Introduction

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Agnes Cornell ◽  
Jørgen Møller ◽  
Svend-Erik Skaaning
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Nation Building ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
Party Institutionalization ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Many ◽  
Western Democracies ◽  
Civil Societies

Against the backdrop of the economic crisis that began in 2008 and the rise of populist parties, a new body of research has used interwar political developments to warn that even long-established Western democracies are fragile. We challenge this interwar analogy based on the fact that a relatively large number of interwar democracies were able to survive the recurrent crises of the 1920s and 1930s. The main aim of this book is to understand the striking resilience of these democracies, and how they differed from the many democracies that broke down in the same period. Previous theoretical accounts, which can be divided into structuralist, elitist, associational, and performance-based perspectives, do not adequately explain this variation. We advance an explanation that nests an associational perspective in a structuralist perspective. The model centres on democratic legacies and strong associational landscapes (i.e. vibrant civil societies and party institutionalization). These factors are rooted in a set of structural conditions associated with socio-economic development and state- and nation-building processes. Our empirical strategy consists of a combination of systematic comparisons of all interwar democratic spells and in-depth case-studies.

scholarly journals Tourism Competitiveness and Sustainability Indicators in the Context of Surf Tourism: The Case of Cape Town

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 7238
Author(s):  
Roberto Martín-González ◽  
Kamilla Swart ◽  
Ana-María Luque-Gil
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Cape Town ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Sport Tourism ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
Multiple Issues ◽  
Sport Events ◽  
Active Sport

Sport tourism has experienced considerable growth in the last decades, either from the sport events perspective or considering an active sport tourism approach. Therefore, some emergent market niches like surf tourism have been developed in numerous coastal destinations to attract sustainability-sensitive tourists due to the ongoing environmental challenges and the socio-economic crisis. Cape Town is positioned in a prominent place in terms of competitiveness, with a considerable variety of beaches and surf spots facing multiple issues. The aim of this study is to try to identify the most competitive beaches and subdistricts in terms of sustainability and to suggest criteria for surf-tourism-related indicators to obtain an overview about this space, using weighting indicators, and applying geography and political economy lenses. The results reveal that Strand, Table View, and Surfers’ Corner are the most competitive beaches. Additionally, beaches located in some underprivileged areas such as Mitchells Plain and Khayelitsha are potentially interesting from a socio-economic development point of view, although they show a lack of accommodation infrastructures. These results seem to indicate that those areas should be closely monitored, and destination managers should focus their attention and finance there to obtain a more sustainable surf tourism development.

scholarly journals Diagnostics and monitoring of corruption threats to national security in the economy

2020 ◽  
pp. 120-125
Author(s):  
Yuriy Naumov
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
National Security ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Life Support ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Economic Security ◽  
Strategic Analysis ◽  
National Economic ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
State Scale

The article proposes a new methodological approach to understanding corruption threats to economic security on a national-state scale, based on the formation of a model for the system of strategic analysis, management and prevention of risks in the sphere of socio-economic development of the state. Underestimation of diagnostics and monitoring of recognition of corruption threats to national economic security in the context of an economic crisis may negatively affect the level of life support of citizens.

Denmark and the United Kingdom

2020 ◽  
pp. 117-141
Author(s):  
Agnes Cornell ◽  
Jørgen Møller ◽  
Svend-Erik Skaaning
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Regimes ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Additional Support ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Interwar Era ◽  
Civil Societies

Denmark and the United Kingdom are analyzed in-depth as examples of clear positive cases, i.e. surviving democracies with substantial democratic legacies and vibrant associational landscapes. The two case studies show how Denmark and the UK had developed consolidated democracies on the eve of the interwar era. These democracies were bolstered by broad acceptance of democratic procedures among elites and masses as well as strong parties interlaced with lively civil societies. The result of this combination was political regimes, which were immune to the political radicalization of the day. Antidemocratic movements and parties found preciously little support, the established parties remained loyal to democracy, and they came together to strike political agreements in order to counter economic crisis and anti-democratic mobilization in the 1930s. The evidence offered by these case studies thus provide additional support for our theoretical mechanisms.

The politics of bangsa Malaysia: Nation-building in a multiethnic society

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Mustafa Ishak
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Nation Building ◽  
Ethnic Relations ◽  
General Election ◽  
Central Issue ◽  
Vision 2020 ◽  
National Agenda ◽  
Alternative Perspective ◽  
Malaysian Politics

The politics of nation-building has always been a central issue in Malaysia.Whilst the country has been able to sustain a relatively stable politics since the 1969 tragedy, and hence generate a rapid economic development (at least until the 1997 Asian economic crisis and later in the post 2008 General Election), the project of nation-building remains a basic national agenda yet to be fully resolved. The book explores the delicate process of nation-building in Malaysia in the post 1970s, especially in the context of the vision constructing the Bangsa Malaysia or a united Malaysian nation enshrined in Mahathirs Vision 2020 project which was introduced in 1991.It discusses the underlying socio-political parameters that shape and influence the politics of nation-building in the country and the construction of Bangsa Malaysia.As such, the book provides an alternative perspective in the analysis of ethnic relations and nation-building in Malaysia, thus broadens the understanding of Malaysian politics and society.

