Nascent Ideas to Embedded Norms

2020 ◽  
pp. 26-58
Author(s):  
Himanshu Jha
Keyword(s):  
Institutional Change ◽  
Phase 1 ◽  
The State ◽  
Policy Discourse ◽  
Members Of Parliament ◽  
Counter Narrative ◽  
Internal Affairs ◽  
Opposition Parties

This chapter covers Phase 1 (1947–89) or what is termed as the first layer of institutional change. In this stage, the norm of secrecy was securely ‘locked in’ as an institution. At the same time, a counter-narrative of ideas on ‘openness’ emerged on the fringes of policy discourse, albeit in a nascent form. The state pushed for secrecy; yet, ‘openness’ was demanded by some technocratic elements within the state and Members of Parliament (MP) from opposition parties, who demanded greater openness regarding the internal affairs of states. These nascent ideas created pulls and pressures and deepened the ideational churning on openness and transparency within the state. The process of ideational churning can be likened with an ‘institutional cropping’ where the seeds of norm of ‘openness’ were in the process of being planted on the policy periphery.

Transiting into Singaporean identity: Immigration and naturalisation policy

2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mathews Mathew ◽  
Debbie Soon
Keyword(s):  
Manpower Planning ◽  
The State ◽  
Comparative Perspective ◽  
Policy Discourse ◽  
Optimal Composition ◽  
Skilled Labour ◽  
Planning Policy ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Ideal

Debates in Singapore about immigration and naturalisation policy have escalated substantially since 2008 when the government allowed an unprecedentedly large number of immigrants into the country. This essay will discuss immigration and naturalisation policy in Singapore and the tensions that have been evoked, and how these policies are a key tool in regulating the optimal composition and size of the population for the state’s imperatives. It will demonstrate that although the state has, as part of its broader economic and manpower planning policy to import labour for economic objectives, it seeks to retain only skilled labour with an exclusive form of citizenship.  Even as the Singapore state has made its form of citizenship even more exclusive by reducing the benefits that non-citizens receive, its programmes for naturalising those who make the cut to become citizens which include the recently created Singapore Citizenship Journey (SCJ) is by no means burdensome from a comparative perspective. This paper examines policy discourse and the key symbols and narratives provided at naturalisation events and demonstrates how these are used to evoke the sense of the ideal citizen among new Singaporeans. 

Introduction

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremy Horder
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
The State ◽  
Jury Trial ◽  
Members Of Parliament ◽  
Adequate Coverage

The criminal law has the resources to address corruption in politics, if prosecutors are willing to use it, and if courts are willing to interpret it so that it provides adequate coverage of wrongdoing, particularly wrongdoing in the form of personal corruption engaged in by Members of Parliament. There needs to be a greater willingness to expose the worst corrupt wrongdoers in high office to the risk of judgment at the bar of public opinion, in the form of jury trial. The offence of misconduct in office provides the most appropriate means of doing this. This is not just because it is likely to provide the most appropriate label, but because the offence highlights the constitutionally fundamental bond of trust between the citizen and the state that is broken when officials indulge in corruption.

The concept of development of the Contract System of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia as a tool for effective use of budget funds and ensuring competition in the state procurement market

2021 ◽  
pp. 76-87
Author(s):  
A. A. Tsviliy-Buklanova
Keyword(s):  
Public Procurement ◽  
The State ◽  
Regulatory Framework ◽  
Structural Elements ◽  
Departmental Level ◽  
Internal Affairs ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
And Control

The article is devoted to the relevance of the development and adoption of the Concept for the development of the Contract System of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in order to increase the efficiency of using budget funds and eliminate corruption risks in the implementation of public procurement. The regulatory framework of federal and departmental level was considered, attention was paid to practical aspects of procurement of goods, works and services for the needs of internal affairs bodies, issues of regulation and control are reflected. Structural elements of the Concept, ways to improve the Contract System of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia are proposed.

