Political Competence Research Articles

Construction of an Evaluation Indicator System for Civic and Political Applications in Professional Practice Courses Based on CIPP: Taking the VBSE Practical Training Course as an Example

This study takes the virtual business society environment (VBSE) practical training course as a case study and applies the theoretical framework of the context, input, process, product (CIPP) model to construct an evaluation indicator system for the application of civic and politics in professional practice courses. The context evaluation is measured from the support of the VBSE practical training course into course civic and politics, teachers’ cognition, and the integration of course objectives; the input evaluation is measured from the matching degree of teachers’ civic and political competence, and the matching degree of teaching resources; the process evaluation is measured from the degree of implementation of civic and politics teaching and the degree of students’ acceptance; and the product evaluation is measured from the degree of impact of civic and politics teaching.

Influences on e‐governance in Africa: A study of economic, political, and infrastructural dynamics

AbstractE‐governance is considered one of the most important factors in delivering and administering public services in modern societies. However, data show that many African countries are currently lagging behind countries in other parts of the world. This manuscript investigates how various factors, including economic prosperity, government effectiveness, and infrastructural support, contribute to the growth and effectiveness of e‐governance initiatives in 54 African countries. We specifically analyze the influence of three factors: economic prosperity (measured by GDP per capita), political competence (measured by government effectiveness), and infrastructural or technological support (measured by access to electricity). Panel data covering a 5‐year period were retrieved from databases of the United Nations and World Bank, and a multiple linear regression analysis was used to analyze the data. We found that the three factors influenced e‐governance to varying degrees. However, while infrastructural support and political competence were statistically significant, economic prosperity was not.

POLITICAL SKILLS OF SCHOOL HEADS: BASIS FOR COMPETENCY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR COMMUNITY LEADERS

This study sought to determine the political skills of school heads as basis for competency development of community leaders. This study made use of a descriptive survey research method. It is descriptive because the data are presented in quantitative descriptions on the “Political skills of school heads: basis for Competency Development of Community Leaders”. This study was conducted to the school heads of Matanao 2 district. The respondents assessed the level of political skills of school heads. Universal sampling procedure was used in determining the respondents considering the small number of teacher-respondents in the research locale. Through a comprehensive analysis of the political competencies exhibited by school heads, this research aims to establish a correlation between these skills and effective community leadership. By examining the strengths and areas of improvement in the political skill set of school heads, this study seeks to provide insights into how enhancing these skills can contribute to the overall development of community leaders. The findings offer valuable recommendations for tailored training programs and resources to boost the political acumen of school heads, thereby fostering improved community leadership and societal advancement. This study revealed that political skills of school heads is high although there are still areas that they need competency development to be more effective in managing schools. KEYWORDS: Political skills, development for community leaders

Political competence of Croatian secondary school students 2010–2021

Political knowledge and democratic attitudes are recognized in contemporary studies as important dimensions of democratic political culture. Furthermore, knowledge and attitudes can be seen as integral parts of political competence. Unlike other dimensions of political culture such as, for example, political participation, political interest, etc., research on political knowledge and democratic attitudes are more an exception than a rule. This assessment is especially true for Croatia. In this paper, we attempt to address some of these gaps by focusing on the exploration of political competences of Croatian final-year secondary school students. The paper is divided into two major sections. In the first part, we discuss the meaning and importance of political competence for the functioning of democratic political systems. The second part consists of a presentation and discussion of the research results on political knowledge and democratic attitudes of Croatian final-year secondary school students conducted in three time points - 2010, 2015 and 2021. By doing so, we want to detect the levels of political knowledge and democratic attitudes, as well as the possible changes that occurred in these levels during the research period. Finally, we are also interested in the relationship between these two dimensions of political competence.

Mathematical Models of Migration Balance and Migration Attitudes in Armenia

The purpose of the study is to provide a quantitative explanation of the migration balance and migration attitudes in Armenian society. A linear regression model has been constructed to explain the dependence of the migration balance on variables at the macro level, including annual GDP growth, the internal and external political state of Armenia. Data from the Armenian Statistical Service on statistics of border movements and annual GDP growth were used. The foreign policy state is represented by a variable taking the values “Truce”, “War”, and “Intense War”. The internal political state is represented by a variable taking the values “Open conflict”, “Latent conflict”, “Balanced”, “Positive expectations”, and “High expectations”. Based on the model, an estimate of the migration balance for 2023 was calculated. According to a sociological survey conducted in November 2022 using the structural modeling method (Structural Equation Modeling), two models were built that explain migration attitudes in society through the socio-economic characteristics of the respondent and characteristics of his political culture, including: the presence of a labor migrant in the family, the age of the respondent, approval of the 2018 revolution in Armenia, the realization of expectations from the revolution, a sense of political competence, political subjectivity and patriotism. The results of the study can be used to forecast the migration balance and migration attitudes in the society, as well as strategic planning and management of migration processes in Armenia.

