scholarly journals Beyond Consensus: Democratic Element in ASEAN Plus Three Economic Cooperation

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 45
Author(s):  
Eko NM Saputro
Keyword(s):  
Political Ideology ◽  
Regional Cooperation ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Regional Governance ◽  
Economic Systems ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Significant Progress ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Financial Cooperation ◽  
Democratic Principles

ABSTRAKForum kerja sama keuangan ASEAN Plus Three (APT) telah menunjukkan kemajuan signifikan sebagai sebuah kerja sama regional. Hal ini terbukti dari beberapa perjanjian kerja sama yang disepakati dan diimplementasikan. Menariknya, kemajuan ini dicapai di tengah eksistensi berbagai sistem politik maupun ekonomi di kawasan tersebut; sebuah kondisi yang sering dijadikan alasan atas sulitnya proses demokratisisasi. Alhasil, selain menciptakan manfaat bagi ekonomi, kerja sama keuangan APT telah memfasilitasi pengenalan elemen-elemen demokrasi melalui inisiatif-inisiatif yang ada. Terkait hal ini, penelitian ini mencoba mengeksplorasi unsur-unsur demokrasi dalam inisiatif keuangan APT, khususnya pada inisiatif dukungan likuiditas regional, dan fasilitas penjaminan kredit. Penelitian mengungkap bahwa proses pengambilan keputusan kedua inisiatif tersebut telah mengadopsi prinsip-prinsip dasar demokrasi prosedural. Temuan awal juga menunjukkan bahwa adopsi prinsip-prinsip demokrasi prosedural dipicu oleh bisnis proses kedua inisiatif tersebut daripada perubahan ideologi politik di dalam negeri negara-negara anggota forum APT.Kata-kata kunci: ASEAN Plus Three, kerja sama keuangan, prinsip demokrasi, tata kelola regional. ABSTRACTThe ASEAN Plus Three (APT) financial cooperation forum has shown significant progress as regional cooperation. It could be seen from several cooperation agreements that were agreed upon and implemented. Interestingly, the progress made amid the existence of various political and economic systems in the region; a condition that often used as an excuse for the difficulty of the process of democratization. As a result, besides creating economic benefits, APT's financial cooperation has facilitated the introduction of elements of democracy through existing initiatives. Furthermore, this research tries to explore the elements of democracy in APT financial initiatives, especially in regional liquidity support initiatives and credit guarantee facilities. Research reveals that the decision-making process of the two initiatives has adopted the basic principles of procedural democracy. Preliminary findings also indicate that the adoption of the principles of procedural democracy was triggered by the business process of the two initiatives rather than changes in the political ideology within the APT forum member countries.Keywords: ASEAN Plus Three, financial cooperation, democratic principles, regional governance.

Toward Islam Through Political Parties, Ideology, and Democracy: A Discourse Analysis on Turkey’s AK Party, Tunisian Ennahda, and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-51
Author(s):  
Md. Nazmul Islam ◽  
Yılmaz Bingöl ◽  
Israel Nyaburi Nyadera ◽  
Gershon Dagba
Keyword(s):  
Political Parties ◽  
Political Development ◽  
Political Ideology ◽  
Role Model ◽  
Theoretical Perspective ◽  
Political Movement ◽  
The World ◽  
Characteristic Features ◽  
Democratic Principles ◽  
Islamic Political Parties

This article aims to examine the legacy and policy of AK Party in Turkey, Ennahda’s political movement in Tunisia, and Jamaat-e-Islami (BJI) in Bangladesh, which is ostensibly identified with Islamic political ideology and acquainted with the world as a ‘moderate-conservative political Islam party.’ The study interrogates the nature, processes, and the characteristic features of the three countries’ administrative system, comparatively from three regions of the world, particularly from the Middle East and Europe region, Africa and Arab region, and the South Asian region. This study also highlights these political parties’ history, political ideology differences, and their practices reflective of democratic principles from a theoretical perspective on politics, policy, and philosophy. It also acknowledges whether the political development of Turkey from 2002 onward is feasible for Bangladeshi and Tunisian Islamic political parties to accept as a role model in their political arena.

