Pub Date : 2022-02-17DOI: 10.1177/2455328x211069680
T. Haokip
This article explores the traditional ideas and practices of indigenous democracy among the tribal communities in North East India. Traditional institutions of governance in the region are repudiated today as autocratic and authoritarian, or at best oligarchic. This oversight is imminent unless their cultures and customs, which are closely linked to their institutions of governance, are examined. In most traditional tribal institutions at the grassroot level, there is either a direct participation of all adult male or a representative system in which each clan or sub-clan is represented in the village council. Thus, one finds pre-modern roots of direct and representative democracy in the traditional polity of indigenous communities in the North East. The article identifies ‘consensus’ as the heart of tribal democracy and argues for the strengthening of indigenous democracy for deepening democracy in India. However, more democratic reforms of the traditional institutions are needed to particularly include women and the ‘others’. The findings contribute to the growing literature on the pre-modern roots of modern democracy.
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Pub Date : 2020-01-31DOI: 10.33537/sobild.2020.11.1.10
Halil Yasin Tamer, Barış Övgün, Altuğ Yalçıntaş
One of the consequences of the evolving data economy is the digitization of scientific knowledge production. DergiPark, a free and open digital repository that hosts Turkish academic journals publishing scientific articles, is a technological advancement that can improve the quality of academic publishing processes. However, we claim that DergiPark can cause severe risks for scientific knowledge production under conditions where data governance principles are not fixed and fully enforced.
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Research in Public Management (PM) has run into two obstacles. In Western countries, scholars complain that PM research is neglecting big questions about the overall design of government and its adaptation to new threats. Meanwhile, Asian scholars complain about the Western-centrism of PM research and its failure to account for the distinctive features of governance in their countries. A new approach to PM research would overcome both obstacles. This new approach assumes that leaders of the world's 195 states face the common challenge of devising a strategy for governing their territory and population that will achieve security, prosperity, and justice. These "strategies for governing" vary between countries and over time, as leader’s wrestle with contradictions among goals, uncertainty about tactics, turbulent environmental conditions, and sticky cultural and institutional inheritances. This is a macro approach to PM research that provides a framework for addressing big questions about governance while overcoming the Western-centric bias of current scholarship.
{"title":"Strategies for Governing: An Approach to Public Management Research for West and East","authors":"A. Roberts","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3087581","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3087581","url":null,"abstract":"Research in Public Management (PM) has run into two obstacles. In Western countries, scholars complain that PM research is neglecting big questions about the overall design of government and its adaptation to new threats. Meanwhile, Asian scholars complain about the Western-centrism of PM research and its failure to account for the distinctive features of governance in their countries. A new approach to PM research would overcome both obstacles. This new approach assumes that leaders of the world's 195 states face the common challenge of devising a strategy for governing their territory and population that will achieve security, prosperity, and justice. These \"strategies for governing\" vary between countries and over time, as leader’s wrestle with contradictions among goals, uncertainty about tactics, turbulent environmental conditions, and sticky cultural and institutional inheritances. This is a macro approach to PM research that provides a framework for addressing big questions about governance while overcoming the Western-centric bias of current scholarship.","PeriodicalId":413948,"journal":{"name":"Political Science Educator: Courses","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122235957","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
(This is the submitted version of an article that was subsequently published in Public Administration Review.) Public Administration journals should publish two types of professional literature that are not research: * Case Reports - As in medical journals, a description by a practitioner of a situation she encountered, what she did about it, and the results. * Open Source Work Products - Practitioners' work products, such as procedures, position descriptions or statements of work, that are shared publicly, so that any interested person can contribute improvements.
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There is currently a movement underway to encourage scholars to develop and refine theories of the policymaking process with precision so that we can improve the accuracy of our knowledge surrounding the making of public policies (see Sabatier and Weible 2014). The purpose of this manuscript is to lay out these theories for undergraduate students interested in the topic of theory and/or environmental policymaking and does so by drawing on Sabatier and Weible’s (2014) Theories of the Policy Process and the 2013 special issue of Policy Studies Journal on the topic of New Theories of the Policy Process. The manuscript begins by defining epistemology and theory-building and then examines Rational Choice Theory, the Institutional Analysis and Design Framework, Multiple Streams Framework, Punctuated Equilibrium Framework, Advocacy Coalition Framework, the Ecology of Games Framework, and Policy Feedback Theory. An illustrative example is used for each of the theories to bring it into clearer focus. Discussion questions are included at the end of the manuscript.
