Civil Society Participatory Governance And Decent Work Objectives

Author : Konstantinos Papadakis
Publisher : International Labour Organization
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Non-governmental organizations
ISBN : 9789290148036

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Civil Society, Participatory Governance, and Decent Work Objectives by Konstantinos Papadakis Pdf

The present study presents the findings of an in-depth research project carried out at the International Institute for Labour Studies from 2002 to 2005, designed to better understand how civil society organizations, working within participatory governance structures, may contribute to the goals of the ILO decent work agenda. The author examines the South African experience. Since the mid-1990s, South Africa has become a centre of innovation in public policy making and implementation, and it is hard to find a country in either the developed or developing world that has gone further in the institutionalization of participatory policy-making processes in a range of different fields. This study focuses on three areas, all relevant to the decent work agenda: Employment creation and poverty alleviation, health care and HIV/AIDS, and child labour, and examines the participatory processes set up at the national level in order to formulate and implement policies in these areas. It draws on both a literature review and the perceptions of key policy actors active in these three areas.

Author : W. Robert Lovan,Michael Murray,Ron Shaffer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351912730

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Participatory Governance by W. Robert Lovan,Michael Murray,Ron Shaffer Pdf

In recent years a new participatory governance dynamic has been redefining relationships and responsibilities in the planning and implementation of policies and programs. Participatory governance not only crosses public, private and associational sectors, but is also intra-organizational. It allows for individual and collective participation, and challenges longstanding norms of institutional behavior. This book examines fresh evidence relating to planning, conflict mediation and public decision-making processes in civil society by bringing together a multi-disciplinary team of practitioners and scholars from North America, Europe, Africa and Australia. In an analysis which spans institutional perspectives and operational concerns, the contributors explore the dynamics of stakeholder involvement as deliberative processes constructed around the core idea of shared responsibility. The book draws out important principles as to how this diversity of engagement can translate itself into more effective public decision-making.

Author : Lucio Baccaro,Konstantinos Papadakis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Civil society
ISBN : UOM:39015080722054

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The Promise and Perils of Participatory Policy Making by Lucio Baccaro,Konstantinos Papadakis Pdf

This volume argues that civil society organizations might be unable to exert real influence over policy making unless they possess mobilization capacities and can exert a credible exit option from participatory structures.

Author : Carmen Malena
Publisher : Kumarian Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781565493117

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From Political Won't to Political Will by Carmen Malena Pdf

* Geographically diverse examples of participatory governance in action * Practical case studies show how citizens can participate more fully in the political process Despite a recent wave of democratization around the world, traditional systems of representative democracy seem to be in crisis. Citizens in both the North and the South lack opportunities, rights and access to information and have expressed growing disillusionment with their governments. Ordinary citizens (especially women, poor people and other marginalized groups) are largely excluded from the political processes that directly affect their lives. There is now growing consensus that good governance is participatory governance (PG), but public officials are often reluctant to adopt such an approach. From Political Won’t to Political Will addresses the particular challenge of encouraging these officials to involve citizens in the political process. The book presents contributions by participants from CIVICUS’ 2008 conference on building political will for PG. Representing the perspectives of both civil society and government actors, they propose a number of strategies and lessons such as demonstrating the benefits of PG to governments, complementing formal democratic institutions, building trust, supporting PG champions and using strategic political timing. Their practical and highly original findings will interest anyone eager to see the empowerment of people around the world.

Author : Bruno Jobert,Beate Kohler-Koch
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2010-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780415586665

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Changing Images of Civil Society by Bruno Jobert,Beate Kohler-Koch Pdf

This text examines the concept of civil society, the role attributed to civil society in different countries, at different times and historic situations, the reasons for its surfacing and its multiple forms in political discourse.

Author : Adam Jarosz
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2015-01-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781443873543

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Good Governance and Civil Society by Adam Jarosz Pdf

The concept of “governance” is a key issue for public sector work at all levels. In today’s environment of globalization and the growing significance of communication and participatory managing methods, public service provisions and dialogue with citizens have to be developed. Governance provides an answer to these challenges: it combines cooperative forms of governing, involving both the private sector and social partners, which can form networks to develop policies in different fields. “Good” governance is generally seen as an outcome of transparent and efficient governing methods, as well as multi-level governance utilising both state instruments and other institutions, such as supranational organisations and local and regional governments. This book is devoted to these questions and research problems. The contributors are predominantly young scientists, and examine a wide range of different examples, issues and case studies, in order to analyse various elements and aspects of the concept of “governance”. The book provides interdisciplinary and multidimensional research in order to analyse the numerous different facets of this broad term. As such, the contributors to this volume are drawn from the various fields of politics, the economy, society, and communication, in order to provide a well-rounded and in-depth analysis of “governance”.

Author : Lucio Baccaro
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Civil society
ISBN : CORNELL:31924092614514

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Civil Society, NGOs, and Decent Work Policies by Lucio Baccaro Pdf

Author : Jean-Michel Bonvin,Nicola Cianferoni,Maria Mexi
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2023-01-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781800372375

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Social Dialogue in the Gig Economy by Jean-Michel Bonvin,Nicola Cianferoni,Maria Mexi Pdf

As our digital economy continues to expand, gig work becomes increasingly significant. This incisive book investigates the ways in which social dialogue can reinforce decent working practices and create inclusive workplaces in the growing gig economy, putting forward a framework for structured dialogue and collective bargaining among social partners, platforms, and workers.

