scholarly journals Structures and Practices of Cross-Sector Engagement in Counter-Human Trafficking Coalitions in the Global South

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-45
Author(s):  
Kirsten A. Foot ◽  
Helen Sworn ◽  
AnnJanette Alejano-Steele
Keyword(s):  
Human Trafficking ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
Research Question ◽  
National Level ◽  
Global South ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Global Dynamics ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Department Of State ◽  
Public And Private Sector

Human trafficking is a violation of human rights that takes many forms (U.S. Department of State, 2017). Participation in same-sector and multisector coalitions and collaborative counter-trafficking efforts are being actively encouraged by the aid industry globally. Working in partnership with other organizations within and across sectors is increasingly perceived as necessary. There is a wide variety of models for structuring and enacting multisector collaboration to counter human trafficking, but little is known yet about the effects of various models combined with the communication practices of leaders and members, on the functioning and outcomes of the collaborations, and most extant studies overlook the Global South. This paper helps redress the dearth of research on coalitions in the Global South through a multimethod, comparative analysis of three national level counter-trafficking coalitions (CTCs) operating in the regions of sub-Sahara Africa, Asia-Pacific Islands, and Southeast Asia. All three CTCs began in the civil society sector and are comprised primarily of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). The primary research question addressed in this paper is: Through what structures and practices do NGO-led CTCs in Global South countries engage with public and private sector entities? Findings indicate similarities in the vulnerabilities of NGO-led CTCs in Global South countries, and the challenges they face in cross-sector interactions, but variations in the strategies they employ in those interactions. Each CTC engages the public and private sectors in their country in multiple ways: through membership in the CTC, partnerships with the CTC, and/or a range of engagement practices. Finally, NGO-led CTCs in the Global South engage in the kinds of cross-sector and local-global dynamics that are a key focus in critical cosmopolitan theorizing.

scholarly journals Assessing the appropriateness of carbon financing for micro-scale projects in terms of capabilities

1970 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Caitlin Trethewy
Keyword(s):  
National Level ◽  
Carbon Markets ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Micro Scale ◽  
Commitment Period ◽  
Potential Capacity ◽  
First Commitment Period ◽  
Public And Private Sector ◽  
Global Carbon

Micro-scale development projects are currently underrepresented in global carbon markets. This paper outlines the process of becoming eligible to generate carbon credits and examines some of the barriers that may inhibit access to carbon markets. In particular, it focuses on barriers relating to the capacity and resources of the organisation developing the project. This approach represents a deviation from the standard discourse which has traditionally focused on barriers relating to the availability of up-front finance and the capacity of local public and private sector institutions required to participate in the carbon standard certification process. The paper contains an analysis of the carbon offset project cycle from which follows a discussion of potential capacity- related barriers focusing on time, skills and resources. Recommendations are made as to how these may be overcome with a particular focus on the role of technical organisations in assisting project developers. Completed during 2012 this research comes at an interesting time for global carbon markets as the Kyoto Protocol’s first commitment period ended in 2012 and negotiations have failed to produce and agreement that would commit major emitters to reductions targets from 2013 onward. Despite this, reducing greenhouse gas emissions has gained momentum on the national level and many governments are in the process of formulating and introducing emissions trading schemes.

scholarly journals What Is ‘Tenderpreneuring’? A Review of the Literature

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (12) ◽  
pp. 128
Author(s):  
Veronica Goitsemang Magang ◽  
Tebogo Israel Teddy Magang
Keyword(s):  
Best Practice ◽  
National Level ◽  
Policy Decision ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Private Company ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Public ◽  
Governance Practices ◽  
Public And Private Sector

This paper theoretically attempts to examine a ‘buzzword’ which has been used to describe a system of awarding tenders [infamously referred to as ‘tenderpreneuring’] in developing countries, by conducting a review of the literature on this practice. The paper endeavors to define ‘tenderpreneuring’ by examining literature, reports, opinion pieces etc on this practice which seems to be spreading rapidly in the public and private sectors in Botswana, South Africa, Kenya in particular. The paper also makes an effort to make a comparison between “tenderpreneuring’ and the traditional form of tendering which follows best practice governance principles. An endeavor is also made to trace the roots of ‘tenderpreneuring’ and how ‘tenderpreneuring’ has the potential to negatively impact citizen economic empowerment. The paper further attempts to use the theory of accountability to demonstrate that where tendeperpreneuring is practiced, there are potential connotations of poor governance on the part of [government or private company] officers who award lucrative tenders to tenderpreneurs. The paper concludes by attempting to examine the possible ramifications of ‘tenderpreneuring’. Consisely, it concludes that tenderpreneuring has the potential to condemn the society to poverty at both personal and national level and rob them of their respect and dignity. The discussion from this paper has potential to conscientise policy decision makers on bad governance practices emanating from possibly crooked tendering processes both in the public and private sector under the code name ‘tenderpreneuring’.

