Control and freedom of the Internet

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 243-252
Author(s):  
Muhammad Adnan Bin Pitchan ◽  
Wan Amizah Wan Mahmud ◽  
Shahrul Nazmi Sannusi ◽  
Ali Salman
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Cyber Crime ◽  
Dependency Theory ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Media Dependency ◽  
Popular Medium ◽  
The Government ◽  
Depth Interviews

The Internet has become a popular medium now because it provides many benefits to users, though at the same time it also carries negative effects, especially to developing countries, such as sedition, pornography, defamation and cyber crime. Therefore, this study focuses on the control and freedom of the Internet system and the challenges faced by the government. The main focus of this paper is to see whether the government face challenges in controlling the content of the Internet. This study uses two theories, namely the theory of media development and media dependency theory as a guideline for the study. Qualitative approach such as in-depth interviews were chosen as research methodology to obtain the qualitative data. The study found that there are several challenges faced by the government in controlling the misuse of Internet, such as Internet domain registration, difficulties in identifying suspects, false registration, development of technology and content monitoring aspects.

scholarly journals The Effect of the Corona Disaster on Women: lock down and Corona virus from the lens of Social science

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sohela Mustari ◽  
Mehe Zebunnesa Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Psychological Effects ◽  
Biomedical Science ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
The Government ◽  
Equal Contribution

The world is giving more emphasis to look at the effects of coronavirus from the lens of biomedical science. This article, however, tried to look at the effects of coronavirus from the lens of social science. In this article, coronavirus is considered as a devastating natural disaster and intended to know the socio- psychological effects of lockdown and social distancing on the lives of Bangladeshi women. To do this mostly qualitative approach is used. However, quantitative data is also used to supplement the validity of qualitative data. A survey was conducted for quantitative data and a few case studies are for the qualitative data. The findings shows that around 87% respondents believe that people of Bangladesh should not disregard the decision of the government to stop the spread of Coronavirus and 95% of the respondents believe, everyone should follow the instructions of experts in maintaining social distancing to avoid Coronavirus. This research also shows that 87.2% of the respondents are worried of coronavirus due to public health concerns; however, around 60% of respondents also claimed that the lockdown itself made their lives less meaningful, due to negative effects on their economic and social welfare. Finally it is suggested to recruit more psychiatrics and increase the level of social support for depressed women so that they can have more of an equal contribution in society.

scholarly journals GERAKAN AYO SEKOLAH DI KABUPATEN BOJONEGORO: PENINGKATAN SUMBER DAYA MANUSIA MELALUI PENDIDIKAN UNTUK MENYONGSONG BONUS DEMOGRAFI

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 77
Author(s):  
Sonyaruri Satiti
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Window Of Opportunity ◽  
Access To Education ◽  
The Government ◽  
Depth Interviews

Improving the quality of human resources through education is one of the ways to benefit from the window of opportunity. The Government of Indonesia and many local governments have been conducting programs to provide easier access to education to prevent dropouts. The Local Government of Bojonegoro has been implementing a program called "Ayo Sekolah" to curb dropouts. This paper aims to describe the conditions of education in Bojonegoro District and the implementation of the “Ayo Sekolah” Program in Bojonegoro District. The analysis is based on  the result of research on the program. The research used a quantitative and qualitative approach. Qualitative data is collected through in-depth interviews, while secondary data are used for quantitative analysis. The result of the study shows that the “Ayo Sekolah” Program in Bojonegoro District that has been running since 2015 has significantly reduced dropout rates. The percentage of the drop-off rates for Bojonegoro Regency high school/vocational/MA in 2013-2017 decreased even though only 0.20 percent.

scholarly journals THE URGENCY OF RELIGIOUS FORUM AS THE BASIS OF EDUCATION FOR CORRUPTION PREVENTION AMONG GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS (A MULTI-SITE STUDY IN MALANG RAYA GOVERNMENT MOSQUES)

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 187-206
Author(s):  
Ahmad Barizi ◽  
Siti Rohmah ◽  
Moh. Anas Kholish
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Capital ◽  
Shock Therapy ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Religious Activities ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
City Hall ◽  
The Government ◽  
Corruption Prevention ◽  
Depth Interviews

