scholarly journals Whistleblowing for Change

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Information Society ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
Political Practice ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Arts ◽  
The World ◽  
And Control

The courageous acts of whistleblowing that inspired the world over the past few years have changed our perception of surveillance and control in today's information society. But what are the wider effects of whistleblowing as an act of dissent on politics, society, and the arts? How does it contribute to new courses of action, digital tools, and contents? This urgent intervention based on the work of Berlin's Disruption Network Lab examines this growing phenomenon, offering interdisciplinary pathways to empower the public by investigating whistleblowing as a developing political practice that has the ability to provoke change from within.

scholarly journals The Concept of Eligibility and Competence in the Light of Islamic Teachings

Fahm-i-Islam ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-86
Author(s):  
Sajjad Hussain ◽  
Dr Muhammad Aziz
Keyword(s):  
Social Development ◽  
Economic Deprivation ◽  
The Public ◽  
Muslim Society ◽  
The Past ◽  
Islamic Jurisprudence ◽  
The World ◽  
And Control ◽  
Political Failure

Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW) has practically guided the Muslims in all spheres of life including faith, jurisprudence, economics, politics and social circles. Muslims’ ruled the world as long as they followed the Prophet and the Islamic teachings. As soon as they started ignoring the rules of Shari’ah, they fell into a political failure and economic deprivation. Leadership is such an important aspect in which lies the secret of national, political and social development. Leadership is given such importance in Islam that Prophet (SAW) has given special instructions about the eligibility to be the leader of Muslim society. According to Islamic Jurisprudence and the teachings of the Holy Prophet (SAW), leadership can only be given to the eligible and efficient figures. If authority and control is given to some ineligible or incapable people, it is not only unsuitable but a cruelty. Muslim Ummah in general and the public of Pakistan in particular had never so intensely desired for a noble leadership possessing high qualities as they need it today. Pakistani nation has reached the verge of chaos and destruction which is leading to fatal and horrible consequences. The ideology of standard and capability has clearly been interpreted in Qur’an and Sunnah. This is further supported by the practices of the Muslims in the past. This research has focused on gathering the data about ideology of standard and eligibility for the selection/election of individuals according to the Seerah of the Prophet (SAW).

scholarly journals Virus Eradication and Synthetic Biology: Changes with SARS-CoV-2?

Viruses ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 569
Author(s):  
Jean-Nicolas Tournier ◽  
Joseph Kononchik
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trials ◽  
Synthetic Biology ◽  
Viral Disease ◽  
Virus Eradication ◽  
Disease Eradication ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Past ◽  
The World ◽  
Significant Effort

The eradication of infectious diseases has been achieved only once in history, in 1980, with smallpox. Since 1988, significant effort has been made to eliminate poliomyelitis viruses, but eradication is still just out of reach. As the goal of viral disease eradication approaches, the ability to recreate historically eradicated viruses using synthetic biology has the potential to jeopardize the long-term sustainability of eradication. However, the emergence of the severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus (SARS-CoV)-2 pandemic has highlighted our ability to swiftly and resolutely respond to a potential outbreak. This virus has been synthetized faster than any other in the past and is resulting in vaccines before most attenuated candidates reach clinical trials. Here, synthetic biology has the opportunity to demonstrate its truest potential to the public and solidify a footing in the world of vaccines.

scholarly journals Where Does the World Historian Write From? Objectivity, Moral Conscience and the Past and Present of Imperialism

2011 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 671-685 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Drayton
Keyword(s):  
Iraq War ◽  
Imperial History ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Past ◽  
Academic Subject ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
Ethical Responsibilities

The contemporary historian, as she or he speaks to the public about the origins and meanings of the present, has important ethical responsibilities. ‘Imperial’ historians, in particular, shape how politicians and the public imagine the future of the world. This article examines how British imperial history, as it emerged as an academic subject since about 1900, often lent ideological support to imperialism, while more generally it suppressed or avoided the role of violence and terror in the making and keeping of the Empire. It suggests that after 2001, and during the Iraq War, in particular, a new Whig historiography sought to retail a flattering narrative of the British Empire’s past, and concludes with a call for a post-patriotic imperial history which is sceptical of power and speaks for those on the underside of global processes.

