The Impact of Web-Based Media on Evolution of Participatory Urban Planning and E-Democracy in Poland

The chapter examines the relationship between the use of Information and Communications Technology (ITC) and the emergence of social movements focused on urban agenda in Poland. The aim is to investigate how and to what extent a growing body of smaller activist groups use opportunities provided by the ITC to achieve their political objectives. The research results indicate that Web-based media have helped to raise the profile of local initiatives and increased awareness of systemic urban issues between different groups of grass-root actors. The findings of the chapter are based on the analysis of the Congress of Urban Movements (Kongres Ruchów Miejskich: KRM), a broad coalition of smaller non-governmental organizations and bottom-up activist groups, which use Internet-based tools to network. The results indicate that the Web-based tools increase the members' ability to connect and interact, consequently improving the ability to coordinate joint initiatives, expand real-life social networks, and in the result stimulate the rise of urban social movements.

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The Impact of Information and Communication Technology on the Rise of Urban Social Movements in Poland

Civic Engagement and Politics ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-7669-3.ch051 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 1020-1041

Author(s):

Maja Grabkowska ◽

Łukasz Pancewicz ◽

Iwona Sagan

Keyword(s):

Social Movements ◽

Real Life ◽

Information And Communications Technology ◽

Web Based ◽

Urban Social Movements ◽

Governmental Organizations ◽

Non Governmental Organizations ◽

Grass Root ◽

Urban Issues ◽

Activist Groups

The chapter examines the relationship between the use of Information and Communications Technology (ITC) and the emergence of social movements focused on urban agenda in Poland. The aim is to investigate how and to what extent a growing body of smaller activist groups use opportunities provided by the ITC to achieve their political objectives. The research results indicate that Web-based media have helped to raise the profile of local initiatives and increased awareness of systemic urban issues between different groups of grass-root actors. The findings of the chapter are based on the analysis of the Congress of Urban Movements (Kongres Ruchów Miejskich: KRM), a broad coalition of smaller non-governmental organizations and bottom-up activist groups, which use Internet-based tools to network. The results indicate that the Web-based tools increase the members' ability to connect and interact, consequently improving the ability to coordinate joint initiatives, expand real-life social networks, and in the result stimulate the rise of urban social movements.

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The Impact of Information and Communication Technology on the Rise of Urban Social Movements in Poland

Advances in Civil and Industrial Engineering - Emerging Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities in Urban E-Planning ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-8150-7.ch005 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 93-113

Author(s):

Maja Grabkowska ◽

Łukasz Pancewicz ◽

Iwona Sagan

Keyword(s):

Social Movements ◽

Real Life ◽

Information And Communications Technology ◽

Web Based ◽

Urban Social Movements ◽

Governmental Organizations ◽

Non Governmental Organizations ◽

Grass Root ◽

Urban Issues ◽

Activist Groups

The chapter examines the relationship between the use of Information and Communications Technology (ITC) and the emergence of social movements focused on urban agenda in Poland. The aim is to investigate how and to what extent a growing body of smaller activist groups use opportunities provided by the ITC to achieve their political objectives. The research results indicate that Web-based media have helped to raise the profile of local initiatives and increased awareness of systemic urban issues between different groups of grass-root actors. The findings of the chapter are based on the analysis of the Congress of Urban Movements (Kongres Ruchów Miejskich: KRM), a broad coalition of smaller non-governmental organizations and bottom-up activist groups, which use Internet-based tools to network. The results indicate that the Web-based tools increase the members' ability to connect and interact, consequently improving the ability to coordinate joint initiatives, expand real-life social networks, and in the result stimulate the rise of urban social movements.

