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Responsibility, Complexity, and Abortion
Authors: Houle Karen L. F.
Published: February 2025

Responsibility, Complexity, and Abortion: Toward a New Image of Ethical Thought draws from feminist theory, post-structuralist theory, and complexity theory to develop a new set of ethical concepts for broaching the thinking challenges that attend the experience of unwanted pregnancy. Author Karen Houle does not only argue for these concepts; she enacts a method for working with them, a method that brackets the tendency to take positions and to think that position-taking is what ethical analysis involves. This book thus provides concrete evidence of a theoretically-grounded, compassionate way that people in all walks of life, academic or otherwise, could come to a better understanding of, and more complex relationship to, difficult ethical issues. On the one hand, this is a meta-ethical book about how people can conceive and communicate moral ideas in ways that are more constructive than position-taking; on the other hand, it is also a book about abortion. It testifies from a first-person female perspective about the life-long complexity that attends fertility, sexuality and reproduction. But it does not do so in order to ratify abortion as a woman’s issue or a private matter or as feminist work. Rather, its aim is to excavate the ethical richness of the situation of unwanted pregnancy showing that it connects to everyone, affects everyone, and thus gives everyone something unique and new to think.
Maximino Avila Camacho and the One-Party State
Authors: Quintana Alejandro
Published: February 2025

Maximino Avila Camacho and the One-Party State: The Taming of Caudillismo and Caciquismo in Post-Revolutionary Mexico is a political biography of General Maximino Avila Camacho (1891D1945), one of the most powerful regional politicians in Mexico from 1935 to 1945. He was a member of an officially sponsored party, known today as the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), which claimed to represent the goals of the Mexican Revolution (1910D1921) and which managed to win most federal and regional elections from 1929 until its first presidential defeat in 2000. Maximino (as he is commonly known) became a powerful politician at the time when the official party effectively transformed the Mexican political system from one based on the personal power of regional strongmen and political bosses relying on clientelistic networks (popularly known as 'caudillos' and 'caciques') to a modern one based on a centralized civilian administration supported by institutions. The story of Maximino, the powerful cacique of the state of Puebla, demonstrates that the emergence of the one-party-dominated Mexican state did not destroy caudillos and caciques but simply controlled them. Specifically, it shows how the official party incorporated these leaders and their authoritarian practices into the state's political machinery. The result was 71 years of one-party political domination based on a political culture that emphasized patronage, favoritism, corruption, coercion and co-optation. By tracing Maximino's career, from revolutionary soldier to powerful political leader, we learn how and why the goals that had originally inspired the 'party of the revolution'—primarily democracy and social justice—were sacrificed in order to empower it.
Voices of Privilege and Sacrifice from Women Volunteers in India
Authors: Mitra Aditi
Published: February 2025

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This book is the outcome of a study conducted in the eastern city of Kolkata in India in the mid-2000s. It is an ethnographic study that looks closely at women from the upper and middle classes who work with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that help empower women from all classes of society. Unlike many studies that focus on grassroots women who are the beneficiaries of NGO and developmental projects, this book looks at those women who, as volunteers and activists, help carry out these projects to the best of their abilities. These women are often overlooked from mainstream studies on women in developing nations. But their role is invaluable and crucial in defining the agendas and strategies used to enhance feminist consciousness and developing organizational structures.

This book is significant because it offers awareness and alternative views to the challenges (and motivations) faced by middle and upper-class women volunteers and activists in building a career in the non-profit sector of NGOs in Kolkata. Through the testimonies of these women, it examines alternative processes of agency and change in order to define these challenges and motivations. Also revealed by the analysis, is useful information about the oppression and subordination of these women in contemporary gender-stratified civil society in India. But more importantly, this book examines the various ways urban, educated Indian women construct a feminist praxis in terms of their everyday lived experiences as volunteers and activists.

