Setback Of Foreign Aid In Sub-Saharan Africa,
2020
Hope College
Setback Of Foreign Aid In Sub-Saharan Africa, Sungmin Suh
19th Annual Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (2020)
Every year, tens of billions of dollars are transferred as foreign aid to so-called developing countries, including sub-Saharan African states. My research regards the overall effectiveness in the development of these recipients. Some evidence supports the success of foreign aid in fostering development. My focus is to understand the effectiveness of foreign aid beyond the individual outcomes of various aid programs. Particularly, I will explore how aid affects investment, self-determination, democracy, and transparency in recipient nations. In this study, I examine the realities of the countries at individual country-levels rather than the macro measures focused on by such scholars as …
The Digital Divide In Sub-Saharan Africa,
2020
Hope College
The Digital Divide In Sub-Saharan Africa, Taylor Spanbauer
19th Annual Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (2020)
The existence of a digital divide affects all information technology (IT) users. The digital divide is known as the gap between those who are able to make effective use of technology and the Internet, and those who are not. My project will explore the existence of a digital divide between countries in the global north and countries in the global south. Additionally, I will investigate the possible causes of the digital divide, and the positive or negative effects the divide may have on societies, all with an emphasis on sub-Saharan Africa. Causes of the digital divide can be traced to …
Population, Politics And Power: An Investigation Into The Tribal Systems Governing Nigeria’S Democracy After The 1967 Civil War,
2020
Hope College
Population, Politics And Power: An Investigation Into The Tribal Systems Governing Nigeria’S Democracy After The 1967 Civil War, Marvellous Ogudoro
19th Annual Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (2020)
Nigeria is the most populous Black nation in the world but economically underperforming relative to its huge natural resources. The country’s interesting history is a by-product of numerous forces that moved across Africa and Europe starting in the 18th century. The 1967 civil war that divided Nigeria was inspired by the tribal grievances created by British Colonizers. It was fought for economic reasons. The Nigerian state could not allow Biafra to successfully secede as most of the revenue-generating oil wells were located in the South-Eastern part of the country(known as Biafra during the war). The underlying tensions that led to …
Distinctions Between Democratic Developments In Africa: Different Journeys For Similar Outcomes?,
2020
Hope College
Distinctions Between Democratic Developments In Africa: Different Journeys For Similar Outcomes?, Emma Deslauriers-Knop
19th Annual Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (2020)
Democracy has had a tumultuous experience in sub-Saharan Africa. However, democracy has been gaining traction across the continent especially since the early 1990’s in the so-called “third wave” of democracy. This study explores democratic developments in Africa in order to determine potential factors of influence within the creation and “success” of a democracy, as reported by indices such as Freedom House Index and Transparency Index. In addition to the resulting democracy, this study examines the process of the transition of power from the previous regime of a country to the newfound democracy, and how this is a critical make or …
Does Description Equal Prescription? A Case For Gender Quotas In Latin America,
2020
Georgia Southern University
Does Description Equal Prescription? A Case For Gender Quotas In Latin America, Samuel E. Hobbs
Honors College Theses
Extant research demonstrates that gender quotas do increase women’s descriptive representation in national legislatures, including in Latin America (Smith 2016; Mark et al. 2012). However, there has been an evident lack of research conducted to identify the relationship between gender quotas and outcomes of gendered legislation. I argue that gender quotas implemented on the national legislature in Latin America do increase the outcome of gendered legislation. I test my hypothesis by examining the government of Chile to analyze the effects of the augmentation of women in national legislatures. To do so, I use the government’s national legislative database to search …
Whaling In Japan: Conflicts And Controversies,
2020
James Madison University
Whaling In Japan: Conflicts And Controversies, Ashley Harrell
Virginias Collegiate Honors Council Conference
From pre-historic to modern times, whales remain an exploitable resource, though in recent decades the controversy surrounding whaling has yielded economical, political, and social “double-standards” on a domestic and global scale. Through reading anti-whaling and international organization statements, government documents, and statistical data, this paper examines the history of three countries—Japan, Norway, and the U.S.—to compare the “double-standards” presented against Japan. Conflicts arise as a result of Japan’s choice to whale seen through its conflicts with anti-whaling organizations, international organizations, and other countries. Additionally, this paper compares whaling with certain western food practices, including foie gras and veal, to demonstrate …
