Governance

The creation of every social programme entails decisions about governance—about how these programmes are to be funded and administered. Policymakers have made varying choices about the territorial organization of social programme governance, as well as the mix of public and private actors involved in their financing, administration, and delivery. These decisions are highly consequential, shaping the relative power of different constituencies and governing bodies. Governance systems also reflect views about central versus local power, the role of religious and other groups in social provision, and the balance between markets versus states in providing for human welfare needs. This chapter examines social programme governance from a historical and a cross-national perspective to elucidate key patterns and trends. The first half of the chapter focuses on the public–private mix in welfare governance, while the second explores territorial governance, with a specific focus on federalism. One important theme in this chapter concerns the need to challenge assumptions that welfare states are monolithic, highly centralized, and state dominated. Instead, contemporary welfare regimes are mixed systems in which policy development and implementation often take place through non-state actors and/or at subnational levels of government.

A WELL-TOLD STORY… WILL COVID-19 TEACH US TO LISTEN TO A CITY?

As a result of the pandemic, in March 2020, world museology was cut off from the direct contact with their public. Owing to the introduced regulations, Polish museums were closed down on three occasions (14 March – 4 May 2020, 15 Oct 2020 – 31 Jan 2021, and 20 March – 4 May 2021). When searching for new forms of activity, in 2020, museums made an enormous technological progress, and mastered numerous new competences allowing them to move in cyberspace with ease. The pace at which they introduced various ‘online’ formats is worthy of appreciation. Presently, the time has come to ask whether the effectiveness in reaching the public via such means truly contributed to consolidating a strong bond with them. In order to get the answer to this, it is necessary to critically assess the museum efforts, which will not be possible without researching into the Polish public over that period. Wishing to voice my opinion in the critical discourse on the museums’ activity during the pandemic, I have decided to share my experience from a selected activity of the Museum of Krakow: I have presented the effects of the social Programme titled ‘Stay at Home and Tell Krakow’ (#zostanwdomuiopowiedzkrakow). The Museum created this programme convinced that a city dweller, exposed to the oppression of the pandemic will feel the urge to share his or her experience. Apparently, the appeal made by the Museum of Krakow was eagerly responded to. The Museum received ‘stories’ about the pandemic in different formats: prose, poems, diaries, visual arts, and even musical pieces and artifacts. The results of the ‘Stay at Home and Tell Krakow’ Programme are currently hard to sum up, however, what seems a valuable and worth analysing experience is the focus of residents’ attention on the Museum which they considered an institution trustworthy enough to entrust it their private, often intimate reflections on living through that challenging period.

Allotment gardening in Poland – new practices and changes in recreational space

Allotment gardening in Europe, including in Poland, is a century-long tradition that has been cultivated by each new generation. The idea derived from the rapid industrialization of large cities and is currently gaining new meaning. Apart from the economic and recreational roles played by allotment gardens (AGs), emphasis is increasingly being placed on their function as community, social, ecological and even creative and entertainment spaces. AGs constitute an important place for inhabitants of cities to spend their free time. Hence, it has been postulated more and more often that AGs should be preserved as productive and ‘living’ spaces for leisure and social integration. The numerous initiatives of the Polish Allotment Association, whose aim is to protect AGs against liquidation, and to be used for public and non-public purposes, include the Open Social Programme of Allotment Gardens Development. Through pro-social, innovative activity, the programme helps to redefine and change the perception of AGs in Poland as well as contribute to their infrastructural development.

Pelatihan Penguasaan Soal UN Mata Pelajaran Bahasa Indonesia pada Siswa Kelas XII SMAN 2 Banjarmasin

This service aims to prepare students' mental and academic abilities in facing national examination and to practice students to work on and answer the National Examination question�s material correctly. The method used in this service is in the form of lectures, discussions, question and answer, simulation of national examination questions, and evaluation. The subject in this service is SMAN 2 Banjarmasin�s students of XII grade which consists of 3 classes, namely XII Language programme, XII social programme 6, and XII Social programme 5, which have an average number of 30 students for each class. The results of this service show that SMAN 2 Banjarmasin�s students of XII grade get good grades in the national examination in Bahasa Indonesia�s subject simulation. The percentage 80% shows they have reached the passing grade and they passed. The rate 20% is still insufficient domain, and they need more practice in answering national examination questions

Collaborations Workshop 2018 (CW18) Report – Culture Change, Productivity and Sustainability

The Collaborations Workshop 2018 (CW18) took place at The School of Mathematics, Cardiff University from the 26th to 28th March 2018. 90 people attended the event to discuss the themes of the workshop: culture change, productivity and sustainability. With a mix of lightning talks, keynotes, Q&A panels, discussions with speed blogging, collaborative ideas sessions, mini-workshops & demos, a social programme and a Hack Day in the agenda, CW18 was a feature-packed and immersive event.

Final Programme - International Ship Control Systems Symposium (iSCSS)

"Inspiring Naval Engineering" - 14th International Naval Engineering Conference and Exhibition incorporating the International Ship Control Systems Symposium (iSCSS). Tuesday 2 – Thursday 4 October 2018 at the Technology and Innovation Centre, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK. INEC/iSCSS 2018 at a glance: Over 300 expert participants; Over 100 peer-reviewed technical papers; The Sir Donald Gosling Award; 15 plus focussed exhibition stands; International attendance from over 18 countries; Excellent networking opportunities and social programme; The relaunch of the International Ship Control Systems Symposium (iSCSS) entitled "Revolutionary Technology Inspiring Ship Control".