scholarly journals Realigning science, society and policy in uncertain times

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 200554
Author(s):  
Goverdhan Mehta ◽  
Henning Hopf ◽  
Alain Krief ◽  
Stephen A. Matlin
Keyword(s):  
Social Economic ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
Central Importance ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Global Challenges ◽  
Science Society ◽  
Political Interference ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The World ◽  
Entire Planet

Against a backdrop of rapidly changing social, economic and geopolitical settings and ideologies, the world is facing a wide range of challenges, including in biodiversity, climate, energy, the environment, food, health and water. These can only be addressed by fully harnessing key capacities that science offers. However, there is a crisis of trust in science which affects some sections of society and some policy-makers, impairing the capacity of science to deliver its essential roles. This damaged relationship between science, society and policy has immense health, economic and social consequences and implications for sustainability of the entire planet. Scientists must strive collectively to re-establish trust by society and politicians where it is damaged, and reinforce conviction of science's central importance in underpinning policy. Science's roles must in turn be acknowledged by policies that sustain innovation and freedom to work without political interference or constraints. A well-functioning and trusting relationship between science, society and policy-makers offers a potent means to thwart and mitigate emergent global challenges.

The Angler in the Environment: Social, Economic, Biological, and Ethical Dimensions

2011 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Economic ◽  
Survey Methods ◽  
Scientific Meeting ◽  
Recreational Fishing ◽  
Recreational Fisheries ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The World ◽  
Biological Management

<i>Abstract</i> .—The World Recreational Fishing Conference represents the only scientific meeting that is truly global, attracting scientists, managers, industry representatives, policy makers, and other stakeholders to discuss pertinent issues in recreational fisheries. The Fifth World Recreational Fishing Conference was held in Dania Beach, Florida, on November 10–12, 2008. This book represents the peer-reviewed proceedings of the landmark conference. Chapters in this book cover a range of issues such as governance, social and biological management tools and issues, ethics, and novel survey methods to advance the science and management of recreational fisheries.

scholarly journals The state and dynamics of the Russian mass consciousness and behavioral practices under the covid-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 739-754
Author(s):  
M. K. Gorshkov ◽  
I. O. Tyurina
Keyword(s):  
Social Order ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
Human Potential ◽  
Sociological Study ◽  
The World ◽  
The Impact

The expansion of the covid-19 has created a new pandemic social reality. In fact, for the first time in modern history, mankind faces a global crisis determined not by geopolitical or economic challenges but by a disease which spreads in most countries and all continents as a pandemic, which affects the current social-economic processes and development forecasts, reveals and intensifies the most acute social problems, and significantly transformed the functioning of the contemporary society. The pandemic was a complete surprise for the world and national communities - a surprise not so much medical or epidemiological as social. Already at the beginning of the pandemic, there was an opposition of two approaches to its probable social consequences. Some experts believed that it would change the society radically and irreversibly, would transform social institutions and change everyday life, and the world will never be the same. Others argued that the new social practices would not affect the deepest foundations of the established social order which would be later restored in its pre-coronavirus form [10]. However, it is obvious that the global and extraordinary social upheavals caused by the pandemic would have large-scale social consequences that need to be described and analyzed, in particular the impact of the coronavirus on the most important spheres and aspects of life as assessed by the people. The article is based on the results of the all-Russian sociological study and presents a comprehensive analysis of the Russian life under the pandemic. The authors provide data on the dynamics of material and social situation of Russians, explain the impact of the pandemic on the social-psychological well-being, public mentality and spiritual atmosphere. The authors pay particular attention to the behavioral practices of different groups of the Russian population according to their adaptation to new social-economic conditions, preservation and development of human potential, and view of the countrys future.

The Oxford Handbook of Skills and Training

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Workforce Development ◽  
Management Education ◽  
Industrial Relations ◽  
Systems Dynamics ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
And Training

