The Role of Women in Community Development after Earthquake, Tsunami, and Liquefaction in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia

This study aims at identifying how women respond to uncertain situations after a disaster. Women and children are frequently in a vulnerable position due to their domestic roles. The research took place in Central Sulawesi, where the massive earthquake, tsunami, and liquefaction engulfed thousands of lives and dwellings. Despite their limitation, women have become a social catalyst in enhancing optimism among the survivors. The socio-cultural background of Central Sulawesi women is an essential factor in recovering socio-economic conditions after the disaster in Central Sulawesi. Their toughness and high social care have also facilitated extensive social and economic activities, along with women activists in civil society organizations. Several non-governmental organizations under government coordination have provided rehabilitation assistance programs. The research employed qualitative approaches encompassing in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, and field observations. The research indicates that women's greater participation in disaster recovery programs could be essential. Women also brought up people's optimism to bounce back faster from suffering a disaster.

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Corruption and Nigerian political economy

10.32890/9789670876511 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Ibrahim Kawuley Mikail

Keyword(s):

Political Economy ◽

National Development ◽

Civil Society Organizations ◽

Political Theatre ◽

Colonial Era ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Post Colonial ◽

Governmental Organizations ◽

Non Governmental Organizations ◽

Freedom Fighters

The book analyses the background of corrupt practices in the annals of Nigerian political history from pre-colonial, colonial and post-colonial era down to the fourth democratic dispensation. The book also establishes a nexus between corruption and political economy in the Nigerian political theatre. Indeed, corruption undermines the rules of law, equity, transparency democratization and national development which breed poverty, insecurity and general underdevelopment among the populace.Meanwhile, the political economy approach and the theories of corruption and their application on Nigerian political economy is highlighted.The role of policy-makers and stakeholders with their policies and programmes on combating corruption is also analysed. Furthermore, the giant efforts of international organizations, civil society organizations (CSOs) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on combating the menace of corruption are also pointed out. The book serves as a guide to researchers on the subject matter and the freedom fighters with their anti-corruption crusade or mandates so as to proffer solutions to corrupt practices and scandals in Nigeria and beyond.

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Silencing Their Critics: How Government Restrictions Against Civil Society Affect International ‘Naming and Shaming’

British Journal of Political Science ◽

10.1017/s0007123419000693 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-22 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Hannah Smidt ◽

Dominic Perera ◽

Neil J. Mitchell ◽

Kristin M. Bakke

Keyword(s):

Human Rights ◽

Civil Society ◽

Civil Society Organizations ◽

The Other ◽

Governmental Organizations ◽

Non Governmental Organizations ◽

The One ◽

Naming And Shaming ◽

Flow Of Information ◽

Cross National

Abstract International ‘naming and shaming’ campaigns rely on domestic civil society organizations (CSOs) for information on local human rights conditions. To stop this flow of information, some governments restrict CSOs, for example by limiting their access to funding. Do such restrictions reduce international naming and shaming campaigns that rely on information from domestic CSOs? This article argues that on the one hand, restrictions may reduce CSOs’ ability and motives to monitor local abuses. On the other hand, these organizations may mobilize against restrictions and find new ways of delivering information on human rights violations to international publics. Using a cross-national dataset and in-depth evidence from Egypt, the study finds that low numbers of restrictions trigger shaming by international non-governmental organizations. Yet once governments impose multiple types of restrictions, it becomes harder for CSOs to adapt, resulting in fewer international shaming campaigns.

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Devastating impacts of flood disaster among rural households in Benue State, Nigeria

Journal of Scientific Agriculture ◽

10.25081/jsa.2020.v4.6239 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 61-63

Author(s):

R. K. Jiriko ◽

E. N. Mbah ◽

N. E. Amah

Keyword(s):

Flood Hazard ◽

Public Awareness ◽

Rural Households ◽

Flood Plain ◽

Study Data ◽

Flood Disaster ◽

Economic Activities ◽

Governmental Organizations ◽

Non Governmental Organizations ◽

Drainage Channels

The study was carried out to determine devastating impacts of flood disaster among rural households in Benue State, Nigeria. Questionnaire was used to collect data from a sample of 145 respondents used for the study. Data collected for the study were analyzed using mean score. Findings indicated that the major causes of flood disaster were poor level of public awareness campaign on flood hazard (x –=2.00), increased impermeability due to urbanization (x –=2.00), overflowing dams (x –=2.00), building on water ways and drainage channels (x –=2.00), flood plain being occupied by human settlement and economic activities (x –=1.41), blockage of flood path with sediment deposit (x –=1.31) and increase in rainfall (x –=1.30). Rendering of rural dwellers homeless (x –=2.47), fills homes with dirty water and refuse (x –=2.43), blockage of road networks (x –=2.42), disruption of economic activities (x –=2.40), destruction of farmlands (x –=2.40), increase in household food insecurity (x –=2.35), destruction of crops and livestock (x –=2.30), damages stored farm produce (x –=2.24) and loss of lives and property (x –=2.12) were effects of flood disaster on rural households. Based on the findings of the study, there arises the need for government at all levels and non-governmental organizations to intensify efforts in creation of awareness for people living in flood prone areas to relocate to a safer place in order to avoid loss of life and disruption of economic activities.

