Parliamentary Diplomacy: A Review Article

There is growing academic interest in parliamentary diplomacy. This is a welcome development because for many years only parliamentary practitioners themselves paid much attention to the parliamentarization of international affairs, and then mainly from a technical interparliamentary cooperation perspective. This presently consolidating academic literature still requires a fresh impetus if only because there still remain numerous important and problematic issues that need to be addressed. This article will first set the study of parliamentary diplomacy in its wider context, offering examples and definitions. It will then review its main findings to date – before suggesting a number of important research questions that deserve further attention. It is argued that future studies will need to examine them in more detail in order to strengthen academic research into this ever-expanding worldwide phenomenon. The conclusions will also include a practical suggestion for developing this important new dimension in diplomatic studies even further.

'Adventure Playgrounds', 'Nature' and 'Learning': Disrupting Lofty Notions

In this article we playfully and seriously bring the subversive tendencies of adventure playgrounds to the exploration of outdoor learning, nature and urban play spaces which are the focus of this issue of Built Environment. The history of adventure playgrounds shows how they have always had to navigate the tension between supporting play for its own sake and meeting current policy agendas. We suggest that 'nature and learning' is one such agenda and off er both a theoretical challenge to current orthodoxies of thought and also a practical suggestion. Critical cartography is a spatial, relational and creative approach to documenting playwork that can offer a different articulation of the value of playwork, be the basis for playworkers' (rather than children's) learning, and also prompt a re-enchantment with children's play.

Acknowledging and Learning from Different Types of Failure

The challenges faced in sanitation and hygiene programmes are numerous and complex. Failures are inevitable. From our experience of working on rapid action learning and research in this sector we have found that when mistakes are shared they are usually those which were uncontrollable and unanticipated i.e. somebody else’s fault. In this perspectives piece we propose a typology of failure alongside criteria for research and learning processes that prioritises timeliness, relevance and actionability. We argue that these can be used together to identify and reflect on failures (and successes) quickly. We provide some practical suggestion for different stakeholders to support a shift towards a more open and reflexive sector, where all types of failures can be shared broadly.

To Strengthen the Pupil’s Reading Skills in Pitch and Rhythmic Accuracy

This paper expounds a process of music teaching and learning. It is a project and it contains project outline, practicum log and evaluation. The purpose of the project is to strengthen the pupil’s reading skills in pitch and rhythmic accuracy. The duration of the project is four weeks. This article reflects a specific process and influence from student by studying piano. Also, it provides some practical suggestion and reflection to teacher.

REPRESENTASI BRAND IDENTITY DALAM WEBSERIES SEBAGAI ALTERNATIF MEDIA PERIKLANAN

<p>ABSTRACT<br />In the era of globalization, the Internet is growing rapidly. One proof of the development of the internet is the emergence of a social media platform that can change the way people live in the field of communication, health, business and others. One of the social media that is often used is Youtube. And the content created by brands that continue to experience positive trends from year to year is webseries. This research uses Charles Sanders Peirce semiotic analysis method. The Peirce Semiotics Method is used to see representation of brand identity present at Jelang Buka from Unilever, Sore from Tropicana Slim and Balada Al Prilly from Vivo. The findings of the research show that Tropicana Slim with Sore webseries is more implicit in conveying brand identity to the audience by prioritizing a healthy lifestyle campaign. While Unilever with Jelang Buka webseries and Vivo with Balada Al Prilly webseries explicitly conveys identity by bringing up their products in every episode. The brand identity that appears in the three webseries is represented so neatly and flows together with the story of the webseries so that the audience can enjoy the advertisement with the story presented by each brand without having to force the ad to see it. As a practical suggestion many brands in all sectors can consider creating ads using webseries on Youtube because they have a large number of viewers and for brands that have made the webseries consistent with other stories or continuing stories. The academic advice is expected to do further research in the field of quantitative to see the effectiveness of webseries as a medium of advertising on consumer buying considering it has many audiences.<br />Keyword: Brand Identity, Webseries, Youtube, Advertisement, Semiotic.</p><p> </p><p>ABSTRAK<br />Di era globalisasi, internet berkembang semakin pesat. Salah satu bukti berkembangnya internet adalah munculnya sebuah platform media sosial yang dapat mengubah cara hidup masyarakat di bidang komunikasi, kesehatan, bisnis dan lain-lain. Dan salah satu media sosial yang sering digunakan adalah Youtube. Dan konten yang dibuat oleh brand yang terus mengalami tren positif dari tahun ke tahun adalah webseries. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode analisis semiotika Charles Sanders Peirce. Metode Semiotika Peirce digunakan untuk melihat representasi brand identity yang hadir di webseries Jelang Buka dari Unilever, Sore dari Tropicana Slim dan Balada Al Prilly dari Vivo. Penemuan hasil penelitian menunjukka yaitu Tropicana Slim dengan webseries Sore lebih implisit dalam menyampaikan identitas merek kepada penontonnya dengan mengutamakan kampanye gaya hidup sehat. Sementara Unilever dengan webseries Jelang Buka dan Vivo dengan webseries Balada Al Prilly dalam menyampaikan identitas secara eksplisit dengan memunculkan produk-produknya di setiap episode. Identitas merek yang dimunculkan di ketiga webseries tersebut di representasikan begitu rapih dan mengalir menjadi satu dengan cerita webseries tersebut sehingga penonton dapat menikmati iklan dengan cerita yang disuguhkan masing-masing brand tanpa harus memaksa melihat iklan tersebut. Sebagai saran praktis diharpakan berbagai brand di segala bidang dapat mempertimbangkan untuk membuat iklan menggunakan webseries di Youtube karena memiki jumlah penonton yang banyak dan bagi brand yang telah membuat webseries tetap konsisten denga membuat cerita-certa lain atau melanjutkn cerita sebelumnya. Adapun saran akademik yang diharapkan agar dilakukannya penelitian lanjutan di bidang kuantitatif untuk melihat efektifitas webseries sebagai media periklanan terhadap minat beli masyarakat mengingat jumlah penonton yang banyak di tren webseries ini. Kata Kunci: Brand Identity, Webseries, Youtube, Periklanan, Semiotika</p>