among school children and teachers. The major challenge to maintaining continuous efforts to conserve their environment is the simultaneous developments taking place close to the river and mangrove ecosystems. While it remains a challenge to all the stakeholders, collaborative efforts among the local communities and the university, school, government agencies and private sector have made it possible to strategise for more future approaches that will benefit the whole community.

scholarly journals Strategi Pengembangan Desa Wisata Timpag Berbasis Masyarakat di Kecamatan Kerambitan, Kabupaten Tabanan Bali

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 66
Author(s):  
Gusti Ayu Putu Marwangi ◽  
I Putu Anom
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Analysis Data ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Rural Tourism ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Organisation Development ◽  
Tourism Potential

Tabanan Regency has a high prospect in the development of tourism and its complementary facilities. Tourism village is the alternative tourism products that can provide the development of rural areas that are certainly sustainable for the future. Timpag Village is one of the villages which located in Kerambitan District, Tabanan Regency which has several tourism potentials such as nature, cultures, and the local communities. The development of Rural Tourism in Timpag Village has a high value to be a tourist attraction but the reality this village has not been able to be a developed as a rural tourism. Based on these problems this research aims to determine “Development Strategies of Rural Tourism Based Local Community in Timpag Village, Kerambitan District, Tabanan Regency Bali.” The research method used in this study is a qualitative descriptive analysis supported by IFAS and EFAS analysis in designing a strategy for developing local community-based tourism villages used SWOT analysis. Data collection techniques are using the method of observation, interviews, library research. The result show the design of alternative strategies to develop community-based tourism villages that can be applied in the development of Rural Tourism in Timpag Village. There are six altrenative strategys that can be applied such as attractions development based on tourism potential, local communities involvement , tourism facilities development, tourism organisation development, improve the traditional security system, and improve the ability of communities about tourism development. Therefore, local communities need to preserve the tourism potential that is owned as a rural tourism product. Keywords: Rural Tourism, Community Based Tourism, and Strategy

scholarly journals Local community participation in rhino conservation - Key to conservation success.

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
ADMIRE CHANYANDURA
Keyword(s):  
Community Participation ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Economic Transformation ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Wildlife Trade ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Demand And Supply ◽  
Financial Benefits ◽  
Rhino Poaching

A robust framework to guide community engagement in illegal wildlife trade is lacking. There is a need to reconnect local communities with their original wildlife, a connection which they have lost through the influence of colonialism and neo-colonialism. Virtually all conservation bodies and players believe that local communities are key to the success of rhino conservation but they are not equally walking their talk. Bottom-up community-based initiatives help to curb poaching especially level one poachers. The multifaceted problem of African rhino poaching on the continent is approaching calamitous proportions, with astounding, sobering statistics revealing the sheer extent of the illegal practice today. The interplay of rhino horn demand and supply side is fuelled by poverty, greed, superstition, corruption, social injustice, ruthlessness, and ignorance. Economic transformation benefiting wildlife and communities is key to save the rhinoceros species. Rhino properties should provide direct financial benefits to communities, building capacity and engage community members and private landowners in rhinoceros conservation. Rhino protection should be incentivized, continuously increasing the number of people benefiting from conservation, and decreasing animosity toward wildlife will motivate local people to fully embrace conservation efforts. Conservation efforts should first target level one poachers who are vulnerable and exposed, by developing a comprehensive profitable and lucrative community participation packages in all rhino properties. Conservationists should walk their talk and genuinely work with local communities to build support for rhino conservation through education, awareness, self-sustaining business ventures and employment.

scholarly journals Metodologie, percorsi operativi e strumenti per lo sviluppo delle cooperative di comunità nelle aree interne italiane

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Policy Support ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Environmental Vulnerability ◽  
Present Essay

The present essay includes the main results of the research project on community-based cooperatives, promoted in 2018 by Fondosviluppo and FEDAM, and implemented by researchers of University of Molise. The volume highlights the potential and the modes of operating of community-based cooperatives, which carry out a mix of productive and socially useful activities for local community well-being. The research, through a new methodological and operational path, reaches the following results: a) devise a strategy to detect the degree of social, economic and environmental vulnerability levels of Italian inner areas; b) outline the needs of local communities; c) define the role of community-based cooperatives in bridging regional gaps, also identifying their possible policy support.

scholarly journals THE EFFECTIVENESS OF LOCAL COMMUNITY-BASED EMPOWERMENT LEARNING IN IMPROVING STUDENTS’ CRITICAL AND CREATIVE THINKING: A CASE STUDY IN SMAN 2 CIANJUR

Vidya Karya ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fani Julia Putri
Keyword(s):  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Planning Stage ◽  
Concrete Action ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Implementation Stage ◽  
Critical And Creative Thinking