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Participation, Civil Society and the Facebook Use of NGOs in Turkey

Political Scandal, Corruption, and Legitimacy in the Age of Social Media - Advances in Social Networking and Online Communities ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-2019-1.ch010 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 223-246

Author(s):

Kamil Demirhan

Keyword(s):

Social Networks ◽

Civil Society ◽

Civil Society Organizations ◽

Political Life ◽

Civic Culture ◽

Political Issues ◽

Governmental Organizations ◽

Emergency Education ◽

Non Governmental Organizations ◽

Political Events

This study finds out the use of Facebook by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Turkey to engage the social and political events of the country. NGOs are civil society organizations aiming at promoting participation of citizens in social and political issues. They are a part of democratic system and they have important role to struggle with corruptions and improve the legitimacy of political-legal organization in political system. NGOs work using social networks and promoting civic culture. Therefore, the use of new communication and interaction channels is necessary for NGOs to develop social networks and civic participation. Social media can be a new channel to promote social and political life. This study focuses on Facebook activities of 40 NGOs selected from eight different activity fields: politics, environment, woman rights, economy, emergency, education, human rights, and democracy. It uses content analysis method to understand the NGOs' activities in Facebook, in terms of social and political issues realized in the year of 2012.

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The Silent Gatekeeper: Authoritarianism and Civil Society in China

Political Science Undergraduate Review ◽

10.29173/psur40 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 66-72

Author(s):

Kate Mah

Keyword(s):

Civil Society ◽

Chinese Communist Party ◽

Social Mobilization ◽

Civil Society Organizations ◽

Authoritarian State ◽

Governmental Organizations ◽

Non Governmental Organizations ◽

History Of ◽

The Government ◽

Market Capitalism

This paper examines the emergence of civil society in China under the authoritarian system in the last thirty years. It seeks to explore the ways in which an initial, traditional notion of civil society has altered in the context of China, as well as the respective challenges faced by both the organizations and the government in carrying out their goals and governance. The rapid rise of market capitalism, globalization and Chinese economic success in the last forty years to present day has made room for the rise of non-governmental organizations as well as social mobilization and engagement from citizens. This paper suggests that China has been able to accept the emergence of civil society, however, despite these developments, the government has been able to sufficiently suppress civil society from carrying out any objectives of transparency, social justice and accountability. It surveys the history of civil society within the authoritarian state, analyzes the specific government-NGO relations between the Chinese Communist Party and civil society organizations, and reflects upon the implications of the current legal and political framework that Chinese civil society must operate under.

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Exploring the Influence of NGOs in Corporate Sustainability Adoption: Institutional-Legitimacy Perspective

Jindal Journal of Business Research ◽

10.1177/2278682120968969 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 135-147

Author(s):

Lamin B. Ceesay

Keyword(s):

Environmental Sustainability ◽

Corporate Sustainability ◽

Stakeholder Involvement ◽

Sustainability Reporting ◽

Civil Society Organizations ◽

Institutional Legitimacy ◽

Governmental Organizations ◽

Non Governmental Organizations ◽

Social And Environmental Performance ◽

Power And Influence

This review seeks to examine the power and influence of Non-Governmental Organizations in the course of corporate sustainability adoption (i.e., sustainability reporting). Using the institutional-legitimacy and governance theories, our findings suggest that non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have great potentials in sustainability discourse through two salient actions, namely (a) collaborative partnership, and (b) confrontational tactics. While the former promotes stakeholder involvement in corporate decision-making through dialogue, joint-projects on corporate social responsibility, and sustainability reporting, the latter, however, is the last resort—involving “naming and shaming” corporations for poor social and environmental performance. The objective of such action is to cause reputational damage to businesses. Finally, it is also observed that crucial to NGO power and influence is the collaboration with government and civil society organizations in the fight for environmental sustainability and accountability.

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Saving Water while Doing Business: Corporate Agenda-Setting and Water Sustainability

Water ◽

10.3390/w11020297 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 297 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Laura Kemper ◽

Lena Partzsch

Keyword(s):

Fair Trade ◽

Water Policy ◽

The European Union ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Water Sustainability ◽

