Journalist–source relations and the deliberative system: A network performance approach to investigating journalism’s contribution to facilitating public deliberation in a globalized world

2018 ◽  
Vol 80 (6) ◽  
pp. 509-531 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Lück ◽  
Hartmut Wessler ◽  
Rousiley Maia ◽  
Antal Wozniak
Keyword(s):  
Public Relations ◽  
Network Performance ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Informal Networks ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
System A ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Deliberative System ◽  
Informal Relations ◽  
Globalized World

Journalist–source relationships and interactions are interpreted in this study as crucial mechanisms for linking different arenas in a deliberative system. To unravel these source networks, 106 semi-standardized interviews with journalists as well as public relations (PR) professionals from government delegations and non-governmental organizations were conducted on-site three United Nations (UN) climate change conferences between 2010 and 2013, and an online survey was administered during the conference in 2015. The analysis shows that most journalists maintain close relationships with their home country delegation. However, journalists experienced in climate conference coverage also maintain more direct and informal relations to delegations from other countries and to non-governmental organizations while less experienced journalists exhibit loose and more formally mediated relationship to these actors. Moreover, journalists focusing on commentary rather than on event-related reporting have the most variegated and informal networks, thus opening the deliberative system to diverse perspectives and unknown voices more than others. Government delegations vary strongly in their tendency to approach journalists while environmental non-governmental organizations interact with journalists primarily to attract media attention in order to indirectly influence decision makers in national delegations.

scholarly journals Activist Research Practice: Exploring Research and Knowledge Production for Social Action

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aziz Choudry
Keyword(s):  
Social Action ◽  
Knowledge Production ◽  
Research Practice ◽  
Informal Networks ◽  
Building Relationships ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Power And Resistance ◽  
Knowledge Practice ◽  
A Current

Research is a major aspect and fundamental component of many social struggles and movements for change. Understanding social movement networks as significant sites of knowledge production, this article situates and discusses processes and practice of activist research produced outside of academia in these milieus in the broader context of the ‘knowledge-practice’ of social movements. In dialogue with scholarly literature on activist research, it draws from the author’s work as an activist researcher, and a current study of small activist research non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with examples from movement research on transnational corporate power and resistance to capitalist globalization.. It explicates research processes arising from, and embedded in, relationships and dialogue with other activists and organizations that develop through collaboration in formal and informal networks; it contends that building relationships is central to effective activist research practice. In addition to examining how activist researchers practice, understand and validate their research, this paper also shows how this knowledge is constructed, disseminated and mobilized as a tool for effective social action/organizing.

scholarly journals Informal Cross Border Trade as a Substratum Marketing System: A Review and Conceptual Framework

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eldrede Kahiya ◽  
Djavlonbek Kadirov
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Marketing System ◽  
Economic Implications ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
System A ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Border Trade ◽  
Sub Saharan

© The Author(s) 2020. We provide a literature review and a conceptual framework on informal cross border trade in Sub-Saharan Africa. Informal cross border trade (ICBT) refers to commercial exchanges conducted across borders by individuals operating as unregistered sole traders. ICBT is a burgeoning part of the informal markets in Sub-Saharan Africa and its existence and persistence carry substantial socio-economic implications. We use “summarizing” and “delineating” techniques to discuss seven themes of ICBT, and cast them as the manifestations of a substratum marketing system - a foundational structure instead of an auxiliary system. We underline implications for scholarship and for policymakers and non-governmental organizations charged with formulating initiatives to manage both ICBT and formal markets.

scholarly journals Mechanism of realization of the rights of professional athletes in Ukraine: constitutional and legal analysis

2021 ◽  
pp. 69-76
Author(s):  
O.O. Turyanytsia
Keyword(s):  
Public Relations ◽  
Professional Sports ◽  
Professional Athletes ◽  
Physical Culture ◽  
Legal Analysis ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Democratic State ◽  
Separate Branch ◽  
State 1

