scholarly journals Conflict resolution in Nigerian partisan politics: Insights from the quest for leadership in Markan narratives

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Honor Maupego Sewapo ◽  
◽  
Enock Oluwadare Ajibade ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Political Conflict ◽  
Partisan Politics ◽  
Conflict Prevention ◽  
Extant Literature ◽  
Fuchs Theory

The quest for leadership, request to secure the foremost seats of influence at the side of Jesus (as done by James and John), is evident within Markan narratives. After this indecorous request, conflict crept into the camp of Jesus’ twelve disciples as the ten other disciples fumed over James’ and John’s bid to outflank them in prominence. Extant literature has focused on the event surrounding their request and the quality of the greatest in God’s service to the neglect of Jesus’ strategy of resolving the conflict, its contribution to the success of Jesus’ ministry and its relevance to resolving conflict in contemporary partisan politics. This paper, therefore, examines the quest for leadership in Markan narratives (9:33-37 and 10:35-45), with particular reference to Jesus’ strategy of resolving conflict. This is with a view to establishing its relevance to resolving Nigeria’s partisan political conflict. Fuchs’ theory of the New Hermeneutic was adopted. Data were subjected to exegetical analysis. Findings will have implication on conflict prevention and/or conflict resolution in human endeavours.

scholarly journals COVID-19 and Quality of Life: Twelve Reflections

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel T. L. Shek
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Digital Divide ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Sudden Onset ◽  
Economic Disadvantage ◽  
Conflict Prevention ◽  
Collective Rights ◽  
The World ◽  
Life Issues

AbstractCOVID-19 has severely affected the world since December 2020. Because of its sudden onset and highly contagious nature, the world has responded in a “crisis management” manner. With effective vaccines almost available, it is appropriate at this time to have some reflections about COVID-19 in relation to the quality of life issues. In this paper, we highlight twelve issues for reflection, which can help us better prepared for future pandemics. These include: digital divide, health inequality, gender inequality, economic disadvantage, family well-being, impact on holistic well-being, economic development versus saving lives, consumption versus environmental protection, individual rights versus collective rights, international collaboration versus conflict, prevention of negative well-being, and promotion of positive well-being.

scholarly journals Evaluation of the Effects of a Bullying at Work Intervention for Middle Managers

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (20) ◽  
pp. 7566
Author(s):  
Elena Baixauli ◽  
Ángela Beleña ◽  
Amelia Díaz
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Role Conflict ◽  
Leadership Practices ◽  
Role Ambiguity ◽  
Middle Managers ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Communication Effects ◽  
Work Intervention

The aim of the study is to evaluate the effects of a workplace bullying intervention based on the training of middle managers regarding bullying awareness, the consequences of bullying, strategies in conflict resolution and mediation/negotiation abilities. Overall, 142 randomly selected middle managers participated in the study. First, participants completed an information record and two scales assessing bullying strategies, role conflict and role ambiguity. The last two scales were completed again in a second phase three months after the intervention had finished. The intervention produced a decrease in the following bullying strategies: effects on self-expression and communication, effects on personal reputation and effects on occupational situation and quality of life, with all of the mentioned bullying strategies being suffered by part of the sample. In addition, the conflict role decreased in the group which received the intervention. Moreover, the decrease in the effects of the bullying strategy effects on occupational situation and quality of life was especially important in managers with higher responsibilities within the workplace. Results are discussed in the framework that (1) leadership practices and, more specifically, conflict resolution skills are strongly responsible for bullying at work; and (2) the importance of intervening in the early stages of the bullying process as a key element in the correction, but also as a potential prevention element, of bullying in the workplace.

Bypassing weak institutions in a large late-comer economy

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 847-874 ◽  
Author(s):  
EVGUENIA BESSONOVA ◽  
KSENIA GONCHAR
Keyword(s):  
Institutional Environment ◽  
Political Conflict ◽  
Round Trip ◽  
Weak Institutions ◽  
Institutional Determinants ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Development Levels ◽  
Plant Level ◽  
Source Countries

AbstractThis paper addresses the link between the strong inflow of FDI into Russia in the 2000s and its weak institutions, using plant-level data across subnational regions. The findings imply that investors have responded positively to improved quality of institutions in certain regions, which offered a combination of wealth, skills and good infrastructure. High development levels in host regions helped to bypass some institutional shortcomings. Investors from source countries exhibiting comparable institutional environment appeared to be more immune to political conflict. Round-trip investors reacted to institutional determinants in almost the same manner as genuine investors, except for tolerance to labor market imperfections.

