Deciding the Public Good: Governance and Civil Society in Japan

2000 ◽  
Vol 73 (1) ◽  
pp. 121 ◽  
Author(s):  
David W. Edgington ◽  
Yamamoto Tadashi
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Public Good ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
The Public

scholarly journals Navigating Civic Space in a Time of Covid: Synthesis Report

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anderson, Colin Anderson, Colin ◽  
Rosie McGee ◽  
Niranjan Nampoothiri ◽  
John Gaventa ◽  
Salvador Forquilha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Public Good ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Emergency Relief ◽  
Global Trends ◽  
The Public ◽  
Civic Activism ◽  
Fundamental Freedoms ◽  
Synthesis Report ◽  
Civic Space

Since long before the Covid-19 pandemic emerged in 2020, civic space has been changing all over the globe, generally becoming more restricted and hazardous. The pandemic brought the suspension of many fundamental freedoms in the name of the public good, providing cover for a deepening of authoritarian tendencies but also spurring widespread civic activism on issues suddenly all the more important, ranging from emergency relief to economic impacts. Research partners in the Action for Empowerment and Accountability (A4EA)'s Navigating Civic Space in a Time of Covid project have explored these dynamics through real-time research embedded in civil society in Mozambique, Nigeria, and Pakistan, grounded in a close review of global trends.

Unions & Civic Engagement: How the Assault on Labor Endangers Civil Society

Daedalus ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 142 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-138
Author(s):  
Andy Stern
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Public Good ◽  
Labor Movement ◽  
Trade Unions ◽  
Direct Action ◽  
National Level ◽  
Union Density ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Individual

American trade unions are a crucial segment of civil society that enriches our democracy. Union members are stewards of the public good, empowering the individual through collective action and solidarity. While union density has declined, the U.S. labor movement remains a substantial political and economic force. But the relentless attacks by the political right and its corporate allies could lead to an erosion of civic engagement, further economic inequality, and a political imbalance of power that can undermine society. The extreme assault on unions waged by Republicans in Wisconsin, Ohio, Michigan, and at a national level must be countered by a revitalized labor movement and by those who understand that unions are positive civil actors who bring together individuals who alone have little power. Unions need both structural reform and greater boldness; there are moments in which direct action and dramatic militancy can bring about positive social change. The current assault on labor can be rebuffed, and unions can expand their role as stewards for the public good and as defenders of efforts by the 99 percent to reduce inequality and protect democracy.

scholarly journals Urgensitas Masyarakat Madani Civil Society dalam Mengurai Problematika Sosial: Suatu Tinjauan Terhadap Varian Konflik di Lombok

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-68
Author(s):  
Ihsan Hamid
Keyword(s):  
Social Movements ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Public Good ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
Active Participation ◽  
Direct Reaction ◽  
State Control ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Government ◽  
Necessary Existence

Civil society movement post Reformation gained momentum, it ismarked by a growing number of emerging elements of civil society itselfwith various forms of movement and activities performed. The dynamicsof this at once indicates that the process of Westernization of the nationof Indonesia, because of the progress of the process therein, of course,involve the participation of the public good in giving control of theGovernment as well as the active participation in the effort ofmaintaining the harmony node civic social dam in an attempt tomecegah the conflict and remained consistent in providing solutions tothe issues facing the nation. On that basis then the existence of a civilsociety necessary existence. For it was at least the civil society movementcan be manifested into some kind of social movements. The first symbolicresistance, which includes various indirect actions to control thedomination of the country. Secondly, pragmatic resistance that wasconducted as a direct reaction against the wisdom of the Government orthe system of socio-economic-political progress, including in this case bea solution for all social problems. Third, the symbolic resistance-which isa pragmatic action directly or indirectly to the creation of socio-politicalsituation that demands better especially young wong and alsodemanded a reduction in State control against the various areas of lifethe community.

scholarly journals Assessing ‘good governance’:‘scientific’ measurement and political discourse

