scholarly journals Jirga and Dispensation of Social Welfare Services: A Case Study of Mohmand Tribal District, Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 231-241
Author(s):  
Fakhre Alam ◽  
Shakeel Ahmad ◽  
Abida Bano
Keyword(s):  
Social Welfare ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Social Welfare Services ◽  
Welfare Institutions ◽  
Colonial Legacies

This paper examines Jirga's role in providing social welfare to marginalized (poor and orphans) and persons with disabilities in Tribal Districts of Pakistan. In Pakistan's tribal districts, due to lack of written laws and deficiencies in formal social welfare structure, Jirga has also got a contour of informal welfare institutions for rendering services to society's downtrodden poor, orphans, and persons with disabilities. This research uses a case study approach and engages qualitative methods for data collection and data analysis. A total of 23 qualitative in-depth individual interviews and focused group discussions are used, while data is analysed thematically. The study investigates "whether Jirga provides social protection to the poor, orphans, and persons with disabilities in selected case study." The findings reveal that due to absence of efficient and responsive formal social welfare system, vulnerable segments of tribal districts mostly depend on Jirga's indigenous welfare practices for their social protection. Jirga is cost-effective, sympathetic, inclusive, and cares for the needs of vulnerable segments in the selected case.  However, Jirga's benevolent role and its efficiency have been somewhat affected by colonial legacies, militancy, etc. The welfare being provided to poor, orphans, and persons with disabilities by Jirga has also been significantly reduced.

scholarly journals Sustainability and Stakeholder Awareness: A Case Study of a Scottish University

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 4186
Author(s):  
Abdulhakeem Raji ◽  
Abeer Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Signaling Theory ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Voluntary Exercise ◽  
Communication Tool ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The University

This paper adopted a case study approach to investigate the sustainability practices of a Scottish university in order to understand if sustainability forms part of its central policy agenda. As such, the paper focuses on the levels of awareness and disclosure of their sustainable practices, measuring the impacts and effectiveness of those initiatives. This paper introduces signaling theory to explore the idea that appropriate communication via integrated thinking can close the gap between the organization and its stakeholders. We believe that the provision of this relevant information will lead to better communication between the organization and its stakeholders, supporting a signaling theory interpretation. Therefore, we are suggesting that integrated thinking is an internal process that organizations can follow to increase the level of disclosure as a communication tool with stakeholders. From the literature reviewed, four themes were identified (definition of university sustainability, sustainability awareness, disclosure framework within universities, and level of accountability). The research adopted a pragmatic view and conducted individual interviews with participants belonging to three stakeholder groups (members of the university’s senior management, the governing council, and the student union executive). Although this study focused on just one Scottish university, it should still provide some insight for the better understanding of the underpinning issues surrounding the sustainability accountability practices of Scottish universities in general. The research findings indicated that the university prioritized only two sustainability dimensions—economic and environmental—and that the university still perceived sustainability as a voluntary exercise. Additionally, it is evident that the university had no framework in place for measuring its sustainability delivery—and therefore had no established medium of communicating these activities to its stakeholders. Moreover, research findings showed that the social and educational context of sustainability was lacking at the university. The university has done little or nothing to educate its stakeholders on sustainability.

Programming Safety Improvements on Pavement Resurfacing, Restoration, and Rehabilitation Projects

2005 ◽  
Vol 1922 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cameron Grile ◽  
Katharine M. Hunter-Zaworski ◽  
Christopher M. Monsere
Keyword(s):  
Planning Process ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Project Planning ◽  
Pavement Preservation ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Highway Network ◽  
Road Geometry ◽  
Traffic Volumes ◽  
To Receive

