scholarly journals Power-sharing in Africa's war zones: how important is the local level?

2013 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 681-706 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Simons ◽  
Franzisca Zanker ◽  
Andreas Mehler ◽  
Denis M. Tull
Keyword(s):  
Democratic Republic Of Congo ◽  
Local Level ◽  
National Level ◽  
Power Sharing ◽  
Armed Conflicts ◽  
Local Power ◽  
Local Content ◽  
Peace Agreements ◽  
Plausible Hypothesis ◽  
History Of

ABSTRACTResearch on power-sharing in Africa remains silent on the effects of national peace agreements on the sub-national level. Conversely, most armed conflicts originate and are fought in (or over) specific areas. A plausible hypothesis would be that for power-sharing to have the desired pacifying effect throughout the national territory, it needs to be extended to the local level. Based on fieldwork in six former hotspots in Liberia, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) we find that there is hardly any local content, including local power-sharing, in national agreements. However, contrary to our hypothesis, neither local content (inclusion of actors or interest) nor local-power-sharing (either introducing a local power balance or monopoly) are indispensable to effectively bring about local peace, at least in the short-term. On the contrary, it might even endanger the peace process. The importance of the sub-national level is overestimated in some cases and romanticised in others. However, the history of spatial-political links, centralised policies, and the establishment of local balances or monopolies of power ultimately play an important role.

scholarly journals Prenatal Diagnosis in France: Between Regulation of Practices and Professional Autonomy

2019 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabelle Ville
Keyword(s):  
Prenatal Diagnosis ◽  
Pregnancy Termination ◽  
Local Level ◽  
National Level ◽  
Professional Autonomy ◽  
Ethnographic Fieldwork ◽  
Official Policy ◽  
History Of ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
Scientific Framework

Prenatal diagnosis (PND) was introduced in France in the 1970s on the initiative of medical researchers and clinicians. For many years the regulation of practices was self-imposed, decentralised and idiosyncratic. The advent of ‘therapeutic modernity’ in the 1990s gave rise to an ethical, legal and scientific framework designed to homogenise PND at a national level, with the creation of multidisciplinary centres (CPDPN) and theAgence de la biomédecine. This article first recovers the history of PND in France. It then compares the activities of two CPDPNs, using ethnographic fieldwork and by analysing national quantitative data compiled by theAgence. It argues that the official policy of nationally homogeneous practices is not born out in practice, at the local level. This lack of homogeneity is most apparent in the number of authorisations for pregnancy termination due to foetal malformation, which varies considerably from one centre to another. Rooted in local culture, this variation relates to organisational methods, decision-making processes and variable levels of tolerance towards the risk of disability. Foetal medicine practitioners, thus, maintain a certain amount of autonomy that is collective rather than individual and that is reflected in the particular ‘identity’ of a given centre.

scholarly journals Den norske videobutikken: 1979–2017

Nordlit ◽  
2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marius Øfsti
Keyword(s):  
Local Level ◽  
National Level ◽  
Cultural Institutions ◽  
Local Council ◽  
Home Entertainment ◽  
Local Newspapers ◽  
History Of ◽  
State Monopoly ◽  
Trade Magazines ◽  
Selection Of

De første norske videobutikkene åpnet dørene i 1979 og de siste stengte i 2017. I løpet av denne tidsperioden rakk de å bryte NRKs monopol på film og tv-serier i hjemmet, de ble utskjelt, de ble en av de viktigste kulturinstitusjonene i landet og de tilbød et relativt stort utvalg i film. Ved å studere bransjeblader, annonser, lokalaviser og kommunale arkiver tegner denne artikkelen et bilde av de norske videobutikkenes historie på nasjonalt plan og utdyper dette med en lokal case.The first Norwegian video-stores opened its doors in 1979 and the last ones closed in 2017. During this time, they were the first to break the state monopoly on filmed home entertainment. The video-stores became notorious, but they also established themselves as some of the most important cultural institutions in the country, with a relatively wide selection of films to offer customers. By studying trade magazines, advertisements, local newspapers and local council archives, this article traces the history of the Norwegian video-stores on a national level and, through the use of one case example, on a local level.

scholarly journals Una historia de la enseñanza de la natación en la Educación Física vista a través de los currículos reales de los profesores de campo en Francia

