scholarly journals Resilience Ethics and Sustainable Governance

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Esa Käyhkö
Keyword(s):  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Common Pool Resources ◽  
Environmental Concerns ◽  
Ethical Responsibility ◽  
Social Injustice ◽  
Divided Societies ◽  
Distribution Of Wealth ◽  
Critical Elements ◽  
Global Problems ◽  
Human Interventions

Resilience ethics means a shared ethical responsibility for our actions and environment. Sustainable governance is interested in the complexity of sustainability and the rise of resilience thinking. There are multiple ways to apply the idea of resilience to shared narratives about public problems and environmental concerns for the future. In particular, resilience ethics are related to human interventions in ecosystems and the resultant responsibility to care for them. The integration of resilience and sustainability leads us to study the distribution of wealth and other root causes of social inequality and injustice. The current paper argues that institutional change and collective action are critical elements in society’s resilience. Therefore, three global problems should be addressed as the focus of resilience and sustainability: (1) divided societies and growing inequalities should be considered in terms of income distribution, employment, and education; (2) wealth and power should be redistributed in terms of common-pool resources and affected communities; and (3) intersectional inequality should be reconsidered in different axes of oppression and social injustice. A renewed perspective for democratic and responsible citizenship is required to enhance direct citizen participation in public policies and social change. In this regard, social and administrative scientific advances create opportunities for the resilient future.

Bosnian Days of Reckoning: Review of the Sequence of Protests in Bosnia and Herzegovina 2013–14, and Future Prospects of Resistance

2016 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 217-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asim Mujkić
Keyword(s):  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
Social Injustice ◽  
Future Prospects ◽  
Divided Societies ◽  
Ethnic Boundaries ◽  
Political Structures

The purpose of this text is to explore the possibilities of civic resistance and struggle in the context of ethnonational, deeply divided societies such as Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the light of its June 2013 ‘jmbg’ (citizen’s identity number) and ‘February 2014’ protests. The 2013 and 2014 protests occurred not only in Sarajevo, but also elsewhere in the country, and, to some extent, crossed the entity and its ethnic boundaries. If viewed in the context of regional uprisings from Maribor (Slovenia) via Athens to Taksim (Turkey), the Bosnian sequence of protests shared with them some common ground, or a similar cause – that is, the protests were against social injustice and the system that produces laws and political structures that maintain their hegemonic privileges and hierarchy. The analysis of protests in Bosnia provided in this text will also offer insights into some alternatives in articulating the new democratic counter-power that go beyond ethnonationalistic confines.

‘A Voice Shouting in the Wilderness’

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-46
Author(s):  
Chammah Judex Kaunda
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Ethical Responsibility ◽  
Social Injustice ◽  
African Theology ◽  
Prophetic Preaching ◽  
Desmond Tutu ◽  
Do So

The purpose of this article is to contribute to an on-going call for more life-giving public prophetic preaching in the context of multidimensional social injustice in Africa by evaluating some sermons of Desmond Tutu as an African model for public prophetic preaching. Tutu has been one of South Africa’s leading sociotheological praxis theologians esteemed for persistently calling for social justice, moral-ethical responsibility and social emancipation. With consistency, he confronts social injustice, exposing inequalities since the apartheid era and continues to do so in post-apartheid. Through evaluation of the prophetic discourse of such a great personality, this article proposes an African theology of public prophetic preaching for social justice and wholeness.

scholarly journals Social injustice, corruption and Nigeria’s national security quest: A theoretical discourse

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 63-70
Author(s):  
Olawale Olufemi Akinrinde
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
National Security ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Social Injustice ◽  
Social Implication ◽  
Equitable Distribution ◽  
Social Pathology ◽  
Distribution Of Wealth ◽  
The Rich

While across known histories of societies the human societies had always developed within the confines of their limits of social justice, the security or otherwise of societies had always been directly proportional to their level of social justice. Invariably, this implies the higher the acceptance and recognition of the need for social justice by a society, the higher the society’s chances for national security. Social justice has thus proven to be a critical sine qua non for an egalitarian and a just society where equity, selflessness and equitable distribution of resources reign. However, the lack and deliberate emasculation of social justice within the society by the state and/or its machineries has over time, consequentially, informed a pathological situation; a situation where, due to the absence or deliberate neglect of the need for social justice in the accumulation of wealth, distribution of wealth and resources as well as social, economic and political relationships amongst the people, the rich are becoming richer whilst the less privileged are becoming more disadvantaged. The social implication and effect of this social pathology is the impulse by the rich or the privileged to see and use corruption to accumulate more wealth, resources and power in unjust social, economic and political exchanges in their bid to maintain the unjust socio-economic and political systems, whilst the poor and the less privileged tend to see and use corruption as a leveller and means to accumulating their own share of the societal wealth, resources and power. The corrupt environment created by social injustice is therefore antithetical to any country’s quest for national security. This is chiefly because national security objectives and corruption are two parallel lines that cannot and have never met. This article therefore argues that social justice backed by egalitarian and equitable distribution of wealth, resources and social services by the government would bring about a corrupt-free society where insecurity would be minimised and reduced to the barest minimum.   Keywords: Social injustice, corruption, insecurity, Nigeria’s National Security, Nigeria.    

