Search results for "Civil Society"
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On sustainable management in the local governance of water: a prospective localised study
2006
In the face of the changes in the planet's natural resources and of their unequal distribution, it is becoming more urgent that contemporary societies oversee environmental assets in a global manner. Although international directives, when they are transposed into national laws, may set specific objectives, meeting them at the local level is as yet an uneven enterprise. Nevertheless we hope to demonstrate, using a case-study involving local tensions over water resources, that public management of the crisis may be developed that effectively involves the civic society, by using the incentives and enforcement tools of central government and of local institutions.
The Changing Meaning of Development: SID in the Early Decades
2007
Michele Alacevich presents a brief history of the development through the perspective of the Society for International Development (SID). He highlights some of the key ideas promoted by leading development thinkers and practitioners who contributed to SID and its journal in the first decades.
Transparencia y rendición de cuentas en las organizaciones de la sociedad civil: un compromiso ético
2014
Il testo sviluppa il concetto di trasparenza e sottolinea la sua importanza nelle attività delle organizzazioni della società civile. Successivamente, sulla base di una ricerca sul campo effettuata nel sud-sud-est del Messico, mette in evidenza le migliori pratiche di trasparenza delle organizzazioni della società civile The text develops the concept of transparency and points out its importance in the activities of civil society organisations. Subsequently, based on field research carried out in the south-southeast of Mexico, it highlights the best transparency practices of civil society organisations. El texto desarrolla el concepto de transparencia y señala su importancia en las activida…
Understanding the scaling-up of community energy niches through Strategic Niche Management Theory: insights from Finland
2018
The growing phenomenon of civil society involvement in renewable energy generation has attracted researchers’ interest. However, rather little is known of how a diverse and relatively small sector such as community energy could scale up and promote a change in energy production. We examine this issue through the lens of Strategic Niche Management (SNM) and conceptualize community energy as a socio-technical niche that holds the potential to promote a transition to renewable energy. Drawing on interview data with members of community energy projects and experts in Finland, we identify different types of community energy projects and the factors that may prevent them from scaling up. The stud…
Organization of the social sphere and typology of the residential setting: How the adoption of the mobile phone affects sociability in rural and urba…
2012
Abstract The purpose of this study is to explore the role that the possession of the mobile phone plays in the organization of the relational sphere at a social level, in different geographical settings. The research questions were: is the possession of a mobile phone more connected to urban or to rural life, and does the possession of a mobile phone influence differently the organization of the social sphere in rural and urban settings? Data on the possession of mobile phones, the frequency of forms of communicative sociability, and various socio-demographic variables were collected by means of a phone survey in 2009. The sample is representative of the population in the five most populous…
Sustainable Food vs. Unsustainable Politics in the City of Palermo: The Case of an Organic Farmers' Market
2011
The island of Sicily, Italy, and its main city, Palermo, appear an ideal scenario for sustainable food provisioning: the former being the first region in Italy for organically cultivated land, the latter Italy's fifth largest city. This article explores ideals and practices of sustainable urban food systems through an example of environmental consumer activism in Palermo. It does this by narrating the story of an organic farmers' market created by citizens and producers. The article reflects critically on understandings of food-related ‘sustainability’ held by the actors involved, showing the difficulties of operationalizing the concept for qualitative, socio-cultural research. It also high…
Voluntary associations and trust in Finland
2009
The article is an empirical study of the hypothesis put forward in theories of social capital, according to which voluntary associations have a positive e ect on trust in people. The central research question of the article is: are association memberships or active participation related to trust towards people in Finland? Looking at the number of association memberships and association registrations shows that association life has been active in Finland. The international comparison shows that particularly in the Nordic countries, people participate in associations on a vast scale. However, it is also important to note that while the old politicalideological associations have lost some of t…
On Sustainable Management in Local Governance of Water: a Prospective Localized Study
2006
In the face of the changes in the planet's natural resources and of their unequal distribution, it is becoming more urgent that contemporary societies oversee environmental assets in a global manner. Although international directives, when they are transposed into national laws, may set specific objectives, meeting them at the local level is as yet an uneven enterprise. Nevertheless we hope to demonstrate, using a case-study involving local tensions over water resources, that public management of the crisis may be developed that effectively involves the civic society, by using the incentives and enforcement tools of central government and of local institutions.
Z zagadnień społeczeństwa obywatelskiego cz. I - podstawowe pojęcia
2019
Społeczeństwo obywatelskie może się realizować w pełni w państwie prawa. Warunkiem koniecznym jego powstania są odpowiednie normy prawne, które określają stosunki między obywatelami i ich organizacjami, a organami państwowymi. Społeczeństwo obywatelskie jest również jednym ze wskaźników rozwoju państwa. Celem niniejszego artykułu jest wyjaśnienie podstawowych pojęć związanych z zagadnieniem społeczeństwa obywatelskiego. Przedstawiono zarówno historyczne, jak i nowoczesne rozumienie społeczeństwa obywatelskiego oraz jego interdyscyplinarność. Wskazano na rolę obywateli i państwa w tworzeniu, a także rozwijaniu społeczeństwa obywatelskiego
The need of political governance: The political sphere as main thrust and guarantor on Walzer’s theory
2014
Tomando como pretexto la teoría política de Walzer, el presente artículo pretende mostrar la necesidad de política en los tiempos y sociedades actuales. A pesar de lo depauperada y defenestrada que ésta pudiera parecer, sigue siendo necesario articular su papel en nuestras sociedades y mostrar su rol clave para librarnos de problemas tan omnipresentes como puede ser la corrupción en nuestros días. Para ello trataremos de indagar en cuál es el papel de la política y cómo es su relación con la sociedad civil y otras esferas de actuación, poniendo en valor su necesidad. Using as a pretext Walzer’s political theory, this article aims to show the need for politics in our times and contemporary s…