Grassroots movements and the entrepreneurial city

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 100-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Wolf ◽  
Sibylla Amstutz ◽  
Christian Lars Schuchert ◽  
Bettina Minder ◽  
Alex Willener
Keyword(s):  
Social Identity ◽  
City Government ◽  
City Governments ◽  
Grassroots Movements ◽  
Entrepreneurial City ◽  
Grassroots Initiatives ◽  
Comprehensive Picture

Becoming more entrepreneurial in their government approaches is a concept aimed at supporting today’s cities in dealing with complex challenges. However, to date, knowledge about how cities can apply such approaches still remains a puzzle. This article presents the case study of the Neubad Lucerne initiative in order to contribute to the generation of a comprehensive picture and of instructive knowledge for city municipalities on their way toward an entrepreneurial city. It asks particularly how city governments and municipalities can stimulate grassroots initiatives toward an entrepreneurial city in a play way instead of a managerial way. The focus is therefore on playful rather than managerial city government processes that stimulate the emergence and activities of grassroots initiatives, the role and organizing mechanisms of networks that develop, and the role of temporary spaces in enabling activity and the construction of social identity.

scholarly journals THE ROLE OF HISTORICAL SCIENCES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF URBAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN 21st CENTURY INDONESIA

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Luthfi Lazuardi ◽  
Moses Glorino Rumambo Pandin
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Transportation Systems ◽  
City Government ◽  
Historical Science ◽  
City Governments ◽  
Online Portal ◽  
The City

Public transportation is one of the most critical needs for a city, including in Indonesia. The fast and dynamic movement of society makes public transportation expected to accommodate the needs of city residents to move more quickly and efficiently. Available public transport can also reduce congestion because many city residents are switching from their private vehicles. Many cities in Indonesia are competing to develop their public transportation to modernize the life of the town. Problems will arise if the city government does not learn from history in planning the development of public transport in the city. This study aims to examine the role of historical science in the development of urban public transportation in Indonesia. The method used in this research is descriptive-qualitative through literature review by analyzing data and information according to the topic of the research topic. The data and information are sourced from 20 journal articles and five credible online portal sites with published years between 2019-2021. The result of this study is the role of historical science in the development of urban public transportation in Indonesia as a reference for city governments to reorganize their transportation systems in the future. This research has research limitations on the development of urban public transport in Indonesia in the 21st century. The researcher recommends further research on the role and benefits of historical science in improving urban public transportation in Indonesia to complement some lacking things from this research. At the same time was adding to the scientific treasures for many people, significant position holders in city government to be more intense in using historical knowledge as an essential study to encourage a better civilization of a city by improving the public transportation system.

To Shop and Buy in L.A.

2011 ◽  
pp. 126-135
Author(s):  
Paul W. Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Essential Role ◽  
Large City ◽  
City Government ◽  
Technology System ◽  
Organizational Behaviors ◽  
New Information

This case study focuses on the modernization of purchasing practices and policies by a large city government. It hinged on harvesting savings from existing processes as the sole means of funding the introduction of a new enterprise procurement or supply chain technology system. The case demonstrates the essential role of changing organizational behaviors, re-engineering processes, assessing risk, and judging the level of bene?ts that can realistically be achieved through the introduction of new information systems.

scholarly journals Do public speeches induce “collective” forgetting? The Belgian King’s 2012 summer speech as a case study

2020 ◽  
pp. 175069801990094 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles B Stone ◽  
Olivier Luminet ◽  
Alexander CV Jay ◽  
Olivier Klein ◽  
Laurent Licata ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Identity ◽  
Psychological Approach ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
Collective Memories ◽  
French Speaking ◽  
Political Speeches ◽  
Induced Forgetting ◽  
Moderating Role