Group Discussions ◽

Governmental Organizations ◽

Non Governmental Organizations ◽

Multi Stakeholder ◽

Water Problems

Organic and fair trade campaigns bring water sustainability onto public agendas, such as for example in the cotton/textile sector. Armedangels, a German company, advertises its t-shirts by arguing that their production requires only 1/10th of the water required in conventional production. This article studies the ambitions of such corporate agenda-setters. Methodologically, we develop a framework that contains six criteria and nine indicators, which allow us to code and assess the certification standards. In addition, we conducted semi-structured interviews, group discussions, and participatory observations in order to better understand whose agendas certification is promulgating. The criteria encompass the social and environmental dimensions of water sustainability. Our cases include Naturland (a private organic standard), the European Union (EU) Organic Regulation (a public organic standard), the Fairtrade Labeling Organization (FLO) (a fair trade initiative), and the Fair for Life (FFL) standard (an organic and fair trade standard). Our study also looks at the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) and Cotton made in Africa (CmiA), which are two multi-stakeholder initiatives that operate on the conventional market in cooperation with non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The findings demonstrate that organic and fair trade companies rightly present themselves as water policy entrepreneurs. However, crucial aspects of water sustainability remain hidden. In particular, there is a cleavage between the environmental agendas of organic movements and NGOs that are represented in certification and the urgent social water problems in the Global South.

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An Analysis of Non-Governmental Organizations: Health Nutrition Measures and Peoples Satisfaction

Global Social Sciences Review ◽

10.31703/gssr.2021(vi-i).41 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol VI (I) ◽

pp. 408-419

Author(s):

Shakeel Ahmad ◽

Naqeeb Hussain Shah ◽

Ashraf Ali

Keyword(s):

Simple Random Sampling ◽

Sampling Procedure ◽

Safe Drinking Water ◽

Lactating Women ◽

Governmental Organizations ◽

Non Governmental Organizations ◽

Healthy Nutrition ◽

Level Of Satisfaction ◽

Women And Children ◽

Water Provision

This study was carried out to measure the Non-Governmental Organizations intervention in health nutrition and people's level of satisfaction. A sample size of 230 out of 450 populations was selected through a simple random sampling procedure. The study revealed the children and women (lactating) benefitted through nutrition food, provision of purification tablets for safe drinking water, provision of food baskets to people. Children were benefited through the provision of vitamin, and de-warming medication, treatment of pregnant and lactating women and children suffering from malnutrition were significantly associated with people's level of satisfaction. This study recommended that government, along with NGOs, must take measures for healthy nutrition irrespective of class, caste, and occupation, etc.

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North-South International Education Partnerships: Two Canadian Projects with Tanzania.

Comparative and International Education ◽

10.5206/cie-eci.v41i3.9211 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 41 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Aniko Varpalotai ◽

Chantal Phillips ◽

Marian Roks

Keyword(s):

International Education ◽

Poverty Reduction ◽

Formal Education ◽

Civil Society Organizations ◽

Educational Opportunities ◽

International Partnerships ◽

Post Secondary ◽

Governmental Organizations ◽

Non Governmental Organizations ◽

Critical Skills

Abstract The following is a review of two Canadian-Tanzanian international partnerships working in Tanzania within the education sector. Project TEMBO (Tanzania Education and Micro-Business Opportunity) supports the development of formal and non-formal education for girls and women in collaboration with other local and international non-governmental organizations. The Huron University College/University of Dar es Salaam project is strengthening post-secondary educational opportunities in collaboration with civil society organizations and local government. Both projects are focused on literacy in the broadest sense to achieve critical skills in civic engagement, poverty reduction, problem solving, decision-making and reducing gender imbalances, and as such are in line with the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Achieving improved access to information and educational opportunities for Tanzanians that support poverty reduction are the shared objectives of these two projects. This article will outline some of the methods which have been used to successfully offer access and educational opportunities despite ongoing challenges and constraints within the project environments.

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The role of Cirebon Women Ulama in Countering Religious Radicalism

QIJIS (Qudus International Journal of Islamic Studies) ◽

10.21043/qijis.v8i1.6430 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 33

Author(s):

Septi Gumiandari ◽

Ilman Nafi'a

Keyword(s):

Women Activists ◽

Religious Communities ◽

Primary Data ◽

Religious Transformation ◽

Religious Literacy ◽

Governmental Organizations ◽

Direct Observations ◽

Non Governmental Organizations ◽

Religious Radicalism ◽

Terrorist Acts

The trend in terrorist acts nowadays is using women as perpetrators with a feminine approach. To respond to the condition, the figure of the Cirebon women ulama takes a very significant role. When women could be recruited as terrorists, it should be easier too to get them back to become agents of peace. This study originally attempts to describe the experiences and efforts of Cirebon women ulama in the process of socio-religious transformation in the Cirebon society towards a better direction, namely counteracting religious-based intolerance in Cirebon. This study was conducted through a descriptive qualitative method with a phenomenology approach. Primary data were obtained through documentation study, interviews, and direct observations with Cirebon women activists from various community organizations and non-governmental organizations. The results showed that there are several strategies used by Cirebon women ulama in countering religious radicalism such as (1) developing religious literacy among Cirebon society; (2) shifting communication patterns from monolog to dialog; (3) reviewing curriculum and the process of learning; (4) live-in with other religious communities and beliefs, and (5) establish institutional networking.

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