Sumerianz Journal of Social Science
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Online ISSN: 2616-8693
Print ISSN: 2617-1716
Quarterly Published (4 Issues Per Year)
Journal Website: https://www.sumerianz.com/?ic=journal-home&journal=28Archive
Volume 1 Issue 3 (2018)
Scanning Good Governance Through the Lenses of Investigative Reporting: The Case of Democracy in Nigeria
Authors : Dyikuk J. Justine ; Inaku K. Egere
Abstract:In its bid to ensure good governance, the media often engages in accountability reporting otherwise known as investigative reporting. This is aimed at fulfilling its agenda-setting role towards ensuring checks and balances in governance. This qualitative study, “Scanning Good Governance through the Lenses of Investigative Reporting: The Case of Democracy in Nigeria” sets out to examine the role of investigative reporting in Nigeria through the frameworks of the Libertarian and Social Responsibility media theories. The authors identified inability to bring corrupt public office holders to justice and lack of righteous indignation on the part of journalists as responsible for massive corruption and lack of delivering democratic scorecards. The researchers recommended providing incentives and debuting complete insurance covers for journalists as useful ways of ensuring good governance. The study concluded that as partners in progress with other stakeholders in every democratic process, journalists have the critical role of using the lenses of investigative reporting to bring corrupt public servants to justice even as they contribute to nation building.
Psychological-Occupational Profile and Labor Competencies of the Pollster´s Field Network of the Center of Social Research ICRT, La Habana
Authors : Lic Mónica Guillén del Campo
Abstract:Introduction: A psychological-occupational profile is a guide that allows to know which are the common tendencies of the personality and the necessary characteristics that a person must have to request a position, in our case as a pollster. The study of the competences refers to the behaviors that the worker must show, the skills and knowledge for a superior performance in his job. Objective: To conform a psychological-occupational profile, considering the labor competencies, of the pollster of the field network of the CIS-ICRT. Methods: The study was conducted with 17 interviewers with more than 5 months of permanence in the position and an adequate work performance. Various techniques were used, such as the semi-structured interview, the Cleaver, the flow diagram, the Mini Delphi method and the Likert scale of orientation type A or B of the personality. Results: The pollster must be a gentle person. He must also be open, persuasive, sociable, generally optimistic. Possess a high degree of social adaptability, great contact skills and a high degree of goodwill and teamwork, ability to earn respect and trust. Conclusions: The psychological-occupational profile carried out provides some necessary requirements to achieve an effective performance in the position of pollster and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organization.
Stone Pelting in Kashmir: A Form of Protest/Movement
Authors : Tariq Ahmad Guroo ; Asif Ali Naikoo
Abstract:Kashmir is an internationally recognized dispute between two nuclear powers India and Pakistan. At the ground realities democracy was never allowed to nurture in the fertile land of Kashmir valley. There have been violent protests in the form of militancy when youth took gun in 1989 against the Indian occupation. The present working is the original contribution of the researcher. He has tried to make the things clear that what has really happened or happing in the valley. The present research paper is concerned with the stone pelleting, and throws light on some aspect related with the stone pelters and their aspirations. It discussed the various issues where stone pelters and is they hired by some organization or not. The current crisis is yet again at the crossroads after the killing of militant commander Burhan Wani in an encounter on July 8, 2016 in Kashmir brings into focus the precarious importance of the issues of human rights- an issue which meanwhile has reappeared on the top of the political agenda of the world. The findings of this study show that Kashmiri Populace in general and youth in particular continue to remain plagued by numerous problems, which affect their living throughout their life. There has been a systematic denial of democratic rights to Kashmiris or Deliberate & systematic human rights violation. From 2008, the form of protest from gun to stone pelting has been a hot issue as people participated in large numbers. And also the people of Kashmir mostly the young ones come out on roads whenever there is search operation of militants by Indian Army, They do their best in escaping the militants. Police and administration has dealt protesters who mainly are young with bullets and tear gas shelling resulting in death of hundreds and injuring many. As of now stone pelting which in local language is called kanijung has become a routinized process of protest in Kashmir valley.
Traditional Rulers and Contemporary Political Development in Yorubaland: 1960 – 1983
Authors : Omotoso Olatunji John
Abstract:Epochal event such as colonial rule in the history of Nigeria, like other areas actually affected the politics of the period, which include the changing role and status of the traditional rulers. Expectedly, these changes however, did not stop with the end of colonialism. The traditional institutions continue to experience dwindling changes in their role and status in the post independence era and even up till now.An era in which traditional rulers became political non-activist making them to be mere appendages of politicians or of parliamentary enactments. This paper therefore examines the changes in the role and status of traditional rulers in Yorubaland after colonial rule and also beams a searchlight on their relevance in contemporary political development in Yorubaland in particular and Nigeria in general.