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Assessment of Conflict Dynamics in Somali National Regional State of Ethiopia
Abduselam Abdulahi Mohamed
Issue:
Volume 2, Issue 4, December 2018
Pages:
40-48
Received:
15 September 2018
Accepted:
27 September 2018
Published:
10 December 2018
DOI:
10.11648/j.jppa.20180204.11
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Abstract: This article intended to assess conflict dynamics in Somali region based on secondary data, personal interviews and group discussions that was held in Gode, Kebridahar, Jigjiga and Dendema towns. Accordingly, the root causes of the post 1991 ethnic conflicts in Ethiopia associated with nation building process and centralization of power in Ethiopia and power sharing conflicts. The theoretical ground of this study claims that the conflict in Somali region is a clash between conflict actors over scarce resources and political power. After 2016 the conflict dynamics and the reasons for internal displacement in Somali region was changed since it was triggered by conflict between Somali-Oromia over access resource and regional boundaries. Data from IOM in 2018 indicate that around 61,907 internally displaced households due to Somali-Oromia conflict live in government collective centers majority in Qoloji (Babile), Moyale and Dire-Dawa. From the beginning the main actors of the conflict in the region includes armed clans, clan elders, local administrative, ONLF force, WSLF force, OLF force, regional polices, and federal military. In the general context, the Somali region conflict dynamics can be affected in the future by Oil and minerals extraction potential of the region, land resource and ownership, inequities in levels of development between and within regions of the country, Woreda or administrative distributions among the Somali-clans, political power division, and regional volatile political issues.
Abstract: This article intended to assess conflict dynamics in Somali region based on secondary data, personal interviews and group discussions that was held in Gode, Kebridahar, Jigjiga and Dendema towns. Accordingly, the root causes of the post 1991 ethnic conflicts in Ethiopia associated with nation building process and centralization of power in Ethiopia...
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Sustainability and Resilience in the Collaborative Economy: An Introduction to the Cloughjordan Ecovillage
Vangelis Papadimitropoulos
Issue:
Volume 2, Issue 4, December 2018
Pages:
49-60
Received:
30 October 2018
Accepted:
15 November 2018
Published:
17 December 2018
DOI:
10.11648/j.jppa.20180204.12
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Abstract: The background of this work reflects the global emergence of an economic anti-paradigm on the model of the Collaborative Commons, alarmed by climate change and the gaping economic inequalities. The Commons intend to address the devastating consequences of a predatory capitalism for nature and society by introducing new and radical forms of ownership, governance, entrepreneurship, and financialisation on a mission to promote sustainability, decentralisation, democratic self-governance and equitable distribution of value. In this framework, this paper aims to offer an introduction to the Cloughjordan ecovillage, which represents a notable case of the collaborative economy in Ireland. Its objective is to examine the Cloughjordan ecovillage through the prism of sustainability and resilience. To this end, I conducted a three-month fieldwork on a mission to explore the normative and empirical aspects of the Cloughjordan ecovillage, focusing on sustainability and resilience issues. The results of this research show that, despite the financial and operational difficulties the ecovillage has faced due to the economic downturn of the last decade, it has proved resilient enough to sustain a community living in terms of a collaborative economy.
Abstract: The background of this work reflects the global emergence of an economic anti-paradigm on the model of the Collaborative Commons, alarmed by climate change and the gaping economic inequalities. The Commons intend to address the devastating consequences of a predatory capitalism for nature and society by introducing new and radical forms of ownershi...
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An Overview of Crimes against Women and Children in Pakistan
Issue:
Volume 2, Issue 4, December 2018
Pages:
61-64
Received:
3 May 2018
Accepted:
12 November 2018
Published:
19 December 2018
DOI:
10.11648/j.jppa.20180204.13
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Abstract: Women and child base violence are fundamental issues in Pakistan. Children feel insecure when they play in ground, get ready for school and women for offices and other places. So, this society becomes more dominant due to women and child crimes. The main purpose of this study is to explore the hidden substances of crime against women and children in Pakistan. For this purpose, data is collected from newspaper, internet and books. Evidence shows that, in Pakistan, Political leaders, parent’s trust to others, unfairly implement rule of law and financial supports are agents of sexual abuses in Pakistan. Sexual abuses can be minimizing by apply special rules and regulations in Pakistan.
