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Liverpool University Press David Ben-Gurion, the State of Israel and the
Book SynopsisThe first book to deal primarily with Ben-Gurion's strategic-political perceptions and his images of Israel, the Arab world, and their mutual realtions
£45.77
University of Westminster Press Capital, State, Empire: The New American Way of
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Woodrow Wilson Center Press A Creative Tension: The Foreign Policy Roles of
Book SynopsisA Creative Tension is a fresh look at the foreign policy roles of Congress and the president by one of the most astute congressional practitioners of foreign policy of recent decades, former U.S. representative and chairman of the House International Relations Committee Lee H. Hamilton. With an insider's perspective based on thirty-four years in Congress, Hamilton elucidates current domestic and international pressures influencing U.S. foreign policy, strengths and weaknesses in the foreign policy process, and ways to improve the performance of the president and Congress. A Creative Tension argues persuasively and elegantly that better consultation between the executive and legislative branches is the most effective way to strengthen American foreign policy. A Creative Tension is the most extensive analysis of the congressional and presidential roles in foreign policy by a former member of Congress. Hamilton explores the topic in an original, stimulating, and accessible manner by deftly mixing incisive commentary with illuminating personal reflections. The book includes timely and important recommendations for improving the ability of Congress and the president to develop a foreign policy that meets the challenges and opportunities of a post-September 11 world. It should be of interest to foreign policy makers, scholars and students of American politics, and the general public.Wilson ForumTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsChapter 1. Introduction: New International Challenges and OpportunitiesChapter 2. Changes in the Making of Foreign PolicyChapter 3. Continuities in the Making of Foreign PolisyChapter 4. Consultation between the President and CongressChapter 5. Conclusion: Shaping a Twenty-First-Century Foreign PolicyIndex
£12.82
University of Cincinnati Press American Values, Religious Voices – 100 Days. 100
Book SynopsisIn the aftermath of the 2016 presidential election, many Americans questioned how to respond to the results and the deep divisions in our country exposed by the campaign. Many people of faith turned to their religious communities for guidance and support. Many looked for ways to take action. In November 2016, biblical scholar Andrea L. Weiss and graphic designer Lisa M. Weinberger teamed up to create an innovative response: a national nonpartisan campaign that used letters and social media to highlight core American values connected to our diverse religious traditions. American Values, Religious Voices: 100 Days, 100 Letters is a collection of letters written by some of America’s most accomplished and thoughtful scholars of religion during the first 100 days of the Trump presidency. While the letters are addressed to the president, vice president, and members of the 115th Congress and Trump administration, they speak to a broad audience of Americans looking for wisdom and encouragement at this tumultuous time in our nation’s history. This unique volume assembles the 100 letters, plus four new supplemental essays and many of the graphic illustrations that enhanced the campaign. Published near the midway point of the Trump presidency, this book showcases a wide range of ancient sacred texts that pertain to our most pressing contemporary issues. At a time of great division in our country, this post-election project models how people of different backgrounds can listen to and learn from one another. The letters offer insight and inspiration, reminding us of the enduring values that make our nation great.
£20.90
University of Nevada Press The Battle to Stay in America: Immigration's
Book SynopsisThe Battle to Stay in America is the story of a community coming to grips with the federal government's crackdown on immigrants and learning how to defend itself. Informative and personal, this is a story about mothers and fathers, lawyers and activists, local police and federal agencies, and a struggle for the identity of a nation. This is the quintessential story of the war on immigrants, as fought and felt on the front lines in the heart of America.Trade ReviewReviewed by the New York Review of Books:The destructive impact of this enforcement regime on day-to-day life in immigrant communities is described with refreshing clarity and heart by Michael Kagan in The Battle to Stay in America. Kagan, a law professor at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas, tells stories of his neighbors and of clients at the university law clinic he runs. He provides an unusually accessible primer on immigration law and a valuable guide to the ways it currently works to perpetuate an excluded immigrant underclass with diminished rights."Table of Contents Preface: A Note About Word Choice Introduction 1 Part I: The Targets 1 The Graveyards of Nevada 11 2 Plan B 25 3 The Cleaners 43 Part II: The Attack 4 The Unaccompanied 61 5 Two Arrests 79 6 Psychological Warfare 92 Part III: The Defense 7 How to Talk to Your Neighbors About Immigration 111 8 The Strip Mall Resistance 129 9 Dirty Immigration Lawyers 146 10 The Coming Battle 160 Acknowledgments 169 Glossary 171 Notes 175 Bibliography 187 Index 000 About the Author 197
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Scientific Foundations of Digital Governance and
Book SynopsisThis book provides the latest research advancements and findings for the scientific systematization of knowledge regarding digital governance and transformation, such as core concepts, foundational principles, theories, methodologies, architectures, assessment frameworks and future directions. It brings forward the ingredients of this new domain, proposing its needed formal and systematic tools, exploring its relation with neighbouring scientific domains and finally prescribing the next steps for laying the foundations of a new science. The book is structured into three main areas. The first section focuses on contributions towards the purpose, ingredients and structure of the scientific foundations of digital transformation in the public sector. The second looks at the identification and description of domain's scientific problems with a view to stabilizing research products, assessment methods and tools in a reusable, extendable and sustainable manner. The third envisions a pathway for future research to tackle broader governance problems via the applications of information and communication technologies in combination with innovative approaches from neighbouring scientific domains. Contributing to the analysis of the scientific perspectives of digital governance and digital transformation, this book will be an indispensable tool for students, researchers and practitioners interested in digital governance, digital transformation, information systems, as well as ICT industry experts and policymakers charged with the design, deployment and implementation of public sector information systems.Table of ContentsPart A: Scientific Foundations of Digital Governance.- Chapter 1 - Scientific Foundations of Digital Governance - Why, What and How (Yannis Charalabidis,Zoi Lachana, Charalampos Alexopoulos).-Chapter 2 - Digital governance as a scientific concept (Tove Engvall, Leif Skiftenes Flak).- Chapter 3 - Digital Government Research: A Diverse Domain (Hans J. Scholl).- Chapter 4 - On the Structure of the Digital Governance Domain ( Zoi Lachana, Yannis Charalabidis, Panagiotis Keramidis).- Chapter 5 - Digital Governance education: Survey of the programs and curricula ( Demetrios Sarantis, Soumaya Ben Dhaou, Charalampos Alexopoulos, Alexander Ronzhyn, Francesco Mureddu).- Chapter 6 - Discussing the Foundations for Interpretivist Digital Government Research (Keegan McBride, Yuri Misnikov, Dirk Draheim).- Part B: Digital Governance Problem and Solution Space.- Chapter 7 - Understanding Digital Transformation in Government( Frank Danielsen, Leif Skiftenes Flak, Øystein Sæbø),- Chapter 8 - A Public Value Impact Assessment Framework for Digital Governance (Anne Fleur van Veenstra, Tjerk Timan).- Chapter 9 - Fostering a data-centric public administration: strategies, policy models and technologies ( Francesco Mureddu, David Osimo, Angeles Kenny, Matthew Upson, Vassilios Peristeras).- Chapter 10 - A Methodology for Evaluating and Improving Digital Governance Systems Based on Information Systems Success Models and Public Value Theory (Euripidis Loukis).- Chapter 11 - Understanding the impact of public policy context on the implementation orientation for the digital transformation of interoperable public services (Raul M. Abril).- Joep Crompvoets).- Chapter 12 - Agent Based Modeling in Digital Governance Research: A Review and Future Research Directions ( Prakash C. Sukhwal, Atreyi Kankanhalli).- Part C: Perspectives and Future Research Directions for Digital Governance.- Chapter 13 - Government 3.0: Scenarios and Roadmap of Research ( Alexander Ronzhyn, Maria A. Wimmer).- Chapter 14 - Building Digital Governance Competencies: Baseline for a Curriculum and Master Programme (Gabriela Viale Pereira, Alexander Ronzhyn, Maria A. Wimmer).- Chapter 15 - E-Justice: A Review and Agenda for Future Research ( Nilay Yavuz, Naci Karkın, Mete Yıldız).- Chapter 16 - Digitalisation and Developing a Participatory Culture: Participation, Co-production, Co-destruction ( Noella Edelmann ).
