Small NGOs and Agenda-Setting in Global Conservation Governance: The Case of Pangolin Conservation

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-25
Author(s):  
Takumi Shibaike
Keyword(s):  
Agenda Setting ◽  
Environmental Governance ◽  
High Profile ◽  
Global Conservation ◽  
The People ◽  
Global Environmental ◽  
Conservation Governance ◽  
Global North ◽  
Depth Interviews

Abstract The study of global environmental governance suggests that agenda-setting power is concentrated in a handful of high-profile, leading nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). The recent rise of interest in pangolin conservation constitutes a deviant case in this theoretical tradition. In order to explain the puzzle, I introduce a new theory of small NGO influence and illustrate the mechanisms through the case study of pangolin conservation. Based on in-depth interviews with conservation NGOs, I show how small NGOs raised the salience of pangolin trafficking in global conservation governance by appealing to the shared values of the people who are highly interested in conservation. Moreover, the targeting of traditional Chinese medicine as the driver of pangolin extinction, while unintentionally, helped raise the salience of pangolin trafficking by leveraging the rise of anti-Chinese sentiment in the Global North. Finally, small NGOs were able to use their expertise to guide leading NGOs and state officials in rule-making processes. The findings offer a corrective to the hierarchical view of civil society, calling for more careful evaluations of small NGOs in global conservation governance.

scholarly journals Macropolitics of Micronesia: Toward a Critical Theory of Regional Environmental Governance

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 9-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca L. Gruby
Keyword(s):  
Critical Theory ◽  
Environmental Governance ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
Resource Mobilization ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Global Environmental Governance ◽  
Global Environmental ◽  
Scaling Process ◽  
Regional Conservation

This article examines regional environmental governance (REG) through the lens of human geography theory on scale. Drawing on a case study of the Micronesia Challenge, a regional conservation commitment among five Pacific islands, I advance a critical theory of REG as a scaling process and tool of politics through which regions are (re)made and mobilized in support of diverse agendas. Results highlight understudied dimensions of REG, including: motivations for scaling environmental governance to regions; the co-production of regional and global environmental governance; the mutable expression of regionality within REG; and the ways in which REG is leveraged for resource mobilization, global visibility and influence, and conservation. The potential for REG to empower subaltern groups while advancing conservation is promising, and an important area for future research. The overall contribution of this article is a more complex, politicized understanding of REG that complicates a scholarly search for its inherent characteristics.

COMPROMISE IN TRADITIONAL CEREMONIES: A CASE STUDY OF THE RAMBU SOLO’ CEREMONY IN TORAJA REGENCY

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 286-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hasbi ◽  
Mohamad Fauzi Sukimi ◽  
Muhammad Iqbal Latief ◽  
Yusriadi Yusriadi
Keyword(s):  
Social Status ◽  
Choice Theory ◽  
Storage Period ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
The People ◽  
Economic Motives ◽  
The Village ◽  
Depth Interviews

Purpose of the study: The rambu solo’ ceremony is a traditional death ceremony of the Tana Toraja regency with roots in local beliefs. However, over time, the tradition has become associated with social status and economic motives. These changes have led to many issues. This article analyses the motivations that drive the compromises that families must accept when selecting a form of rambu solo’. Methodology: This was a case study conducted in the village of Lemo in the regency of Tana Toraja. Primary data collected through in-depth interviews and observation. Informants consisted of cultural figures, religious figures, and indigenous locals with experience performing rambu solo’ — secondary data taken from existing literature about Toraja Regency. Main Findings: Results showed that compromises taken for motives of social status were irrational but comprised the most common reasoning behind rambu solo’ ceremony selection. For those families motivated by social status, choice of rambu solo’ ceremony form performed for one of two reasons: preserving their social status ascribed to them from birth (attributed status) Applications of this study: The selection of non-rapasanrambu solo’ ceremonies based on economic motives were rationally-sound but relatively rare. Avoiding wastefulness in the performing of rambu solo’ is done through simplifying the procession through shortening the storage period of the remains of the deceased before the rambu solo’ reducing the number of days of the rambu solo’ ceremony. Novelty/Originality of this study: This shows that irrational decision-making, in the context of traditional ceremonies, cannot be considered irrational; even irrational decisions can be justified and explained based on individual interpretations of rationality based on local culture. Interestingly, social status was the most common motive form selection based on economic motives were rational but less popular among the people sound choice theory

scholarly journals An unlikely hero? Challenging stigma through community engagement

