scholarly journals AgNano, the Construction of Occupational Health Standards: A Status Update

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guillermo Foladori ◽  
Noela Invernizzi
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Public Consultation ◽  
Protection Measures ◽  
Legal Norms ◽  
Social Actors ◽  
Voluntary Regulation ◽  
Research Production ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Specific Regulation

The regulation of chemical substances involves a negotiation between social actors to translate controversial scientific evidence about risks into legal norms. This chapter addresses the discussion elicited by a public consultation on a voluntary regulation guide on silver nanoparticles (AgNP) in workplaces. It examines the comments made from 2016 to 2018 by diverse social actors – business representatives, non-governmental organizations (NGO), and independent researchers – to two successive draft versions of a Recommended Exposure Limit (REL) in working environments with AgNP. The REL is a voluntary guideline on permissible exposure limits elaborated by the NIOSH in the U.S. The methodology used was a qualitative content analysis, structured upon a historical and sociotechnical contextualization of nanotechnologies carried out through literature review. The findings show how different social actors position themselves in the controversy, revealing a pattern of behavior consistent with their position in the research, production, and commercialization of this new nanomaterial. While a group of actors, aligned with the interests of AgNP producers, proposed the restriction of mandatory and AgNP-specific regulation, another group of more heterogeneous actors, identified with the interests of workers and consumers, demanded more scientific and technical information and stricter health protection measures.

Challenges to immigrant associations and NGOs in contemporary Greece

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 342-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Apostolos G. Papadopoulos ◽  
Christos Chalkias ◽  
Loukia-Maria Fratsea
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Hot Spot ◽  
Geographical Range ◽  
Legal Form ◽  
Social Actors ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Migrant Integration ◽  
Concentration Patterns

The paper explores the challenges faced today, in a context of severe economic crisis, by immigrant associations (ΙΜΑs) and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Greece. The data analysed here was collected between October 2009 and February 2010 and incorporates references to all recorded migration-related social actors operating in Greece. The paper takes into account such indicators as legal form, objectives, financial capacity and geographical range of activity, concluding with a typology of civil society actors dealing with migration issues. This study aims at informing the migration policymaking and migrant integration processes. By a spatial hot-spot clustering of IMAs and NGOs, we also illustrate the concentration patterns of civil society actors in Greece.

Impact of health education based intervention on community’s awareness of dengue and its prevention in Delhi, India

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yadlapalli S. Kusuma ◽  
Deepa Burman ◽  
Rita Kumari ◽  
Anjana S. Lamkang ◽  
Bontha V. Babu
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Urban Poor ◽  
Personal Protection ◽  
Symptom Perception ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Protection Measures ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Mosquito Behaviour ◽  
Integrated Approaches

Dengue is endemic in India. The capital, Delhi, continues to witness a higher number of cases due to urbanization-related factors. This study is intended to implement health education towards prevention of dengue, and to assess its impact on people’s knowledge and practices related to causes and prevention of dengue among urban poor in Delhi. Pre- ( n = 484) and post- ( n = 496) intervention surveys from 15 sub-clusters from five slums/slum-like settlements in Delhi were carried out. Health education based intervention was carried out through partnership with the municipal bodies and non-governmental organizations. Socio-demographic characteristics of participants were similar in both surveys. Intervention resulted in significant increase in knowledge on cause, symptom perception and mosquito behaviour in terms of breeding and biting habits. Practice of personal protection measures increased significantly. The participation of people increased during intervention compared to the routine programme. Health education based interventions are instrumental in improving people’s knowledge and behaviour. Hence, routine health educational activities as a supportive strategy in the health system need to be strengthened. New integrated approaches such as eco-bio-social approaches with community participation are to be developed and tested in endemic settings like Delhi.

scholarly journals Migración forzada y procesos de violencia: Los migrantes centroamericanos en su paso por México

2019 ◽  
pp. 14
Author(s):  
Guillermo Castillo
Keyword(s):  
Human Mobility ◽  
Forced Migration ◽  
Central American ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Central Americans ◽  
Social Actors ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
One Year ◽  
In Transit