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG The Forum of Federations Handbook of Fiscal
Book SynopsisThis open access handbook compares fiscal federalism arrangements in eleven federal/ decentralized countries. Each chapter examines an individual country, laying out its constitutional design as relates to fiscal powers and the division of those powers between levels of government. Specifically, the analyses consider powers of taxation, spending, regulation, and more. Focusing on Australia, Brazil, Canada, Ethiopia, Germany, India, Italy, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, and the United States, the contributors provide a fascinating account of how federal countries are confronting the traditional challenges of conflicts over division of fiscal powers while also coping with the ongoing challenges of globalization and citizen empowerment that arise from the information revolution. As a companion to the Forum of Federations Handbook of Federal Countries 2020, this volume considers how relationships and roles in different orders of government are being reshaped, and shows how local solutions inspired by global principles help strengthen government accountability and improve citizens’ quality of life.This is an open access book.Table of Contents1. Introduction/Principles of Fiscal Federalism - Jean-Francois Tremblay 2. Australia - Miranda Stewart3. Brazil – Fernando Antonio Rezende da Silva 4. Canada – Jean-Francois Tremblay5. Ethiopia - Sisay Senbeta6. Germany - Lars Feld7. India - VN Alok8. Italy – Elisabeth Alber, Alice Valdesalici9. Kenya – Mutakha Kangu10. South Africa – Ramos Mabugu 11. Spain - Julio Lopez-Laborda, Jorge Martinez-Vasquez, Carlos Monasterio12. Switzerland - Christoph Schaltegger, Lukas Schmid13. USA - Therese McGuire & Teresa Garcia-Milà14. Comparative Conclusions - Jean-Francois Tremblay
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Springer International Publishing AG Planning Cities in Africa: Current Issues and
Book SynopsisThis open access book provides insights into challenges, threats and opportunities of urban development in Africa. It discusses how and why African cities need localised urban planning concepts and theories to deal with challenges and threats of rapid urbanisation and climate change. The book delivers an in-depth view of the nature and gaps of the framework on which current planning practice and education in Africa are based. With that, it discusses the potentials of African cities to mobilise local knowledge, resources and capacity building for sustained and resilient urban growth.This work is addressed to educationists and practitioners in the field of urban development management, climate change adaptation and urban resilience. Specifically, such audiences include researchers, spatial planners, graduate students and member of civil societies working on urban development management.Table of ContentsPlanning cities in Africa – Current issues and future prospects of urban governance and planning: An introduction.- Part I: Planning theories and models - Application and local challenges.- The State, trust and cooperation: Local government-residents’ joint neighbourhood upgrading initiatives in Addis Ababa.- Street vending in downtown Rabat: In resistance to imported urban models.- Revisiting stokes’ theory of slums – Towards decolonised housing concepts from the Global South.- Part II: The state of planning education and planning capacity.- In a state of flux: Urban planning programmes in Asia and Africa.- Climate change adaptation and planning education in Southern Africa.- Is climate change knowledge making a difference in urban planning and practice: Perspectives from practitioners and policy makers in Tanzania Fehler! Textmarke nicht definiert.- Contributions of local authorities to community adaptive capacity to impacts of climate change; A case study of sea level rise in Pangani Division, Pangani District.- Part III: Participatory and multi-level governance approach toward current urban challenges.- Qualities of urban planning and the conflict between participatory planning and planning standards: Evidence from Ethiopia.- Complementing or conflicting rationalities? How self-production practices in collective space can shape urban planning. Insights from Maputo City.- Translating globalised ideals into local settings: The actors and complexities of post-settlement water infrastructure planning in urban Ghana.
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Springer International Publishing AG The Punters' Guide to Democracy: What it is,
Book SynopsisThis book discusses multiple ways of voting in a democratic system and explains the basis of more consensual politics. Without delving into too much technical argument or too many mathematical examples, it aims to show that binary decision-making is blunt, primitive, divisive, and sometimes inaccurate; prove that other methodologies are more accurate and, therefore, more democratic; highlight more inclusive and effective voting procedures; discuss electoral reforms for national parliaments and international forums like the UN Security Council and COP26/27. The book is written not just for academia, or for the politicians and journalists, or for other specialists; it is for the general public: for students still at school, for voters in society at large, and for activists in umpteen NGOs.“…the West's relentless pursuit of binary voting… has been a cause of countless tragedies. This book is brilliant: political controversies should rarely if ever be 'resolved' by majority vote.”Arend Lijphart, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of California, San Diego“[for] those who do not believe in a black-or-white world… a very important and extremely timely contribution…”Věra Stojarová, Associate Professor of Political Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic“Peter’s challenge to the binary “win-lose” approach is urgently necessary, as is his proposal for an eminently more reasonable, accountable, and participatory system.”Dr. Valery Perry, Democratization Policy Council, Sarajevo“…the preferential points vote… would be the more accurate way to make decisions, and the consequences far more peaceful.”Lord Boyce, House of Lords“He builds a case for a specific version of preferential procedure, not only for elections, but for decision making as well.”Hannu Nurmi, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Turku, Finland“A particularly strong plea in favour of voting procedures… which go far beyond the usual 'yes or no' ballots. [He uses] an alert prose and a wealth of illuminating and easily graspable examples.” Maurice Salles, Emeritus Professor, Université de Caen NormandieTrade Review“The Punter’s Guide, he gives a survey of voting and of decision making processes and systems … . He looks beyond just ‘western’ practices ... he makes it easy to understand through explanation as well as his engaging style of writing. Throughout his work he offers a different model for elections or other decisionmaking processes. ... Emerson’s long history of work on this issue remains evergreen, and the tools being freely offered online remove any excuses … .” (Valery Perry, democratizationpolicy.org, October, 2023)Table of ContentsChapter 1. AI, Artificial Incompetence – The Ubiquitous Use of Binary Voting.- Chapter 2. Oh Lord, Give Me Consensus, but not Yet – Pluralism is Possible.- Chapter 3. The Art and Science of Compromise.- Chapter 4. The GOAT is a GNU – Electing an All-party Power-sharing Executive.- Chapter 5. “The People Have Voted… the [Expletives]!” – Comparing Electoral Systems.- Chapter 6. A Little Long History of Voting Systems.- Chapter 7. A Consensual Milieu.
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Springer International Publishing AG Network Management and Governance in Policy
Book SynopsisThis book assesses the management and performance of networks in light of the rising popularity of collaborative approaches in public service delivery. It does so by examining the case of smoking-prevention networks in Switzerland. The book considers how network managers can be distinguished based on work-context related factors, and analyses how the interaction of these factors leads to either active or non-active network management within collaborative policy delivery arrangements. It also empirically investigates the effects that network management and other network-level and project-level factors have on the policy output performance of these networks. Adopting a multi-method approach combining a qualitative comparative analysis, case studies as well as Bayesian regressions, the book will appeal to academics and students of public policy, public administration, and public management. It will also be of use to practitioners responsible for the design and the management of policy delivery networks.Table of Contents1. Management and Performance in Collaborative Networks: A Review of the Literature and the Contribution of This Book.2. Linking Characteristics of Network Managers’ Work Context to Network Management and Project-Level Output.3. A Multi-method Approach to Analyze Network Management and Policy Outputs.4. Swiss Smoking Prevention Policies.5. Connecting Network Managers’ Work Contexts with Network Management.6. Linking Network-Level and Project-Level Factors to Policy Outputs.7. Drivers and Obstacles to Active Network Management and Their Influence on Network Performance.8. How to Improve Collaborative Policy Delivery within Networks: Theoretical and Practical Insights.
