Threat Of Crisis Research Articles

В.С. Соловьев и цивилизационный выбор России

The attention is focused on the idea that the modern phase in the Russian philosophical and social thinking is characterized by the discourse on civilizational choice of Russia. Therewith, addressing the Russian religious and philosophical tradition is deemed to be relevant. The central personality of the Russian religious philosophy is Vladimir S. Solovyov – the ideological founder of the all-unity philosophy. His contemplation on multiple topics became significant for the Russian society of his time as well as of the modern days. It is stipulated, that one of the central topics for the Russian society is the problem of correlation of western and eastern elements of spiritual culture and historical development of Russia. Contemplation on this problem based on the creative heritage of Vladimir Solovyov makes his standpoint relevant in the current stage. The opinion that Solovyov's solution to the “East-West” dichotomy is based on the acknowledgement of universal christian values as the highest factor of historical development is being sustained. This allowed the founder of the all-unity to stipulate the highest ideals of spiritual and moral perfection as a goal of the progress of the society, to highlight the threat of spiritual crisis, to anticipate catastrophic events of the following historical period. The universalistic approach of Vladimir Solovyov presumes the inclusion of Russia into the context of the European Christian culture. The philosopher assumed for Russia a task of “global synthesis” of western and eastern values in global scale. Detailed ways of solving this task were utopian. The conclusion is made that the relevance of the philosopher's standpoint for the present is constituted by the vision of main tendencies in spiritual and social life. The all-unity philosophy is deemed to be productive to justify the general Russian identity of the present.

Strengthening ASEAN Food Security in Facing the Threat of Crisis in The Era of Globalization

Purpose: The paper is aim to analyze the cooperation among ASEAN countries in terms of information exchange, agricultural technology, and strategies to deal with food crises is essential. This paper also discusses efforts to strengthen ASEAN food security in the face of the threat of a global crisis. In general, the global food crisis in 2007-2008 triggered food insecurity in many countries. Methods: Literature review method involves systematically identifying, recording, understanding, making meaning of, and transmitting information relevant to a particular topic of interest. It is considered a method because it encompasses specific approaches and procedures for conducting a review of existing literature. The literature reviewer selects from a variety of strategies and procedures to gather and analyze information, similar to how a researcher would approach a research study. Result and Discussion: ASEAN countries' cooperation in the context of food security involves the exchange of information, agricultural technology, and strategies to overcome food crises. ASEAN has developed initiatives such as ASEAN Plus Three to strengthen cooperation in agriculture and food security. Furthermore, agricultural research in ASEAN focuses on developing crop varieties that are more resistant to pests, diseases and climate change. This research also involves the use of innovative agricultural technologies to increase productivity, such as smart irrigation systems and sensor-based farm monitoring. The utilization of military capabilities and research efforts that can support the strengthening of food security can be a reference for various countries to always be ready to face the dynamics of the global crisis. Implication of the research: Sustainable agricultural practices, investing in agricultural technologies, and promoting policies that support food security at both local and global levels. By implementing a combination of these technical solutions and strategies, food security challenges can be addressed and a more secure future can be realized. Originality/value: The utilization of military forces and research efforts that can support the strengthening of food security can be a reference for various countries to always be ready to face the dynamics of the global crisis.

Coastal Ecology and The Christian Fisherfolk of South Asia

Abstract This article studies a Christian fishing community on the southwest coast of the Indian peninsula and explores how it negotiates the deteriorating marine ecosystem. In this process, we get an insight into the inner world of this community whose life, occupation, and faith are deeply intertwined with the ocean and its changes. The fisherfolk’s indigenous wisdom, skill, and religious heritage help them face the threats around them. The article argues that the coastal worldview has much to offer the contemporary world amidst the threat of environmental crisis. The issues raised can offer new perspectives on Christian faith life and show the direction for a rich theology of the ocean.

Optimal operation of electric-heat-gas-hydrogen integrated energy system considering source-load uncertainty

Faced with the threat of global climate change crisis, increasing the use of hydrogen-enriched compressed natural gas (HCNG) and the utilization rate of renewable energy can both reduce the carbon emissions of the integrated energy system (IES). This paper establishes an electric-heat-gas-hydrogen integrated energy system (EHGH-IES) framework considering source-load uncertainty, and the natural gas pipe network in the traditional IES is transformed into a HCNG pipe network with a certain hydrogen blending ratio. An optimal operation model of the EHGH-IES considering source-load uncertainty is proposed in this paper. The chance constrained programming method is adopted to deal with source-load uncertainty. We pay attention to comparing different confidence coefficient and hydrogen blending ratio in terms of the changes in the cost of the IES. The results show that the total cost of the EHGH-IES will increase by considering source-load uncertainty and using HCNG pipeline, but will bring some stability and environmental benefits to the IES by them.