Empowering as a Missional Concept vs. Empowerment as a Political Ideology

2005 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 267-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amon Eddie Kasambala
Keyword(s):  
Holy Spirit ◽  
Political Ideology ◽  
Third World ◽  
Developing Nations ◽  
The Other ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Christian Mission ◽  
Triune God ◽  
Ideological Perspective ◽  
Developed World

AbstractThe article contrasts the meaning of empowerment in a political ideological perspective with a Christian mission understanding of empowering as a process of reaching out to the other with the love of the triune God; Father, Son and Holy Spirit. It is argued that as far as the developing world is concerned there are many reasons for an empowering process in Christian mission, and one of them is an existing identity crisis facing churches in the developing countries (sometimes referred to as third world churches). The article also undertakes to work with a proposition that states that the solution to a perceived paternalism from the churches in the developed world over those in developing nations does not necessary lie in a moratorium call, however, it should be found in embracing a notion of empowering that creates an attitude of partnership between both churches. Three basic principles are proposed that should under gird this process; namely, Unconditional acceptance, Unconditional respect, Unconditional dignity. An African tale is given to illustrate the basic working assumptions and presuppositions of this article.

scholarly journals PROSPECTS FOR ORGANIC PRODUCTION MARKET DEVELOPMENT IN UKRAINE AND THE WORLD

2019 ◽  
pp. 38-48
Author(s):  
Olha KHAIETSKA
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Domestic Market ◽  
Organic Production ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Current State ◽  
Agricultural Enterprise ◽  
Organic Products ◽  
The World ◽  
Certified Organic

The article describes the current state of development of the world and domestic market of organic products, countries where there are the highest rates of development of certified production, countries with the highest consumption of organic products per capita and countries with the largest areas of organic agricultural land. The organic products market in Ukraine has been analyzed from the beginnings to the present state, indicating all stages of development and the problems that have arisen, as well as the basic laws on organic production, certified organic products, countries and companies operating on the domestic market. The area of land with organic status, the total number of certification bodies, the number of operators in this market in the regions of Ukraine is indicated. In the article a comparative analysis of Ukrainian organic production with world production is conducted, the countries-leaders for the areas occupied by organic production are specified. The list of certified in Ukraine types of organic products, which are consumed both on the domestic market and exported to different countries of the world, is determined. The article deals with the dynamics of the internal market of organic products for 2002-2017 years. The basic principles of organic agriculture, which focus on the preservation of the environment and natural resources, are presented and a mechanism for promoting organic production by agricultural enterprise. The benefits of this production are also described, including: health benefits, environmental, social and economic benefits. The urgent problems of the organic products market are determined, directions of state policy in the field of organic production are proposed, which will promote the development of organic production in Ukraine and the circulation of domestic organic products in the world.

Decision Support for Mental Health

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 53-65
Author(s):  
Jan Kalina ◽  
Jana Zvárová
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Decision Support ◽  
Decision Support Systems ◽  
Support Systems ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
Concept Of Information ◽  
Based Medicine ◽  
General Perspective

Decision support systems represent an important tool offering assistance with the decision making process in a variety of applications. This paper starts with recalling the basic principles and structure of decision support systems in medicine from a general perspective. Their effect in terms of both potential and limitations for finding the diagnosis, prognosis and therapy are overviewed from the points of view of health care effectiveness and patient safety. The authors are particularly interested in the specialty field of psychiatry. They discuss its specific challenges and analyze the slower penetration of telemedicine tools to psychiatry compared to other clinical fields. Finally, they claim that the development of decision support systems play a key role in the development of the concept of information-based medicine in general as well as to the particular context of information-based psychiatry.

scholarly journals Does Information Asymmetry Impact Sub-Regions’ Cooperation of Regional Water Resource Allocation?

