VOLUME 7(2) • 2015
THE PRACTICE OF PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT IN PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS
ABSTRACT. The mainstay of the paper is formed by an analysis of performance measurement in the public sphere, the character of performance management within the public sector, challenges confronting performance management in public services, and ingredients of change and cohesion in performance mana..
E-GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM
ABSTRACT. The purpose of this article is to gain a deeper understanding of the intricacies related to the enforcement of technological solutions in public sector entities, ICT applications in the public sphere, the effects e-government schemes can have on public sphere entities and the services they..
THE TEA PARTY AND THE DEMOGRAPHIC AND IDEOLOGICAL GAPS WITHIN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
ABSTRACT. The Tea Party has had a marked impact on American politics since emerging after the election of Barack Obama as president in 2009. The role of the Tea Party in influencing the direction of the Republican Party, however, has been hotly debated. For the first time, the American National Elec..
POST-INDUSTRIAL JOURNALISM: ADAPTING TO THE PRESENT
ABSTRACT. The “future of news” is mostly already here – citizen preference for digital products and services for news is clear, and advertisers have followed. It now falls to news organizations to adapt to those often-wrenching changes. This paper provides an overview of the current state of journal..
PARSING TTIP’S GEOPOLITICAL IMPLICATIONS
ABSTRACT. This essay argues that a transatlantic free trade pact would have significant geopolitical implications. In particular, TTIP, by creating jobs and stimulating growth, would help revitalize the Western democracies and advance the prospects for the West’s reclamation of political and strateg..
CHINA’S INTERNATIONAL ATTITUDE OF WITHDRAWAL DURING THE 19TH CENTURY
ABSTRACT. On occasion, China’s international attitude still runs counter to expected international attitude, understood as the dominant political values and their associated modes of sociopolitical behavior in the conduct of foreign affairs. Yet, this means that in the past China’s attitude was even..
THE “BCIM REGIONAL COOPERATION:” AN EMERGING MULTILATERAL FRAMEWORK IN ASIA
ABSTRACT. This paper looks at the bilateral and multilateral relations in South and East Asia – with a focus on “BCIM Regional Cooperation” and the related proposal to create an economic corridor – “Southern Silk Route” connecting China, India, Bangladesh and Myanmar. The aim is to analyze the relat..