Nominated Member Of Parliament Scheme The Are Unelected Voices Still Necessary In Parliament A Collection Of Perspectives And Personal Reflections By Nmps

Author : Anthea Indira Ong
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2022-09-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9789811258473

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Nominated Member Of Parliament Scheme, The: Are Unelected Voices Still Necessary In Parliament? - A Collection Of Perspectives And Personal Reflections By Nmps by Anthea Indira Ong Pdf

Although more than 30 years have passed since the Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP) scheme was introduced in 1990, it remains controversial and poorly understood today.Have NMPs raised views that elected MPs — on both sides of the House — could or did not? Have they kept voters away from the Opposition, or been a bulwark of loving critics in the midst of a parliamentary supermajority?In this first book devoted to the NMP scheme, former NMP Anthea Ong brings together 19 colleagues past and present to discuss their experiences in office, from the Population White Paper to the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act, and what being appointed has meant to them personally.In exploring the workings and impact of the NMP scheme, the contributors hope this book will invite Singaporeans to consider how their NMPs should and must represent them, aside from their elected representatives. And in doing so, ask: What sort of Parliament does Singapore, as an evolving society, deserve?

Author : Anthea Indira Ong
Publisher : World Scientific Publishing Company
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2022-11-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9811258945

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Nominated Member of Parliament Scheme, The: Are Unelected Voices Still Necessary in Parliament? - A Collection of Perspectives and Personal Reflection by Anthea Indira Ong Pdf

Although more than 30 years have passed since the Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP) scheme was introduced in 1990, it remains controversial and poorly understood today. In this first book devoted to the NMP scheme, former NMP Anthea Ong brings together 19 colleagues past and present to discuss their experiences in office from the Population white paper to the Protection from online falsehoods and manipulation act, and what what being appointed has meant to them personally.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789814475402

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Dynamic Governance by Anonim Pdf

Author : Catherine Paradeise,Emanuela Reale,Ivar Bleiklie,Ewan Ferlie
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2010-10-28
Category : Education
ISBN : 9048179408

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University Governance by Catherine Paradeise,Emanuela Reale,Ivar Bleiklie,Ewan Ferlie Pdf

Higher education reforms have been on the agenda of Western European countries for 25 years, trying to deal with self governed professional bureaucracies politically weakened by massification when an emerging common understanding enhanced their role as major actors in knowledge based economies. While university systems are deeply embedded in national settings, the ex post rationale of still on-going reforms is surprisingly uniform and “de-nationalized”. They promote (1) the “organizational turn” of universities, to varying extent substituting collegial loosely coupled entities by “integrated, goal-oriented entities deliberately choosing their own actions (and therefore open to differentiation), that can thus be held responsible for what they do” (2) the diversification of stakeholders, supposedly offering solutions to problems as various as the democratisation of universities, the shrinking of State budget resources and the diversification of university missions offering answers to changes in the making and in the use of science. When it comes to accounting for these reforms, two grand narratives of public management share the floor. NPM implies a strengthening of the capacity of the core State to direct public services organizations through management by objectives and results or contractualization, assessment, evaluation and. “Governance” focuses on “network-based” governance systems, where coordinating power and control are collectively shared between the major ‘social actors or partners’ at all levels of the decision-making system. Our results suggest that all higher education systems under study were more or less transformed according to both these narratives. It is therefore needed to understand how they combine or create contradictions. This leads us to test a third neo-weberian model. This model reaffirms the role of the State, of representative democracy, (central, regional and local), of public law (suitably modernized), preserves the idea of a public service with a distinctive status, culture and terms and conditions. It shifts from an internal orientation to bureaucratic rules towards an external orientation in meeting citizens’ needs and wishes by means of standardization of work processes and their products, based on a distinctive public service and a particular legal order survived as the foundations beneath the various packages of modernizing reforms. This book traces the national dynamics of public policies, organizational design and steering tools in seven European higher education and research systems, using these narratives to interpret and test the actual changes and the degree of national specificities and European convergence. This book is not a sum of national chapters like other presumably comparative. It does not intend to tell once again the story of the transformation of the relationships between the state and universities. It tries to use Higher education system to discuss issues on state intervention and steering and more generally the NPM, governance and neo-weberian models in a specific field. Furthermore, this book intends breaking the walls between specialists in higher education and specialist in public management and research policy. This well rooted division of labour is less that ever justified as the university mission in research (fundamental, applied, strategic) is underscored by commentors and reformers themselves. For that reason, we have chosen to observe the consequences of the dynamics of public policies, organizational design and steering tools on two specific issues related to the development of research training and organizing within universities: the transformation of research funding on the one hand and the expansion of graduate studies and doctoral schools on the other.

