An Exploratory Study on the Local Indie Music Scene - Focus on Current Status, Challenges, and Cultural Policy Implications of Busan Indie Music Scene

As creative industry policy discourse has travelled quickly across the South Korean cultural industry, including the Korean Wave and beyond, the indie music artists in South Korea have found opportunities to perform and promote their music overseas. The recent cultural policy along with the direct support programs are unexpected, because of the conservative nature of the government and the nature of the South Korean indie music as independent from political and economic powers. With the example of the overseas advance of South Korean indie artists, with government support, this article presents an examination of the complex relationship between the government's creative cultural policy and the resulting effects of the policies on the South Korean indie music scene. It is argued that it is yet to be determined whether the cultural policy is having a negative or positive effect on the cultural industry. This article suggests that the cultural policy, whatever the goals of the policy-makers, is interacting with other elements—such as the political economy of the technologies of distribution and consumption, subculture, and the methods through which the cultural policy discourse is articulated among the policy community—beyond the objectives of the policy itself.

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Institutional Repositories in Swaziland: An Exploratory Study

Mousaion ◽

10.25159/2663-659x/4586 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 36 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Ncamsile Nombulelo Dlamini ◽

Maritha Snyman

Keyword(s):

Open Access ◽

Exploratory Study ◽

Management Strategies ◽

Current Status ◽

Academic Institutions ◽

African Countries ◽

Institutional Repositories ◽

Limited Knowledge ◽

Advocacy Strategies ◽

Awareness Level

The purpose of this paper is to assess the current status of institutional repositories (IRs) in Swaziland’s academic institutions. The factors under discussion are the number of IRs in Swaziland, their usage, the level of awareness of these IRs, and the challenges that prevent the implementation of IRs in Swaziland’s academic institutions. A webometric approach, interviews and semi-structured questionnaires completed by IR managers or librarians working for the Swaziland’s academic institutions were used to collect data for this study. Responses were received from 11 respondents. The findings indicated that there is one IR in Swaziland that is accessible to the institution’s community via the intranet. This IR was, at the time when this study took place, not registered in any of the international registries of repositories, such as the Registry of Open Access Repositories (ROAR) and the Directory of Open Access Repositories (OpenDOAR). Currently, this IR faces problems of insufficient content, a low level of IR awareness, limited knowledge of effective and appropriate IR advocacy strategies and limited knowledge of effective IR implementation and management strategies. Based on the findings and information gained from a literature review of IRs, the paper recommends strategies to academic institutions in Swaziland that may enable them to increase their number of IRs, the awareness level of IRs and consequently the use of IRs. The findings and recommendations may also benefit other African countries in similar situations.

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Contingent availability: a case-based approach to understanding availability in streaming services and cultural policy implications

International Journal of Cultural Policy ◽

10.1080/10286632.2020.1860030 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-16

Author(s):

Terje Colbjørnsen ◽

Kim Tallerås ◽

Marius Øfsti

Keyword(s):

Cultural Policy ◽

Policy Implications ◽

Streaming Services ◽

Case Based

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Bio-ethanol (2nd Generation Ethanol): A Solution to Ever Polluting Gasoline to Climate in India

International Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry ◽

10.9734/irjpac/2019/v20i430142 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-15

Author(s):

Shruti Mohapatra ◽

Raj Kishore Mishra ◽

Khitish K. Sarangi

Keyword(s):

Ethanol Production ◽

Lignocellulosic Biomass ◽

Fossil Fuels ◽

Economic Benefits ◽

Policy Implications ◽

Current Status ◽

Environmentally Sustainable ◽

2Nd Generation ◽

Production Technologies ◽

Rapid Pace

Environmentally sustainable energy sources are called for due to contemporaneous development in industries along with the rapid pace of urbanization. Ethanol produced from biomass can be deliberated as a clean and safest liquid fuel and an alternative to fossil fuels as they have provided unique environmental, strategic economic benefits. For the past decade, it has been noticed that there is an increasing trend found in bio ethanol production which has created a stimulus to go for advancement in bio ethanol production technologies. Several feed stocks have been used for the bio ethanol production but the second generation bio ethanol has concentrated on the lignocellulosic biomass. Plenteous lignocellulosic biomass in the world can be tapped for ethanol production, but it will require significant advances in the ethanol production process from lignocellulosic because of some technical and economic hurdles found in commercial scale. This review will encompass the current status of bio ethanol production in terms of their economic and environmental viability along with some research gaps as well as policy implications for the same.