£104.49
Springer International Publishing AG Environmental Governance in Indonesia
Book SynopsisThis open access book presents the state-of-the-art environmental governance research and practices in Indonesia. It offers a wide scope, covering different sectors (e.g., forestry, mining) and geographical landscapes (e.g., inland and coastal areas). This book engages with existing theories and frameworks, including Earth System Governance, Adaptive and Interactive Governance, among others to trigger a debate regarding the operationalization of such concepts, which are mostly developed for the Global North context. It is also our ambition to incorporate more empirical knowledge from local contexts to indicate research gaps and future directions for environmental governance research agenda to be more diverse, inclusive, and facilitate the incorporation of inter-and transdisciplinary knowledge. This book will be useful for researchers, students, practitioners, and policymakers who are interested in the field of environmental governance, especially in Indonesia. Indonesia is one of the countries with the fastest-growing economies in Asia. Indonesia is rich in natural resources but also suffers from overexploitation and environmental threats exacerbated by climate and human pressures. Along with the growing global ambitions for achieving sustainable development and capacity to adapt to current and future threats, including climate change impacts and disaster risk, Indonesia's commitments to balance development while safeguarding a good environmental status are also increasing. The challenge is on how to govern complex and systemic natural, social and governance systems while adhering to the principle of equity and justice? As it will require more than traditional hierarchical modes of governance and current regulatory instruments (i.e., law and regulations).This is an open access book.Table of ContentsTable of content Foreword Dodik Ridho Nurrochmat, Arun Agrawal Chapter 1 Introduction Annisa Triyanti, Mochamad Indrawan, Laely Nurhidayah, Muh Aris Marfai PART I: emerging concepts and perspectives Chapter 2 Introducing the Pluriverse of the Anthropocene: Toward an Ontological Politics of Environmental Governance in Indonesia Rangga Kala Mahaswa and Min Seong Kim Chapter 3 Earth System Governance in Indonesia: An Initial Investigation Erwin Nugraha, Mahesti Okitasari, Annisa Triyanti, Yanuardi Yanuardi Chapter 4 Post-politicizing the Environment: Local Government Performance Assessments in Indonesia Yogi Setya Permana, Septi Satriani, Imam Syafi’i, Pandu Yuhsina Adaba, Sari Seftiani, and Dini Suryani PART II: Wetlands Chapter 5 Gender and Climate Change Vulnerability: A Case Study of a Coastal Community in Pramuka Island, The Seribu Islands Tri Saputro and Priya Kurian Chapter 6 Coastal Forest Re-Grabbing: A Case from Langkat, North Sumatera, Indonesia Dedi S. Adhuri, Imam Syafi’i, Atika Zahra Rahmayanti, Intan Adhi Perdana Putri, and Mochammad Nadjib Chapter 7 Towards Sustainable Lake Ecosystem-Based Management– Lessons Learned from Interdisciplinary Research of Cage Aquaculture Management in Lake Maninjau Ivana Yuniarti, Clare Barnes, Klaus Glenk, and Alistair McVittie PART III: Land and forest Chapter 8 Community-Based Fire Management and Peatland Restoration in Indonesia Laely Nurhidayah, Rini Astuti, Herman Hidayat, and Robert Siburian Chapter 9 Assessing the Governance Modes of Indonesia’s Forest Management Unit Ramli Ramadhan, Sutrisno Karim, Micah Fisher, Harsanto Mursyid, Mochamad Indrawan Chapter 10 Biofuels Development and Indirect Deforestation Rizky Ramadhan, Akihisa Mori, and Oekan S. Abdoellah Chapter 11 The Dynamics of the Green Policies in Papua Land: A Political Economy Study Yulia Indrawati Sari Chapter 12 Environmental Governance as Knowledge Co-Production: the Emergence of Permaculture Movements in Indonesia Maharani Hapsari Chapter 13 Aggregation and Representation in Knowledge Coproduction: Lesson Learned from the Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil Scheme Faris Salman and Akihisa Mori Part IV: Urban Chapter 14 The Conceptual Models of Dynamic Governance Toward Sustainable Urban Water Management in Metropolitan Area Wahyu Mulyana, Eko Prasojo, Emirhadi Suganda, dan Setyo Sarwanto Moersidik Chapter 15 Governance by Accident:The Role of Civil Society in Shaping Urban Environmental Governance Benny D. Setianto and Budi Widianarko Chapter 16 Water Resources Governance in Indonesia Towards Environmental Sustainability Along with Social and Economic Development Andi Setyo Pambudi and Trikurnianti Kusumanto Chapter 17 Coordination Challenges Facing Effective Flood Governance in the Ciliwung River Basin Georgina Clegg, Richard Haigh, Dilanthi Amaratunga, and Harkunti Rahayu Chapter 18 Transformative Solutions in the Global South: Addressing Solid Waste Management Challenges in Jakarta through Participation by Civil Society Organizations? Abeer Abdulnabi Ali, Yuliya Golbert, Abdul Fikri Angga Reksa, Michael M. Kretzer, and Stefan Schweiger PART V: Climate Chapter 19 Should Climate Actions Stay Amidst the Covid-19 Pandemic? A Crisis Management Governance Perspective Nur Firdaus and Atika Zahra Rahmayanti Chapter 20 Climate Action in a Far-Flung Archipelagic Nation: Outlining Challenges in Capacity-Building Mahawan Karuniasa, Mochamad Indrawan, Joko Triharyanto, Dudi Ruliadi, Dicky Edwin Hindarto, Emilia Bassar, Alin Halimatussadiah, Impron, Edvin Aldrian, and Andre Wahyudi Atmoko Chapter 21 Strategy for Sustainable Urban Climate Mitigation: Kupang City Climate Risk Assessment Muhammad Ridwansyah, Christopher Bennett, Franky. M. S. Telupere, Philiphi de Rozari, Fadwa. R. Asfahani, Utari N. Qalbi, Achmad. F. Kanzil Chapter 22 Local resource governance: Strategies for adapting to change Skye-Turner Walker Part VI: Social and technological Interventions Chapter 23 Local Governance of Sustainability Transition in Community-scale Solar Water Pumping Systems in Indonesia Sita Rahmani, Takehiko Murayama, Shigeo Nishikizawa, and Muhammad Sani Roychansyah Chapter 24 Building a Sustainable Photovoltaic Innovation System in Indonesia Through Network Governance Perspective Anugerah Yuka Asmara, AR. Rohman Taufiq Hidayat, Badrudin Kurniawan, Hideaki Ohgaki, Toshio Mitsufuji, and Jordi Cravioto Caballero Chapter 25 Conceptual Design of Sustainable Governance by VIDEL (Virtual Dashboard of Environmentally Logistics-Port-City): a Case Study of Jakarta and Tanjung-Priok Port M. Iman Santoso, Djoko Santoso Abi Suroso, Muhammad S. Fitriyanto, Muhammad S.P.A. Suroso, Klaus Krumme, Ani Melkonyan-Gottschalk, and Bernd Noche
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Springer International Publishing AG Realising Linguistic, Cultural and Educational
