Net Diplomacy

Nation States ◽

The World ◽

Terrorist Groups ◽

The Cold War

Looking back to the not-so-distant past, one is struck to learn how much the world has changed in the last 30 to 35 years. New developments in major spheres of activity and new ways of knowing have altered, redefined or even transformed, in some cases, the ways we think, act and do things in the world. Changes are evident in all walks of life. In global politics, the end of the Cold War and the fall of communism have brought to the fore new actors and new issues. Nation-states are the principal but not the sole actors on the world stage. International organizations (IOs), non-governmental organizations (NGOs), transnational corporations, social movements and other non-state entities like media organizations and terrorist groups play an important role in setting the agenda and exerting influence on a global scale. Traditional concerns of sovereignty and security are still important, but policy-makers and academics are asked to re-conceptualize these concepts in lieu of the challenges posed by globalization and new threats to human security, like economic and ecological degradation, terrorism, massive immigration flows, the spread of infectious diseases and contamination of the food chain, to name a few.

New Governance Strategies for a Government IT Policy

Encyclopedia of Digital Government ◽

10.4018/978-1-59140-789-8.ch188 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 1246-1249

Author(s):

A. S. Nava

Keyword(s):

Ways Of Knowing ◽

Global Scale ◽

New Governance ◽

Nation States ◽

The World ◽

Terrorist Groups ◽

Governance Strategies ◽

The Cold War

Looking back to the not-so-distant past, one is struck to learn how much the world has changed in the last 30 to 35 years. New developments in major spheres of activity and new ways of knowing have altered, redefined or even transformed, in some cases, the ways we think, act and do things in the world. Changes are evident in all walks of life. In global politics, the end of the Cold War and the fall of communism have brought to the fore new actors and new issues. Nation-states are the principal but not the sole actors on the world stage. International organizations (IOs), non-governmental organizations (NGOs), transnational corporations, social movements and other non-state entities like media organizations and terrorist groups play an important role in setting the agenda and exerting influence on a global scale. Traditional concerns of sovereignty and security are still important, but policy-makers and academics are asked to re-conceptualize these concepts in lieu of the challenges posed by globalization and new threats to human security, like economic and ecological degradation, terrorism, massive immigration flows, the spread of infectious diseases and contamination of the food chain, to name a few.

Platform policy: Evaluating different responses to the challenges of platform power

Journal of Digital Media & Policy ◽

10.1386/jdmp_00061_1 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

pp. 231-246 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Terry Flew ◽

Rosalie Gillett

Keyword(s):

Hate Speech ◽

Self Regulation ◽

State Governments ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Relative Significance ◽

Digital Platforms ◽

Nation States ◽

The Uk

This article identifies a ‘policy turn’ in questions of internet governance, as politicians and policy-makers across multiple jurisdictions grapple with the power of digital platforms, and associated questions of accountability, transparency, market dominance and content regulation. The EU Hate Speech monitoring code, the Christchurch Call, the UK Online Harms Bill and Australia’s ACCC Digital Platforms Inquiry are manifestations of this trend, in what Philip Schlesinger has described as an emergent ‘regulatory field’. While corporate self-regulation has tended to be the dominant framework for digital sectors, there is growing pressure on the part of nation states for greater external regulation. In this article, we will consider different conceptual premises for understanding platform power, arising from neo-pluralist, class and elite theories, as well as the relative significance of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), nation state governments, corporate self-regulation (e.g. Facebook Oversight Board) and supranational governance mechanisms, such as Tim Berners-Lee’s proposed ‘Contract for the Web’.

Psychiatric symptoms among migrants to Malaysia from the southernmost provinces of Thailand

International Journal of Social Psychiatry ◽

10.1177/0020764021989736 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 002076402198973

Author(s):

Kathleen Ford ◽

Aree Jampaklay ◽

Aphichat Chamatrithirong

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Psychiatric Symptoms ◽

Well Being ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Working Age ◽

Self Reporting Questionnaire ◽

Depth Interviews ◽

Migrant Groups

Aim: The objective of this paper is to examine the level of psychiatric symptoms and associated factors among Thai migrants from the southernmost Thai provinces of Pattani, Yala, and Narithiwat who are working in Malaysia. Comparisons will be made with the sending population in the southernmost provinces of Thailand. Methods: Data are drawn from survey and in-depth interviews with Thai migrants who are working in Malaysia. Comparisons are made with a probability sample of working age adults in Thailand. The twenty item Self Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ) was the measure of mental health. Results: The study found that the migrants, on average, have normal levels of psychiatric symptoms. However, although about 24% of migrants reported more eight or more symptoms that may indicate a need for evaluation. There are many stressors in their lives including distance from families, reduced social support, legal matters surrounding immigration, and discrimination/exploitation of migrant groups. Conclusion: The study highlights the need for policy makers and non-governmental organizations to give attention to migrants’ mental health, well-being and sustainable livelihoods.

