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Moving Beyond Capitalism: Human Development and Protagonistic Planned Socialism

Major transformations of existing social orders require a broad belief: it is possible to build a viable alternative that addresses the major problems of the existing society. Social discussions involving a multitude of “mid-level concrete” models, or “previsions,” of such a viable alternative combine with the existing social discontent to create such social beliefs. The broad concept of “socialism” designates an organization of society and its production that does not involve some group of people living off their appropriation of part of the production of the rest of society. This paper presents some of the elements of a prefigurative conceptualization called Protagonistic Planned Socialism, which belongs to the Democratic Planned Socialism family of models. Its central elements are protagonistic collective self-determination of the operation of all the institutions of society by its members, consciously socially planned social production, and social labor processes that support and promote human development.

Jejak Kebangkitan Pers Kota Banjarmasin Pasca 1998

The press is one of the institutions in society that bridges information between the public and the government through the mass media. In the life of a democratic community, nation, and state, freedom to express thoughts and opinions according to one's conscience and the right to obtain information must be guaranteed because these are the most basic human rights. In reality, the implementation of press freedom in the Reformation Era still faces many obstacles. Considering the political direction previously during the New Order era, which tended to be personal, very strong, and authoritative, in the following period, there were major changes for the press in Indonesia, including in Banjarmasin. This study explores how is the role of PWI in unifying forum for journalists nationall and creating a major contribution to maintaining the pillars of democracy in the realization of the post-1998 press in Banjarmasin City.Keywords: Press, Banjarmasin City, Post-1998

Human and society. Didactic materials for independent work of 10th grade students of educational institutions

The series of publications was prepared on the basis of a teaching manual addressed to 10th grade schoolchildren of schools studying the integrative course “Social Studies” (section “Man and Society”), and is a set of materials for independent work. The content of the manual fully meets the requirements of the Federal State Educational Standards of Basic General Education and work programs for secondary (complete) education in social studies. The presented theoretical and practical material reveals the main aspects of social life: the essence and functional characteristics of consciousness and activity, ideas about society and social institutions as a system, types of societies, views on culture as a cumulative spiritual experience and “collective memory”, its main institutions — science, religion, morality, education, art. Particular attention is paid to the definition of social progress and global problems of mankind.

The staff of the Public Prosecutor’s Office in Ukraine: in search of optimal ways of formation

It has been provided a comparative study of the national legal systems of some European Union member states with a high level of civil society confidence in the justice system, in terms of the formation of the prosecutor’s office as part of this system.
 It has been stated that in order to substantiate the timeliness and demand for measures of the current stage of reforming the prosecutor’s office in Ukraine, the criterion of the level of civil society trust in the prosecutor’s office is set, which fully meets the European standard of functioning of this institution in a democratic society.
 Taking into account the unsatisfactory state of functioning of the existing model of prosecution authorities in Ukraine, from the point of view of the level of support provided by society, there is a need to study the formation of prosecutors in foreign countries in order to gain successful experience in establishing this important institution in the state justice system.
 It has been highlighted the peculiarities of the legal policy on determining the qualification requirements for candidates for the position of prosecutor, selection procedures and professional training of prosecutors in the Member States of the European Union with a high level of civil society trust in institutions that provide due justice.
 It has been established that a high level of civil society trust to the justice system is, to a decisive extent, a projection of a certain legal policies of these states, aimed at methodological academic and special professional training of the judiciary staff, including prosecutors.
 It is concluded that simplification of the procedure for selection and training of prosecutors may not always indicate its improvement, as only a systematic change in the special training of candidates for the position of prosecutor and further training of incumbent prosecutors, taking into account best practices, can contribute to high level their professional competence as a prerequisite for increasing the level of trust of civil society in the prosecutor’s office as an institution as a whole.