Book SynopsisThis volume assesses Non-Territorial Autonomy (NTA) in terms of its practical capacity to support the linguistic, cultural, and educational rights of national minority groups across Europe. The fact that 2023 marks the 25th anniversary of the coming into force of the Council of Europe Framework Convention on National Minorities (FCNM) and European Charter for Regional and Minority languages (ECRML) makes this book especially timely and relevant. Its numerous detailed empirical studies, one of which uses FCNM reporting as a benchmark, give a picture of the extent (or otherwise) to which international minority rights standards are actually being realized through various NTA arrangements. In keeping with the principles laid out in these foundational documents, the contributions to this volume acknowledge that when it comes to the effective delivery of linguistic, cultural and educational rights, NTA is best regarded not as an alternative but as a complement to territorially based arrangements.This is an open access book.Table of ContentsIntroduction David J. Smith, Ivan Dodovski and Flavia Ghencea The Role of Law and Non-Territorial Autonomy Arrangements in the Implementation of Linguistic Rights: A Comparative Perspective Vladimir Đurić and Vasilije Marković ‘Living the Same Full Life’? A Critical Assessment of Non-Territorial Autonomy Practice in the Vojvodina and Sápmi Contexts David J. Smith The Dilemma of Responsibility: The Role of Kin-States and Nation-States in Implementing Non-Territorial Autonomy Models to Realise Minorities’ Linguistic, Cultural and Educational Rights Martin Klatt The Evanescence of Autonomy for Minority Groups: The Hungarian Minority in Romania and the Complex Nexus of Dependence Andreea Udrea Illiberal Forms of Non-Territorial Autonomy: The Sudeten German Party Case Oskar Mulej The Implications of Administrative Decentralisation on the Development of Non-Territorial Autonomy Practices: The Case of Romania Valentina Cornea, Mirela Paula Costache and Andreea Elena Matic Linguistic Rights in Greece: Crossing Through Territorial and Non-Territorial Arrangements Konstantinos Tsitselikis Critical Analysis of the Linguistic Rights Strategies of the Hungarian National Minority Council in Serbia Katinka Beretka Non-Territorial Autonomy and Minority Rights: Impact of the Self-Governing National Communities on Minority Protection in Slovenia Ljubica Djordjević Cultural Autonomy, Safe Haven or Window-Dressing? Institutions Maintained by Minority Self-Governments in Hungary Balázs Dobos Can Non-Territorial Autonomy Help to Enforce the Linguistic, Cultural and Educational Rights of the Roma? Natalija Shikova and Immaculada Colomina Limonero
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Springer International Publishing AG Data Governance and Policy in Africa
Book SynopsisThis open access book examines data governance and its implications for policymaking in Africa. Bringing together economists, lawyers, statisticians, and technology experts, it assesses gaps in both the availability and use of existing data across the continent, and argues that data creation, management and governance need to improve if private and public sectors are to reap the benefits of big data and digital technologies. It also considers lessons from across the globe to assess principles, norms and practices that can guide the development of data governance in Africa. The book will appeal to scholars and students of data governance, technology and public policy, as well as practitioners and policy makers. Table of ContentsChapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: A Prototype Data Governance Framework for AfricaChapter 3: A Value Chain Approach to Data Production, Use and Governance for Sound Policy Making in Africa Chapter 4: Data Protection Legal Regime and Data Governance in Africa: An OverviewChapter 5: Data Regulation in Africa: Free Flow of Data, Open Data Regimes and Cyber SecurityChapter 6: Digitalisation and Financial Data Governance in Africa: Challenges and OpportunitiesChapter 7: More Than Just a Policy - Day to Day Effects of Data Governance on the Data ScientistChapter 8: The Economics of Blockchain Within AfricaChapter 9: Conclusion
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Springer International Publishing AG Future Intelligence: The World in 2050 - Enabling
Book SynopsisThe first quarter of the 21st century introduced the world to rapid uncertainty, be it the social-political and financial crises, or pandemics, or the shaking up of well-established democracies with an increasing rise in populism. At the same time, the technological promise has taken off with automation, artificial intelligence, and nanotechnologies increasingly becoming an economic reality. This open-access book brings together experts of specific domains, through the windows of their experience, and in a crowdsourced fashion, to analyze these world developments to develop an overall view, a compelling case of what we should be prepared for, as we march towards 2050. Topics covered include the future of leadership, the future of solving global challenges, and designing a way of life in harmony with nature. Other topics include disruptive entrepreneurship, the relevance of geographical borders, game-changing future innovations, education, and networked learning, interplanetary travel, and communication. The book also places an importance on the role of empathy, mindfulness, presence, and sharing becoming the anchors for future decision-making by 2050. Of general interest to anyone eager to understand the future of the world, this book is particularly useful for planners, policymakers, strategists and entrepreneurs.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction to the WORLD 50.0 MovementChapter 2. Future of Leadership Chapter 3. Future of Governments, Politics and Democracy Chapter 4. Future of Geopolitics Chapter 5. Future of Healthcare Chapter 6. Future of Energy Chapter 7. Future of Climate Change Chapter 8. Future of Transportation Chapter 9. Future of Communication and Interaction Chapter 10. Future of Sex and Gender Chapter 11. Future of Consumption Chapter 12. Future of Food Chapter 13. Future of Families Chapter 14. Future of Homes Chapter 15. Future of Work and Business Chapter 16. Future of Learning and Education Chapter 17. Future of Religion Chapter 18. Future of Entertainment Chapter 19. Resetting the Future: World 50.0 Annex I - What is your Future Intelligence (FQ)?
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Springer International Publishing AG Electronic Government and the Information Systems
Book SynopsisThis book constitutes the proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Electronic Government and the Information Systems Perspective, EGOVIS 2023, which took place in Penang, Malaysia, during August 28-30, 2023.The 8 full papers presented together with 1 short paper were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 17 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: e-Government; strategy; artificial intelligence.Table of Contentse-Government.- NSFASonto: An Ontology for South African National Student Financial Aid Scheme Operations.- The Utilization of Public-Private Partnership Frameworks in the Management of eID Projects.- Strategy.- OntoSBehaviour: An Ontology of Students’ Behaviours at Institutions of Higher Learning.- Public Health Data and International Privacy Rules and Practices: A Case Study of Singapore.- Sentiment Analysis Application in E-Commerce Current Models and Future Directions.- Artificial Intelligence.- Evolving Justice Sector: An Innovative Proposal for Introducing AI-based Techniques in Court Offices.- Ontology-Driven Parliamentary Analytics: Analysing Political Debates on COVID-19 Impact in Canada.- Hybrid AI Analysis of the drug micro-trafficking in Italy.- Exploring the Potential of AI & MDL for Enhancing E-Government Services: A review paper.
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Springer Local Governance in Japan
Book Synopsis1.Introduction.- 2. Historical overview of the local government system and central-local relations.- 3. Local council-administration relations.- 4. Local government finance system.- 5. Regional governance.- 6. Local government efficiency.- 7. Program and project evaluation systems in local governments.- 8. Local government and citizens.- 9. Community and NPOs.- 10. Local government and crisis management.- 11. Public-private partnerships for local governments.- 12. Local government and social marketing.- 13. Conclusion.
