scholarly journals The Fear of Camp Life: Understand the Spatial Reality and Formation of Discourse

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joydip Dutta ◽  
Keyword(s):  
West Bengal ◽  
Being And Time ◽  
Refugee Camps ◽  
Political Movements ◽  
The Face ◽  
Spatial Boundary ◽  
The Government ◽  
Camp Life ◽  
Situational Condition

The paper makes an existentialist analysis of refugee Camps in West Bengal that came into being after the Indian Partition in 1947 when the state received a large number of asylum seekers from the-then East Pakistan. The objective of the paper is to discuss the construction of Camp life in terms of the affect of fear. Camps have been largely interpreted as the active agents of rehabilitation, space of political movements or supplier of informal labourers. The principal enquiry here however would be to interrogate if the camp is home for the refugees or it has a separate existential reality in the face of fear which goes beyond the questions of rehabilitation. Borrowed from Martin Heidegger’s Being and Time (1927) the concept of fear in this paper does not indicate any specific character or definite future. Rather, fear unfolds as an ‘affect’. In West Bengal, construction of the Camp by the government was presupposed for rehabilitation of the refugees from East Pakistan (Bangladesh). Hence, in-itself a Refugee Camp functioned to control the population by its norms, rules, and regulations. On the other hand, it was constructed as temporary shelter for the refugees. Therefore, the temporal character signifies how Camp constitutes the refugees through ‘care’ and how they encounter reality in that situational condition. The paper will not focus on fear as only as detrimental to the life of the refugees. Rather, it tries to show how the affect of fear may also unfold the possibility of that space by engaging with the elements of speech, silence or listening that constitutes the discourse of Camp. The paper would explore how as a temporary shelter of the refugees, Camp life has been constructed as a discourse in terms of spatial boundary and limits. Coopers Camp in Ranaghat, West Bengal here is taken as a case study to explicate the discourse of camp life in the light of fear and ontologically address the refugee question in post-Partition subcontinent.

scholarly journals Indicators, security and sovereignty during COVID-19 in the Global South

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 249-260
Author(s):  
John Harrington
Keyword(s):  
Global Governance ◽  
Third World ◽  
Global South ◽  
Governance Mechanisms ◽  
Health Governance ◽  
The Face ◽  
Global North ◽  
The Government

AbstractThe spread of COVID-19 has seen a contest over health governance and sovereignty in Global South states, with a focus on two radically distinct modes: (1) indicators and metrics and (2) securitisation. Indicators have been a vehicle for the government of states through the external imposition and internal self-application of standards and benchmarks. Securitisation refers to the calling-into-being of emergencies in the face of existential threats to the nation. This paper contextualises both historically with reference to the trajectory of Global South states in the decades after decolonisation, which saw the rise and decline of Third-World solidarity and its replacement by neoliberalism and global governance mechanisms in health, as in other sectors. The interaction between these modes and their relative prominence during COVID-19 is studied through a brief case-study of developments in Kenya during the early months of the pandemic. The paper closes with suggestions for further research and a reflection on parallel trends within Global North states.

scholarly journals Pengelolaan Keuangan Pemerintah di Masa Pandemi Covid 19 (Kasus Pada Pemerintah Provinsi Riau)

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-48
Author(s):  
Yesi Mutia Basri ◽  
Gusnardi Gusnardi
Keyword(s):  
Financial Management ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Provincial Government ◽  
Data Display ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Key Informants ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