Fictional representation of facts: Memory and indictment in Chimamanda Adichie’s Americanah

Chimamanda Adichie’s Americanah has received a wide range of criticisms from feminist, postcolonial, even from psychoanalytic perspectives, etc., but not really from the New Historicist evaluation which usually offers the opportunity for a panoramic historical interpretations of literary texts. Such interpretations usually enable readers to have a broader understanding of some vital actual historical developments being fictionalized in a literary text to learn from the mistakes of the past with regard to certain actions of individuals and institutions in society. In an attempt to achieve this, the study establishes the relationship between the characters, settings, incidents, and even some discourses created and represented in the novel with factual historical and contemporary political figures and issues related to them. The crystallizing issues from the author’s literary searchlight in this regard principally border on former President Obasanjo’s controversial privatization programme, General Babangida’s political and economic maradonism, particularly his IMF/SAP-inflicted economic sores and sufferings and the historically suspicious plane crash under his administration, as well as several other sensitive and indicting issues associated with dictatorship, ethnicity and racism, among others. The study maintains that as an insightful creative writer and a reminder of history, Adichie dutifully stands on the watchtower of society, remembering and making certain significant indictments with the instrumentality of her novelistic art in focus, and that such representations can only be said to be fruitful or serve their cardinal intent when individuals in society learn from them and avoid recurrences.

Actual challenges for the implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights

The author analyzes the problem of the implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). In light of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), a special role in its control mechanism is played by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. Despite the measures taken, there have been delays in the execution of judgments or the lack of their implementation for years. The author analyzed this problem in light of the latest reports of the Committee of Ministers and the recommendations of the Parliamentary Assembly. He pointed to the need for greater activity in this process of other bodies of the Council of Europe, including: the Commissioner for Human Rights, the Venice Commission, the CPT, the ECRI as well as institutions of the civil society. In the last decade, the interest of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in this matter has clearly increased. The author postulates that parliamentarians sitting in this body should be more active in this regard in their countries. They have instruments of control on the executive power, which could be used to increase the effectiveness of the execution of the ECtHR’s judgements.

Конфликтогенность дискурсивных медиапрактик в контексте риск-рефлексии

In the context of the constant relevance of the conflict potential of modern media, it is necessary to consider the role of using an information product in a conflict as an integral tool for implementing impact on social and political processes, institutions of society at the state and international level. The authors attempt to answer the question about the role of discursive media practices in conflict in the context of manipulation and generation of a discourse of enmity. In the context of the media sphere, the problem of the role of the media in inciting hostility, artificial modulation of the conflict, the formation of the image of an alien, the formation of destructive risk-reflection regarding threats that cause concern among citizens becomes urgent. The novelty of this work lies in the understanding of the aspect of the conflict potential of discourse practices in the media through critical discourse analysis, coupled with conflictological interdisciplinary tools. The significance of the study lies in identifying and classifying the main strategies for manipulating discourse in the media sphere. The deliberative component will allow channeling contradictions, protest moods, thereby providing the state with an opportunity to act in the settlement of the conflict.

Real-world experience with limited screening for occult malignancy in patients presenting with spontaneous venous thromboembolism: a single-centre, retrospective cohort study.

Spontaneous venous thromboembolism (VTE) may represent the first manifestation of previously undiagnosed malignancy; however, contemporary international guidelines call for a limited approach to screening for malignancy in such patients. This retrospective cohort study of 328 patients presenting to the Auckland City Hospital Thrombosis Unit identified 17 patients who were subsequently diagnosed with some form of malignancy within 12 months of their presentation. Review of their history, physical examination and limited age and gender-appropriate cancer screening investigations as described by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence and International Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis guidelines revealed that all 17 would have been safely diagnosed by the 'limited' screening approach endorsed by these guidelines, thus presenting a 'real-world' basis for clinicians to pursue 'limited' screening for malignancy in their everyday practice in patients with spontaneous VTE.

Human and society. Didactic materials for independent work of 10th grade students of educational institutions

The series of publications was prepared on the basis of a teaching manual addressed to 10th grade schoolchildren of schools studying the integrative course “Social Studies” (section “Man and Society”), and is a set of materials for independent work. The content of the manual fully meets the requirements of the Federal State Educational Standards of Basic General Education and work programs for secondary (complete) education in social studies. The presented theoretical and practical material reveals the main aspects of social life: the essence and functional characteristics of consciousness and activity, ideas about society and social institutions as a system, types of societies, views on culture as a cumulative spiritual experience and “collective memory”, its main institutions — science, religion, morality, education, art. Particular attention is paid to the definition of social progress and global problems of mankind.

