Facilitating Factors and Opportunities for Local Food Purchases in School Meals in Spain

The objective of this study is to explore the facilitating factors and opportunities that can promote the implementation of local food purchase (LFP) in Spanish school meals in the opinions of key informants (IK). A qualitative study was carried out based on in-depth interviews with 14 KI capable of influencing Spanish food policy (Representatives of consumers and/or producers, representatives of organizations that promote LFP, and representatives of the government and/or academics). They were asked about opportunities and facilitating factors for implementation of LFP. Interviews were recorded and transcribed. A qualitative content analysis was carried out with Atlas ti. The analysis of the interviews produced two categories that include factors that- in the interviewees’ opinions- can promote LFP (social fabric and policy) and three categories that bring together the factors that represent opportunities for implementation in school meal programs in Spain (the policy agenda, regional characteristics and regional context). The overlap between social and political demands were considered to be facilitating factors for LFP. Furthermore, in the opinions of KI, the presence of health and sustainability issues on the public agenda, the existence of a structured productive system and political changes represent an opportunity to implement LFP.

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PRACTICES OF ONLINE MEDIA CONGLOMERATION

SENGKUNI Journal (Social Science and Humanities Studies) ◽

10.37638/sengkuni.1.2.143-164 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 143-164

Author(s):

Efriyandi Efriyandi ◽

Anis Endang SM ◽

Indria Indria

Keyword(s):

The Other ◽

Good News ◽

Online Media ◽

The Public ◽

Analysis Techniques ◽

The Media ◽

The Government ◽

Conducting Research ◽

Depth Interviews ◽

Media Company

In this era of globalization, the need for information is fast becoming very important for society. With this speed, online media has become one of the mass media that has a lot of interests and readers. On the other hand, it also gave birth to business interest for capital owners to establish large online media such as more than one, making the practice of conglomeration. As in Vicent Mosco's theory the conglomeration is a merging of a media company into a larger company that is in charge of the media. Ultimately, it also had an impact on reporting to the public and evidenced by conducting research on qualitative methods, namely by conducting interviews, observation and documentation with Miles model analysis techniques to media owners as well as to online media reporters SMSI group. In-depth interviews with discussions that have been determined previously in order to obtain data on this study. From this practice that there is a lot of space played by media owners, one of whom occupies as the editor and as the leader of the media, then all practical policies are all determined by the editor of good news that will be covered by journalists in the field. Technically, all news has been conceptualized by the editor, such as issues that will become news. Issues raised provide opportunities for journalists or media owners to find income for companies, such as cooperation with the government or political figures and the news is one of the priorities of the conceptual media owner.

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Co’FeeL: An Insightful COVID’19 Emotion Analysis based on Worldwide Twitter Data and Advanced Deep Learning Techniques (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.23044 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Shruti Patil ◽

Nikhil Matta ◽

Dr.Ketan Kotecha

Keyword(s):

Deep Learning ◽

Management Strategies ◽

Human Beings ◽

Emotional Wellbeing ◽

Social Fabric ◽

The Public ◽

Learning Techniques ◽

Social Media Platforms ◽

The Government ◽

The Masses

UNSTRUCTURED The coronavirus outbreak has altered the complete living pattern of human beings across the globe. It has disrupted the way we live, work, and play. The preventive norm of social distancing has created a void in our society’s social fabric. It has affected us not only physically or financially but has created a greater impact on our emotional wellbeing as well. This distress in our emotional quotient is a result of multiple factors such as financial implications, family member’s behavior, and support, country-specific lockdown protocols, media influence, fear of a pandemic, etc. For efficient pandemic management, there is an urgent need to understand these emotional variations among the masses, as they would provide great insights regarding the public sentiments towards the government pandemic management policies. It will also bring to light the weaker emotional sections of the masses, which we should be strengthening to face further situations more effectively. During this time, more and more people have used various social media platforms such as Twitter to stay connected and express their feelings and concerns. In this paper, we have collected and analyzed over 1 million tweets of the last five months (February-June 2020) using advanced deep learning techniques such as Transfer Learning and Robustly Optimized BERT Pretraining Approach (RoBERTa) to study countrywide variations in emotions. We have categorized emotions into eight classes viz. anger, depression, enthusiasm, hate, relief, sadness, surprise, and worry. The outcome of this analysis, which is represented in the form of graphs, provides insights into how emotions have changed over time for various countries. These insights can be very useful not only in formulating effective pandemic management strategies but also to devise predictive strategies for the emotional wellbeing of the country as a whole and citizens in particular for future distress events.

