scholarly journals Qualitative Insider Research in a Government Institution: Reflections on a Study of Policy Capacity

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bobby Thomas Cameron
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Provincial Government ◽  
Ethical Framework ◽  
Private Institutions ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Insider Research ◽  
Policy Capacity ◽  
Government Institutions ◽  
Government Institution

Embarking on a qualitative Ph.D. research project in public administration is often daunting for novice researchers. For those students who consider adopting an emic or insider approach for their research, the ethical, methodological, and analytical challenges that lay ahead may seem insurmountable at times. In this article, I reflect on my experience as a Ph.D. student completing qualitative research with my colleagues to study policy capacity in a provincial government in Canada. I review how I constructed an ethical framework by integrating policy from Research Ethics Boards and government. Throughout the article, I deal primarily with ethical considerations and the personal and professional tensions associated with insider research. In addition to providing an overview of the literature on insider and emic research, I present ethical protocols that student-practitioners in other settings should consider when completing academic research with their colleagues in government institutions. Overall, the risks one must mitigate and minimize when completing insider research in government institutions are not substantially different from insider research in private institutions. While insider approaches in the study of public administration are not without their unique challenges, they do offer great potential in broadening and deepening emic knowledge of public administration practice.

The impact of the new media on public relations in the public administration in Kurdistan Region

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 268-288
Author(s):  
Dlan Ismail Mawlud ◽  
Hoshyar Mozafar Ali
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
New Media ◽  
Public Relations ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Management System ◽  
Theoretical Research ◽  
Kurdistan Region ◽  
The Public ◽  
Government Institutions ◽  
The Impact

The development of technology, information technology and various means of communication have a significant impact on public relations activity; especially in government institutions. Many government institutions have invested these means in their management system, in order to facilitate the goals of the institution, and ultimately the interaction between the internal and external public. In this theoretical research, I tried to explain the impact of the new media on public relations in the public administration, based on the views of specialists. The aim of the research is to know the use of the new media of public relations and how in the system of public administration, as well as, Explaining the role it plays in public relations activities of government institutions. Add to this, analyzing the way of how new media and public relations participate in the birth of e-government. In the results, it is clear that the new media has facilitated public relations between the public and other institutions, as it strengthened relations between them

scholarly journals Training for policy capacity: A practitioner’s reflection on an in-house intervention for civil servants, students, and post-secondary graduates in Canada

2021 ◽  
pp. 014473942110194
Author(s):  
Bobby Thomas Cameron
Keyword(s):  
Prince Edward Island ◽  
Provincial Government ◽  
Civil Servants ◽  
Mentorship Program ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Policy Capacity ◽  
Public Servant ◽  
Capacity Theory ◽  
Integrated Policy ◽  
Recent Graduates

A substantial amount of scholarly work focuses on conceptualizing, theorizing and studying the policy capacity of governments. Yet, guidance for practitioners on developing policy capacity training programs is lacking. In this article, I reflect on my experience as a public servant in the provincial government of Prince Edward Island where I designed and implemented the Policy Capacity Development and Mentorship Program for civil servants, recent graduates and students. In this article, I offer a descriptive overview of the framework and logic of the program and discuss how I integrated policy capacity theory. This article may serve other practitioners who seek to implement similar programs in their respective organizations and provides a base for future interventions. The article also offers thoughts on practitioner-led collaboration with academics and recommendations for those who would like to establish similar programs in their organizations.

scholarly journals Implementation of the Alternative Model of Bureaucratic Reform in the Magelang City

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 731-734
Author(s):  
Samodra Wibawa ◽  
Eny Boedi Orbawati ◽  
Koentjoro ◽  
Arnanda Yusliwidaka ◽  
Fadlurrahman
Keyword(s):  
Public Participation ◽  
Alternative Model ◽  
Government Institutions ◽  
The Third ◽  
Road Map ◽  
Grand Design ◽  
Study Team ◽  
Bureaucratic Reform ◽  
Second Wave ◽  
Government Institution

Bureaucratic reform has entered the second wave based on Peraturan Presiden No. 81 Tahun 2019 about Grand Design Reformasi Birokrasi for the period 2010 – 2025. Based on that regulation, every government institution must improve itself through programs related to the grand design and road map of bureaucratic reform. This study is the third of three studies cunducted in the last three years. In the first study has succeeded in identifying the obstacles experienced by Magelang government in the carrying out bureaucratic reform. Then in the second study, team focused on developing alternative model of bureaucratic reform to address the problems found in the first study. Whereas in the third study, alternative model of bureaucratic reform was implemented for eight months in collaboration with several government institutions in Magelang city. The finding of this study is alternative model of bureaucratic reform was successfully implemented, but the results have not yet reached what was expected. Internally, the commitment of employee is still weak, and externally the lack of public participation.

scholarly journals Government Institution Collaboration In Efforts To Handling Criminal Acts Of Human Trafficking In Indonesia Case Study: Literature Study For The Area Of East Nusa Tenggara Province

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-138
Author(s):  
Tunggal Bayu Laksono ◽  
Maidah Purwanti
Keyword(s):  
Human Trafficking ◽  
Organized Crime ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Provincial Government ◽  
Trafficking In Persons ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
State Institutions ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Government Institution

Trafficking in persons is a criminal act of organized crime that occurs internationally. Indonesia, as one of the countries with the fourth largest population, has experienced this crime. One of the provinces that is the center of this biggest crime is East Nusa Tenggara. In this case, the Indonesian government through existing state institutions coordinates to eliminate the crime of trafficking in persons. Immigration as one of the agencies that deals with immigration traffic problems plays a major role in efforts to deal with the Crime of Trafficking in Persons. Coordination between one party and another is carried out by the provincial government of East Nusa Tenggara. However, improving coordination is a key point of success in handling the Crime of Trafficking in Persons. This research was conducted by conducting a literature case study which aims to find out more about the crime in question. This writing is done with a descriptive research method by describing the research results in a case study literature from various literatures used by the author.