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de Gruyter de Gruyter Handbook of Contemporary Welfare
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Handbuch Lobbyismus
Book SynopsisDieses Handbuch bietet einen umfassenden und multidisziplinären Überblick über den aktuellen Stand der Lobbyismusforschung. Das Nachschlagewerk vermittelt theoretische Grundlagen, stellt die wesentlichen Einflusskanäle des Lobbyismus vor, analysiert Lobbying in zahlreichen Länderstudien und Fallbeispielen und diskutiert die Grenzen der Lobbyismus-Regulierung.Table of ContentsLobbyismus: Disziplinäre Zugänge und theoretische Grundlagen.- Einflusskanäle des Lobbying.- Lobbyismus in ausgewählten Bereichen.
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Springer Die Corona-Zumutung: Politik und Gesellschaft in
Book SynopsisDas Corona-Virus bestimmt seit mehr als zwei Jahren das Leben in Deutschland. Solange Politik und Gesellschaft auf Bundes-, Landes- und Kommunalebene kooperativ, subsidiär und selbstverantwortlich gehandelt haben, war die Coronapolitik am effektivsten und die Eingriffstiefe staatlicher Maßnahmen am geringsten. Doch Politik und Gesellschaft haben sich zu oft in sich selbst verheddert, zu oft gegenseitig blockiert und die Verantwortung gegenseitig zugeschoben. Am Ende des Tages ist die Bilanz vor allem deswegen ernüchternd, weil wir die Vorteile unserer Gesellschaftsordnung - Demokratie, Föderalismus und Selbstbestimmung - für das Krisenmanagement zu wenig in Wert gesetzt haben. Die Politik war nicht in der Lage, Orientierung zu geben, die Gesellschaft driftete auseinander und die Coronabekämpfung entsolidarisierte sich zunehmend.Table of ContentsCorona: Eine epochale Herausforderung.- Der Mensch in der Corona-Manege.- Fallstricke politischer Pandemiesteuerung.- Mit weniger Demokratie gegen das Virus?.- Coronabekämpfung im real existierenden Föderalismus.- Staats- und Politikversagen in der Coronakrise?.- Unsere Lernkurve: Ein Nachwort.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Dialogische Bürgerinnen- und Bürgerbeteiligung in
Book SynopsisMit dem Antritt der grün-roten, gefolgt von den beiden grün-schwarzen Landesregierungen haben dialogische Bürgerbeteiligungsformate in Baden-Württemberg an Bedeutung gewonnen. Sie werden mittlerweile auf allen politischen Ebenen genutzt. In diesem Band untersuchen die Autor*innen verschiedene Aspekte dialogischer Bürgerbeteiligung an Beispielen aus dem Bundesland, um die Wirkungspotenziale, aber auch die mit diesen Beteiligungsformaten verbunden Herausforderungen besser verstehen zu können. Darüber hinaus geht es um die Frage, wie sich ihr Einsatz im Zusammenspiel mit Formen repräsentativen oder direkt-demokratischen Entscheidens darstellt bzw. entwickelt werden kann.Table of ContentsDialogische Bürgerbeteiligung in modernen Demokratien.- Dialogische Bürgerbeteiligung in Baden-Württemberg.- Dialogorientierte Bürgerbeteiligung - Individuelle Bestimmungsgründe für die Teilnahme und Bewertung.- Bürgerbeteiligung durch Dialogbürger*innen: Das Beteiligungsverfahren zum neuen Stadtteil Dietenbach in Freiburg.- Einstellungen und Vorbehalte kommunaler Entscheidungsträger gegenüber Bürgerbeteiligung in Baden-Württemberg.- Vorbehalte von Bürgermeistern gegenüber dialogischer Bürgerbeteiligung und direkter Demokratie.- Bürgerinitiativen, dialogische Bürgerbeteiligung und Presseberichterstattung.- Dialogische Beteiligung und die Rolle von sachfremden Aspekten bei Bürgerentscheiden.- Rechtsfragen de Verknüpfung von Beteiligungsverfahren und ihren Ergebnissen mit dem repräsentativ-demokratischen Entscheidungsprozess.- Open-Government als Dialogstrategie von Seiten der Verwaltung: One-Stop-Agencies als Schlüsselelement einer anwendungsorientierten Open-Government-Strategie: Das grenzüberschreitende Beispiel der INFOBESTen.- Bürgerräte in Baden-Württemberg.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Staat, Rechtsstaat und Demokratie: Konzeptionelle
Book SynopsisIn diesem Sammelband werden aktuelle Ansätze und Entwicklungen zu grundlegenden Konzepten der Vergleichenden Politikwissenschaft diskutiert, insbesondere zu den Themengebieten Staat und Staatlichkeit, Demokratie sowie Rechtsstaatlichkeit und Governance. Damit wird ein breites Spektrum der Vergleichenden Politikwissenschaft abgedeckt. Mit einem besonderen Abschnitt zu Lateinamerika werden auch über Europa hinausgehende Themen angesprochen. Die Beiträge stammen von renommierten deutschen und europäischen Politikwissenschaftler*innen. Der Sammelband vermittelt so einen Überblick zu zentralen aktuellen Debatten der Vergleichenden Politikwissenschaft.Table of ContentsEinleitung.- Literatur.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Politik und Regieren im Saarland
Book SynopsisDas Saarland verfügt als jüngstes westdeutsches Bundesland über eine wechselhafte und spannende Geschichte. Dabei ist der (bundes-)politische Einfluss des nach der Bevölkerungszahl zweitkleinsten Bundeslands nicht zu unterschätzen. So verfügt das Saarland nicht nur über die höchste Parteimitgliederdichte aller Bundesländer, sondern hat auch zahlreiche Politiker von bundespolitischer und -historischer Bedeutung hervorgebracht. Darüber hinaus steht es als (ehemaliges) traditionelles Kohle-, Stahl- und Industrieland mitten in einem bedeutsamen Transformationsprozess, den es u.a. als Teil der Großregion mit der höchsten grenzüberschreitenden Mobilität von Arbeitnehmer*innen innerhalb der Europäischen Union zu meistern versucht. Der Sammelband analysiert die Geschichte des Saarlands ebenso wie die Entwicklung des Parteiensystems und der Landesregierungen wie auch die Verortung des Saarlands in verschiedenen Politikfeldern im Vergleich.Table of Contents„Saarland: Schön, dass du da bist!“ - Einleitung „Politik und Regieren im Saarland“.- Zwischen zwei Welten: Die historische Entwicklung des Saarlands.- Verfassung und Verfassungsorgane des Saarlandes.- Parteien und Parteiensystem des Saarlandes.- Die Koalitionen, Koalitionsbildungsprozesse und Landesregierungen des Saarlands.- „Entscheidend ist die Stärke im Betrieb“. Historische Entwicklung und Aktuelle Herausforderungen für die Gewerkschaften im Saarland.- Politik der Inneren Sicherheit und Justiz im Saarland.- Bildungs- und Integrationspolitik.- Energiepolitik-, Klima- und Umweltpolitik im Saarland.- Beständiges Ringen um eine gute Zukunft - Die Finanz-, Wirtschafts- und Arbeitsmarktpolitik im Saarland.- Gesundheitspolitik im Saarland.- Transregionaler Kinderschutz und Kinderrechte - das Saarland in der Großregion.- Partizipationsverfahren und Bürgerbeteiligung im Saarland.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Regieren in der Transformationsgesellschaft:
Book SynopsisDer Band setzt sich mit den Krisen und Transformationsherausforderungen unserer Zeit, deren Management und der demokratischen Gestaltung mutiger Zukunftsvisionen auseinander. Ziel ist es, aus unterschiedlichen Perspektiven das Verständnis für die anstehenden transformativen Herausforderungen zu schärfen und erste systematische Lösungsansätze zu skizzieren. Die Rahmenbedingungen und Charakteristika des Regierens in der Transformationsgesellschaft werden entlang der drei Transformationscluster Daseinsvorsorge, Demographie, Digitalisierung und dem übergeordneten Cluster Demokratie diskutiert. So richtet sich der Band nicht nur an einen wissenschaftlichen Leser*innenkreis, sondern adressiert auch dezidiert ein interessiertes Publikum außerhalb des wissenschaftlichen Betriebs.Table of ContentsDemokratie.- Daseinsvorsorge.- Digitalisierung.- Demographie
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UNITED NATIONS PUBN United Nations egovernment survey 2022
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Revisiting National Security: Prospecting
