From consultation to deliberation? A qualitative case study of governing science and technology projects for the public good

2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 235-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theo Papaioannou
Keyword(s):  
Public Good ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
The Public

scholarly journals Accessing the public workforce: Organisational recruitment practices and the inclusion or exclusion of individuals of immigrant origin

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Lang
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Ethnic Discrimination ◽  
German State ◽  
The Public ◽  
Ethnic Stereotypes ◽  
Recruitment Practices ◽  
Public Workforce

AbstractOrganisations are important gatekeepers in the labour market inclusion of immigrants and their children. Research has regularly documented ethnic discrimination in hiring decisions. Aiming to further our understanding of the role of organisations in influencing the professional trajectories of individuals of immigrant origin, this paper investigates the recruitment practices of public administrations. Drawing on approaches from organisational sociology and a qualitative case study of public administrations in the German state of Berlin, the article identifies three crucial elements of organisational decision-making affecting the recruitment of staff of immigrant origin: decisions regarding advertisement strategies, formal criteria, and individual candidates. Further, the article shows the underlying decision-making rationalities and the role of organisational contexts and ethnic stereotypes for recruitment-related decisions.

Moral panic over migration in the broadcasting of the Czech Radio

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Renáta Sedláková
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Moral Panic ◽  
Television News ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
The Public ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Research ◽  
News Services

AbstractThere were 1525 applications for asylum in the Czech Republic in 2015, and 71 people were granted asylum. Despite this fact migration was the most covered topic in the Czech media (especially television news services) in 2015. The discussed events were labelled as a wave or flood and were framed as a crisis, threat, and risk not only by the journalists but by politicians as well. This paper is based on quantitative and qualitative research on migration and war refugees from August 17, 2015 to September 18, 2015 in six news programmes of the public service broadcaster, namely the Czech Radio. It is a qualitative case study of the program

The use of accounting in managing the institutional complexities of a festival organisation pursuing financial and social objectives

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Per Ståle Knardal ◽  
John Burns
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Institutional Work ◽  
Institutional Complexity ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
Alternative Community ◽  
Insight Into

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the use of accounting when managing the institutional complexities of a festival organisation pursuing financial and social objectives. Specifically, it focuses on how accounting can be implicated in handling a festival’s multiple and potentially conflicting logics. Also, through mobilising the concept of institutional work, the following builds on our knowledge of the importance of what people do, in managing an organisation’s institutional complexity. Design/methodology/approach This paper is grounded in a qualitative case study, for which the primary data derives from interviews, plus examination of internal documents and information in the public domain. Findings The festival studied is commercially successful, though ultimately one of its main organisational goals is to maximise donations to charitable causes. Other goals include: offering an alternative community through music, particularly to the young; fostering new and innovative artistry; and nurturing a festival family that is rooted to a large extent in its army of volunteers. The paper reveals how seeking such goals simultaneously requires the handling of logics that potentially can pull in opposite directions. Moreover, it highlights the efforts of festival organisers to maintain coexistence between the different logics, including the utilisation of accounting, accounts and accountability to facilitate this. Originality/value There are three main contributions of the paper. First, it offers new insight into how accounting can be purposefully used to mediate between potentially opposing logics in a complex organisational setting. Second, the paper extends our knowledge of the use of accounting specifically within a popular culture context. Third, the following adds to recent use of the concept of institutional work to understand why and how people mobilise accounting to handle institutional complexity in organisational settings.

scholarly journals Development aid as a global public good – a case study

Competitio ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-97
Author(s):  
Boglárka Horváthné Angyal
Keyword(s):  
Nongovernmental Organizations ◽  
Public Good ◽  
International Aid ◽  
Free Riding ◽  
Development Aid ◽  
Global Public Good ◽  
Economic Literature ◽  
The Public ◽  
Jel Classifications

This study introduces a new concept to the analysis of development aid. Aid is regarded as a global public good where donors benefit from the advantages of aid without rivalry and exludability. The public-goodnature of aid is a logical explanation for the deficiencies of the international aid regime, especially the suboptimal supply of aid and the free-riding of donors. The concept of aid as a public good raises the question whether there are any actors who could produce this global public good. The study analyses whether nongovernmental organizations are able to fill this gap in the international aid regime. The model is introduced through a case study: aid in Afghanistan in general, and the activities of the NGO Hungarian Baptist Aid in the country. Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) classifications: F590, H410

scholarly journals When Head Office Was Upstairs: How Corporate Concentration Changed a Television Newsroom

2005 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
James S. McLean
Keyword(s):  
Public Good ◽  
Work Lives ◽  
Daily Work ◽  
The Public ◽  
Head Office ◽  
Technological Structure ◽  
Corporate Concentration ◽  
The One ◽  
The Impact

