scholarly journals PERSPECTIVES ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ECOWAS CONVENTION ON SMALL ARMS AND LIGHT WEAPONS IN NIGERIA

Author(s):  
L. D. Dinshak

In spite of the robust provisions of the ECOWAS convention for the control of small arms and light weapons (SALW) in West Africa, Nigeria which is a leading Member State has been experiencing daunting challenges to personal human security posed by the large-scale availability of SALW. Although Nigeria has made some efforts towards the implementation of the Convention, the status of the country in that regard has not been clear. This paper sought to examine the nature of the implementation of the Convention in Nigeria with a view to determining the lacuna in the process and addressing it. In-depth interviews were conducted with relevant stakeholders and leaders of institutions such as the ECOWAS Commission and Nigeria’s Presidential Committee on Small Arms (PRESCOM). Secondary data were also used including official documents and researches related to them. The study revealed that Nigeria has failed to domesticate and implement the Convention accordingly. It therefore recommended that the Federal Government should urgently take steps towards establishing the National Commission and put the required structure and support to ensure its effective and efficient implementation.  Dinshak, L. D. | Centre for Conflict Management and Peace Studies, University of Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 125
Author(s):  
Claudia Grace Kusumawardani ◽  
Putri Kusuma Sanjiwani

In village tourism developing, it is necessary to have cooperation carried out by tourism Stakeholders, both Government, Community and Entrepreneurs or private parties. The collaboration must be balanced according to the status and role of each stakeholder so that harmonious cooperation can be created that is impartial to anyone. The research method used is a qualitative method with qualitative data analysis techniques, The source of data from this study comes from primary and secondary data. Data collection techniques are carried out by observation, in-depth interviews and documentation. Determination of informants is done by purposive sampling procedure. The results of this study indicate that based on the characteristics, tasks, objectives and functions of the BUMDES ( Badan Usaha Milik Desa ) are still not optimal, it can be seen that a number of things that have not yet fulfilled and still need to be reviewed so that BUMDES ( Badan Usaha Milik Desa) can collaborate and coordinate tourism village units optimally. Keywords: Corporate, Community, Tourism Development


Author(s):  
Le Van Phuc ◽  
Nguyen Hoang Ngoc Linh

<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Thua Thien Hue is a locality with many potentials to develop craft village products. In the context of deep integration, the use of intellectual property tools, namely collective mark, is one of the prerequisites for craft villages to show their strength and value of brands and better export products to international markets. This study clarifies the status of building collective marks for craft village products in Thua Thien Hue province. The research analyzes the secondary data, uses the descriptive statistics of primary data obtained from in-depth interviews with 5 experts and surveys 28 collective mark owners in the locality. The results reflect the status of collective marks for craft products in Thua Thien Hue province through two aspects: (i) the status of collective mark registration and (ii) support activities for building and managing collective marks for craft village products of management agencies in Thua Thien Hue province. Thereby, the study points out outstanding issues and proposes solutions to building and developing collective marks for craft village products in Thua Thien Hue.</p><p><strong>Keywords: </strong>collective mark, craft village product, Thua Thien Hue</p>


Author(s):  
Manuel Vogt

This chapter analyzes the impact of, and obstacles to, ethnic mobilization in Guatemala and Ecuador. Using evidence from in-depth interviews with leaders of ethnic organizations, state officials, political party leaders, and other elite individuals, it sheds light on the causal path between ethnic group mobilization, inclusion, and contention in the stratified societies of Latin America’s colonial settler states. Specifically, the within-country comparison of Afro-Ecuadorian and indigenous mobilization in Ecuador demonstrates the importance of autonomous ethnic organizations for the prospects of marginalized groups’ political empowerment. Their infrastructural power facilitates the aggregation of the interests of discriminated individuals into ethnopolitical movements and enables groups to carry out large-scale popular protests. However, the evidence from the Guatemalan case also uncovers the strategies employed by state elites from the dominant ethnoclass to block fundamental change and maintain the status quo.


