Assessing the role of global media assistance in promoting public service broadcasting in Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-190
Author(s):  
Masduki
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Policy Design ◽  
Broadcast Channels ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
International Media ◽  
International Agencies ◽  
Media Assistance ◽  
Local Actors ◽  
Global Work

In today’s globally connected society, the transformation of state-administered broadcasters into public service broadcasters (PSB) in new democracies is part of international media development projects that seek to democratize media systems following the collapse of authoritarian ideologies in the 1990s. This article traces the ‘what, who, when and how’ of international media assistance, with particular focus on projects that sought to transform Indonesia’s state-run broadcasters into PSBs during the 2000s–2010s. Drawing on extensive library research and semi-structured interviews, this article demonstrates the role of international agencies in the promotion of public service media in post-authoritarian Indonesia. They have influenced civil societies, policy-makers and media elites and promoted a belief that an independent and public-owned media enable people to better participate in a mediated public sphere. In this manner, international agencies have influenced policy design as Indonesia has transformed its national state-owned broadcast channels from state institutions into public ones. However, this article also finds that global intervention has failed to influence the more specific elements of PSB policy and implementation. In Indonesia, global work has focused on national regulatory design, leaving implementation to local actors. Furthermore, Indonesia’s PSB policy is but ‘an imitative version’ of PSB policies in developed western countries, lacking a detailed guide for transforming the country’s state-channels into true PSBs.

scholarly journals A Content Analysis of Public Policy Design and Implementation in Slovenia: Weighing Strategic and Normative Factors

2021 ◽  
pp. 70-88
Author(s):  
Žiga KOTNIK ◽  
Dalibor STANIMIROVIĆ
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Policy Design ◽  
Policy Cycle ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
The Public ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
Strategic Factors ◽  
Normative Factors

"Policy processes are complex systems and require an in-depth and comprehensive analysis. Especially, factors that affect public policy design and implementation, as two important stages of the public policy cycle, have not been sufficiently explored. The aim of the paper is to analyze the relationship between two critical factors that influence the design and implementation of public policies in the case of Slovenia, namely strategic factors and normative factors, and offer a basis for comparison with similar countries. Based on twenty-two structured interviews with prominent public policy experts in Slovenia and content analysis of the responses, the findings reveal that, although strategic factors are identified by the interviewees as the most critical, the role of normative factors is also important and should not be underestimated. For various reasons, in practice, normative factors often turn out to be crucial."

Working at the Seams of Colonial Structures: Alternative Sociotechnical Infrastructures Revealed by Hurricane Maria

2021 ◽  
pp. 016224392110584
Author(s):  
Fatima K. Espinoza Vasquez
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Institutional Environment ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Local Actors ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Relief Efforts

This study explains why and how Puerto Rican activists responded effectively to the crisis in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. By relying on a structural approach, this study analyzes the local institutional environment. Using the seamful work framework, it examines activists’ practice to reveal activists’ relation with their official state infrastructure and their interactions with said infrastructure before and after Maria. Using semi-structured interviews, observations, and publicly available documents, this study shows that activists navigate the state’s unequal infrastructure by building their infrastructures, called alternative sociotechnical infrastructures, which consist of a set of heterogeneous assortments of actors, organizations, and technologies to address state-driven inequality and natural disasters. Activists do not work to restore existing state infrastructures, instead, they deploy their expertise in their communities to address many of the challenges brought on by disasters. This study emphasizes a bottom-up approach, highlighting local actors’ agency by focusing on the convergence of their knowledge, organizations, and Information and Communication Technologies. Moreover, this research proposes that state-community disconnect is rooted in neoliberal and colonial measures and cautions against considering disasters as opportunities to start anew. Finally, this research proposes new possibilities to plan bottom-up relief efforts that acknowledge the role of civil society and activists.

Four Models of the Fourth Estate: A Typology of Contemporary Chinese Journalists

2011 ◽  
Vol 208 ◽  
pp. 813-832 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Hassid
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Professional Role ◽  
International Media ◽  
Fourth Estate ◽  
Rapid Changes ◽  
The Media ◽  
Media Politics ◽  
American Style ◽  
Contemporary Chinese