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (21) ◽  
pp. 4292
Author(s):  
Li Pan ◽  
Xudong Chen ◽  
Lu Zhao ◽  
Anran Xiao
Keyword(s):  
Information Asymmetry ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Water Allocation ◽  
Stackelberg Game ◽  
Regional Cooperation ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Allocation Model ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
The Social ◽  
Regional Water

Water resources allocation is an urgent problem for basin authorities. In order to obtain greater economic benefits from limited water supplies, sub-regions must cooperate with each other. To study the influence of cooperation among sub-regions and the symmetry of cooperation information on the interests of the basin authority and each sub-region, this study proposes a regional water allocation model in three different situations: (1) non-cooperation; (2) cooperation and information symmetry; (3) cooperation and information asymmetry. The proposed model clearly reflects the Stackelberg game relationship between the basin authority and sub-regions. Finally, the model is applied to the Qujiang River Basin in China, and the decisions of the basin authority and sub-regional managers of the Qujiang River Basin under three different situations are discussed. The results show that regional cooperation benefits both the cooperative regions and the social welfare value of the entire river basin, when compared with non-cooperation.

Political Factors in U. S. International Financial Cooperation, 1945–1950

1953 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 431-460 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jack N. Behrman
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
International Economic ◽  
World War Ii ◽  
World War I ◽  
Regional Cooperation ◽  
The United States ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
World War ◽  
Political Factors ◽  
Financial Cooperation

International cooperation through multilateral organizations sharply distinguishes the post-World War II economic policies of the United States from those it employed following World War I. After World War I, the United States eschewed any form of international economic organization, which some governments thought should be continued; early in the more recent conflict, United States officials pressed hard for the acceptance of world-wide institutional cooperation. The purpose of the present article is to review, through an examination of its policy toward multilateral financial arrangements, some of the important discussions and decisions which moved the United States towards internationalism in economic relations; to emphasize the role of political factors in the development of financial organizations, in the retreat from international “democracy,” and in the growth of regional cooperation; and to examine some of the difficulties of international financial cooperation.A primary objective of the United States government's postwar policy preparations was the re-creation of a method of conducting international economic transactions which would not result in economic warfare; the major technique was that of international agreement on accepted rules for conducting transactions. Government officials considered that this approach was not only desirable but also possible, in view of the success of wartime collaboration.

scholarly journals Economic Comparison of Satellite, Plane and UAV-Acquired NDVI Images for Site-Specific Nitrogen Application: Observations from Italy

Agronomy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 2098
Author(s):  
Marco Sozzi ◽  
Ahmed Kayad ◽  
Stefano Gobbo ◽  
Alessia Cogato ◽  
Luigi Sartori ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Optical Properties ◽  
High Resolution ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Variable Rate ◽  
Nitrogen Application ◽  
Sensing Platforms ◽  
Medium Resolution

Defining the most profitable remote sensing platforms is a difficult decision-making process, as it requires agronomic and economic considerations. In this paper, the price and profitability of three levels of remote sensing platforms were evaluated to define a decision-making process. Prices of satellite, plane and UAV-acquired vegetation indices were collected in Italy during 2020 and compared to the economic benefits resulting from variable rate nitrogen application, according to a bibliographic meta-analysis performed on grains. The quality comparison of these three technologies was performed considering the error propagation in the NDVI formula. The errors of the single bands were used to assess the optical properties of the sensors. Results showed that medium-resolution satellite data with good optical properties could be profitably used for variable rate nitrogen applications starting from 2.5 hectares, in case of medium resolution with good optical properties. High-resolution satellites with lower optical quality were profitable starting from 13.2 hectares, while very high-resolution satellites with good optical properties could be profitably used starting from 76.8 hectares. Plane-acquired images, which have good optical properties, were profitable starting from 66.4 hectares. Additionally, a reference model for satellite image price is proposed.