Migration of Central Americans in transit through Mexico has decades of history, however, a few years ago has taken a notorious visibility. In this article, based on the review of multiple sources and especially in reports of non-governmental organizations, it is argued that the cross-border and irregular human mobility of Central Americans who passed through the shelters and houses of the Documentation Network of the Defending Organizations of Migrants (REDODEM) in 2015 can be analyzed from the category of forced migration. The use of this category allows: 1) Address the structural causes of migration; 2) investigate the transit processes of migrants in contexts of accentuated vulnerability; 3) account for the violence suffered by migrants and the lack of respect for their human rights (in Mexico). Through the review of various studies on the subject and especially reports on the situation of Central Americans in transit through Mexico of the Documentation Network of Migrant Defender Organizations (REDODEM), the forced migration of Central Americans for a specific period of time (2015) is reported, with an emphasis on three processes: 1) the socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of Central American migrants; 2) the description of the type of crimes suffered by migrants and the spatial distribution of the places where this happens; 3) and finally a list of social actors and institutions that violated the rights of migrants. The temporal delimitation has to do with two processes: the crisis of unaccompanied Central American migrant minors (2014) and with the implementation of the Southern Border Plan one year earlier (2014). One of the contributions of the work is to realize that the processes of violence were not generalized and that they were concentrated especially in certain specific places. In addition, it realizes that these processes of violence were differentiated depending on the social actor or institution that committed the crime.

scholarly journals Beyond-aid scenarios and sustainability: Strategic implications for non-governmental organizations (NGOs)

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 215-222
Author(s):  
Zahir Uddin Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Practical Reason ◽  
Reference Point ◽  
Future Scenario ◽  
Social Actors ◽  
The Public ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations

Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) face a future scenario where they can no longer rely on a system of international concessional aid as reference point for their role, work and continuity. This paper first examines the reasons behind the beyond aid scenarios for NGOs. The urgent and practical reason why NGOs must consider life in a beyond- aid scenario results from the decreasing volume and redistribution of aid finance. This paper then suggests some alternatives for NGOs to be sustainable in beyond aid scenarios. This paper thus concludes suggesting that NGOs should demonstrate their worth to government, business and the public on their own terms and reconsider themselves as social actors: not in terms of ends, but in terms of means.

EVALUASI PELAKSANAAN PENGADAAN TANAH UNTUK KEPENTINGAN UMUM DI KABUPATEN KONAWE KEPULAUAN

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sulsalman Moita
Keyword(s):  
Feasibility Studies ◽  
Public Consultation ◽  
Land Acquisition ◽  
Regional Government ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Fair Compensation ◽  
Acquisition Planning

This study aims to examine and analyze the evaluation of the implementation of land acquisition for the public interest in Konawe Islands Regency. The method in this research is descriptive qualitative with a case study approach. The research focus is in Langara City, with research informants namely parties involved in evaluating land acquisition such as: regional supervisory apparatus, DPRD members, land office officials, land acquisition committees, village/sub-district government officials, community leaders, non-governmental organizations, and other stakeholders. The data were collected using in-depth interviews, observation, and document studies, while the data analysis techniques were carried out qualitatively. The results showed that: a. Evaluation of land acquisition planning needs to adjust the RT/RW and RPJM of the Regional Government, encourage feasibility studies, complete land planning documents, and adjust agency work plans; b. Evaluation of land acquisition preparation is carried out by encouraging transparent public consultation, public notification and announcement, and eliminating citizen objections in the acquisition process; c. Evaluating the implementation of land acquisition, namely encouraging land identification and inventory activities, conducting assessments and submitting the results of land acquisition in an open manner, as well as a fair compensation mechanism to the owner; and d) Evaluation in the submission of results, namely: it is necessary that the timeliness of the submission of land documents and the provision of fair compensation and compensation is required.Abstrak Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji dan menganalisis evaluasi pelaksanaan pengadaan tanah untuk kepentingan umum di Kabupaten Konawe Kepulauan. Metode dalam penelitian adalah deskriptif kualitatif dengan pendekatan studi kasus. Lokus penelitian di Kota Langara, dengan informan penelitian yakni pihak-pihak yang terlibat dalam evaluasi pengadaan tanah seperti: aparatur pengawasan daerah, anggota DPRD, aparatur kantor pertanahan, panitia pengadaan tanah, aparat Pemerintah Desa/Kelurahan, tokoh masyarakat, lembaga swadaya masyarakat, dan pemangku kepentingan lainnya. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan teknik wawancara mendalam, observasi, dan studi dokumen, sedangkan teknik analisis data dilakukan secara kualitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: a. Evaluasi perencanaan pengadaan tanah perlu menyesuaikan RTRW dan RPJM Pemerintah Daerah, mendorong studi kelayakan, melengkapi dokumen perencanaan tanah, dan menyesuaikan rencana kerja instansi; b. Evaluasi persiapan pengadaan tanah dilakukan dengan mendorong konsultasi publik secara transparan, pemberitahuan dan pengumuman ke publik secara terbuka, dan mengeliminir keberatan warga dalam proses pembebasan; c. Evaluasi implementasi pengadaan tanah yakni mendorong kegiatan identifikasi dan inventarisasi tanah, melakukan penilaian dan penyerahan hasil pengadaan tanah secara terbuka, serta mekanisme ganti rugi yang adil kepada pemilik; dan d) Evaluasi dalam penyerahan hasil yakni: diperlukan ketepatan waktu dalam penyerahan dokumen pertanahan serta pemberian ganti rugi dan kompensasi yang berkeadilan.Kata Kunci: Evaluasi; Kepentingan umum; Pengadaan tanah