This study aims to observe how local government financial management is in the face of the Covid-19 Pandemic—in particular, observing how budgeting, administration, and accountability of the Riau Provincial Government regarding the Covid-19 Pandemic. The research method used is a qualitative method with a type of case study. The data collection techniques used in-depth interviews, observation, and documentation. To ensure the validity of the data, triangulation was carried out by carrying out source triangulation and technical triangulation. The informants in this study consisted of key informants, primary informants, and supporting informants. Key informants are the head of the budget, the head of the treasury, and the head of the accounting and reporting sub-section. While the primary informants and supporting informants were selected using the snowball sampling technique. Data analysis was carried out by collecting data, reducing data display data, and making conclusions. The results of the analysis show that the impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic caused the Riau Provincial Government to refocus and reallocate the budget four times. At the administrative and accountability stages, there are problems with recording Unexpected Expenditures, namely the absence of technical guidelines regarding the administration of Unexpected Expenditures, determining spending limits for emergencies and urgency. Another problem is the absence of valid data for the distribution of aid funds for MSMEs affected by Covid-19 as well as valid documents in the recording of grant assistance from third parties. This research contributes to the government in making policies in financial management in a disaster emergency.Keyword: The Covid-19 Pandemic, Financial Management, Refocusing, Reallocation, Administration, Accountability AbstrakPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengobservasi bagaimana pengelolaan keuangan Pemerintah Daerah dalam menghadapi Pandemi Covid-19 ini. Secara khusus mengobservasi bagaimana penganggaran, penatausahaan dan pertanggungjawan Pemerintah Provinsi Riau terkait Pandemi Covid-19. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode kualitatif dengan jenis studi kasus. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan teknik wawancara medalam, observasi dan dokumentasi. Untuk meyakinkan keabsahan data, triangilasi dilakukan dengan melaksanakan triangulasi sumber dan triangulasi teknik. Informan dalam penelitian ini terdiri dari informan kunci, informan utama dan informan pendukung. Informan kunci adalah Kabid anggaran, kabid perbendaharaan dan kasubid akuntansi dan pelaporan. Sedangkan informan utama dan informan pendukung dipilih dengan teknik snowball sampling. Analisis data dilakukan  dengan tahap pengumpulan data, reduksi data display data dan melakukan membuat kesimpulan. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa Dampak Pandemi Covid-19 menyebabkan Pemerintah Provinsi Riau melakukan refocusing dan realokasi anggaran sebanyak empat kali pergeseran anggaran. Pada tahap penatausahaan dan pertanggungjawaban terdapat permasalahan pencatatan pada Belanja Tidak Terduga yaitu tidak adanya juknis tentang penatausahaan Belanja Tidak Terduga, penentuan batasan belanja untuk keadaan darurat dan mendesak.  Permasalahan lainnya yaitu tidak  adanya data yang valid untuk penyaluran dana  bantuan bagi UMKM yang terdampak Covid-19 serta dokumen yang valid dalam pencatatan bantuan hibah dari pihak ke tiga. Penelitian ini memberikan kontribusi kepada pemerintah dalam membuat kebijakan dalam pengelolaan keuangan pada keadaan darurat bencana. Kata Kunci :  Pandemi Covid-19, Pengelolaan Keungan, Refocusing, Realokasi, Penatausahaan, Pertanggungjawaban

scholarly journals ANALYSIS OF VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT BASED ON VILLAGE FUNDS (CASE STUDY OF SEI ROTAN VILLAGE, PERCUT SEI TUAN DISTRICT)

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahyudin Situmeang
Keyword(s):  
Development Planning ◽  
Land Use Pattern ◽  
Fund Allocation ◽  
Fund Development ◽  
The Face ◽  
Development Plans ◽  
The Government ◽  
Village Government ◽  
The Village

