Reclaiming a Democratic Constitutional Politics: Survey Construction and Public Knowledge

1992 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 399-416
Author(s):  
Susan R. Burgess ◽  
Daniel J. Reagan ◽  
Donald L. Davison
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Public Knowledge ◽  
Constitutional Interpretation ◽  
Public Opinion Research ◽  
Constitutional Politics ◽  
The Public ◽  
The People ◽  
Democratic Authority ◽  
Elite Institutions ◽  
Survey Construction

It has recently been argued in this Review that public opinion research tends to favor the expert authority of elite institutions such as the courts, over the democratic authority of the people as a source of law or constitutional interpretation. In this article we introduce an alternative survey construction that allows the public to be considered as a possible source of constitutional knowledge Using this survey, we find that most respondents can clearly articulate their position on the constitutionality of abortion, and offer and recognize reasons to ground both support and opposition to their position. We argue that these findings suggest that further work with alternative survey constructions may more firmly establish public knowledge in constitutional debates, thereby forming the basis to reclaim a democratic constitutional politics.

The Influence of Modern Party System on the Development of Parliamentarism in Russia: Institutional, Political and Psychological Aspects

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. 266-273
Author(s):  
Ivan S. Palitai
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Party System ◽  
Psychological Aspects ◽  
Political Activity ◽  
The Public ◽  
Political Processes ◽  
The People ◽  
Voting System ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
Opinion Polls

The article is devoted to the modern Russian party system. In the first part of the article, the author shows the historical features of the parties formation in Russia and analyzes the reasons for the low turnout in the elections to the State Duma in 2016. According to the author the institutional reasons consist in the fact that the majority of modern political parties show less and less ability to produce new ideas, and the search for meanings is conducted on the basis of the existing, previously proposed sets of options. Parties reduce the topic of self-identification in party rhetoric, narrowing it down to “branded” ideas or focusing on the image of the leader. In addition, the author shows the decrease in the overall political activity of citizens after the 2011 elections, and points out that the legislation amendments led to the reduction of the election campaigns duration and changes in the voting system itself. The second part of the article is devoted to the study of the psychological aspects of the party system. The author presents the results of the investigation of images of the parties as well as the results of the population opinion polls, held by the centers of public opinion study. On the basis of this data, the author concludes that according to the public opinion the modern party system is ineffective, and the parties don’t have real political weight, which leads to the decrease of the interest in their activities and confidence in them. The author supposes that all this may be the consequence of the people’s fatigue from the same persons in politics, but at the same time the electorate’s desire to see new participants in political processes is formulated rather vaguely, since, according to the people, this might not bring any positive changes.

scholarly journals ON THE NEED TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT IN THE TERRITORY OF THE KRASNODAR TERRITORY A PROJECT OF A STANDARD ELECTRONIC PLATFORM FOR MONITORING PUBLIC OPINION ON HEALTH ISSUES IN THE MUNICIPALITY

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-48
Author(s):  
S.А. Kuemzhieva ◽  
◽  
V.V. Goncharov ◽  
D.D. Oblogin ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Individual State ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
The Public ◽  
Constitutional Principle ◽  
Constant Control ◽  
The People ◽  
Goals And Objectives ◽  
Municipal Level

The article is devoted to the study of the need to develop and implement on the territory of the Krasnodar Territory a project of a standard electronic platform for monitoring public opinion on health issues in the municipality. The authors substantiate the position that the powers delegated by the people to the public authorities need constant control by the public. Without public control, there is a risk of appropriation of power, usurpation of power by individual state authorities and their officials. The mechanism of feedback between the authorities and the people, one of the elements of which is the monitoring of public opinion, plays an important role in the implementation of the constitutional principle of democracy. At the same time, it is important to monitor public opinion on local issues at the municipal level, since these issues affect the vast majority of the country's population. A significant segment of local issues is somehow related to the organization and functioning of health care institutions and the provision of medical services to the population. In this regard, it seems necessary to develop and implement in the territory of the Krasnodar Territory a project of a standard electronic platform for monitoring public opinion on health issues in the municipality. The article analyzes the goals and objectives of this project, examines the main problems associated with its formation and implementation, justifies the main stages of project preparation, as well as a list of measures to improve regional legislation that will contribute to the implementation of this project. The paper uses a number of methods of scientific research, in particular: the methods of induction; deduction; classification; statistical; sociological; comparative-legal; historical; formal-logical.