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The Impact of NGO Activism

Putting Purpose Into Practice ◽

10.1093/oso/9780198870708.003.0019 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 245-256

Author(s):

Andreas G. F. Hoepner ◽

Qian Li

Keyword(s):

Institutional Investors ◽

Local Community ◽

Shareholder Value ◽

Governmental Organizations ◽

Non Governmental Organizations ◽

Common Goals ◽

The Impact ◽

The Relationship ◽

Legal Expertise

Consumer groups, employee forums, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are also increasingly being recognized as powerful influences over corporate activities and Chapter 18 describes the work of NGOs in aligning corporate with social and environmental purposes. Historically, the relationship between corporations and NGOs has been antagonistic. However, increasingly corporations and NGOs are working in partnership to achieve common goals. The role of NGOs in influencing corporate activities is not restricted to such partnerships. They have been adopting activist campaigns to achieve desired outcomes in a form that is not dissimilar to those of institutional investors. These campaigns have often been seen by companies to be shareholder-value destroying but this is by no means always the case and NGO campaigns can be mutually beneficial for firms as well as society. NGOs can bring knowledge of a local community or a technical and legal expertise nature that firms may lack. They execute projects in common with companies, set agendas for various constituencies, exchange complementary knowledge in diverse areas, and provide access to networks.

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Exhibition and Trade Fair Activity and Economic Crises: response measures and factors for recovery

Communicology ◽

10.21453/2311-3065-2020-8-2-80-89 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 80-89

Author(s):

A.A. Nazarov

Keyword(s):

Trade Fair ◽

Government Support ◽

Economic Sectors ◽

Current Crisis ◽

Governmental Organizations ◽

Non Governmental Organizations ◽

Multiplier Effect ◽

Response Measures ◽

The Impact ◽

Exhibition Industry

The paper represents the analysis of the impact on the exhibition and trade fair activity of the Russian Federation during crisis situations caused by external factors. The author examined the major anticrisis measures, industry statistics and the main trends in the postcrisis phase. The fundamental role of the exhibition industry as a tool is caused by stimulation of economic sectors recovery from the crisis due to the multiplier effect. The particular relevance of the article is justified by a comprehensive study of the state of the industry during the current crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The author provides an overview of main government support measures for the industry and explains factors that have reduced some of these measures. Also, the author examined in detail activities of non-governmental organizations and associations of the exhibition industry in lobbying for the provision of state support and educational and legal assistance to Russian exhibition companies. Thus, the importance of coordinating activities of all participants in the exhibition industry and, in particular, further consolidation of interaction at the level of industry associations, becomes apparent. Besides, the author suggests a number of measures, such as highlighting exhibitions, trade fairs and congresses from the list of mass events following the example of Germany, introducing insurability for exhibition organizers in case of postponement or cancellation of events due to emergency circumstances, standardizing public health and hygiene rules. Their practical application should mitigate the way out of the current situation.

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NGOs for International Justice

10.1093/oso/9780198816423.003.0007 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Kjersti Lohne

Keyword(s):

International Criminal Court ◽

International Criminal ◽

Criminal Court ◽

International Justice ◽

Relative Lack ◽

International Crimes ◽

Governmental Organizations ◽

Non Governmental Organizations ◽

The Impact ◽

Oriented Approach

Kjersti Lohne describes the impact of non-governmental organizations at the International Criminal Court (ICC), in particular discussing the relative lack of regard for defendants’ rights, and especially highlighting the difficulties encountered by those acquitted. After the Coalition for the International Criminal Court contributed to the establishment of the ICC itself in the fight against impunity for international crimes, that Coalition has continued a victim-oriented approach, arguably at the expense of defendants’ rights. The ICC’s focus on victims, ‘truth’, and ‘memory’ may challenge the legitimacy of the Court in the longer run.

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The reputation trap of NGO accountability

International Theory ◽

10.1017/s1752971915000159 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 7 (3) ◽

pp. 426-463 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Stephen E. Gent ◽

Mark J. C. Crescenzi ◽

Elizabeth J. Menninga ◽

Lindsay Reid

Keyword(s):

Theoretical Model ◽

Unintended Consequences ◽

International Crisis ◽

Governmental Organizations ◽

Non Governmental Organizations ◽

Policy Goals ◽

Ngo Accountability ◽

The Relationship

Can concerns for one’s reputation cause non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to alter their behavior to the detriment of achieving their policy goals? To answer this question, we explore the relationship between NGOs and their donors. Our theoretical model reveals that reputation can be a key piece of information in the decision to fund an NGO’s activities. Reputation can become so important to the NGO’s survival that it interferes with the long-term policy goals of the organization. As such, reputations can become a double-edged sword, simultaneously providing the information donors seek while constraining NGOs from realizing policy goals. We apply this logic to the problem of NGO accountability, which has received increasing attention in recent years, and demonstrate that the tools used by donors to improve accountability can trigger unintended consequences. We illustrate this strategic dynamic with two types of NGO activity: water improvement and international crisis mediation.