So far, the government has realized the village fund budget every year. Therefore, every village government is obliged to make development plans that can support the welfare of the community by prioritizing community priorities or needs. The purpose of this study was to analyze the village fund allocation policies in village development planning. This type of research is descriptive qualitative. Data collection techniques are carried out by observation and interviews, then analyzed using qualitative analysis techniques. Data processing is done by reducing, categorizing, and concluding and presenting data. The results of this study found that so far the village fund allocation policies have been implemented well, such as meeting basic needs, building facilities and infrastructure, developing local economic potential, and utilizing natural and environmental resources. Likewise the face of the regional planning of Sei Rotan Village by using the Village Fund budget has been able to leverage the improvement of Village welfare. However, the problem is that the planned program has not been fully fulfilled due to limited human resources and budget. The regional development realized with village funds is the construction of roads, bridges and drainage at flood-prone points. The land use pattern of the Sei Rotan area shows the expansion of the built-in land in the form of developer housing and community villagesKeywords: Village Fund, Development, TerritoryPemerintah sejauh ini telah merealisasikan anggaran dana desa setiap tahunnya. Oleh karena itu, setiap pemerintah desa wajib membuat perencanaan pembangunan yang dapat mendukung kesejahteraan masyarakat dengan mengutamakn perioritas atau kebutuhan masyarakat. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis kebijakan alokasi dana desa dalam perencanaa pembangunan wilayah desa. Jenis penelitian ini adalah deskriptif kualitatif.. Tehnik pengumpulan data dilaksanakan dengan observasi dan wawancara, kemudian dianalisis menggunakan tehnik analisis kualitatif. Pengolahn data dilakukan dengan mereduksi, mengkategorisasikan, dan menyimpulkan dan menyajikan data. Hasil penelitian ini menemukan bahwa selama ini kebijakan alokasi dana desa telah dilaksanakan dengan baik seperti pemenuhan kebutuhan dasar, pembangunan sarana dan prasarana, pengembangan potensi ekonomi lokal, dan pemanfaatan sumber daya alam dan lingkungan. Demikian halnya wajah perencanaan wilayah Desa Sei Rotan dengan menggunakan anggaran Dana Desa telah mampu mengungkit peningkatan kesejahteraan Desa. Namun permasalahannya belum sepenuhnya program yang direncanakan terpenuhi dikarenakan keterbatasan sumberdaya manusia dan  anggaran. Adapun pengembangan wilayah yang terealisasi dengan dana desa adalah pembangunan jalan, jembatan, drainase pada titik-titik rawan banjir. Pola pemanfaatan lahan kawasan Sei Rotan memperlihatkan perluasan lahan terbangun dalam wujud perumahan pengembang maupun perkampungan masyarakat.Kata kunci: Dana Desa, Pembangunan, Wilayah

scholarly journals Rallying round the flag of the Star of David during the first wave of Covid-19: Increased popular support for Netanyahu in the time of crisis

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shingo Hamanaka
Keyword(s):  
Prime Minister ◽  
Political Leaders ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Popular Support ◽  
National Crisis ◽  
Death Toll ◽  
The Face ◽  
Rally Effect ◽  
The Government

The new coronavirus epidemic was perceived as a national crisis, and Israel mobilized all its security agencies to formulate countermeasures. Prime Minister Netanyahu seems to have successfully capitalized on this national crisis to boost support for himself in the short term. Prime Minister However, as discussed below, even if the growing death toll from the outbreak was reversed, there were other countries whose successes did not translate into increased support for the government, one of which was Japan.This study analyzes the surge in support for the prime minister during the first wave of the coronavirus epidemic in Israel within the framework of the rally effect. Israel was chosen as a case study for two reasons. First, the country was repeatedly polled during the first wave of infection. Second, a special policy that met the requirements for natural experimentation—a strict compartmentalized blockade limited to certain areas—had been in place for a while. These two conditions mean that a study of Israel during the first wave of the epidemic will allow us to make discoveries about the conditions under which a society supports its political leaders in the face of a national crisis.

Experiments in Power

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gavin Shatkin
Keyword(s):  
Urban Space ◽  
Urban Politics ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Social Power ◽  
Gain Control ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
State Planning ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Government

India’s postliberalization urban politics is captured well by Solomon Benjamin’s concept of ‘occupancy urbanism’, a dynamic in which varied groups deploy their power of the vote and other forms of social power to solidify claims to urban space in contravention of state planning and corporate interest. This dynamic helps to explain why few large scale planned urban developments have come to fruition, despite ambitious plans. This chapter examines the very mixed record of urban real estate megaproject development in Kolkata, paying particular attention to the strategies that the Government of West Bengal has deployed to gain control of land and push through large developments in the face of grassroots political opposition. It documents a case study of Calcutta Riverside, a project that has made some progress due in large part to the developer’s effort to allay concerns of local communities by integrating social and ecological concerns into the design of the project.

scholarly journals The meaning of Nandigram

Focaal ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2009 (54) ◽  
pp. 73-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanika Sarkar ◽  
Sumit Chowdhury
Keyword(s):  
Food Production ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Land Loss ◽  
Accumulation By Dispossession ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Government ◽  
Peasant Resistance ◽  
Left Front ◽  
Corporate Profits