Curb-Sided: How Technology Disrupts The American Transportation Planning Process,
2020
University of Missouri-St. Louis
Curb-Sided: How Technology Disrupts The American Transportation Planning Process, Mary Angelica Painter
Dissertations
The disruptive arrival of Uber, Lyft, and other transportation network companies (TNCs) into American cities ignited arguments on how policy-makers should regulate such entities. Policy debates started among policymakers, companies, and existing industries and interests. In attempts to persuade policy, actors adopted a variety of language and used different levels of government to achieve policy goals. In almost all cases, TNCs were able to gain favorable policy through image framing and venue shopping – the key components to Punctuated Equilibrium Theory (PET). This analysis looks at the policy process of three American cities: Chicago, IL, St. Louis, MO, and Austin, …
Croatian Radical Separatism And Diaspora Terrorism During The Cold War,
2020
Central European University
Croatian Radical Separatism And Diaspora Terrorism During The Cold War, Mate Nikola Tokić
Central European Studies
Croatian Radical Separatism and Diaspora Terrorism During the Cold War examines one of the most active but least remembered groups of terrorists of the Cold War: radical anti-Yugoslav Croatian separatists. Operating in countries as widely dispersed as Sweden, Australia, Argentina, West Germany, and the United States, Croatian extremists were responsible for scores of bombings, numerous attempted and successful assassinations, two guerilla incursions into socialist Yugoslavia, and two airplane hijackings during the height of the Cold War. In Australia alone, Croatian separatists carried out no less than sixty-five significant acts of violence in one ten-year period. Diaspora Croats developed one of …
Propuesta De Indicadores Para Medir Y Evaluar La Gobernanza,
2020
Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León-México
Propuesta De Indicadores Para Medir Y Evaluar La Gobernanza, Jorge Francisco Aguirre-Sala
Gobernar: The Journal of Latin American Public Policy and Governance
El objetivo de este artículo es proponer indicadores y un índice para medir y evaluar la calidad de la gobernanza. Para ello responde a las preguntas de investigación: ¿qué es la gobernanza?, ¿en qué se distingue de la gobernabilidad y del gobierno abierto?, ¿qué debe medirse de la gobernanza y cómo ha de medirse? El diseño de la investigación plantea una revisión de la literatura para distinguir entre gobernabilidad, gobierno abierto y gobernanza y establecer qué y cómo se mide la gobernanza. La metodología establece las condiciones de los indicadores (declaraciones de su propósito, descripción, relevancia, fórmula(s), unidad de medida, …
Voluntariado En Latinoamérica: Aproximación A Las Diferencias Entre Países,
2020
Universidad de Sancti Spíritus “José Martí Pérez”, Cuba
Voluntariado En Latinoamérica: Aproximación A Las Diferencias Entre Países, Arelys López Concepción, Ana Isabel Gil Lacruz, Isabel Saz
Gobernar: The Journal of Latin American Public Policy and Governance
La participación en actividades de voluntariado es un vehículo de participación en la comunidad de forma que enriquece al conjunto de la sociedad y a las personas que lo realizan. Los datos de las Encuestas de Valores Mundiales (WVS, 2010-2014) evidencian que en Latinoamérica el porcentaje de voluntarios varía de forma relevante de unos países a otros, tal que en Colombia el 65% realizan actividades de voluntariado, frente al 23% de Ecuador. Mientras que el voluntariado ha sido ampliamente estudiado en países anglosajones y europeos, apenas hay estudios para Latinoamérica. La principal contribución de este trabajo radica precisamente en ampliar …
Capital Social Y Sostenibilidad En El Tercer Sector,
2020
Universidad Casa Grande UCG, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Capital Social Y Sostenibilidad En El Tercer Sector, Maria Del Carmen Zenck, Ingrid Ríos Rivera, Maribel Rodríguez Zapatero
Gobernar: The Journal of Latin American Public Policy and Governance
Dentro del perfil de empresa social que caracteriza a las organizaciones sin fines de lucro que trabajan en áreas de salud y bienestar, la sostenibilidad institucional sugiere el aprovechamiento de su capital social, es decir redes, relaciones y vínculos con diversos sectores para mantener el acceso y los niveles de servicio a la población más vulnerable, en un contexto de regulación estatal, incertidumbre en los mercados y recursos escasos. Este estudio tiene como objetivo analizar los procesos de gestión para ampliar cobertura y diversificar servicios de atención de una fundación ecuatoriana que presta servicios especializados para personas con limitaciones físicas …