Abstract: Women and child base violence are fundamental issues in Pakistan. Children feel insecure when they play in ground, get ready for school and women for offices and other places. So, this society becomes more dominant due to women and child crimes. The main purpose of this study is to explore the hidden substances of crime against women and children i...
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Self-Interest in a Global Enterprise
Issue:
Volume 2, Issue 4, December 2018
Pages:
65-70
Received:
27 October 2018
Accepted:
20 November 2018
Published:
25 December 2018
DOI:
10.11648/j.jppa.20180204.14
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Abstract: Effective leadership talent tends to seek autonomous opportunities to achieve positive financial results within a profit-seeking organization. This study shows that a guided autonomy, driven by self-interest and augmented by resource complementarity in a network based production environment, accelerates the process of achieving profitable growth. Entities external to the organization can contribute to a balanced self-interest. For example, the corporate center can contribute to continuous growth by temporarily incubating growth opportunities, by sharing related resources between businesses, and by helping business units to select initiatives based on the long-term strategic plan for the firm. Even so, the corporate center must guide the organization balancing constraints and autonomy to leverage the growth benefits from self-interest. In this article a mixed method was used to collect data from an organization that successfully achieved growth during a significant transformational event. By paying attention to self-interest, leadership can leverage a powerful force in organizations. Conversely, neglecting it can result in failure to meet objectives.
Abstract: Effective leadership talent tends to seek autonomous opportunities to achieve positive financial results within a profit-seeking organization. This study shows that a guided autonomy, driven by self-interest and augmented by resource complementarity in a network based production environment, accelerates the process of achieving profitable growth. E...
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Public Social Policy Efficacy Assessment: Operational Challenges of the Health Insurance Scheme in Ghana
Vincent Ekow Arkorful,
Ibrahim Basiru,
Latif Amadu,
Anastasia Hammond,
Sarah Pokuaah,
Eric Kwadwo Agyei,
Nurudeen Abdul-Rahaman,
Edward Arthur
Issue:
Volume 2, Issue 4, December 2018
Pages:
71-83
Received:
7 November 2018
Accepted:
26 November 2018
Published:
25 December 2018
DOI:
10.11648/j.jppa.20180204.15
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Abstract: Maintaining the health and wealth of a nation largely depends on the state of health care and policies guaranteeing citizens access to health care. It is the policy that creates the enabling operational environment for the health institutions. The purpose of this paper is to examine the current state of the public social policy program delivery, as well as challenges and prospects in three (3) purposefully selected districts each in the selected case study areas of the three (3) Northern regions of Ghana; The Northern Region, Upper East Region and the Upper West Region. The study employed the case study method. Interviews were conducted in communities in the selected districts in the regions using a semi-structured interview guide. The study relied on primary sources of data. Primary data were obtained through interview schedule and interview guide. The study identified reimbursement delays, widespread poverty among denizens of the study area, human resource constraints, infrastructural challenges and unethical conduct of health professionals. Others include: limited drug coverage under the scheme, logistical constraints, fraud and abuse, and delays in documents processing. The study therefore recommended among others things that, stakeholders, as part of concerted efforts to sustain the policy in the Northern, Upper East and the Upper West Region should integrate social justice, and vulnerability considerations into the policy to favour the poor and the socially marginalized.
Abstract: Maintaining the health and wealth of a nation largely depends on the state of health care and policies guaranteeing citizens access to health care. It is the policy that creates the enabling operational environment for the health institutions. The purpose of this paper is to examine the current state of the public social policy program delivery, as...
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