This article discusses the events at Nandigram in West Bengal where in 2006-7, a Left Front government collaborated with an Indonesian corporate group to forcibly acquire land from local peasants and construct a Special Economic Zone. The events are placed against the broad processes of accumulation by dispossession through which peasants are losing their land and corporate profits are given priority over food production. The article looks at the working and implications of the policies and the way in which a Communist Party-led government had become complicit with such processes over the last decade. It critically examines the logic that the government offered for the policies: that of the unavoidable necessity of industrialization, demonstrating that industrialization could have been done without fresh and massive land loss and that industries of the new sort do not generate employment or offset the consequences of large scale displacements of peasants. The article's central focus is on the peasant resistance in the face of the brutalities of the party cadres and the police. We explore the meaning of the victory of the peasants at Nandigram against the combined forces of state and corporate power, especially in the context of the present neo-liberal conjuncture.

scholarly journals Digital Humanitarianism and the Visual Politics of the Refugee Camp: (Un)Seeing Control

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Delf Rothe ◽  
Christiane Fröhlich ◽  
Juan Miguel Rodriguez Lopez
Keyword(s):  
Refugee Camp ◽  
Refugee Camps ◽  
Vie Quotidienne ◽  
Visual Politics ◽  
Derechos Humanos ◽  
Political Effects ◽  
Camp Life ◽  
And Control ◽  
Visual Technologies

Abstract Digital visual technologies have become an important tool of humanitarian governance. They allow the monitoring of crises from afar, making it possible to detect human rights violations and refugee movements, despite a crisis area being inaccessible. However, the political effects of such “digital humanitarianism” are understudied. This article aims to amend this gap by analyzing which forms of seeing, showing, and governing refugee camps are enabled by digital technologies. To this end, the article combines scholarship on the politics of the refugee camp with the emerging body of work on digital humanitarianism. It proposes the notion of a “visual assemblage of the refugee camp” to conceptualize the increasing adoption of visual technologies in refugee camp governance. Using the two paradigmatic cases of Zaatari and Azraq, two refugee camps for displaced Syrians in Jordan, the text outlines how this visual assemblage enacts the refugee camp in different ways—thus bringing about different versions of the camp. The case study reveals three such enactments of the refugee camp—as a technology of care and control; as a political space; and, as a governmental laboratory—and discusses how these interact and clash in everyday camp life. Les technologies visuelles numériques sont devenues un outil important de la gouvernance humanitaire. Elles permettent de surveiller les crises à distance tout en offrant la possibilité de détecter les violations des droits de l'Homme, les mouvements de réfugiés, etc. malgré l'inaccessibilité de la zone de crise. Les effets politiques d'un tel « humanitarisme numérique » sont toutefois sous-étudiés. Cet article vise à combler cette lacune en analysant les formes de technologies d'observation à distance, d'affichage et de gouvernance qui seraient adaptées au cas des camps de réfugiés. Pour cela, cet article associe une étude portant sur la politique des camps de réfugiés aux travaux émergents sur l'humanitarisme numérique. Il propose la notion « d'assemblage visuel de camp de réfugiés » pour conceptualiser l'adoption croissante des technologies visuelles dans la gouvernance des camps de réfugiés. Ce texte s'appuie sur les deux cas paradigmatiques de Zaatari et Azraq, deux camps de réfugiés pour les Syriens déplacés en Jordanie afin de décrire comment cet assemblage visuel représente les camps de différentes manières, en faisant ainsi apparaître différentes perspectives des camps. L’étude de cas révèle trois représentations des camps: Technologie de soins et de contrôle, Espace politique et Laboratoire gouvernemental. Il aborde ensuite la manière dont ces représentations interagissent et entrent en conflit dans la vie quotidienne des camps. Las tecnologías visuales digitales se han convertido en una importante herramienta de la gestión humanitaria. Permiten observar las situaciones de crisis a distancia y, así, detectar las violaciones de los derechos humanos, los movimientos de refugiados y demás a pesar de que no se pueda acceder a la zona afectada. Sin embargo, los efectos políticos de ese “humanitarismo digital” no se han estudiado lo suficiente. En el artículo se intenta llenar este vacío mediante el análisis de qué formas de ver, mostrar y dominar las tecnologías remotas sirven en el caso de los campos de refugiados. Para esto, el artículo relaciona los estudios sobre las políticas del campo de refugiados con las nuevas investigaciones sobre el humanitarismo digital. Propone la noción de un “montaje visual del campo de refugiados” para conceptualizar la creciente adopción de tecnologías visuales en la gestión de los campos de refugiados. A partir de los casos paradigmáticos de Zaatari y Azraq, dos campos de refugiados para sirios desplazados en Jordania, el texto esboza cómo este montaje visual representa el campo de refugiados de diferentes maneras y da lugar a diversas perspectivas del campo. El estudio de caso revela tres de estas representaciones del campo de refugiados (como una tecnología de cuidado y control, como un espacio político y como un laboratorio gubernamental) y expone cómo estas interactúan y chocan en la vida cotidiana del campo.

