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2021 ◽  
pp. 089011712110596
Author(s):  
Paul E. Terry

COVID-19 has been more difficult to contain in the United States than in other countries due, in part, to our nation’s rootedness in preserving individual freedoms, sometimes in defiance of the need for social accountability for health. With growing evidence that anti-vaccination proponents are increasingly organized, funded, and influential, this editorial argues that the right to health should transcend individual freedoms that have a likely probability of spreading harm to others. An association for vaccinated person’s rights, much like ANSR, an association for non-smokers rights, may be needed to counter anti-vaccination rights organizers. Advancing a goal of mostly “vaccinated and fully immunized populations’ would make members of such a group ‘VIP-ers.’”


2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 109-115
Author(s):  
Черчик Л.М. ◽  
Бурда А.М.

У статті обгрунтовано необхідність змін у системі управління лісокористуванням на засадах сталого розвитку. Реалізація у дослідженні міждисциплінарного підходу переконливо свідчать про зростання значення лісу завдяки виконанню ним екологічних, економічних і соціальних функцій на місцевому, національному і глобальному рівнях. На основі аналізу наукових джерел та офіційних міжнародних документів узагальнено підходи до визначення сутності сталого (стійкого, усталеного) лісокористування, збалансованого розвитку лісового господарства, а саме як: 1) гармонійного поєднання екологічних, економічних та соціальних функцій лісів; 2) стабільного розвитку екосистем лісу та ландшафту загалом; 3) комплексного застосування заходів щодо користування, відтворення, формування, охорони та захисту лісів з урахуванням інтересів усіх зацікавлених сторін; 4) невиснажливого та раціонального використання ресурсів (потенціалу) лісу. Змістовне наповнення зазначених підходів обумовлює необхідність застосування відповідних систем менеджменту лісових господарств, у яких відображаються стратегічні цілі та пріоритети і застосовуються відповідні інструменти їх реалізації. А саме, при трактуванні сталого лісокористування згідно першого підходу доцільно застосовувати інтегровані системи менеджменту на основі міжнародних стандартів; якщо домінують акценти другого підходу – сталий лісовий менеджмент, екологічно орієнтований лісогосподарський менеджмент, екосистемний та екологічний менеджмент; при третьому підході – сталий лісовий менеджмент на основі стандартів SA 8000 (Social Accountability), соціальний менеджмент; при четвертому підході – екологічний менеджмент на основі стандартів ISO 14000, управління бізнес-процесами. Охарактеризовано сутність та особливості застосування зазначених систем менеджменту лісогосподарських підприємств


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
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Ha Ta

<p>Civil society organizations in Vietnam are experiencing some critical transitions. As the nation is no longer on the list of low income countries, an increasing number of such organizations are changing their missions from alleviating poverty to promoting more democratic governance. ‘Social accountability’, as one of their most common employed approaches, is often the combination of civic engagement, evidence-based monitoring, and advocacy. Carrying with it the expectation of improving accountability in Vietnam, the approach is still a new, foreign-imported concept which will challenge and be challenged by particular contextual factors in the country.  This study examines the practices of social accountability in Vietnam to find out its position and potential in terms of development of the country. Promoting social accountability in Vietnam is often based on the assumption that the approach will improve government’s accountability, strengthening the state – citizen relationship. It is envisaged that the country will be eventually more open as a result. It is as yet an optimistic vision and will take time for practitioners to put in place. This study aims to analyse how early adoption of social accountability is affected by Vietnam’s contextual factors, to what extent it is affecting governance and increasing people’s participation, and what organizations can actually expect of social accountability.  The research aims to fill a gap in the literature regarding social accountability in Vietnam. As a new concept, social accountability is often introduced via materials provided by international organizations like World Bank and UNICEF. Most of the documents present successful cases of applying social accountability in other countries like India and Bangladesh, and countries in Latin America. Thus, a critical analysis of adopting social accountability in the Vietnam context is necessary to provide more insights for both practitioners and scholars on the topic.  Employing interviews as the key method, the study seeks input from key informants who are involved in the adoption of social accountability in Vietnam. From perspectives of government officials, development practitioners, and community members, the reality of practicing social accountability and how it is interacting and negotiating with other factors in society should be more clearly revealed. Practical expectations and recommendations to conceive of and practice social accountability in Vietnam are also suggested.</p>