scholarly journals SOME FACETS OF INTEGRATION IN THE MODERNIZATION OFTHE CIVIL PROCESS

2018 ◽  
pp. 13-24
Author(s):  
Z.K.Ayupova ◽  
Kussainov D.U ◽  
Winston Nagan
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
The State ◽  
Law Enforcement Agencies ◽  
Legal Norms ◽  
Civil Process ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Procedural Law ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Protection Of Human Rights ◽  
Substantive Law

The rules of procedural law regulate the jurisdictional, i.e. law enforcement process, which is carried out in the form of law enforcement by specially authorized bodies (court, Prosecutor’s office, police, etc.) in cases of crimes and other offenses or in disagreements, i.e. when the subjects of legal relations cannot come to an agreement on their rights and obligations and apply to the court. Procedural law can be defined as a set (system) of legal norms, governing the procedure, the form of jurisdictional law enforcement activities of the competent state bodies on officials, aimed at the implementation of the norms of various branches of substantive law. Law enforcement in procedural law is carried out with the assistance of law enforcement agencies. The activities of the state and its bodies cover many areas of state and public life. One of the central places in this implementation of the tasks, law and order in law-abiding state with the protection of human rights and freedoms, protection of the rights and interests of the state and non-governmental organizations, labor collectives, combating crimes and other offenses. The development of law-abiding stateis one of the main aims of our society.

scholarly journals Diálogo, participação e projetos de turismo com comunidades em Unidades de Conservação na Amazônia brasileira

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina de Lima Minari ◽  
Andrea Rabinovici
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Social Actors ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Conceptual Innovation ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
The Social ◽  
Participatory Processes ◽  
Amazonas State ◽  
Traditional Communities

RESUMO Processos participativos são fundamentais para o êxito de projetos de turismo de base comunitária realizados com comunidades habitantes em unidades de conservação. Os processos formais e legalmente institucionalizados muitas vezes são insuficientes para gerar inclusão e participação social de fato, uma vez que podem deixar escapar questões importantes das complexas relações existentes nesses contextos. Com base na experiência de dois projetos – um na Reserva Extrativista do Rio Unini (AM), e outro na Floresta Nacional do Amapá (AP), buscou-se refletir sobre a importância do diálogo como alicerce na emersão de processos participativos nos projetos realizados com comunidades. O artigo tece uma síntese conceitual de turismo de base comunitária. Além disso, são apresentados os atores sociais do diálogo: as comunidades tradicionais, as organizações não governamentais e as instituições representativas do Estado. Indica-se a necessidade de inovação conceitual e prática no que se refere aos processos ditos participativos realizados com comunidades no campo das unidades de conservação. A metodologia dos projetos consistiu em pesquisa bibliográfica, entrevistas-diálogo, visitas de campo e oficinas. Dialogue and participatory processes in tourism projects with communities in Protected Areas of the Brazilian Amazon ABSTRACT Real participatory processes are fundamental to the success of community-based tourism projects conducted in protected areas. Formal and legally institutionalized processes are insufficient to create the genuine inclusion and participation that they propose, for they miss subtle details of the complex and important relations existent in these contexts. Based on the experience of two projects - one in the Extractive Reserve of River Unini, Amazonas state, and another in the National Forest of Amapá, Amapá state – this research sought to analyze the importance of dialogue as the foundation for the emergence of real participatory process projects with traditional communities. This work briefly synthesizes the concepts of community-based tourism. It also presents the dialogue among the social actors: traditional communities, non-governmental organizations and institutions representing the State. Final thoughts include the need for conceptual innovation and practice with regard to the so-called participatory processes that are recommended when dealing with traditional communities in relation to protected areas, along with possible practical guidance. The methodologies of those projects consisted in bibliography research, dialogue-interview, fieldworks and workshops. KEYWORS: Dialogue; Participation; Traditional Communities; Tourism and Protected Areas.