Proceso De Innovación Social En Las Organizaciones De La Sociedad Civil (Osc) Ecuatorianas: Avances Y Desafíos,
2020
Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar, Sede Ecuador
Proceso De Innovación Social En Las Organizaciones De La Sociedad Civil (Osc) Ecuatorianas: Avances Y Desafíos, Jairo Rivera, Wilson Araque, Eulalia Flor
Gobernar: The Journal of Latin American Public Policy and Governance
Este artículo analiza la evolución y el estado situacional actual del proceso de innovación social en las Organizaciones de la Sociedad Civil (OSC) ecuatorianas durante la última década. Dentro de un entorno dinámico se examinan las prácticas de innovación social de las OSC en el país y se detallan dos experiencias emblemáticas. La metodología del estudio incluye información primaria proveniente de dos mesas de análisis, dos talleres y entrevistas a profundidad con representantes de las OSC que laboran en Ecuador. Entre los principales resultados del artículo se encuentra que son varias las acciones que han venido desarrollando las OSC en …
Npos And Their Stakeholders’ Psychological Contracts: The Value Of Implicit Expectations In Bolivia,
2020
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Npos And Their Stakeholders’ Psychological Contracts: The Value Of Implicit Expectations In Bolivia, Maria Renee Barreal, Roland Pepermans, Michael Dooms
Gobernar: The Journal of Latin American Public Policy and Governance
Managing non-profit organizations (NPOs) in developing countries constitutes a challenge due to the intrinsic hardship of their missions, and the pressure of balancing their stakeholder’s interests and needs. Beyond the explicit challenges NPOs face (e.g., attracting volunteers, retaining employees, accounting to donors), we tackle the implicit obligations and returns that volunteers, employees, and donors hold towards an NPO. By introducing the concept of Stakeholder Psychological Contracts (SPC) and its three currencies (relational, transactional and ideological), we identify how each creates value for these stakeholders in a different way, using data from 409 respondents, representing 7 Bolivian NPOs. Despite the high …
Financiamiento Público E Isomorfismo Institucional En Las Organizaciones De La Sociedad Civil En Yucatán, México,
2020
“Jade” Propuestas Sociales y Alternativas al Desarrollo, A.C.
Financiamiento Público E Isomorfismo Institucional En Las Organizaciones De La Sociedad Civil En Yucatán, México, Apocalipsis Raquel Aguilera Troncoso, Mauricio Hernández Estrada
Gobernar: The Journal of Latin American Public Policy and Governance
Este artículo analiza el financiamiento público a nivel federal y estatal otorgado a las Organizaciones de la Sociedad Civil (OSC) de Yucatán, México durante el periodo 2006 – 2017. A partir del enfoque neoinstitucional y del concepto de isomorfismo institucional se abordan las pautas de comportamiento en la asignación de los recursos, las características de las OSC y los montos reportados que permiten conocer la interacción entre las OSC con el gobierno estatal y federal. El estudio empírico descriptivo responde a la pregunta ¿cuál es el comportamiento del gobierno en la asignación de los recursos públicos federales y estatales a …
Presentation. Special Issue. Co-Responsibility In Building The Public Good In Latin America And The Caribbean,
2020
Universidad de Los Hemisferios, Quito-Ecuador
Presentation. Special Issue. Co-Responsibility In Building The Public Good In Latin America And The Caribbean, Daniel Barragán, Anabel Cruz, Susan Appe
Gobernar: The Journal of Latin American Public Policy and Governance
No abstract provided.
Editorial. Versión En Español,
2020
SUNY Binghamton
Editorial. Versión En Español, Nadia Rubaii
Gobernar: The Journal of Latin American Public Policy and Governance
No abstract provided.
Editorial. English Version,
2020
SUNY Binghamton
Editorial. English Version, Nadia Rubaii
Gobernar: The Journal of Latin American Public Policy and Governance
No abstract provided.
Table Of Content,
2020
Binghamton University
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Gobernar: The Journal of Latin American Public Policy and Governance
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Fascist Aesthetics From 1940 To Contemporary Times,
2020
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
Fascist Aesthetics From 1940 To Contemporary Times, Anna M. Gellerman
Publications and Research
Movies and literature all over the world share some common aesthetics: militarization, romanticization of death, beauty of perfection, and even purity. What most don't think about is how these tropes rose to popularity due to Nazi Germany's propaganda films. This work describes these fascist aesthetics, and uses famous publications from the 1940s until now to paint just how common these themes are.
Kulia I Ka Pono: The Relationship Between Economic Development And Native Hawaiian Culture,
2020
Pepperdine University
Kulia I Ka Pono: The Relationship Between Economic Development And Native Hawaiian Culture, Makana Elaban
Featured Research
No abstract provided.