Bias and discrimination in surgery: Where are we and what can we do about it?

Bias is an inclination or preconceived outlook that favors toward or against an idea, person, or group. It manifests in implicit and explicit ways throughout all aspects and institutions of society. These cognitive shortcuts are often based on stereotypes and can lead to prejudice and discrimination in medicine as they mediate interactions with patients, between providers, and at the institutional level. It is important to understand the drivers and consequences of bias in order to overcome barriers to representation, equity, and inclusion. This paper provides definitions of bias; discusses its manifestations across academic medicine at the institutional and individual levels; and concludes by examining techniques to reduce bias and measure progress. Equity for patients, families, and members of the broader surgical community cannot be achieved without reducing bias and discrimination. We call for action to increase intentional efforts that reduce the influences of bias in healthcare, research, and education, particularly in the field of pediatric surgery.

PECULIARITIES OF APPLICATION OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP AS A MECHANISM FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF INNOVATION ACTIVITY

The purpose of the article is the theoretical justification and development of scientific and methodological provisions and practical recommendations for the development of public-private partnership in order to ensure the modernization of the economy on an innovative basis. The methodological basis is the general and special methods: historical method; method of scientific abstraction (in order to generalize the conceptual foundations of the study); methods of analysis and synthesis - in the study of the structure of the innovation system in public-private partnership; induction and deduction (to study approaches to the definition of innovation in public-private partnership); method of comparison (in order to justify the application of foreign experience of innovation in public-private partnership in our country); methods of grouping and systematization (in order to classify, identify factors of innovation development, factors of formation of the national innovation system); statistical methods (in order to analyze the dynamics of innovation in the economy of Ukraine, trends in the formation of innovation infrastructure). The results of the study showed that most accurately reproduces the meaning of the concept of public-private partnership, when public relations are actively involved in the relationship with the private sector, emphasizing the public focus. However, in countries with economies in transition, where institutions of civil society are underdeveloped, the term "public-private partnership" is most often used. Since the initiator of the vast majority of public-private partnership projects, the main actor is the state. The problems of formation and development of public-private partnership are currently paid considerable attention in foreign studies. The world practice has accumulated considerable experience in the implementation of public-private partnership in various areas and spheres of activity. In many countries, public-private partnerships have proven effective in modernizing the economy and have long been a domestic policy priority. The practical significance of the results is that the provisions, conclusions and recommendations have a practical orientation and can be used to improve the efficiency of regulation of innovation processes in terms of public-private partnership. Value/originality. The peculiarity of the proposed definition is that public-private partnership is an effective tool of state regulation only if conditions of competition between private sector entities for the right to participate in a particular PPP project are created.

Announcing the Second Society & Animals Early Career Research Prize

Brill and Animals and Society Institute are pleased to announce the winner of the second Early Career Research Prize. The prize is awarded annually for the best article published in Society & Animals: Journal of Human-Animal Studies. The purpose of the award is to encourage scholars to join the field and to assist them in obtaining additional exposure for their work. The winning article is announced in the journal and is made available in Open Access for no charge.EligibilityEligible authors are doctoral students at the dissertation stage, students pursuing other terminal degrees (MSW, DVM,

Smart Policing of Madhy Pradesh Dial-100 (Special reference to Sagar District)

Police and public depend on each other; without one another can’t survive. Madhya Pradesh became India’s first state for using this effective modern technology for crime prevention & providing emergency help to victim at crime scene. It got tag of India’s first & largest integrated police emergency response service. This study explores the system, strategy and functional techniques of dial-100 at Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh state. It also analysis about cases reported through dial- 100 as road accident, children related, women related crime body etc. This project stands to police having GPS, GIS, and MDT at victim’s door within a little minute at one call or miscall. The police are one of the most visible and recognizable institution in modern society. Dial-100 team works also as surveillance, spot counseling and vigilance and FRV works as surveillance vehicle through event and round events. The team controls crime and help victims in the district with 26 FRV over 2378458 populations and one FRV covers 91479.15 populations. This smart policing not only reduces crime but also puts an example of humanity in society.