Author : Kathleen Patterson,Bruce Winston
Publisher : Springer
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2016-10-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783319405391

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Leading an African Renaissance by Kathleen Patterson,Bruce Winston Pdf

This book looks at the challenges and possibilities facing leadership in Africa today by providing a rich history of the continent, the complexities the continent has experienced, and the great hope and encouragement that remains. It explores what African leadership is and the possible effects it has on leaders, followers, and organizations across the continent. While some maintain that leadership of and within Africa presents too many challenges, this book argues that Africa is ripe with potential and on the verge of an African Renaissance. This book looks beyond socioeconomic factors to explore different perspectives of leadership such as holistic, transformational, and servant leadership, as well as values and ethics. Taking a philosophical and pragmatic approach, this edited collection provides insight from African-born leadership scholars to deliver a first-hand account of the challenges the continent faces. Their unique experiences and immersion in the African world pave the way for a revival of leadership through a lens of history, tradition, economics, societal, and leadership perspectives.

Author : Neetu Choudhary
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2021-12-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789811642814

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Informal Workers and Organized Action by Neetu Choudhary Pdf

This book utilizes the School to Work Transition Survey (SWTS) of the ILO to discuss what shapes an individual worker’s decision to participate in unionization and how her working condition is affected by that.. There remains a disconnect as far as our understanding of the relationship between the labour’s choice to unionize as individual actor and the broader socioeconomic, political and cultural context of that choice, is concerned.Using the SWTS data, the book focuses on the identification of the correlates of workers’ propensity to unionize, the outcomes of unionizing and their synthesis with the wider political economy context to arrive at stylized patterns in the way informal workers exercise their agency.The book also reflects upon field data on organizing challenges of migrant workers in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic in India. The book does not claim to establish any causality but is interested in bringing out broad patterns that define informal workers’ organizing in a particular context. In the process, the book ends up with the preposition that despite all the heterogeneities across regions, informal workers’ organizing today can be understood through the lens of pragmatism.

Author : Beata Woźniak-Jęchorek,Kamilla Marchewka-Bartkowiak
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2023-01-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000829099

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Digital Labour Markets in Central and Eastern European Countries by Beata Woźniak-Jęchorek,Kamilla Marchewka-Bartkowiak Pdf

This book examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on changing labour markets and accelerating digitalisation of the workplace in Central and Eastern Europe. It provides an innovative and enriching take on the work experience from the pandemic times and discusses the challenges of ongoing changes in labour markets and workplaces in a way that is not covered by the extant literature. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and digitalisation on labour market outcomes is analysed throughout 12 chapters, by 34 labour market experts from various CEE countries. Most chapters are based on empirical methods yet are presented in an easy-to-follow way to make the book also accessible for a non-scientific audience. The volume addresses the three key goals: to better understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the adoption of workplace digitalisation in the selected labour markets in CEE countries and the potential trade-offs facing those who do and do not have access to this benefit to complement the labour market research by incorporating the outputs of changing demand for skills to contribute new insight into policies and regulations that govern the future of work The book argues that the recent COVID-19 pandemic was a sombre reminder of the relevance and necessity of digital technology for a variety of sectors and market activities. It concludes that to downside the risks of vanishing jobs, as well as to minimise the threats and maximise the opportunities of digitalisation in CEE countries, labour market partners need to consider an effective governance tool in terms of inclusive access to the digital environment, re-skilling, and balanced regulations of the more problematic facets of digital work. The book will be of interest to postgraduate researchers and academics in the fields of labour economics, regional economics, and macroeconomics. Additionally, due to the broader policy implications of the topic, the book will appeal to policymakers and experts interested in labour economics. The Introduction, Chapters 4 and 12 of this book are freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

Author : Rajeswary Ampalavanar Brown,Justin Pierce
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317938514

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Charities in the Non-Western World by Rajeswary Ampalavanar Brown,Justin Pierce Pdf

This book looks at the operation of indigenous charities at a regional, localised and global level. Chapters focus on the adaptation, accountability and operation of charities across a wide range of jurisdictions from China to Indonesia, Thailand, Iran, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Lebanon and Turkey. It examines the ownership, participation and accountability of charities in a regional, localised and international context, and draws on the experiences and operation of charities. By presenting a cross-disciplinary exploration of the operation of charities, the book offers an interesting insight into the functioning and identification of the influencing factors impacting the operation of charities.

Author : Denis Harrisson,Reynald Bourque,György Széll
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Economic development
ISBN : 3631585624

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Social Innovation, the Social Economy and World Economic Development by Denis Harrisson,Reynald Bourque,György Széll Pdf

The world of work and labour is in a permanent transformation affecting the various social groups in the different parts of the world quite unequally. Social innovations, related to the idea of economic progress and well-being, tackle the problems of employment leading to social exclusion and poverty as a consequence of the extreme positioning in favour of economic performance. An alternative economy complements the deficiency of both the market and the State. This volume presents contributions from scholars coming from different continents, about Social Economy, Labour Rights, corporate Social Responsibility, Social Regulations and Public Policies. Social innovations have huge impacts on national and regional economies as their sources come from the citizen. Many initiatives presented in this volume are a social response by civil society to poverty, precarious employment, job losses, long term unemployment, delocalisation and de-industrialisation.

Author : Hubert Heinelt,Panagiotis Getimis,Grigoris Kafkalas,Randall Smith,Erik Swyngedouw
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2002-01-31
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : IND:30000087804963

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Participatory Governance in Multi-Level Context by Hubert Heinelt,Panagiotis Getimis,Grigoris Kafkalas,Randall Smith,Erik Swyngedouw Pdf

The book addresses theoretically and empirically the question under what conditions innovative and sustainable policies can be achieved through participatory governance.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Labor laws and legislation
ISBN : WISC:89093917631

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International Labour Review by Anonim Pdf