Water Resources Conservation in Bali: A Non-cooperative Game Theory Approach

Entering the 21st century, the world faces a global water crisis threat, due to increasing competition for freshwater which is an implication of economic growth, population growth, and climate change. Therefore, institutions that can secure the availability of water resources sustainably are urgently needed. In contrast to the tendency of research in the last two decades, which was dominated by experimental methods, this research studies local institutions in Bali called Subak using game theory as a reasoning method. Water management was analyzed using three economic frameworks namely, institutions, transaction costs, and contracts, to reveal how water institutions in Bali are managed. This study found that there are strong social norms that can maintain trust, act as a coordinating medium, eliminate transaction costs, and enforce contracts. Furthermore, the study also discusses the failure possibility of the current government intervention system because the capitalist production function alienates the value of water from its production system. Empirical research through experiments is very important, however, economics has a set of theories that can be used to predict or develop incentive mechanisms within an institution. The social norms that were found in this study can be used as a basis for the design of clean water management institutions at the village or community level with public participation.

Crisis in the Culture Cabinet: Oswald Mathias Ungers, Colin Rowe and the Architekturtheorie Internationaler Kongress, TU Berlin, 1967

In December 1967 Oswald Mathias Ungers convened an international congress on “Architectural Theory” at the TU Berlin. The proceedings of this event were published in German one year later. Here, two excerpts from those proceedings are published in English for the first time: the opening address given by Ungers, and a lecture by Colin Rowe. Ungers’ welcoming remarks emphasise the importance of discussing architecture’s theoretical foundations in a time of mounting protests, major technological innovations and an intense phase of building activity in the city of Berlin. He openly questions whether historical insights remain relevant, or whether they burden contemporary practice. Rowe responds by dissecting architecture’s engagement with history. Rather than analysing the present situation, Rowe delves into modernism’s historical subconscious and demonstrates how the threat of crisis has been used to fuel two enduring myths: architects as saviours of society; and their buildings as an index of the times.

Phenomenological Approach in the Qualitative Study: Data Collection and Saturation

The study aims to explore the phenomenological study method, data collection procedures and analysis, followed by how and in which position the saturation is achieved. Phenomenological approach has been employed to explore the perceptions of stakeholders through sharing their experiences. Using snowball sampling procedures, data have been collected from 10 respondents through face-to-face semi-structured interviews. For the data analysis, this study has adopted the inductive thematic approach. In the interview process, the researcher focused on the respondents’ understanding of the commercial banks' money lending activity. The findings of the study show that different stakeholders have a different perception on commercial banks' money lending activity. Respondents have a common understanding but explained it differently as they experienced it. The common academic background of the respondents plays a role in the common understanding and thus, it helps to achieve the data saturation point for each research question separately. Money creation through the commercial banks' money lending activity has a potential threat of financial crisis but the strong role of Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) can ease this tension. This perception comes from the data saturation point on the basis of the respondents understanding on the research phenomenon. The study has potential implications on the qualitative research method, and phenomenological study method, data collection procedures and analysis followed by how and on which position the saturation is achieved. The current study may have several contributions to the existing literature in qualitative research. This study may assist researchers on how to reach the saturation point for heterogeneous data. Step by step process on data selection and interview approach can guide to achieving the data saturation point. Future research can take this study as an input to develop the qualitative research model for the heterogeneous data. In addition, a follow-up interview approach may help to get comprehensive data collection that can also assist to achieve data saturation point.

“It Makes Me Sad When So Much of the Forest Burns Down!” Childhood and Youth in the Context of the Climate Crisis

ABSTRACT This article focuses on the perspective of children and young people growing up under the current threat of climate crisis. It shows that there is a multiplicity of ways in which children and young people are already affected by the impact of the climate crisis and will be affected far more in the future. Taken together, the deleterious effects on the development of children and young people are underlined by the empirical findings on the stress young people experience. It must be considered that climate injustice also influences the relationship between the generations and must be seen as a rupture in transgenerational justice. The paper is rounded out by socio-critical and psychoanalytical observations which attempt to explain our mechanisms of defense toward the climate crisis. These mechanisms can be analyzed at the level of the personal but also on the macro scale of societal defenses against a terrifying reality. Finally, I offer responses to the question of what might typify “climate-friendly psychoanalysis.”