scholarly journals Attempts for Common Understanding of the Concept of Worker as a Consequence of Globalisation?

2017 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 207-227
Author(s):  
Joanna Ryszka
Keyword(s):  
Social Injustice ◽  
The European Union ◽  
International Organisations ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Council Of Europe ◽  
International Labour Organisation ◽  
Global Problems ◽  
Legal Concepts ◽  
Global World ◽  
Common Understanding

Abstract Globalisation may concern many different issues, among others, the increase in migration that creates opportunities for all. There should be no doubt that globalisation can bring both positive and negative effects to workers. It can be seen as new opportunities for people, because they can travel, work, learn and live in different countries. Simultaneously however it can be perceived as synonymous to job losses, social injustice, or low environmental, health, and privacy standards. As a result of globalisation, the world is becoming more and more complex and the economic importance of state borders is reduced. It should therefore not raise doubts, that global problems require the capacity to agree on coordinated global responses and mechanisms on the basis of international cooperation. Among the basic international organisations which provide solutions for workers who have decided to look for a job in another country, one can generally mention the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the Council of Europe, and the European Union (EU). There is quite a large number of legal acts created in the framework of those organisations, and so we should ask a question if in such a situation we should also try to understand some legal concepts; in our case concepts connected with taking up employment, in a similar way. Even if the answer is positive, another question comes to mind – is it possible to have such definitions in a global world? It is thus not enough to provide legal regulations concerning worker’s rights and obligations if we do not know who exactly should be treated like a worker. The following article will try to answer those questions and simultaneously try to show that globalisation may affect the way certain terms should be understood.

scholarly journals Political Ethics by Sheikh Hasina And Khaleda Zia’s Government from 2009 to Present: A Research on Literature Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 167-178
Author(s):  
Mohammad Eisa Ruhullah ◽  
Zuly Qodir
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Conceptual Analysis ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Democratic Governance ◽  
Access To Justice ◽  
Political Ethics ◽  
Critical Elements ◽  
The Status

The principal motive of this research is to analyze the status of ethical, democratic government and Public Services in Bangladesh. This paper examines the state of democratic governance in various rulers of Bangladesh, especially during Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia’s governmental from 2009  to present. With qualitavie method This paper begins with a conceptual analysis of democratic governance and then identifies several vital problems. This article explains the status of ethical, democratic public services in Bangladesh in terms of some critical elements/elements of democratic governance, including the development of democratic institutions. Furthermore, processes, strengthening electoral and law enforcement systems, improving access to justice through freedom to the division of power, and encouraging citizen participation. Answer promoting tolerance, transparency, promoting democratic values and respect of liberty in public services with good governance and ethics, which are very infrequent in current Bangladesh politics.

scholarly journals Membangun Kesadaran Global Warga Negara: Studi Kebijakan Publik Di Era Pandemi Covid 19

PERSPEKTIF ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 248-254
Author(s):  
Surya Dharma
Keyword(s):  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Global Awareness ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Rural Agriculture ◽  
The World ◽  
Global Problems ◽  
The Government ◽  
Academic Discourses

Currently the world is faced with various global problems that affect the lives of citizens both at the local and national levels. For example, how global warming affects rural agriculture. Forest burning that occurs in one area causes bad air in other areas and even crosses between countries. Likewise with the covid-19 virus pandemic which affects public health globally. These global problems can only be resolved collaboratively by involving all parties. As citizens, it is necessary to have awareness of the importance of caring, empathy and high solidarity with various global problems. This overall attitude is reflected in behavior that shows adherence to various policies issued by the government in an effort to prevent and resolve various global problems. This paper aims to identify, map and analyze various academic discourses from empirical studies regarding the relevance of public policies in the Covid-19 Pandemic era to the global awareness of citizens. The method used is literature study. The results show a synthesis that citizen participation in various policies related to the prevention and handling of the Covid-19 virus is highly dependent on public awareness as part of the global community.