Nation in Ephemeral Literature: Dynamics of Demonstrative Resistance and Swadeshi Nationhood (1905–11)

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-97
Author(s):  
Mimasha Pandit
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Public Opinion ◽  
The Public ◽  
Early Twentieth Century ◽  
The People

A new image was engendered in twentieth-century Bengal. The image clarified the direction of public opinion, whether it sanctified the actions of the colonizers or that of the colonized. In the process, those who chose to side with the colonized developed a close bond with the others who became a part of the camaraderie. The resultant image, envisioned by the people, did not come to them naturally; it was produced in their mind. The word of the age, printed and performed, helped produce this vision using the context as an index of reference. Words were transmitted and circulated among large number of people, who came to know, discuss and debate it. Despite the strict vigilance of the Raj that censured objectionable words, it nevertheless reached the public. Words found expression in ephemeral media that made the words disseminated untraceable. One such medium was the placard. This article analyses the placards circulated and posted, during the early twentieth century, and delves deep into the process of demonstration and persuasion adopted by the placards to invoke an image of nation among the Bengalis.

The Public Opinion Research Correspondent

1980 ◽  
Vol 44 (4, Polls and the News Media: A Symposium) ◽  
pp. 585 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Public Opinion Research ◽  
The Public

The People or the Police: Who to Blame? A Study Investigating Linguistic and Textual Devices Journalists Use in Framing News Stories

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (12) ◽  
pp. 2245
Author(s):  
Hamza Ethelb
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
The Public ◽  
News Stories ◽  
The People ◽  
News Organizations ◽  
Al Arabiya ◽  
News Event

One news event may be represented differently by different news organizations. Research in news representation remains sparse in Arabic. This article investigates some of the linguistic and textual devices used in journalistic texts. It looks at the way these devices are used to influence public opinion. This gives rise to significance of conducting this research. This study uses these devices within the framework of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA). For the purpose of this study, four news articles produced by Aljazeera and Al-Arabiya were examined under CDA in order to show how journalists structure their news stories to imply an ideological stance. The analysis showed that Aljazeera and Al-Arabiya represented the people and the police differently, each according to their ideological and political leanings. This resulted in the public having different opinions of the event.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Informasi Sistem Penghitungan Nasional Online pada Hasil Pemilu 2019 terhadap Kepercayaan Publik Kota Medan

PERSPEKTIF ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 399-415
Author(s):  
Febrin Dwi Gloria Tampubolon ◽  
Muryanto Amin ◽  
Hendra Harahap
Keyword(s):  
Public Trust ◽  
General Election ◽  
Public Knowledge ◽  
Counting System ◽  
The Public ◽  
The People ◽  
Increasing Knowledge ◽  
Election Results ◽  
Election Commission

The election organizer is obliged to implement every principle in the election. The online National Counting System (Situng) is one of a series of election organizer activities in fulfilling the principle of openness to the public. Improving the quality of service in the General Election aims to increase public trust in the implementation of elections. According to Nunkoo, the principles of transparency and knowledge must be possessed by activity organizers in an effort to increase public trust. Research with this quantitative method looks at how much influence the online national counting system (situng) information (study of the 2019 Election results) has with a study on the people of Medan City. The findings in this study indicate that the process of transparency and increasing knowledge of the people of Medan City has significantly shaped Public Trust in the 2019 Election. The act of transparency has a bigger effect than increasing knowledge of online counting. Given the large role of transparency in shaping public trust in Medan City, this activity needs to be further enhanced to provide a better understanding to the public. And it does not rule out that online situng can increase public knowledge in the electoral field. Situng online is also expected to be an extension of the General Election Commission (KPU) in increasing public knowledge as a basis for experience in the election.

scholarly journals Presentation And Function Of The Javanese Song For The Choir In Eucharist Ceremony At St. Maria Fatima Banyumanik Semarang

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-20
Author(s):  
Ignatius Christo Charity ◽  
Totok Sumaryanto Florentinus ◽  
Eko Raharjo
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Catholic Church ◽  
Public Knowledge ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
The Public ◽  
Interactive Analysis ◽  
The People ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
And Function ◽  
The Church

Eucharistic celebrations that use Javanese language are very rarely carried out in the Catholic church, thereby causing a lack of public knowledge, especially people about Javanese Eucharist. This research was conducted aiming to provide information and knowledge to the public about the form and presentation of the Javanese song for the choir used to accompany the celebration of the Javanese eucharist held at the church St. Maria Fatima Banyumanik Semarang. This descriptive - qualitative research took place at St. Maria Fatima Banyumanik Semarang on May 26 and June 30, 2019 with a priest, choir officer and church members as research subjects. Data collection techniques in this study include observation, interviews and document studies. The data analysis technique used is interactive analysis. The results of the study revealed that the form of Javanese liturgical song presentation was used to accompany the celebration of the Javanese eucharist at the Church of St. Maria Fatima Banyumanik Semarang is the same as the form of presentation of the liturgical celebration of the Eucharist in general, in the form of a choir group, and the function of the use of Javanese liturgical songs in the celebration of the eucharist is as a means of communication and as a continuous contribution and cultural stability. Hopefully in the future the church will more intensively inform the celebration of the Javanese eucharist to the people, and hopefully the choir in charge can prepare song texts for the people, so as to increase the readiness and enthusiasm of the people in participating in the celebration of the Javanese eucharist at St. Maria Fatima Banyumanik Semarang.                                     