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Gregory
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Public Goods ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
Political Discourse ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
The Public ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
The Past ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
State Authority

The idea of governance – as distinct from government – has become intellectually fashionable in academic circles over the past decade or so, constituting a new conceptual paradigm that embodies ideas about the dispersal and fragmentation of formerly centralised state authority, the increasing involvement of civil society in the delivery of public goods and services, and the networked collaboration of a wide range of governmental and nongovernmental bodies in the pursuit of public purposes and the public interest.

scholarly journals Global Civil Society Is Not Utopian, But Feasible: The World After the COVID-19 Pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (10) ◽  
pp. 47
Author(s):  
Junyuan Peng ◽  
Jing Shi
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Public Good ◽  
Global Governance ◽  
Global Civil Society ◽  
The Public ◽  
Transnational Organizations ◽  
Economic Organizations ◽  
The World ◽  
State And Market ◽  
Definition Of

At the beginning of 2020, the COVID-19 Pandemic has swept the world, which raises the awareness of global governance and global civil society. This paper attempts to prove global civil society is feasible and analyses its main functions during the period of resistance of the COVID-19 Pandemic. The paper unfolds in four parts. The First part is a brief introduction to the question this paper tends to address after the COVID-19 Pandemic. After that, it is the definition of civil society. Civil society can be defined as a complementary arena for state and market to ensure common welfare and public good through non-violent, voluntary and bottom-up process. However, this definition encompasses different connotations with the passage of time. In the third part, it states that civil society is inevitably globalized in the challenge of globalization. Quite a number of problems go beyond borders and the reaches of states, which leaves a vacuum for a corresponding force to regulate them. Also, global social movement-the main actor of global civil society, as an important agent, ensures the economy liberalism-embedded transnational economic organizations, as the main structure of global governance, accountable. In addition, the development of convenient communication and value convergence provide the objective conditions for the emergence of global civil society. Global civil society makes transnational organizations accountable, solves problems beyond state borders and ensures the public good and welfare. In a nutshell, global civil society is an indispensable part of today’s global governance.

scholarly journals Framing Privatisation: The Dominance of Neoliberal Discourse and the Death of the Public Good

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 796-815 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henry Silke ◽  
Ciara Graham
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Public Good ◽  
Print Media ◽  
Economic Recession ◽  
The Political ◽  
International Capital ◽  
The Public ◽  
Business Perspective

This paper looks at the privatisation Bórd Gáis Éireann (BGÉ) in 2014 and the treatment of this issue by the mainstream print media in Ireland. From a contextual perspective, this came in the wake of the global economic recession and its longer term implications for Ireland. The media’s coverage of the sale could not be found to be impartial: both the volume and thrust of the articles were inclined to portray privatisation in a favourable, non-critical light. The majority of content was presented within Neo-Liberal frames, with a competitive frame being dominant; in other words the topic was treated from a market or business perspective rather than the perspective of the public good or wider society. A consistent source bias was also found favouring business or market interests with almost no representation of workers or civil society. Theoretically the paper argues that the framing of privatisation as a business and consumer issue, rather than a political one or that of the public good, acts to detract from the political aspects of the appropriation of public assets by international capital, including the implications for infrastructure, economic development and accountability to democratic structures, none of which receive sufficient journalistic attention.

Governance myths: a typology

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 211-223
Author(s):  
Aaron Wachhaus
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
The State ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
The World ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Gaining Insight

PurposeMyths matter. They are one of the ways by which we seek to make sense of the world; understanding myths helps us understand not only the world around us but ourselves as well. Governance myths – myths that we tell about the state and our relationship to it or about the structures and figures making up our government and our relationships to them – can serve as a valuable means of gaining insight into civil society and for illuminating the goals and values of good governance. Categorizing governance myths can aid in that process. The paper aims to discuss this issue.Design/methodology/approachThis paper develops a typology of governance myths, and then explores mythic types and their implications for governance.FindingsA typology of myths facilitates systematic examination of fundamental stories told to explain and illustrate governance. Characteristics of myths at each level of governance may be used to better understand implicit expectations and assumptions about particular aspects of governance.Originality/valueThis typology can be used by scholars and practitioners to deconstruct stories told about governance and more effectively respond to citizens’ perceptions of the public sector.