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Research on the Effectiveness of Black-Faced Spoonbill Bird Tourism and Conservation Strategy. A Case Study of Shifen Community at Chi-Gu District of Tainan City

Journal of Environmental Management and Tourism ◽

10.14505//jemt.v12.2(50).01 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

pp. 313

Author(s):

Chih-Jan HUANG ◽

Yung-Nane YANG

Keyword(s):

Conservation Strategy ◽

Conservation Strategies ◽

The Public ◽

Job Opportunities ◽

Tourism Resource ◽

Local Residents ◽

Tainan City ◽

The Government ◽

Depth Interviews

In this study, the concept of ecotourism serves as the framework for the investigation of black-faced spoonbill tourism and conservation strategies implemented in Shifen, a community in the Chi-Gu District of Tainan City. It featured an examination of the formulation, planning, and implementation of the conservation strategies and conducted in-depth interviews on individuals from the public sector, local residents, tourists, and nongovernment organizations. Research results identified numerous problems: latent concerns regarding black-faced spoonbills as a tourism resource, poor awareness of ecotourism, difficulties in implementing black-faced spoonbill tourism and conservation strategies, and difficulty maintaining a balance between conservation and residents’ livelihoods. The government is advised to integrate the opinions and suggestions of local residents, promote community participation, and increase job opportunities for local residents to create a win-win model for the development of community-based ecotourism.

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PELESTARIAN KESENIAN MOP-MOP DI KABUPATEN ACEH UTARA

Imaji ◽

10.21831/imaji.v15i1.14818 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Umul Aiman

Keyword(s):

