scholarly journals Defending academic freedom: Arts and Humanities research as constrained writing

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 207-224
Author(s):  
Mary Anne Francis
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Academic Freedom ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Arts And Humanities

This article notes that while there is a large literature lamenting increasing assaults on academic freedom, there is little literature to address ways in which it might be preserved. Sampling that writing, it finds some concern with protecting academic freedom in extreme scenarios, via discrete programmes, and generalised dissidence, but no discussion of determinate action applicable to all Arts and Humanities research. Defining academic freedom via the UK’s legal framework and elaboration in Judith Butler’s writing, the article inventorises significant assaults in recent times, noting the roles of government and the market in such. Following the literature review, it proposes a new, interventionist tactic for preserving academic freedom, suggesting that undue constraints should be annotated when research is written up, and that this space should also be used to suggest constructive alternatives. This strategy is demonstrated as the article acknowledges some of the constraints on its own production and suggests redress.

E-Government in Namibia

2015 ◽  
pp. 196-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cathrine T. Nengomasha ◽  
Wilhelm E. Uutoni
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Implementation Strategy ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
The Public ◽  
Physical Context ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Desk Research

This chapter discusses e-government initiatives in Namibia. A literature review shows that worldwide most e-government initiatives at national and local government are associated with the creation of websites with the aim of enhancing access to information. Whilst most governments are at this stage, a few have moved on to the stage of providing personalised e-services. The chapter provides the physical context, e-government readiness status, including the legal framework, and the implementation of e-government in Namibia. It also looks at the public or citizens' awareness of e-government. Using desk research, the chapter presents indicators used in e-government readiness assessments from various studies to show the level of Namibia's e-government adoption. A number of the indicators reflect some of the factors that hinder Namibia's progress in e-government implementation. In Namibia's case, some of these include the low usage of ICTs and affordability. The study concludes that Namibia is still at level one of its four-phase e-government implementation strategy.

Playful approaches to learning as a realm for the humanities in the culture of higher education: A hermeneutical literature review

2021 ◽  
pp. 147402222110508
Author(s):  
Julie Borup Jensen ◽  
Oline Pedersen ◽  
Ole Lund ◽  
Helle Marie Skovbjerg
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Approaches To Learning ◽  
Human Flourishing ◽  
Arts And Humanities ◽  
Educational Culture ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Future Education

This article presents playfulness as an emerging approach to learning in higher education that emphasises the arts and humanities across disciplines. The article is based on a qualitative, hermeneutical literature review in light of educational culture in higher education. The literature review indicates that playful approaches to learning stand in opposition to educational cultures that focus on rapidness and student performance. However, an educational culture of play is about to establish itself, and this culture of play emphasises creativity in learning and human flourishing in education, perspectives that are connected to arts and humanities. The main findings cultures of time, performance and play lead to several questions about societal, institutional, and organisational educational culture, and regarding approaches to teaching, learning, humanity and society. The main contribution of this article is that a focus on playfulness offer the field of arts and humanities new possibilities in future education.

scholarly journals Maqasid shariah’s Change as Theory: From Classical to Cotemporary Maqasid Shariah

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 427
Author(s):  
Deri Wanto ◽  
Rahmad Hidayat ◽  
R. Repelita
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Approach ◽  
Social Indicators ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Religious Institutions ◽  
Data Source ◽  
Scopus Database

This article intended to identify the development of maqasid shariah theory and discourse in various published articles from various databases courses. By applying a systematic approach to a literature review, this article identifies the development of themes related to maqasid shariah. This approach is applied to fifty-three article in varied data source like ProQuest, Google Scholars, Scopus database and IRTI-IDB Proceeding. From the maqasid shariah index to maqasid shariah as a legal framework in contemporary fiqh discourse, even fatwa’s by various religious institutions such as the MUI. Nevertheless, the development of maqasid shariah as an analytical framework and paradigm has changed, from a values-based and juridical basis to social indicators.

scholarly journals Talent Management in the Public Sector

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 53-71
Author(s):  
Tatjana Kozjek ◽  
Valentina Franca
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Talent Management ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Civil Servants ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Human Resource Managers ◽  
The Public ◽  
Resource Managers ◽  
Research Questions