{"title":"An Introductory Exposure to Theories of the Policy Process for Undergraduates and Environmental Policy Students","authors":"Aaron J. Ley","doi":"10.2139/SSRN.2557022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/SSRN.2557022","url":null,"abstract":"There is currently a movement underway to encourage scholars to develop and refine theories of the policymaking process with precision so that we can improve the accuracy of our knowledge surrounding the making of public policies (see Sabatier and Weible 2014). The purpose of this manuscript is to lay out these theories for undergraduate students interested in the topic of theory and/or environmental policymaking and does so by drawing on Sabatier and Weible’s (2014) Theories of the Policy Process and the 2013 special issue of Policy Studies Journal on the topic of New Theories of the Policy Process. The manuscript begins by defining epistemology and theory-building and then examines Rational Choice Theory, the Institutional Analysis and Design Framework, Multiple Streams Framework, Punctuated Equilibrium Framework, Advocacy Coalition Framework, the Ecology of Games Framework, and Policy Feedback Theory. An illustrative example is used for each of the theories to bring it into clearer focus. Discussion questions are included at the end of the manuscript.","PeriodicalId":413948,"journal":{"name":"Political Science Educator: Courses","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-09-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130008545","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
In ancient history, India and Sri Lanka maintained close relationship with each other’s due to closed geographical proximity. Meanwhile religious and political ideology brought important factors to determine bilateral relations between both countries. In modern international relations both countries maintain close relationship with each other’s in Political and Cultural arena. Thru the political and cultural interdependency India has become a key player in regional and international development scenario. Indo-Sri Lanka Political and Cultural relations mark critical point since the beginning of ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka. Sinhala Tamil ethnic conflict which is protracted internal war made more Indian involvement to Sri Lanka in past three decades. Under His Excellency the President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Indo-Sri Lanka Bilateral Relations began into develop interdependency with each other’s. Moreover India becomes more influence party to determine Northern and Eastern development over Sri Lankan Tamil community during Eleam War IV and post war era.
{"title":"Indo-Sri Lanka Bilateral Relations: Analytical Review on Political & Cultural Relations Since 2005","authors":"Hasith Kandaudahewa","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.2852948","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2852948","url":null,"abstract":"In ancient history, India and Sri Lanka maintained close relationship with each other’s due to closed geographical proximity. Meanwhile religious and political ideology brought important factors to determine bilateral relations between both countries. In modern international relations both countries maintain close relationship with each other’s in Political and Cultural arena. Thru the political and cultural interdependency India has become a key player in regional and international development scenario. Indo-Sri Lanka Political and Cultural relations mark critical point since the beginning of ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka. Sinhala Tamil ethnic conflict which is protracted internal war made more Indian involvement to Sri Lanka in past three decades. Under His Excellency the President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Indo-Sri Lanka Bilateral Relations began into develop interdependency with each other’s. Moreover India becomes more influence party to determine Northern and Eastern development over Sri Lankan Tamil community during Eleam War IV and post war era.","PeriodicalId":413948,"journal":{"name":"Political Science Educator: Courses","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125546654","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This paper examines the possible effects of labour market institutional characteristics on young people's perceptions of their internship experiences as expressed on Twitter. By looking at these opinions (satisfaction versus dissatisfaction) in relation to certain features of internships as well as to the more general labour market regulatory framework, this project aims to give a voice to young people, enabling them (indirectly) to provide policy suggestions to law-makers. Furthermore, we propose a preview of a possible empirical model for data collection based on the manual coding of Tweets. By employing a Probit regression and Blinder-Oaxaca and Fairlie decompositions, we have tried to establish a link between the perceived evaluation of internships and the country where the internship is based, the latter being used as a proxy for the legal system. In all our tests we found that the country in which the internship is placed is the main factor in the positive or negative perception. We also find that the more difficult is to hire a young worker on a temporary basis the lower will be his valuation of the internship experience. Ultimately we propose the use of Twitter not only as a relevant research tool, but also as an instrument for bringing young people's needs to the attention of law-makers. We relate labour market characteristics to youth's internship perception.Country where the internship is placed is the main factor of explanation.The more difficult is to hire a young worker the lower will be his perception.