Ecological Sustainability from a Legal Philosophy Perspective

Gustav Radbruch has made a fundamental contribution to legal thought, namely by offering the concept of legal justice, legal benefit, and legal certainty as the main purposes of law. Albeit those three legal ideas had become widely accepted in legal circles, they are yet to be fully developed. This research reflects that those three legal ideas are not fully capable of addressing legal issues related to the ever-increasing threats of ecological crisis. In order to respond to such problem, this research methodology uses a legal philosophy approach, by studying thought over thought, dialoguing theory with theory, and theory vis-à-vis practice. This article proposes the idea of “sustainability” as the meta-value underlying legal development.

PROGRAM-TARGET APPROACH TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF PHYSICAL CULTURE AND SPORTS IN UKRAINE DURING THE PERIOD OF MARITAL STATUS

The article presents the results of an up-to-date scientific study of the problems of applying the program-targeted approach in the development of physical culture and sports in Ukraine during the period of martial law. The relevance of the work is due to the fact that during the period of martial law, the Ukrainian state, in accordance with the norms of the Basic Law of the state, must provide state guarantees of citizens' social rights. The purpose of the research is to determine the theoretical and practical approaches to the application of the program-target approach in the implementation of the national social program for the development of physical culture and sports in Ukraine during the period of martial law. It is emphasized that in Ukraine, the development of physical culture and sports is an established priority of state policy both in the period of sustainable development and in the period of crisis threats (the COVID-19 pandemic, war). It has been proven that at the level of implementation of the constitutional guarantees of the state, the sphere of physical culture and sports does not have an individualized legal anchoring in the Constitution of Ukraine. But it has the largest legal affiliation in the field of health care (Article 49 of the Constitution of Ukraine), and state guarantees are formulated as the state's care for the development of physical culture in Ukraine. The main characteristics of the state target program for the development of physical culture and sports are defined: sociality, state guarantee, interdisciplinary, polysubjectivity. At the same time, it has been proven that in the state targeted social program for the development of physical culture and sports, the role of several central executive bodies is declarative in nature, because their participation is not financed by the main manager of funds for the implementation of the program's activities. It is substantiated that the significant decrease in the integrated performance indicator of the implementation of the state social program for 2022, in comparison with previous years, is explained exclusively by the negative influence of the factor of full-scale war. It was determined that the implementation of the state targeted social program for the development of physical culture and sports correlates with the tasks of the WHO Global Recommendations for national governments regarding the development of physical activity for the health of the nation.

Charges Transfer in Interfaces for Energy Generating.

Under the threat of energy crisis and environmental pollution, the technology for sustainable and clean energy extraction has received considerable attention. Owing to the intensive exploration of energy conversion strategies, expanded energy sources are successfully converted into electric energy, including mechanical energy from human motion, kinetic energy of falling raindrops, and thermal energy in the ambient. Among these energy conversion processes, charge transfer at different interfaces, such as solid-solid, solid-liquid, liquid-liquid, and gas-contained interfaces, dominates the power-generating efficiency. In this review, the mechanisms and applications of interfacial energy generators (IEGs) with different interface types are systematically summarized. Challenges and prospects are also highlighted. Due to the abundant interfacial interactions in nature, the development of IEGs offers a promising avenue of inexhaustible and environmental-friendly power generation to solve the energy crisis.

Precise Land Evaluation Implementation of the Regional Spatial Plan in the Sleman Regency to Maintain Human Health and Food Security

Agricultural land in Sleman Regency has changed many functions, including constructing toll roads and settlements. The conversion of agricultural land to non-agricultural land, without being balanced by the creation of new farmland, resulted in the threat of crisis. This research aims to adjust the spatial plan and its application in the field to suppress and control the rate of agricultural land conversion, thus supporting the maintenance and the realization of food security and good health. It was implemented in the Sleman Regency area covering 17 sub-districts. This research uses the institutional survey method, which collects secondary data from development policies and programs from relevant agencies via email, website or coming directly to the office. The results show that the total area of agricultural land conversion in Sleman Regency is 69.93 ha per year. Agricultural land needs to increase its size by 356 ha in 2019 to meet the demands of the applicable laws and regulations. Land use unrelated to the area's function can impact ecological imbalances and potential disasters. Efforts to optimize land use include land certification, granting, signage and tightening permits. Finally, this research study concluded that by optimizing land use, it is hoped that it will be able to maintain and realize food security and good health, especially in Sleman Regency.

Responsible tourists in the time of Covid-19?