2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-65
Author(s):  
Kiran Shrestha

Cardamom production is a potential cash crop of Kavre district. Many farmers were found to grow cardamom following traditional pattern. Women's participation in Cardamom production in Kavre is satisfactory and their roles are vital in the farm and market management. To check the status of cardamom production and women's role in Kavre, the researcher visited the District Agriculture Office and used snowball sampling technique to collect the primary data. For the secondary data, library method has been applied. Although the production and women's participation are highly encouraging, the farmers are reluctant to invest and produce cardamom at large scale. The study has found that the farmers need the entrepreneurship training, support and empowerment for mass production of cardamom. The future of cardamom production is bright in Kavre.Research Nepal Journal of Development Studies Vol.1(1) 2018 58-65


2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 289-296
Author(s):  
Mevayerore Daniel Igbini

Throughout the world, violence, delinquency and fear undermine the basic right of individuals to live in peace and fully benefit from the healthy and sustainable commu-nity. More worrisome is the seemingly uncontrollable proliferations of small and light weapons which remained one of the major challenges for security and sustainable development in Nigeria. It is against this backdrop that this study examines the threats that small arms and light weapons proliferation portends on the Nigerian security and sustainable development. They study relied on secondary data and utilizes the content analysis for interpretation of data. This study is anchored on the state failure theory to underscore situations that warrant recourse to small arms and light weapons. The study concludes that the debilitating economy, failure of the state to provide the basic necessities of life, corruption, high rate of youth unemployment and sluggishness among the state’s instrument of force viz: the Army, police etc., are some of the major factors that serve as challenges to meaningful efforts and policies at combating the menace in the country. This study therefore recommends among others that the gov-ernment in all levels should embark on poverty alleviation programs and provide em-ployment opportunities to unemployed youths. This will discourage youths from join-ing ethnic militias and other militant groups that pose threats to peace and security in Nigeria.


Author(s):  
Risa Laras Wati ◽  
Belinda Meliana Elisabet ◽  
Goalbertus Goenawan ◽  
Nurhanifah Nurhanifah ◽  
Hadi Pratomo

Latar Belakang. Provinsi DKI Jakarta merupakan provinsi dengan kasus tertinggi COVID-19 di Indonesia. Pada 23 Juni 2020 terdapat 10.123 kasus terkonfirmasi dan merupakan provinsi yang pertama kali menetapkan status Pembatasan Sosial Berskala Besar (PSBB).Tujuan. Mengkaji implementasi kebijakan PSBB untuk merumuskan strategi pelaksanaan kebijakan di masa mendatang.Metode. Implementasi kebijakan PSBB Provinsi DKI Jakarta dianalisis dengan menggunakan analisis SWOT (Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, Threat). Analisis SWOT merupakan suatu alat perencanaan strategis yang banyak digunakan dalam program pengembangan masyarakat, kesehatan dan pendidikan. Penelitian menggunakan data sekunder berupa kebijakan-kebijakan PSBB yang diperoleh melalui situs resmi Pemerintah Provinsi DKI Jakarta dan berita-berita terkait kebijakan PSBB DKI Jakarta yang dimuat di media cetak maupun elektronik pada rentang waktu antara 25 Februari 2020 sampai dengan 5 Juni 2020.Hasil. Adanya dukungan dari tokoh masyarakat, aplikasi untuk mendukung pekerjaan dan pendidikan jarak jauh, serta adanya dukungan dari pemerintah pusat, TNI dan Polri serta tokoh masyarakat merupakan suatu peluang agar bisa menerapkan kebijakan secara maksimal.Kesimpulan. Kebijakan PSBB sudah diimplementasikan dengan baik karena sudah mengatur seluruh aspek kehidupan masyarakat dan berhasil menekan penyebaran COVID-19 di Ibu Kota. ABSTRACTIntroduction. DKI Jakarta is the province with the highest COVID-19 cases in Indonesia, with 10.123 confirmed cases as of 23th June 2020, and it was the first province to determine the status of Large-Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB).Objective To review the implementation of large scale social restrictions policy to formulate a strategy for implementing future policies Methods. The implementation of the DKI Jakarta PSBB policy was analyzed using a SWOT (Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, Threat) analysis. SWOT analysis is a strategic planning tool that is widely used in community development, health and education programs. The study uses secondary data in the form of PSBB policies obtained through the official website of the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government as well as news related to the DKI Jakarta PSBB policies published in print and electronic media in the period between 25 th February 2020 to 5 th June 2020 Results. The existence of support from community leaders, applications to support work and study from home, as well as support from the Central Government, TNI and Polri as well as community leaders are an opportunity to be able to implement policies optimallyConclusion. The PSBB policy has been well implemented because it has managed all aspects of people’s lives and has succeeded in suppressing the spread of COVID-19 in the capital city.