scholarly journals Działania organizacji społecznych wobec osób biednych i wykluczonych społecznie – odbudowywanie czy tworzenie sieci społecznych

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Górniak
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Social Ties ◽  
Social Actors ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
Alternative Solutions ◽  
Rules Of The Game

Social/non-governmental organizations are one of important social actors operating in the field of poverty and social exclusion and taking active part in the discourse pertaining to these issues. Traditionally they are expected to undertake actions that support and facilitate „getting out of poverty”, including rebuilding social ties. Therefore, the purpose of my paper is to examine how contemporary non-governmental organizations see their own role in the context of constructing definitions of poverty and exclusion, in particular in relation to the task of equipping the beneficiaries of their activities with this important capital of ties and social relations. I analyze the extent to which this role is defined as a particular interface connecting the poor with the society and its networks, opening them up to new challenges and experience, rebuilding the world of belonging (ties), and how much it is perceived as an independent system that offers alternative solutions and rules of the game, creating its own social network, which in consequence can result in rendering the social ties/networks a barrier to the process of inclusion. Niklas Luhmann’s perspective and structure of analytical categories will be helpful in responding to these questions. It will allow me to describe the mechanisms of reconstructing and/or forming social ties within the framework of action of social organizations.

scholarly journals ORGANIZATIONAL AND LEGAL PECULIARITIES OF MEDICINAL PROVISION OF DISABLED PEOPLE IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 79-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. N Puzin ◽  
A. V Grechko ◽  
I. V Pryanikov ◽  
Vladislav S. Malichenko
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Essential Medicines ◽  
Morbidity Rate ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Legal Norms ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Access To Essential Medicines ◽  
Drug Provision

Current demographic situation, characterized by a change in the structure of the morbidity rate and rapid aging of the population, has led to an increase in the number of disabled people in the world. Existing international legal norms, activities of international organizations and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), as well as the implemented state policy are not fully able to overcome restrictions on the realization of the rights of disable persons, especially with regard to access to essential medicines. The article analyzes the system of the drug provision organization for disabled people in the Russian Federation, formulates recommendations on the systematization of approaches to the organization of this process with a view to improving the effectiveness of medical and social rehabilitation of disabled people

scholarly journals PHILANTHROPY IN ANCIENT TIMES: SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL ASPECTS

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 149-154
Author(s):  
LESZEK AFTYKA
Keyword(s):  
Educational Activity ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Legal Norms ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Social Nature ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
The Social ◽  
Ancient Times ◽  
Charitable Activities ◽  
First Time

The article presents the data of ancient times philanthropy that stemmed from community life and was a consequence of the social nature of man; in Rome, for the first time, social and educational activity was formalized, which resulted from moral and legal norms; in the Judaic religion, help to the needy was treated as one of the most important religious practices. The article discusses the most important forms of social aid in the Western antiquity. Charity, volunteering presented as important components of the social and educational activities of modern institutions. The author emphasizes the need for the formation and development of humanistic consciousness, spiritual and moral consciousness of citizens. Therefore, cooperation between educational institutions, families, non-governmental organizations, volunteer movements, charitable foundations for the expansion of active charitable activities, and the creation of a humanistic society is required.

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