The problem of the political component of post-non-classical science and education

The work is devoted to understanding the process of political involvement of modern science and the need for the post-non-classical scientific community to become a subject of political activity. In historical terms, we are talking about the actualization of F. Bacon’s ideas about the beneficial connection of a new science with power. Philosophical education can serve as a basis for the formation of appropriate political competencies among future scientists and engineers.

Democratic republicanism and political competence in treatments of radical Enlightenment

ABSTRACT This article argues that what was understood as democracy in the eighteenth century differs fundamentally from modern democracy. While modern democratic states take locally born or naturalized personhood as the criterion of citizenship, eighteenth-century advocates of democracy demanded proof of political competence to allow participation in politics. While the requirement of competence to engage in any activity is not unreasonable, if defined, as it was by most Enlightenment thinkers, as a combination of independence, cultural standing and wealth, it is clearly elitist. Enlightenment criticisms of birth and status as criteria of political standing should not be mistaken for demands for broadly inclusive, modern conceptions of equality and democracy. Rather, most Enlightenment thinkers and publicists, fully aware of the implications of widespread and debilitating poverty, expressed reservations about granting the ‘people’ an effective role in politics. Far from being ‘radical’, Enlightenment political theory called for the replacement of an elitism based on status and privilege with an elitism of ability and wealth.

Exploration of Digital Transformation Path of Civic Education Management in Colleges and Universities in the Information Age

Abstract In the context of the information age, this article discusses the digital transformation of the management of ideological education in colleges and universities. Based on the humanistic theory and “Internet + education” mode, the article constructs a set of digital transformation paths for Civic and Political Education Management, and establishes a corresponding evaluation system. The research combines the hierarchical analysis and entropy weight methods to assign weights to the evaluation indexes. It uses the gray correlation method and TOPSIS method to calculate the indexes’ positive and negative ideal solution distances to solve the transformation effect score. Applying this path to the case studies of five colleges and universities (A to E) shows that college C has the most significant positive and negative ideal solution distance (0.01016) in developing teachers’ ideological and political competence. In contrast, college B has the smallest positive and negative ideal solution distance (0.00232) in the management system setup. In the assessment of the five universities, the highest score was found in the development of teachers’ civic and political competence (average 0.87017 points). In contrast, the lowest score was found in developing students’ civic and political literacy (average 0.28286 points). The research in this paper provides a practical path and empirical support for the digital transformation of Civic and Political Education Management in colleges and universities, which is of great significance in promoting the modernization of Civic and Political Education in colleges and universities.

Political Competencies Necessary for Education Programs in Prelicensure Nursing Education: Survey Results Using the Delphi Technique

Political Competencies Necessary for Education Programs in Prelicensure Nursing Education: Survey Results Using the Delphi Technique

K slovenským národně‑emancipačním snahám na půdě Československé strany národně socialistické

This study investigates the establishment of the Czechoslovak National Socialist Party in Slovakia during the period of the First Czechoslovak Republic from 1918 to 1938. It examines the centralist approach employed by the party to manage the Slovak provincial organization, which eventually clashed with the predominantly nationalist-driven efforts of the Slovak party leadership. The tensions between the Czech and Slovak parts of the party arose due to the absence of a provincial party executive committee, a lack of programmatic theses that considered the specific needs of the region, unresolved issues of financing the party’s activities, and differing views on the political competences of the central and provincial party centres. These issues led to an internal party crisis in Slovakia in the mid-1930s, which was resolved by loosening the Slovak party organization’s ties to Prague

Application of Big Data Technology to Evaluate Gray Correlation Entropy in higher Education Sector

