scholarly journals Strengthening Public Administration with Good Collaborative Governance (Government and Civil Society Organizations Relation for Development Countries in Decentralization Era: Case Studies in Malang Regency)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sri Hartini Jatmikowati ◽  
Chandra Dinata ◽  
Bambang Noorsetya
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Collaborative Governance ◽  
Civil Society Organizations

scholarly journals LEGAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PRINCIPLES OF PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION IN THE FIELD OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION OF UKRAINE

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (51) ◽  
Author(s):  
Olena Sakhan ◽  
Yaroslav Morozov
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Political Institutions ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Civil Society Organizations ◽  
Main Body ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
Modern Development ◽  
Organizational Principles

Problem setting. Increased corruption at all levels of government has led to a significant minimization of the efficiency and performance of the entire system of political institutions, negatively affected the socio-economic well-being of the population, hampered the foundations of democracy, rule of law and civil society, created a real threat to Ukraine's national security. Therefore, the problem of preventing and combating corruption in the field of public administration is relevant and needs to be addressed immediately. Recent research and publications analysis on the prevention and combating of corruption in public authorities and local government shows a significant interest of scientists (N. Armash, K. Babenko, Y. Bisaga, A. Horowitz, K. Dubich, L. Campbell, I. Kerusauskaite, M. Kornienko, V. Tertyshnyk, S. Lazarenko, N. Lord, M. Melnyk, F. Mendes, A. Novak, S. Rose-Ackerman, I. Skobina, A. Stevanovich, V. Trepak, J.  E. Foster, I. Shvydkyi and many others) to improve mechanisms to combat corruption in Ukraine. However, despite numerous studies and effective proposals to overcome this destructive phenomenon in the public sector, this problem remains unresolved. Goal setting. The purpose of this article is to find effective legal and organizational tools to combat corruption in public administration in the conditions of the modern development of the Ukrainian state. Paper main body. During the years of independence, corruption has taken root at all levels of government and in many spheres of society, which was facilitated by political, economic, socio-psychological, organizational and managerial reasons. In addition, numerous forms of corruption were institutionalized into informal destructive institutions (nepotism, cronyism, patrimonialism, clientelism, favoritism, etc.), which led to the establishment of clan governance practices and leveling any prospects for state development. Based on the analysis of legal and organizational principles of preventing corruption in public authorities and local self-government, the authors propose a number of effective tools to combat corruption in the sphere of public administration, including, for example, high-ranking officials’ reports on their wealth and income through e-declarations, the institution of whistleblowers, control by anti-corruption bodies and public organizations over the wealth of those in power, the integrity of civil servants, anti-corruption activities of the media and anti-corruption education. Conclusions of the research. In order to optimize the current anti-corruption mechanisms, we consider it appropriate to take into account such factors as comprehensive rule of law and improvement of anti-corruption norms in order to prevent gaps and avoidance of legal liability for corruption, ensuring transparency of all management processes as well as transparent use and disposal of budget funds, adherence to the principles of openness and accessibility of information on the activities of public authorities and local self-government and ensuring effective interaction between public authorities and civil society organizations, a fair justice system, independent media and an active civil society.

Beyond Colombia and Mérida

2019 ◽  
pp. 46-67
Author(s):  
Horace A. Bartilow
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Institutional Analysis ◽  
Civil Society Organizations ◽  
Relative Power ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Drug Enforcement ◽  
Plan Colombia ◽  
Enforcement Policy ◽  
Heckman Selection

Plan Colombia and the Mérida Initiative case studies showed that corporate congressional lobbies not only shaped the militarization of foreign drug enforcement but also drove the federal government’s drug war expenditures. However, how generalizable are these finding beyond Colombia and Mexico? This chapter answers this question by first discussing theories of congressional lobbying and provides an institutional analysis of the relative power of corporations and civil society organizations in shaping U.S. drug enforcement policy. The hypotheses that emerge from these discussions are empirically tested using the Heckman selection estimator that analyze cross-national data of thirty-three corporations who were active in lobbying for drug enforcement in Colombia and Mexico, and eighty countries that were recipients of U.S. counternarcotic aid during the period 2003–12. The finding showed that increases in corporate congressional lobbying expenditures are associated with increases in counternarcotic aid flows to the eighty recipient countries in the data set and that the outcome observed in the Columbia and Mexico case studies are indeed generalizable.

scholarly journals The Landscape of Civil Society Organizations in the Economy of Kosovo

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 334-343
Author(s):  
Kushtrim Vllasaj
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Economic Activity ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Civil Society Organizations ◽  
Potential Contribution ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Research Gap ◽  
Using Data ◽  
In The Beginning