In terms of their lived experiences, the women in this study reflect on the social challenges they encounter and motivations they experience as volunteers and activists, while also discussing their understanding of feminism and views on the image of a “feminist” in the postcolonial context. The results demonstrate the power of feminist standpoint theorizing and how it raises consciousness, empowers women and stimulates resistance to patriarchal oppression and injustices. Finally, this book produces new knowledge and research on the conception of feminism among women volunteers and activists in a non-western setting and how they construct the image of a feminist.
True Freedom
Authors: Adkins Brent
Published: February 2025

True Freedom: Spinoza's Practical Philosophy is a straightforward presentation of Spinoza's philosophy focused on the issue of how one might live. The book is unique among recent Spinoza scholarship in the way in which it centers on the ethical component in Spinoza's work. In order to bring Spinoza's ethics to the fore, Brent Adkins begin with what he considers to be Spinoza's fundamental ethical insight: namely, that emotions are controlled by understanding them. Adkins reveals how the process of unfolding Spinoza's philosophy is always anchored in the very practical issue of living well. The significance of True Freedom lies in its understanding of Spinoza's ethics as an 'experimentalism' and its accessibility to a very wide audience. Despite the fact that Spinoza died over 300 years ago, his writings remain remarkably prescient for a wide variety of disciplines, from religion to neuroscience. The source of this prescience, however, comes from Spinoza's recasting ethical theory in terms of how we might live rather than in terms of how we should live. Freedom in every aspect of life from the personal to the political to the religious is dependent on a particular way of engaging with the world. This engagement takes the form of an experiment to see if what we engage with results in an increase or a decrease in our capacity to affect and be affected by the world. True freedom, for Spinoza, lies in increasing our capacities.
Ethical Leadership in Turbulent Times
Authors: Pops Gerald M.
Published: February 2025

In Ethical Leadership in Turbulent Times, leadership and organizational theory are blended with early 20th Century history to model public leadership that is both monumentally effective and classically ethical. What is leadership? What makes leadership good or bad? To answer these questions, Gerald M. Pops draws on the multi-faceted career of George C. Marshall as an extended case study, focusing on the timely subject of leadership in public service.

The dominating traits of Marshall's career were his character, virtues, and ethical practices in two world wars, his efforts to keep the peace and promote economic recovery following World War II, his style of management, and his approach to international diplomacy and nation-building. Pops shows how Marshall's leadership was unique, given the ethical qualities displayed in his character and instilled in the organizations he led. All of these are examined in the context of his long career, and related to an abundant body of leadership theory, in order to successfully present Marshall as an effective public leader not only of the military and political realms, but of business and society as well. This makes the book ideal for students and scholars in the fields of political science, public administration, and the burgeoning field of leadership studies. It is also a fascinating read for all those with a love of twentieth century and military history.
Roman Philosophy and the Good Life
Authors: Belliotti Raymond Angelo
Published: February 2025

A practical people not prone to be lured to philosophical abstraction for its own sake, the Romans looked toward philosophy for guidance on how to live. Though wary of Greek philosophy, the Romans would come to see the need for philosophies such as Stoicism, Epicureanism, Platonism, and Aristotelianism to point the way to leading the good life. With the help of these philosophies, they attempted to grapple with some of most enduring concerns of the human condition: Who am I? How should I live my life? What, if anything, is my destiny? Raymond Angelo Belliotti's Roman Philosophy and the Good Life provides an accessible picture of these major philosophical influences in Rome and details the crucial role they played during times of major social upheaval. Belliotti demonstrates the contemporary relevance of some of the philosophical issues faced by the Romans, and offers ways in which today's society can learn from the Romans in our attempt to create meaningful lives. Roman Philosophy and the Good Life will certainly intrigue those who are drawn to Roman history and politics, and especially those who enjoy viewing philosophy in action.
Creating the Arabian Gulf
Authors: Rich Paul J.
Published: February 2025