scholarly journals Gerakan Pencegahan Stunting Melalui Edukasi pada Masyarakat di Desa Muntoi Kabupaten Bolaang Mongondow

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 229-235
Author(s):  
St. Rahmawati Hamzah ◽  
Hamzah B
Keyword(s):  
Prevalence Rate ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Public Knowledge ◽  
The Public ◽  
North Sulawesi ◽  
The People ◽  
Interactive Lectures ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Impact

Abstrak: Kasus stunting di Indonesia masih tergolong tinggi dengan menyentuh angka 30,8%. Angka ini masih jauh dari standar WHO yaitu 20%. Angka prevalensi stunting di Sulawesi Utara sebesar 25,5%, meskipun angka stunting Sulawesi Utara di bawah angka nasional (30,8%) namun masih ada empat daerah dengan angka prevalensi stunting yang cukup tinggi termasuk kabupaten Bolaang Mongondow sebesar 30,6%. Tujuan pengabdian ini adalah untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan masyarakat Desa Muntoi Kecamatan Passi Barat Kabupaten Bolaang Mongondow tentang pencegahan stunting. Metode yang digunakan adalah ceramah interaktif dan tanya jawab. Hasil penyuluhan menunjukkan bahwa rata-rata skor pengetahuan masyarakat tentang stunting pada saat pre-test adalah 10,43 dan pada saat post-test meningkat menjadi 19,60. Dampak pengabdian ini adalah meningkatnya pengetahuan masyarakat tentang pencegahan stunting dengan perbedaan nilai rata-rata skor pengetahuan peserta penyuluhan pada saat pre-test dan post-test dengan angka 9,17. Untuk itu disarankan kepada masyarakat khususnya pada ibu untuk melakukan pencegahan stunting dengan pemenuhan asupan gizi selama hamil, melahirkan dan anak sebelum usia 2 tahun.Abstract: Stunting cases in Indonesia are still high, touching 30.8%. This figure is still far from the WHO standard of 20%. The stunting prevalence rate in North Sulawesi is 25.5%, although North Sulawesi's stunting rate is below the national rate (30.8%), there are still four regions with a fairly high stunting prevalence rate including Bolaang Mongondow district of 30.6%. The purpose of this service is to increase the knowledge of the people of Muntoi Village, Passi Barat District, Bolaang Mongondow Regency about the prevention of stunting. The methods used are interactive lectures and question and answer. The results showed that the average score of public knowledge about stunting at the pre-test was 10.43 and at the time of the post-test it increased to 19.60. The impact of this service is an increase in public knowledge about stunting prevention with the difference in the mean score of knowledge of the extension participants during the pre-test and post-test with a figure of 9.17. For this reason, it is recommended to the public, especially mothers, to prevent stunting by fulfilling nutritional intake during pregnancy, childbirth and children before the age of 2 years.

scholarly journals Ethnoveterinary Pharmacology: Knowledge Identification of Sukarame Society, Carita, Pandeglang, Banten

BioScience ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 187
Author(s):  
Rizhal Hendi Ristanto ◽  
Lia Junita Harahap ◽  
Elsa Lisanti
Keyword(s):  
Herbal Medicines ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Zingiber Officinale ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Piper Betle ◽  
Public Knowledge ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
The Public ◽  
The People ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive

The use of chemical medicine in livestock soared. The price of expensive chemical medicine does not discourage people from turning to herbal medicines. The purpose of this study is to determine the level of public knowledge of ethnoveterinary pharmacology and diversity of herbal medicines in the village of Sukarame. This research is quantitative descriptive. Data was collected through observation, semi-structured interviews and identification. The sample in this study was the people in Sukarame village and the types of herbal medicines in Sukarame village. Data from the community was obtained through interviews and observations with the Purposive Sampling technique and data on the type of ethnoverinary obtained from identification. The results showed that public knowledge about ethnoveterinary pharmacology obtained an average score of 55%. The informants who provided data were men at 71% of the total informants. The types of herbal medicines used by the public are Zingiber officinale, Curcuma domestica, Physalis angulata, Piper betle.

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