{"title":"An Assessment of User Satisfaction with E-Police in Nigeria","authors":"K. A. Oladimeji, A. K. Abdulkareem","doi":"10.22363/2312-8313-2023-10-1-130-143","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22363/2312-8313-2023-10-1-130-143","url":null,"abstract":"This study assessed user satisfaction with e-policing in Nigeria using a quantitative approach. The need for the study was necessitated due to insufficient empirical studies on the impact of information and communications technology on security in Nigeria, particularly the police. This study in particular examined the influence of the quality of the e-police information technology (service quality, system quality and information quality) on user satisfaction, while perceived usefulness was used as a mediator in the relationship. Data was gathered through a structured survey administered to Nigerians online, emphasis was given to citizens with earlier contact with the police online either through the web or social media. The collected data was analyzed using PLS-SEM and SmartPLS 4 as the analytical software. the result showed that all hypotheses were significant. In particular, all the quality dimensions were positive and significant with perceived usefulness and user satisfaction, while perceived usefulness partially mediate the relationships between the quality dimensions and user satisfaction with e-police. The result implies that the degree of satisfaction that users have with e-government services is connected with the level of perceived usefulness of those services. Therefore, it is noted that perceived usefulness is a crucial factor in determining whether or not people will adopt e-policing and that this factor has a substantial bearing on the degree to which users are satisfied with the system.","PeriodicalId":34125,"journal":{"name":"RUDN Journal of Public Administration","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43669412","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 Review on Monbiot G. “Neoliberalism - the Ideology at the Root of All Our Problems”","authors":"Ozarraga Louvill","doi":"10.22363/2312-8313-2023-10-1-144-149","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22363/2312-8313-2023-10-1-144-149","url":null,"abstract":"George Monbiot is the author of the online publication “Neoliberalism - the ideology at the root of all our problems”. He is a British author well-known for his political and environmental activism. In addition, he founded The Land is Ours, a movement in the United Kingdom that advocates for the right to access the countryside and its resources. The online journal discusses neoliberalism’s anonymous characteristics, such as how it attempts to reshape human life and establish a world governed by competition. In addition, it also discusses the birth of neoliberalism and how it entered the mainstream. Furthermore, it broadcasts the guileful validation of neoliberal theorists in policymaking. The author explains how neoliberalism reduced the size and influence of the state and how it defined freedom in a discordant way. The author also discusses the diametrically opposed philosophies of Keynesianism and Neoliberalism. He posited that it is not enough to oppose a broken system; a coherent alternative system tailored to the demands of the 21st century has to be proposed. However, the author’s suggestion to have an economic Apollo program - a new system tailored to the demands of the 21st century - is not an easy occupation.","PeriodicalId":34125,"journal":{"name":"RUDN Journal of Public Administration","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43272681","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":"Enhancing Public Service Delivery in a VUCA Environment in South Africa: A Literature Review","authors":"Lance Barbier, R. Tengeh","doi":"10.22363/2312-8313-2022-9-4-418-437","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22363/2312-8313-2022-9-4-418-437","url":null,"abstract":"There is widespread consensus that the volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA) environment has contributed to the subpar quality of public sector service delivery in South Africa. Hence, the aim of this paper is to ascertain how the South African government can enhance service delivery in a VUCA world. This article presents a comprehensive study of a number of secondary literature sources. The author makes an effort to draw attention to knowledge gaps that might serve as the foundation for more research in the future. The main finding is that for the South African government to provide good service in a VUCA environment, its employees must be proficient in Results-Based Monitoring and Evaluation, Strategic Planning, Programme and Project Management Methodology, and Change Management Methodology. There is a severe lack of empirical study on the delivery of public sector services in an environment characterized by VUCA. As a result, there is a need for more research on this topic. Specifically, in order to establish the effect that the VUCA environment has on the governments of emerging nations. The research will be beneficial to the governments of developing countries, notably South Africa, as well as to those who work in the field of public administration.","PeriodicalId":34125,"journal":{"name":"RUDN Journal of Public Administration","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42835612","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":"The Main Subjects of the Formation and Development of Russian Statehood in the Late XIII - Early XIV Centuries","authors":"N. Yagodka, Valeria V. Velichko","doi":"10.22363/2312-8313-2022-9-4-369-383","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22363/2312-8313-2022-9-4-369-383","url":null,"abstract":"The article discusses the main subjects of the formation of a unified ancient Russian state at the end of the 13th - beginning of the 14th centuries and analyzes the key factors that influenced this process. Special attention is paid to the description of the methods and tools used by ancient Russian governors in creating a unified state. The topic is relevant due to the current public and state demand for the search for new effective methods and models of governance that can be used in modern realities to build a unified and strong Russian state capable of pursuing a consistent and independent policy aimed at protection of national interests.","PeriodicalId":34125,"journal":{"name":"RUDN Journal of Public Administration","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46927056","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":"Renewable Energy Sources and the Government Strategy for Developing Energy Sector in Jordan","authors":"A. Al-Qteishat","doi":"10.22363/2312-8313-2022-9-4-456-465","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22363/2312-8313-2022-9-4-456-465","url":null,"abstract":"Energy and energy security are strategic goals for various countries of the world because energy is an important component of life. As the energy problem is gradually aggravating worldwide, especially with the increasing demand for it by a large percentage, and it is expected that these percentages will rise significantly during the coming period because of population growth and the significant increase in the number of various industrial and service establishments. Currently, most countries are seeking to rationalize in energy consumption, and to search for alternatives to energy sources. Hence, there is a keen interest in energy sources and their alternatives. In this study, energy sources and their alternatives in Jordan were identified in order to get an adequate idea of w hat is available in Jordan from this area. Jordan is one of the poor countries in traditional energy