Author : Shiao-Yin Kuik
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Political participation
ISBN : 9814845027

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The Power of a People by Shiao-Yin Kuik Pdf

Author : Sun Sun Lim
Publisher : Springer
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2016-02-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789401774413

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Mobile Communication and the Family by Sun Sun Lim Pdf

This volume captures the domestication of mobile communication technologies by families in Asia, and its implications for family interactions and relationships. It showcases research on families across a spectrum of socio-economic profiles, from both rural and urban areas, offering insights on children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly. While mobile communication diffuses through Asia at a blistering pace, families in the region are also experiencing significant changes in light of unprecedented economic growth, globalisation, urbanisation and demographic shifts. Asia is therefore at the crossroads of technological transformation and social change. This book analyses the interactions of these two contemporaneous trends from the perspective of the family, covering a range of family types including nuclear, multi-generational, transnational, and multi-local, spanning the continuum from the media-rich to the media have-less.

Author : Andrea Carson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781315514277

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Investigative Journalism, Democracy and the Digital Age by Andrea Carson Pdf

Theoretically grounded and using quantitative data spanning more than 50 years together with qualitative research, this book examines investigative journalism’s role in liberal democracies in the past and in the digital age. In its ideal form, investigative reporting provides a check on power in society and therefore can strengthen democratic accountability. The capacity is important to address now because the political and economic environment for journalism has changed substantially in recent decades. In particular, the commercialization of the Internet has disrupted the business model of traditional media outlets and the ways news content is gathered and disseminated. Despite these disruptions, this book’s central aim is to demonstrate using empirical research that investigative journalism is not in fact in decline in developed economies, as is often feared.

Author : Taylor & Francis Group
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2021-08-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1032082623

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Constitutional Change in Singapore by Taylor & Francis Group Pdf

Once a ceremonial position modelled after the constitutional monarchy in the United Kingdom, the office of the President of Singapore was transformed from an appointed to an elected one in 1991. As the head of state, but not the head of government, the elected President was to have additional discretionary powers involving the spending of financial reserves, appointment of high-ranking public servants, and certain ministerial powers to detain without trial. In 2016, a constitutional commission was convened to consider further reforms to the office and the elections process. This book explores Singapore's presidency, assessing how well it has functioned, discussing the rationales for an elected presidency, and evaluating the constitutional commission's recommendations for reforms, including the need for minority representation in the office. In doing so, the book provides important reflections on how the constitutional reform process raises crucial questions about the rule of law and the practice of constitutionalism in Singapore.

Author : Samuel Rutherford
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2018-08-17
Category : History
ISBN : 0359030777

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Lex Rex by Samuel Rutherford Pdf

Reverend Samuel Rutherford wrote Lex, Rex to defend and advance the Presbytarian ideals in government and political life, and oppose the notion of a monarch's Divine Right to rule. Writing in the 1640s, Rutherford lived in a time of political tumult and upheaval. The notion of Divine Right - whether a monarch ruled with the authority of God - was under increasing question. The steadily waning power of the king, increasing rates of literacy and education, and enfranchisement of classes that followed the Renaissance bore fruit in demands for governmental reform. No greater were these trends felt than in England, whose Parliament had over centuries gained power. Shaken to its foundations by the aftermath of religious Reformation in the 1500s, the monarchy was under great scrutiny. The follies of absolute power, whereby one ruler had capacity to take decisions affecting the lives of millions, were now an active source of agitation and discontentment in both the halls of power and amid the wider populace.

Author : Andrea Cornwall,Vera Schatten Coelho
Publisher : Zed Books
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1842775537

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Spaces for Change? by Andrea Cornwall,Vera Schatten Coelho Pdf

This book provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to the developments which have brought about a new, global wave of inclusiveness and democracy. From Brazil to Bangladesh, a new form of participatory politics is springing up. Featuring contributions detailing how such movements have worked in Latin America, Europe and Africa, the book analyzes the impact they have had on the democratic process. By opening up the political sphere in this way, the authors contend, these grassroots movements truly have created "spaces for change."

