{"title":"Leveraging CIO Power to Enhance the Relationship Between Social Alignment and IT-Business Strategic Alignment","authors":"Jennifer E. Gerow","doi":"10.4018/IJEP.2018040102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/IJEP.2018040102","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13695,"journal":{"name":"Int. J. E Politics","volume":"26 1","pages":"14-34"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78991276","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Post-Truth: Hoaxes, Misinformation, Trust and Reputation in the Network Society","authors":"L. Paccagnella","doi":"10.4018/IJEP.2018040101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/IJEP.2018040101","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13695,"journal":{"name":"Int. J. E Politics","volume":"14 1","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74550426","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
G. Murugan, L. Ripamonti, I. D. Loreto, Nadim Akhtar Khan, Huma Shafiq, Sabiha Zehra Rizvi
{"title":"Mobile Extension in Enhancing the Livelihood of Farmers in India","authors":"G. Murugan, L. Ripamonti, I. D. Loreto, Nadim Akhtar Khan, Huma Shafiq, Sabiha Zehra Rizvi","doi":"10.4018/IJEP.2018010104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/IJEP.2018010104","url":null,"abstract":"Thisresearcharticleisbasedonanempiricalinvestigationintomobileadvisoryservicesco-createdby theNationalBankforAgricultureandRuralDevelopment(NABARD),M.S.SwaminathanResearch Foundation(MSSRF)andtheagriculturefarmers’communityoftheUnionTerritoryofPuducherry, India.Itseekstomappatternofmobileadvisoryuseanditsimpactonagriculturallivelihoodvisà-visagricultureandanimalhusbandry.Thisresearcharticleinvestigatestheeffectivenessofthe agriculturalextensiontoolofmobilephoneamongfarmersinareasofruralinPuducherry,during theyears2010-2013.Investigationwiththefarmersrevealedthatinnovativedisseminationofmobile advisoryhasimprovedtheiragriculturalproductivity.Themobileaudioadvisoriesplayedavitalrole inbridgingtheknowledgegapandscientificsolutionsbetweenthescientificandfarmingcommunities. Thisresearchpaperanalysesfarmers’benefits,gapsinmobileadvisoryservices(MAS),perception ofmobilemessages,socio-demographic,andsocio-economicdata.Asaresult,farmerswereable toacquireknowledgeandskillsrelatingtotheirlivelihoodsandmaketimelydecisionstocopewith emergingissuesandtrendsinagriculturetoanextentofdiversifyingtheircroppingpattern.The audioadvisorieshelpedfarmerswithtimelyinformationonagriculture.Mobileadvisoryhasalso strengthenedthelocalagriculturalextensionsystemwherefarmershaveupdatedtheirknowledgeand skills.Thesemessagesenhancedtheirknowledgeincropmanagement,latestfarmingtechnologies, andagriculture-relatedgovernment schemesandentitlements, andpost-harvest techniquesalong withcareandmanagementoflivestock.Theseskillsareverymuchusefulforthemtogetadaptedto changingclimatescenariosandtohaveimprovedlivelihoodopportunities. KEywoRdS Agriculture Extension, Agriculture Productivity, Knowledge Gap, Mobile Advisory Extension, Mobile Advisory Services (MAS)","PeriodicalId":13695,"journal":{"name":"Int. J. E Politics","volume":"3 1","pages":"48-58"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91098912","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Newspaper Framing of Climate Change and Sustainability Issues in India","authors":"T. Nirmala, I. Aram","doi":"10.4018/IJEP.2018010102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/IJEP.2018010102","url":null,"abstract":"This article describes how climate change influences nature and human life and it is the basis for social and economic development. News reporting on climate change must address the challenges in the deeper social and economic dimensions of sustainable development. The news coverage of climate change and sustainability issues helps people to better understand the concepts and perspectives of environment. This article aims to examine how dominant newspapers in Tamil Nadu have framed climate change and sustainability issues. This is done by analyzing climate change articles (N = 120) in two mainstream newspapers – The Hindu in English and the Daily Thanthi in Tamil. Climate change communication in regional newspapers and local news stories may increase the public's interest and knowledge level regarding climate change and sustainability issues.","PeriodicalId":13695,"journal":{"name":"Int. J. E Politics","volume":"42 1","pages":"15-28"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88441120","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Study on the Environmental Campaigns in Traditional and Social Media","authors":"Sunitha Kuppuswamy","doi":"10.4018/IJEP.2018010103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/IJEP.2018010103","url":null,"abstract":"Thisarticledescribeshowtheenvironmentisasignificantpartoftoday’sworld.Themediahasthe responsibilityofeducatingtheaudienceabouttheprevailingenvironmentalissuessuchaspollution, globalwarming,andclimatechangeastheythreatenthehumankindandsustainabledevelopment. Environmentalcampaignsplayamajorroleincreatingawarenessaboutenvironmentalissuesandits adverseeffectsonpeople.Thisarticleexaminesthecontentofenvironmentalcampaignsintraditional andsocialmedia.Italsointendstofindouttheimpactofthosecampaignsontheenvironmental awarenessofdifferentcross-culturalsectionsofpeople.ThearticleisdesignedbasedontheTheory ofPlannedBehaviouraccordingtowhichhumanactionisguidedbyanumberoffactors.Afew centralizedsocialmediacampaignstogetherwithselectedcampaignsonradio,printandtelevision were takenfor thestudy.Todeterminetheeffectivenessandimpactof thesecampaigns,content analysisandsurveyswereconducted.Thefindingsrevealedthatthecampaignshadmanypositive benefitsandanumberoffactorswereinfluencingthepromotionofenvironmentalawareness.The studytestedafewfactorsbasedoncommunicationtheoriesanddiscussionsweredrawn. KEywoRdS Awareness, Environmental