Government Responsibility

2020 ◽  
pp. 135-168
Author(s):  
Keith Dowding
Keyword(s):  
Personal Responsibility ◽  
Individual Freedom ◽  
Government Responsibility ◽  
Final Word ◽  
Government Regulations ◽  
Responsibility Of Government ◽  
Policy Failures ◽  
Better Than

The final chapter summarizes the book’s evidence. Whilst citizens can rightfully be held responsible for the choices they make from the menu of alternatives available to them, it is society, and government in particular, that sets the menu. The nature and distribution of problems in all policy areas is largely the responsibility of government. Government tries to blame citizens for its own regulatory and policy failures through the cult of personal responsibility. This chapter looks at some potential criticisms of the argument. Do we really know what the effects of government regulations are? Are some problems so difficult, or ‘wicked’, that they can never be solved? What does the argument mean for individual freedom and autonomy? Shouldn’t we want government to do less, especially as it often fails? The chapter examines the view that government should not regulate and force people but provide information and nudge them to better behaviour. It asks if that is really less paternalistic or better than regulation. It examines how far the lessons of these policy areas can be extended to other issues and offers a final word on government responsibility.

12. The Big Question: World Order or World Chaos?

2021 ◽  
pp. 350-376
Author(s):  
Georg Sørensen ◽  
Jørgen Møller ◽  
Robert Jackson
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
International Institutions ◽  
World Order ◽  
Initial Section ◽  
Fragile States ◽  
The World ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
Established Democracies ◽  
Better Than

This final chapter addresses a really big question: are international relations heading towards order or chaos? To answer this question, it interrogates the different IR theories presented in previous chapters. An initial section provides a conceptual map, based on a review of different understandings of the concept of world order. The chapter proceeds by discussing the effect of the rise of authoritarian power such as China, new challenges in established democracies, fragile states in the Global South, and the governance provided by international institutions. The chapter ends by arguing that the glass is at the same time half-full and half-empty: the world faces new and formidable challenges and we are very far from meeting current aspirations for world order; at the same time, global relations are much more ordered than they used to be just a few generations ago—and things are far better than many pessimists claim.

scholarly journals Formation of the Competences of Social Interaction at the Technical University

2018 ◽  
Vol 193 ◽  
pp. 05016
Author(s):  
Nadezhda Miloradova ◽  
Alexander Ishkov
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Technical Education ◽  
Traditional Approach ◽  
Personal Responsibility ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Educational Standards ◽  
The Social ◽  
State Educational ◽  
Engineering Training ◽  
Better Than

The article is devoted to the matters of the formation of universal competences as the basis of higher technical education taking into account the requirements of the Federal State Educational Standards of Higher Education FSES HE 3+ and FSES HE 3++. The necessity of integration of social and humanitarian disciplines into the process of professional engineering training is proved. The authors describe their work on the development of the training course |Principles of Legislation and Social Interaction in Construction”, which united the disciplines “Psychology”, “Sociology”, “Political science”, “Law”. Authors have suggested to use the concept "Me" as the key element of this course, emphasizing personal responsibility of an individual for the social interaction. The authors present the results of the comparative analyses of the progress of the students, who studied the new course and those, who studied traditional separate disciplines. They prove that the results, gained within the competence approach, are significantly better, than the results, possible in case of the use of the traditional approach.

scholarly journals On the Role of Distinctive Features of British English Sounds in the Cartoon Peppa Pig for Chinese Learners to Conquer Mother Tongue’s Negative Transfer

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 65
Author(s):  
Gang Li
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Negative Transfer ◽  
British English ◽  
Distinctive Features ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Chinese Learners ◽  
Better Than

With the process of globalization and integration, more and more people tend to be bilingual. Undoubtedly, mastering a second language is significant. This thesis aims to explore how to conquer the difficulties in learning British English sounds through analyzing a British cartoon Peppa Pig.Chapter one begins with the research background, significance and purpose of research. The thesis takes the cartoon Peppa Pig as the starting point to demonstrate the role of distinctive features for Chinese learners to conquer negative transfer. The empirical research could be found in Chapter two, because of requiring to know the concrete circumstance of Chinese learners.Through the collection and analysis of data, we can know these problems which Chinese learners exist in the process of learning British English.Based on the comparison of Chinese and British English, Chapter three clarifies the difficulties in learning British English. As for Chinese learners, mastering distinctive features can promote learners to master British English sounds better than stress and rhythm. Chapter four states the role of the distinctive features in helping conquer Chinese negative transfer in the cartoon Peppa Pig. The final chapter is the conclusion of this thesis and involves a new study for Chinese learners to learn British English sounds under the distinctive features.

From Personal Responsibility to Political Mobilization: Using Attribution Frames to Overcome Policy Feedback Effects

2021 ◽  
pp. 1532673X2110632
Author(s):  
Mallory E. SoRelle
Keyword(s):  
Political Action ◽  
Personal Responsibility ◽  
Political Engagement ◽  
Political Mobilization ◽  
Financial Protection ◽  
Policy Feedback ◽  
Government Responsibility ◽  
Feedback Effects ◽  
Banking Reform ◽  
American Political Economy

Public policies that promote personal responsibility while minimizing government responsibility are a key feature of modern American political economy. They can decrease Americans’ political participation on a given issue, with detrimental consequences for the wellbeing of economically insecure families. Can this pattern be overcome? I argue that attribution frames highlighting government’s role in and responsibility for policies may increase people’s propensity for political action on an issue, but only if the frame can increase the salience of their preexisting beliefs about government intervention. Drawing on the case of consumer financial protection, I administer an experiment to determine the effect of attribution framing on people’s willingness to act in support of a popular banking reform. I find that helping people draw parallels between an issue they feel responsibility for and one they accept government responsibility for can boost political engagement on behalf of the original policy.

