Essays about: "Accountability in Government"

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1. 11. Nomen est Omen: Nation Branding in the Republic of Moldova through the lens of discourse

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Medier och kommunikation

   Author : Gianina Vulpe; [2022]
   Keywords : Nation branding; national identity; critical discourse analysis; discursive practice; social practice; Moldova;

   Abstract : The Republic of Moldova is a relatively new state in Eastern Europe, formed as an independent country in 1991, after the fall of the Soviet Union. While nation branding efforts in Moldova are still in their infancy, the country’s tensioned historical legacy, divided identity and current discursive struggles make it a valuable, albeit highly unexplored subject for nation branding research. READ MORE

3. 12. The Duck-Rabbit Ambiguity of Evaluations: A Comparative Study of How Evaluative Ideals Are Discursively Constructed and Affect Evaluative Judgments

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Alfred Tilly; [2022]
   Keywords : critical discourse analysis; municipal auditing; evaluation; evaluative ideals; evaluation use; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Evaluative practices play an increasingly important role in the management of local government. More than ever, evaluations are seen as a means for stakeholders to garner objective information about the performance of public organizations in order to demand accountability. READ MORE

4. 13. A war on the marginalised : The legitimisation and inevitability of the protection of privilege through an analysis of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (PCSC), the Nationality and Borders Bill (NB), and the institutions that enable them

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   Author : Mia Higgins; [2022]
   Keywords : privilege; marginalised; institutional; human rights; police; media;

   Abstract : This article explores the declining state of and increasing threat to human rights in the UK, through an analysis of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (PCSC) and the Nationality and Borders Bill (NB). It focusses on the ostracisation, demonisation and criminalisation of marginalised groups, and how this has been achieved through a regime of right-wing populism, capitalising on crises within the elite to direct public anger at economic suffering and perceived erosion of social values towards the most marginalised in society by proposing that they are favoured by the elite over 'the people'. READ MORE

5. 14. Protracted refugee humanitarian response as a context in the discourse on Localization: The case study of refugee protection in Uganda

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Geoffey Cloney Olwa; [2022]
   Keywords : Localization; discourse on localization; Protracted refugee response; Humanitarian response; critical localism;

   Abstract : Around 2015, the humanitarian aid sector set out the localization agenda in motion. Embedded within The Grand Bargain, the localization agenda elevated the propensity for systems change within the humanitarian sector and calls for a greater inclusion of local actors have featured for some time in debates on how to make humanitarian action more efficient and address unequal power relations within the humanitarian system. READ MORE

6. 15. Value Creation in Open Government Data : A Case Study of Swedish Municipality Open Data Platform

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för informatik

   Author : Jude Nkeme Ngambong; Pavithra Sivakumar; [2022]
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   Abstract : The concept of open data in the public sector is not new, and governments have long beenthe primary producers and collectors of data in a variety of sectors. Despite this, previousresearch mostly focused on private open data and only a limited number of studies haveaddressed public sector open data. READ MORE