AbstractScholarly attention has not kept pace with the rapid changes in the professional role of Chinese journalists. Instead, two older views prevail. The first, which sees Chinese journalists as “mouthpieces” of the Communist Party unchanged from the Maoist era, downplays the tremendous changes in the media since 1978. The second view, holding that they are increasingly becoming “American-style professionals,” overstates the influence of international media norms on Chinese news workers' day-to-day reality. While such communist and American-style professionals do exist in contemporary China, both are far less influential and numerous than stereotypes would suggest. Exclusive scholarly focus on these groups ignores two other more numerous and influential orientations: “advocate professionals,” those who write to influence opinion and policy, and “workaday journalists,” who work mainly for money and lack a commitment to public service. This article delineates all four types of Chinese journalist and explains why an understanding of the latter two professional orientations is critical to understanding China's media, politics and society.

scholarly journals The Role of Localized Agri-Food Systems in the Provision of Environmental and Social Benefits in Peripheral Areas: Evidence from Two Case Studies in Italy

Agriculture ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco Mantino ◽  
Francesco Vanni
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Social Benefits ◽  
New Governance ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Institutional Settings ◽  
Local Actors ◽  
Peripheral Areas ◽  
New Institutions

The article focuses on the role of Localized Agri-food Systems (LAFS) in the provision of environmental and social benefits (ESBs) in peripheral areas, by comparing two case studies in Italy: bergamot production in Grecanic area (Calabria region) and a basket of local products in Garfagnana area (Tuscany region). On the basis of the evidence collected through semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders, the paper shows the different mechanisms by which LAFS may stimulate the provision of ESBs in such areas. In both case studies the provision of ESBs was the result of the interplay among three different types of drivers: markets factors, the set of policies implemented in the specific territorial context and collective actions performed by local actors to promote new governance patterns and new institutions. The article shows that in peripheral areas LAFS, alongside food production, have a strong potential in delivering a broad range of environmental and social benefits, which are highly valued by local communities and consumers. However, this potential varies to large extent according to the socio-economic and institutional settings, as well as on the type of interactions of market drivers with public policies and collective action.

scholarly journals Colonización y acuerdos locales en la consolidación del sistema campesino-ganadero saraguro en la Amazonía sur del Ecuador/ Colonization and local agreements in the consolidation of the Saraguro peasant livestock system in the Southern Ecuadorian Amazon

2017 ◽  
pp. 103
Author(s):  
Viviana Marcela Buitrón Cañadas
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Spatial Configuration ◽  
Land Use Changes ◽  
Local History ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
The Andes ◽  
Ecuadorian Amazon ◽  
Local Actors ◽  
Livestock System

El artículo analiza el rol de diferentes actores en la configuración espacial de la colonización saraguro en la Amazonía sur ecuatoriana y los cambios en el uso del suelo en el marco de las actividades productivas campesinas. Para esto, se realizaron entrevistas semiestructuradas a informantes clave sobre la historia local y el contexto de la colonización, y un análisis de uso de suelo de los años 1986, 2000 y 2010. Los resultados muestran la importancia de los acuerdos entre actores locales para el avance de los colonos desde sus territorios originales en los Andes hasta las tierras bajas amazónicas, además, el retroceso del bosque en favor de otros usos de la tierra, especialmente pastos. Esto indica cómo la búsqueda de tierras y el cambio del uso del suelo hacia actividades más intensivas han asegurado la reproducción del sistema campesino-ganadero de este grupo indígena andino en el contexto amazónico.   Abstract This article analyzes the role of different actors in the spatial configuration of the Saraguro colonization in the Southern Ecuadorian Amazon and the land use changes that occurred due to peasant productive activities. Semi-structured interviews with key informants about the local history and the context of colonization were conducted. Additionally, a land use analysis was performed for the years 1986, 2000 and 2010. The results point to the importance of agreements between local actors, as the saraguro colonists advanced from their original settlements in the Andes toward the Amazon, and show how colonization caused forest loss in favor of other uses, especially pastures. These findings suggest that through the search for land and the increasingly intensive use of land, the Saraguros were able to reproduce their Andean peasant livestock system in this area of the Amazon.

The Role of Civil Society in Implementing the SDGs Locally

2021 ◽  
pp. 369-388
Author(s):  
Julijana Nicha Andrade
Keyword(s):  
Local Level ◽  
Data Gathering ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Historical Case ◽  
Creative Cities ◽  
Local Municipalities ◽  
Local Actors ◽  
The One ◽  
Multi Stakeholder