Historiographical facts and political practice in Russia in the XVIII – beginning of the XXI centuries

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Г.Н. Ланской
Keyword(s):  
Control Strategies ◽  
Historical Research ◽  
Political Practice ◽  
Historical Science ◽  
Political Actors ◽  
The Past ◽  
And Control ◽  
Coordination And Control ◽  
Development And Evolution

Статья посвящена истории связи между развитием исторической науки и политической практики в России. В контексте этого развития представлены, с одной стороны, эволюция исторических исследований и их координации и, с другой стороны, трансформация подхода институциональных структур государства к выбору управленческой стратегии в руководстве работой историков. В качестве примера для исследования обозначенной проблемы выбран период с начала XVIII до начала XXI века, потому что в его рамках была сформирована практика профессиональной деятельности в сфере историографии как процесса человеческой деятельности. Особое внимание в статье адресовано к роли идеологии в формировании различных моделей связи между работой историков и политических деятелей по конструированию образа прошлого, настоящего и будущего развития российской истории. The article reveals the connection between the historical science development and evolution of political practice in Russia.In that context shown are the course of the historical research and the coordination and control strategies implemented by the state, including institutional transformations.As a subject of current research was taken the period from the XVIII – beginning of the XXI centuries, when historiography became a profession and was institutionalized.Special attention is driven to the role of ideology in adopting different models of interaction between historians and political actors, while framing the image of the past, the present and the future of Russia.

Passports for Sale: How (Un)Meritocratic Are Citizenship by Investment Programmes?

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 309-337
Author(s):  
Odile Ammann
Keyword(s):  
Public Discourse ◽  
Immigration Law ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Past ◽  
The World

Abstract In recent years, citizenship by investment (CBI) and residency by investment (RBI) programmes have been burgeoning throughout the world, including in a range of European States. At first sight, such programmes are blatantly anti-meritocratic: they hinge on a person’s wealth, and not on her skills, potential, and intrinsic qualities. Yet upon a closer look, the public discourse that surrounds CBI and RBI is influenced by the same meritocratic conceptions as those that have been driving domestic citizenship and immigration law in the past decades. In this article, I take a step back from existing debates about CBI to argue that the concept of meritocracy is key to understanding, supporting, but also challenging contemporary immigration and citizenship law, including CBI. First, I analyse the merits—if I may say so—of the concept of meritocracy. I then show the limitations of using meritocratic arguments to justify the existence of CBI schemes.

Ecological and Genetic Effects of Fish Introductions: Synthesis and Recommendations

1991 ◽  
Vol 48 (S1) ◽  
pp. 178-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fred W. Allendorf
Keyword(s):  
Prior Information ◽  
Genetic Effects ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Past ◽  
Fish Introductions ◽  
Symposium Review ◽  
Native Fishes ◽  
And Control ◽  
Competition Hybridization

The papers resulting from this symposium review the ecological and genetic effects of fish introductions throughout the world. Purposeful introductions rarely have achieved their objectives. Moreover, both intentional and unintentional introductions usually have been harmful to native fishes and other taxa through predation, competition, hybridization, and the introduction of diseases. We must learn from the past in order to avoid mistakes in the future. Introductions should not be used as a management tool without sufficient prior information and understanding to predict their effects. Introductions are often made or permitted because of the demands of certain interests groups (e.g., anglers or aquaculturists). Education of the public to the potential dangers and costs of such introductions is essential. Cooperation among management agencies is necessary to regulate and control both the purposeful and accidental introductions of fishes.

AN ELECTRONIC CONTROL – THE TOOL OF DEMOCRATIZATION OF STATE ADMINISTRATION

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Author(s):  
Evgeniy Romanenko
Keyword(s):  
Information Society ◽  
Public Management ◽  
Electronic Control ◽  
Communicative Interaction ◽  
Management Decisions ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
The Public ◽  
State Administration ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of

In the paper carried out the analysis of e-government as a means of interactive and communicative interaction of public authorities and the public allowed to identify it as a self-organizational tools for effective public-management decisions, to ensure transparency mechanisms for monitoring their implementation. Analyzed the history of creation and international documents that contain recommendations, the requirements for States parties that intend to build or develop at an effective information society. It is shown that the rate of introduction of E-governance in Ukraine is considerably lagging behind the leading countries of the world.

