Doing Political Science and International Relations

Savigny, Heather; Marsden, Lee

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“…What greatly resonates with this is the Multi-level governance theory that political authority and consensus is best achieved from a decentralised level of government (Savigny & Marsden, 2011). Stemming from this, it is worth noting that partnerships between stakeholders remains central for LED implementation and facilitates the synchronisation of efforts among public and social actors.…”

Section: Figure 2: Cooperation and Collaborationmentioning

confidence: 88%

“…Generally, LED projects should aim to combat social exclusion and contribute to the incorporation of the unemployed and marginalised sections/groups of people in the labour market of a specific locality or region in order to ensure that livelihoods are bettered through the provision of basic social services and amenities (Pike, 2016).Central to the achievement of these positive spill-overs of LED is the need to for sustainable partnerships among stakeholders. This resonates with the multi-level governance theory aims to maximise benefits for local communities through decentralised structures of government with the aid of local businesses (Savigny & Marsden, 2011). Furthermore, improved access to these social needs may be best achieved through the partnering of government, local communities and the private sector as advocated for by (Meyer (2013).…”

Section: Figure 2: Cooperation and Collaborationmentioning

confidence: 93%

“…In dealing with this reality, it remains central to understand that lobbying for the upkeep and the general understanding of the actors such as local people, communities and their organisations from planning to the execution of LED initiatives helps create ownership and pride and ultimately speaks of inclusivity (Pike, 2016). The multi-level governance theory best aims to especially create ownership and pride of LED projects and initiatives through their local government institutions that comprises of council members that have been voted for by the local communities (Savigny & Marsden, 2011). The poor rating on ownership and pride could be attributed to the insufficient/inadequate modes of communication among stakeholders as illustrated in figure 1 above.…”

Section: Creation Of Ownership and Pridementioning

confidence: 99%

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Existential Dynamics of Local Economic Development Partnerships in Namibia: The Case of Khomas Region

Marenga¹,

Kandjeo²

2019

JEDS

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Local Economic Development (LED) in Namibia is an integral part of the broader national development agenda as encapsulated in numerous national policies and legislation. LED has been confronted with various partnership dynamics that have posed challenges among its stakeholders and actors. While remaining underresearched, this developmental challenge has generally remained prominent due to the complexities involved in the numerous interrelated processes, institutions and stakeholders that are expected to work together and achieve accelerated LED. In an effort to lend scope and understand of these dynamics, insights were drawn from existential elements of communication, cooperation and collaboration, social issues, creation of ownership and pride as well as welcoming attitudes from a single case study unit. Using the quantitative research design, this paper sought to delve into the partnership dynamics of LED in Namibia, by using the Khomas region as a case study. Stratified random sampling was used to identify the sample, which included beneficiaries of LED projects, the Khomas Regional Council and the City of Windhoek. Empirical results found that the social issues and welcoming attitudes in the Khomas Region were generally conducive for the advancement of LED, while communication, cooperation and collaboration; creation of ownership and pride served as deterring factors for LED. The study recommends that the Khomas Regional Council fosters communication, cooperation and collaboration among actors on challenges, opportunities and plans regarding LED. Additionally, it is expected of the regional council and municipality to organise prestigious awards and recognise outstanding volunteers, the best community betterment projects and/or businesses that are socially involved in the community, in order to create ownership and pride amongst actors.

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Section: Figure 2: Cooperation and Collaborationmentioning

confidence: 88%

Section: Figure 2: Cooperation and Collaborationmentioning

confidence: 93%

Section: Creation Of Ownership and Pridementioning

confidence: 99%

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Existential Dynamics of Local Economic Development Partnerships in Namibia: The Case of Khomas Region

Marenga¹,

Kandjeo²

2019

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“…As set out in Table 1, objectivist policy analysis operates in the positivist social science tradition (Savigny and Marsden, 2011: 92–98). As the label suggests, objectivist researchers gather ‘objective facts’ about a policy failure which they use to identify the blameworthy agents and adjudicate on the scale and category of failure involved: process, programme and/or politics (McConnell, 2016).…”

Section: Success Failure and Secrecy: An Intersubjective Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

From secrecy to accountability: The politics of exposure in the Belgrano affair

Eason

Daddow

Cormac

2020

The British Journal of Politics and International Relations

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This article adds to the intersubjective research into policy failures by analysing the furore that erupted in UK politics over the sinking in May 1982 of the Argentine cruiser General Belgrano during the Falklands War. The article examines the ways in which the Thatcher government initially tried to conceal what had really happened and how, over time, the revelations piled up and the sinking came to be narrated as a serious case of government wrongdoing. To interpret the challenges interested parties in politics and the media faced in holding the government to account, the article develops a new analytical framework for making sense of the ways in which secrecy and acknowledgement interplay in the construction of failure narratives. It argues that elite control over information subtly shapes both the willingness and ability of interested parties to contest official government positions, resulting in a series of theoretical and policy facing conclusions.

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“…According to Savigny et al 9 "[Governements and liberal democracies] extensively anticipate corporate demands and preferences, building a concern for business profitability into policy-making at the most basic level, and consequently considerably reducing the need for corporations to engage in overt lobbying or observable political conflict".…”

Section: Journal Of Global Health Reportsmentioning

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The false private health insurance by association: a real case analysis of how actors influence the policy-making in health systems (is there any winner?)

Abreu¹

2018

Journal of Global Health Reports

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Background Background After the edition of Law 9.656, 1998 many regulatory dilemmas have been brought to debate in Brazilian Supplementary Health, often triggered in a centrifugal way, from society to governmental organizations. Methods Methods This paper aims to investigate a Brazilian case study related to collective health plans by association consumers and specific contractual rescissions. Following an evidence-based policy question the author seeks to understand how the decision-making of normative process for the construction of a health system and its regulatory framework can be complex and intricate by several variants. This article uses the rational of different authors and perspectives as an initial parameter of analysis to uncover the extent to which stakeholders influence decision in policy-making regarding Health Systems and challenges of regulating a public-private structure. Using a concrete case study, the author constructs a rhetorical article allowing the reader to see herself/himself as part of the context of building a health system. The reader can immerge in the reality of the people and actors involved in the implementation of a country's regulatory process, permeated by diverse social interests. The public servant role and the debate of the difficult task of balancing the access to public and private service in a health system. Using an interpretivist inductive approach initiated by the debate of an evidence-based policy article, the idea is to demonstrate how power, culture and politics are factors, many times ephemeral but essential in the definition of science and the practical world of society and its systems.

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Doing Political Science and International Relations

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Existential Dynamics of Local Economic Development Partnerships in Namibia: The Case of Khomas Region

Existential Dynamics of Local Economic Development Partnerships in Namibia: The Case of Khomas Region

From secrecy to accountability: The politics of exposure in the Belgrano affair

The false private health insurance by association: a real case analysis of how actors influence the policy-making in health systems (is there any winner?)

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