Abstract: The formulations of the problems and the purposes of this research were about the learning process of empowerment of local communities and the impact of learning about local community in improving critical and creative thinking of students at SMAN 2 Cianjur. Data and information collection techniques used were the interview, observation, and record of the experience. The findings of this study were: (1) The students of SMAN 2 Cianjur conducted three stages of empowerment, namely the planning stage by dividing the class into nine groups of experts along with their respective duties, the implementation stage consisting of the presentation and demonstration of the student’s innovations, and the last one, that is, the assessment stage carried out by various assessors. (2) local community-based empowerment was considered to be appropriate to increase students' critical and creative thinking. Then, the publication by students was also as a concrete action that through the use of electronics we can improve the productivity and the marketing of the local communities in order to remain sustainable and adaptive in accordance with the current developments. Keywords: critical and creative thinking, empowerment,  local community  Abstrak. Rumusan masalah dan tujuan penelitian ini adalah tentang proses pembelajaran pemberdayaan masyarakat lokal dan dampak pembelajaran masyarakat lokal dalam meningkatkan berpikir kritis dan kreatif siswa SMAN 2 Cianjur. Teknik pengumpulan data dan informasi menggunakan wawancara, observasi, dan catatan pengalaman. Temuan penelitian ini adalah: (1) Siswa SMAN 2 Cianjur melaksanakan tiga tahap proses pemberdayaan masyarakat,  yaitu tahap perencanaan dengan membagi kelas menjadi sembilan kelompok ahli beserta tugasnya masing-masing, tahap pelaksanaan yang terdiri dari presentasi dan demonstrasi inovasi siswa, dan yang terakhir, yaitu tahap penilaian yang dilakukan oleh berbagai penilai. (2) Pemberdayaan masyarakat berbasis lokal dianggap tepat untuk meningkatkan pemikiran kritis dan kreatif siswa. Selain itu, publikasi yang dilakukan oleh siswa juga merupakan tindakan nyata,  di mana melalui penggunaan media elektronik produktivitas dan pengenalan terhadap masyarakat lokal dapat ditingkatkan untuk menjaga agar tetap lestari dan adaptif sesuai dengan perkembangan saat ini. Kata Kunci: berpikir kritis dan kreatif, pemberdayaan,  masyarakat lokal

Contribution of Corporate Social Responsibility to Post-Disaster Life Recovery of Employees

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 811-821 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maki Dan ◽  
Masayuki Kohiyama ◽  
◽  
◽  
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Community Activities ◽  
Effective Manner ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Corporate Social

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is now considered to be one of the most important activities for companies as it greatly affects both companies and local communities. This study analyzes the effects of corporate social responsibility activities on the life recovery of employees. A questionnaire survey on the Great East Japan Earthquake Disaster in Iwaki City (Fukushima, Japan) was conducted. Iwaki City was among the areas most severely affected by the disaster. The effect of CSR activities on the life recovery of employees was analyzed by structural equation modeling. Life recovery largely depended on health and human relationships. CSR activities related to these two factors, such as work–life balance and local community activities, increased the life recovery of employees. Companies have large resources for improving local community resilience and local communities can recover from a disaster in a timely and effective manner when companies provide appropriate assistance. This study reveals how companies can contribute to the recovery of local communities through their CSR activities.

scholarly journals Local Community Participation in the Development of Ecological Tourism in West Bali National Park

1970 ◽  
Author(s):  
I Nyoman Sunarta
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Public Relations ◽  
National Park ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Causal Link ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Community Initiatives ◽  
Tourism Product ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Ecological Tourism

Dependence of local communities on natural resources in the area of ??West Bali National Park (TNBB) showed low conservation awareness of local communities to support the area as ecological tourism resources, and showed lack of participation of the local community because of their powerlessness in decision-making and captures a wide range of benefits or contributions of ecological tourism. This study aims to determine the level of local participation in the development of products and markets of ecological tourism, by using deductive approach.During stage of analysis and synthesis, descriptive method is used to explain the causal link between the study variables. Since 2008, TNBB changed its repressive approach to community development that previously looked into persuasive public relations with BTNBB as " us vs. them " later changed into " we ", especially in the development of ecological tourism product, which is actualized in society called "Manuk Jegeg". Participation of local communities in the development of ecological tourism is not entirely the local community initiatives. So that kind of participation can be classified into functional types of participation. Participation is still a continuation of the existence of an external agent External interests of society. It is seen from the establishment of "Manuk Jegeg" community, where external parties are only facilitating and accommodating the aspirations of the community in decision making.

scholarly journals Participatory approaches, local stakeholders and cultural relevance facilitate an impactful community-based project in Uganda

