scholarly journals Uncovering the Transnational Networks, Organisational Techniques and State-Corporate Ties Behind Grand Corruption: Building an Investigative Methodology

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 29-54
Author(s):  
Kristian Lasslett
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Resistance Movements ◽  
Local Characteristics ◽  
Systematic Methodology ◽  
Complex Forms ◽  
Port Moresby

While grand corruption is a major global governance challenge, researchers notably lack a systematic methodology for conducting qualitative research into its complex forms. To address this lacuna, the following article sets out and applies the corruption investigative framework (CIF), a methodology designed to generate a systematic, transferable approach for grand corruption research. Its utility will be demonstrated employing a case study that centres on an Australian-led megaproject being built in Papua New Guinea’s capital city, Port Moresby. Unlike conventional analyses of corruption in Papua New Guinea, which emphasise its local characteristics and patrimonial qualities, application of CIF uncovered new empirical layers that centre on transnational state-corporate power, the ambiguity of civil society, and the structural inequalities that marginalise resistance movements. The important theoretical consequences of the findings and underpinning methodology are explored.

scholarly journals Investigating the Implementation Process of a Curriculum: A Case Study from Papua New Guinea

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Anna Marisen Joskin
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovation ◽  
Classroom Practices ◽  
English Education ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Shared Meanings ◽  
Port Moresby

<p>The purpose of this study was to investigate how policy intentions of the curriculum were received and practiced by teachers and to evaluate the effectiveness of the implementation process. The study probed three levels of an implementation process of an Outcomes-Based English Education curriculum in two urban secondary schools in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The specific focus of implementation was on: the initial introduction process, teachers’ beliefs and attitudes, and classroom practices. This research was an exploratory one using focus group discussions, structured interviews, participant observations, and document analysis. A case study method was used; two qualitative studies situated within the constructivist and symbolic interactionism paradigms were used to probe alignment of policy with practice using the diffusion of innovation theoretical lenses. Content, discourse, and document analyses were used to give interpretations to themes resonating with the research focus; these themes were derived both deductively and inductively from data. Findings revealed that the curriculum change was challenging as policy expectations failed to align with practices. There were little shared meanings between teachers’ views and classroom practices; this lack of connection contradicted policy intentions. There also appeared to be no connection by policy makers of the inbuilt tensions inherent in the outcomes-based model of education adopted for PNG. In relation to this, findings from this study revealed the need for collaborative professional development if policy is to be aligned with practice. Hence, this study offers a working tool called a Kibung PD framework as a priority for curriculum implementation at the classroom level.</p>

scholarly journals Standoff in Papua New Guinea: Students take issue over corruption

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Emily Matasororo
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
News Media ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Tertiary Student ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
The Government ◽  
The University ◽  
Port Moresby

Commentary: A widespread student national boycott of classes and protests against the government of Peter O’Neill in Papua New Guinea during May and June 2016, supported by many civil society groups and activists. The epicentre of these protests was the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) in the nation's capital, Port Moresby. Demonstrations stirred by allegations of corruption against Prime Minister O'Neill grew in intensity until police opened fire on peaceful protesters on June 8. The protests were largely organised by the elected UPNG Student Representative Council, which entered into alliances with other tertiary student bodies, especially at the University of Technology in Lae, and civil society groups such as UPNG Focus and the Community Coalition Against Corruption. The essential argument of the students was that instead of thwarting investigations into allegations that $30 million of fraudulent legal bills were paid to the legal firm Paraka Lawyers, O’Neill should resign from office and present himself to the police investigators for questioning as they had demanded. This article focuses on the student leadership’s role and critiques the coverage of two major national press outlets, the PNG Post-Courier and The National, leading to the temporary shutdown of the university. It argues that there were issues of ethics and integrity at stake with both students and the news media.

“Switching caps”

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-52
Author(s):  
Lauren W. Reed
Keyword(s):  
Sign Language ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Individual Variation ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Spoken Language ◽  
Signed Language ◽  
Supplementary Material ◽  
Considerable Individual Variation ◽  
Port Moresby

Abstract Abstract (Australian Sign Language) Most bilingualism and translanguaging studies focus on spoken language; less is known about how people use two or more ways of signing. Here, I take steps towards redressing this imbalance, presenting a case study of signed language in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The study’s methodology is participant observation and analysis of conversational recordings between deaf signers. The Port Moresby deaf community uses two ways of signing: sign language and culture. sign language is around 30 years old, and its lexicon is drawn largely from Australasian Signed English. In contrast, culture – which is as old as each individual user – is characterised by signs of local origin, abundant depiction, and considerable individual variation. Despite sign language’s young age, its users have innovated a metalinguistic sign (switch-caps) to describe switching between ways of communicating. To conclude, I discuss how the Port Moresby situation challenges both the bilingualism and translanguaging approaches.

scholarly journals Photovoltaic Placement for Losses Reduction and Voltage Stability Enhancement in the Port Moresby System, Papua New Guinea

2021 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 542-551
Author(s):  
Ardiaty Arief ◽  
Muhammad Bachtiar Nappu ◽  
Ian Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Voltage Stability ◽  
Power Grid ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Photovoltaic System ◽  
Voltage Profile ◽  
Power Losses ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Port Moresby