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SOCIAL NETWORKS, HEALTH, AND WELL-BEING AMONG PEOPLE LIVING WITH DEMENTIA

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igz038.277 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. S71-S71

Author(s):

Eleanor S McConnell ◽

Kirsten Corazzini ◽

T Robert Konrad

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Social Networks ◽

Well Being ◽

Sensor Technology ◽

Web Based ◽

Use Of Technology ◽

Care Partners ◽

The Impact ◽

The Relationship ◽

Health And Well Being

Abstract Although the impact of dementia on the health and well-being of those living with Alzheimer’s Disease and related Disorders (ADRD) and their care partners has been widely studied, less attention has been paid to how the disease impacts individuals within the context of their larger social networks. This symposium presents findings from a series of integrated studies aimed at strengthening measurement of health and well-being among older adults with living with dementia and well-being among members of their social networks. Findings will be presented from five studies: (1) a scoping review of social network measurement in older adults in chronic illness, including dementia, that emphasizes the use of technology in measuring older adults’ social networks; (2) a simulation study to evaluate the feasibility and reliability of sensor technology to measure social interaction among a person living with dementia and others in their immediate surroundings; (3) development of a web-based application that allows older adults to map and activate their social networks; (4) a qualitative analysis of interviews from persons living with dementia, their unpaid caregivers, and paid caregivers from an adult day health program concerning well-being focused outcomes; and (5) a mixed methods analysis of the feasibility of using both traditional and novel measures of health and well-being deployed among networks of people living with dementia. Emerging technologies for measuring social networks health and well-being hold promise for advancing the study of the relationship-based nature of care for people living with dementia.

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Project Management in Development Cooperation. Non-Governmental Organizations

Innovar ◽

10.15446/innovar.v25n56.48989 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 25 (56) ◽

pp. 53-67 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Maricela I. Montes-Guerra ◽

Aida R. De-Miguel ◽

M. Amaya Pérez-Ezcurdia ◽

Faustino N. Gimena ◽

H. Mauricio Díez-Silva

Keyword(s):

Project Management ◽

Management Practices ◽

Project Performance ◽

Project Managers ◽

Development Cooperation ◽

Governmental Organizations ◽

Non Governmental Organizations ◽

Applicable Knowledge ◽

The Impact ◽

Positive Effect

This article analyzes the adoption of project management practices in development cooperation NGOs and their influence on project performance. This paper illustrates the impact in the implementation of methodologies, techniques and tools on outcomes, measured by success criteria of several projects recently implemented. Information from the project managers of the organizations was collected, and complemented by a literature review. We analyzed the correlation among the variables that determine the adoption of a project, and the criteria that determine its success. The positive effect of project management adoption in the performance of cooperation projects is demonstrated, in spite of the low use of methodologies, techniques and tools within the sector. The article shows the importance of project management in cooperation and aid projects, with the purpose of increasing researchers' awareness about the field as applicable knowledge and about the benefits of its use in the sector. The paper shows that project management can improve project efficiency and accountability in other sectors.

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Media frames and public perceptions of global poverty in the UK: Is there a link?

Communications ◽

10.1515/commun-2018-2006 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 44 (1) ◽

pp. 59-79 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Mirjam Vossen ◽

Lau Schulpen

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Public Perceptions ◽

Global Poverty ◽

Media Frames ◽

The Public ◽

Governmental Organizations ◽

Non Governmental Organizations ◽

The Media ◽

The Uk ◽

The Relationship

Abstract This study investigates the relationship between media frames and public perceptions of global poverty. Building on a frame analysis, the paper reconstructs prevailing poverty narratives in British news articles and non-governmental organizations’ (NGO’s) advertisements between 2011 and 2013. Following this, these narratives are compared with the narratives that emerge from public opinion studies. The findings suggest that there is a strong connection between media frames and public knowledge and perceptions of global poverty. Both the media and the public define poverty in developing countries’ terms of destitute victims, lack of development and bad governance. Both suggest that the causes of poverty are internal to developing countries and imply that there has been little progress in reducing global poverty.

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