Over the past decade, researchers and human-resource managers, par­ticularly in larger private sector organisations, have shown an increased interest in talent management, while this issue has been overlooked in the public sector. The purpose of this paper is to present the literature review about talent management in the public sector and to show how the existing legislation allows the creation of a talent management system for Slovenian public sector organisations. The main methodological ap­proach used was qualitative research with document analysis. The pa­per sought answers to three research questions: (How) are talented em­ployees treated differently from other employees? What types of models or practices in the field of talent management are applied in European countries? What are the legal limitations in the field of civil servant talent management in Slovenia? The literature review shows that organisations that are aware of the importance and contribution to the ultimate or­ganisational objectives treat talented employees differently from other employees in the organisation. Models or practices in the field of talent management vary widely among different European countries. The limitations in Slovenia are strict observance of the principle of equality and thus equal opportunities for inclusion in the system of talented civil servants with limited reward opportunities and, consequently, for the promotion of civil servants. In order to enable good practices in Slovenia, a change of the legal framework is necessary.

E-Government in Namibia

2015 ◽  
pp. 942-961
Author(s):  
Cathrine T. Nengomasha ◽  
Wilhelm E. Uutoni
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Implementation Strategy ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
The Public ◽  
Physical Context ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Desk Research

This chapter discusses e-government initiatives in Namibia. A literature review shows that worldwide most e-government initiatives at national and local government are associated with the creation of websites with the aim of enhancing access to information. Whilst most governments are at this stage, a few have moved on to the stage of providing personalised e-services. The chapter provides the physical context, e-government readiness status, including the legal framework, and the implementation of e-government in Namibia. It also looks at the public or citizens' awareness of e-government. Using desk research, the chapter presents indicators used in e-government readiness assessments from various studies to show the level of Namibia's e-government adoption. A number of the indicators reflect some of the factors that hinder Namibia's progress in e-government implementation. In Namibia's case, some of these include the low usage of ICTs and affordability. The study concludes that Namibia is still at level one of its four-phase e-government implementation strategy.

Māori agribusinesses: the whakapapa network for success

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 193-201
Author(s):  
Matthew Rout ◽  
John Reid ◽  
Jason Mika
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
High Performing ◽  
Under Performing

Reviews of Māori land generally focus on how the 80% identified as “under-performing” or “under-utilised” can be more productive. This article analyses the 20% of Māori Land Incorporations and Trusts classified as “high-performing” to identify what enabled their success, but to also determine any remaining constraints. It uses thematic analysis to both refine themes initially obtained during a literature review and examine the interviews. The five key themes explored are legal framework (whakaritenga), finance (huamoni), capability (matatau), relationships (whakawhānaungatanga), and paths to market (whakatairanga). While many of the findings corroborate industry best practice, it also found provisional evidence of the role of whakapapa networks—that is, formal or informal Māori collectives—in the success of Māori Land Incorporations and Trusts.

scholarly journals A Systematic Literature Review of Concepts and Factors Related to Pro-Environmental Consumer Behaviour in Relation to Waste Management Through an Interdisciplinary Approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 4452 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandro Concari ◽  
Gerjo Kok ◽  
Pim Martens
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Consumer Behaviour ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Steady Increase ◽  
Intervention Measures ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
Product Disposal

Although there has been a steady increase in the number of studies on consumer behaviour in relation to sustainable development, there is limited focus on the product disposal phase. This systematic literature review intends to: (1) clarify how concepts related to pro-environmental consumer behaviour are understood and analysed in the academic literature on waste management; (2) discover any interplay between pro-environmental consumer behaviour and generic consumer behaviour, and the conditions and factors that favour it. A typical systematic literature review methodology was applied to the papers available on Web of Science, Science Direct and EBSCO (Elton Bryson Stephens Company) host between 1975 and 2019, leading to the selection of 699 final papers. The findings reveal that: (1) Although scholars tend to create a variety of pro-environmental consumer behaviour models depending on their specific field of inquiry, all approaches can be traced back to a limited number of reference theories; (2) The overall level of interplay between pro-environmental consumer behaviour and generic consumer behaviour is limited, nevertheless a favourable context or a supportive institutional-legal framework can significantly influence it; (3) A plethora of conditions and factors favour this type of interplay, involving social psychology, laws, economics, institutions and more; (4) Several critical issues appear in the analysed papers, especially some scholars’ assumptions to be able to identify all key factors. It follows the need for a more interdisciplinary approach, a deeper analysis of the effectiveness of the intervention measures at the governmental and institutional level, and a clear classification of factors and conditions (as proposed by this review).