Performing Arts ◽

Field Research ◽

Economic Factor ◽

Young Generation ◽

Art Conservation ◽

The Public ◽

Age Factor ◽

The Government ◽

Performing Art ◽

Depth Interviews

AbstrakMop-Mop dalam bahasa Aceh yang berarti mengunyah, seni pertunjukan ini dikatakan Mop-Mop karena tingkah laku pemainnya yang lucu ketika berakting dengan mulut monyong kedepan seperti orang mengunyah makanan. Kesenian Mop- Mop diangkat dari keseharian masyarakat dalam berumah tangga, yang terkadang sering terdapat perselisihan antara suami istri. Penelitian ini mengkaji faktor-faktor yang menghambat pelestarian kesenian Mop-Mop dan Upaya-upaya yang dilakukan dalam melestarikan kesenian Mop-Mop. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian lapangan yang pengambilan datanya melalui obrservasi langsung dan wawancara mendalam dari informan-informan kunci. Hasil Penelitian menyimpulkan bahwa adapun faktor-faktor penghambat dalam melestarikan kesenian Mop-Mop diantaranya yaitu (1) faktor ekonomi (2) faktor usia, (3) faktor jarak, (4) faktor kurangnya undangan untuk mengisi acara-acara hiburan, (5) faktor kurangnya perhatian dari pemerintah, (6) faktor kurangnya apresiasi masyarakat terhadap kesenian Mop-Mop, (7) faktor agama, (8) faktor kurangnya pengetahuan generasi muda terhadap kesenian Mop-Mop. Oleh karena itu, diperlukan beberapa upaya atau langkah nyata dari masyarakat khususnya pemerintah agar kesenian ini bisa tetap lestari di tengah-tengah arus modernisasi dan globalisasi seperti sekarang, diantaranya: (1) pemerintah memberikan perhatian lebih kepada kesenian Mop-Mop, (2) masyarakat khususnya generasi muda mempunyai kesadaran (berpartisipasi) dalam melestarikan kesenian Mop-Mop, (3) sanggar Meurak Jeumpa Aceh beserta pemerintah untuk bisa melengkapi dan memperbanyak buku-buku tentang kesenian Mop-Mop, (4) seniman Mop-Mop senantiasa mengajak anak-anak disekitar lingkungan para seniman untuk berpartisipasi dalam latihan Mop-Mop. Mop-Mop adalah bagian dari kekayaan kesenian di Aceh. Seharusnya memperoleh ruang perhatian untuk direvitalisasi, kesenian Mop-Mop sekarang sudah sangat langka dan perlu perhatian khusus agar kesenian ini tetap diakui keberadaannya. Kata kunci: Pelestarian, kesenian Mop-Mop MOP-MOP ART CONSERVATION IN THE DISTRICT NORTH ACEHAbstractMop-Mop in Aceh language which means chewing, is a funny performing arts as the players perform amusing shapes of mouth like chewing food while acting. It comes from daily marriage life which reflect common domestic argumentation. This study examines the factors that inhibit the preservation of Mop-Mop art and the efforts in preserving it. This study is categorized as field research and the data were gained through direct observation and in-depth interviews with the key informants. The result of this study concludes that the inhibiting factors in preserving Mop-Mop art are: (1) economic factor (2) age factor, (3) distance factor, (4) lack of invitation to perform the Mop-Mop art, (5) lack of attention from the government, (6) less public appreciation of Mop-Mop art, (7) religious factors, (8) factors of youth’s lack of knowledge on Mop-Mop art. Therefore, it takes some concrete efforts or steps from the public, especially the government so that this art can be sustainable in the midst of the current modernization and globalization, such as: (1) the government gives more attention to the art of Mop-Mop, (2) the community Especially the young generation have awareness (participate) in preserving Mop-Mop art, (3) Meurak Jeumpa Aceh studio and government to be able to equip and reproduce books about Mop-Mop art, (4) Mop-Mop artists always invite children Around the environment of artists to participate in Mop-Mop rehearsal. Mop-Mop is a part of the valuable art in Aceh. Since Mop-Mop performing art is very rare, it needs revitalization. Thus, it needs special attention so that this art can exist and recognized.Keywords: preservation, Mop-Mop art

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Dampak Kebijakan (Studi Kasus pada Pemungutan Suara Ulang (PSU) Pemilihan Kepala Daerah dan Wakil Kepala Daerah Kota Pekanbaru Tahun 2011)

Jurnal Ilmu Pemerintahan Nakhoda ◽

10.35967/jipn.v12i2.2904 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

pp. 103

Author(s):

M.Y.Tiyas Tinov ◽

Raja Muhammad ` Amin ◽

Auradian Marta

Keyword(s):

Research Problem ◽

Constitutional Court ◽

Sources Of Information ◽

The Public ◽

The Government ◽

Public Costs ◽

The Impact ◽

The City ◽

Election Commission ◽

Depth Interviews

The research problem in this study was initiated with the interim decision of the ConstitutionalCourt No. 63/PHPU.D-IX/2011 which basically instruct the Regional Election Commission ( ElectionCommission ) to implement the Pekanbaru City Ballot Re ( PSU ) in all regions of the city ofPekanbaru . Therefore, this study sought to describe the impact of the issuance of the policy is forinterested parties . This study used a qualitative approach to the sources of information and dataobtained from in-depth interviews of infroman research and study documentation . This study obtainthe result that the Constitutional Court policies impact not only to the policy target group RegionalElection Commission of Pekanbaru , but also impacts outside the target groups such as the mutationof the Civil Service in the local government area in Pekanbaru . Then the impact of other policies arecosts to be borne either by the government or indirectly by the public costs of delays Voting Re-Election of Regional Head and Deputy Head of Pekanbaru .Key words :Policy Impact , Revote ( PSU )