Skills and workforce development are at the heart of much research on work, employment and management. Equally policy makers and managers throughout the world often cling to skill, believing that better development of them is the answer to a seemingly expanding range of practical and policy challenges. But are they so important? To what extent can they make a difference for individuals, organisations and nations? How are the supply and - more importantly - the utilisation of skill - current evolving? What are the key factors shaping skills trajectories of the future? This Handbook provides an authoritative consideration of issues such these. It does so by drawing on experts in a wide range of disciplines including sociology, economics, labour/industrial relations, human resource management, education and geography. The book’s 32 Chapters are organised around seven sections: I: Concepts and Definitions of SkillII: Skill FormationIII: Skill UtilisationIV: Skill OutcomesV: Differing skill systems – Levels of determinationVI: Differing skill systems – Dynamics at different stages of developmentVII: Current Challenges The Handbook is relevant for all with an interest in the changing nature, and future, of work, employment and management. It draws on the latest scholarly insights to shed new light on all the major issues concerning skills and training today. While written primarily by leading scholars in the field it is equally relevant to policy makers and practitioners responsible for shaping the development of human capability today and into the future.

scholarly journals II Russian National Academic Workshop with International Participants “Integration of Siberian Museums in the Regional Socio-Cultural Space and the World Museum Community: Science. Heritage. Society” (Ulan-Ude, September 9–12, 2019)

2020 ◽  
pp. 154-159
Author(s):  
Svetlana Buraeva
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Conference ◽  
Cultural Institutions ◽  
Cultural Space ◽  
Natural Heritage ◽  
Fundamental Science ◽  
Science Society ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The World ◽  
New Research ◽  
Community Science

A representative scientific conference held in Ulan-Ude brought together researchers from Russia, Japan and Mongolia. The participants, whose work was carried out in six areas, discussed a wide range of issues about the main ways and forms of interaction between fundamental science, society and cultural institutions. The researchers showcased the most engaging findings and promising developments in the studying, preserving and today’s presenting the historical, cultural and natural heritage. The conference was a brainstorm platform for new research, educational and exhibition projects.

scholarly journals Legume Genetic Resource Security as Main Requirement for Future Challenges

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ifeoluwa Odesina ◽  
Nenyinka Gonzuk ◽  
Elizabeth Daodu ◽  
Sheyi Akintunde
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Genetic Resource ◽  
Anthropogenic Activity ◽  
Crop Species ◽  
Main Requirement ◽  
Global Challenges ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The World ◽  
Future Challenges ◽  
Growing Population

Evaluating the genetic diversity of landraces has exposed us to the diverse relevance of wild line contributory to a wide range of systems ranging from morphology, physiology, biochemistry, anatomy, toxicity, etc., allowing to their genetic constituent. Today, the world is facing many global challenges. This has put the world in disarray and poses a threat via its impact leading to non-promising food security for a rapidly growing population, an increase in the production and release of greenhouse gases as a consequence of anthropogenic activity, and an increase in the level of pollutants in the environment. A well-characterized crop genetic resource is a precondition for effective breeding and genetic conservation in the world of legume security. There is a need to collect, study and conserve legume genetic resource to tackle future challenges. This will help project latent benefits of undescribed leguminous lines of various crop species.

Methods of tourist and recreational resources evaluation of dependent countries and territories of the world

Servis plus ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 54-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Олег Афанасьев ◽  
Oleg Afanasiev
Keyword(s):  
Social Economic ◽  
High Standard ◽  
French Polynesia ◽  
Domestic Market ◽  
Russian Science ◽  
Tourism Product ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The World ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Recreational Resources

Modern political map of the world has preserved many fragments of colonial empires, with various official political statuses. These areas, like any other, have their own tourist-recreational resources and attractive destinations that offer unique opportunities for tourists. The tourist potential of these political entities has not been studied both in the world and in the Russian science about tourism, in the domestic market of tourism they are unknown, and that’s why they are not in demand. However, these countries and territories are quite capable to compete with many well-known and “beaten” areas according to the quality of the service and the services, which they offer. The aim of this study was the attempt to develop methodology for comparative scoring evaluation of social-economic and recreational resources for 30 countries and dependent territories of the world. The relevance of this issue is due to current trends of growth of demand of consumers of tourist services at a unique, specific, safe and high-standard direction. Located away from mass tourist flows, or in the shadow of world-renowned destinations possessing significant recreational potential, dependent countries and territories may offer a fundamentally new tourism product for the domestic market. For comparative characteristics and evaluation of social-economic tourist and recreational resources of dependent countries the authors developed a scoring matrix that includes seven indicators, each of which is graded on a scale. According to the results of integrated assessment, all analyzed dependent countries and territories are united in five groups – ​with low, middle-low, medium, medium-high and high characteristics of touristrecreational resources. Almost all of the analyzed territories offer a wide range of tourist and entertainment services. Anguilla, Aruba, Bermuda, Puerto Rico, French Polynesia are different with particularly developed infrastructure.