This article aims to determine the construction of the thoughts of preachers and preachers about the urgency of preventing corruption through religious forums at the Greater Malang Government mosque. In addition, this study also aims to identify and analyze the role of spiritual forums in the Greater Malang Government mosque in preventing corruption. The approach used in this study is a qualitative approach by making in-depth interviews, observations, and documentation as data collection techniques. The results of this study indicate that the construction of preachers and preachers about the urgency of religious forums as a basis for preventing and fighting corruption in Malang Raya has strong potential as well as cultural capital to inject the awareness of the mustami', most of whom are officials. There are construction variants among the preachers and preachers at the Government Mosque of Malang Raya. The constructions in question include theological buildings, Sufism, jinayah fiqh, eschatological constructions, and qawaidul fiqhiyah. Meanwhile, the role of preventing and fighting corruption at the Baiturrohim Mosque in Malang City Hall through religious forums has been carried out. However, studies on the theme of corruption are not explicitly discussed but are tucked away in various themes of sermons and lectures. Likewise, what happened at the Baiturrahman Grand Mosque, Malang Regency, and An Nuur Mosque, Batu City, several momentums of religious forums that were used as the basis for preventing and fighting corruption were expressed in religious activities such as cults, weekly and monthly recitations, Friday sermons, and commemorations. Islamic holidays. Through religious forums, preachers play a significant role as spiritual generators to bring about social change. This effort is carried out as shock therapy for officials so that they can behave honestly and trustworthy.

The impact of alcohol misuse on fathering in Northern Uganda: An ethnographic study of fathers

2020 ◽  
pp. 136346152094331
Author(s):  
Christopher J. Mehus ◽  
Elizabeth Wieling ◽  
Okot Thomas Oloya ◽  
Achan Laura ◽  
Verena Ertl
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Alcohol Misuse ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Northern Uganda ◽  
Drinking Alcohol ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Entire Family ◽  
Post War ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Depth Interviews

The Acholi people of northern Uganda experienced decades of conflict. Alcohol misuse is high among northern Ugandan men. This is common in displaced or post-war communities. Because parents are often the most significant and proximal influence in a child’s development, it is important to understand the relationships between parental behavioral health and parenting. The purpose of this ethnographic study was to understand the impact of alcohol misuse on fathering, from fathers’ perspectives. We collected qualitative data from several sources, including in-depth interviews with 19 fathers. Informants identified three ways in which a father can “overdrink”: drinking to drunkenness, spending too much money on alcohol, or spending too much time drinking alcohol. Fathers described the specific ways in which overdrinking impacted each of the three primary roles of a father, which were identified as providing, educating, and creating a stable home. Of the negative effects of overdrinking, a compromised ability to provide for basic needs was described as the most salient. The findings suggest that support for families in this region should include support for father’s substance misuse, as a father’s overdrinking is widely understood to be problematic for the entire family.

Policy Environments of Social Enterprise in Taiwan: a Cross-Sectoral Governance Perspective

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 290-318
Author(s):  
Tzu-Shen Yang ◽  
Min-Hsiu Chiang
Keyword(s):  
Social Enterprise ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Policy Environments ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Government ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Enterprise Policy

AbstractIn recent years, social enterprises in Taiwan have experienced a period of growth and are becoming more diversified. At the same time, the government is paying more attention to fostering a policy-friendly environment for their development. Despite growing interest in social enterprises, research on this phenomenon remains limited in Taiwan. Using a cross-sectoral perspective, this study is based on qualitative data from in-depth interviews on social enterprises. There are three main findings, first, the development of Taiwan’s social enterprise policy is deeply affected by different sectors. Second, the roles of the sectors are distinct and there is frequent cross-sectoral cooperation. Third, there is still a gap between the government sector’s and other sectors’ views of the social enterprise policy.

scholarly journals Crime reporting practices among traders at Alaba International Market, Lagos

Temida ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-160
Author(s):  
Johnson Ayodele
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
International Market ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Reporting Practices ◽  
The Government ◽  
Contemporary Study ◽  
Depth Interviews

In the field of contemporary study of victims in most developing countries worldwide, the reporting of personal victimization has received more attention by scholars than business victimization. Therefore, the aim of the current study is to examine the influence of business crimes reporting practices among traders on the development of the Alaba International Market, the traders and national economy. The study was conducted between October 3 and 8, 2015, in Lagos, Nigeria. It collected quantitative data from 245 respondents that were randomly selected from traders at the market. These were complemented by qualitative data collected through In-depth Interviews and Focus Group Discussions with purposively selected participants. The data were analyzed. The quantitative data found that 82.1% of the respondents attributed the victimization of small businesses to organized crimes by youth. The qualitative data indicated that the Alaba Market investors will reduce the unemployment rate in Lagos if the government stop frustrating the traders with the tax burden. The study concluded that business crimes prevent economic development. It suggests partnership among stakeholders for the provision of closed-circuit television cameras to prevent business violence and induce economic development at Alaba International Market.