Decision-Making Model for Convention Site Selection

2012 ◽  
Vol 538-541 ◽  
pp. 895-900 ◽  
Author(s):  
Han Chen Huang
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Site Selection ◽  
Political Conflict ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
City Image ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Number Of Factors ◽  
Decision Making Model ◽  
Hierarchy Process

A number of factors must be considered when selecting a convention site. Typically, most selections are based on the decision makers’ knowledge and experience, which may lead to biased decisions based on the decision makers’ subjective judgment. This study establishes decision-making evaluation factors and attributes for convention site selection based on a literature review. After surveying experts’ opinions using questionnaires, we employed the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (FAHP) to analyze the weighting of the factors and attributes. The results show that of the five evaluation factors, site environment is the most important, followed by meeting and accommodation facilities, local support, extraconference opportunities, and costs. Additionally, the five most important attributes among the 20 evaluation attributes are the suitability of convention facilities, suitability and quality of local infrastructure, climate, city image, and political conflict or terrorist threats.

History and methods of solving political conflicts in the world politics

2020 ◽  
pp. 371-390
Author(s):  
Botakoz A. Nuralina ◽  
Gulzhan D. Khussainova ◽  
Zhomart Simitikov ◽  
Almira Zh. Mukazhanova ◽  
Nursulu K. Dyussenova
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Armed Conflict ◽  
Political Conflict ◽  
World Politics ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Sustainable Society ◽  
Political Field ◽  
Political Conflicts ◽  
Political Forces ◽  
Conceptual Foundations

The purpose of the article is to analyze the causes of political conflicts in world his-tory and ways to solve them. The novelty of the study is determined by the fact that political conflict is understood as an attempt to overcome the stagnation of the development of the state or society as a whole. This study is based on the use of a set of approaches, norms, directions of various industries, and theoretical and methodological developments of different authors, in addition, the authors independently determined their own specific approaches, conceptual foundations and author understanding of a particular study. The authors show that overcoming a political conflict is possible both by coordinating the positions of various political forces and by external coercion in an armed conflict. The article shows that when using methods of external conflict resolution, political agreements in the country are completely leveled, and at the same time, the creation of a new political field is required. The practical significance of the study is determined by the fact that the use of local conflict resolution methods will fully implement state development strategies that will contribute to the formation of a sustainable society.

Implementing Teaching Portfolios and Peer Reviews in Tax Courses

1999 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Calegari ◽  
Gregory G. Geisler ◽  
Ernest R. Larkins
Keyword(s):  
Peer Review ◽  
Public University ◽  
Written Feedback ◽  
Writing Assignments ◽  
Peer Reviews ◽  
Extant Literature ◽  
Research Publications ◽  
Teaching Portfolio ◽  
Course Syllabus

Extant literature suggests that the process of constructing a teaching portfolio can identify areas to improve, motivate positive changes, and elevate the importance of teaching in academe. This study describes the experience of the tax faculty at a public university in using teaching portfolios and peer reviews to improve the quality of the first two tax courses. The type of teaching portfolio used in this project consists of a course syllabus and a reflective statement that documents the rationale for all components of a course (i.e., lectures, projects, exams, writing assignments, presentations, etc.). The peer review aspect involves written feedback from a colleague on this teaching portfolio. Though research publications are usually subject to extensive peer review, teaching generally is not. Like research, however, teaching can be evaluated and ultimately improved through peer review. Thus, this study can provide valuable guidance to tax professors attempting to improve their courses.

scholarly journals Pengalaman Akulturasi dan Resolusi Konflik Warga Keturunan Tionghoa di Semarang

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 111
Author(s):  
Slamet Subekti
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Communication Patterns ◽  
Conflict Prevention ◽  
Cultural Assimilation ◽  
Chinese Descent ◽  
The Government ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Government Security

This case study seeks to reveal the acculturation experience some residents Chinese descent in Semarang. The data collection is done by conducting in-depth interviews with three informants selected, complemented by interviews with a priest in order to gain insights into conflict resolution within the framework of multiculturalism. Key to conflict resolution is the synergic cooperation between the government, security, local religious and tribal leaders. Acculturation as a method of receiving and cultural assimilation became one of alternative conflict prevention. The informant chose multiculturalism as a strategy of acculturation. Communication patterns are tolerant and philosophical values of Pancasila should be developed and cultivated to realize multiculturalism.

scholarly journals The Quantity and the Quality of Party Systems

2008 ◽  
Vol 41 (7) ◽  
pp. 899-920 ◽  
Author(s):  
Russell J. Dalton
Keyword(s):  
Voting Behavior ◽  
Party System ◽  
Political Conflict ◽  
Party Competition ◽  
Developing Democracies ◽  
Party Polarization ◽  
Number Of Parties ◽  
The Comparative Study ◽  
Ideological Voting

Previous research claims that the number of parties affects the representation of social cleavages in voting behavior, election turnout, patterns of political conflict, and other party system effects. This article argues that research typically counts the quantity of parties and that often the more important property is the quality of party competition—the polarization of political parties within a party system. The author first discusses why polarization is important to study. Second, the author provides a new measurement of party system polarization based on voter perceptions of party positions in the Comparative Study of Electoral Systems, which includes more than 50 separate elections from established and developing democracies. Third, the author compares party polarization and party fractionalization as influences on cleavage-based and ideological voting and as predictors of turnout levels. The finding is that party polarization is empirically more important in explaining these outcomes.

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