Facilitating Interviews in Qualitative Research With Visual Tools: A Typology

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 301-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie M. N. Glegg
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Ethical Framework ◽  
Visual Methods ◽  
Data Generation ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Effect Change ◽  
Research Dissemination ◽  
The Relationship

Visual methods are gaining traction in qualitative research to support data generation, data analysis, and research dissemination. In this article, I propose a preliminary typology that categorizes five identified purposes of applying visual methods in qualitative interviews: to (a) enable communication, (b) represent the data, (c) enhance data quality and validity, (d) facilitate the relationship, and (e) effect change. Examples of visual tools are presented to demonstrate their utility in addressing these five aims. An existing ethical framework for visual tool use in qualitative research is then presented to structure a discussion on ethical considerations related to confidentiality, consent, representations and audiences, fuzzy boundaries between researchers and participants, authorship and ownership, and minimizing harm. Future directions include testing and extending the typology with respect to other visual methods and qualitative research processes, and research to evaluate the effectiveness of various visual tools at achieving the aims represented in the typology.

Econometric modelling in Italy: From economic planning to academic research

2021 ◽  
pp. 63-82
Author(s):  
Antonella Rancan
Keyword(s):  
Economic Policy ◽  
Econometric Model ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Economic Planning ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Private Institutions ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Econometric Modelling ◽  
Post War ◽  
The University

The paper deals with the introduction and acceptance of econometric model-ling as a tool to conduct economic policy analysis in Italy in the Post War. A re-search practice first applied in public and private institutions other than universi-ties. It is argued that economic planning and policymakers' needs of empirical es-timations, simulations and forecasts played an important role in supporting quan-titative research, at the time when economics was still conceived as a theoretical discipline. Sylos Labini's (1967) econometric model, the Modellaccio (1970-75), the University of Bologna model (1976) were the first examples of econometric modelling activities within academia. Only since the late 1980s, also due to a gen-erational change, econometrics is fully accepted and introduced in economics cur-ricula with the discipline that aligned to international standards.

Impact of Local Self-Government Institutions on Creating a Business-Friendly Environment

2015 ◽  
pp. 353-373
Author(s):  
Jelena Stanković ◽  
Igor Novaković
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Local Economic Development ◽  
Business Community ◽  
Government Institutions ◽  
Institutional Cooperation ◽  
Community Data ◽  
Multi Criteria Analysis ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activities ◽  
Hierarchy Process ◽  
Government Institution

The chapter objective is to demonstrate application possibilities of Multi-Criteria Analysis (MCA) in the specific local economic development problem in Serbia that refers to assessment of Local Self-Government (LSG) institutions' capabilities to act in order to create business-friendly environments and increase entrepreneurial activities. The primary aim of the chapter is to formulate an adequate multi-criteria model for evaluation of institutional cooperation between business councils, as representatives of local authorities and the business community in observed LSG units. Results indicate inadequate quality and functionality of the business councils, although cooperation has been established between the business councils, as a local government institution, and representatives of business community. Data analysis is conducted using relevant statistical methods. For multi-criteria analysis of subjective preferences of Local Economic Development (LED) offices has been applied Analitic Hierarchy Process (AHP).

scholarly journals Multivalue ethical framework for fair global allocation of a COVID-19 vaccine

2020 ◽  
Vol 46 (8) ◽  
pp. 499-501 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yangzi Liu ◽  
Sanjana Salwi ◽  
Brian C Drolet
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Vaccine Development ◽  
Ethical Framework ◽  
Low Income Countries ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Allocation Model ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Successful Vaccine ◽  
Global Access ◽  
Pandemic Vaccine

The urgent drive for vaccine development in the midst of the current COVID-19 pandemic has prompted public and private organisations to invest heavily in research and development of a COVID-19 vaccine. Organisations globally have affirmed the commitment of fair global access, but the means by which a successful vaccine can be mass produced and equitably distributed remains notably unanswered. Barriers for low-income countries include the inability to afford vaccines as well as inadequate resources to vaccinate, barriers that are exacerbated during a pandemic. Fair distribution of a pandemic vaccine is unlikely without a solid ethical framework for allocation. This piece analyses four allocation paradigms: ability to develop or purchase; reciprocity; ability to implement; and distributive justice, and synthesises their ethical considerations to develop an allocation model to fit the COVID-19 pandemic.

Practitioner Envy and Construction of the Other in Public Administration

2015 ◽  
Vol 49 (10) ◽  
pp. 1403-1423 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad A. Nisar
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Academic Identity ◽  
Identity Crisis ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Public ◽  
Authentic Identity

This article focuses on the personal dimension of the identity crisis in public administration and its impact on academic research. Devoid of a socially recognizable secure academic identity, practitioner represents the closest to an authentic identity for the public administration researcher. This identification with the practitioner comes at a price and leads to the treatment of “public” as the Other in public administration research. Drawing insights from Said’s treatment of the concept of the Other, various dimensions of the discourses of power and knowledge in public administration which lead to categorization of the public as the Other are discussed.

scholarly journals Institutional Requirements for Academic Research in Public Administration

1989 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth L. Kraemer ◽  
James L. Perry
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Academic Research
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