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 106-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Best
Keyword(s):  
Social Identity ◽  
Community Engagement ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Social Community ◽  
High Profile ◽  
Meaningful Activity ◽  
Identity Model ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Depth Interviews

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe a high-profile social enterprise in Blackpool, England, called Jobs, Friends and Houses (JFH) that has created a visible social identity of recovery and meaningful activity, to assess how stigma is challenged through active and visible community engagement. Design/methodology/approach – Case study based on in-depth individual interview and focus group, supplemented by participant in-depth interviews. Findings – The paper describes one particular incident in which a worker at JFH intervened in a violent attack, possibly saving a woman’s life. The paper describes the experiences of internalised stigma and external exclusion being challenged by the development of a positive social identity and a pro-social community role that has high visibility. Data are presented showing the strong social identity experienced by participants and recognised by external stakeholders. Research limitations/implications – This is a pilot study which uses an opportunistic design and much stronger longitudinal designs will be needed to address the issues raised in the paper. Social implications – The paper argues that the visibility of the pro-social identity has been central to challenging stereotypes and discriminating attitudes and suggests that a social identity approach may be central to generating and sustaining a recovery community and to confronting and reversing long-held stigmatised attitudes. Originality/value – The paper is important as it discusses the impact of recovery through engagement in meaningful activities that challenge stigma and exclusion through work. The paper is framed in terms of a social identity model of recovery.

scholarly journals JARINGAN KEKERABATAN MATRILINEAL SEBAGAI MODAL SOSIAL PEREMPUAN CALEG DALAM PEMILU 2014

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 167
Author(s):  
Indah Adi Putri
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Women Candidates ◽  
Kinship System ◽  
The People ◽  
West Sumatra ◽  
Type Data ◽  
Study Type ◽  
Depth Interviews

This paper discusses the matrilineal kinship network used as social capital by women legislative candidate in the 2014 election. It is known that in Minangkabau which adheres to matrilineal kinship system, where there are ninik mamak and bundo kanduang that play a big role in the people. This is a social capital that can be used by women candidates as a strategy to get and gain voice support. The research was conducted on three women candidates who advanced for DPRD West Sumatra, two of them are petahana. The research method is qualitative with case study type. Data were collected by conducting in-depth interviews to women legislative candidates, and those involved in the process of winning candidates, such as ninik mamak and bundo kanduang.

scholarly journals Hambatan komunikasi terapeutik psikiater, perawat, kader jiwa, dan keluarga pada pasien gangguan jiwa pasca pasung

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 115
Author(s):  
Sri Wahyuningsih ◽  
Susanne Dida ◽  
Jenny Ratna Suminar ◽  
Yanti Setianti
Keyword(s):  
Health Workers ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Therapeutic Communication ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
The People ◽  
Low Education ◽  
Stranger Anxiety ◽  
Internal And External Factors ◽  
Depth Interviews