scholarly journals COVID-19: GLOBAL IMPACT INTERNATIONAL SUMMIT AND EXPERT DISCUSSION OUTCOMES REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Vaiva ◽  
Y. Afanaseva ◽  
J. Khatri
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Political Research ◽  
Global Impact ◽  
The World ◽  
International Summit

The Global Virtual Summit & Expert Discussion was organised on “COVID-19: Global Impact” 15–19 June’ 2020 on the lapse of 100 days period since the fi rst case of COVID-19 was discovered in the world. Several prominent agencies jointly organised the Summit from diff erent regions that are engaged in social-economic-political research. A large number of experts addressed the Summit, policy-makers and researchers from various sectors of economy, politics, diplomacy, science, social institutions, civil society, education and healthcare discussing New Norm and ways foreword.

Small scale sanitation technologies

2005 ◽  
Vol 51 (10) ◽  
pp. 29-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Green ◽  
G. Ho
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Ecological Impacts ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Sand Soil ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The World ◽  
Urine Separation ◽  
Major Treatment ◽  
Sanitation Systems

Small scale systems can improve the sustainability of sanitation systems as they more easily close the water and nutrient loops. They also provide alternate solutions to centrally managed large scale infrastructures. Appropriate sanitation provision can improve the lives of people with inadequate sanitation through health benefits, reuse products as well as reduce ecological impacts. In the literature there seems to be no compilation of a wide range of available onsite sanitation systems around the world that encompasses black and greywater treatment plus stand-alone dry and urine separation toilet systems. Seventy technologies have been identified and classified according to the different waste source streams. Sub-classification based on major treatment methods included aerobic digestion, composting and vermicomposting, anaerobic digestion, sand/soil/peat filtration and constructed wetlands. Potential users or suppliers of sanitation systems can choose from wide range of technologies available and examine the different treatment principles used in the technologies. Sanitation systems need to be selected according to the local social, economic and environmental conditions and should aim to be sustainable.

scholarly journals An Ascertainment of Multi-Sectorial Programs for Trade and Aid between Pakistan and South Korea; Challenges, Opportunities and Way Forward

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (11) ◽  
pp. 240-251
Author(s):  
Mohsin Khan
Keyword(s):  
Bilateral Trade ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Republic Of Korea ◽  
Joint Analysis ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
New Era ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
Future Strategy

The rapid and unprecedented social, economic growth, advancement in science and technology and improved governance in Republic of Korea embarked a new miracle in the history of the world. With an aim to explore and materialize these tremendous development experiences’ the current study examine the existing trends, opportunities and potential sectors in Pakistan for sustainable economic development and suggested way forward to strengthen the cooperation between Pakistan and republic of Korea. The present study provide a descriptive analysis of both countries bilateral trade and ongoing cooperation and provide future strategy for utilizing certain developments which can revitalize Pakistan economy. The paper suggested that government and policy makers should consider the evolving nature of both countries and mutual interests through consultative meetings, visits and joint analysis. In sum, Pakistan and Korea can enjoy a mutually beneficial relationship as they enter a new era of friendship and Pakistan certainly will turn into another land of opportunity for Korea.

Christianity in the Twentieth Century

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Stanley
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Racial Identity ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Central Importance ◽  
Regional Survey ◽  
History Of Christianity ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Different Parts

This book charts the transformation of one of the world's great religions during an age marked by world wars, genocide, nationalism, decolonization, and powerful ideological currents, many of them hostile to Christianity. The book traces how Christianity evolved from a religion defined by the culture and politics of Europe to the expanding polycentric and multicultural faith it is today—one whose growing popular support is strongest in sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, China, and other parts of Asia. The book sheds critical light on themes of central importance for understanding the global contours of modern Christianity, illustrating each one with contrasting case studies, usually taken from different parts of the world. Unlike other books on world Christianity, this one is not a regional survey or chronological narrative, nor does it focus on theology or ecclesiastical institutions. The book provides a history of Christianity as a popular faith experienced and lived by its adherents, telling a compelling and multifaceted story of Christendom's fortunes in Europe, North America, and across the rest of the globe. It demonstrates how Christianity has had less to fear from the onslaughts of secularism than from the readiness of Christians themselves to accommodate their faith to ideologies that privilege racial identity or radical individualism.

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