COVID-19 effectively stopped tourism mobilities for a time. Theoretically, this qualitative study draws on the notion of responsibility, as in responsibility to act and responsibility to Otherness. We explore how, during the pandemic, Norwegian tourists dealt with infection preventive measures, how they changed travel habits and how the pandemic transformed their thinking on tourism and climate change. The tourists were loyal citizens adhering to the authorities' measures and refrained from international holidays, thereby taking responsibility for the governmentally enforced dugnad (collective efforts). This temporal change in travel habits, however, was not expected to become the new normal, as warmer, southern destinations were still desired. Culturally embedded neoliberal values of freedom of movement were, for most of these tourists, stronger than the threat of climate crisis. Fatalistically, we conclude that COVID-19 did not have the power to transform their mind-sets regarding responsible tourism futures and free them from neoliberal shackles.

Added-Value Compounds in Cork By-Products: Methods for Extraction, Identification, and Quantification of Compounds with Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Interest.

The growing threat of climatic crisis and fossil fuel extinction has caused a boom in sustainability trends. Consumer demand for so-called eco-friendly products has been steadily increasing, built upon the foundation of environmental protection and safeguarding for future generations. A natural product that has been used for centuries is cork, resulting from the outer bark of Quercus suber L. Currently, its major application is the production of cork stoppers for the wine industry, a process that, although considered sustainable, generates by-products in the form of cork powder, cork granulates, or waste such as black condensate, among others. These residues possess constituents of interest for the cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries, as they exhibit relevant bioactivities, such as anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and antioxidant. This interesting potential brings forth the need to develop methods for their extraction, isolation, identification, and quantification. The aim of this work is to describe the potential of cork by-products for the cosmetic and pharmaceutical industry and to assemble the available extraction, isolation, and analytical methods applied to cork by-products, as well the biological assays. To our knowledge, this compilation has never been done, and it opens new avenues for the development of new applications for cork by-products.

Perceived organizational politics, organizational disidentification and counterproductive work behaviour: moderating role of external crisis threats to work

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to unpack the relationship between employees’ perceptions of organizational politics and their counterproductive work behaviour, by postulating a mediating role of organizational disidentification and a moderating role of perceived external crisis threats to work.Design/methodology/approachThe empirical assessment of the hypotheses relies on survey data collected among employees who work in a large banking organization.FindingsPerceptions that organizational decision-making is marked by self-serving behaviour increase the probability that employees seek to cause harm to their employer, because they feel embarrassed by their organizational membership. This mediating role of organizational disidentification is especially prominent when they ruminate about the negative impact of external crises on their work.Practical implicationsThis study details an important danger for employees who feel upset with dysfunctional politics: They psychologically distance themselves from their employer, which then prompts them to formulate counterproductive responses that likely make it more difficult to take on the problem in a credible manner. This detrimental dynamic is particularly risky if an external crisis negatively interferes with their work functioning.Originality/valueThis study adds to prior research by detailing an unexplored but relevant mechanism (organizational disidentification) and moderator (external crisis threats) by which perceived organizational politics translates into enhanced counterproductive work behaviour.

Gender equality achieved through crisis: Football Federation of Australia (now FA)

ABSTRACT This paper examines the governance reform process undertaken to achieve gender equality in Australian football (soccer). As interdisciplinary, professional practice research, this case study analyses the mechanics of influencing board composition, related policy and legal controls. It was not until the international federation for football (FIFA) threatened to withdraw its recognition of its member federation, Football Federation of Australia (now Football Australia), that gender equality measures were adopted. This governance crisis threat led to the Congress Review Working Group being established. The Working Group recommendations led to significant structural change including mandated gender equality measures. It remains to be seen if constitutional amendments, including the 40:40:20 strategy (40% women, 40% men and 20% of any gender), can translate into meaningful and lasting transformation. It is intended that this case study will be a roadmap for other sports to follow.

Audio Visual Based Scenario of Kondobuleng Performances as A Learning Formula for Actors and Potential of Performing Art Tourism

This research is a form ofstrategy to preserve Kondobulengtheater through the process of transforming print-based scenarios into audio-visual-based digital scenario. The urgency of this research is due to the lack of regeneration of actors in the Kondobuleng theater which has become oneof the causes of the dimness of the Kondobuleng theater group which then has an impact on the Nusantara art tourism sector. In addition, the actors are known to be in a phase that is quite difficult to transfer knowledge of Kondobuleng performances, especially on scenario. Therefore, this research provides a solution by creating a supporting media to facilitate the process of transmitting knowledge related to Kondobuleng theater performances. The method used is the documentation through cinematography technique. These efforts produce new media so as to produce academic novelty in the form of product in the form of audio-visual-based digital scenariosin Kondobuleng theater, especially in the world ofperforming arts. This new media can be used as a medium for learning and actor training in understanding plot, dialog, texture, mimicry, and artistic sets in a performance. To measure the effectiveness of the output product, a survey was conducted from the product trial using the action research (AR) method and structured interviews to several theater actors to avoid subjectivity in the assessment of theproduct findings. On the other hand, this research is usefulas a solution to the threat of regeneration crisis in the Kondobuleng theatre as well as creating artistic spaces thathave the potential to impact on the tourism industry sector of the performing arts world.