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Ha Ta

<p>Civil society organizations in Vietnam are experiencing some critical transitions. As the nation is no longer on the list of low income countries, an increasing number of such organizations are changing their missions from alleviating poverty to promoting more democratic governance. ‘Social accountability’, as one of their most common employed approaches, is often the combination of civic engagement, evidence-based monitoring, and advocacy. Carrying with it the expectation of improving accountability in Vietnam, the approach is still a new, foreign-imported concept which will challenge and be challenged by particular contextual factors in the country.  This study examines the practices of social accountability in Vietnam to find out its position and potential in terms of development of the country. Promoting social accountability in Vietnam is often based on the assumption that the approach will improve government’s accountability, strengthening the state – citizen relationship. It is envisaged that the country will be eventually more open as a result. It is as yet an optimistic vision and will take time for practitioners to put in place. This study aims to analyse how early adoption of social accountability is affected by Vietnam’s contextual factors, to what extent it is affecting governance and increasing people’s participation, and what organizations can actually expect of social accountability.  The research aims to fill a gap in the literature regarding social accountability in Vietnam. As a new concept, social accountability is often introduced via materials provided by international organizations like World Bank and UNICEF. Most of the documents present successful cases of applying social accountability in other countries like India and Bangladesh, and countries in Latin America. Thus, a critical analysis of adopting social accountability in the Vietnam context is necessary to provide more insights for both practitioners and scholars on the topic.  Employing interviews as the key method, the study seeks input from key informants who are involved in the adoption of social accountability in Vietnam. From perspectives of government officials, development practitioners, and community members, the reality of practicing social accountability and how it is interacting and negotiating with other factors in society should be more clearly revealed. Practical expectations and recommendations to conceive of and practice social accountability in Vietnam are also suggested.</p>


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 127
Author(s):  
Eva Sørensen ◽  
Jacob Torfing

Governance researchers have repeatedly discussed how to make public governance more accountable given the relatively ‘thin’ accountability of representative government. Recent decades have seen the growth of new, compensatory forms of accountability. However, these measures do not seem have satisfied the demands for strengthening public sector accountability. Drawing on the concept of social accountability, this article challenges common wisdom in arguing that collaborative governance may enhance public governance accountability, although it also raises new accountability problems that must be tackled. The article develops a heuristic framework for empirical studies of accountability, which improves the impact of collaborative forms of governance.


BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. e048053
Author(s):  
Ray Markham ◽  
Megan Hunt ◽  
Robert Woollard ◽  
Nelly Oelke ◽  
David Snadden ◽  
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BackgroundThere are few examples of the practical application of the concepts of social accountability, as defined by the World Bank and WHO, to health system change. This paper describes a robust approach led by First Nations Health Authority and the Rural Coordination Centre of British Columbia. This was achieved using partnerships in British Columbia, Canada, where the health system features inequities in service and outcomes for rural and Indigenous populations. Social accountability is achieved when all stakeholders come together simultaneously as partners and agree on a path forward. This approach has enabled socially accountable healthcare, effecting change in the healthcare system by addressing the needs of the population.InnovationOur innovative approach uses social accountability engagement to counteract persistent health inequities. This involves an adaptation of the Boelen Health Partnership model (policymakers, health administrators, health professionals, academics and community members) extended by addition of linked sectors (eg, industry and not-for-profits) to the ‘Partnership Pentagram Plus’. We used appreciative inquiry and deliberative dialogue focused on the rural scale and integrating Indigenous ways of knowing along with western scientific traditions (‘two-eyed seeing’). Using this approach, partners are brought together to identify common interests and direction as a learning community. Equitable engagement and provision of space as ‘peers’ and ‘partners’ were key to this process. Groups with varying perspectives came together to create solutions, building on existing strengths and new collaborative approaches to address specific issues in the community and health services delivery. A resulting provincial table reflecting the Pentagram Plus model has fostered policies and practices over the last 3 years that have resulted in meaningful collaborations for health service change.ConclusionThis paper presents the application of the ‘Partnership Pentagram Plus’ approach and uses appreciative inquiry and deliberative dialogue to bring about practical and positive change to rural and Indigenous communities.


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