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Exploratory Study of the Current Status of the Rights and Welfare of Ghanaian Women: Taking Stock and Mapping Gaps for New Actions

African Journal of Reproductive Health ◽

10.29063/ajrh2016/v20i3.18 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 20 (3) ◽

pp. 136-148

Author(s):

Dan-Bright Dzorgbo ◽

Sylvia Gyan

Keyword(s):

Exploratory Study ◽

Current Status ◽

Ghanaian Women

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Possible Assessment Method of Green Infrastructure in the Case of Small Town Keszthely, Hungary

Land Science ◽

10.30560/ls.v2n2p21 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. p21

Author(s):

Vera Iváncsics ◽

Krisztina Filepné Kovács

Keyword(s):

Green Infrastructure ◽

Environmental Planning ◽

Evaluation Method ◽

Assessment Method ◽

Policy Implications ◽

Current Status ◽

Field Surveys ◽

Further Development ◽

The Eu

Recently the planning of green infrastructure (GI) has become a general practice around metropolis (Paris, München, Budapest, etc). A complex methodology is required that goes beyond the scope of traditional green surface systems. However, there are various policy implications in the EU, the smaller towns are lagging to apply them. The paper presents a potential evaluation method through the case study of Keszthely, HU. As Keszthely at Balaton Riviera, is a popular touristic target of CEE, the environmental planning is an essential part of sustainable development. After a literature analyses of assessment methods of GI and ecosystem services, the aspects of GI have been valued on grade scales, based on field surveys and indicators. The current status of the GI was surveyed which is a base for further development and monitoring activities. The paper introduces the methodology, which contributes to preservation of ecosystems.

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Bullets, Blades, and Being Afraid in Hispanic High Schools: An Exploratory Study of the Presence of Weapons and Fear of Weapon-Associated Victimization Among High School Students in a Border Town

Crime & Delinquency ◽

10.1177/0011128703254916 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 50 (3) ◽

pp. 372-394 ◽

Cited By ~ 41

Author(s):

Ben Brown ◽

Wm. Reed Benedict

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

Logistic Regression ◽

High School Students ◽

High Schools ◽

Exploratory Study ◽

Policy Implications ◽

Regression Analyses ◽

School Students ◽

Border Town ◽

Language Spoken At Home

This article presents data obtained from a survey of high school students in Brownsville, Texas. Almost half of the students reported having seen other students carry knives at school, roughly 1 in 10 reported having seen other students carry guns at school, and more than 1 in 5 reported being fearful of weapon-associated victimization at school. Logistic regression analyses indicate that age, gender, seeing other students carry weapons, and involvement with student clubs/organizations significantly affect fear of weapon-associated victimization. Using language spoken at home as a measure of acculturation, it was also determined that immigrant juveniles are more fearful of weaponassociated victimization than nonimmigrant juveniles. The theoretical and policy implications of the findings are discussed.

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Economic Cooperation between India and Selected Asian Countries: Current Status and Policy Implications

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.2320945 ◽

2013 ◽

Author(s):

Choong Jae Cho ◽

Young Chul Song ◽

Yun-Jeong Choi ◽

Woong Lee ◽

Hye-won Jung

Keyword(s):

Economic Cooperation ◽

Policy Implications ◽

Current Status ◽

Asian Countries

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Social tariffs for water and waste services in mainland Portugal: an impact analysis

Water Science & Technology Water Supply ◽

10.2166/ws.2014.002 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 14 (4) ◽

pp. 513-521 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Inês Gonçalves ◽

David Alves ◽

Gisela Robalo

Keyword(s):

Impact Analysis ◽

Policy Implications ◽

Current Status ◽

Social Rights ◽

Mainland Portugal ◽

Access To Water ◽

Support Mechanisms ◽

Water Provision ◽

The Impact ◽

Disproportionate Burden

Economic affordability and access to water and waste services (WWS) are extensively studied topics in economic literature. However, most papers focus on social rights or the importance of water provision for equity and development. The impact of different regulatory and/or management models, the measurement of affordability and efficient pricing have all deserved the attention of researchers, but few studies assess the actual revenue impact of the existing social support mechanisms. For Portugal, while some preliminary data collection has taken place, a comprehensive review is still lacking. With this paper, the Water and Waste Services Regulation Authority (ERSAR) takes a first step towards filling that gap, by calculating the amount of subsidisation inherent in the adoption of social tariffs in mainland Portugal municipalities. Starting with an account of the current status quo, the article analyses different subsidisation situations, including a hypothetical framework where social tariffs are administered according to ERSAR's guidelines. Results indicate that, if ERSAR's Recommendation were fully applied, the number of social tariff beneficiaries could be above current figures, possibly translating into a disproportionate burden on the remaining WWS users through the application of higher bills. In the context of the severe economic crisis that is forcing families into increasing budgetary constraints, the article stresses issues of feasibility, drawing on the policy implications of the adoption of such discounts.

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