scholarly journals NBIC-convergence in production systems

2020 ◽  
Vol 210 ◽  
pp. 11003
Author(s):  
Antonina Pahomova ◽  
Sandor Halasz ◽  
Vladimir Fedorchuk ◽  
Galina Zelenkova ◽  
Alexander Pakhomov
Keyword(s):  
System Analysis ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Economic Systems ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
New Approach ◽  
General Scientific ◽  
Conceptual Core ◽  
New System ◽  
System Paradigm

The paper reveals the current problems of production systems, their lack of readiness to function in the conditions of application and development of NBIC technologies. The methodological basis of the research consists of fundamental works and modern scientific and practical developments of national and foreign scientists on the problems of creation and functioning of production, technological and socio-economic systems in the conditions of development using NBIC technologies. The research was carried out using such general scientific and special methods as: historical-dialectical and abstract-logical; comparative-analytical and system analysis; synthesis of scientific approaches. The authors prove the need to create a new system paradigm. The new paradigm of production systems that realize the potential of NBIC technologies is based on a concept that finds its concrete expression, firstly, in the initial or original concepts, and secondly, in the system of basic principles, laws, or sufficiently plausible hypotheses. It is these elements that make up the conceptual core of the paradigm, and efforts should be directed to their search and justification when forming a new paradigm. The paper analyzes the main methods and tools for implementing a new approach to the design of production systems.

scholarly journals The basic principles of a socially just arts curriculum, and the place of drama

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
John O’Toole
Keyword(s):  
Historical Analysis ◽  
Educational Goals ◽  
Extensive Discussion ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Australian Curriculum ◽  
Curriculum Assessment ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Arts Curriculum ◽  
Extensive Consultation ◽  
Democratic Principles

AbstractThis paper provides a descriptive historical analysis of the planning and writing of the Australian Curriculum: The Arts which occurred from 2009 to 2013. This process involved extensive consultation across a range of stakeholders, including curriculum research, background reading and analysis that preceded the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority’s writing process. The curriculum itself was underpinned by a range of democratic principles, including the importance of developing a socially just curriculum. This necessitated extensive discussion which interrogated the terms excellence and equity to ensure a high-quality arts education was accessible for all students, regardless of their background. The implementation of these principles is then explored through the perspective of the Drama writing team, including the importance of the subject Drama in developing a sense of inquiry and empathy in students by exploring their own and others’ stories and points of view. The final curriculum document for the Arts, and specifically for Drama exemplifies the importance of these social justice principles in responding to the Melbourne Declaration on Educational Goals for Young Australians (2008) which advocates for equity and excellence in Australian schooling and for all young Australians to become successful learners, confident and creative individuals and active and informed citizens.

scholarly journals Regional Cooperation and Governance of Marine Biodiversity in Areas beyond National Jurisdiction: The Case of West and Central African Region

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheila Kong Mukwele
Keyword(s):  
Marine Pollution ◽  
Regional Cooperation ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Regional Governance ◽  
Marine Biodiversity ◽  
African Region ◽  
Legal Norms ◽  
Iuu Fishing ◽  
National Jurisdiction ◽  
Regional Partnership

Marine biodiversity is today under a lot of pressure: climate change, IUU Fishing and marine pollution. The need to ensure adequate governance of this milieu within national jurisdiction has always been difficult due to the transboundary nature of this biodiversity and the various pressures affecting it: Greater will be this challenge when the International community would have adopted the needed global legally binding instrument for the governance marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ). Indeed, creating a global legal regime that is implemented nationally is good. But not enough. Individual efforts of States to implement global legal norms has never been sufficient; it has shown several shortcomings and great numbness that can only be complemented by the involvement of regional governance in the implementation process. The need to have regional cooperation, in order to ensure the effectiveness of the future BBNJ legal instrument is fundamental for a sustainable marine biodiversity. This is even so for developing countries such as those of the West and Central African Region as a regional partnership will come in to consolidate national efforts in this area. More again, regional cooperation is to be encouraged in the governance of the BBNJ when considering the cost. Keywords: Regional Cooperation, West and Central African Region, Governance of Marine Biodiversity, Areas beyond National Jurisdiction

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