Participation Of Institutions Research Articles

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The practice of interaction between civil society institutions and the authorities on the consideration of citizens' appeals in the Russian Federation

The object of the study is the interaction of public authorities and civil structures. The subject of the study is the practice of interaction in the process of considering citizens' appeals by public authorities and civil society institutions. The author substantiates the importance of interaction between public authorities and public organizations in the process of considering citizens' appeals. Attention is drawn to the fact that in the federal laws regulating the process of reviewing citizens' appeals, there are no rules for the participation of civil society institutions in joint consideration of citizens' appeals with public authorities. The author suggests ways to improve the mechanisms of interaction between public authorities and civil society in order to effectively meet the needs of citizens and ensure their rights and legitimate interests, and the development of the country. The research methods are institutional analysis, analysis of documents related to citizens' appeals and identification of reactions to them from authorities and public organizations, comparative analysis of the practice of considering appeals, logical method, generalization method, monitoring. The scientific novelty of the study is the generalization of the practices of joint consideration of citizens' appeals by civil society institutions and public authorities and the justification of rational mechanisms to increase the effectiveness of this activity. The main conclusions of the conducted research are the facts that the joint consideration of citizens' appeals is one of the ways of interaction between public authorities and civil society. Joint consideration of appeals provides for the participation of non-profit organizations, experts and volunteers in the discussion of complaints, applications and proposals of citizens. This allows for a more objective assessment of difficult situations among citizens and contributes to making the right decisions. Such interaction makes it possible to increase the level of trust in the state.The main contribution of the author to the research of the topic is the addition of a database on effective practices of interaction between civil society and government.

Inclusive governance of hydropower on shared rivers? Toward an international legal geography of the Lower Mekong basin

Hydropower is now the largest source of renewable energy worldwide. The International Renewable Energy Agency estimates that current hydropower capacity will need to double by 2050 in order to transition to net zero and to arrest the rise of global temperatures at 1.5 degrees Celsius. Much of the currently built and planned dams are on rivers shared between two or more countries. This raises the risk of increased inter-state conflicts. However, to exploit hydropower peacefully, the impact on local communities must also be considered. This foregrounds the need to build inclusive institutions that can mediate the different interests, norms, and values held by communities located across different scales. The article examines the role of international river basin organizations to manage this legal pluralism in shared river basins. In many basins globally, such as the Lower Mekong, the Columbia, the Zambezi, or the Senegal, international river basin organizations are tasked with the development of shared water resources. To understand to what extent river basin organizations can mediate the legal pluralism in a shared basin, the article develops an international legal geography approach to the governance of transboundary waters in an attempt to uncover marginalization and disempowerment in the process of law-making. It therefore expands the analytical scope of legal geography to the study of transnational spaces, in this case complex ecosystems for which there are no fixed jurisdictional boundaries. It then applies this approach to the case study of the Lower Mekong basin. Findings indicate that the Mekong River Commission, despite attempts to include project-affected people in decision-making, largely operates within a Westphalian framework of sovereignty to the detriment of more inclusive forms of governance. Project affected communities are largely unable to exert influence and are relegated to participation in alternative forums. These forums, or counter publics as Yong called them, are disconnected from official processes. While they give rise to marginalized voices and enable the creation of inclusive and participatory spaces, the exclusionary official decision-making processes continue to produce significant tension and conflict potential as hydropower is championed globally as a clean, climate friendly form of energy. As hydropower is set to double by 2050, inclusive participatory institutions in basins worldwide must be built to navigate complex stakeholder interests and to benefit those who are otherwise likely to lose out in net zero transitions. These findings are relevant for other shared basins, particularly across Southeast Asia, Africa and Latin America where hydropower is booming. An international approach to legal geography can foreground these hidden and marginalized voices and help identify ways to build inclusive institutions for the governance of shared resources.