This chapter aims to present the complex relations between the local actors, the municipality of Curitiba, and UNESCO via the UNESCO Creative Cities Network to implement the 2030 SDGs on the local level. From the case study, the chapter explores the shortcomings and Eurocentric approach of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network and how local actors use the network requirements to gain local ownership of the goals' implementation. As a result, a mutually benefiting relationship arises. On the one hand, UNESCO Creative Cities Network widens its membership approach. On the other hand, local municipalities, such as Curitiba, change their structures to accommodate the SDG implementation by opening to multi-stakeholder governance. It applies a light-weighted approach of the inter-organizational framework and orchestration and makes use of document analysis, historical case analysis, and semi-structured interviews for data gathering.

scholarly journals Green (environmental) HRM: aligning ideals with appropriate practices

2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (5) ◽  
pp. 1169-1185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Leidner ◽  
Denise Baden ◽  
Melanie J. Ashleigh
Keyword(s):  
Policy Design ◽  
Careful Consideration ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Self Interest ◽  
Recruitment And Selection ◽  
Hr Function ◽  
Appropriate Practices ◽  
Practice Implementation

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how Green (environmental) Human Resource Management (GHRM) policies can elicit green employee behaviours. This study explores the role of sustainability advocates, who are leaders and managers in pursuit of their firm’s environmental agenda, in the design and delivery of GHRM policies, communication, recruitment and selection, environmental training, rewards and incentives. Design/methodology/approach In this qualitative study, eighteen semi-structured interviews with sustainability advocates in European firms were conducted and analysed. Findings GHRM practices are not in themselves peripheral, intermediate or embedded, but shaped by contextual situations. Sustainability advocates’ intentions do not seem to match GHRM policy design, i.e. they try to elicit value-based behaviours by using self-interest-based approaches, leading to misalignments between the attitudes and behaviours policies attempt to elicit, and the type of behaviours they elicit in practice. Research limitations/implications This study explores GHRM practice implementation experienced by leaders and managers. Further research on the role of the HR function and recipients of GHRM is needed. Practical implications Practitioners need to be aware that organisational incentives (GHRM policies) that reflect self-interest can lead to self-interest-based behaviour and may be short-lived. A careful consideration of contextual factors will inform the selection of suitable GHRM policies. Environmental training completion rates seem an unsuitable metric for senior management bonuses. Originality/value This paper investigates the design and implementation stage of GHRM, leading to an identification of GHRM policies as peripheral, intermediate or embedded. This creates an in-depth knowledge on the efficacy of GHRM policies and their relation to the environment.

Tertiary English-majored Students’ Perceptions toward the Role of Pronunciation in English Language Learning and their Practicing Strategies

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 264-279
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
English Language Learning ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
The University

Accurate pronunciation has a vital role in English language learning as it can help learners to avoid misunderstanding in communication. However, EFL learners in many contexts, especially at the University of Phan Thiet, still encounter many difficulties in pronouncing English correctly. Therefore, this study endeavors to explore English-majored students’ perceptions towards the role of pronunciation in English language learning and examine their pronunciation practicing strategies (PPS). It involved 155 English-majored students at the University of Phan Thiet who answered closed-ended questionnaires and 18 English-majored students who participated in semi-structured interviews. The findings revealed that students strongly believed in the important role of pronunciation in English language learning; however, they sometimes employed PPS for their pronunciation improvement. Furthermore, the results showed that participants tended to use naturalistic practicing strategies and formal practicing strategies with sounds, but they overlooked strategies such as asking for help and cooperating with peers. Such findings could contribute further to the understanding of how students perceive the role of pronunciation and their PPS use in the research’s context and other similar ones. Received 10th June 2019; Revised 12th March 2020; Accepted 12th April 2020

Preliminary Report on the Research of “Activity Centers” in Taidong, Taiwan

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-125
Author(s):  
Petr Janda
Keyword(s):  
Preliminary Report ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Traditional Beliefs ◽  
Aboriginal Communities ◽  
Religious Significance ◽  
Local Actors ◽  
Symbolic Value ◽  
Suitable Location

This report presents current research on aboriginal activity centers in Taidong County, Taiwan, primarily in the townships of Chishang and Yanping with over 30% of the population being of aboriginal ancestry. Taidong County is the region with the most distinctive aboriginal communities in Taiwan. The research attempts to identify the actors behind the operation of such centers and their significance for aboriginal communities. The research investigates the process of selecting suitable location for the facilities, the specific features of such centers, the potential religious significance of the locations including the role of traditional beliefs in predominantly Christian aboriginal communities, the symbolic value of structures built in the traditional style for construction of ethnicity and financing that enables the construction of the facilities and the organization of the festivities held in them. The principle research method used was interviews with local actors including local representatives, organizers of festivities, as well as members of local communities. The research began in 2017.

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