Governance and Legal Framework of Blockchain Technology as a Digital Economic Finance

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 52-62
Author(s):  
Yousef Alabbasi
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Public ◽  
Blockchain Technology ◽  
Distributed Ledger ◽  
Current Usage ◽  
Security And Reliability ◽  
Shared Network

Blockchain (BC) provides an encrypted echo system to the users where they can securely mark their transactional entries in a distributed ledger. The ledger comprises of distributed and shared network of nodes that validate the authenticity of each transaction and keeps its authentic record for perusal. Keeping view of the enormous potential of this technology, numerous public and private entities are embarking the bandwagon of blockchain and integrating this technology for ensuring a transitioning in their digital finance operations. Apart from the financial realm, healthcare, agriculture, and education sectors are also benefiting from the security and reliability of BC. Incorporation of BC in the public sector at increased scale requires a review of existing governance and legislative structures and a recalibration of regulatory regimes. This paper presents a literature review on blockchain technology, its current usage trends, and its governance.

scholarly journals ACADEMIC FREEDOM AND AUTONOMY IN THE UNIVERSITIES: PAST AND PRESENT

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 54
Author(s):  
Iddirisu Andani Mu-azu ◽  
Samuel A. Awugah ◽  
Ayuba Ibrahim Alidu
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Academic Freedom ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
National Development ◽  
Bertrand Russell ◽  
Partisan Politics ◽  
The Government ◽  
Hiring And Firing ◽  
Vice Chancellors ◽  
Independent Thinking

Academic freedom and autonomy have since mediaeval times been considered the hubs around which critical and independent thinking revolved. Men like Socrates, Copernicus, Galileo and Bertrand Russell suffered many indignities in defence of these ideals. Hiring and firing Vice-Chancellors always raise the issue of academic freedom in universities to choose their teachers and operate within their ivory towers without any interference. Besides observations, the work relied on literature review. The paper defines academic freedom and autonomy, carefully details how university councils, academic boards and other committees have resisted outside intrusions into these cherished ideals. Unsuccessful onslaughts at the freedom and autonomy of universities have only called for more consultations and collaboration between governments and university leaderships. This ideal relationship is to harmonise scholastic pursuits with national goals and aspirations. While one cannot expect the government, as financiers of public universities, to look on unconcerned about what happens inside its universities. An appreciation of each other’s expectations and roles can harness national development without any players feeling traumatized and befuddled. Increased participation of academics in partisan politics and scrupulous regard for merit and committee work in universities will not only improve government understanding of universities, but also create peaceful industrial atmospheres in universities to render both interference and censure unnecessary.  

scholarly journals COUNTER-TERRORISM COOPERATION IN THE ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM (ARF) FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF INDONESIA DEFENSE DIPLOMACY

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 205
Author(s):  
Nila Febri Wilujeng ◽  
Yoedhi Swastanto ◽  
Thomas Gabriel Joostensz
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Regional Organization ◽  
National Interests ◽  
Asean Regional Forum ◽  
Counter Terrorism ◽  
Violent Extremism

<p>Terrorism is a threat that not only jeopardizes a country's security, but also the survival of ASEAN as a regional organization, the security of peace and stability, and the region's overall economic possibilities. This research aimed to examine the implementation of Counter-terrorism (CT) cooperation in the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) from the perspective of Indonesia's defense diplomacy. The research method used was the qualitative method which is based on the combination of interviews and literature review regarding ASEAN’s or ARF’s Counter-terrorism cooperation and Indonesia’s defense diplomacy from the year 2015-2019. The findings showed that CT cooperation is less discussed in the mechanism of the ARF since the current focus of ARF is on Trafficking in Person (TIP) and threats of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN). Meanwhile, from the perspective of defense diplomacy, Indonesia has successfully initiated ARF Statement on Preventing and Countering Terrorism and Violent Extremism Conducive to Terrorism (VECT) with Australia and New Zealand in 2019. However, it is undeniable that CT cooperation through the ARF mechanism remains difficult to achieve due to several obstacles, including the differences of national interests and legal framework, the principle of non-interference, and the existence of mutual distrust between participating countries.</p>

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