Sustainable Fishery Value Chain (SFVC): Study Case in Tilapia Industry

This research is built on the concept of sustainable value chains, where a framework for sustainable value chain analysis emerges that covers not only economic aspects but also includes environmental and social impacts in a collaborative model of value chain management. It explores the dimensions on which value chain sustainability should focus. It illustrates how and why it is necessary to take a broader perspective in ensuring the internal economic sustainability of the chain in line with its external socio-environmental consequences. This research aims to analyze the sustainability of the tilapia processing value chain. This research uses the Multi-Dimensional Scaling analysis method supported by Rap-fish software. The Rapfish methodology is a flexible technique that rapidly assesses fisheries status by integrating ecological and human factors according to identified norms. The results of this research show that the sustainability of the tilapia processing value chain is considered entirely sustainable from economic, social, and environmental aspects, with a sufficient sustainability index of 74.40%. The sustainability of the value chain relies on four key actors: tilapia cultivators, collectors, processors, and distributors. The sustainable tilapia processing value chain strategy in North Sumatra can limit floating net cages by considering the environmental carrying capacity and supported by suitable policies and active stakeholder participation in community-based legal institutions. This research found this is a strong sustainability concept if implemented with better governance and policy management in the tilapia industry value chain.

Barriers and Impacts of Female Participation in Formal Politics in Makassar City Period 2019-2024

The increase of women's representation in formal politics in Makassar is encouraging for democracy. Even though there has been an increase in numbers, it has not yet reached the 30 percent quota in accordance with the affirmative action policy. This article wants to discuss the barrier for women in Makassar making it difficult for them to get chance into formal politics. Then, this article also wants to discuss the barriers and impact of female in Makassar legislative and executive institutions to gender equality. In writing this article, we used the library research method. The conclusion in this article is that social structures and political party are barriers for female who want to advance into formal politics, and the impact of female participation in legislative institutions is also quite satisfying by issuing policies and programs that contribute to gender equality and women's empowerment.

Women’s participation and cost efficiency in microfinance institutions: a Sub-Saharan study

Women’s participation and cost efficiency in microfinance institutions: a Sub-Saharan study

Study on the evolution of collaborative innovation in marine economy considering the participation of financial institutions and two types of cooperation

In the realm of significant technological research and innovation within the marine economy, enterprises and academic research institutions often grapple with a lack of innovation motivation due to financial constraints. This paper introduces the factor of "capital constraints" into the marine innovation chain, establishing a technological innovation chain within the marine economy. Utilizing a three-party evolutionary game model, the study delves into the strategy selection and evolution of financial institutions, marine enterprises, and academic research institutions. In contrast to previous studies, this paper categorizes technological innovation cooperation into two types: "cooperative tackling type" and "market-oriented promotion type." Additionally, it posits that collaboration between academic research institutions and marine enterprises establishes an implicit guarantee relationship, facilitating access to higher loan amounts for both parties. The research reveals that the behavior of governments and marine enterprises is influenced by the initial willingness of participants. Higher basic benefits of cooperation and innovation between academic research institutions and marine enterprises lead to a quicker attainment of an evolutionary stable state. Moreover, in collaborations between marine enterprises and research institutions, an excessively high proportion of funds occupied by marine enterprises proves disadvantageous. The paper suggests that pure market-oriented promotion innovation cooperation could serve as a supplementary approach to traditional cooperation and innovation. Finally, numerical examples are presented to elucidate the outcomes of the theoretical model, accompanied by policy suggestions.

The Many (De)colonial Lives of Kāpena George Gilley

This article provides the first full biographical account of history’s only known Native Hawaiian whaling captain, George Gilley, whose life story ranges across the entire North Pacific, throughout the Bering Sea, and into the Arctic Circle. It adds to a growing body of work on Indigenous participation in colonial institutions, including Pacific commercial whaling, and makes a case for using relevant Indigenous epistemologies and methods to locate Native agency within the largely non-Native sources born of those institutions. Gilley’s mo‘olelo (story/history) specifically fits into the burgeoning field of Native Hawaiian biography, which, it is argued, should expand to consider historic Hawaiians who left few written records. The article demonstrates a model for achieving this expansion, by treating Gilley’s hybridized, (de)colonial mobility and embodied, inherited knowledge as legible evidence of his sovereignty within the Euro-American economic, racial, and nationalistic structures that nineteenth-century whaling purveyed throughout the Pacific.