Although social scientists have examined how political speeches may help forge and/or shape collective memories, they have done so with little to no input from psychologists. We address this deficit, demonstrating how a modified version of a well-established and empirically derived psychological phenomenon—socially shared retrieval-induced forgetting—helps explain the mnemonic consequences associated with political speeches, in this case, the Belgian King’s 2012 summer speech. To this end, we analyzed the responses of 43 French speakers and 49 Dutch speakers. Of these individuals, 35 attended to the speech (16 French speakers; 19 Dutch speakers). Our results suggest that the Belgian King’s speech induced French-speaking Belgians who attended the speech to recall less information related to what the King mentioned in the speech. We found no such deficit for Dutch-speaking Belgians. Rather, the Dutch-speaking Belgians exhibited a trend toward greater recall of related and unrelated information when attending relative to not attending to the speach. These results bolster the importance of including a psychological approach in the study of collective memories and the moderating role of social identity.

“If in doubt, count”: the role of community-driven enumerations in blocking eviction in Old Fadama, Accra

2012 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Braimah R Farouk ◽  
Mensah Owusu
Keyword(s):  
Urban Poor ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Informal Settlement ◽  
Informal Settlements ◽  
Population Data ◽  
City Government ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
City Governments ◽  
New City

This paper describes the community-driven enumerations undertaken in Old Fadama, the largest informal settlement in Accra, which has long been threatened with eviction. After meeting with members of shack dweller federations from other nations, residents formed the Ghana Homeless People’s Federation in 2003 (now known as the Ghana Federation of the Urban Poor (GHAFUP). Together with the NGO People’s Dialogue on Human Settlements, they supported the first community-driven enumeration in Old Fadama in 2004 to counter the threat of eviction, by showing the large scale of economic activities in the community and the gap in accurate population data. This was followed by further enumerations, in 2006–2007 and in 2009, to counter new eviction threats from new city governments. These enumerations increased the residents’ confidence, empowering them in terms of engagement with city government. They also changed government’s perspective on informal settlements and helped shape policy away from forced evictions towards participatory relocations or rehabilitation.

scholarly journals Cross-Talk between Overlap Interactions in Biomolecules: A Case Study of the β-Turn Motif

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 1533
Author(s):  
Jayashree Nagesh
Keyword(s):  
Small Molecules ◽  
Polypeptide Chain ◽  
Noncovalent Interactions ◽  
Side Chain ◽  
Interaction Energies ◽  
Structural Element ◽  
Comprehensive Picture ◽  
Conformation Stability

Noncovalent interactions play a pivotal role in regulating protein conformation, stability and dynamics. Among the quantum mechanical (QM) overlap-based noncovalent interactions, n→π* is the best understood with studies ranging from small molecules to β-turns of model proteins such as GB1. However, these investigations do not explore the interplay between multiple overlap interactions in contributing to local structure and stability. In this work, we identify and characterize all noncovalent overlap interactions in the β-turn, an important secondary structural element that facilitates the folding of a polypeptide chain. Invoking a QM framework of natural bond orbitals, we demonstrate the role of several additional interactions such as n→σ* and π→π* that are energetically comparable to or larger than n→π*. We find that these interactions are sensitive to changes in the side chain of the residues in the β-turn of GB1, suggesting that the n→π* may not be the only component in dictating β-turn conformation and stability. Furthermore, a database search of n→σ* and π→π* in the PDB reveals that they are prevalent in most proteins and have significant interaction energies (∼1 kcal/mol). This indicates that all overlap interactions must be taken into account to obtain a comprehensive picture of their contributions to protein structure and energetics. Lastly, based on the extent of QM overlaps and interaction energies, we propose geometric criteria using which these additional interactions can be efficiently tracked in broad database searches.

scholarly journals Kegiatan Government Public Relation dalam Membangun Komunikasi dengan Dunia Pers: Studi Kasus Humas Pemerintah Kota Administrasi Jakarta Timur

Humaniora ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 1056
Author(s):  
Muhammad Aras
Keyword(s):  
Public Relations ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
City Government ◽  
Press Releases ◽  
Good Communication ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Press ◽  
The Government