Book SynopsisThis book examines the evolving concept of national security and how human systems could be governed in an ever turbulent and dynamic world. It takes a revised look at the concept of national security, previously researched and identified by the author, based on the present context but with a futuristic appreciation of governance, primarily national but extended to global perspectives, in the modern and dynamically shifting world. The book emphasises the need for governments to maximise national security for the well-being of their people. The concept of national security is taken as the key subject of national governance which is extendable to global governance wherein national security is not only the physical or military security alone but also the overall well-being of the people of a nation. This book explores how national security can be achieved by balancing its various elements in different terrains where the game of governance is played in national as well as global perspective. It also presents additional findings and observations to show that the approach is transformative, redefining the key knowledge paradigms. This book is relevant for policy makers, students, researchers and academics who wish to explore and rethink their approach towards governing the human systems, whose well-being is the responsibility of governments.Table of ContentsPart I In Quest of National Security: World of Sapiens.- 1. Humans and Human Systems: Shifting Centroid of National Security.- 2. National Security: Concept, Evolution and Descriptive Stasis.- 3. National Security: Definitions and Manifestations.- 4. Threats, Risks and Uncertainty: Triad of Chaotic Balance in a Chancy, Chancy World.- 5. Terrains and Terrain Specificity.- 6. Elements of National Security: Gravity Centres.- 7. Convolution of Apparent Security and Perceived Security in Governance.- 8. Rule of Law and Role of Government —Law Making, Enforcing and National Security.- Part II Elements of National Security.- 9. #1 Military Security (Milsec) (ms).- 10. #2 Economic Security (Econosec) (es1).- 11. #3 Resource Security (Resourcesec) (rs).- 12. #4 Border Security (Bordersec) (bs1).- 13. #5 Demographic Security (Demosec) (ds1).- 14. #6 Disaster Security (Disastersec) (ds2).- 15. #7 Energy Security (Energysec) (es2).- 16. #8 Geostrategic Security (Geosec) (gs1).- 17. #9 Informational Security (Infosec) (is).- 18. #10 Food Security (Foodsec) (fs).- 19. #11 Health Security (Healthsec) (hs).- 20. #12 Ethnic Security (Ethnicsec) (es3).- 21. #13 Environmental Security (Envirosec) (es4).- 22. #14 Cyber Security (Cybersec) (cs).- 23. #15 Genomic Security (Genomesec) (gs2).- 24. #16 Microbiomic Security (Microbiomicsec) (ms2).- Part III Strategising National Security.- 25. Trendlines in National Security.- 26. Strategic National Security and National Security Strategy.- 27. Tradeoffs in National Security Governance.- Part IV Examining National Security.- 28. Research Purpose—National Security Governance.- 29. Research Factors and Questions—National Security Governance.- 30. Assessing and Indexing National Security.- Part V Future of Governance and Human Well-being.- 31. Beyond National Security—Global Perspective.- 32. Will Sapiens End? Premising Governance….- 33. Human Well-being—Visions in Dark and Grey.- Part VI Conclusions.- 34. Present Imperfect—Future Perfect.- 35. Capsuling National Security.
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Springer Verlag, Singapore The Change of Global Economic Governance and
Book SynopsisThis book focuses on global economic governance covering the following five areas: the theoretical and historical evolution of global economic governance, international financial governance, international trade and investment governance, global climate change and sustainable development governance, and international macroeconomic policy coordination. On the one hand, this book aims to provide a general analytical framework for studying global economic governance. On the other hand, the study on global economic governance involves understanding its historical development, exploring its emergence and evolution, analyzing what challenges global economic governance faces in the context of a new globalization, looking into its future development trends, and proposing the direction of the reform of global economic governance system on the above basis, and finally providing theoretical references and policy advice for China’s better participation in global economic governance. Table of ContentsConnotation of Global Governance.- Definition of Global Economic Governance.- Historical Evolution of the Global Economic Governance Structure.- Impetus for Evolution of the Global Economic Governance Structure.- Reform Orientation of Global Economic Governance.- Overview of the Evolution and Reform of International Financial Governance.- Factors Influencing the Evolution of International Financial Governance.- Defects and Challenges of Current International Financial Governance.- Reform Direction of International Financial Governance.- Countermeasures for China’s Better Participation in International Financial Governance.
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Mainstreaming the Tribal Areas (ex-FATA) of
Book SynopsisThe book addresses why the Pakistani state is facing persistent challenges in extending and consolidating its governance (authority) throughout its territories, especially in the former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (ex-FATA)? Even after the de jure merger, the question still remains valid that how Pakistani state could establish its governance in these tribal areas? Through multi-dimensional approaches and multi-pronged analysis of state-centric (top-down), society-centric (bottom-up) and state-in-society (mixed-horizontal) approaches, the book explains factors and dimensions that pose challenges to Pakistani state governance in ex-FATA. The main hypothesis is that societies, where state governance is absent, turn to informal governance and create informal institutions as a substitute for the weak central state governance thereby challenging the domination and control/authority of the state. The book presents policy recommendations for bringing these tribal areas into the mainstream governance system of Pakistan.Table of ContentsChapter 1: State Governance in the Ungoverned Territories of Developing States: The Conceptual Framework.- Chapter 2: Geography, Socio-economic and Political set up of FATA: An Overview.- Chapter 3: Challenges to State Governance in FATA: Society-centred Approach.- Chapter 4: Challenges to State Governance in FATA: ‘State-in-Society’ Approach.- Chapter 5: Challenges to State Governance in FATA: State-centred Approach.- Chapter 6: Extension of State Governance (Authority) in FATA: Prospects.- Chapter 7: Conclusion.- Index.
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Natural Law & Government: After the COVID-19
Book SynopsisSince the dawn of civilisation philosophers and sages alike have been concerned about the potential for government to become a Leviathan-like monster. In this book Professor Drew shows how a careful application of natural law principles can mitigate this threat of Leviathan and also contribute to the flourishing of people. To do so Natural Law and Government examines the trade-off between human dignity and the common good during the public policy response to COVID-19. Specifically, Professor Drew details his concerns regarding the emergence of concentrations of power and competence in government – changes that have sadly given rise to the repression of the vitality of citizens. This ground-breaking work explains the changes to thinking, institutions and public management that are necessary for people to reclaim their right to thrive as humans. In sum, this is a handbook for what needs to be done after the COVID-19 revolution.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Natural Law and Government, or, After the (COVID) Revolution?.- Chapter 2. Human Flourishing.- Chapter 3. Moral Government.- Chapter 4. Sortition – A Partial Defence of Human Dignity.- Chapter 5. Structure, Remit, and Size of Government.- Chapter 6. Evaluating Policy Success: COVID Response and Human Flourishing.- Chapter 7. Funding Moral GovernmentChapter 8. Education.- Chapter 9. Can We Have Government and Human Flourishing?