Sosialisasi Dampak Bullying di SMKN 1 Pemulutan

Bullying cases are familiar to mass media observers. On television electronic media, broadcasters explain via radio electronic media, and journalists write about it in various newspapers. Often the law and government are not quick and careful in handling bullying cases in Indonesia. The method of carrying out activities is using the socialization method, which is a process of learning the roles, status and values needed for participation in social institutions, from the results of the implementation of socialization for students at SMKN 1 Pemulutan now have a better understanding of the concept of bullying and the negative impacts that this behavior may have. The implementation of community service allows students to remember how to prevent bullying more effectively.

Preservation of Shiping Folk Songs in Weiyuan County, China

This comprehensive study focuses on the preservation of Shiping Folk Songs in Weiyuan County, China, with an emphasis on education, literacy, and the critical role of diverse stakeholders. The study emphasizes the region’s cultural relevance as well as educational programs, highlighting the critical role of schools in promoting cultural literacy and ensuring the preservation of Shiping Folk Songs. In addition, the research investigates the roles of Hakka folk musicians and singers in the transmission and development of this national folk music tradition. Government policy and assistance have been recognized as critical components for managing budgetary restrictions and executing preservation and development programs. The participation of local higher education institutions and cultural research units in the preservation of Shiping folk music is also carefully investigated, highlighting their critical significance in furthering cultural heritage. This multimodal approach emphasizes the interplay of education, literacy, and preservation in maintaining the vibrancy of Shiping Folk Songs, providing significant insights into the long-term preservation of this cultural asset.

Other-Repetition to Convey and Conceal the Stance of Institutional Participants in Chinese Criminal Trials

Based on the examination of 49 Chinese criminal trials transcribed from the audio-visual recordings on the ‘China Court Trial Online’ website (https://tingshen.court.gov.cn/), the institutional participants–prosecutors, defence lawyers, and judges–are found to frequently repeat defendants’ responses (‘other-repetition’), after a question–answer adjacency pair. Other-repetition has been described as a resource for showing participation and familiarity (Tannen 2007), initiating repair and registering receipt (Schegloff 1997), and displaying understanding and emotional stance (Svennevig 2004). However, other-repetition in trial discourse has not been thoroughly researched. Therefore, this article aims to further examine this salient institutional linguistic feature in order to explore stance construction as a third turn. It is common to associate certain prosodic features of a repetition with the stance of the speaker. However, prosody may not be a reliable cue for stance interpretation in Chinese courtrooms, as institutional participants might conceal their stance during a repetition. Though they are more explicit in displaying their stance with turn-initial repeats, the distinction between the prosody of repeats for different functions is not categorical. It is found that defendants are sensitive to the lexicogrammar and multimodal cues for stance interpretation.

Creating Global Impact:The Transformative Potential of Higher Education in Nation Branding

In a highly competitive global landscape, higher education institutions are important drivers of knowledge creation and talent development as well as key stakeholders in shaping the branding efforts of nations. This article explores the dynamic relationship between institutional and nation branding initiatives, with a specific focus on the participation of higher education institutions and the necessity for coordinated strategies that fully leverage their potential to enhance a nation’s global reputation and competitiveness. By actively engaging higher education institutions as key partners in nation branding, countries could harness their significant competences and proficiency to shape the nation’s image, drive economic growth, and ultimately project soft power on the global stage. The article provides insights that could guide policymakers and university administrators in making informed decisions and shaping institutional actions to enhance a nation’s global reputation and competitiveness by fully harnessing the transformative potential of higher education institutions.

Disgruntled Italians – social capital and civic culture in Italy

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to analyse the geography of social capital in Italy thirty years after publication of the book Making Democracy Work – Civic Traditions in Modern Italy (Putnam etal. 1993). We used a statistical method (Distance Between Strata [D.B.S.]), which had not previously been applied to the study of social capital, and data from the 2019 I.S.T.A.T. Multiscope Household Surveys ‘Aspects of daily life’. We analysed the distribution of social capital in the regions of Italy in multidimensional terms. With D.B.S. it was indeed possible to consider various dimensions of social capital instead of using an overall index. It enabled us to isolate three types of Italians, which we called civic, non-civic and ‘disgruntled’ Italians. Disgruntled Italians are citizens who participate in political and social life and tend to trust others, but have little trust in public institutions. Their geographic identification is the main contribution of this article to Italian studies on social capital for at least two reasons: (1) it questions the ‘obvious’ correlation between political participation and trust in institutions; (2) it provides an important basis for reflection on Italian civic culture.