Modding as game development: Investigating the influences over how mods are made

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leônidas Soares Pereira ◽  
Maurício Moreira E Silva Bernardes
Keyword(s):  
Software Development ◽  
Influencing Factors ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Total Conversion ◽  
Game Development ◽  
The Core ◽  
The Past ◽  
Depth Interviews

Over the past few decades, game mods have slowly walked their way into mainstream popularity and although not being confined anymore to the dark corners of the internet, the reality is that we still do not know much about how mods are created and how modders manage to achieve their objectives. Seeking to better understand the activity of mod development, this article explores key influencing factors on mod projects coordination and development by taking a qualitative approach based on in-depth interviews with nine lead developers of total conversion mod projects. We identified three key factors – tendency towards agility, co-creative nature and open source attitude – that we believe are etched at the core of the activity of modding and that lead to, and are manifested, in the unique ways of how modders approach software development.

scholarly journals Can public-private partnership policy reduce poverty and grow sustainable economies in indonesia? (case study approach)

2018 ◽  
Vol 74 ◽  
pp. 01005
Author(s):  
Ary Miftakhul Huda ◽  
Antun Mardiyanta ◽  
Erna Setijaningrum
Keyword(s):  
Social Inequality ◽  
Rural Population ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Private Partnership ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Business Partnership ◽  
The Government ◽  
Depth Interviews

The openness of the investment in Indonesia has become one of the main focuses in supporting the Nawa Cita Program by Jokowi and Jusuf Kalla. Unfortunately, the increase in investment is not balanced with the number of poor urban and rural population in Indonesia. Therefore, social inequality in Indonesia still tends to be quite large. One form of investment is the development of supermarkets. The goal of this study is to analyze the implementation of partnership policies between supermarkets and SME with a case study approach of supermarket chains with SME in Sidoarjo Town, East Java Province. This study uses a qualitative approach, through in-depth interviews on SME who partner with supermarkets in Sidoarjo. The results showed that the government-led partnership policy to improve the economy of society and overcome the gap on the growth of supermarkets did not run optimally. Thus, the Government's goal to create a mutually beneficial business partnership between supermarkets and SME can not be achieved, so that there needs to be an evaluation on the partnership policy made by the Government further so that the partnership policy can be successful.

scholarly journals Relationship between the Village Head and the Village Consultative Body in Handling Covid-19 in Ubung Village

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 152-160
Author(s):  
Belinda Sam ◽  
Darwin Abd Radjak ◽  
M Chairul Basrun Umanailo ◽  
Andries Lionardo ◽  
Bagus Irawan
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Religious Leaders ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Village Government ◽  
Consultative Body ◽  
The Village ◽  
Depth Interviews

The purpose of this study is to establish a relationship between the village head and the village consultative body in Ubung, Buru Regency. The research problem is focused on the collaboration between the village head and the village consultative body in containing the spread of Covid-19 in Ubung. The study employed a qualitative approach, with a total of twenty informants chosen at random. This study was conducted in the village of Ubung, with informants including village officials, members of the Village Consultative Body, representatives of community leaders, traditional leaders, and religious leaders, as well as community representatives considered to possess competencies relevant to the research objectives. This study collects data about the partnership relationship through observation and in-depth interviews. The analysis technique used is qualitative data analysis under Miles, Huberman, and Spradley's concepts. This study concludes that the village is extremely responsive in planning and implementing the management of Covid-19, making it easier for the community to be involved. The village side also adjusts to the existing conditions to carry out the control of Covid-19, specifically by conducting analysis and identification to decipher the program of activities that will be planned in collaboration with the Village Consultative Body. In the division of Village Consultative Body tasks, the village government prioritizes development sector implementation and public awareness, while the village government focuses more on-field segmentation planning.

scholarly journals ‘From Rubber to Oil Palm’: Livelihood Structural Transformation of Local and Transmigrant Farmer Households in Minangkabau

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 86-94
Author(s):  
Elva Wati ◽  
Arya Hadi Dharmawan ◽  
Didin S Damanhuri ◽  
Titik Sumarti
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Oil Palm ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Lifestyle Changes ◽  
Farm Households ◽  
Agricultural Commodity ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Qualitative Data Collection

This study aims to analyze the transformation of livelihood structures in local and transmigrant farmer households that occur due to the entry of oil palm. Oil palm has become a new agricultural commodity that it is believed to provide better income for farmers. This research was conducted with a quantitative and qualitative approach. Quantitative data collection was carried out through a survey of 63 farm households. Meanwhile, qualitative data collection was carried out through in-depth interviews. The results of the study indicate that the transformation of rubber commodities to oil palm in general supports the economy of farmer households, which are income increases, livelihood diversity, and welfare increases. In addition, the transformation also has an impact on consumptive and materialistic lifestyle changes in farm households and the formation of farmer household typologies based on post-transformation livelihoods.

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