INTRODUCTION: The quality of ideological and political competence in colleges and universities is crucial to cultivating socialist builders and successors with all-round development of morality, intelligence, physical fitness, and aesthetics.
 OBJECTIVES: To scientifically evaluate the capacity of ideological and political competence in colleges and universities, adopt the evaluation method based on gray correlation entropy in AI to construct a complete indicator system that comprehensively reflects multiple aspects of ideological and political competence in colleges and universities.
 METHODS: By quantitatively analyzing the indicators and comprehensively considering the weights and degree of correlation of the hands, the evaluation results of the ideological and political competence capacity of colleges and universities can be derived, and this method can objectively and scientifically assess the strengths and weaknesses of the ideological and political competence capacity of colleges and universities and provide colleges and universities with the basis for improving and optimizing ideological and political competence.
 RESULTS: The evaluation method based on gray correlation entropy in the context of AI helps to improve the quality and effect of ideological and political competence in colleges and universities and promotes the overall improvement of students' ideological and political quality, as seen through the analysis of examples.
 CONCLUSION: The evaluation method also provides new ideas and plans for the research of the ideological and political competence capacity of colleges and universities, which has strong feasibility and practicality and offers colleges and universities the basis for the scientific evaluation of ideological and political competence, which helps to improve the quality and level of ideological and political competence in colleges and universities.

Community-Based Social Capital: The Key to Inclusive Political Initiatives from Gender Equality, Disability, And Social Inclusion (GEDSI) Perspective

This research aims to develop social capital through a political education model that involves urban female cadre communities in increasing political involvement based on Gender Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI). The research method employs a qualitative approach. This research involved 2 informants responsible for implementing political education regulations and 4 urban female cadre informants. Data collection methods include in-depth interviews and focus group discussions, which are subsequently analyzed through coding. The findings reveal that GEDSI-based women's political education serves as a benchmark for increasing the social capital of women’s mobilization partners, enabling them to acquire the abilities, skills, and political acumen necessary to boost confidence and empower women in formulating policies addressing the needs, challenges, and solutions for their communities. This research contributes by emphasizing that GEDSI-based political education for women encourages the development of political competence among female mobilization cadre partners advocating for gender justice, accessibility for people with disabilities, and the welfare of marginalized groups.

Global challenges for developmental psychology: fostering future-oriented, cooperative, and collective efforts

ABSTRACT This introduction of the special issue on ‘Global Challenges for Developmental Psychology’ argues that although developmental science is international, a European perspective is important, for at least three reasons: developmental psychology stems from Europe, there are specific themes and issues within Europe that ask for evidence-based solutions, and research in Europe with its many languages and fault-lines can be exemplary for global research. Global challenges are asking for future-oriented, cooperative, and collective efforts. Future-orientation can be found within the papers of this special issue on two levels: (1) when future developments guide the choice of research topics, and (2) when children need to be prepared for the future. The first level describes to which future challenges researchers aim to contribute knowledge, e.g., when investigating climate change, social inequalities, or digital technologies. On the second-level researchers aim to develop means to prepare children for a positive future, e.g., by fostering democratic and political competencies, by understanding children’s rights, by offering interventions to prevent bullying, or by stimulating school engagement. Tackling global challenges also asks for cooperative and collective efforts. This implies that research should be considered as teamwork. The papers in this issue offer very nice examples of precisely that.

CHALLENGES FOR THE POLITICAL COMPETENCE OF CITIZENS IN THE CONTEXT OF UKRAINE'S EUROPEAN INTEGRATION

The article aims at identifying the latest challenges for the political competence of Ukrainian citizens in the context of European integration. Russia's large-scale aggression is certainly becoming a major challenge for citizens, those who are forced to save their lives under daily cruise missile attacks launched from a terrorist country. At the same time, the war leveled differences between the regions on the issue of European and Euro-Atlantic integration, consolidated Ukrainian society around democratic values and democratic choice. Political competence of citizens is defined as a complex socio-political phenomenon that allows assessing the rationality and effectiveness of government actions and exercises the right to change government. Applying the institutionalism of rational choice, it has been determined that it is the ability of citizens to make democratic choices in difficult conditions that is a convincing evidence of a high level of political competence. Based on the method of historical institutionalism, the completion of the post-Soviet transformations stage is noted. Ukrainians have made their choice in favor of democracy. At the same time, new challenges arise for the citizens’ political competence. They are institutional in nature and are associated with the activities of such institutions as elections (electoral campaigns at the national and local levels), mass media, the institute of political education, civil society, and so on. It is proved that the political competence of citizens is manifested in the electoral process, but is not limited to just participation in voting. It consists in the implementation of a control function – a critical and rational assessment of the actions of public authorities and the opposition. This is the reason for the role of mass media and civil society. The challenges to the activities of the mass media institute are the mediatization of politics (media shows, media scandals) and, at the same time, attempts by the public authorities to restrict freedom of speech. Such restrictions, which are absolutely justified under martial law, potentially pose a threat minding a return to the authoritarian model in the relations "Power – Mass media – Society". Special attention is paid to the role of the institute of public intellectuals in the process of forming the political competence of citizens.

