Barriers to the effective implementation of e-parliament in Africa: a case study on the 8th Nigeria National Assembly (2015-2019)

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 438
Author(s):  
Ali Abdullahi ◽  
Abdulsalam S. Mustafa
Keyword(s):  
National Assembly ◽  
Effective Implementation

Build back better concepts for resilient recovery: a case study of India’s 2018 flood recovery

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shankar Neeraj ◽  
Sandeeka Mannakkara ◽  
Suzanne Wilkinson
Keyword(s):  
Local Level ◽  
State Level ◽  
Recovery Process ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Community Recovery ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Effective Implementation ◽  
The Government ◽  
Post Disaster

Purpose This paper aims to understand the recovery process after the 2018 floods in Kerala, India, and it determines whether the recovery efforts were aligned with Build Back Better (BBB) concepts. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative approach was adopted to collect the data from the officials of Government and NGOs involved in Kerala recovery. The participants were interviewed on the challenges faced during the recovery process and the actions taken by them to overcome it. Findings The study identified that the Kerala Government was proactive at making the community resilient from future disasters by – encouraging owner-driven reconstruction among flood-affected households; supporting locals to rejuvenate their business; and by creating a local-level recovery authority. Further, this paper identifies the areas that Kerala was lacking in terms of BBB and where resilience-based plans and actions are needed for the future. Research limitations/implications The participants were employees of Government and NGOs at a state level as they were the primary decision-makers to implement any recovery actions. Researchers believe that the authorities at district and village level could have had a different perspective towards implementing the recovery actions. Practical implications The best practices presented in this paper for effective BBB will assist the government to build/improve resilience in the community. Originality/value The implementation of BBB concepts in the areas of disaster risk reduction, community recovery and effective implementation was never studied extensively. The research provides valuable information on what extent Kerala’s post-disaster recovery and reconstruction activities were in-line with BBB practices.

The Polluter Pays Principle in Chinese Environmental Law

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-82
Author(s):  
Evan HAMMAN ◽  
Liping PEI ◽  
Denise BURLOFF ◽  
Alexandra LOCKHART
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Yangtze River ◽  
Environmental Law ◽  
River Pollution ◽  
Chinese City ◽  
Effective Implementation ◽  
Polluter Pays Principle ◽  
Improve Water Quality

Abstract The effective implementation of environmental law has taken on greater urgency in recent times. Behind the multitude of domestic and international environmental instruments sit generally accepted principles like the Polluter Pays Principle (PPP). The PPP can be seen to advance sustainable development, at least partly, by private operators internalizing the costs of their pollution. This article analyses the application of the PPP in Chinese environmental law by focusing on a case study of Yangtze River pollution in and around the central Chinese city of Wuhan. The authors find evidence of an increasing acceptance of the PPP at the local, regional and national levels in China. At each of these levels, attempts to improve water quality in the Yangtze appear to reflect an acceptance of the PPP’s main aims.

scholarly journals Gender parity and the symbolic representation of women in Senegal

2019 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 459-481
Author(s):  
Marianne Tøraasen
Keyword(s):  
Symbolic Representation ◽  
Political Elites ◽  
Gender Quotas ◽  
Political Leaders ◽  
National Assembly ◽  
Representation Of Women ◽  
Gender Parity ◽  
Attitudinal Changes ◽  
People’S Perceptions

AbstractFollowing the adoption of the Senegalese Law on Parity and the subsequent influx of women to the National Assembly, we saw a strong gendered polarisation of attitudes towards women as political leaders among the Senegalese population. This study explores whether similar attitudinal changes are found among political elites in the Senegalese National Assembly. Theory suggests that an increase in the number of women elected to legislatures (‘descriptive representation’) will challenge people's perceptions of politics as a male domain and strengthen belief in women's ability to govern (‘symbolic representation’). Although the effects of gender quotas on women's representation has received considerable scholarly attention, the field of symbolic representation remains under-studied. A case study of the effects of the Senegalese parity law addresses this knowledge gap, contributing with new empirical insights. This study also develops indicators that can help measure potential developments in the symbolic representation of women. Parity appears to have contributed to slightly more acceptance towards women as political leaders within the National Assembly. The findings are discussed in the last section.

scholarly journals Discourse of Pakistan's Identity under Strand of Liberal Citizenship: A Case Study of Musharraf Education Policy Reforms

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 189-202
Author(s):  
Shafique Qurban ◽  
Husnul Amin ◽  
Maryam Siddiqa
Keyword(s):  
Education Reform ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Policy Reforms ◽  
Policy Changes ◽  
Effective Implementation ◽  
Effective Policy ◽  
Policy Measures ◽  
The Government ◽  
Liberal Citizenship