Even whether to call the Gulf 'Arabian' or 'Persian' is an unending argument. Regardless of its name, the Gulf is one of the most politically important regions of the world. Despite its constant presence in the headlines, the fact that it was part of the British Indian empire for many years has gone unappreciated. The long period of British control and the connections with India are, in fact, necessary in understanding the contemporary Middle East. With more than ten years of experience as a government advisor in Saudi Arabia and Qatar, Paul Rich draws on previously closed archives to document the actual heritage of the area and dispel the myths. Rich shows that the influences of Britain and India are far deeper than commonly acknowledged, and that the sheikhs are actually the creation of the British Raj. He explains that they owe their thrones to a small group of British political agents_the 'Heaven Born'_who created the satraps and then proceeded to rule from behind the scenes by a clever use of stagecraft and ritual that was heavily flavored by their experiences at English public schools and in Masonic lodges. In its attempt to make sense of the complexity of Arab sheikhdoms in the Gulf, Creating the Arabian Gulf is an ideal book for students and scholars interested in Middle East studies and international relations.
The Political Problem of Religious Pluralism
Authors: Kozinski Thaddeus J.
Published: February 2025

In contemporary political philosophy, there is much debate over how to maintain a public order in pluralistic democracies in which citizens hold radically different religious views. The Political Problem of Religious Pluralism deals with this theoretically and practically difficult issue by examining three of the most influential figures of religious pluralism theory: John Rawls, Jacques Maritain, and Alasdair MacIntyre. Drawing on a diverse number of sources, Kozinski addresses the flaws in each philosopher's views and shows that the only philosophically defensible end of any overlapping consensus political order must be the eradication of the ideological pluralism that makes it necessary. In other words, a pluralistic society should have as its primary political aim to create the political conditions for the communal discovery and political establishment of that unifying tradition within which political justice can most effectively be obtained. Kozinski's analysis, though exhaustive and rigorous, still remains accessible and engaging, even for a reader unversed in the works of Rawls, Maritain, and MacIntyre. Interdisciplinary and multi-thematic in nature, it will appeal to anyone interested in the intersection of religion, politics, and culture.
Sons of the Fathers
Authors: Root Erik S.
Published: February 2025

Erik Root's book, Sons of the Fathers explores the Virginia Slavery Debate of 1831D1832, conducted in the House of Delegates. This is possibly the greatest debate to have occurred in any southern state before the Civil War. The speeches in this book provide, for the first time ever, an unedited version of that debate where many of the sons of America's Founders deliberated over the necessity of emancipating the slaves in Old Dominion. In August 1831, Nat Turner led the most successful slave rebellion in America's history, killing some 60 men, women, and children. This insurrection provided the historical backdrop to the proposal for a gradual emancipation plan. The forces for emancipation, led by Thomas Jefferson's grandson, Thomas Jefferson Randolph, were defeated in the course of the debate as the members of the House of Delegates rejected that it was a necessity to free the slaves. As a result, rift between what is now Virginia and Western Virginia developed, never to heal. Some in the debates believed slaves had the same rights as every human being. Those who balked at emancipation diminished slavery as an 'evil' and came closer to the view that the slaves were mere property. They affirmed that the slave was property and rejected the natural rights grounding of the Founding. In this collection of primary source material-which consists of the speeches made public to the press and the people-the reader will be able to decide just how close the emancipation forces attached themselves to the 'laws of Nature and Nature's God.' The reader will also be able to decipher how far many Virginians departed from not only the Declaration of Independence, but the Virginia Declaration of Rights.
Textual Criticism and Qur'an Manuscripts
Authors: Small Keith E.
Published: February 2025

This unique work takes a method of textual analysis commonly used in studies of ancient Western and Eastern manuscripts and applies it to twenty-one early Qur'an manuscripts. Keith Small analyzes a defined portion of text from the Qur'an with two aims in view: to recover the earliest form of text for this portion, and to trace the historical development of this portion to the current form of the text of the Qur'an. Small concludes that though a significantly early edited form of the consonantal text of the Qur'an can be recovered, its original forms of text cannot be obtained. He also documents the further editing that was required to record the Arabic text of the Qur'an in a complete phonetic script, as well as providing an explanation for much of the development of various recitation systems of the Qur'an. This controversial, thought-provoking book provides a rigorous examination into the history of the Qur'an and will be of great interest to Quranic Studies scholars.
Popular Leadership in the Presidency
Authors: Hoffman Karen S.
Published: February 2025