scholarly journals Compromising the public good? Civil society as beneficiary of gambling revenue

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 207-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Dieter Egerer ◽  
Veera Kankainen ◽  
Matilda Hellman
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Public Good ◽  
The Public

scholarly journals RECONSTRUCTION OF EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITIES TO MAKE A GOOD GOVERNANCE BASED ON WELFARE VALUES

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 199
Author(s):  
Muhammad Khamim
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Public Good ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Public Affairs ◽  
The State ◽  
The Public ◽  
Regional Budget ◽  
Group Interests

The executive and legislative powers of good governance based on welfare values imply that the executive and legislative bodies as the state organizers and the bearers of the mandate to manage public affairs should prioritize the general interests and safeguard the public good over many individual and group interests. The executive and legislative authorities in realizing good governance have not worked well due to the practice of extraterrestrial partnership relations, especially in terms of APBD (Regional Budget) arrangements that seem to promote personal or group interests. The role of function is large enough to cause conflict between the executive and legislative (local government), especially the head of the region.

scholarly journals Pengawasan Partisipatif untuk Mewujudkan Good Governance dalam Penyelenggaraan Pemilihan Umum Serentak di Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 615-628
Author(s):  
Kadek Cahya Susila Wibawa
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Public Participation ◽  
Community Participation ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Information Disclosure ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Public Trust ◽  
The Public ◽  
Simultaneous Election

Abstract The holding of the first simultaneous elections in Indonesia is full of the complexity of the problems. Bawaslu, as an institution tasked with overseeing the implementation of the election, has limitations in terms of area coverage, personnel, objects of oversight are very much. Supervision outside the Bawaslu needs to be strengthened to realize quality elections. The urgency of public participation in the supervision of simultaneous election is not only will strengthen the oversight capacity of the holding of elections, but an oversight by civil society also encourages the expansion of the area of supervision. Participatory oversight by the public is one of the important pillars in carrying out the controlling function of the simultaneous election. Supervision by the public (participatory) is part of the implementation of good governance in the holding of simultaneous elections in Indonesia. The level of community participation is closely related to the level of public trust, legitimacy, accountability, public service quality, and preventing public disobedience. Keywords: Information disclosure,  public service, good governance. Abstrak Penyelenggaraan pemilu serentak pertama di Indonesia penuh dengan kompleksitas permasalahannya. Bawaslu sebagai lembaga yang bertugas untuk mengawasi penyelenggaraan pemilu tersebut memiliki keterbatasan dalam hal jangkauan wilayah, personil, obyek pengawasan yang sangat banyak. Pengawasan di luar Bawaslu perlu untuk diperkuat untuk mewujudkan pemilu yang berkualitas. Urgensi keterlibatan atau peran serta masyarakat dalam pengawasan pemilu serentak, tidak saja akan memperkuat kapasitas pengawasan terhadap penyelenggaraan pemilu, namun pengawasan yang dilakukan oleh civil society pun mendorong perluasan terhadap wilayah pengawasan. Pengawasan partisipatif oleh masyarakat merupakan salah satu pilar penting dalam menjalankan fungsi controlling terhadap pemilu serentak. Pengawasan yang dilakukan masyarakat (partisipatif) merupakan bagian dari pelaksanaan good governance dalam penyelenggaraan pemilu serentak di Indonesia. Tingkat partisipasi masyarakat sangat berhubungan dengan tingkat kepercayaan masyarakat (public trust), legilimasi (legitimacy), tanggung gugat (accountability), kualitas layanan pablik (public servis quality) dan mencegah gerakan pembangkangan publik (public disobedience). Kata Kunci: Pemilu serentak; pengawasan partisipatif; pemilu; Bawaslu; good governance.

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