2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 158-169
Author(s):  
Adewunmi James Falode

This paper analyses the role of the arms trade in the growth and spread of transnational crime in Africa. The work shows that the proliferation and ready availability of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) on the continent is contributing in no small measure to political, economic and social insecurity in Africa. Major transnational crimes that the work identifies in Africa include drug trafficking, human and people trafficking, environmental crimes, arms trafficking and stolen vehicle trafficking. The work uses qualitative research methodology, which involves the extensive collection, collation and analysis of secondary data, to capture the essence and scope of the impacts of SALW on the growth and spread of transnational crime on the continent. A major and significant contribution of the work is the crucial connection that it establishes between the proliferation of SALW and the high incidence and recurrence of transnational crime in Africa. The work shows the destabilizing impacts of the proliferation of SALW in Africa and how these is contributing to the recurrence of conflicts and criminal activities on the continent. In its conclusion, the work recommends that in order for states on the continent to be able to proactively tackle transnational crime and the proliferation of SALW, they will have to do the following: carry-out an extensive and critical survey to create a database that will identify the nature of the different transnational crime that is carried-out in each regions; create (where it does not exist) and, strengthen and implement (where it exist) legislations and laws designed to tackle transnational crime; and encourage interagency cooperation and coordination among the affected states in the regions.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justyna Wubs- Mrozewicz

This article advances the idea that the concept of conflict resolution, which is usual in social, economic, political and legal history of premodern Europe and in the social sciences in general, is too goal-oriented and therefore unsatisfactory for the analyses of conflicts. Instead, a problem-oriented concept of conflict management is proposed. It consists of prevention, provocation, maintenance of the status quo, escalation and de-escalation, as well as resolution. Such a concept allows to analyse multi-level conflicts (individual, group, large-scale) pertaining diverse yet interrelated issues. This article shows how it will be used to analyse contentious issues which are related to mercantile cities in premodern cities in northern Europe (1350-1570), in a recently granted NWO VIDI project.


2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-226
Author(s):  
Bonolo Ramadi Dinokopila ◽  
Rhoda Igweta Murangiri

This article examines the transformation of the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) and discusses the implications of such transformation on the promotion and protection of human rights in Kenya. The article is an exposition of the powers of the Commission and their importance to the realisation of the Bill of Rights under the 2010 Kenyan Constitution. This is done from a normative and institutional perspective with particular emphasis on the extent to which the UN Principles Relating to the Status of National Institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights (the Paris Principles, 1993) have been complied with. The article highlights the role of national human rights commissions in transformative and/or transitional justice in post-conflict Kenya. It also explores the possible complementary relationship(s) between the KNCHR and other Article 59 Commissions for the better enforcement of the bill of rights.


e-Finanse ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 56-66
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Wierzbicka

AbstractCrowdfunding is a method of financing new ventures, commercial, cultural or social, often in return for future products or actions, engaged in by many investors. Currently, it is an important element in the structure of available sources of financing for investment projects. Despite the interest of potential investors, individual social sponsors and large-scale activities of institutions promoting knowledge about the functioning of crowdfunding aimed at encouraging and promoting it as a source of capital for new ventures, there is a lack of knowledge and, consequently, experience on its development and achievement. The aim of this study is to analyze this source of financing, assess its development globally and in Poland. In the preparation of the article,. a critical analysis of foreign and Polish literature was carried out, and descriptive and comparative research methods applied. The research task undertaken in the study was to analyze the crowdfunding market globally and in Poland. The Polish crowdfunding platforms were detailed and compared in terms of value in relation to the largest global platforms. The source for analyses of crowdfunding development in Poland was available literature on the analyzed topic and secondary data from the websites of specialized internet platforms. The article depicts a new, but important, aspect of financing the activity of enterprises, which is crowdfunding. It should be emphasized that there is still insufficient knowledge about this type of institution and, as a result, the importance and role that social financing plays in the financial market.


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