Most research on the president's relationship with the public focuses on modern presidents because they frequently give speeches in the attempt to build public support for their policy goals. Expanding the concept of presidential communication beyond policy speeches, Popular Leadership in the Presidency: Origins and Practice reveals the extent to which presidents have always communicated with the public. And it is not simply the existence of public communication that is significant, but the fact that structural elements of the presidency encourage a connection with the people. The fact that the executive consists of one individual, the symbolic authority that devolves on the president as the sole national leader, and a selection process that in practice turned out to be popular all encourages a relationship with the people. An examination of the first four presidents demonstrates the broad range of public persuasion practiced by early presidents as well as the way in which the structural encourages that behavior.
Gramsci, Migration, and the Representation of Women's Work in Italy and the U. S.
Authors: Ruberto Laura E.
Published: February 2025

This book considers cultural representations of four different types of labor within Italian and U.S. contexts: stories and songs that chronicle the lives of Italian female rice workers, or mondine; testimonials and other narratives about female domestic servants in Italy in the second half of the twentieth century (including contemporary immigrants from non-western countries); cinematic representations of unwaged household work among Italian American women; and photographs of female immigrant cannery labor in California. These categories of labor suggest the diverse ways in which migrant women workers take part in the development of what Antonio Gramsci calls national popular culture, even as they are excluded from dominant cultural narratives. The project looks at Italian immigration to the U.S., contemporary immigration to Italy, and internal migration within Italy, the emphasis being on what representations of migrant women workers can tell us about cultural and political change. In addition to the idea of national popular culture, Gramsci's discussion of the social role of subalterns and organic intellectuals, the politics of folklore (or 'common sense') and everyday culture, and the necessity of alliance-formations among different social groups all inform the textual analyses. An introduction, which includes a reconsideration of Gramsci's theories in light of feminist theory, argues that the lives of subaltern classes (such as migrant women) are inherently connected to struggles for hegemony. A brief epilogue, on a lesser-known essay by photographer Tina Modotti, closes the discussion.
Lysander Spooner: American Anarchist
Authors: Shone Steve J.
Published: February 2025

Lysander Spooner: American Anarchist is the first book-length exposition of the ideas of the American anarchist and abolitionist who lived mostly in Boston, Massachusetts, from 1808 to 1887. Few people today are familiar with Spooner. Nonetheless, there are many interesting strands of original thought to be found in his works that have contemporary significance_for example his reflections on the need for jury nullification or his devastating critique of the social contract. Rediscovering Spooner today is no mere investigation of a bygone nineteenth century thinker, but rather a gateway to a brilliant and original scholar whose counsel should not be ignored.
Language and the Ineffable
Authors: Berger Louis S.
Published: February 2025

One's conception of language is central in fields such as linguistics, but less obviously so in fields studying matters other than language. In Language and the Ineffable Louis S. Berger demonstrates the flaws of the received view of language and the difficulties they raise in multiple disciplines. This breakthrough study sees past failures as inevitable, since reformers retained key detrimental features of the received view. Berger undertakes a new reform, grounded in an unconventional model of individual human development. A central radical and generative feature is the premise that the neonate's world is holistic, boundary-less, unimaginable, impossible to describe_in other words, ineffable_completely distinct from what Berger calls 'adultocentrism.' The study is a wholly original approach to epistemology, separate from the traditional interpretations offered by skepticism, idealism, and realism. The work rejects both the independence of the world and the possibility of true judgment_a startling shift in the traditional responses to the standard schema. Language and the Ineffable evolves a unique conception of language that challenges and unsettles sacrosanct beliefs, not only about language, but other disciplines as well. Berger demonstrates the framework's potential for elucidating a wide range of problems in such diverse fields as philosophy, logic, psychiatry, general-experimental psychology, psychotherapy, and arithmetic. The reconceptualization marks a revolutionary turn in language studies that reaches across academic boundaries.
Malfunctioning Democracy in Japan
Authors: Kobayashi Yoshiaki
Published: February 2025

Many advanced countries are facing a shared problem that democracy is not functioning as well as it should. Malfunctioning Democracy in Japan: Quantitative Analysis in a Civil Society, by Yoshiaki Kobayashi, investigates the causes of these problems using Japan as a particular case study.