Keeping in view the political shifts in the wake of 9/11 incident, new social and political trends/concepts have emerged which affected the nations across the world particularly the Muslim world, wherein a wave of extremism and conservatism was seen to be set in. In consequence, Pakistan embarked upon to make reforms in the curriculum to avoid that wave. Accordingly, Musharraf government has adopted education reform under the banner of enlightened moderation and introduced curriculum to construct Pakistani nationalism in the context of liberal citizenship to curtail the issues like extremism and conservatism spread under the slogan of Islamization. This study pinpoints the overall impact of Musharraf policy changes upon curriculum and its role in the construction of liberal citizenship. This study uses secondary data in the shape of policy texts and curriculum of social studies. This study uses discourse analysis to analyse policy text and curriculum. The findings of the study have pointed out that the government has introduced modern contents such as life skills and scientific knowledge to tackle prevailing issues by removing biased and outdated contents from existing curricula. This study has recommended that effective policy measures to construct liberal citizenship should only be realized with effective implementation.

scholarly journals An Observational Study on Forest Landscape Conservation in Malaysia via the Establishment of Forestry Educational Centres

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-173
Author(s):  
Mohd Kher Hussein ◽  
Mohd Johari Mohd Yusof ◽  
Nor Syuriaty Jaafar
Keyword(s):  
Development Planning ◽  
Conservation Strategy ◽  
Forest Landscape ◽  
Landscape Conservation ◽  
Management Planning ◽  
The Public ◽  
Effective Implementation ◽  
Efficient Management ◽  
Forestry Management

The establishment of the forestry educational centre is a good effort made to protect and conserve the forest as well as assisting the public in understanding the landscape changes and sensitivity towards its sustainability. However, there are lacks of consciousness and obligation of the important of landscape conservation in the context of development planning that causes the problem of effective implementation of a conservation strategy exists. Therefore, this paper aims to discuss forest landscapes conservation, particularly in Malaysia with the objectives of to analyse the current landscape features of selected forestry educational centres and to increase awareness among the stakeholders on the importance of conserving and preserving forest landscape towards its sustainability. The study was conducted using two methods specifically via a case study where the Sultan Idris Shah Forestry Education Center (SISFEC) was selected and field observations were conducted to analyse the existing physical condition of the study site. Findings have indicated that SISFEC has successfully conserved the existing landscapes and delivered awareness and knowledge on forest conservation and preservation to the public through several activities such as forestry camps, nature walks, and environmental education programmes. On the other hand, the findings also suggested that the forestry management should give higher priority in maintaining the manmade landscape image of the forest and plan their activities well through good monitoring and efficient management planning which will ensure the site's sustainability in future.

scholarly journals FINANCIAL AUTHORIZATION OF PROVINCES UNDER 18TH CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT IN PAKISTAN: A CASE STUDY OF THE 7TH NFC (NATIONAL FINANCE COMMISSION) AWARD

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-86
Author(s):  
Ansa Javed Khan
Keyword(s):  
Federal Government ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Foreign Affairs ◽  
Constitutional Amendment ◽  
Paper Briefly ◽  
National Assembly ◽  
Provincial Level ◽  
Law Making

Since inception, Pakistan is having a federal democracy. Provinces are authorized in the important subjects with regard to public services of the economy including security and law making at Provincial level. The first part of the paper briefly discusses the 18th amendment which was incorporated by the National Assembly of Pakistan on 8th April 2010. The amendment has not only brought major changes in the constitution of 1973 but has redefined the correlation between the two significant tiers of the governments. Central government was entrusted with the domains such as defense, currency and foreign affairs etc. while all the residuary powers were given to the Provinces. The second part of the paper primarily focuses the empowerment of the provinces in terms of financial matters under 7th NFC Award. Pakistan has designed an elegant fiscal arrangement under National Finance Commission (NFC) which has chalked out the procedure for distribution of national revenue between the federal government and the governments of federating units. Along with the comparison of previous six NFC awards this paper briefly discusses the need and importance of the 7th NFC Award. Similarly the challenges faced by the federal and provincial governments are discussed in detail

scholarly journals From Analysis to Formulation of Strategies for Farm Advisory Services (Case Study: Valencia – Spain). an Application through Swot and Qspm Matrix

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Abbasi ◽  
Javier Esparcia ◽  
Heshmat A. Saadi
Keyword(s):  
Decision Makers ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Advisory Services ◽  
Effective Implementation ◽  
The Common ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Qspm Matrix ◽  
Cross Compliance ◽  
European Agriculture

Abstract European agriculture should meet new increasing internal and contextual challenges. For example, the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy in 2003 introduced the cross-compliance, among other novelties, as compulsory for farmers. To better meet this and other requirements, Member States had to set up the so-called Farm Advisory System, operational across the European Union in 2007. From a sample of actors involved in the provision of farm advisory services in the region of Valencia (Spain), the present study aimed to identify the most appropriate strategies to implement such services. SWOT method has been applied to examine the internal and external environment. Based on this diagnosis, dominance of strengths and opportunities resulted in a set of four prioritised main ‘aggressive’ strategies (using SPACE and QSPM methods), which in turn may help public decision makers and advisers in a more effective implementation of advisory services.

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