As part of the project planning process, highway agencies must allocate limited funding to a substantial list of projects that exceeds available resources. For preservation projects, a key component of this decision is to determine which projects receive safety improvements and which are “pave only.” Traditionally, this decision has been made project by project, with the possible result of a selection that does not maximize safety benefits. This paper takes a case study approach and applies a new tool developed in NCHRP Report 486, the Resurfacing Safety Resource Allocation Program (RSRAP), to a subset of the Oregon Department of Transportation's (DOT's) highway network. The RSRAP tool maximizes safety improvements for a given set of projects and budget. Thirty-three projects scheduled to receive a new road surface were selected and analyzed with RSRAP. These projects were subdivided into smaller sites to meet the assumptions of RSRAP. Road geometry, traffic volumes, and crash history for each site were collected and input into the program. The type and cost of the safety improvements output by RSRAP were compared with those selected by Oregon DOT. This research determined that RSRAP, which selected more projects for safety improvements than did Oregon DOT, is a tool that could be used by the department to select various safety improvements on pavement preservation projects. It was also determined that the budget used by Oregon DOT was large enough that all cost-effective improvements could be made.

scholarly journals KEBIJAKAN PEMERINTAH DALAM PENANGANAN PANDEMI COVID-19

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 267
Author(s):  
Darmin Tuwu
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Government Policies ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Social Welfare Services ◽  
The Social ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The Government ◽  
At Home

This paper aims to elaborate on how government policies prevent and deal with COVID-19. The method used is a qualitative method with a case study approach. The focus of the study is government policies and events that follow the implementation of the policy period from March to June 2020 related to government policies in the prevention and treatment of COVID-19. The study results show that government policies to prevent the spread of Coronavirus transmission such as the policy of staying at home; Social distancing; Physical Restrictions; Use of Personal Protective Equipment; Maintain Personal Hygiene; Work and Study at home; Postpone all activities that gather a lot of people; Large-scale social restrictions; until the implementation of the New Normal policy. In addition, the government has also implemented social assistance and social protection policies to ensure that the community can survive, not only the Social Welfare Services Government group but also the high-class community.

scholarly journals Trapped Between Ableism and Neoliberalism: Critical Reflections on Disability and Employment in India

2012 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Arun Kumar ◽  
Deepa Sonpal ◽  
Vanmala Hiranandani
Keyword(s):  
Work Force ◽  
Disability Rights ◽  
Critical Research ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Advancement Opportunities ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Tax Exemptions ◽  
Employment Disability ◽  
Social Security Benefits

<p>Despite affirmative actions such as reservations in government employment, incentives and subsidies to employers, tax exemptions to persons with disabilities, skill-development trainings etc, employment for persons with disabilities continues to be characterised by lower work-force participation, lower wages, lack of career advancement opportunities, and discrimination at the workplace.&nbsp; Simultaneously, social security benefits have been declining due to shrinking state role. With the ratification of the UNCRPD, preparation of the new disability legislation and increasing pressure from the disability rights movement in India, questions of work and employment have begun to gain attention. Using a case study approach, this article interrogates the outcomes of three employment initiatives in India. We contend that while access to employment opportunities for persons with disabilities may have increased, the&nbsp; responses remain trapped in constructs of ableism and the outcomes adversely affected by neoliberalism. The article calls for developing a more critical research agenda and building capacities for wider contestation against ableism and neoliberalism.</p> <p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <strong>Keywords: </strong>ableism, employment, disability rights, India, neoliberalism

Leveraging Social Media in Facilitating Women Entrepreneurs in India

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 76-90
Author(s):  
Madhura Manish Bedarkar ◽  
Mahima Mishra ◽  
Ritesh Ashok Khatwani
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Psychological Benefits ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Set Up

This article explores the role of social media in facilitating women entrepreneurs in India. It adopts a case study approach to explore the effectiveness of social media platforms in supporting women entrepreneurs. PULA (Pune Ladies), a closed Facebook Group, set up in 2015 for women in Pune, was selected as a case study. Fifteen in-depth interviews were conducted among 15 active women entrepreneurs of this group to explore the benefits received in terms of visibility, marketing opportunities, revenue generation, psychological benefits (sense of belongingness, self-confidence, motivation), and counselling to name a few. Their responses were analyzed for commonalities and divergences. The article finds that PULA not only offers a cost-effective platform for women entrepreneurs to showcase their products/services but also helps them in enhancing the visibility and financial performance of their businesses. The findings of this study will guide women entrepreneurs in leveraging social media platforms through greater visibility, networking and marketing their products/ services more efficiently.