Campaign, Impact, Social Media, Traditional Media","PeriodicalId":13695,"journal":{"name":"Int. J. E Politics","volume":"88 1","pages":"29-47"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79387973","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Climate Change Information and Media: A Study Among Youth in India","authors":"M. Garcia-Haro, M. P. Martínez-Ruiz","doi":"10.4018/IJEP.2018010101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/IJEP.2018010101","url":null,"abstract":"Climatechangeisascientific,health,political,economic,nationalsecurity,environmental,moraland religiousissue,amongmanyothers.Thearticlepresentsthefindingsofastudywhichinvestigates whatmessagesandmessengersbestengageyoungpeoplewithclimatescienceanditssolutions. Theopinionsandmediahabitsofyoungadults,aged18-25currentlyresidingandstudyingintwo metropolisesofIndia,Bengaluru(Bangalore)andChennai(Madras)vis-à-visclimatechangehave beenelicitedandinterpreted.Asurveyof500randomlyselectedcollegeanduniversitystudents studyingandresidinginthesetwometropoliseshaverevealedaheightenedconcernfortheglobal environmentandclimatechangeissuesamongyouth.Theextentofinformationtherespondentshad onclimatechangeissueswasconsiderable.Therespondentsreliedmoreonsocialmedia,especially blogsandnetworkinggroupsforinformationonclimatechange,thanthetraditionalmassmedia. Gender,economicstatus,courseofstudy,andparentaleducationweresomeoftheimportantvariables stronglyassociatedwithknowledgeaboutclimatechangeissues. KEYwoRdS Climate Change, Internet, Parental Education, Youth","PeriodicalId":13695,"journal":{"name":"Int. J. E Politics","volume":"10 1","pages":"1-14"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88153544","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How Have Irish Parliamentarians Adapted to the Age of Web 2.0?","authors":"N. Collins, Julie Yu-Wen Chen","doi":"10.4018/IJEP.2017100102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/IJEP.2017100102","url":null,"abstract":"ThisarticleexplorestheengagementofmembersoftheIrishlowerparliamentarychamber(TDs) withWeb2.0technologies.Whileconductingthewebsite-featureanalysis,theauthorslookedatthree dimensionsofeachTD’swebsite:informationcontent,interactiontoolsandpoliticians’activities ontheweb.TheyfoundthatIrishparliamentarians’usageoftheInternetisstilllargelybasedon theparadigmofWeb1.0.Perhapsmoreaccurately,Irishpoliticians’Internetusageisinthemode ofWeb1.5,inwhichsomeinteractiveandparticipatoryspaceisgeneratedwiththeideathatthe cyberspaceshouldencouragecitizenparticipation.Asconventionalvariablessuchaspartyaffiliation andgeographicvariationstillhaveaninfluenceonTDs’websiteperformance,onecanconcludethat informationandcommunicationtechnologiesdonotreallychangethewayIrishpoliticsareplayed. TheIrishexperienceisinlinewithvariousotherstudies,suchasinItalyandFinland. KEyWoRdS Ireland, Party Systems, Teachta Dála (TD), Web 2.0, Website-Feature Analysis","PeriodicalId":13695,"journal":{"name":"Int. J. E Politics","volume":"37 1","pages":"21-33"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90606203","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Flow as a Framework to Engage Youth in Participatory Politics on Social Media Platforms","authors":"Sohail Dahdal","doi":"10.4018/IJEP.2017100103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/IJEP.2017100103","url":null,"abstract":"Recent studies indicate that youth's increased exposure to political content on social media platforms does not correlate positively with an increased interest in politics. This seemingly contradictory high exposure versus low interest indicates a certain level of apathy towards political participation. This article proposes that in order for youth to experience a stronger engagement in participatory politics, they need to feel challenged and skilled enough to be able to make an impact. This article draws on Csikszentmihalyi's flow theory premise that a state of total absorption, or \"flow,\" can be attained in a game-like environment in which the actors are highly skilled and the challenges match their skills. The author proposes a framework that relies on combining memes' viral properties-their ability to transmit political content-and the strength of engagement in a game-like environment to create politically provocative memes able to improve youth participation in politics.","PeriodicalId":13695,"journal":{"name":"Int. J. E Politics","volume":"45 1","pages":"34-48"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87540333","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Critical Mass of Women Legislators and Oversight for National ICT Policy of Malawi","authors":"Frank Makoza","doi":"10.4018/IJEP.2017100104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/IJEP.2017100104","url":null,"abstract":"Thisarticleanalyseshowtherepresentationofwomenlegislatorsmayaffecttheoversightofnational ICTpolicy.ThearticleusesCriticalMassTheory(CMT)toexplainthecompositionoftheMediaand CommunicationsCommittee(MCC)ofparliament.ThecaseofMalawiisanalysed,whichrepresented alow-incomeeconomyinAfrica.Thearticleuseselectoralreportsandlegislativedocuments.The resultsshowthatwomenlegislatorsintheMCCachievedacriticalmassdespitethedecreaseinthe representationofwomeninparliament.Thewomenlegislatorshavetheopportunitytosupportgender issuesrelatedtoICTlegislationsandnationalICTpolicyoversight.However,thefunctionsofMCC relatedtonationalICTpolicyoversightwerenotalignedwiththegenderequitystrategies.Thismay affectthepriorityofgenderissuesinthepolicyoversight.Thearticlecontributestowardsliterature onnationalICTpolicyoversightinthecontextofdevelopingcountries. KEyWORdS Critical Mass Theory, Malawi, National ICT Policy, Policy Oversight","PeriodicalId":13695,"journal":{"name":"Int. J. E Politics","volume":"1989 1","pages":"49-67"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82295808","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}