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 3-12
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Auvray
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Local Level ◽  
National Level ◽  
Historical Research ◽  
Education Curriculum ◽  
Educational Levels ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Antecedentes: En educación fïsica, como en otras materias, son conocidos y aplicados los estudios de personas de relevancia nacional e internacional. Sin embargo, los docentes anónimos, que en definitiva son los que aplican el currículo y le dan un carácter real, tienen mucho que decir en este sentido. La inclusión de la natación dentro de la materia de educación física ha sufrido una gran evolución a lo largo de los años, y son los profesores de campo los que más tienen que aportar al respecto.Objetivos: El propósito de este estudio fue dar cuenta de una investigación histórica sobre la evolución, según una población de profesores de educación física anónimos, de prácticas educativas escolares relacionadas con la natación en Educación Secundaria (Bachillerato, Educación Secundaria Obligatoria) durante la segunda mitad del siglo XX.Método: Se ha llevado a cabo una encuesta por cuestionario semiestructurado, completado con los testimonios escritos, y los registrosimpresos privados y semi-oficiales, donde han participado un total de 158 profesores de diferentes niveles educativos pertenecientes a 25 academinas educativas.Resultados: Se desprende de este estudio una periodización constituida en tres periodos: una natación utilitaria (1945-1959), una natación a la sombra de la natación deportiva federativa (1960-1986), y una natación que gira sobre ella misma (1987-2000). Además, a nivel local, existe una diversidad relativa de currículos reales, que sin embargo siguen estando basados en los currículos nacionales formales de educación física.Conclusiones: Concretamente, la disparidad curricular (real-oficial) parece estar relacionada con un conjunto de variables que dependen a nivel macro de los diferentes recorridos biográficos personales y profesionales de los profesores de campo; a nivel meso a los contextos educativos locales; y a nivel micro a la evolución en la identidad de la educación física y discursos sobre la pedagogía y la didáctica de la natación. Esta disparidad real nos hace cuestionarnos la democratización efectiva de la educación física a nivel nacional frente al lema de la República francesa "libertad, igualdad y fraternidad”.Palabras clave: Natación, historia, educación física y deportiva, curriculum y prácticas pedagógicas.Title: A history of the teaching of swimming in France in physical education seen through the real curricules of field teachersAbstractBackground: In physical education as in other subjects, the studies of people of national and international relevance are known and applied.However, anonymous teachers, who are ultimately those who apply the curriculum and give it a real character, have much to say in thisregard. The inclusion of swimming within the subject of physical education has undergone a great evolution over the years, and fieldteachers are the ones who have to contribute the most.Objectives: The purpose of this study is to account for a historical research on the evolution, according to a population of anonymousphysical education teachers, of school educational practices related to swimming in Secondary Education (Baccalaureate, CompulsorySecondary Education) in 25 academies, during the second half of the 20th century.Method: A survey was carried out by semi-structured questionnaire, completed with written testimonies, and private and semi-officialprinted records, where a total of 158 teachers of different educational levels belonging to 25 educational academinas participated.Results: Results: it is clear from this study a periodization constituted in three periods: a swimming of survival (1945-1959), a swimming inthe shadow of the federative sports swimming (1960-1986), and a swimming that turns on itself (1987 -2000). In addition, at the local level,there is a relative diversity of real curricula, which nonetheless continue to be based on formal national physical education curricula.Conclusions: Specifically, the curricular disparity (real-official) seems to be related to a set of variables that depend at the macro level of thedifferent personal and professional biographical paths of the field teachers; at a meso level to local educational contexts; and at the microlevel, the evolution in the identity of Physical Education and discourses on pedagogy and the didactic of swimming. This real disparity makesus question the effective democratization of physical education at the national level against the motto of the French Republic "freedom,equality and fraternity".Keywords: Swimming, history, physical and sports education, curriculum and pedagogical practices.Titulo: Uma história do ensino da natação na França na educação física visto através dos curriculos reais de professores de campoResumoAntecedentes: Na educação física, como em outros assuntos, são conhecidos e aplicados os estudos de pessoas de relevância nacional einternacional. No entanto, professores anônimos, que são, finalmente, aqueles que aplicam o currículo e dão um caráter real, têm muito adizer a este respeito. A inclusão da natação no sujeito da educação física sofreu uma ótima evolução ao longo dos anos, e professores decampo são os que têm de contribuir mais.Objetivos: O objetivo deste estudo é explicar uma pesquisa histórica sobre a evolução, de acordo com uma população de professoresanônimos de educação física, de práticas educacionais escolares relacionadas à natação em Ensino Secundário (Bacharelado em EnsinoSecundário Obrigatório) em 25 academias, durante a segunda metade do século XX.Método: uma pesquisa foi realizada por questionário semi-estruturado, completo com testemunhos escritos e registros impressos privadose semi-oficiais, onde participaram 158 professores de diferentes níveis educacionais pertencentes a 25 academias educacionais.Resultados: é claro a partir deste estudo uma periodização constituída em três períodos: um nado de sobrevivência (1945-1959), umanatação à sombra da natação desportiva federativa (1960-1986) e uma natação que gira sobre si mesma (1987 -2000). Além disso, a nívellocal, há uma diversidade relativa de currículos reais, que, no entanto, continuam a ser baseados em currículos nacionais formais deeducação física.Conclusões: especificamente, a disparidade curricular (real-oficial) parece estar relacionada a um conjunto de variáveis que dependem donível macro dos diferentes caminhos biográficos pessoais e profissionais dos professores de campo; em um nível meso para contextoseducacionais locais; e no nível micro, a evolução na identidade da Educação Física e os discursos sobre pedagogia e a didática da natação.Essa disparidade real nos faz questionar a democratização efetiva da educação física a nível nacional diante do lema da República Francesa"liberdade, igualdade e fraternidade".Palavras-chave: natação, história, educação física e esportiva, currículo e práticas pedagógicas.