Author : Leo Suryadinata
Publisher : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Page : 1397 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9789814345217

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Southeast Asian Personalities of Chinese Descent by Leo Suryadinata Pdf

"This is a bold project recording the lives of a particular group of Southeast Asians. Most of the people whose biographies are included here have settled down in the ten countries that constitute the region. Each of them has either self-identified as Chinese or is comfortable to be known as someone of Chinese ancestry. There are also those who were born in China or elsewhere who came here to work and do business, including seeking help from others who have ethnic Chinese connections. With the political and economic conditions of the region in a great state of flux for the past two centuries, it is impossible to find consistency in the naming process. Confucius had stressed that correct names make for the best relationships. In this case, Professor Leo Suryadinata has been pursuing for decades the elusive goal of finding the right name to give to the large numbers of people who have, in one way or another, made their homes in, or made some difference to, Southeast Asia. I believe that, when he and his colleagues selected the biographies to be included here, they have taken a big step towards the rectification of identities for many leading personalities. In so doing, he has done us all a great service." - Professor Wang Gungwu, National University of Singapore

Author : Leo Suryadinata
Publisher : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9789814414135

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Southeast Asian Personalities of Chinese Descent: Glossary and index by Leo Suryadinata Pdf

This is a bold project recording the lives of a particular group of Southeast Asians. Most of the people whose biographies are included here have settled down in the ten countries that constitute the region. Each of them has either self-identified as Chinese or is comfortable to be known as someone of Chinese ancestry. There are also those who were born in China or elsewhere who came here to work and do business, including seeking help from others who have ethnic Chinese connections. With the political and economic conditions of the region in a great state of flux for the past two centuries, it is impossible to find consistency in the naming process. Confucius had stressed that correct names make for the best relationships. In this case, Professor Leo Suryadinata has been pursuing for decades the elusive goal of finding the right name to give to the large numbers of people who have, in one way or another, made their homes in, or made some difference to, Southeast Asia. I believe that, when he and his colleagues selected the biographies to be included here, they have taken a big step towards the rectification of identities for many leading personalities. In so doing, he has done us all a great service. - Professor Wang Gungwu, National University of Singapore

Author : JoEllen Fisherkeller
Publisher : Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Digital media
ISBN : 1433106531

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International Perspectives on Youth Media by JoEllen Fisherkeller Pdf

This book documents and analyzes transnational research on youth media production and distribution projects both in and out of school. With comprehensive theoretical analyses, notes, and bibliographies, each chapter includes a case study, illuminating the variety and diversity of youth media projects around the world. Contributors span multiple disciplines and regions, and their perspectives provide a rich and comparative resource for readers. The information gathered here is a valuable tool in assessing the potential of youth media programs; the book intends to make positive contributions to youth media practices, scholarship, policy, and advocacy, and ultimately, to help young people around the world think, feel, and act like powerful and expressive participants in their local and global multi-mediated realities. An accompanying website provides a comprehensive and up-to-date list of programs, projects, research reports, and publications relating to youth media - an important resource for scholars and students in the field.

Author : Rikke Andreassen,Michael Nebeling Petersen,Katherine Harrison,Tobias Raun
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 469 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351804080

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Mediated Intimacies by Rikke Andreassen,Michael Nebeling Petersen,Katherine Harrison,Tobias Raun Pdf

Social media, characterized by user-generated content, interactivity, participation and community formation, have gained much research attention in recent years. At the same time, intimacy, affectivity and emotions are increasingly growing as fields of study. While these two areas are often interwoven, the actual interconnections are rarely studied in detail. This anthology explores how social media construct new types of intimacies, and how practices of intimacy shape the development and use of new media, offering empirical knowledge, theoretical insights and an international perspective on the flourishing field of digital intimacies. Chapters present a range of research tools used, such as interviews, online ethnography, visual analysis, text analysis and video analysis. There is also rich variation in sources for the empirical material studied, including Tumblr, YouTube, dating sites, hook-up sites, Facebook, Snapchat, Couchsurfing, selfies, blogs and photographs, as well as smartphones, tablets and computers. By focusing on the intersection between social media and intimacies, and their continuous co-constitution, this anthology offers new insights into the vast landscape of contemporary media reality. It will be a valuable resource for teachers, students and scholars with an interest in new media, communication, intimacy and affectivity.

Author : Paul Zante
Publisher : Paul Zante
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781005967581

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Sissy Dreams: From Boyfriend to Girlfriend by Paul Zante Pdf

Receiving a text from Sasha, my girlfriend, at work was always risky. Especially when she wanted to know if her girlfriend was horny. A short and sweet (and filthy) story.