MAIN DIRECTIONS OF UKRAINE SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND WAYS OF THE ECONOMIC CRISIS OVERCOMING

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oleksii Svistunov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Policy Instruments ◽  
State Level ◽  
State Regulation ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Systematic Analysis ◽  
Socio Economic Development

The article identifies the prerequisites, features and highlights the problematic aspects of socio-economic development of Ukraine, conducted a systematic analysis. The necessity of state regulation of transformation processes in the sphere of economy in the conditions of economic crisis is substantiated. It is noted that the protracted economic crisis in the country indicates the dominance of economic problems over many political problems, as well as their simultaneous interconnection and destructive impact on the restorative proportions between production and consumption. Among the many influential factors on the construction of a modern socio-economic system of investment, institutional factors, cluster associations and the development of information systems as complex polysystemic socio-economic entities. It is theoretically substantiated that clusters can be considered a new type of production and economic model, built on the interaction and cooperation of industrial, commercial enterprises, financial and credit and educational and scientific institutions. It is determined that in recent decades, many countries around the world are developing cluster strategies aimed at integrating financial and intellectual capital and realizing the competitive advantages of the national economy. The importance of transformations in the cultural and ideological sphere, which involve changes in the values of public consciousness, the formation of a new paradigm of humanitarian development, which is to abandon the ideology of consumption and affirm new values to balance production and demand. Public policy instruments should be aimed at removing obstacles to the formation of clusters, improving infrastructure, simplifying the mechanism for attracting sources of funding and foreign investment, and removing restrictions on the introduction of innovations. It is a comprehensive approach to solving the problems outlined at the state level that will be the key to successful modernization of Ukraine's economy and building its own model of economic growth. The key areas for improving the efficiency of management of socioeconomic processes in Ukraine, which will ensure the implementation of the model of stabilization and economic growth of the country in the near future.

scholarly journals Restructuring and National Security for Socio-Economic Development in Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 117-132
Author(s):  
Davis Efeurhobo ◽  
Christmas Fredrick
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
National Security ◽  
Political System ◽  
The Political ◽  
Peaceful Coexistence ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Religious Intolerance ◽  
Egalitarian Society ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
The Many

The paper examined Restructuring and National Security to ascertain how this could possibly enhance and sustain a better nation amidst the many crises that have endangered the unity of our peaceful coexistence. It is imperative to acknowledge that the unending squabbles and schisms threatening the peaceful coexistence of the Nigerian-state is traceable to improper restructuring of the political system. The paper which relied on secondary sources of data submits that addressing issues of ineffective representation, non-inclusion of persons of different segments, religious intolerance among others would help to promote National Security. The paper therefore argues that issues that are capable of triggering crisis and destroying the National Security, should be tackled adequately in order to have an orderly society devoid of rancour and endless acrimony. The conclusion of the paper was anchored on genuine restructuring with proper recommendations that would help promote an organized and egalitarian society. Keywords: Restructuring, National Security, Peaceful Co-existence, Development

Followership in sub-Saharan Africa’s Development: Reconstructing the Appendage Game

Utafiti ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 279-293
Author(s):  
Robinah S. Nakabo
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Effective Leadership ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Critical Reflexivity ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
The Many ◽  
Elected Office ◽  
Primary Problem ◽  
The Ideal

Abstract To address the many challenges of development faced in sub-Saharan Africa, the concentration of attention upon defects of African governments in power continues to be a main focus, as failed leadership is regarded as the primary problem responsible for underdevelopment throughout the continent. Refocusing attention upon followership instead of leadership might provide a remedial alternative. Using critical reflexivity, the role that followership plays in development should be scrutinized just as leadership has been scrupulously evaluated; and if faults be found, let measures be designed, implemented, and assessed using development parameters of choice. ‘Followership’ in this essay depicts the capacity and power with which every individual is endowed; the proposal here is that by exercising that ability to impact their representatives in elected office, citizens can keep their leadership in check through a dialectical, reiterative protocol of initiative and response between leadership and followership. Inspired by Rousseau, the ideal of ‘liberated followership’ implies responsible individuals employing their civic freedoms to develop effective leadership, with the potential of ultimately realizing the socio-economic development that Africans so much desire.

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