The Constitution of Ukraine enshrines the duty of the state not only to take care of the development of physical culture and sports (Article 49), but also to respect and protect the rights and freedoms of human and citizen (Part 2 of Article 3 of the Constitution of Ukraine). The protection of state powers is one of the most important indicators of a legal and democratic state [1].One of the most important steps on the way to solve this problem is the effective and efficient work of the legislator. Despite the huge amount of legal material, it is worth noting the existence of gaps and conflicts in the legislation, or even the absence of rules that would regulate public relations related to the peculiarities of the development of social activities in the field of sports.Instead, local regulations, rules or decisions of specialized non-governmental organizations leading an international sports movement are recognized as binding, in violation of existing national regulations. That is why a separate constitutional and legal study needs «autonomy of sport» as a fact that has developed and regulates professional sports in Ukraine. The purpose of the article is a review and constitutional and legal analysis of the mechanism of realization of the rights of professional athletes speaking of the autonomous nature of activities in the field of sports.A number of facts confirming the existence of «autonomy» in the field of professional sports are considered, namely, alcohol advertising, the relevant powers of the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine and the limit on legionnaires. The jurisdiction of sports justice is analyzed.The inconsistency of local regulations with the provisions of the Constitution of Ukraine and other national legislations has been proved. The expediency of creating a separate specialized arbitration center - a permanent arbitration court in the field of sports - is substantiated. Emphasis on the need to allocate sports law in a separate branch of law and the adoption of a special Law of Ukraine «On Professional Sports», which will form common principles and a comprehensive approach to the regulation of relations in this area is placed.

NGO strategy toward the reintegration of child soldiers in Liberia, Africa: An online survey of services, roles, and activities

2017 ◽  
Vol 60 (5) ◽  
pp. 1074-1086
Author(s):  
Gracie Brownell ◽  
Randall Basham
Keyword(s):  
Civil War ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Child Soldiers ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Empirical Information ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Social Technologies ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
And Training

This research investigates the roles of international and local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Liberia 10 years after the 14-year civil war ended in 2003. Soldiers of the war included a large number of child soldiers who are currently combatants at differing levels and phases of reintegration into society. A survey was conducted to generate descriptive empirical information about the roles NGOs play in ex-combatants’ reintegration and the knowledge, skills, and training needed to assist ex-combatants. Communicative and emerging social technologies appear, according to survey results, to also contribute to NGO service delivery.

scholarly journals Engaging Farmers Through Facebook : the Use and Potential of Web 2.0 Tools in Agricultural Planning Practice

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Nicholas Weigeldt
Keyword(s):  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Informal Networks ◽  
Agricultural Producers ◽  
Web 2.0 Tools ◽  
Institutional Settings ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Agricultural Planning ◽  
The Web

The Web 2.0 represents a new way to communicate, collect data and access all types of data and information online. It places full value in the 'wisdom of the crowd', recognizing the real-time contributions and knowledge individual users of the Web can contribute. To contrast this, formal planning is incremental and methodological. The actualized and potential application of emerging Web 2.0 tools and technologies in the food and agricultural planning context in southern Ontario forms the basis for this major research paper. Through qualitative analysis of several online initiatives, I seek to determine how and where user-generated data and information (collected and distributed by agricultural producers and consumers and not just by planners, other government officials) can fit into the formal planning process through new ways of collaboration and online engagement. Ultimately, much of the leadership around Web 2.0 comes from informal networks or non-governmental organizations organizing around food and agricultural production. Planners working in formal institutional settings must continue to understand the niche that these tools can play in their own engagement efforts and determine how best to use the vast wealth of average citizens' food and agricultural knowledge increasingly available online.

scholarly journals Public Relations, Mass Media and Informal Education

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (19) ◽  
pp. 305
Author(s):  
Demush Bajrami ◽  
Teuta Reci ◽  
Arburim Iseni
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Public Relations ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Informal Education ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Private Economy ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
The Family ◽  
New Discovery

Nowadays, governments, educational institutions, non-governmental organizations, the private economy and each individual make an effort to integrate the idea of sustainable development in all areas of the educational system. Specific skills and knowledge that we gain as children and teenagers in the family, at school, in training or university will not last for a lifetime. Humanity is programmed to survive. In this context the term ‘programmed’ does not mean the same thing that we use in the computer sciences. Herein, we are dealing with emotional tangle and the continuing struggle to find ourselves. In this way we discovered education as a process. The purpose of practicing this process is that the personal development of an individual can be organized by certain rules. However, the formality enters the function to some extent and we also know that man is inclined to lay in his use of free will. So now we have reached to a new discovery, which is appointed as informal education. This paper, first of all encompasses this form, but also skewed approach to public relations and prospects is also different from those which have been hitherto. First, we will discuss what PR is. Further, we will elaborate education as a process; moreover, we will see how it can be split any further. Hence, history encompasses a factual situation. Lastly, it will be given the interconnection among PR, mass media and informal education.