scholarly journals Early Childhood Teacher Competencies: Perspectives of Educational Leaders of Public and Private Sector in Karachi

sjesr ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 466-476
Author(s):  
Humera Naz ◽  
Shelina Bhamani
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
School Leaders ◽  
National Level ◽  
Educational Leaders ◽  
Competency Model ◽  
Early Childhood Teacher ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Childhood Care ◽  
Public And Private Sector

In Pakistan, various teacher development and professional competency model exist and have been presented. However, there is a lack of a competency model for teachers of early childhood care and education (ECCE). This research study was an attempt in initiating a formal discourse regarding how school leaders perceive ECCE teacher competency (TC). The study approached an exploratory qualitative study with the intent to understand the perspective of educational leaders from the public and private sector pertinent to ECCE-TC. Four school leaders, two from each sector respectively were approached to share their perceptions regarding the same. The researchers used an in-depth qualitative interview with a help semi-structured interview topic guide. The findings reveal that ECCE is a specialized field and that there is a need for ample work to be done to recognize this field. The data also revealed that there are discrepancies  concerning recruitment criteria, teacher appraisal and credits for continuous professional development. More so, there is a need for national level agenda to address the gaps of competency and licensing framework. We present a policy recommendation as closure of this paper for Pakistan to have a task force on ECCE with the relevant field experts who could contribute with their pragmatic experience and align Pakistan ECCE landscape with global standards

Smart Cities

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 259-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Petroccia ◽  
Andrea Pitasi ◽  
Gianugo M. Cossi ◽  
Vasja Roblek
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Behavioral Control ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Economic Consequences ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Public And Private Sector

Abstract This paper is based on the paradigm that a smart city is a part of the intellectual framework of second-order cybernetics and considers social communication in terms of the management and use of different data channels. Planning as a political practice is replaced by environmentally-behavioral control, in which subjectivity is articulated above-individually (permeating the city with sensitive nodes) and infra-individually (transforming citizens into sensitive nodes). This leads us to the research question: how to focus on the social relations and processes of the smart urbanization which are based on the second order cybernetic approach? The smart city is understood as a complex mechanism, where one begins to realize the often-unintended human, environmental, social and economic consequences of a technological and engineering-led approach. The latest thinking and smart urban projects are aimed at comprehending smart and/or sustainable infrastructure as a network between places and people in order to create a more sustainable, healthy and resilient future for different groups of citizens (from young people to seniors). Municipality strategies need to address global socio-economic factors, processes of innovation with new technology, constant adaptation in public and private sector organisations and the diversity of qualified resources.

Dispatch: A New Weekly Record of the U.S. State Department

1991 ◽  
Vol 85 (2) ◽  
pp. 383-384
Author(s):  
Colleen A. Lutz
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Central Europe ◽  
State Department ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Department Of State ◽  
Current Information ◽  
Public And Private Sector ◽  
The U.S

Dispatch, a new weekly record of the U.S. Department of State, compiles major foreign policy speeches and congressional testimony by senior U.S. officials, as well as treaty actions and ambassadorial appointments.Every week, Dispatch publishes the most current information on U.S. foreign policy. In addition to speeches and congressional testimony, Dispatch carries policy summaries, fact sheets and feature articles, plus updates on events in the Middle East and on public and private sector assistance to Eastern and Central Europe.

Diffusing Human Trafficking Policy in Eurasia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura A. Dean
Keyword(s):  
Human Trafficking ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovation ◽  
Research Question ◽  
National Level ◽  
Policy Adoption ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Adoption And Implementation ◽  
Regional Area ◽  
The World ◽  
Policy Variation

The issue of human trafficking is particularly important in the region between Europe and Asia due to the dramatic increase in the number of persons trafficked into and through the region since the collapse of communism. Women from Eurasia fuel the sex industries around the world but increasingly, men and children from this region are also victims of labor exploitation. This book analyses how human trafficking policies aimed at combatting this phenomenon have diffused from the international to national level policymaking in one of the largest source regions for human trafficking in the world. The book adds another dimension to human rights-based policymaking with gendered regulatory policy embodied in criminalization statutes and redistributive policy with victims’ service laws by exploring factors that promote and impede policy adoption. Using a mixed method approach, the book uniquely develops the diffusion of innovation theory to include policy variation with adoption and implementation in a new substantive area (human trafficking) and a new regional area (Eurasia). The main research question examines the top-down and bottom-up pressures involved in why some countries adopt encompassing human trafficking policies and others do not and why some countries successfully implement these policies and others do not. The book traces the development and effectiveness of anti-trafficking institutions established in public policy adoption and their interconnected relationship with policy implementation effectiveness. Across Eurasia there are links between these institutions and the ties that bind them which if weak can cause anti-trafficking network fragmentation.

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