Tenaga kesehatan, kader jiwa, dan keluarga dalam melakukan komunikasi terapeutik pada pasien ODGJ pasca pasung menemukan beberapa hambatan dari faktor internal maupun eksternal. Tujuan penelitian untuk menggali dan mengungkapkan hambatan-hambatan yang terjadi dalam proses komunikasi terapuetik tenaga kesehatan, kader jiwa, keluarga terhadappasien ODGJ pasca pasung. Jenis penelitian kualitatif, menggunakan paradigma konstruktivistik, dan pendekatan studi kasus. Pengumpulan data melalui observasi, wawancara mendalam, dokumentasi, dan bahan audio visual. Pengambilan sampel dengan menggunakan purposive sampling, dengan subjek penelitian 1 psikiater, 3 perawat, 2 kader jiwa, 7 keluarga pasien. Objek penelitiannya adalah hambatan-hambatan komunikasi terapeutik tenaga kesehatan, kader jiwa, keluarga kepada pasien ODGJ pasca pasung desa Wonorejo. Validasi datanya menggunakan triangulasi dan member check. Penelitian dilakukan bulan April sampai dengan November 2018. Lokasi penelitian desa Wonorejo Kecamatan Singosari Kabuputen Malang Provinsi Jawa Timur. Adanya hambatan yang terjadi pada proses komunikasi terapeutik antara tenaga kesehatan, kader jiwa, keluarga pada pasien ODGJ pasca pasung, yaitu lemahnya jaringan internet, bahasa, inkoherensi, stranger anciety, pendidikan rendah, penampilan perawat, noise suara, dan emosional keluarga, sehingga komunikasi terapeutik kurang lancar. Kata kunci: hambatan, tenaga kesehatan, ODGJ, keluarga, komunikasi terapeutik BARRIERS OF THERAPEUTIC COMMUNICATION PSYCHIATER, NURSE, MENTAL CADRES, AND FAMILY FOR THE PEOPLE WITH POST PASUNG MENTAL DISORDERS ABSTRACTHealth workers, soul cadres, and families in conducting therapeutic communication in post-passive ODG patients found several obstacles from internal and external factors. The purpose of this study is to explore and reveal the barriers that occur in the process of the most therapeutic communication by health workers, mental cadres, families to post ODGJ patients. The research method uses qualitative research, constructivist paradigms, and case study approaches. Data collection methods use, observation, in-depth interviews, documentation, and audio-visual material. Sampling by using purposive sampling, with research subjects 1 psychiatrist, 3 nurses, 2 mental cadres, 7 families of patients. The object of his research is the barriers of therapeutic communication of health workers, mental cadres, families to ODGJ patients postpasung Wonorejo village. Data validation uses triangulation and member check. The study was conducted from April to November 2018. The location of the research was Wonorejo village, Singosari District, Malang Regency, East Java Province. The results are the barriers that occur in the process of therapeutic communication between health workers, mental cadres, families in post-pasung ODGJ patients in Wonorejo village. The barriers to therapeutic communication in postpasung ODGJ in Wonorejo village is the lack of internet, language, incoherence, stranger anxiety, low education, nurse performance, noise noise, and emotional family, so therapeutic communication is less smooth.  Keywords: obstacles, health workers, ODGJ, family, therapeutic communication

Cilvēku ar īpašām vajadzībām kultūra kā integrācijas veicinātājfaktors Latvijā

2021 ◽  
pp. 177-182
Author(s):  
Sarma Freiberga
Keyword(s):  
Soviet Union ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Soviet Union ◽  
The People ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Inclusive Society ◽  
Depth Interviews

Although nearly 30 years have passed since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Soviet stereotypes about the people with disabilities, including their ability to be active consumers and developers of culture, still are alive in the post-Soviet countries. Until today, In Latvia there is no research conducted on the opportunities for this group of people to experience their rights to be involved in cultural life both as cultural consumers and creators. Therefore, my research subject is people with disabilities, their artistic practices and their interaction with audience leaving impact on their social integration process. During the case study the survey results of participants are analysed after three concerts with the participation of people with disabilities. The survey results reflect the attitude of the audience towards the ability of this group to discover themselves as artists on the stage . We can confidently say that the concert goers acquire more information about people with disabilities and that this information helps them to be accepted as members of an inclusive society. The survey results also confirm that people with disabilities implementing artistic practices also indirectly contribute to the promotion of social and psychological well-being as well as health functions. These factors contribute to their social inclusion process. A report will also be provided on the feedback received from the electronic surveying of audience of the concerts where people with disabilities took part as artists, as well as from in-depth interviews.

scholarly journals THE DECONSTRUCTION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE: CASE STUDY OF PEAT RESTORATION AGENCY