{"title":"Let Young People Join the Legislative Process. A Twitter Based Experiment on Internships","authors":"P. Barbieri, F. Fazio, Gabriele Gamberini","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.2576804","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2576804","url":null,"abstract":"This paper examines the possible effects of labour market institutional characteristics on young people's perceptions of their internship experiences as expressed on Twitter. By looking at these opinions (satisfaction versus dissatisfaction) in relation to certain features of internships as well as to the more general labour market regulatory framework, this project aims to give a voice to young people, enabling them (indirectly) to provide policy suggestions to law-makers. Furthermore, we propose a preview of a possible empirical model for data collection based on the manual coding of Tweets. By employing a Probit regression and Blinder-Oaxaca and Fairlie decompositions, we have tried to establish a link between the perceived evaluation of internships and the country where the internship is based, the latter being used as a proxy for the legal system. In all our tests we found that the country in which the internship is placed is the main factor in the positive or negative perception. We also find that the more difficult is to hire a young worker on a temporary basis the lower will be his valuation of the internship experience. Ultimately we propose the use of Twitter not only as a relevant research tool, but also as an instrument for bringing young people's needs to the attention of law-makers. We relate labour market characteristics to youth's internship perception.Country where the internship is placed is the main factor of explanation.The more difficult is to hire a young worker the lower will be his perception.","PeriodicalId":413948,"journal":{"name":"Political Science Educator: Courses","volume":"100 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130811569","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Are gender inequalities in work/life outcomes apparent among those positioned at the powerful top of society’s hierarchy, and if so, why? There is currently a lack of consistent knowledge about what happens to those women who have reached the most influential positions of society, and about whether (and how) their situation differs from that of their male counterparts. This is particularly so in the case of political elites, about whom very few current studies exist. This thesis investigates gender and individual-level work/life outcomes among political elites (national parliamentarians) comparing two cases: Sweden and Germany. The research builds on empirical investigations from self-collected survey data covering finite populations of Swedish and German national parliamentarians. Parts of this political elite data are further matched to existing, large-scale databases from the European Social Survey, consisting of representative samples of general citizens, and of general elites, of the two nations. This allows reference comparisons to be made between the political elites and average citizens of the respective countries. To provide additional depth to the findings, the quantitative investigation was also complemented by a qualitative interview study. The results showed gender inequality in the strength of demand and support experienced in the home-sphere of the political elites (such as concerning household work and functional partner support). These gender discrepancies were more pronounced in the case of Germany than in Sweden. However, gender equality was observed concerning perceived career and influence possibilities in the work-sphere, and concerning general subjective well-being, in both the German and Swedish case of political elites.
{"title":"Gender Inequality Among Political Elites in Comparative Perspective","authors":"Jenny L. Hansson","doi":"10.2139/SSRN.2411483","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/SSRN.2411483","url":null,"abstract":"Are gender inequalities in work/life outcomes apparent among those positioned at the powerful top of society’s hierarchy, and if so, why? There is currently a lack of consistent knowledge about what happens to those women who have reached the most influential positions of society, and about whether (and how) their situation differs from that of their male counterparts. This is particularly so in the case of political elites, about whom very few current studies exist. This thesis investigates gender and individual-level work/life outcomes among political elites (national parliamentarians) comparing two cases: Sweden and Germany. The research builds on empirical investigations from self-collected survey data covering finite populations of Swedish and German national parliamentarians. Parts of this political elite data are further matched to existing, large-scale databases from the European Social Survey, consisting of representative samples of general citizens, and of general elites, of the two nations. This allows reference comparisons to be made between the political elites and average citizens of the respective countries. To provide additional depth to the findings, the quantitative investigation was also complemented by a qualitative interview study. The results showed gender inequality in the strength of demand and support experienced in the home-sphere of the political elites (such as concerning household work and functional partner support). These gender discrepancies were more pronounced in the case of Germany than in Sweden. However, gender equality was observed concerning perceived career and influence possibilities in the work-sphere, and concerning general subjective well-being, in both the German and Swedish case of political elites.","PeriodicalId":413948,"journal":{"name":"Political Science Educator: Courses","volume":"50 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114781322","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The paper analyzes the contents and objectives of ‘public history’, the relationship between scholarly and popular knowledge, conventions governing the representation of the past outside the academic context, and the transfer of scholarly knowledge from academic to media environment. The article is divided into sections titled What? Who? When? Why? What for? and How? These lapidary subtitles reflect the fact that very little has been written about public history yet, and a preliminary review of the field is necessary. First of all, we need to determine what kind of new historical work it is, and to draw several distinctions between different types of historians who engage in professional and/or public history. Public history is treated as a specific type of historical judgment and historical practice, thus the analysis of ‘public history’ covers cognitive aspects as well as social ones.
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There are many goals an instructor may wish to accomplish in a course on economic principles. For us one goal should be the education of a generation of sensible and active members of civil society. This is an ambitious goal: it requires that students internalize the economic way of thinking and learn to exercise active citizenry. After experimenting with a variety of methods, we have concluded that requiring students to write an op-ed is the most conducive to the development of the economic way of thinking. Here we share what we have learned in the process, hoping that the pedagogical capability of writing an op-ed will encourage others to adopt the assignment into their classrooms.
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