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Contextual interpretation of COVID-19 pandemic among public space users in Ibadan Metropolis, Oyo State, Nigeria: An ethnographic review

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0259631 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (11) ◽

pp. e0259631

Author(s):

Mofeyisara Oluwatoyin Omobowale ◽

Eniola Adetola Bamgboye ◽

Akinfemi Akinyode ◽

Olugbenga Samuel Falase ◽

Taiwo Olabode Ladipo ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Public Space ◽

Participant Observation ◽

Public Spaces ◽

Sexual Life ◽

The Public ◽

Political Propaganda ◽

Key Informant ◽

The Government ◽

Wrath Of God ◽

Depth Interviews

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all dimensions of lives and has become a social problem as it continues to spread widely through the continuous interactions of people in public spaces where they earn a living. Curbing the spread of COVID-19 requires restrictions in these public spaces, however, the compliance to these measures depends largely on the understanding and interpretations of COVID 19 by users of these public spaces. This study examined the contextual interpretations of public space users about COVID-19 prevention in Ibadan Metropolis, Oyo State. The study was a rapid ethnographic survey in selected public spaces (markets and commercial motor parks) in Ibadan metropolis. Data were collected through participant observation, key informant interviews (3 females; 3 males) and in-depth interviews (30) with, traders, head porters, clients/buyers and commercial vehicle drivers in these public spaces. Interviews conducted were transcribed, sorted into themes using Atlas-ti 7.5.7 and subjected to interpretive-content analysis. Findings revealed that some respondents felt COVID-19 was brought into Nigeria by rich frequent global voyagers, others felt it was through “uncultured” sexual life or wrath of God. Some also doubted the existence of the disease and many of the respondents perceived COVID-19 as a disease reported by the government or a political propaganda to siphon funds. The users of the public spaces in Ibadan Metropolis have variegated perception about the existence and severity of this rapidly spreading virus and this has grave implications for COVID-19 control in the State. Thus, regular interaction with public space users are essential for control efforts.

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Penyalahgunaan Media Sosial Sebagai Alat Propaganda

Jurnal Komunikasi ◽

10.31294/jkom.v10i1.5364 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 69-76

Author(s):

Rety Palupi

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Content Analysis ◽

Hate Speech ◽

Qualitative Content Analysis ◽

The Political ◽

The Public ◽

Political World ◽

Digital Era ◽

The Social ◽

The Government

Changes in the communication of information continue to occur along with the advancement of technology in the digital era. Nowadays everyone can work as a journalist even though he or she has never learned the basics of journalism. The public also frequently receive information or news that raise the eyebrows — ranging from disaster threats to information about the political world. The finding of this research is that often information that circulates in the hands of Warganet is a hoax and even hate speech, despite the government efforts to reduce the spread of hoax and hate speech. With this paper, the author aims at disclosing the propaganda elements in the hoax and hate speech in the social media as in the digital era the social media is the most vulnerable in spreading of hoax news and hate speech. By utilising qualitative content analysis, the author discusses five hoax news and hate speeches which are dissected using nine propaganda practices. The conclusion obtained by the author is that the hoax news and hate speech comprise of elements of exaggeration, rhetoric, recognition and influence on a variety of parties, as well as prejudices supplemented by emotions.

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Open Defecation Free (ODF) Program As an Urgent Public Service in Semarang City, Central Java

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/20187302010 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 73 ◽

pp. 02010

Author(s):

Hartuti Purnaweni

Keyword(s):

Health Service ◽

Public Service ◽

Municipal Government ◽

Capital City ◽

Open Defecation ◽

The Public ◽

Central Java ◽

Library Research ◽

The Government ◽

Depth Interviews

Semarang is the capital city of Central Java, located in the heart of Java island. However, the number of households practising Open Defecation (OD) is still quite high. This fact is astonishing since Semarang is an urban metropolitan area. Therefore, the municipal government of Semarang set a target of abolishing OD in 2018. This article is focused on awareness of the local dwellers in Jomblang Village, Candisari District, on their OD behavior. Data for this study were collected by library research, observation, and in-depth interviews. The result shows that Open Defecation Free (ODF) is part of Community Based Total Sanitation Program, a segment of important public health service must be provided by the government, but not yet well committed. The local people of Jomblang are not fully aware of the importance of ODF. Successful ODF programme needs active participation of the local dwellers in addition to the responsibility of the government as the public service provider, especially in health service, which is one of the most important service it must provide besides education service. and right page margins and justified.