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 1353-1368 ◽  
Author(s):  
James O’Donovan ◽  
Andrew Thompson ◽  
Christina Stiles ◽  
Japheth A Opintan ◽  
Ken Kabali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Knowledge Exchange ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Cultural Knowledge ◽  
Participatory Methods ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Local Stakeholders

Abstract Sanitation is a major global challenge that is often addressed at national and international levels, while community opinions and beliefs are neglected. To promote water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) we organized a cross-cultural knowledge exchange workshop to assess participatory methods for engaging local stakeholders. The workshop included 22 participants from all sectors of society. Practical solutions to sanitation challenges were identified and later shared with a local community. Qualitative and quantitative analyses were used to assess impact and showed participatory methods were highly valued to encourage information sharing among widely varied stakeholders, and that video was a particularly successful approach when engaging with local communities. An 8-month follow-up survey of village members revealed excellent information recall, positive behaviour changes and a desire for future visits. Our evidence suggests that community-based participation helped identify solutions to WASH issues affecting rural communities in resource-poor settings. Engaging in a multicultural knowledge-share was particularly valuable as it enabled participants to recognize they have common challenges and allowed them to share low-cost solutions from their different communities. Our use of video was widely viewed as an ideal means of circulating findings, as it communicated information to people with a wide variety of community roles and to all age groups. Its relevance was increased by adopting a culturally appropriate context by involving local communities in workshop activities. We recommend that research in low- and middle-income countries should be mindful of the environmental context in which WASH is implemented, and encourage acceptance by engaging with communities through the use of varied participatory methods.

scholarly journals Sustaining community-based interventions for people affected by dementia long term: the SCI-Dem realist review

BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. e047789
Author(s):  
Thomas Morton ◽  
Geoff Wong ◽  
Teresa Atkinson ◽  
Dawn Brooker
Keyword(s):  
Financial Management ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Grey Literature ◽  
Realist Review ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Community Based Interventions ◽  
Community Based

ObjectivesCommunity-based support for people with earlier-stage dementia and their care partners, such as regularly meeting groups and activities, can play an important part in postdiagnostic care. Typically delivered piecemeal in the UK, by a variety of agencies with inconsistent funding, provision is fragmented and many such interventions struggle to continue after only a short start-up period. This realist review investigates what can promote or hinder such interventions in being able to sustain long term.MethodsKey sources of evidence were gathered using formal searches of electronic databases and grey literature, together with informal search methods such as citation tracking. No restrictions were made on article type or study design; only data pertaining to regularly meeting, ongoing, community-based interventions were included. Data were extracted, assessed, organised and synthesised and a realist logic of analysis applied to trace context–mechanism–outcome configurations as part an overall programme theory. Consultation with stakeholders, involved with a variety of such interventions, informed this process throughout.ResultsAbility to continually get and keep members; staff and volunteers; the support of other services and organisations; and funding/income were found to be critical, with multiple mechanisms feeding into these suboutcomes, sensitive to context. These included an emphasis on socialising and person-centredness; lowering stigma and logistical barriers; providing support and recognition for personnel; networking, raising awareness and sharing with other organisations, while avoiding conflict; and skilled financial planning and management.ConclusionsThis review presents a theoretical model of what is involved in the long-term sustainability of community-based interventions. Alongside the need for longer-term funding and skilled financial management, key factors include the need for stigma-free, person-centred provision, sensitive to members’ diversity and social needs, as well as the need for a robust support network including the local community, health and care services. Challenges were especially acute for small scale and rural groups.

Community-Based Tourism and Local People's Perceptions Towards Conservation

2022 ◽  
pp. 56-82
Author(s):  
Jim Ayorekire ◽  
Francis Mugizi ◽  
Joseph Obua ◽  
Grace Ampaire
Keyword(s):  
Wildlife Conservation ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Benefit Sharing ◽  
Conservation Areas ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Conservation Area ◽  
Indigenous Knowledge Systems ◽  
Conservation Values ◽  
People’S Perceptions

Uganda is among the most bio-diverse countries and a competitive wildlife-based tourism destination in the world. Community-based tourism approach has been adopted in the country's conservation areas as a strategy to ensure that local communities benefit and support wildlife conservation. This chapter analyses local communities' perceptions of conservation and the benefits they get from tourism in Queen Elizabeth Conservation Area. The study reveals that local communities were concerned about loss of protected resources and support their conservation irrespective of the benefits they get from tourism in the conservation area. There is need to design conservation programmes that focus on local community-conservation-benefits nexus which take into consideration the perceived conservation values, strategies for benefit sharing and incorporation of indigenous knowledge systems.

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