The European Universities initiative: between status hierarchies and inclusion

Using a dataset of higher education institutional alliances within the framework of the European University initiative (EUi), we test empirically whether the policy-defined goal of a relative balance between excellence and inclusiveness within the scheme has been achieved. Specifically, we provide a descriptive and analytical account of the diversity of the higher education institutions (HEIs) participating in the EUi, the composition of—as well as the mechanisms behind—the formation of individual alliances. We observe that alliance formation activated the deep sociological mechanisms of hierarchisation, with the alliances largely reproducing the existing hierarchy of European HEIs. Specifically, we argue that the global-level stratification hierarchy cast by rankings influences the participation of individual institutions and—although to a more limited extent—the formation/structure of the alliances. Further, we demonstrate that the EUi has strengthened existing ties since most alliances thus far have built on existing forms of collaboration. However, we also show empirically that some of the distinctive policy design measures, namely the requirement for broad geographical coverage and generically framed rules for participation, as well as opening the initiative to new alliances and encouraging enlargement of the existing ones, have generated opportunities for involvement of the lower-status institutions. This broadened the scope of the EUi beyond the core of top-ranked research universities located in the knowledge production centres of Europe. We suggest that these observations may have important implications for how the intended extension of the EUi may be implemented in the future.

Designing a community-supported agriculture model for increasing food security.

The institutionalization of participation is a topic that has been discussed in different ways over the last few decades. There are many diverse aspects of the agricultural sector and rural communities that can be identified and used to bring about a major change in agriculture. Community supported agriculture (CSA) is one of the participatory and sustainable approaches that can be used in this regard. CSA is a relatively new socioeconomic model for producing food materials, increasing food security, improving the quality of food materials and conserving agricultural land, plants and animals. This research aimed to design a CSA model that was operationalized in Markazi province, Iran, with the aim of increasing food security. It was a survey study applied through a questionnaire. The statistical population (N=110) consisted of all active farmers in Ghazel Dareh village who were selected through the census method. The necessary information was collected through a questionnaire (84 of which were completed and returned) and analyzed using SPSS v. 25 and LISREL. The results showed that economic, socio-institutional, policy-making, educational and infrastructural factors significantly influenced the development of CSA. Infrastructural and socio-institutional factors with impact factors of 0.88 and 0.54 had the largest and smallest effect on CSA, respectively. Finally, since all impact factors were positive, we can say that improving each of these factors could improve the development of CSA in the study area.

Between Deinstitutionalization and Resilience: Institutional Participation in the Bolsonaro Administration

Resumo Nosso objetivo é caracterizar a desinstitucionalização impulsionada pelo governo Bolsonaro e aferir seus alcances sobre os conselhos. Oferecemos um diagnóstico empírico da situação regulatória de 103 colegiados nacionais, a partir de base de dados original. Argumentamos que as medidas do governo não geram efeitos homogêneos e que variam em função de dois fatores: i) aspreferências do governo em relação aos conteúdos das políticas públicas; ii) a resiliência dos conselhos. A resiliência, é resultado da combinação de duas dimensões, desenvolvidas em uma tipologia analítica: o desenho institucional e sua inserção nas respectivas comunidades de políticas. Concluímos que os conselhos mais afetados em seu funcionamento estão relacionados às políticas cuja pauta é contrária àquela do governo Bolsonaro e que possuem menor resiliência, considerada em suas duas dimensões. Proporcionalmente, meio ambiente foi a área mais atingida pela revogação. Já direitos humanos e políticas sociais sofreram mais alterações substantivas. Por sua vez, a área de desenvolvimento econômico e infraestrutura foi a menos afetada, face ao maior alinhamento com as preferências do governo, mesmo contando com colegiados com menor resiliência.