THE FALL OF SAWAHLUNTO (Studi tentang Pengaruh Gejolak Ekonomi-Politik Global terhadap Perkembangan sebuah Kota Lokal, 1930-1940an)

2018 ◽  
pp. 49-64
Author(s):  
Dedi Arsa
Keyword(s):  
Local Level ◽  
National Level ◽  
Pacific War ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
History Of ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Political Turmoil ◽  
Colonial Government ◽  
Historical Methods ◽  
The City

Sawahlunto is a mining town that enjoyed the glory due to coal exploitation by the Dutch colonial government which began in the 1880s. But in the early 1930s to the end of the 1940s, triggered by successive world economic crises (malaise) and various political upheavals during and some time after the Pacific War, this city has experienced a number of long downturns. This paper looks at the effect of economic decline and political turmoil on a city, in this case the City of Sawahlunto as a mining city. Using modern historical methods (historiography, interpretation, interpretation and writing), with an approach to the history of the city, this article reveals several things: First, in the 1930s, due to the world's crisis, coal production was dimming, this caused no new development of the city. Second, in 1942 the Pacific War took place, Japan ruled over the mining company, and Sawahlunto became worse off. Third, after Indonesia gained its independence until the end of the 1960s, Sawalunto did not receive significant improvements, except for a few rebuilt infrastructures. Thus, economic sluggishness and political riot at the global [and national] level have had a direct influence on a city at the local level.

Taiwanese Distant-Water Fisheries in Southeast Asia, 1936-1977

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henry T. Chen
Keyword(s):  
Local Level ◽  
National Level ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Second World War ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
Fishing Industry ◽  
World War ◽  
Working Lives ◽  
History Of ◽  
Second World

This study provides a detailed study of the fishing nation of Taiwan at a regional and local level in order to address the lack of academic research into the Taiwanese fishing industry in comparison to other nations. Over three stages of analysis it identifies the reasons for the rise and decline of Taiwanese distant-water fisheries. The first stage examines the broader historical background, government policy, and birth of the Taiwanese fishing industry. The second explores the industry at a national level, analysing the relationships between fishing, government, military, and ancillary industries. The third approach narrows the scope to individual fishing communities and explores the working lives and cultural habits of the fishermen. The major focus is the port of Kaohsiung and how it became the major supply base for the fishing industry. It explores Taiwan’s relationship with Japan and the postwar decline due to Japan’s losses in the Second World War. Finally, it considers the development of Taiwanese colonial and postwar fishing policies. It concludes that modern fishing techniques were introduced from Japan, and emboldened Taiwanese fisherman to risk entering remote and foreign waters. The author suggests that further research into Taiwan take would help scholars better understand the history of distant-fisheries. The journal consists of nine chapters, an introduction and conclusion, a list of interviewees, and a bibliography of English and Chinese-language sources.

THE RISE OF THE COFFEEHOUSE RECONSIDERED

2004 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
BRIAN COWAN
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
Early Modern ◽  
Local Level ◽  
National Level ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Survival ◽  
Political Debates ◽  
Policy Goals ◽  
Public House ◽  
History Of

This article offers a history of British seventeenth-century coffeehouse licensing which integrates an understanding of the micro-politics of coffeehouse regulation at the local level with an analysis of the high political debates about coffeehouses at the national level. The first section details the norms and practices of coffeehouse licensing and regulation by local magistrates at the county, city, and parish levels of government. The second section provides a detailed narrative of attempts by agents of the Restoration monarchy to regulate or indeed suppress the coffeehouses at the national level. The political survival of the new institution is attributed to the ways in which public house licensing both regulated and also legitimated the coffeehouse. The rise of the coffeehouse should not be understood as a simple triumph of a modern public sphere over absolutist state authority; it offers instead an example of the ways in which the early modern norms and practices of licensed privilege could frustrate the policy goals of the Restored monarchy.