Social Protection and Vulnerability

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Murphy
Keyword(s):  
Social Welfare ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Policy Choices ◽  
Welfare Institutions ◽  
Male Breadwinner ◽  
The Social ◽  
Racial Exclusion ◽  
Fair Wages ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Made In

This chapter surveys the interlocking ensemble of public policy choices made in Australia around the beginning of the twentieth century, tracing the impact they have had over time. Policies of tariff protectionism, wage arbitration, racial exclusion, and social welfare were embedded in institutions. Using the framework of historical institutionalism, the chapter charts the gradual demolition of these policies, and of the distinctive pattern of social protection they attempted to develop. Shifting from a highly protected economy to one more exposed to global forces undermined the old system of ‘domestic defence’, placing significant pressure on a male breadwinner wages system and on the social welfare institutions built on the presumption of fair wages. In this scenario, it is remarkable that the welfare system has remained largely intact.

scholarly journals Resident Evaluation and Expectation of Social Services in Guangzhou

2013 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 7-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ka Ho Mok ◽  
Genghua Huang
Keyword(s):  
Social Welfare ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Southern China ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Resident Evaluation ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Unit System ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Government

China's welfare system is a typical “residual welfare regime”, which did not manifest too many flaws in the planned economy era. However, economic reform and market-oriented transformations in recent decades have shaken the original well-balanced “residual” and “needs” pattern. The decline of the “work unit system” has led to two consequences: First, it radically transformed the social and economic structures, which gave rise to increased and diversified needs of social welfare. Second, the government is being pressed to shoulder more responsibility for social welfare provisions. This article adopts a case study approach to examine changing social welfare needs and expectations in Guangzhou, a relatively developed city in southern China. With particular focus on the major strategies adopted by the Guangzhou government in addressing people's welfare needs, this article critically examines how far the new measures have met the changing welfare expectations of citizens in mainland China.

scholarly journals PERCEPTIONS OF BENEFICIARY FAMILIES OF INTEGRATED SOCIAL PROTECTION SERVICES IN POVERTY ALLEVIATION THROUGH CENTER OF SOCIAL WELFARE (PUSKESOS) (CASE STUDY OF SABILULUNGAN INTEGRATED SERVICE AND REFERRAL SYSTEM (SLRT) PROGRAM IN BANDUNG REGENCY)

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Denti Kardeti ◽  
Budhi Gunawan ◽  
Binahayati Rusyidi ◽  
Mira Azzasyofia
Keyword(s):  
Social Welfare ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Referral System ◽  
Quantitative Research Methods ◽  
New Information ◽  
One Stop ◽  
The One ◽  
The Village

This study shows the factors that influence integrated social protection services from the perspective of the beneficiaries at integrated and referral system (SLRT) in Bandung Regency. Respondents of this study were 284 beneficiaries of integrated social protection services. This research uses quantitative research methods. The results of this study indicate that center of social welfare (Puskesos) in Bandung Regency have implemented integrated social protection. Beneficiary families also considered that officers were able to provide new information as an effort to solve problems. The existence of Puskesos provides convenience and time effectiveness for beneficiary families due to the one-stop service. This one-stop service proves that there is coordination and communication between related agencies. This collaboration is supported by the commitment of various parties, such as stakeholders in Bandung Regency from local stakeholders at the village level to Puskesos officials themselves. However, in infrastructure aspect, some beneficiary families felt they were not satisfied with infrastructure, such as the comfort when they were about to submit a complaint.

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