Determinants of the customer participation in financial services delivery through technology

In the post-pandemic era, client preparedness, motivation for technological adoption, and appreciation for technology-enabled financial services all need substantial study and analysis. The study investigates the factors that impact customer participation in financial institutions’ fin-tech offerings. To investigate the factors that influence customers’ engagement in fin-tech services, a well-structured questionnaire was sent to 423 respondents through a suitable sample approach. SPSS-25 and SEM analysis were used to determine the determinants and important variables. The factor analysis found that six variables accounted for 72.04% of the variation. Following SEM regression analysis, it was shown that Trust (β =0.44, P =0.000), User Experience (β =0.31, P =0.000), and the regulatory framework (β =0.29, P =0.000) all had a substantial influence on customer engagement. The findings of the study will aid all strategic planners in developing strategies and policies to increase consumer engagement in the provision of financial services.

Evaluación independiente de la crisis de la COVID-19. Lecciones por aprender

The independent evaluation report on the performance of the National Health System in the face of the COVID crisis is rigorous, well thought out and well executed. It has benefited from the participation of numerous experts and institutions. The altruistic effort of the coordinators and hundreds of experts, professionals and citizens is noteworthy, which does not justify the asymmetry between “everything for free” when it comes to shared intelligence, and market prices when it comes to commissioning reports from consultancy firms that are sometimes not worth the cost. The valuable work has suffered from unexplained delays and delayed dissemination that do not bode well for whether there is interest in learning from the pandemic or leaving it behind and forgetting it. Indeed, valuable reports provided by the public administration itself (listed in the report) have still not been made public, despite the request of the coordinators. However, the mere fact that the evaluation has been carried out under the influence and pressure of scientists and professionals should encourage the actions of civil society organisations. Advocacy is needed to ensure that public administrations see collective intelligence as an invaluable resource to be nurtured and stimulated. Regular accountability of executive powers at all levels needs to be pursued vigorously. Many sensible proposals to improve healthcare have been ignored, but we learned that achievements are made with perseverance. It is not an option, it is part of the core business of public health.

ФЕМІНІСТИЧНИЙ АНАЛІЗ ОСОБЛИВОСТЕЙ ФУНКЦІОНУВАННЯ ПОЛІТИЧНИХ ІНСТИТУТІВ: ДОСЛІДЖЕННЯ РОЛІ ЖІНОК ПОЛІТИЦІ ТА В ІНСТИТУЦІЯХ ВЛАДИ

The article substantiates that the issue of gender equality has always been relevant for the world, it concerns all spheres of human life. But the political sphere acquires special importance — how gender equality develops in it, what it imagines, what tasks and goals it sets before itself, what challenges it faces. According to international standards, men and women have equal rights to full participation in all aspects of the political process. However, in practice, it is much more difficult for women to fully enjoy these rights and the war in Ukraine poses new important challenges related to the implementation of both active and passive suffrage. The purpose of the article is to study the role of women in the modern political process and the functioning of power institutions based on the application of a gender approach to the analysis of political institutions. As a result of the research, it is substantiated that the political discourse about the place of individual identities among institutionalized practices of social and political interaction can transform institutional framework of the political system and to determine the status of the state as a key institution in the political system of the society and an actor in international politics. Ensuring gender equality for the active participation in various political institutions (from NGOs to political parties and state authorities) is one of the typical types of evidence of the political system democratization. The growing number of empirical investigations in Ukraine and the world contributed to the formation of a separate direction of scientific research — feminist institutionalism, which develops within the framework of the worldview and methodological guidelines of the new institutionalism of political science.

The role of judicial argumentation in reforming of Ukraine’s judiciary: EU membership perspectives

The article reflects the impact of judicial argumentation on the process of reforming the judicial system of Ukraine during Ukraine’s integration into the European Union. In addition, the article points out some structural elements of the influence of judicial argumentation in the course of Ukraine’s EU-integration.This paper emphasizes the essential participation of European institutions in raising the quality level of judicial argumentation in Ukraine. These institutions can be divided in two big groups: EU-based organizations (European Commission, Eurobarometer, European Commission for the efficiency of justice (CEPEJ), Court of Justice of the European Union) and the organizations in the Council of Europe (European Court of Human Rights, the Venice Commission and the Consultative Council of European Judges (CCJE)). Moreover, the author gives examples when Ukrainian judicial institutions raise the need to enhance the quality of judicial argumentation.