Theoretical and legal foundations of Ukrainian statehood in the views of Vasyl Kuchabskyi

The article examines the theoretical and legal foundations of Ukrainian statehood in the views of Vasyl Kuchabskyi. It is emphasized that Vasyl Kuchabskyi understood the state not as a consequence of the technical organization of the people, but primarily of the spirituality of the people. The thinker’s views on the fact that the existence of civil society is a necessary prerequisite for the functioning of a democratic state, but democracy is a destructive factor, are singled out. Vasyl Kuchabskyi is an outstanding historian, politician, sociopolitical and military figure. He studied at the Department of Law and Political Science of Lviv University. He was one of the organizers of the secret organization “Mazepin Military Course”, under whose influence he published a number of manuals on military matters. The ideas of Stepan Tomashivskyi and Vyacheslav Lypynskyi had a decisive influence on the formation of his worldview. Vasyl Kuchabskyi was in exile in Czechoslovakia, Germany, and Poland. He became close to the representatives of the hetman movement. He carried out active public, scientific and journalistic activities. As a member of the Ukrainian Union of Farmers-Statesmen, he developed his own doctrine of conservatism and monarchism – the monarchy was supposed to become the most suitable, effective and expedient form of government for Ukraine, where the main role should be played by the leading strata (elite), which would be formed from people with a military spirit and organization. The theoretical and legal foundations of Ukrainian statehood in the opinion of Vasyl Kuchabskyi were based on the fact that Ukrainian statehood will be possible when the internal organization of the state and its leadership will take place, which will show the desire to fight for their own national rights. The main idea permeated the work of representatives of Ukrainian conservatives, including Vasyl Kuchabskyi, was the assertion that the success of the liberation struggle depends on the ability of the Ukrainian people to consolidate on the basis of territorial patriotism, that is, a sense of unity and solidarity between the inhabitants of Ukrainian territories and the organization of the state ruling class, his ability to direct state-building activities. Vasyl Kuchabskyi was in exile in Czechoslovakia, Germany and Poland. Befriended representatives of the hetman movement. He was active in public, scientific and journalistic activities. As a member of the Ukrainian Union of Farmers-Statesmen, he developed his own doctrine of conservatism and monarchism – the monarchy was supposed to become the most expedient, effective and favorable form of state government for Ukraine, in which the leading class (elite) played the main role, uniting people with a military spirit and organizations. In the theoretical and legal views of Vasyl Kuchabskyi, a certain criticism of the people as an effective source of power and a certain mistrust of it, uncertainty in the political competence and ability of the people to manage the state can be traced. Key words: Vasyl Kuchabskyi, historian, politician, social and political activist, military, doctrine, Ukrainian statehood, national idea, elite, monarchism, democracy, people, class, hetman movement, civil society

CONCEPTUAL POSITIONS OF THE VALUE-CULTURAL APPROACH TO THE EXPLANATION OF THE POLITICAL ACTIVITY OF PERSONS

The article is devoted to the study of the phenomenon of political activity of persons. The purpose of the article is to study the positions of the value-cultural approach to explaining the factors of actualization and activation of the political activity of persons. The methods of analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction, generalization and abstraction, historical, structural functionalism are used. Factors of modernization, material well-being, high education level, presence of social connections, political culture, national identities, membership in voluntary associations, and civil society are singled out. Established that the basis of political culture at the level of an individual is a psychological attitude to the role of one’s own “I” in the political sphere – a political attitude. It is emphasized that high political competence forces people to value democracy as a political system that provides an opportunity to realize their political attitudes; for them, democracy and a democratic political system is a value they willing to defend. Attention is drawn to the fact that a high level of education ensures the cultivation of active political attitudes, and access to resources (high income, participation in informal associations, the presence of a network of useful acquaintances) determines the success of political activity. The author comes to the conclusion that political activity is the implementing force of expressing of the value orientations of the person; its success, to the greatest extent, depends on social, intellectual, and financial capitals. The article has theoretical significance for research and interpretation of the phenomenon of political activity of persons. The achievements of the article can be applied to empirical research design. Further research may be aimed at considering other approaches.