scholarly journals A General Perspective of Online Learning during Pandemic COVID-19: A Case Study in Chakdaha Block, West Bengal, India

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 28-31
Author(s):  
Bibhas Guha ◽  
Biswajit Mandal
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Compulsory Education ◽  
Internet Access ◽  
Learning Material ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
The Government

Considering education is the prerequisite for human development, World Education Forum (1990) declared that provisions should be made for educating all people. The Government of India has already ensured free and compulsory education to all children within the age group between 6 and 14 under Article 21A of the Indian Constitution (The Right to Education Act, 2009). In 2006, the Government of India has introduced online learning in rural and urban areas as a purview of propagating education. Online learning is the electronic education process by which a learner can learn effectively. Now-a-days, it seems to be a useful tool for upgrading and propagating education throughout the globe. Report depicts that internet access in rural India is nearly 20.26%, as compared to 64.84% in urban India, whereas in West Bengal the internet access is estimated as a whole around 11% (Internet Live Stats, 2016). Lack of infrastructure, hardware facilities, Government policies, strategies and schemes, awareness about online learning material usage, computer based courses, skilled trainers etc. are becoming a hindrance for online learning to rural learners. In this context, the objective of the paper is to evaluate the uses and effectiveness of online learning during Pandemic COVID-19. The implication of the study is discussed through a case study in Chakdaha Block, West Bengal, India.

scholarly journals SOCIAL FORESTRY - A CASE STUDY OF THE DISTRICT OF NORTH 24-PARGANAS IN WEST BENGAL

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 73-83
Author(s):  
Bappaditya Sahoo
Keyword(s):  
Climatic Condition ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Economic Condition ◽  
Local Area ◽  
Social Forestry ◽  
Human Being ◽  
The Government ◽  
International Status

Social Forestry now become a common work for all government in all civilized country. Its effects found not only on human being but also on every section of the society. Government should take necessary actions to do success social forestry programme.  This programme not only provide food,fodder, shelter for people but also a bulk amount of revenue to the government. Social forestry also effects on the climatic condition of the local area. Social forestry boost up the socio-economic condition of the country. It has great impact on national and international status. People play an important role to success social forestry.

scholarly journals MEMAKNAI DANA PENGENTASAN KEMISKINAN DALAM PENGANGGARAN DAERAH

AJAR ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (01) ◽  
pp. 40-56
Author(s):  
Barbara Yessi Taruk Allo ◽  
Fransiskus Randa ◽  
Yakobus K Bangun
Keyword(s):  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Poor People ◽  
Case Study Analysis ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
South Sulawesi ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Government ◽  
The City ◽  
Depth Interviews

This study aims to understand the face of poverty and the use of poverty alleviation funds in regional budgeting. The study was conducted in Makassar City, South Sulawesi by using case study approach. Data collection was done by interview and observation. In-depth interviews were conducted for povertystricken actors and budget managers of poverty funds. This research uses qualitative approach with case study analysis method which according to Creswel can be done through categorization stage, interpretation of pattern formation and naturalistic generaliation. The results show that there are three categories of poor people in the city of Maksassar namely vagrants and beggars, unemployed and poor fishermen. In the potency of policy and government budgeting behavior has been to eradicate the program of alleviation through increasing poverty alleviation budget allocation, but the fulfillment is not necessarily to alleviate poverty in Makassar City. This is because poverty is often used as a tool of exploitation by society and also as a political tool by the government.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document