Civil society organizations (CSOs) in the scientific literature have been studied broadly from various aspects such as cultural, political, social and economic. But as far as the last one is concerned, there is still a research gap because there is a lack of study about their contribution to economies under development, such as Kosovo, and which must be filled because of its importance. This paper tends to analyze the present situation of CSOs in Kosovo and their potential contribution to economic activity. Highlighting the activities, the structure and the place of these organizations in the economy will be the approach, in the beginning, to pave the way for further study of specific areas related to them. The methodology established contains analyses of secondary sources that are done by using data from the Ministry of Public Administration of Kosovo, Kosovar Index of Civil Society which is a regular report of the Kosovar Civil Society Foundation (KCSF), and other supplementary data. However, this will proceed after the scientific conceptual issues of CSOs and their place within the economy. Finally, the results show that civil society in Kosovo is very diverse with organizations in different sectors, and the economic activity sector consists of mostly agricultural NGOs.   In transition countries, CSOs are seen as an alternative that improves a particular sector. Thus far, there are over 10,000 organizations established in Kosovo, but relative studies suggest only 1000 to be active. Furthermore, their activity and contribution to economic development is little known so far, while the main problem of the economy remains unemployment.

scholarly journals Global Authenticity, Local Authority: Epistemic Power, Discursive Geographies, and the Creation of Civil Society Knowledge Networks

2021 ◽  
pp. 209-232
Author(s):  
E. Fouksman
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Local Authority ◽  
Civil Society Organizations ◽  
Knowledge Networks ◽  
Epistemic Communities ◽  
Discursive Practices ◽  
Ethnographic Fieldwork ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The Creation

AbstractHow do networks of civil society organizations spread and contest ideas around the globe? This chapter focuses the ways practitioners within development-focused civil society organizations use spatial discursive practices to label, organize, defend, and undermine the spread and application of ideas. In particular, I look at the way members of civil society organizations defend and promote ideas as authentic and/or authoritative, navigating the need to have their knowledge and practices accepted both by beneficiaries and elite international epistemic communities. I draw on ethnographic fieldwork with two multi-sited case studies of civil society organizations, ranging from global foundations in the USA and Switzerland to their national and regional NGO partners in Kenya and Kyrgyzstan. Actors in both of these networks defend a varied array of ideas that underpin their ecological interventions through invocations of local particularity and global expertise. This chapter thus addresses the ways epistemic communities are formed and knowledge is produced and legitimized via discursive geographies and identities.

ELITE STRATEGIES, CIVIL SOCIETY, AND SECTARIAN IDENTITIES IN POSTWAR LEBANON

2013 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 731-749 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janine A. Clark ◽  
Bassel F. Salloukh
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Civil War ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Ethnic Conflict ◽  
Political System ◽  
Political Mobilization ◽  
Recursive Relation ◽  
Civil Society Organizations ◽  
The Other ◽  
Ethnic Identities

AbstractThis article explains the endurance of sectarian identities and modes of political mobilization in Lebanon after the civil war. This is done by examining three case studies that demonstrate a recursive relation between sectarian elites and civil society actors: on one side of this relation, sectarian elites pursue their political and socioeconomic interests at the expense of civil society organizations (CSOs); on the other side, civil society actors instrumentalize the sectarian political system and its resources to advance their own organizational or personal advantage. These mutually reinforcing dynamics enable sectarian elites to penetrate, besiege, or co-opt CSOs as well as to extend their clientelist networks to CSOs that should otherwise lead the effort to establish cross-sectarian ties and modes of political mobilization or that expressly seek to challenge the sectarian system. The article fills a gap in the literature on sectarianism in postwar Lebanon and helps explain a puzzle identified by Ashutosh Varshney in the theoretical debate on ethnic conflict, namely the reasons behind the “stickiness” of historically constructed ethnic identities.

scholarly journals Politicized Civil Society in Bangladesh: Case Study Analyses

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 98-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farhat Tasnim
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Political Parties ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Local Level ◽  
The State ◽  
Civil Society Organizations ◽  
Typical Scenario

Although civil society in Bangladesh is recognized for its vibrant performance in social development, it is often criticized for its inability to ensure good governance and democracy. The aim of this paper is to point out the reasons for this failure of civil society. Through performing case studies upon five civil society organizations representing different sector and level of the civil society, the paper concludes that civil society organizations in Bangladesh are often politicized and co-opted by different political parties. In a typical scenario, civil society can provide a counterbalance or even monitor the state both at the national and local level. However, in Bangladesh, often the civil society organizations have compromised their autonomy and politicized themselves to certain political parties or political block. In such a vulnerable position, civil society can hardly play its expected role to ensure good governance and strengthen democracy.

scholarly journals Modernization of public-management approaches in the social sphere

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Kolosovska
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Public Management ◽  
The State ◽  
Civil Society Organizations ◽  
Administration System ◽  
The Public ◽  
Social Sphere ◽  
The Social