Discursive delegitimization of Rouhani's nuclear diplomacy and the Iran nuclear deal by Iranian conservatives on Twitter

AbstractThe reformist‐moderate and the conservative discourses have co‐existed and contended for primacy in the Iranian foreign policy since the 1979 revolution. The 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known as the Iran nuclear deal, has been at the core of this discursive contest in recent years. This article investigates how Iranian conservative tweeters delegitimized the JCPOA and President Rouhani's nuclear diplomacy. We use Van Leeuwen's discursive construction of legitimacy (2008) to analyze three popular conservative Twitter accounts. Findings show that the Iranian conservatives used the strategies of authorization, moral evaluation, and rationalization for legal and political criticism of the JCPOA, offending Rouhani's administration and allies, and questioning their political competence. This research partly reveals the conservatives' anti‐negotiation and anti‐West logic and their refusal to offer a diplomatic alternative to the JCPOA.

Beyond positivism and interpretivism: An invitation to political competency in nursing.

In this paper, the sociopolitical status of nurses in the Philippines is examined. The importance of nursing research in identifying the many elements that contribute to inequality among nurses is critical in the face of these problems. The positivist and interpretivist perspectives, however, have limitations that could potentially perpetuate the many forms of inequality that already exist. The idea of political competency is introduced in this tension. A critical grasp of the elements that contribute to structural inequalities and a commitment to bringing about positive social changes make political competency a potential supplement to the limitations of critical theory.

Women’s Political Citizenship in Tunisia: The May 2018 Municipal Elections and the Gender Gap

The 2018 municipal elections in Tunisia were the first to be held after the 2011 Arab Spring revolution. A new 2017 law required gender parity on electoral lists, even for positions at the top of those lists. However, women were wary of being thrust into the political fray, and many felt they were being tokenized. What is the possibility of a new generation of female politicians emerging in such a context? To uncover the factors and motivations behind the transition from non-participation to participation, I interviewed six women candidates of different political parties and conducted a focus group with eight Tunisian women who professed to be “not interested in politics”. Compulsory gender parity might foster women’s political participation in quantitative terms, but qualitatively, especially with the tokenizing male practice of nominating women candidates and expecting their “docile compliance,” this policy effectively maintains and reinforces gendered stereotypes about political competence. My findings show that women move back and forth across the spectrum from “high participation” to “politically disengaged”. Furthermore, their relationship to political participation is best described as a cyclical process marked by punctual commitments and which can be hindered by internal and external factors or periods of hibernation.

ВИКОРИСТАННЯ ВІЙСЬКОВИХ МЕДІА ДЛЯ ПІДВИЩЕННЯ ПОЛІТИЧНОЇ ОБІЗНАНОСТІ УКРАЇНСЬКИХ ВІЙСЬКОВОСЛУЖБОВЦІВ У СИСТЕМІ ФОРМАЛЬНОЇ ТА НЕФОРМАЛЬНОЇ ОСВІТИ

B a c k g r o u n d . The political awareness of military personnel is the basis for the formation of ideological beliefs and motivation for the armed defense of Ukraine. Since 2014, Ukraine has been repelling the armed aggression of the Russian Federation (RF), and starting February 24, 2022, the country is in the phase of a large-scale military invasion. General mobilization increased the Ukrainian army with non-professional military personnel. Political awareness formed on pro-Ukrainian positions is able to neutralize the informational and psychological influences of the enemy. Until 2021, pro-Russian media were present in the information space of Ukraine, which actively formed a distorted political picture of the world. Military media are part of Ukraine's information space; they can be one of the elements forming the political awareness of military personnel. The purpose of the study is to determine a list of materials that can be used to increase the political awareness of military personnel. The task is to monitor the media resources of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine (MoD) to identify materials that will expand the political awareness of military personnel. The object of the research is the websites of the Ministry of Defence and the Information Agency MoD "ArmiaInform". M e t h o d s . The methods of monitoring, thematic analysis, and content analysis of materials posted on the websites of the Ministry of Defence and the Information Agency ArmiaInform from February 24, 2022, to October 31, 2022, were used. 1237 materials were analysed. The materials were grouped by topic into categories to policy areas and, were applied a ranking method, where the quantity of publications was used as an indicator of rank. R e s u l t s . In the news of the Ministry of Defence, the topic of war is presented in the 1st place, foreign policy is in the 2nd place, domestic policy is in the 3rd place. In the Information Agency "ArmiaInform", the topic of foreign policy is in the 1st place, the war is in the 2nd place, the domestic policy is in the 3rd place, and analytical materials on historical topics are in the 4th place. Out of 1,237 monitoring materials, 32 can become additions to the thematic matrix of the formation of political awareness in military personnel. C o n c l u s i o n s . The key components of political awareness that influence the subject's political behaviour are political literacy, political competence, rationality, and objectivity of political choice. The media of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine can become part of a political awareness program by publishing materials that increase political literacy and political competence. News posted on the media resources of the Ministry of Defence can be used for political information.