The Effects of the Capitalist System on Individuals: The Fool

This paper aims to analyze the effects of the capitalist system on individuals belonging to the working class in the Fool (1975) by Edward Bond. In the play, the capitalist system is portrayed as cruel because it deprives the individual from their basic needs such as dignity or freedom and as unequal because it makes a class superior to another one. For instance, while working class people cannot even have bread to eat, the parson has a silver pen and gold in his pocket. This wide gap between the two classes brings about inequality, class conflict and dehumanization observed in a capitalist society. This explains the reason why the individuals in the play feel alienated and ineffective. In addition, church and hospital as representatives of social institutions in society will be studied to reflect the fact that how they preserve the interests of the ruling class. The paper will conclude that individuals in the play will survive either by resorting to violence as in the case of Darkie, complying with system as in the case of Patty or revolting against the system as in the case of Clare.

Testing the efficacy of a couple-focused, tailored eHealth intervention for symptom self-management among men with prostate cancer and their partners: the study protocol

BackgroundMen with localized prostate cancer often experience urinary, sexual, bowel, and hormonal symptoms; general distress; pain; fatigue; and sleep disturbance. For men in an intimate relationship, these symptoms disrupt couples’ relationships and intimacy. The symptoms also reduce quality of life for both men and their partners, who are often their primary caregivers. Management of the negative effects of cancer and its treatment is a significantly under-addressed supportive care need for these men and their intimate partners. To address these unmet supportive care needs, our interdisciplinary team developed and pilot tested the usability and feasibility of an evidence-based, couple-focused, tailored eHealth intervention, “Prostate Cancer Education & Resources for Couples” (PERC). Based on the adapted stress and coping theoretical framework and developed with stakeholder involvement, PERC aims to improve quality of life for both men and their partners by enhancing their positive appraisals, self-efficacy, social support, and healthy behaviors for symptom management.MethodsWe will test the efficacy of PERC using a population-based, geographically and demographically diverse cohort in a randomized controlled trial. Primary aim: Assess if patients and partners receiving PERC will report greater improvement in their cancer-related quality of life scores than those in the control group (usual care plus the National Cancer Institute prostate cancer website) at 4, 8, and 12 months post-baseline. Secondary aim: Test if patients and partners in PERC will report significantly more positive appraisals and higher levels of coping resources at follow-ups than those in the control group. Exploratory aim: Determine if patient race and ethnicity, education, type of treatment, or couples’ relationship quality moderate the effects of PERC on patient and partner QOL at follow-ups.DiscussionThis study will provide a novel model for self-managing chronic illness symptoms that impact couples’ relationships, intimacy, and quality of life. It addresses the National Institute of Nursing Research’s goal to develop and test new strategies for symptom self-management to help patients and caregivers better manage their illness and improve quality of life. It also responds to calls for programs from the Institute of Medicine and American Cancer Society to address treatment-related effects and improve survivors’ QOL.Trial registrationCT.gov NCT03489057

Economic Development and Institutional Economic Mechanisms In Emerging Countries: A Case of Iraq

The institutional economy is concerned with the role of enterprises in economic activity, access to efficiency, and shaping economic behavior. Because institutional procedures are critical in various productive activities, a state suffering from decline and a lack of institutional practices will not advance economically. It also emphasizes the importance of Conducting extensive research on institutions and market views and the many interactions between persons and institutions in society to improve the position of society's members and the state as a whole on both the local and local international level. This study aims to illustrate the historical context of the institutional economy and its contemporary advancements. It seeks to show the dynamics behind current institutional economies. Finally, it tries to provide light on Iraq's institutional architecture through several indicators. The findings reveal that Iraq's institutional economy is deteriorating across several economic sectors, which has resulted in rampant corruption. In addition, restricted limits on productive activity have harmed the country's economic progress.