Integrating Moral Outrage in Situational Crisis Communication Theory: A Triadic Appraisal Model for Crises

This study uses moral outrage to create a triadic appraisal of crises for situational crisis communication theory (SCCT). The addition of moral outrage improves the theory with an eye toward enhancing its application to the practice of crisis communication. The authors argue that adding moral outrage resulted in a needed reconceptualization of the preventable crisis cluster in SCCT identified by earlier researchers. Moral outrage becomes a third factor stakeholders utilize to assess crisis threats along with (1) determining if the situation is negative and (2) evaluations of crisis responsibility. The results of the study indicate that the preventable crisis cluster should be treated as three distinct sub-clusters. We argue that this triadic appraisal of crisis threat improves SCCT theoretically and has implications for the practice of crisis communication.

Обліково-аналітичне забезпечення антикризового управління сільськогосподарськими підприємствами на засадах бюджетування

The article is dedicated to investigating the peculiarities of organizing the accounting and analytical support for crisis management of agricultural enterprises based on budgeting principles. It is noted that due to the negative impact of the state of war, the agricultural sector has suffered significant losses, and agricultural enterprises have faced numerous challenges that threaten their economic security. The necessity of continuous monitoring of the most important accounting objects of enterprises, taking into account quarterly changes, and implementing preventive measures based on an effective accounting and analytical system, which is the key to efficient crisis management of agricultural enterprises, is substantiated. A methodical approach to forming the organization of accounting and analytical support for crisis management of enterprises based on budgeting is presented. This approach is capable of providing management with the necessary information to make informed decisions to prevent a crisis state and develop measures in line with modern crisis management requirements through the identification of future events, the state of the enterprise, risks, and crisis threats. Based on this approach, the budgeting functions in the accounting and analytical support of crisis management of enterprises are delineated. Recommendations for developing budgets for agricultural enterprises, taking into account the specific features of their production activities, are provided. The desired effect of implementing the proposed accounting and analytical support for crisis management of agricultural enterprises based on budgeting principles should manifest itself in ensuring timely identification of risks and signals of a likely crisis state, the causes of its occurrence, informational support for contemporary crisis decisions, and the promotion of the development of effective strategies and measures to preserve the sustainability of agricultural enterprises in the agricultural sector as a whole.

Шаранов Р. С. МЕХАНІЗМ АНТИКРИЗОВОГО УПРАВЛІННЯ ПІДПРИЄМСТВА ТА ЙОГО АРХІТЕКТУРА

Annotation. The purpose of the article is the theoretical justification of the crisis management mechanism of the enterprise, capable of predicting and overcoming modern crisis threats. Research methodology. The achievement of the purpose set in the article is carried out with the help of the following research methods: abstract-logical generalization, comparative analysis, historical, structural analysis, graphic analysis. Findings. The formation of the term «crisis management mechanism» was considered, the analysis of the latest scientific research on this issue was carried out, and the existence of various approaches to its definition was determined. An interpretation of the concept of «crisis management mechanism» is provided, according to which it is a complex system of purposeful influence on economic activity with the help of interconnected and complementary elements, which allows predicting, warning, overcoming and reducing the probability of a crisis under the influence of the external and internal environment. The concept of «architecture» is introduced in the context of the crisis management mechanism, which means a system that includes a description of key elements and the connections between them. It is emphasized that the architecture in crisis management is a necessary tool in order to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the processes of the crisis mechanism. Elements of the architecture of crisis management are: influencing factors, object, subject, goal, principles, functions, resources, regulatory and legal support, methods, diagnostics, measures. The crisis management mechanism of the enterprise is proposed, which consists of two subsystems (basic and process) and four blocks (basic; diagnosis of business entities; formation and implementation of anti-crisis methods and measures; evaluation of the effectiveness of anti-crisis measures). Practical value. Implementation and use of the proposed crisis management mechanism in its activities will enable the enterprise to detect and overcome crisis phenomena in advance.