The 2002–2004 Annan Plan in Cyprus

2019 ◽  
pp. 43-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neophytos Loizides ◽  
John McGarry
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Power Sharing ◽  
Overwhelming Majority ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Peace Agreements ◽  
History Of ◽  
Cyprus Conflict ◽  
Greek Cypriots

This chapter examines the 2002–04 Annan Plan for Cyprus, considered one of the most comprehensive peace plans in the history of the United Nations. The Annan Plan was conceived in an effort to secure agreement on a reunited federal Cyprus within the European Union. However, it was rejected during the two April 2004 referendums by the overwhelming majority (76 percent) of Greek Cypriots, although it was endorsed by 65 percent of Turkish Cypriots. The Annan Plan is significant for the wider empirical and conceptual issues it raises with regard to constitutional transitions and externally mediated peace agreements. The chapter first provides a background on the Cyprus conflict before discussing the constitutional negotiations around the Annan Plan and its unintended outcomes. It also highlights the broader lessons imparted by the process, pointing in particular to the Annan Plan’s provisions on power-sharing, sovereignty, security, and human rights.

Parliament and Poverty Reduction in Bangladesh: Role of the MP

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 163-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nizam Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Local Level ◽  
National Level ◽  
Local Power ◽  
Party Leaders ◽  
Parliamentary System ◽  
Members Of Parliament ◽  
The Government

This article explores the role of Members of Parliament (MPs) in poverty alleviation in Bangladesh. Under the existing party-dominated parliamentary system, MPs do not have really much to do at the national level; their role is to play second fiddle to their party leaders. What most MPs now do is to try to get involved in different kinds of activities at the local level. The government often remains receptive to demands of the MPs for greater local level involvement for two reasons: first, it can be seen as a strategy to compensate the MPs for their lack of genuine involvement in national policymaking; second, it is used as a strategy to exert centralised political control over the locality, especially to discourage the emergence of any ‘autonomous’ local power. Using MPs for centralised control has negative implications for the development of local level representative institutions and democracy deepening in the country.

scholarly journals Power-Sharing in the Local Arena: Man - a Rebel-Held Town in Western Côte d'Ivoire

2009 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 109-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathrin Heitz
Keyword(s):  
Cote D'ivoire ◽  
Côte D’Ivoire ◽  
Local Level ◽  
National Level ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Power Sharing ◽  
Peace Agreement ◽  
Cote D’Ivoire ◽  
Côte D'ivoire ◽  
State Administration

In general, peace agreements with power-sharing provisions are analysed at a national level. This article offers insights into the practices of power-sharing in the local arena of western Côte d'Ivoire, in the town of Man. It investigates what brought about a change towards peace in the region of Man and then presents local forms of power-sharing between the community leaders and the rebels who have established a rather complex system of domination and taxation in the territory they occupy. Moreover, the implementation of a territorial power-sharing device, which is part of the peace agreement negotiated among the warring parties at the national level, is analysed: the redeployment of state administration to the rebel-held zones of the country. The ethnographic data on which the article is based reveals that the actors at the local level have their own strategies to address urgent needs and that they play a more active role in peacemaking than is usually acknowledged.

scholarly journals Genomic history of human monkey pox infections in the Central African Republic between 2001 and 2018

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicolas Berthet ◽  
Stéphane Descorps-Declère ◽  
Camille Besombes ◽  
Manon Curaudeau ◽  
Andriniaina Andy Nkili Meyong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Central African Republic ◽  
Democratic Republic Of Congo ◽  
Central Africa ◽  
Armed Conflicts ◽  
Molecular Dating ◽  
Congo Basin ◽  
Wild Animals ◽  
Population Movements ◽  
History Of ◽  
Northern Edge

AbstractMonkeypox is an emerging infectious disease, which has a clinical presentation similar to smallpox. In the two past decades, Central Africa has seen an increase in the frequency of cases, with many monkeypox virus (MPXV) isolates detected in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Central African Republic (CAR). To date, no complete MPXV viral genome has been published from the human cases identified in the CAR. The objective of this study was to sequence the full genome of 10 MPXV isolates collected during the CAR epidemics between 2001 and 2018 in order to determine their phylogenetic relationships among MPXV lineages previously described in Central Africa and West Africa. Our phylogenetic results indicate that the 10 CAR isolates belong to three lineages closely related to those found in DRC. The phylogenetic pattern shows that all of them emerged in the rainforest block of the Congo Basin. Since most human index cases in CAR occurred at the northern edge of western and eastern rainforests, transmissions from wild animals living in the rainforest is the most probable hypothesis. In addition, molecular dating estimates suggest that periods of intense political instability resulting in population movements within the country often associated also with increased poverty may have led to more frequent contact with host wild animals. The CAR socio-economic situation, armed conflicts and ecological disturbances will likely incite populations to interact more and more with wild animals and thus increase the risk of zoonotic spillover.

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