Reconciliation and Peace Opportunity: A Peace Psychology Analysis on Venezuela Crisis

The Venezuela crisis is an intersection between political turmoil, economic crisis, mismanagement of natural resources, poverty, and health issues. The root causes of the crisis can be examined by using a peace psychology analysis, chiefly the concept of moral disengagement. This perspective is useful for looking at the Venezuelan crisis in a different approach and, at the same time, addressing peace efforts. One of the things that need to be pursued by domestic actors and humanitarian intervention is reconciliation. This reconciliation must meet the pre-conditions for the dialogue and peace agenda.

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Universalists or Utilitarianists? The Social Representation of COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su122410434 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (24) ◽

pp. 10434

Author(s):

Luiz Antonio Joia ◽

Flavia Michelotto

Keyword(s):

Representation Theory ◽

Social Isolation ◽

Economic Crisis ◽

Digital Transformation ◽

Social Representation ◽

Health Issues ◽

New Normal ◽

Brazilian Society ◽

The Social ◽

Social Representation Theory

A fierce debate arose in Brazil on how to manage and mitigate the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic—a debate derived from a dissonant perception by society about the actual significance of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Brazilian population has divided into two contrasting philosophical approaches: the universalism—understanding life as an asset of infinite value and, therefore, more important than the country’s economic preservation—and the utilitarianism—where the focus is on the mitigation of the COVID 19 pandemic-enabled economic crisis, due to its potential devastating effect on people’s lives, thereby leaving health issues in the background. The main cause for these different sensemakings is associated with the lack of a monosemic definition for the “COVID-19 pandemic” construct. Thus, the objective of this article is to investigate the social representation of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil through the Social Representation Theory operationalized by the word’s evocation technique. The results show that Brazilian society privileged prophylaxis and health, via social isolation, to the detriment of the country’s economic preservation. In addition, trends emphasized by experts, such as a post-pandemic “new-normal” and the digital transformation of society, played a peripheral role in the social representation of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.

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Economic Crisis, Natural Resources, and Irregular Leader Removal in Autocracies

International Studies Quarterly ◽

10.1093/isq/sqz006 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 63 (3) ◽

pp. 726-741

Author(s):

Suthan Krishnarajan

Keyword(s):

Natural Resources ◽

Economic Crisis ◽

Direct Effect ◽

Natural Resource ◽

Instrumental Variable ◽

Iv Estimation ◽

International Credit ◽

Leader Survival ◽

The 1960S ◽

The Relationship

AbstractWhy do autocratic leaders escape revolution, coups, and assassination during times of economic crisis? I argue that the spike in natural resource revenues since the 1960s has increased autocratic crisis resilience. The availability of this alternative revenue stream provides autocratic leaders with a constant inflow of money, increases their ability to repress dissent, and improves their access to international credit. Extending the analysis back to 1875, I show that the relationship between economic crisis and irregular leader removal in autocracies is strong and robust before the 1960s, but disappears in more recent periods. Interaction analyses confirm that the effects of economic crisis are moderated by natural resource income. These findings are robust to an array of alternative specifications, including analyses that address endogeneity concerns via instrumental variable (IV) estimation. A more particular examination of the theoretical mechanisms also supports the argument. These findings challenge widely held beliefs in the literature of a strong, direct effect of economic crisis on autocratic leader survival; they explain why economic crisis seems to destabilize some autocrats, but not others.

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Greek Tourism, Economic Crisis and Political Turmoil, Between Scylla and Charybdis

Tourism ◽

10.23912/9781910158814-3433 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Andreas Papatheodorou ◽

Nikolaos Pappas

Keyword(s):

Economic Crisis ◽

Political Turmoil

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An Analysis of Humanitarian Military Intervention in Nigeria: Focus on Saving Victims or Defeating Boko Haram?

Indonesian Journal of Peace and Security Studies (IJPSS) ◽

10.29303/ijpss.v2i2.41 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 1-14

Author(s):

Tiffany Setyo Pratiwi

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Method ◽

Humanitarian Intervention ◽

The United States ◽

Economic Conditions ◽

African Union ◽

Health Issues ◽

Boko Haram ◽

Humanitarian Crisis ◽

Internet Studies ◽

Humanitarian Interventions

ABSTRACT This paper discusses the humanitarian intervention in Nigeria because the Boko Haram’s attack. Humanitarian intervention was carried out because there had been gross human rights violations in an area and the government's inability to solve them. Boko Haram attack has caused a humanitarian crisis in Nigeria. Unfortunately, Nigeria has been unable to solve the problem. Boko Haram is a separatist group that wants to replace Nigeria’s legitimate government to Sharia Law. Thus, humanitarian intervention is needed. This paper will explain three sub chapters of the discussion, such as: First, the political and economic conditions in Nigeria. Second, process of Boko Haram attack. Third, humanitarian intervention efforts in Nigeria carried out by international actors, such as: The African Union, some countries in Africa, the United States and some international humanitarian agencies. The research method used in this study is a descriptive qualitative method. Data sources from literature and internet studies. This paper finds that the humanitarian intervention consists of a military approach and a socio-economic approach. In 2020, humanitarian interventions focus on recovery in education, health issues, and assisting the shelter of refugees.