This study focuses on the communications that was built by the Public Relations (PR) in East Jakarta Administration City Government with the Press community through their roles in the administrative activities of government. The purpose of this study was to determine the PR activities of East Jakarta Administration City Government in establishing good communication with the Press as the government's partner in promoting the various activities that are beneficial to society. The research method used in this study is a case study (case study). The results showed that the role of Public Relations of East Jakarta Administration City Government in establishing good communication with the press, is done through activities, such as press conferences, press releases, and press gathering. All activities are done well, so as to create a communication and a good relationship, in any cooperation between the Press and the Government of East Jakarta, making it easier for local governments in disseminating various work programs. 

scholarly journals The Role of Regional / City Governments in Developing and Supervising Of Village Regulation

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 345
Author(s):  
Adhe Ismail Ananda ◽  
Sri Kusriyah
Keyword(s):  
Local Governments ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Empirical Approach ◽  
City Government ◽  
Regional Government ◽  
City Governments ◽  
The Law ◽  
Laws And Regulations

The research objective was to identify and analyze the role of district / city government in the guidance and supervision of village regulations. This research method is a normative-empirical approach, by examining Laws and regulations related to the role of district / city local governments in fostering and supervising village regulations with their implementation. The conclusions from the results of this study indicate that in the formation of a Village Regulation, the role of district / city Regional Government is regulated in Article 115 of Act No. 6 of 2014 concerning Villages, one of which is to provide guidelines for drafting village regulations and village head regulations. The technical guidelines for the preparation of village regulations in Kolaka district are regulated in Perda No. 4 of 2009 in its implementation the technical guidelines are still very difficult to adjust to the current conditions due to the issuance of the Law of Permendagri No. 6 of 2014 concerning the Village.Keywords: Coaching; Supervision; Regional Government; Village Regulations; Regent Regulation.

Business, Democracy, and Progressive Reform in the Redevelopment of Baltimore after the Great Fire of 1904

1989 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 283-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Meisner Rosen
Keyword(s):  
Progressive Era ◽  
Careful Analysis ◽  
Urban Society ◽  
Business Leaders ◽  
Structural Reform ◽  
City Government ◽  
Moral Judgments ◽  
Progressive Reform

The following article reexamines the role of business leaders in the structural reform of American city government during the Progressive Era. In presenting a careful analysis of the fate of redevelopment plans after Baltimore's great 1904 fire, this case study argues against an unsophisticated good guy/bad guy approach to urban and business history. Historians are urged, however, not to abandon attempts to make reasoned moral judgments concerning the consequences of structural reform, but rather to base those efforts on a recognition of the deepening complexity of twentieth-century urban society.

Everyone Hates the NCAA: The Role of Identity in the Evaluations of Amateurism Transgressions: A Case Study of the Chase Young’s Loan Scandal

2021 ◽  
pp. 216747952110091
Author(s):  
Gregory A. Cranmer ◽  
Brandon Boatwright ◽  
SaiDatta Mikkilineni ◽  
Joey Fontana
Keyword(s):  
Social Identity ◽  
Social Identity Theory ◽  
Identity Theory ◽  
Football Player ◽  
Ohio State University ◽  
State University ◽  
Identity Threat ◽  
Exchange Information

This manuscript is a case study into public responses to an amateurism transgression committed by Chase Young, a former Ohio State University football player and Heisman candidate. In November of 2019, Young utilized his personal Twitter to announce an amateurism transgression stemming from his acceptance of an improper loan. This study considers 1,674 public and direct replies to Young on Twitter. A variety of themes were identified, including attempts to support Young, externalize the blame, dispute Young’s story, exchange information, communicate ambiguously, and contemplate consequences of the transgression. Utilizing social identity theory and identity threat management, public expressions of fandom were positioned as a variable that explained the diversity in responses to Young’s transgression. Indeed, findings illustrated in-group and out-group biases, whereby Ohio State fans supported Young and fans of other teams disputed his story. Interestingly non-expressed fans engaged in image repair on Young’s behalf via externalizing blame to other institutions, especially the NCAA, which may demonstrate the interplay of multifaceted identities. Results from this manuscript help lay the groundwork for audience-centered efforts to understand athlete transgressions.

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