Problem setting. In the context of modern transformation processes, the modernization of the public administration system becomes important, in particular in the application of qualitatively new strategic approaches, mechanisms and tools in the social sphere. The current priority of public policy implementation at both the national and regional (local) levels is to meet the social needs of the most vulnerable and socially vulnerable categories of citizens. Current trends in public administration practices in developed countries indicate the need for effective intersectoral partnership in the system of public management of the social sphere, which provides for effective participation in this process, both relevant government institutions and civil society actors.Recent research and publications analysis. Problems of public management of the social sphere, public administration influence on social processes are characterized by considerable attention among both foreign and Ukrainian researchers. Highlighting previously unsettled parts of the general problems. Despite significant scientific interest, the issues of substantiation of the role of decentralization in the formation of the principles of qualitative renewal of the content of the public administration system in the social sphere, the influence of state institutions on social processes, identification of trends and main directions of decentralization on the formation of strategy and modernization of public administration social sphere, etc.Paper main body. Based on the fact that the state level is of decisive and integrated importance in the implementation of the social function, the social responsibility is borne primarily by the state through the system of legislative and executive bodies. In view of this, it is the state that has the power to establish fair and transparent rules for the activities of various actors, including civil institutions, through the functioning of an effective system of control that would ensure their implementation.Researchers and experts point out the inconsistency of the current state policy of social development in Ukraine neither with the challenges formed under the influence of globalization processes and national conditions, nor with European standards for the introduction of this area of public administration.The system of social services provided by the current legislation is largely inconsistent with the current system of budget funding, which is mostly based on a formal approach that does not take into account the real need for material security of vulnerable groups and the real cost of benefits and services.Among the areas set out in the draft of the new National Strategy for Civil Society Development in Ukraine for 2021-2026, emphasis is placed on improving approaches to state support for civil society organizations and strengthening cooperation between them and the executive branch. In particular, one of the main tasks of the Strategy is to expand the mechanisms of support of civil society organizations by the state, as well as to increase the order of services from such organizations.Conclusions of the research and prospects for further studies. Processes of modernization of public administration in the social sphere should include the following key areas: regulatory (provides for the completeness and integrity of regulatory standards for the implementation of sectoral / functional policies and guarantees of social rights); organizational and institutional (consists in improving the institutional support of public management of the social sphere); functional-instrumental (provides for ensuring the integrity of the organizational-functional structure; effective coordination of the functioning of institutions); financial and economic (is to optimize the financial mechanisms for the implementation of tasks of social development and functioning of the social sphere); infrastructural (provides for the modernization of the social services system through the state's demonopolization of the social services market); resource (provides for the development and integration of different types of resource provision).

scholarly journals MITIGATION AND MANAGEMENT OF COVID-19: PRACTICES FROM INDIA’S STATES & UNION TERRITORIES

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Urvashi Prasad ◽  
Rakesh Sarwal ◽  
K Madan Gopal ◽  
Vinod K Paul
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Digital Health ◽  
Civil Society Organizations ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
State Governments ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Phone Calls

This compendium details information about various practices and initiativesimplemented by States, Districts and Cities in India for containing and managing theCOVID-19 outbreak. It is important to note that these initiatives are not being termedas ‘best practices’ by NITI Aayog as that would require a separate and comprehensiveevaluation exercise as well as longer term follow-up. Moreover, in a rapidly evolvingsituation, it can be challenging to consistently and fully correlate practices withoutcomes - a practice might yield good results for a certain period of time but cease todo so thereafter.An email was sent to all States and Union Territories (UTs) in July, 2020 requestingthem to share any practices or models that they believe had been useful for COVID-19mitigation and management. The email was followed up with phone calls to officials fromthe health departments in States and UTs. Ten States/UTs responded in writing to thisrequest for information. Additional information was provided by States telephonically aswell as during review meetings with Member (Health), NITI Aayog.Literature searches were conducted using various combinations of keywords inPubMed, ScienceDirect, Google and Google Scholar. Relevant case studies andpapers were also identified by searching the websites of State/UT Governments andthe National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). The last literature search wasconducted on November 10, 2020.Only case studies/reports/papers published in English between 1 February-10November, 2020 were considered. While efforts have been made by all States and UTsto follow the broad guidelines issued by the Central Government pertaining to differentaspects of COVID containment and management, this review captures the specificpractices adopted by State and UT Governments to make the implementation of theCentral Guidelines effective and relevant to their local context.All case studies/reports/papers highlighting practices/interventions/models implementedby State or Sub-State Governments on their own or in collaboration with civil society,private sector, volunteers were included in this review. Case studies/reports/papersfocusing on interventions implemented by civil society organizations, private sectoror individuals independent of any partnership with State/Local Governments wereexcluded from this review.Practices have been categorized into the following broad themes: public health andclinical response, governance mechanisms, digital health, integrated models as well 10 Report on Mitigation and Management of COVID-19as welfare of migrants and other vulnerable groups. While governance and technologycut across several themes, they have been included separately to highlight certainpractices adopted by States which pertain primarily to putting in place governancemechanisms or leveraging technology for COVID containment and management.A summary of the relevant Government of India guidelines has been included for theaforementioned categories, wherever applicable. It is important to note that theseguidelines are continually revised based on the emerging scenario with respect to theCOVID-19 outbreak.

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