Retrieving the Past—The Historical Theme in Penelope Lively’s Fictions

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (10) ◽  
pp. 2014
Author(s):  
Xiaotang Lv
Keyword(s):  
Past History ◽  
Stream Of Consciousness ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Road ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Book Award ◽  
National Book ◽  
Narrative Techniques ◽  
Present Life

Penelope Lively (1933- ), the contemporary British writer, was first known mainly as a children’s writer prior to her winning the 1987 Booker Prize with her widely praised novel Moon Tiger (1987). The Road to Lichfield, published in 1977, is her first adult novel which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Treasures of Time (1979), her second adult novel, was the winner of Great Britain’s first National Book Award for fiction in 1980 and the Arts Council National Book Award. In her literary fictions, Lively interweaves the present and the past -- history, the public, collective past, and memory, the private and personal past -- together with the application of various narrative techniques, such as flashback, stream of consciousness, psychological time, etc. A predominant theme running through her literary world is her consistent focus on history. This essay intend to study Penelope Lively’s understanding and interpretation of history, and draw this conclusion: Although a complete understanding of history is impossible, yet as we realize our subjectivity and misunderstanding of history we can try to understand it in a new way and integrate it into the present life.

scholarly journals New Trouble For Deliberative Democracy

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-123
Author(s):  
Robert Talisse
Keyword(s):  
Deliberative Democracy ◽  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Public Deliberation ◽  
Democratic Politics ◽  
Political Practice ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Past ◽  
Democratic Practice

In the past two decades, democratic political practice has taken a deliberative turn. That is, contemporary democratic politics has become increasingly focused on facilitating citizen participation in the public exchange of reasons. Although the deliberative turn in democratic practice is in several respects welcome, the technological and communicative advances that have facilitated it also make possible new kinds of deliberative democratic pathology. This essay calls attention to and examines new epistemological troubles for public deliberation enacted under contemporary conditions. Drawing from a lesson offered by Lyn Sanders two decades ago, the paper raises the concern that the deliberative turn in democratic practice has counter-democratic effects.

scholarly journals Mitigasi Spritual dalam Naskah Lontar Roga Sanghara Bhumi

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
I Nyoman Suka Ardiyasa
Keyword(s):  
Historical Records ◽  
The Public ◽  
Major Earthquake ◽  
The Past ◽  
The World ◽  
Community People ◽  
Made In

The island of Bali is an island very vulnerable to disaster, it is proven with historical records that Bali has experienced a major earthquake better known as <em>Gejer Bali</em>. Various efforts have been made by the community from the past until now in the effort of mitigation done in <em>sekala </em>and <em>niskala</em>.   In the community, people believe that if they want to avoid the disaster then the community must implement the <em>tri hita karana</em>, while <em>niskala </em>(theologically) done with various <em>upakara</em>. <em>Upakara </em>sources and the types of disasters that occur in this world are believed to be contained in the <em>Lontar Roga Sanghara Bhumi </em>manuscript. But the existence of the manuscript is not much to know so it is necessary to conduct a more in-depth review so that it can be disseminated to the public. To focus on these reviews, we focused on three problem formulas: analyzing the summary of the <em>Roga Sanghara Bhumi lontar </em>manuscripts, the types of disasters mentioned in the <em>Roga Sanghara Bhumi lontar</em>, <p>and the theological attempts made in dealing with the disasters mentioned in <em>lontar Roga Sanghara Bhumi</em>.</p>From the results of the study conducted it is briefly known that the <em>lontar Roga Sanghara Bhumi </em>contains about the causes of catastrophe or disaster occurred in the world, the types of catastrophes or disasters that can occur in the world and some characteristics of the coming disaster or disaster, while the types The disaster mentioned in the lontar of <em>Roga Sanghara Bhumi </em>is a type of disaster that repeats every <em>sasih </em>it and the kind of disaster that occurs which is seen from the bad gesture, in the concept of <em>Lontar Roga Sanghara Bhumi </em>called <em>Durmanggala</em>. The theological efforts undertaken in tackling the disasters mentioned in the <em>lontar </em>of <em>Roga Sanghara Bhumi </em>are performing ceremonies that are shown to <em>Ida Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa </em>with the aim of pleading for salvation such as <em>Prayascita </em>Ceremony, Master <em>Piduka</em>, <em>Labuh Gentuh, Jagat, Pamahayu Bumi </em>and <em>Nangluk Mrana. </em>All these ceremonies are theological (mitigation) efforts in reducing disaster risks that occur on earth.

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