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PSYCHOLOGICAL & SOCIAL EFFECTS OF PANDEMIC COVID-19 ON EDUCATION SYSTEM, BUSINESS GROWTH, ECONOMIC CRISIS & HEALTH ISSUES GLOBALLY

Globus An International Journal of Management & IT ◽

10.46360/globus.mgt.120201007 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 40

Author(s):

Sakshi Srivastava ◽

Nidhi Agarwal

Keyword(s):

Economic Crisis ◽

Education System ◽

Social Effects ◽

Health Issues ◽

Business Growth ◽

Growth Economic

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Global Financial Crisis, Smart Lockdown Strategies, and the COVID-19 Spillover Impacts: A Global Perspective Implications From Southeast Asia

Frontiers in Psychiatry ◽

10.3389/fpsyt.2021.643783 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

Author(s):

Chunlei Wang ◽

Dake Wang ◽

Jaffar Abbas ◽

Kaifeng Duan ◽

Riaqa Mubeen

Keyword(s):

Financial Crisis ◽

Economic Crisis ◽

Global Financial Crisis ◽

Global Perspective ◽

Third Wave ◽

Health Issues ◽

Healthcare Facilities ◽

Positivity Ratio ◽

First Time

This present study primarily emphasizes to seek the COVID-19 adverse impacts posing health challenges and global economic crisis. The pandemic (COVID-19) continues to hit the global economies adversely. Pakistan is the 5th-most-populous nation, and recorded positive cases with the third-highest positivity ratio in South Asia, and 26th-highest deaths toll of 21,450 and 29th number of most COVID-19 positive cases with 933,750 worldwide, as of June 6, 2021. The first wave appeared at the end of May 2020, and mid of June reported its peak, which ended by mid-July 2020. Early November 2020 witnessed the second wave with low intensity reached the climax by mid-December. The COVID-19's third wave severely affected the country during mid-March 2021. It exhibited the highest positivity rate, around 20%. New positive patients and deaths toll commenced to skyrocket and reported peak by April 15, 2021. Then situation gradually improved with effective measures and restrictions. The pandemic coronavirus (COVID-19) has affected 220 territories, regions, and countries and resulted in more than 174.116 million infections, deaths, 3.75 million, and 157.157 million positive cases fully recovered from this infectious disease, as of June 7, 2021. The pandemic has caused a severe crisis of healthcare facilities and economic challenges worldwide. Pakistani economy reported GPD's negative growth (–0.05) for the first time over the last 60 years in 2020, which caused a massive financial crisis. The Government's relief package intervened to reduce public mental stress and improve the quality of their lives. IMF reported that Pakistan's GPD bounced back at 4% growth by June 2021. This article determines that economic instability and health burden happened in Pakistan for a longer time than financial disequilibrium that occurred globally. Pakistan encountered this crisis due to its feeble healthcare systems and fragile economy. This study explores adverse health issues and spillover consequences on the economic crisis in Pakistan with global implications. It recommends smart lockdown restrictions in most affected areas to reopen the economic cycle with strict preventive measures to minimize the COVD-19 adverse consequences.

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Prospects for Venezuela to end-2018

Emerald Expert Briefings ◽

10.1108/oxan-db235465 ◽

2018 ◽

Keyword(s):

Economic Crisis ◽

Presidential Election ◽

Content Type ◽

International Response ◽

Political Turmoil

Subject Prospects for Venezuela to end-2018. Significance Political turmoil and economic crisis will not abate, but the dynamics of Venezuela’s crisis are set to change. The boycott of the May 20 presidential election by key opposition groups has eroded any legitimacy President Nicolas Maduro had hoped to obtain. The critical international response has been particularly wounding, with Maduro emerging from the election more isolated and vulnerable.

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The Sino-African Cooperation: A Taiwanese Viewpoint

Research in Applied Economics ◽

10.5296/rae.v8i1.8400 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

Ching-Chung Lin ◽

Hyacintha O. Faustino ◽

Shih-Ju Chan

Keyword(s):

Natural Resources ◽

Economic Crisis ◽

Future Development ◽

Emerging Countries ◽

Current Situation ◽

View Point ◽

The Future ◽

Chinese Policy ◽

Western Nations

The study is to examine the contemporary trends of the Taiwanese economic involvement in Africa and includes both Taiwanese and Chinese policy toward Africa. Emerging countries are standing side by side in so-called “South-South” cooperation, and are taking advantage of the decreasing image of Western nations following the economic crisis. We are challenging the biased opinion portrayed by the Western press, which is negative toward Asian involvement in African states, and that states the investors (China and Taiwan) are only gaining from their investments. The ambitions on the continent are far from innocent, and nations, such as China are looking to fulfill their demands for natural resources. We intend to emphasize on whether the Chinese presence in Africa is purely resource-based, or if this cooperation is bearing fruit in the future development of African states. The originality of this study lies in its focus on a triangular (China, Taiwan, and Africa) view point of economic interactions and implications because it includes Taiwanese economic involvement in African markets. We hope that these findings, based on sources other than controversial Western articles enable the reader to obtain a better understanding of the current situation, and form their own opinion.

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