Институты гражданского общества: общетеоретический аспект

The authors of the article address the origins of appearing and developing of the main idea of the article in order to correctly identify the notion and the purpose of the idea of the civil society. The authors research various points of view on the issue of the connection of the State and the civil society. The authors of the article point out the peculiarities of the process of forming of the civil society in Russia. The authors give the definition of the notion of “civil society” and point out its features. Despite the fact that the legal definition for the “institutes of the civil society” does not exist, the authors underline that the term is used broadly in the existing federal and regional legislation. Basing their research on the opinion of scientists about the legal nature and structure of the civil society, the authors give the definition for the “institute of the civil society”. They present the classification of the institute of the civil society using different criteria. According to this classification, the institutes are divided because of their status differences, functional orientation, level of participation in law enforcement activities, prevention of offences etc. The authors point out that the institutional approach to classification of the institutes of the civil society is widely spread because it allows distinguishing and describing some separate subjects of the civil society that exercise certain interests. The authors conclude with the explanation of why non-profit organizations are viewed as the institutes of the civil society. They point out that any state corporation, self-regulating organization that is represented as a non-profit organization cannot be viewed as an institute of the civil society because they perform public functions of the State. That is why only some part of non-profit organizations can be viewed as institutes of the civil society; they should have such features as voluntary nature, self-regulation, self-organizing, self-activity and self-responsibility.

CITY GOVERNMENT IN UKRAINE AT THE END OF THE XX – BEGINNING OF THE XXI CENTURIES

Municipal government in Ukraine has quite long historical roots. It is an important factor in further improving self-government in general, as well as the life of territorial communities of cities. After all, the majority of Ukraine’s population lives in cities. As for Ukraine, it should be noted that truly democratic local self-government began to form only at the end of the twentieth century. In this regard, an important practical task is to further improve the system of municipal self-government, and an important theoretical task is the proper doctrinal support of this process. The aim of the article is to analyze the formation of modern urban self-government in Ukraine in the late XX – early XXI centuries. The Law of the Ukrainian SSR of December 7, 1990 “On Local Councils of People’s Deputies of the Ukrainian SSR and Local Self-Government” was repeatedly amended and supplemented (including its name), and was in force until the current Law “On Local Councils of People’s Deputies of the Ukrainian SSR and Local Self-Government in Ukraine”. For the longest time, the 1990 Law was entitled “On Local Councils of People’s Deputies and Local and Regional Self-Government”, the relevant amendments were made on March 26, 1992, at which time the Law was reworded. Local self-government in terms of its organization in general and organizational and legal form in particular has undergone only minor changes since the adoption of the Constitution of Ukraine in 1996 and the update of the codified law on local self-government. The biggest changes concerned the conceptual approach to the place of this institution in society – since the mid-1990s, it is no longer considered an institution of state power, but has become increasingly characterized as an institution of civil society, the functioning of which is guaranteed by the state. Most Ukrainian municipal law experts believe that public power in Ukraine is represented by two types: state power and local self-government (municipal power).

Realizing “net-zero-carbon” sustainable aviation fuel

Realizing “net-zero-carbon” sustainable aviation fuel

Marketing Strategies in the Banking Services Sector With the Help of Data Science

Competition between marketing strategies of enterprises shifts to the use of artificial intelligence and begins to be considered in the context of competition between Data Science projects. Therefore, the issue of developing methodology and building a model in a particular area is relevant, which will make the project quite effective and ensure the achievement of goals for the company. The banking services market has a certain specificity of consumer behaviour, so forming marketing strategies is a somewhat complex process. Thus, banks face the task of maintaining the loyalty of their existing customers and attracting new ones. This article aims to build a marketing strategy to attract new customers in the banking sector using Data Science tools. The result of the study is the construction of two econometric models of the different bank's credit products: cash loans and credit cards, which determine the influence of various factors on this process and helps to distribute the advertising budget between different types of advertising. Using the built model, it was determined that advertising campaigns directly affect the increase in the number of new customers in the bank and the overall growth of brand knowledge about the banking institution in society. In addition, the determined weights of each influencing factor helped form an advertising budget, which increased customer inflows by 12%, with an average ROI of 3.18. Taking all into account, the model had shown its effectiveness in organising the bank's advertising campaign when decisions were made using Data Science technologies. The results obtained based on the models give a fairly clear understanding of the factors influencing the inflow of new customers in the bank, which will model the distribution of the budget for advertising campaigns in future periods and predict their effectiveness. Competition in the country's financial sector is forcing banking institutions to use data science in their marketing activities.