scholarly journals COMMERCIAL DIPLOMACY IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD

2017 ◽  
pp. 367-382
Author(s):  
Guillermo Villanueva Lop
Keyword(s):  
Multinational Firms ◽  
Organizational Structures ◽  
The United States ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Global Business ◽  
Domestic Markets ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
International Environment ◽  
Globalized World

The beginning of 21st century has witnessed the consolidation of a process of globalization, where since the 1980s the hegemonic position of the United States has weakened and the international environment is moving towards a multipolar system with emerging economies adopting an increasing power. In this context, new non-state actors, such as non governmental organizations or multinational firms, have adopted an important role in the stage of international relations that in the past was limited to states and international organizations. The globalization process forced firms to operate internationally, and the financial crisis started in 2008 provoked the contraction of domestic markets and obliged governments and many firms from industrialized economies to look beyond the limits of their home states if they wanted to survive and benefit from the enormous opportunities offered by the new potential foreign markets. In order to achieve this, both governments and multinational firms should adapt diplomacy and its capabilities to their own specific needs. Commercial diplomacy includes policies, practices, instruments and organizational structures that governments and multinational firms should adopt at different levels to survive in today’s rapidly changing global business environment. Only by interacting between them and with the rest of actors within the international sphere, states and multinational firms will benefit from the switch in the balance of economic power.

scholarly journals Medical Device Donation Practices in Canada: A Survey of Donor and Recipient Perspectives

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 22-34
Author(s):  
William Gentles ◽  
Bradley Bradley ◽  
Charles Yoon ◽  
Sulmaz Zahedi ◽  
Yolanda Adusei-Poku ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Equipment ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Spare Parts ◽  
Charitable Organizations ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Medical Clinics ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Additional Support

Background and Objective: Although developing countries have been receiving donations of medical equipment for many years, a number of studies have indicated that a high percentage of donated equipment is never put into use. [1,3,4] Many of the reasons for this can be traced back to inadequate donation practices on the part of donor organizations.  The objective of this study was to gain an improved understanding of the practices and challenges associated with medical equipment donations by Canadian charitable organizations. Material and Methods: Forty-one organizations (registered and non-registered charities, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), non-profit organizations, medical clinics, and hospitals) completed an online survey, and 16 respondents were interviewed via telephone or in person. In addition, representatives from 28 hospitals in Ghana were interviewed in person to gain an understanding of the recipient experience. Results: We observed that for many Canadian donor organizations there is room for improvement in formalizing procedures, testing to verify equipment functionality before shipping, providing additional support for recipients in the form of manuals, spare parts and training, and long-term monitoring of donated items to measure effectiveness. For recipients, the most common challenges faced were lack of spare parts, and lack of operating or service manuals. Despite these challenges, all of the Ghanaian survey respondents said that donated medical equipment benefited their hospitals. Conclusion: We concluded that because of staffing limitations in smaller donor organizations, and in order to better meet the needs of recipients, it would be beneficial for Canadian organizations to communicate and collaborate with one another to share resources and expertise when planning donations overseas.

scholarly journals Public Relations Strategy in the Socialization of Five-Day School Policy as Reconstruction of Indonesia Younger Generation

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (SI1) ◽  
pp. 11-16
Author(s):  
Umaimah Wahid ◽  
Sidik Pramono
Keyword(s):  
Public Relations ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
School Policy ◽  
Day School ◽  
Young Generation ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
Full Day

This report aimed to report how the Education and Culture Ministry responded to the mass media spotlight and public criticism related to full-day school education. The case study method with in-depth interviews and observations were used to collect the data. The study result explained the Education and Culture Ministry carried out public relations strategies such as publications, events, news, and negotiations to socialize full-day school policy and involved non-governmental organizations and community leaders to maximize the results. This program is still a debate in the community but is continuing as an effort to build the character of Indonesia's young generation.Keywords: Strategy public relations, the ministry of education and culture, Five-day school, Young generation-Indonesia. eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2020. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v5iSI1.2290

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