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 180
Author(s):  
Verdinand Robertua
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Governance ◽  
Environmental Studies ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Theoretical Development ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
English School ◽  
Global Environmental Governance ◽  
Global Environmental ◽  
Environmental Diplomacy

Forest fires in 2015 in Indonesia has destructed severely Indonesian peat and forest. Peat Restoration Agency was established to restore degraded peat and protect the remaining intact peat. The problem is that Indonesia has complex political administration and isolated peatland. Meanwhile there is significant wave of states retreat from global environmental governance. This research would like assess the performance of global environmental governance using the case study of Peat Restoration Agency. This research is a qualitative study with the emphasis of conceptual and theoretical development. Environmental Studies of English School and global environmental governance are the theoretical and conceptual focus respectively. Primary data is collected through semi-structured interview with head of Peat Restoration Agency, environmental activists in WWF Indonesia, WALHI and Greenpeace Indonesia. There are two key finding in this research. Firstly, the absence of immutability thesis is essential for expanding pluralism in Environmental Studies of English School (ESES). Secondly, deconstruction and reconstruction of global environmental governance has implication toward the reconstruction of environmental diplomacy. Keywords: Peat Restoration Agency, Environmental Studies of English School, environmental diplomacy, Global Environmental Governance, peatland Abstrak Kebakaran hutan yang terjadi pada tahun 2015 telah menghancurkan lahan gambut yang sangat luas. Merespons kerusakan tersebut, Badan Restorasi Gambut dibentuk dengan tujuan memulihkan lahan gambut yang rusak dan melindungi lahan gambut yang utuh. Inisiatif ini menghadapi masalah dimana Indonesia memiliki sistem pemerintahan yang kompleks dan lahan gambut yang sulit diakses dari pusat pemerintahan. Tata kelola lingkungan global juga menghadapi masalah dimana negara anggotanya memilih untuk bersikap pasif. Penelitian ini mengevaluasi kinerja dari tata kelola lingkungan global melalui studi kasus Badan Restorasi Gambut. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian kualitatif dengan tujuan penelitian yaitu pengembangan konsep tata kelola lingkungan global dan teori Environmental Studies of English School. Data primer diperoleh melalui serangkaian wawancara dengan kepala Badan Restorasi Gambut, aktivis lingkungan WWF Indonesia, WALHI dan Greenpeace Indonesia Terdapat dua kesimpulan yang diperoleh penelitian ini. Pertama, penghapusan immutability thesis merupakan bagian dari pengembangan pluralisme dalam Environmental Studies of English School. Kedua, dekonstruksi dan rekonstruksi tata kelola lingkungan global berimplikasi terhadap rekonstruksi diplomasi lingkungan. Kata kunci: Badan Restorasi Gambut, Environmental Studies of English School, diplomasi lingkungan, tata kelola lingkungan global, lahan gambut    

scholarly journals Strengthening Character Education Patterns and Local Wisdom Through Ulos Balige Weaving Learning, North Sumatra

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-75
Author(s):  
Muhammad Isa Indrawan
Keyword(s):  
Character Education ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
The People ◽  
Data Validity ◽  
High Level ◽  
North Sumatra ◽  
Depth Interviews

The high level of technological and information progress has resulted in the decline of people's love for local wisdom so that people do not understand the meaning of the existence of Ulos as a cultural heritage that is rich in the values of life's wisdom. This study aims to analyze the strengthening of character education based on local wisdom through learning Ulos weaving in Balige North Sumatra. The qualitative research analysis unit with this case study approach is that the people in Balige were selected by purposive sampling. Data collection techniques with observation, in-depth interviews, and documentation. Interactive models then analyze data validity by source triangulation. The results showed that through Ulos Balige weaving learning in tutoring can be achieved a balance of the conscience, spiritual, and intellectuality of the community related to the creator through the content of philosophical values in the symbol of Ulos. Ulos weaving learning which is done classically through theory and practice has a positive impact on the formation of the character of the community by the values of local wisdom.