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MEDIA LITERACY FOR DISSEMINATION ANTICIPATED FAKE NEWS ON SOCIAL MEDIA

MediaTor (Jurnal Komunikasi) ◽

10.29313/mediator.v13i2.6624 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 278-289

Author(s):

Dedeh Fardiah ◽

Rini Rinawati ◽

Ferry Darmawan ◽

Rifqi Abdul ◽

Kurnia Lucky

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Legal Protection ◽

Provincial Government ◽

Fake News ◽

The West ◽

West Java ◽

The Public ◽

The Government ◽

Negative Impacts ◽

Depth Interviews

Information technology nowadays results in spreading information rapidly. Everyone can easily produce information quickly through several social media, such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or mobile phone messages, such as WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. It is alarming if the information conveyed is inaccurate such as a hoax with a highly provocative title, leading the reader and recipient to obtain a negative opinion. For fighting hoaxes and preventing their negative impacts, the government has adequate legal protection named ITE Law. Apart from the legal product, the government also forms the National Cyber Institution. For example, in West Java, the government has formed West Java Clean Sweep Team (Saber) for Hoaxes, in charge of verifying information distribution in public. The team is built as proactive efforts of the West Java Provincial Government to secure the residents of West Java from disseminating fake news. This article examines how the West Java Saber Hoaxes Team carried out a strategy to minimize the dissemination of fake news (hoaxes) on social media. The research used descriptive studies through in-depth interviews on West Java Saber Hoaxes Team. The result of the research showed that strategies conducted by this team are monitoring, receiving complaints, and educating the public.

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Scapegoat-Based Policy Making in Hungary

Intersections ◽

10.17356/ieejsp.v3i3.382 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Dániel Kovarek ◽

Dániel Róna ◽

Bulcsú Hunyadi ◽

Peter Kreko

Keyword(s):

Local Governance ◽

Political Strategy ◽

Symbolic Politics ◽

Far Right ◽

Roma Population ◽

The Public ◽

Policy Initiatives ◽

The Government ◽

Government Records ◽

Depth Interviews

The far-right has been widely studied in the last decades, but little attention has been paid to its local activities. Nonetheless, in countries without far-right national government records, like Hungary, this might be the only way to explore the aims and characteristics of the former parties. This study sets out to explore the activities and main policy initiatives of local far-right leadership in Hungary that are driven by ideological scapegoating mechanisms. The research this paper is based on employed qualitative techniques – in-depth interviews and content analysis of local sources – to grasp the patterns of the local governance of Jobbik. The main foci of the fieldwork-based research are the manifestations of enemy images and ideological scapegoating in the field of symbolic politics, Roma – non-Roma cohabitation, social policy, the public work scheme and public safety – fields where (Jobbik) mayors have substantial room for maneuver, and also areas to which the party’s ideological predisposition and scapegoating can be traced back. The paper also examines how local enemy images relate to national ones and to the political strategy of Jobbik during a period when the party underwent important changes such as moderation and de-radicalization, having lost their ownership of the migration issue and witnessed the government take over the monopoly on enemy images. The analysis reveals how Jobbik-mayors employ conscious strategies for enemy-making and scapegoating with respect to – chiefly, but not exclusively – the Roma population, and how this drives the policies they try to implement. The research also sheds light on the remarkable tension between ideological and pragmatic considerations, and on how the former limits the enforcement of scapegoat-based policies.

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