Abstract: This paper undertakes a case study into the impact of corporate concentration on the newsroom at CKCK (CTV) Television in Regina, Saskatchewan. By comparing the newsgathering operation from the late 1980s with the one in operation today, changes to the organizational and technological structure of CKCK Television are pinpointed with respect to the effects on the work lives of journalists. This is accomplished through interviews with past and present employees and by observing the newsroom environment as it exists today. Through an assessment of daily work structures and the controls that are institutionally imposed, the manner in which journalists serve the public good is considered and questioned. Résumé : Cet article entreprend une étude de cas sur l’impact qu’a eu une convergence d’entreprises sur la salle des nouvelles de la station de télévision CKCK (CTV) à Régina au Saskatchewan. En comparant la collecte de l’information dans les années 1980 à celle de nos jours, l’article souligne comment les changements apportés à la structure organisationnelle et technologique de CKCK ont modifié le travail des journalistes. L’article atteint ce but au moyen d’entretiens avec des employés, tant anciens qu’actuels, et de l’observation de la salle des nouvelles telle qu’elle est aujourd’hui. En évaluant les structures établies pour le travail quotidien et les contrôles imposés par la station, l’article met en question combien les journalistes aujourd’hui sont réellement libres de servir le bien commun.

Encounters between the police and the public: seize the day or practice avoidance?

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 148-160
Author(s):  
Allegra Clare Schermuly
Keyword(s):  
Procedural Justice ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Community Relations ◽  
Police Legitimacy ◽  
Community Interactions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
Police Community Relations ◽  
The Way

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of encounters on police legitimacy and levels of trust in the police in the Monash Local Government Area in the state of Victoria, Australia. Monash was chosen as it had experienced declining results in the official National Survey of Community Satisfaction with Policing in relation to police legitimacy and trust.Design/methodology/approachA qualitative case study comprising 18 interviews and six focus groups with community representatives from Monash is employed in the paper.FindingsWhen procedural justice approaches are applied during encounters between the police and the public, encounters contribute to securing legitimacy for the police. Contact between the police and the public in everyday situations also enhances trust in the police, depending on the way the police conduct themselves during such interactions.Research limitations/implicationsFindings from a qualitative case study are not able to be widely generalised but the conclusions are still useful for informing insights into processes impacting police legitimacy and trust.Practical implicationsContributes to informing evidence-based police practice around the way police conduct themselves during community interactions; informs policy decisions around allocation of funding for law enforcement with more officers required to carry out community policing; emphasises the importance of prioritising partnerships with communities; demonstrates that positive police/community relations have wider social cohesion implications in a contemporary era of counter-terrorism priorities.Originality/valueThe majority of research in this field to date has been quantitative. A qualitative approach provides fresh insights into the mechanisms of police legitimacy, especially the role of encounters and procedural justice.

Digital Public Infrastructures for Creative Communities

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claude Fortin ◽  
Kate Hennessy ◽  
Carman Neustaedter
Keyword(s):  
Public Good ◽  
Future Development ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Urban Infrastructure ◽  
End Users ◽  
Interactive Technology ◽  
Top Down ◽  
The Public ◽  
Locative Media

This chapter investigates the potential for new forms of social and civic interaction to be enabled when the notion of the public good is economically and philosophically applied to locative media. It also explores the possible forms that interactive digital technologies might take when embedded within shared public spaces. This is achieved using a multisited ethnographic approach to a case study of Quartier des Spectacles, a digital urban infrastructure in Montreal Canada. The authors argue that insofar as Quartier des Spectacles has successfully prioritized social over private returns, it provides a useful model for the future development of digital public infrastructures, which both closes the gap between top-down and bottom up approaches to interactive technology design, and more effectively meets the needs of end users.

scholarly journals Colored Heirloom Corn as a Public Good: The Case of Tlaxcala, Mexico

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 1507
Author(s):  
Marisol Velázquez-Salazar ◽  
Germán Scalzo ◽  
Carmen Byker Shanks
Keyword(s):  
Public Good ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
The Public ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Biocultural Heritage ◽  
Study Methodology ◽  
Diverse Cultures

Valorization of territories with diverse cultures and heritage has multiplied in recent years. This study analyzes the case of colored heirloom corn in Tlaxcala, Mexico, as a potential public good associated with the region’s biocultural heritage. The analysis conducted herein relies on a wide range of literature from relevant theory, including Geographical Indications, Global Value Chains, Community-Based Entrepreneurship, Public Goods, and Sustainable Development, in order to employ case study methodology. We leverage a novel approach to analyze the heirloom corn chain and its publicness. This chain reveals its status as a potential public good that clearly influences biocultural heritage, which has been preserved by several generations. To preserve colored heirloom corn in Tlaxcala, Mexico, a development strategy is needed that links actors and resources, involves the public sector, and furthers expansion of the private sector.

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