sources, and one of the countries most affected by the high prices and the shortage in the production of crude oil and other energy components, and its negative repercussions on the Jordanian economy, as Jordan imports oil and natural gas from neighboring countries 90 % of its needs Energy, which is approximately 8 %-10 % of GDP. This study attempts to shed light on the existing energy sources in Jordan with the aim of exploring ways to improve the energy situation in the country by increasing reliance on renewable energy alternatives such as wind and solar energy instead of relying on imported oil and gas.","PeriodicalId":34125,"journal":{"name":"RUDN Journal of Public Administration","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46610948","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":"Using an Integrated Territorial Approach in the National Concept of Spatial Regional Development (on the Example of the Republic of Bulgaria)","authors":"Maria G. Bistrina","doi":"10.22363/2312-8313-2022-9-4-466-474","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22363/2312-8313-2022-9-4-466-474","url":null,"abstract":"The article considers the concept of spatial regional development in the Republic of Bulgaria for the period 2013-2025. and plans for the integrated development of municipalities for the period 2021-2027, as well as current challenges that the country faces in implementing an integrated territorial approach. In modern conditions, stable economic development cannot be achieved without an effectively functioning system of regional development and improvement. The goals and plans of the Integrated Development of Municipalities should be consistent with the goals presented in the Integrated Territorial Development Strategy. The guidelines for IMDP issued by the Ministry of Regional Development and Improvement of the Republic of Bulgaria should further clearly indicate the implementation of the partnership and be sure to be consistent with the planning documents of the country’s higher level of regional development.","PeriodicalId":34125,"journal":{"name":"RUDN Journal of Public Administration","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48713611","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":"Russian Statehood: Contemporary Political Views","authors":"O. Grishin, V. Glebov","doi":"10.22363/2312-8313-2022-9-4-351-359","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22363/2312-8313-2022-9-4-351-359","url":null,"abstract":"The demand for the study of Russian statehood is determined by the factors of further national state building. The article demonstrates the breadth of views and the range of discussion topics related to the transformation of statehood using specific combinations of existing statehood, principles, and rules for the exercise of sovereignty. The authors analyze examples of ambiguity and inconsistency of opinions about statehood as a phenomenon. The article identifies the main vectors for determining and clarifying the future positions and essences of Russian statehood in each historical period.","PeriodicalId":34125,"journal":{"name":"RUDN Journal of Public Administration","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49271712","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":"Nigeria’s Poverty Reduction Scheme: Spreading Herself Too Thin?","authors":"B. M. Ajiboye","doi":"10.22363/2312-8313-2022-9-4-475-489","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22363/2312-8313-2022-9-4-475-489","url":null,"abstract":"The Nigerian government expects to effectively pull 100 million Nigerians out of poverty by 2030. Without a doubt, the government was compelled to intervene because of the country’s severe poverty, as seen by the large number of out-of-school children, gender-based difficulties, and the residents’ pitiful socioeconomic realities. And, in order to get out of these mudslides, the government decided it was time to create a plan capable of resolving these concerns in less than a decade. However, tracing the Nigerian government’s track record of developmental failure, misplaced priorities, hasty policy formulation, and poor policy implementation that have remained recurrent feral flaws in the system, the paper expresses a cynical view about the plan’s realization; relying on historical accounts of vision failures and the country’s economic realities, it sees the scheme as an overzealous project taken too far and submits that it will be nothing different from the failed visions of the past.","PeriodicalId":34125,"journal":{"name":"RUDN Journal of Public Administration","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49507749","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":"Features of Formation of National Innovation Systems in Different Countries","authors":"Rozdon J. Mukhitdinov","doi":"10.22363/2312-8313-2022-9-4-401-417","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22363/2312-8313-2022-9-4-401-417","url":null,"abstract":"The article examines the factors and features of the formation of the national innovation system (NIS). The subject of the study is the specifics of the national innovation system in different countries. The absence of a universal effective NIS model that is universal for all countries indicates the significance of this study. The result of the study is to identify the features of the formation of NIS for a number of countries (clusters), and recommendations for building an effective NIS in Russia. The article applies the methods of correlation and regression analysis of innovative indicators for countries for which data are available in the public domain were used. Evaluation and verification of the adequacy of the applied model is determined by numerical analysis of the data obtained, as well as by economic interpretation. Correlation and regression analysis are performed separately for countries from different clusters in order to identify features between them. The study revealed the links between the type of government, state involvement and high-tech production (innovation).","PeriodicalId":34125,"journal":{"name":"RUDN Journal of Public Administration","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41626063","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":"Content Analysis Within the Framework of a Network Approach to the Study of the Foundations of Russian Statehood in the pre-Romanov Period","authors":"V. Osipov","doi":"10.22363/2312-8313-2022-9-4-384-390","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22363/2312-8313-2022-9-4-384-390","url":null,"abstract":"This article presents to the reader’s a part of the results of a comprehensive study of the foundations of Russian statehood using a network approach, including the use of content analysis to overcome the limitations of the concept of political networks as a meso-level concept. The purpose of the article is to review the method and methodology of content analysis in the context of applying the network approach to the study of the formation of Russian statehood in the pre-Roman era. In addition to justifying the use of content analysis, modern software, its capabilities and methods of work are considered. Based on the data provided, conclusions are drawn about the possibility of effective use of content analysis as an additional tool for collecting and forming a database for further building network models. In our opinion, the material of the article can also be useful to a wide range of researchers who plan to use content analysis in studies of the state and society.","PeriodicalId":34125,"journal":{"name":"RUDN Journal of Public Administration","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46554544","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}