Stalin’s Heirs

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jörg Baberowski
Keyword(s):  
Prime Minister ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Foreign Minister ◽  
The State ◽  
Party Leader ◽  
State Security ◽  
Nikita Khrushchev ◽  
Internal Affairs ◽  
Made In

This chapter examines the changes that were made in Russia after Joseph Stalin's death. Within weeks of Stalin's death, the charges against the “murderer doctors” had been dropped, the use of torture had been outlawed, and the punitive authority of the security apparatus had been limited. Furthermore, the last remaining victims of the “Mingrelian Affair” were released from prison, and Solomon Mikhoels, the assassinated chairman of the Jewish Antifascist Committee, was rehabilitated posthumously. Despotism, the hallmark of Stalinism, would disappear from daily life, and fear and dread would no longer be the ruling standard. Nikita Khrushchev became the new party leader, Georgi Malenkov was made prime minister, Vyacheslav Molotov was allowed to return to his former post as foreign minister, and Stalin's executioner Lavrenty Beria assumed control of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the state security apparatus. Throughout the years of de-Stalinization, it remained the great exception for any of the crimes against defenseless individuals to be prosecuted.

scholarly journals Jurisdiction of state administration in the procedure of issuing travel documents

2011 ◽  
pp. 241-258
Author(s):  
Zoran Loncar
Keyword(s):  
The State ◽  
Foreign Affairs ◽  
Freedom Of Movement ◽  
Exclusive Jurisdiction ◽  
State Administration ◽  
Administrative Procedures ◽  
Internal Affairs ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Government

Under the new law on travel documents, in addition to authority that has the Government of Serbia, in terms of issuing travel documents and a shared competence between the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs depending on the type of travel document in question. Ministry of Foreign Affairs is authorized to issue a diplomatic passport, official passport and travel document, while all other travel documents are issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. When it comes to the passport as the most important travel document the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is fully established. Diplomatic and Consular Missions of the Republic of Serbia abroad can now only receive requests for passport, but the issuance of travel documents of this type is exclusive jurisdiction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Such jurisdiction of the state administration in the process of issuing travel documents, along with other novelties which significantly modernize this kind of special administrative procedures should in practice very quickly enable the efficient issuance of travel documents, thus achieving the complete freedom of movement as one of the rights guaranteed by the Constitution to the citizens of the Republic of Serbia.

scholarly journals Longitudinal Impact of APRNs on Nursing Home Quality Measures in the Missouri Quality Initiative

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marilyn Rantz ◽  
G. F. Petroski ◽  
L. L. Popejoy ◽  
A. A. Vogelsmeier ◽  
K. E. Canada ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Phase 1 ◽  
Quality Measures ◽  
The State ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Improve Quality ◽  
Phase 2 ◽  
Intervention Phase ◽  
Tract Infections

Abstract Objectives To measure the impact of advanced practice nurses (APRNs) on quality measures (QM) scores of nursing homes (NHs) in the CMS funded Missouri Quality Initiative (MOQI) that was designed to reduce avoidable hospitalizations of NH residents, improve quality of care, and reduce overall healthcare spending. Design A four group comparative analysis of longitudinal data from September 2013 thru December 2019. Setting NHs in the interventions of both Phases 1 (2012–2016) and 2 (2016–2020) of MOQI (n=16) in the St. Louis area; matched comparations in the same counties as MOQI NHs (n=27); selected Phase 2 payment intervention NHs in Missouri (n=24); NHs in the remainder of the state (n=406). Participants NHs in Missouri Intervention: Phase 1 of The Missouri Quality Initiative (MOQI), a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) Innovations Center funded research initiative, was a multifaceted intervention in NHs in the Midwest, which embedded full-time APRNs in participating NHs to reduce hospitalizations and improve care of NH residents. Phase 2 extended the MOQI intervention in the original intervention NHs and added a CMS designed Payment Intervention; Phase 2 added a second group of NHs to receive the Payment. Intervention Only. Measurements Eight QMs selected by CMS for the Initiative were falls, pressure ulcers, urinary tract infections, indwelling catheters, restraint use, activities of daily living, weight loss, and antipsychotic medication use. For each of the monthly QMs (2013 thru 2019) an unobserved components model (UCM) was fitted for comparison of groups. Results The analysis of QMs reveals that that the MOQI Intervention + Payment group (group with the embedded APRNs) outperformed all comparison groups: matched comparison with neither intervention, Payment Intervention only, and remainder of the state. Conclusion These results confirm the QM analyses of Phase 1, that MOQI NHs with full-time APRNs are effective to improve quality of care.

