scholarly journals The Use and Abuse of Participatory Governance by Populist Governments

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 227-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnes Batory ◽  
Sara Svensson
Keyword(s):  
Policy Making ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Resource Efficiency ◽  
Participatory Governance ◽  
Public Input ◽  
The People ◽  
The Voice ◽  
Policies And Practices

Populists claim that they alone represent the voice of the people against a corrupt elite. We argue that populist governments augment this claim by appropriating and manipulating the language and methods of participatory governance. Advancing an analytical framework on content, process, effect, resource efficiency and communication dimensions, we illustrate these arguments with the National Consultations in Hungary in 2010–18. Our conclusion for the case study is that these exercises were deeply flawed for securing popular input into policy-making. The implication for scholarship is that participatory governance enthusiasts need to be more aware not just of the uses, but also the abuses, of public input, while scholars of populism should pay more attention to the actual policies and practices populist actors employ to gain or maintain power.

scholarly journals “Power to the People!”: Social Media Discourse on Regional Energy Issues in Australia

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kerri Morgan ◽  
Marc Cheong ◽  
Susan Bedingfield
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Regional Energy ◽  
Power Stations ◽  
The People ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
The Voice ◽  
Energy Issues

Social media provides people from all socio-economic sectors with the opportunity to voice their opinions. Platforms such as Twitter provide the means to share one’s opinion with little effort and cost. But do these media empower everyday people to make their voice heard? In this research, we introduce a novel approach for investigating the voice of different Twitter groups on social media platforms, by combining text clustering and an analysis of cliques in the resulting network. We focus on a case study using Twitter interactions with respect to energy issues, in particular the closure of coal-fired power stations such as Hazelwood. Implications from this study will benefit stakeholders from governments to industry to the ‘common man’, in understanding how discourse on social media reflects public consumer sentiment.

scholarly journals Political Marketing dalam Pemilihan Gubernur Sumatera Selatan Tahun 2018 (Studi Kasus Tim Pemenangan Herman Deru-Mawardi Yahya di Kota Palembang)

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-23
Author(s):  
Anggi Septiyanti
Keyword(s):  
Direct Interaction ◽  
Political Marketing ◽  
The Political ◽  
City Community ◽  
Marketing Process ◽  
The People ◽  
Successful Team ◽  
The City ◽  
The Voice

The title of this research is "Political Marketing in Pilkada (Case Study: Victory of the Herman Deru-Mawardi Yahya Pair in the Election of the Governor of South Sumatra 2018 in the City of Palembang)". This study examines the phenomenon of political marketing as a strategy in a campaign. This paper elaborates and discusses how the political marketing process carried out by the successful team of the couple Herman Deru-Mawardi Yahya in Palembang City. The findings obtained from this study indicate that the political marketing process carried out by the success team of Herman Deru-Mawardi Yahya in Palembang City was very structured and managed to get the voice of the people of Palembang City. The political marketing process carried out by the success team of Herman Deru-Mawardi Yahya in the city of Palembang is first, showing the political products of this couple to the community such as spreading the vision and mission program of this couple to the entire Palembang City community. Secondly, to promote the people of Palembang City both through direct interaction and through print media, electronic media, and social media carried out directly by successful teams. Third, determine prices in the campaign, both in the campaign funding process and to build the price of the image of the couple. Fourth, the location of the campaign which was not only focused on one place but spread throughout the corner of the city of Palembang, because there was no major campaign in the city of Palembang.

An Analytical Framework for Internationalization Through English-Taught Degree Programs: A Dutch Case Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 213-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masako Kotake
Keyword(s):  
Policy Making ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
Innovation Theory ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Determining Factors ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Systematic Understanding ◽  
Dutch Universities

The growing importance of internationalization and the global dominance of English in higher education mean pressures on expanding English-taught degree programs (ETDPs) in non-English-speaking countries. Strategic considerations are necessary to successfully integrate ETDPs into existing programs and to optimize the effects of internationalization. Previous studies have proposed that innovation theory might explain effectively how to achieve this. This article examines the validity of innovation theory as a framework for understanding the institutionalization of ETDPs and identifies determining factors of successful outcomes. A case study was conducted in Dutch universities to identify factors influencing the institutionalization of ETDPs. A qualitative analysis of 15 interviews with academics demonstrated that an innovation theory-based framework can enable a systematic understanding of the institutionalization of ETDPs and can be effective in analyzing the influencing factors. Analyses utilizing this framework can contribute to strategic planning and policy-making for internationalization at national and institutional levels.

scholarly journals Examining participatory governance in a devolving UK: Insights from national parks policy development in Northern Ireland

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (8) ◽  
pp. 1516-1539 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan PW Bell ◽  
Aileen Stockdale
Keyword(s):  
Northern Ireland ◽  
National Parks ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
National Park ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Policy Outcomes ◽  
Participatory Governance ◽  
Structural Factors ◽  
Policy Making Process

This paper provides a contemporary examination of policy making and participatory practice in the context of devolving governance in the UK. The paper takes Northern Ireland as its focus and is particularly timely considering the context of devolved governance, the ongoing transition from conflict to relative peace and the potential for rejuvenating democracy through participatory governance. The paper concentrates on one particular policy process, namely the attempted designation of a national park in the Mournes Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. A thematic analysis of qualitative data is drawn upon to analyse the structural factors that framed the policy-making process, in particular the role of power in determining how consultation processes were initiated, designed and undertaken. Using Lukes’ model as an analytical framework, power is shown to manifest at multiple levels within the policy-making process to influence policy outcomes. The paper reveals how the persistence of a top-down approach to policy development combined with a highly parochial political outlook undermined attempts to designate a Mourne National Park. The paper concludes that, given the immaturity of recently devolved government in Northern Ireland, in this instance, the democratising intentions of devolved governance have not been met. This has implications for Northern Ireland’s recent reform of public administration which devolves certain planning powers to local authority level and the management of the internationally significant Mournes landscape.

