Local Community, Power and European Integration

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
European Integration ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Community Power

Policy-making in Postwar Britain: A Nation-level Test of Elitist and Pluralist Hypotheses

1974 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Hewitt
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Local Community ◽  
National Society ◽  
Power Structures ◽  
Community Power ◽  
National Power ◽  
High Level ◽  
Political Decisions ◽  
Actual Decision

In the study of power structures, whether of the local community or the national society, three main approaches have been proposed: the reputational, the sociology of leadership and the issue approaches. Of these the least popular in practice is the last-named, which would attempt to discover ‘who rules?’ through an analysis of actual decision-making in a series of issues. This is particularly true of studies of national power, where evidence on how high-level political decisions were made is cited only to illustrate or exemplify an argument.² Although some studies of local community power have relied primarily on the issue method, studies of national power have almost invariably utilized the sociology of leadership method,³ and no systematic comparative analysis of a sample of national issues has been made. Since even those writers like Bachrach and Baratz who have raised objections to ‘the assumption that power is totally embodied and fully

scholarly journals Tourism development in Serbia: On the way to sustainability and European integration

Spatium ◽  
2013 ◽  
pp. 47-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Violeta Orlovic-Lovren ◽  
Tijana Crncevic ◽  
Sasa Milijic
Keyword(s):  
European Integration ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Short Review ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Mutual Cooperation ◽  
Eu Integration ◽  
Tourism Policy ◽  
Sustainability Principles

The aim of the paper is to contribute to improvement of tourism policy and practice in Serbia towards defining and implementing sustainability principles and meeting European integration requirements. It encompasses short review of international implications on Serbian tourism policy and legislation. Current policy and its sustainability are analyzed using two indicators: application of integrated (cross sector) and local community approach, with particular focus on tourism, environmental and planning documents. There is general orientation towards sustainability and involvement of local community into the planning and implementation of projects in the field. Precisely defined mechanisms for public participation and integrated approach, first of all mainstreaming of environmental issues into tourism strategic document, are preconditions for reaching country?s sustainability goals and EU integration orientation. Points that should be improved are suggested and the need for mutual cooperation and capacity development of stakeholders at all levels, including further international support, strongly advocated.

Environment and atmosphere of night tourism based on the local wisdom: A case study of Berastagi

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Selly Veronica ◽  
Nurlisa Ginting ◽  
AmyMarisa
Keyword(s):  
Field Observation ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Tourist Destination ◽  
Innovative Strategy ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
Descriptive Method

Night tourism development comes up as an innovative strategy for tourism development in this current intense competition. There are four main elements in night tourism, namely economic, social, environmental, and night atmosphere. Berastagi is the most popular tourist destination in Karo Regency, Sumatera Utara, Indonesia, which already have night tourism destination but unfortunately undeveloped yet. Night tourism development in Berastagi must be with the local wisdom approach to maximize its benefit. Karonese as the majority ethnic of the local community in this area potential to be developed on its night tourism. This paper only analyzes the environmental and night atmosphere aspects in Berastagi’s night tourism, which based on local wisdom. Qualitative primary data from field observation and depth interview results have been analyzed by using the descriptive method. The study shows that involving local wisdom in developing the environment and night atmosphere can give the typical identity for the night tourism in Berastagi.Night Tourism

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