The power grid in the capital city of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, still experiences problems of voltage stability and power losses due to many factors which is the common problem that most power systems continue to mitigate until today. The factors that give rise to these problems are the imbalance between generation and load and the long-distance of transmission lines. A possible solution to counteract these problems is to integrate photovoltaic systems into the power grid, especially at the load distribution network. This paper presents PV placement for Port Moresby system by using two stages, which are (1) identification of location with good irradiance then (2) determination of PV location by minimizing power losses and improving the voltage profile. This alternative approach is considered because Port Moresby city is situated in a location that is exposed to a significant amount of solar radiation of about 1976 kWh/m2 GHI annually. Therefore, this makes Port Moresby a suitable location to utilize this type of renewable energy technology. This research provides an analysis of the power flow within the Port Moresby grid through simulation using the Newton-Raphson method. The analysis and simulations are performed to identify the most sensitive buses within the system. Based on their high irradiance levels, these specific areas are identified as the best possible areas for integrating the photovoltaic system.

scholarly journals LOCAL AND SUSTAINABLE POTENTIAL APPROACHES IN THE DESIGN OF A MASTER PLAN ARCHITECTURE: CASE STUDY OF PAKSEBALI TOURISM VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT, INDONESIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (2spl) ◽  
pp. 571-579
Author(s):  
I Kadek Merta WIJAYA ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Local Potential ◽  
Master Plan ◽  
Local Characteristics ◽  
Local Potentials ◽  
Tourist Village ◽  
The Right

This research aimed to plan the design of the master plan through a local potential and sustainable approach in creating a master plan architecture Paksebali tourism village. The research methods used are Research and Development (R&D) method in qualitative research. The first step was carried out with a study of the Paksebali Tourism Village to find the right approach's characteristics and then develop it in the form of an architectural design of a tourist village master plan. This study's results indicate that the master plan for Paksebali Tourism Village is based on developing supporting facilities for local potentials by maintaining these potentials' sustainability, which is implemented in master plan designs both macro and micro. This sustainability is fundamental as the consistency of this potential is conservative, maintains local characteristics, and becomes a welfare source for local communities. The Paksebali Tourism Village master plan's architectural design transformation requires these considerations (local potential and sustainability).

scholarly journals Investigating the Implementation Process of a Curriculum: A Case Study from Papua New Guinea

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Anna Marisen Joskin
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovation ◽  
Classroom Practices ◽  
English Education ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Shared Meanings ◽  
Port Moresby

<p>The purpose of this study was to investigate how policy intentions of the curriculum were received and practiced by teachers and to evaluate the effectiveness of the implementation process. The study probed three levels of an implementation process of an Outcomes-Based English Education curriculum in two urban secondary schools in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The specific focus of implementation was on: the initial introduction process, teachers’ beliefs and attitudes, and classroom practices. This research was an exploratory one using focus group discussions, structured interviews, participant observations, and document analysis. A case study method was used; two qualitative studies situated within the constructivist and symbolic interactionism paradigms were used to probe alignment of policy with practice using the diffusion of innovation theoretical lenses. Content, discourse, and document analyses were used to give interpretations to themes resonating with the research focus; these themes were derived both deductively and inductively from data. Findings revealed that the curriculum change was challenging as policy expectations failed to align with practices. There were little shared meanings between teachers’ views and classroom practices; this lack of connection contradicted policy intentions. There also appeared to be no connection by policy makers of the inbuilt tensions inherent in the outcomes-based model of education adopted for PNG. In relation to this, findings from this study revealed the need for collaborative professional development if policy is to be aligned with practice. Hence, this study offers a working tool called a Kibung PD framework as a priority for curriculum implementation at the classroom level.</p>

scholarly journals Critical Analysis of Social Movement Theories During Lawyers Movement 2007 to 2009

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nida Fatima ◽  
Shehnaz Tariq
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Social Change ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Political Culture ◽  
Social Movement ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Civil Society Organization ◽  
Self Organized ◽  
Independent Judiciary

Abstract: This article discusses the background of lawyer’s movement and gives concept of social movement in detail including civil society and social change, difference between social movement and other movement’s social movement and development on political culture and world system and social change. We can get peace and rights of humanity through movements. This is an analytical descriptive type qualitative research mainly literature review highlight the case study. Civil society is very supportive for lawyers and independent judiciary because lawyers and judiciary faced so many difficulties. They are deep rooted, constituency based, self-organized and self-finance. In Pakistan political scenery, lawyers movement present amazing and excellent example of such a civil society organization

scholarly journals CIVIL SOCIETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT IN INDONESIA

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 102-107
Author(s):  
Nunik Nurhayati ◽  
Rohmad Suryadi
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Collective Action ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Case Study Method ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Social Fact

Purpose of Study: This research aims to 1). Knowing the spirit of civil society emergence in law enforcement in case of defamation of religion in Indonesia. 2) To know the implications of civil society influence in law enforcement justice in Indonesia. Methodology: The study used a qualitative approach, using case study method of law enforcement in case of religious defamation done by Jakarta Capital City Governor, Basuki Tjahaya Purnama (Ahok) in the year 2016 ago. Results: The results showed that the polarization of civil society forces occurred in this case. So that causes good civil society and bad civil society when seen from the indicator of civil society value.  Good Civil Society is based on the spirit of transcendence tends to be relatively more successful in consolidating the movement that many won the sympathy of collective action because of its obedience to the rule of law. Implications/Applications: Implication of civil society in law enforcement, demands law enforcers to stand independently, to promote truth and fair law. Civil society pressure is part of a democratic society that is seen as a social fact and as long as good civil society is accommodated, the law enforced will also be equitable.

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