scholarly journals Pembangunan Rumah Tinggal dengan Sistim Arisan di Desa Pangan Jaya

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Muhammad Zakaria Umar
Keyword(s):  
Building Materials ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Mutual Cooperation ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
The People ◽  
Identity Based ◽  
Economy Condition ◽  
The Village ◽  
Depth Interviews

The effort to find national identity based on local wisdom became important. One of the local wisdom that can be found in Pangan Jaya villages is Arisan system in building the villager houses.  The village of Pangan Jaya were inhabited by former transmigration communities from Lamongan and Bojonegoro districts in East Java Province. Soon as their arrival at transmigration area called Pamandati, those peoples experienced difficulties in daily life. The condition creates a sense of togetherness spontaneously, because their mutual sense in cultivated the farmland. They embody solidarity and mutual assistance (gotong royong) in the form of Arisan that represents their homelands culture. They felt the mutual cooperation habit that they have done in their homeland need to be applied in their new village even though they did not know each other before. The houses built by Pangan Jaya peoples were the result of mutual cooperation in the form of Arisan. The research aimed to study the form of Arisan system among the people of  Pangan Jaya village in building their houses. This was a qualitative study with case study approach and data were collected through observation as well as in-depth interviews. The result of the research indicated that the Arisan system on houses  construction  came in the form of building materials and cash money. This Arisan system can run well because of the similarity of background, life principle and Javanese culture among Pangan Jaya villagers and supported by their healthy economy condition.

scholarly journals Siri Marriage Practices In Makmur Village Community, In Gambut, Banjar District

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Rahmiyati Rahmiyati ◽  
Diana Rahmi ◽  
Nadiyah Nadiyah
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Legal Research ◽  
Village Community ◽  
Marriage Ceremony ◽  
The People ◽  
Marriage Contract ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Depth Interviews

AbstractThis research is motivated by the existence of the practice of marriage series in the Makmur Village community, Gambut  Banjar District, South Borneo. The procession of a marriage contract at a series of marriages conducted by the people of Makmur Village was carried out without the attendance of the Registrar of Marriage and the knowledge of the Religious Affairs Office (KUA). Even so, it turned out that after the marriage contract took place it was held at Siri marriage. This research is empirical legal research which is a case study, using a qualitative approach. The author delves into the data needed by conducting in-depth interviews with the subject under study. The findings of this study are that the marriage of Siri which is practiced by the people of Desa Makmur is held like the official marriage ceremony. Walimah was held openly by inviting family and surrounding communities. Holding a Siri marriage is an act that is usually done, therefore if Siri marriage is done continuously it will result in more siri marriages occurring in the community, especially in Makmur Village. AbstrakPenelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh adanya praktik walimah pernikahan siri pada masyarakat Desa Makmur Kecamatan Gambut Kabupaten Banjar. Prosesi akad nikah pada pernikahan siri yang dilakukan oleh masyarakat Desa Makmur dilaksanakan tanpa dihadiri oleh Pegawai Pencatat Nikah dan tanpa sepengetahuan pihak KUA. Meskipun begitu, ternyata setelah akad nikah berlangsung diadakanlah walimah pada pernikahan siri tersebut. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian hukum empiris yang bersifat studi kasus, dengan menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif. Penulis menggali data yang diperlukan dengan melakukan wawancara mendalam terhadap subjek yang diteliti. Hasil temuan dari penelitian ini adalah walimah pernikahan siri yang dipraktikkan oleh masyarakat Desa Makmur diselenggarakan seperti walimah pernikahan yang resmi. Walimah tersebut diselenggarakan secara terang-terangan dengan mengundang keluarga dan masyarakat sekitar. Mengadakan walimah pernikahan siri merupakan suatu perbuatan yang sudah biasa dilakukan (kebiasaan), oleh karena itu apabila walimah pernikahan siri terus menerus dilakukan maka akan berakibat bertambah banyak terjadi pernikahan siri pada masyarakat, khususnya di Desa Makmur.    

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