scholarly journals From Potholes to Policy: How Invercargill City Council Informs Itself of and has Regard to, the Views of all of its Communities

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Janette Malcolm
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
City Council ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Western World ◽  
Distribution Of Wealth ◽  
Critical Problems

<p>In the 1990s, governments in the Western world were seeking solutions to the economic and social dysfunction resulting from a decade of pure neo-liberal policies. Increased inequalities in the distribution of wealth, the promotion of individualism at the expense of community and citizens feeling alienated from government had become critical problems, nowhere more so than in New Zealand. A solution that has been adopted is to reconnect government at all levels with citizens and the civic sector. The good governance agenda proposed increased transparency and accountability of government to citizens, and a new role for citizens as participants and partners. It became the foundation for a fundamental reform of local government in New Zealand, resulting in the Local Government Act 2002. However, the acquisition of a right to participate does not necessarily lead to knowledge of that right and the capacity to exercise it on the part of citizens: nor the willingness to allow it on the part of government. There are also more general questions about the exercise of power, about representation and about whose voices are heard. This thesis, through a case study of Invercargill City Council, a local government authority in Southland, New Zealand, examines these issues relating to citizen participation and the extent to which the Council has been able to create an environment and processes that enable all of its communities to participate. In doing so, it draws on a body of literature in the field of Development Studies, where participatory theory and practice have held centre stage for almost two decades. The thesis asks whether the lessons learned in that field could inform the practice of citizen participation in local government in New Zealand.</p>

scholarly journals From Potholes to Policy: How Invercargill City Council Informs Itself of and has Regard to, the Views of all of its Communities

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Janette Malcolm
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
City Council ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Western World ◽  
Distribution Of Wealth ◽  
Critical Problems

<p>In the 1990s, governments in the Western world were seeking solutions to the economic and social dysfunction resulting from a decade of pure neo-liberal policies. Increased inequalities in the distribution of wealth, the promotion of individualism at the expense of community and citizens feeling alienated from government had become critical problems, nowhere more so than in New Zealand. A solution that has been adopted is to reconnect government at all levels with citizens and the civic sector. The good governance agenda proposed increased transparency and accountability of government to citizens, and a new role for citizens as participants and partners. It became the foundation for a fundamental reform of local government in New Zealand, resulting in the Local Government Act 2002. However, the acquisition of a right to participate does not necessarily lead to knowledge of that right and the capacity to exercise it on the part of citizens: nor the willingness to allow it on the part of government. There are also more general questions about the exercise of power, about representation and about whose voices are heard. This thesis, through a case study of Invercargill City Council, a local government authority in Southland, New Zealand, examines these issues relating to citizen participation and the extent to which the Council has been able to create an environment and processes that enable all of its communities to participate. In doing so, it draws on a body of literature in the field of Development Studies, where participatory theory and practice have held centre stage for almost two decades. The thesis asks whether the lessons learned in that field could inform the practice of citizen participation in local government in New Zealand.</p>

Correlative microscopy in distrubuted (client/server) computing environments: tools for catalyzing the rapid dissemination of information about the cell biology of the human prostate

1995 ◽  
Vol 53 ◽  
pp. 682-683
Author(s):  
A. Hakam ◽  
J.T. Gau ◽  
M.L. Grove ◽  
B.A. Evans ◽  
M. Shuman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Cell Biology ◽  
Tissue Bank ◽  
The United States ◽  
Prostate Adenocarcinoma ◽  
Correlative Microscopy ◽  
Client Server ◽  
Critical Elements ◽  
Transplant Organ

Prostate adenocarcinoma is the most common malignant tumor of men in the United States and is the third leading cause of death in men. Despite attempts at early detection, there will be 244,000 new cases and 44,000 deaths from the disease in the United States in 1995. Therapeutic progress against this disease is hindered by an incomplete understanding of prostate epithelial cell biology, the availability of human tissues for in vitro experimentation, slow dissemination of information between prostate cancer research teams and the increasing pressure to “ stretch” research dollars at the same time staff reductions are occurring.To meet these challenges, we have used the correlative microscopy (CM) and client/server (C/S) computing to increase productivity while decreasing costs. Critical elements of our program are as follows:1) Establishing the Western Pennsylvania Genitourinary (GU) Tissue Bank which includes >100 prostates from patients with prostate adenocarcinoma as well as >20 normal prostates from transplant organ donors.

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