Perspectives on policy

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. R Balasubramaniam ◽  
M N Venkatachaliah
Keyword(s):  
Human Development ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
Policy Discourse ◽  
Continuous Basis ◽  
The People ◽  
The Voice

This chapter details the author's perspectives on public policies in a few themes that are critical to human development. These are perspectives that have evolved over a period of time based on the author's engagement with people at the grassroots and an understanding of policy making and its principles through experience and education. Though it may not always be explicitly articulated, the chapter attempts to echo a belief in incorporating grassroots perspectives and people's participation in policy making, its implementation, and feedback on a continuous basis so that the policies are rendered sound and relevant. Ultimately, it argues that the voice and perspectives of the people for whom the policies matter must find greater space in the entire policy discourse.

scholarly journals Islamic NGO as another actor of Civil Society: the Case of Pertubuhan IKRAM Malaysia (IKRAM)

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 27-46
Author(s):  
Maszlee Malik ◽  
Safwan Safarudin ◽  
Hamidah Mat
Keyword(s):  
Global Economy ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Post Cold War ◽  
Strategic Actions ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
The People ◽  
The Voice

The role of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in the development of society has been the focus of academic study since the nineteenth century based on the positive contributions of the private sector in spearheading the general and specific roles in the society. The post-Cold War world has witnessed the emerging of NGOs as an alternative to the states due to the liberalization of global economy worldwide. It was since then the academic interest on this phenomenon has risen in particular in the late 1980s when NGOs has managed to replace governments’ role in reaching out to the people, or in other cases becoming the voice of the people before the governments. This study aims to explore the dynamic roles of NGOs in leading the change and reforms in the modern society and how Islamic organization could fit into the framework by critically looking into the experience of Pertubuhan IKRAM Malaysia (IKRAM), a Malaysian-based Islamic organization as a case study. While the results reveal some positive impacts on the society, they also exhibit some challenges and conflicts when the evolution reaches certain stages of time and space, illustrating the dynamic nature of IKRAM as both an Islamic organization and NGO with respect to strategies, resources and strategic actions.

Gardening as More than Urban Agriculture: Perspectives from Smaller Midwestern Cities on Urban Gardening Policies and Practices

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Christopher Strunk ◽  
Ursula Lang
Keyword(s):  
Urban Agriculture ◽  
Green Space ◽  
Private Property ◽  
Community Gardens ◽  
Public Land ◽  
Vacant Lots ◽  
Urban Gardening ◽  
Privately Owned ◽  
Policies And Practices

For the most part, research and policymaking on urban gardening have focused on community gardens, whether in parks, vacant lots, or other public land. This emphasis, while important for many Midwestern cities, can obscure the significance of privately owned land such as front yard and back yard and their crucial connections with gardening on public land. In this case study, we examine how policies and practices related to gardening and the management of green space in two Midwestern cities exceed narrow visions of urban agriculture. The article explores the cultivation of vacant lot gardens and private yards as two modes of property in similar Midwestern contexts and argues that the management of green space is about more than urban agriculture. Instead, we show how urban gardening occurs across public/private property distinctions and involves a broader set of actors than those typically included in sustainability policies. Gardening also provides a key set of connections through which neighbors understand and practice sustainability in Midwestern cities.

Possessing the Iconic Book

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 309-329
Author(s):  
Claudia V. Camp
Keyword(s):  
Second Century ◽  
Religious Literature ◽  
Ben Sira ◽  
The Core ◽  
The Bible ◽  
Iconic Status ◽  
The Voice ◽  
Woman Wisdom ◽  
Martin Marty

I propose that the notion of possession adds an important ideological nuance to the analyses of iconic books set forth by Martin Marty (1980) and, more recently, by James Watts (2006). Using the early second century BCE book of Sirach as a case study, I tease out some of the symbolic dynamics through which the Bible achieved iconic status in the first place, that is, the conditions in which significance was attached to its material, finite shape. For Ben Sira, this symbolism was deeply tied to his honor-shame ethos in which women posed a threat to the honor of his eternal name, a threat resolved through his possession of Torah figured as the Woman Wisdom. What my analysis suggests is that the conflicted perceptions of gender in Ben Sira’s text is fundamental to his appropriation of, and attempt to produce, authoritative religious literature, and thus essential for understanding his relationship to this emerging canon. Torah, conceived as female, was the core of this canon, but Ben Sira adds his own literary production to this female “body” (or feminized corpus, if you will), becoming the voice of both through the experience of perfect possession.

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