The Great Eastern Crisis (1875–1878) as a global humanitarian moment

Journal of Global History ◽

10.1017/s1740022821000085 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-26

Author(s):

Adrian Ruprecht

Keyword(s):

Civil Society ◽

Institutional Arrangements ◽

Red Cross ◽

Colonial India ◽

The Balkans ◽

The World ◽

Global Spread ◽

Global Movement

Abstract This article explores the global spread of the Red Cross and Red Crescent movement to colonial India. By looking at the Great Eastern Crisis (1875–78) and the intense public ferment the events in the Balkans created in Britain, Switzerland, Russia and India, this article illustrates how humanitarian ideas and practices, as well as institutional arrangements for the care for wounded soldiers, were appropriated and shared amongst the different religious internationals and pan-movements from the late 1870s onwards. The Great Eastern Crisis, this article contends, marks a global humanitarian moment. It transformed the initially mainly European and Christian Red Cross into a truly global movement that included non-sovereign colonial India and the Islamic religious international. Far from just being at the receiving end, non-European peoples were crucial in creating global and transnational humanitarianism, global civil society and the world of non-governmental organizations during the last third of the nineteenth century.

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 ◽

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.

A typology of social change agendas in Australian arts organizations and NGOs

Journal of Arts & Communities ◽

10.1386/jaac_00021_1 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (1-2) ◽

pp. 23-40

Author(s):

Brydie-Leigh Bartleet ◽

Gillian Howell

Keyword(s):

Social Change ◽

Positive Change ◽

Future Research ◽

Arts Organizations ◽

Research Practice ◽

The World ◽

Creative Artists

An increasing number of creative artists, arts organizations and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are working on socially-engaged initiatives that aim to bring about positive change in communities. Examples of outstanding arts practices can be found throughout the world; however, there are major gaps in our understanding about how this work operates. Drawing on insights from 100 Australian arts organizations and NGOs working in this field, this article aims to address some of these gaps. It outlines a typology of change agendas in these organizations, in order to advance a deeper understanding of this field and inform future research, practice and policy.

Women in Southern Africa: A Note on the Zimbabwean “Success Story”

Issue A Journal of Opinion ◽

10.1017/s0047160700009124 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 17 (2) ◽

pp. 26-28

Author(s):

Patricia A. Made ◽

Nyorovai Whande

Keyword(s):

Southern Africa ◽

African Women ◽

Women's Clubs ◽

Success Story ◽

Grass Roots ◽

Center Stage ◽

The World ◽

The Common

Five years ago, women in Africa moved to the center stage of the continent. The U.N. Decade for Women Conference held in Nairobi brought together women from all over the world to exchange ideas and discuss future strategies. African women turned out for the meeting in force. Women representing governments, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and grass-roots women's clubs converged on Nairobi to tell their story to other women in the common struggle for equality, justice and peace.

Sustainability reference systems and indicators for responsible marine capture fisheries: a review of concepts and elements for a set of guidelines

Marine and Freshwater Research ◽

10.1071/mf99092 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 51 (5) ◽

pp. 385 ◽

Cited By ~ 103

Author(s):

S. M. Garcia ◽

D. J. Staples

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Code Of Conduct ◽

Reference Points ◽

Visual Methods ◽

Reference Systems ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Sustainability Concept ◽

Different Dimensions

This review was prepared as a background document for the Consultation on Sustainable Indicators for Capture Fisheries held in Sydney, Australia, 18–22 January 1998. It aims to facilitate the development and implementation of indicators and to serve as a basis for the development of part of the series of Technical Guidelines in Support of the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries. The paper reviews the concept of sustainable development (‘sustainability’). Five sustainability frameworks are suggested for developing and grouping indicators. A discussion of the criteria that could be used to measure and monitor progress towards sustainability includes the types of possible indicators, their use within the sustainability concept, use of reference points on which to compare indicators and their relation to planning and management. Sustainable Development Reference Systems are introduced as a tool for grouping indicators and representing the interrelationships among them. Visual methods of portraying the human and environmental dimensions of sustainability and their indicators can be broadened to permit temporal and spatial comparisons. These, combined with systems to scale the different dimensions to reflect different societal values of their importance, can assist policy makers, fisheries managers, industries, non-governmental organizations and the general public in understanding and assessing progress towards sustainable development of capture fisheries.

NGOs management: a roadmap to effective practices

Journal of Global Responsibility ◽

10.1108/jgr-08-2018-0033 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 (4) ◽

pp. 372-387 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Mohammed Aboramadan

Keyword(s):

Conceptual Framework ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Private Companies ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Business World ◽

Content Type ◽

One Year ◽

Management Functions

Purpose From one year to another, more researchers join in the ever-growing field of interest of non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Nevertheless, the literature on NGOs management is not as rich as what has been developed for private companies and bodies in the business world. The purpose of this paper is to propose a framework for managing NGOs effectively. Design/methodology/approach Reviewing the literature on NGOs management from different areas, the paper proposes a conceptual framework. Findings The paper provides a conceptual framework on how different management functions are involved in a mutual framework for managing NGOs. Research limitations/implications The author needs to empirically test the suggested framework using qualitative and qualitative techniques. Originality/value The author’s perspective on NGOs management is a subject of great interest for different NGOs stakeholders including: donors, communities, volunteers, managers and policy-makers.