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Society 5.0, Digital Transformation and
Book SynopsisThis book presents the evolution of the science technology paradigm in Japan and analyzes the critical community and local governance issues from the perspectives of the changing risk landscape, Society 5.0, and digital transformation. It also provides suggestions for the future development of a resilient society and community, by drawing lessons from other countries.Advancements in science technology in recent decades in Japan and the world might have increased our capacity to tackle the adverse human consequences of various kinds of disasters and environmental issues. However, the accompanied and interlinking phenomena of urbanization, climate change, rural to urban migration, population decreases, and aged population have posed new challenges, especially in the small, medium-sized cities, and in rural areas of Japan. This is also enhanced by the risk of cascading, complex and systemic risk, which is defining a new normal as “living with uncertainties”.Society 5.0 is defined as "A human-centered society that balances economic advancement with the resolution of social problems by a system that highly integrates cyberspace and physical space." Society 5.0 was proposed in the 5th Science and Technology Basic Plan as a future society that Japan should aspire to. Society 5.0 achieves a high degree of convergence between cyberspace (virtual space) and physical space (real space), compared with the past information society (Society 4.0) that people would access a cloud service (databases) in cyberspace via the Internet and search for, retrieve, and analyze information or data.In Japan, in the initial stage, a great deal of confusion about the number of people infected with coronavirus occurred. Not only made it inefficient, but it did not produce the accurate data needed for critical decisions.Japan may have unique disadvantages compared with other countries. Trying to drive digitization without thoroughly understanding these disadvantages and addressing them head-on will only lead to failed digital transformations.With these three pillars of changing risk landscape, Society 5.0, and Digital transformation drive, the book will analyze the evolution of the science technology paradigm in Japan, will go deeper into the critical community and local governance issues, and will provide suggestions for future development of resilient society and community, by drawing lessons from overseas disaster risk reduction.Table of Contents1. Science technology and People centered society 2. Science, Technology, Innovation and Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 3. Systemic risk and system-based approach for Society 5.0 4. Emerging issues and Japan’s milestones in science and technology in disaster risk reduction 5. Evidence Based Policy Making of Smart City: The Case of Challenge in Maebashi City, Japan 6. Personal life records for health decision making in disaster situation 7. Digital transformation and disaster risk reduction 8. xR and implications to DRR: challenges and prospects 9. Open governance and disaster risk reduction 10. Open Governance and Disaster Planning, Recovery, and Response: Lessons from the USA 11. Technology landscape in post COVID-19 era: Example from China 12. Jugaad innovation: concept and lessons of social innovation in India 13. Towards a People centric technology driven society
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Democratic Recession, Autocratization, and Democratic Backlash in Southeast Asia
Book SynopsisThis book presents a new organizing framework for studying democratic recession and autocratization in Southeast Asia. By introducing a new concept, “democratic backlash,” the book details how democratic recession inevitably provokes resistance that often forms the nucleus of new democratic movements, and in doing so, argues that it is important to identify these reverse trends that may eventually become dominant.The book contributes to current literature which thus far has sought to understand the causes and consequences of the decline in democracy around the world. Previous literature has focused primarily on advanced democracies, or alternatively, on large scale quantitative comparison. As such, this book helps fill a research gap with its focus on Southeast Asia, employing a comparative case study approach.Chapter authors are experts on Southeast Asia, a region that has experienced democratic recession and autocratization in a variety of ways, from rising populism to military coups.Table of ContentsIntroductionDemocratic Decline and Rising Autocratization in Southeast Asia: A Framework for AnalysisPart One: Democratic Recession in Southeast AsiaThe Sharp Edge of Power: China’s Power and Democratic Erosion in the PhilippinesChallenging the Surveillance State: The Anti-Terrorism Act and the Decline of Philippine DemocracyAnies Baswedan and Sub-State Populism in Jakarta IndonesiaIn Limbo: Islamist Populism and Democratic Stagnation in MalaysiaPart Two: Autocratization and Authoritarian TechniquesThe ‘Backdoor’ Government and Executive Aggrandisement: Democratic Backsliding in MalaysiaThailand’s Authoritarian Innovation and Its Resistance: The Case of Propaganda in ‘ROTC Cyber’ ActivityPart Three: Reinforcing Norms and Democratic StructuresRural Grassroots Governance-Building in MyanmarDemocratization of rural Indonesia through village head election: A glimpse of hope from IndramayuNot So Great Transformation: Democratization and Social Conflict in Timor-LestePart Four: Democratic BacklashRegimes, Repression, Repertoires: Student Protest Movements and the Repertoires of Contention in the Philippines and IndonesiaA Time for Change: From a Hybrid Authoritarian Regime to the Creation of a New Federal Myanmar ArmySocial Media and Democratic Recession in Southeast Asia
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ISEAS From Aquino II to Duterte (2010 – 2018): Change,
Book SynopsisThe Duterte administration is often considered a rupture in Philippines’ politics. But how different is Duterte’s programme of change from the past governments, particularly from its predecessor, the Aquino II administration? Is there a shift in regime orientation and policy preferences from Aquino II to Duterte? What will this mean to the future direction of Philippine democracy, its economic development, peace and security, and relations with other countries?This volume focuses on four critical areas — politics and governance, economic governance, the Mindanao peace process, and international relations — to illustrate continuities or discontinuities in the policies and governance of institutions, and to explain the dynamics of change in the Philippines. It pays particular attention to the crucial period between Aquino II and the early years of Duterte. The reason is that Aquino II represents an important period for rebuilding and consolidating institutions of governance and accountability after two previous tumultuous administrations. Yet Aquino II also demonstrates the inherent flaws of Philippine democracy and unravels the contradictory forces vying for state power that sets the scene for Duterte’s rise. Reflecting on the crucial transition period between the two presidencies, while also providing a much-needed update on the most noteworthy policy changes since Duterte’s inauguration, the book fills an important scholarly gap in understanding Asia’s oldest and most puzzling democracy.
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ISEAS Living with Myanmar
Book SynopsisSince 2011, Myanmar has experienced many changes to its social, political and economic landscape. The formation of a new government in 2016, led by the National League for Democracy, was a crucially important milestone in the country’s transition to a more inclusive form of governance. And yet, for many people everyday struggles remain unchanged, and have worsened in recent years. Key economic, social and political reforms have stalled, conflict persists, and longstanding issues of citizenship and belonging remain. The wide-ranging challenges of living with Myanmar are the subject of this volume. Each other offers a different perspective on the socio-political and economic mutations occurring in the country and the challenges that still remain. The book is divided into six sections, and covers critical issues ranging from gender equality and identity politics to agrarian reform and the representative role parliament. Collectively, these voices raise key questions concerning the institutional legacies of military rule and their ongoing role in subverting the country’s reform process. However, they also offer insights in the creative and productive ways the Myanmar’s activists, civil society, parliamentarians, bureaucrats and everyday people attempt to engage with and reform those legacies.
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ISEAS Democracy in Indonesia: From Stagnation to
Book SynopsisIndonesia has long been hailed as a rare case of democratic transition and persistence in an era of global democratic setbacks. But as the country enters its third decade of democracy, such laudatory assessments have become increasingly untenable. The stagnation that characterized Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s second presidential term has given way to a more far-reaching pattern of democratic regression under his successor, Joko Widodo. This volume is the first comprehensive study of Indonesia’s contemporary democratic decline. Its contributors identify, explain and debate the signs of regression, including arbitrary state crackdowns on freedom of speech and organization, the rise of vigilantism, deepening political polarization, populist mobilization, the dysfunction of key democratic institutions, and the erosion of checks and balances on executive power. They ask why Indonesia, until recently considered a beacon of democratic exceptionalism, increasingly conforms to the global pattern of democracy in retreat.