scholarly journals Corruption in the Economy of Ukraine

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrii Kofanov ◽  
◽  
Nataliia Pavlovska ◽  
Maryna Kulyk ◽  
Yuliia Tereshchenko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
System Analysis ◽  
Public Life ◽  
Law Enforcement Officers ◽  
The State ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Internal Affairs ◽  
National Police ◽  
Economic Crimes

The research was conducted on the basis of the method of system analysis and generalization of information obtained during the survey conducted by different categories of law enforcement officers who carry out pre-trial investigation of the said crimes, as well as reports from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, the National Police of Ukraine, National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, etc. for 2016-2019. The most relevant motives and methods of committing corruption crimes were analyzed and found that bribery and corruption were the first among economic crimes, and the increase in the number of these crimes was facilitated by the high corruption of state bodies in various spheres of public life. The key issues that will reduce the level of corruption in the state are outlined.

scholarly journals Innovations as a Basis of Optimization of Educational Process in Educational Institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia

2013 ◽  
pp. 177-184
Author(s):  
J. V. Strigunenko
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Training ◽  
The State ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Vocational School ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Innovative Development ◽  
State And Society ◽  
A Priority ◽  
Internal Affairs

In the article innovative aspects of development of system of vocational training of shots and optimization of educational process in educational institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia are considered. The author notes that nowadays the importance of successful modernization of the higher vocational school in innovative development of Russia is realized as a priority problem of the state and society.

scholarly journals Training technologies for employees of internal affairs bodies in the framework of moral and psychological training

2021 ◽  
pp. 191-201
Author(s):  
Ekaterina Sumina ◽  
Marina Kutyepova
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Analytical Data ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Professional Culture ◽  
The State ◽  
Educational Work ◽  
Psychological Training ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Internal Affairs ◽  
Training Of Personnel

The article examines the moral and psychological training of the personnel of the internal affairs bodies of the Russian Federation as a type of educational work. Analyzed the regulatory legal framework for the organization and conduct of moral and psychological training of employees of internal affairs bodies. The moral and psychological training of the employees of the internal affairs bodies of the Russian Federation is aimed at the formation of the state and at the same time patriotic worldview among the employees of the internal affairs bodies, as well as the professional culture of an employee of the internal affairs bodies. One of the goals of moral and psychological training is the formation of employees of internal affairs bodies of moral and psychological readiness to perform official tasks in any conditions of the situation. In connection with the versatility of the moral and psychological training of personnel, attention is paid to the organizational aspects of conducting classes. The main features of the moral and psychological training of employees of the internal affairs bodies of the Russian Federation are highlighted. Emphasis is placed on the forms of conducting classes on moral and psychological training. The article discusses training technologies that are or can be used in organizing and conducting classes on the moral and psychological training of personnel of the internal affairs bodies of the Russian Federation. The article presents analytical data from a survey of employees of the territorial bodies of internal affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.

PREVENTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFENSES IN THE FIELD OF ROAD TRAFFIC BY THE INTERNAL AFFAIRS BODIES

2021 ◽  
pp. 38-40
Author(s):  
А.Р. Исмагилова
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Safety ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
The State ◽  
Road Accidents ◽  
The Road ◽  
Internal Affairs ◽  
On The Road

В статье раскрываются полномочия сотрудников подразделений пропаганды Государственной инспекции безопасности дорожного движения в целях профилактики дорожно-транспортных происшествий и травматизма на дороге. The article reveals the powers of the employees of the propaganda units of the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate in order to prevent road accidents and injuries on the road.

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