A Different Kind of Conversation

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth W. Grant
Keyword(s):  
Government Policy ◽  
Democratic Politics ◽  
Incentive Systems ◽  
Government Regulations ◽  
Better Than

This chapter raises the broader question of the relation between incentives and democratic politics. The use of incentives as a tool of government policy appears to increase our choices and protect a space of freedom. This seems to be better than government regulations that foreclose options and establish penalties for transgressions. However, to the extent that incentives are one of the ways in which experts seek to manipulate behavior, and to the extent that incentive systems substitute for persuasion and foreclose deliberation and debate, a democratic people ought to be deeply suspicious of them. At the very least, the question of the ethics of incentives leads directly to the question of the role of experts in a democracy and finally, further still, to the question of what kind of citizens we aspire to be.

The Relationship Between Obsessional Problems and Intrusive Thoughts

1995 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 281-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul M. Salkovskis ◽  
H. Candida Richards ◽  
Elizabeth Forrester
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Theory ◽  
Personal Responsibility ◽  
Cognitive Activity ◽  
Cognitive Model ◽  
Intrusive Thoughts ◽  
Cognitive Factors ◽  
Cognitive Framework ◽  
Cognitive Behavioural ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Better Than

According to the cognitive theory, obsessional problems occur when the occurrence and/or content of intrusive thoughts are interpreted as a sign of increased personal responsibility for some harmful outcome to oneself or others. The link between normal intrusive thoughts and obsessional thoughts is outlined. Current definitions of “neutralizing” and “responsibility” within the cognitive framework are examined and clarified. Responsibility-driven attempts to control cognitive activity explain obsessional and compulsive phenomena better than generalized deficit models. Recent descriptions of “meta-cognitive” factors in obsessions echo the existing cognitive model and have similar implications. An extension of the cognitive-behavioural model suggests a link between thought suppression and the perception of responsibility and to concerns about failure to act (omissions).

scholarly journals application of a humanistic approach to health care and education

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-12
Author(s):  
Diesmy Humaira Biruny ◽  
Izdiharmada Salsabila
Keyword(s):  
Human Life ◽  
Personal Responsibility ◽  
Research Topic ◽  
Humanistic Psychology ◽  
Human Dimension ◽  
Individual Freedom ◽  
Humanistic Approach ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Relationship

The humanistic approach tries to see human life as humans themselves see their life. Humanistsare more likely to hold an optimistic perspective on human nature. In the development of his theory, humanistic psychology is very concerned about the human dimension in the relationship with the environment humanely by focusing on individual freedom to express opinions and make choices, values, personal responsibility, autonomy, purpose, and meaning. This study uses a systematic literature review method by identifying, assessing, and interpreting all findings on a research topic, to answer research questions. The humanistic approach emphasizes the importance of individual life by not seeing the negative side of the individual and helps individuals increase their potential even in crises so that individuals can actualize themselves.

KONSERVASI STRUKTUR DAN KONSTRUKSI RUMAH VERNAKULAR TERHADAP LINGKUNGAN RAWAN BANJIR DI TENGGARONG

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Zakiah Hidayati ◽  
Cisyulia Octavia HS
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Climatic Change ◽  
Environmental Constraints ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Government Regulations ◽  
Prone Area ◽  
Flood Prone Area ◽  
Better Than ◽  
Available Resources ◽  
Vernacular House

Kutai vernacular houses are proven to perform better than most modern houses in Tenggarong with respect to climatic change. Its adaptation is a continuing process including necessary changes as a response to social and environmental constraints. Unfortunately, Kutai vernacular houses are not far from becoming extinct due to maintenance issue, flood prone area, lack of awareness among the owner and less local government regulations. The research project aims to make conservation guideline of the Kutai vernacular house. The structure and construction of Kutai vernacular house is most frequently observed. We envisage that the research project will contribute the guidelines of conservation to any stakeholders. In conclusion, conservation guideline is based on available resources

scholarly journals "Don't Be a Knucklehead": Moralizing Disability in New Jersey's Pandemic Response and Rhetoric

2021 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Brooks
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
State Government ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Personal Responsibility ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Personal Cost ◽  
Public Health Crisis ◽  
Pandemic Response ◽  
Individual Actions ◽  
Policy Failures

Policy failures impacted, sickened, and killed disabled New Jerseyans from the beginning of New Jersey's reign as an epicenter in the COVID-19 pandemic. Through a qualitative content analysis of Governor Phil Murphy's coronavirus press briefings, I argue that New Jersey's public health messaging relies on ableist and eugenicist conceptions of intelligence through both an insistence on individual "smartness" to combat the pandemic and a shaming of individual actions which are rhetorically connected to "stupidity." The official state government messages reflect a moralizing, individualizing focus on behavior and shaming of "unintelligent" actions, which shifts attention from leadership and statewide policies to personal responsibility for safety during a public health crisis. In this way, the State of New Jersey abdicates responsibility for illness and death, no matter the personal cost to marginalized populations.

Conclusion

10.47908/19/6 ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 162-169
Author(s):  
Christian Jones
Keyword(s):  
Future Research ◽  
Final Word

The intention in this final chapter is to draw the findings of this book together and suggest what the implications might be in terms of both teaching and possible future research. This chapter begins by giving four implications for teaching and then four for research before briefly listing some limitations of this book and then offering a final word.

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