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ISEAS Infiltrating Society: The Thai Military's
Book SynopsisTrade Review“A truly monumental work about Thailand’s military from the 1960s until today, this solid study focuses upon the armed forces’ internal security role across Thai society, how the military has succeeded in legitimizing itself and boosting its power as a counterinsurgency force, guardian of monarchy and engine of development. The book also valuably looks at the military’s establishment of mass organizations beginning during the Cold War and mobilization of royalists since 2006. The book thus illustrates how the military has been able to enhance and sustain its overwhelming influence and is thus a valuable study for anyone wanting to understand key power-brokers in Thailand.” —Dr Paul Chambers, Center of ASEAN Community Studies, Naresuan University, Thailand
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ISEAS Indonesia's Ministry of Religious Affairs Under
Book SynopsisIndonesia is the most populous Muslim country in the world, with 87.18 per cent of its 260 million population embracing the Islamic faith. However, Indonesia is neither an Islamic state nor a secular one. It adopts Pancasila as the state ideology but has a Ministry of Religious Affairs (MORA) overseeing six official religions.MORA has its genesis in Dutch colonial rule (1602-1942). It was strengthened during the Japanese occupation (1942-45) and then sustained by the post-independence Indonesia government (after 1945). The decision to keep MORA was to compensate those who had aspired for the enactment of the Jakarta Charter in the era of Sukarno but failed.This article examines how MORA has been managed under President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) from 2014 till the present. It highlights similarities and differences in Jokowi's control of the influential ministry compared to his predecessors. In 2014, even though Jokowi was elected on a reform agenda, he left MORA untouched.After the 2019 election, Jokowi appointed Fachrul Razi, a retired general as Minister of Religious Affairs, departing from the past practices of naming a religious scholar (ulama) or a religiously trained person (santri) to that position. This demonstrates a wish on the part of the President to shake up the ministry and to exert control over the institution. This decision, however, has alienated core supporters in NU who helped him get re-elected in 2019.
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ISEAS The National Research and Innovation Agency
Book SynopsisOn 28 April 2021, the Indonesian government, under President Joko Widodo, dissolved the Ministry of Research, Technology, and Higher Education (Kemenristek-Dikti). Since then, the management of higher education has been taken over by the Ministry of Education and Culture, while research and innovation are now the responsibility of the National Research and Innovation Agency (Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional, or BRIN). Based on Presidential Regulation (Perpres) Nos. 33 and 78 of 2021, various research institutes, such as LIPI, BATAN, LAPAN and BPPT, and research agencies in some ministries have been or will be merged into BRIN, making it a "super-government agency" with an "overarching" role. With a Rp26 trillion budget allocated by the government for research per year and with a large number of researchers, BRIN is expected to boost national research and innovation, and help the country catch up with countries such as Singapore and South Korea.
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ISEAS A Study of Vietnam's Control Over Online
Book SynopsisOver the past two decades, the fixation on anti-state content has shaped the way Vietnamese authorities deployed various censorship strategies to achieve the dual goals of creating a superficial openness while maintaining a tight grip on online discourses. These considerations dictated how several regulations on Internet controls were formulated and enforced.Vietnamese censors also selectively borrowed from China's online censorship playbook, a key tenet of which is the fear-based approach. The modus operandi for the authorities is to first harp on what they perceive as online foreign and domestic threats to Vietnam's social stability. Then those threats are exhaustively used to enforce tougher measures that are akin to those implemented in China.But unlike China, Vietnam has not afforded to ban Western social media platforms altogether. Realizing that they would be better off exploiting social media for their own gains, Vietnamese authorities have sought to co-opt and utilize it to curb anti-state content on the Internet. The lure of the Vietnamese market has also emboldened Facebook and Google's YouTube to consider it fit to acquiesce to state censorship demands.
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ISEAS Repression Via Fighting Fake News: A Study of
Book SynopsisSoutheast Asian autocracies of Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam have politicized vague definitions of "fake news" to justify diverse tactics of digital repression.In these countries, what constitutes falseness in "fake news" has hardly been clearly articulated. The governments instead focus on the grave threats the dissemination of "fake news" could pose to national security, public disorder or national prestige
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Palgrave Macmillan Intersecting Realities of Health Resilience and
Book SynopsisChapter 1: Introduction.- Part I: Global Health Governance: India's Contributions and Strategies.- Chapter 2: Strengthening Global Health Governance through Foreign Policy: Assessing the Role of India.- Chapter 3: Beyond Borders: Rethinking Global Health Governance in a Post-Pandemic World.- Chapter 4: Revitalising Health Governance: Charting a Resilient Path for India's Future.- Chapter 5: Envisioning India's Role in Redefining Power in Global Healthcare Architecture: Gyan Shakti to Mahashakti in Amrit Kaal.- Part II: Global Health Diplomacy through the lens of India.- Chapter 6. India's Health Diplomacy: Rewards for the Global Health Security.- Chapter 7: India's Health Diplomacy and Covid-19 Crisis.- Chapter 8: Healing across Borders: The Surge of Asian Medical Tourists to India.- Chapter 9: Global Health Diplomacy: An Indo-African Perspective.- Chapter 10: India and China's Approach to Transboundary River Pollutants and Their Impact on Human Health.- Part III: Public Health Policies and Governance Frameworks.- Chapter 11: Ensuring Health for All: Examining the Role of Digital Health in India.- Chapter 12: Tackling Malnutrition among Children in India: The Role of National Health Policies.- Chapter 13: Public expenditure on Health and Nutrition in Neoliberal India.- Part IV: Climate Change and Health: Strategies for Resilience.- Chapter 14: Policy and Science for Climate and Health: India's Road to Sustainability.- Chapter 15: Securitization of Health as a Human Security in the Context of Climate Change in India.- Chapter 16: Understanding the Impact of Climate Change on Health in India: A Case Study of Tuberculosis in Delhi.- Part V: Gender Based Health Challenges and Issues: Case Studies.- Chapter 17: Deconstruction of Women's Leadership and Representation in Health Governance: An Indian Experience.- Chapter 18: Health Disparities among Muslim Women in India.- Chapter 19: Menstrual Health Governance and Resilience in Digital Era: A Study of Rajasthan.
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Springer Verlag, Singapore AI to Improve e-Governance and Eminence of Life:
Book SynopsisThe volume presents research works on developing Artificial Intelligence based algorithms and methodologies for making social good that too to a notable one. The book discusses latest findings on efficient technological solutions of e-governance and other areas of life from the leading researchers in the field. The prime focus is on solving socio-economic technical problems using state-of-the-art research findings like fuzzy computing, evolutionary and hybrid frameworks, neuro computing, etc., along with other AI based computation platforms. The topics covered include solution frameworks using Artificial Intelligence based models in application areas like agriculture and rural development, road accident, travel and tourism, solid waste management, rural medical care, crowd sourced election monitoring system, ragging, rape and other abuses, cyber criminals and cyber bullying, disaster management, social good, etc. The book offers a valuable resource for all undergraduate, postgraduate students and researchers interested in exploring solution frameworks for social good problems using artificial intelligence.Table of ContentsArtificial Intelligence for Rural Healthcare Management: Prognosis, Diagnosis and Treatment.- A Study using Support Vector Machine as a Tool for Patient’s Satisfaction for SARS-CoV-2 Cases Using Telemedicine.- Applications of AI and IoT technology in Protected Cultivation for Enhancing Agricultural Productivity: A Concise Review.- IoT Based Smart Farming Using AI.- Random Forest Algorithm for Plant Disease Prediction.
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Information Age Publishing Leaning Into Politics
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