Kobayashi begins with a discussion of the current functionality of democracy in Japan. These first chapters examine whether pledges given by political parties are ever fulfilled, which factors affect campaign pledges given by candidates at each election, and if there are discrepancies between public opinion and party policies. The next sections focus on the behavior of politicians and the behavior of voters. Kobayashi conducts a macro-analysis using aggregate data such as demographic and economic data, and then moves to micro-analysis using individual-level data to clarify precisely which factors determine voting behavior.

Part Five approaches the elections which were held after Japan's political reform, inclusive of the 2009 lower house election which caused significant changes. Kobayashi considers point-of-view of issue voting-voting on the basis of the preference of party policies-and point-of-view of retrospective voting-voting on the basis of the evaluation of government performance.

Finally, Malfunctioning Democracy in Japan makes proposals for political reform. Kobayashi's last chapter turns to the future and discusses both positive and possible changes to electoral systems, the registration of campaign pledges, the control over political influence on the public sector, and the eventual eradication of political corruption.
Ethics Embodied
Authors: McCarthy Erin
Published: February 2025

While the body has been largely neglected in much of traditional Western philosophy, there is a rich tradition of Japanese philosophy in which this is not the case. Ethics Embodied explains how Japanese philosophy includes the body as an integral part of selfhood and ethics and shows how it provides an alternative and challenge to the traditional Western philosophical view of self and ethics. Through a comparative feminist approach, the book articulates the striking similarities that exist between certain strands of Japanese philosophy and feminist philosophy concerning selfhood, ethics and the body. Despite the similarities, McCarthy argues that there are significant differences between these philosophies and that each reveals important limitations of the other. Thus, the book urges a view of ethical embodied selfhood that goes beyond where each of these views leaves us when considered in isolation. With keen analysis and constructive comparison, this book will be accessible for students and scholars familiar with the Western philosophical tradition, while still adding a more global perspective.
The Paradox of EU-India Relations
Authors: Wülbers Shazia Aziz
Published: February 2025

The Paradox of EU-India Relations: Missed Opportunities in Politics, Economics, Development Cooperation, and Culture, by Shazia Aziz WYlbers, discusses areas where EU-Indian relations are strained and areas where there is meaningful cooperation, and then situates those areas within the broader context of international relations. WYlbers also considers the United States in her study, as much can be learned from comparing EU-India relations with that of the U.S. and India. She addresses the primary issues confronting the EU and India in both the past and in the present, from politics and economics to each entity's role in global technological advances, finishing with a careful discussion of the role of cultural interactions in EU-India relations. WYlbers also looks to the future when she conducts an analysis of policy convergence and divergence to detect upcoming trends between the EU and India. She uses this analysis to make recommendations for policy makers about the way forward. The Paradox of EU-India Relations: Missed Opportunities in Politics, Economics, Development Cooperation, and Culture, by Shazia Aziz WYlbers, successfully identifies problems and prospects in the relationship between two great entities. It is a comprehensive empirical study which ultimately indicates that the Indian worldview is undeniably different from the European Union worldview, and could therefore be the important cause for problematic divergences in foreign policy trends.
Political Action in Václav Havel's Thought
Authors: Popescu Delia
Published: February 2025

Political Action in Vaclav Havel’s Thought: The Responsibility of Resistance, by Delia Popescu, examines resistance to oppression and individual responsibility in political action, all in the context of Vaclav Havel’s political philosophy. The famous anti-communist dissident, acclaimed playwright, former President of the Czech Republic, and eminent political thinker argues that there is a certain tendency in modern humanity towards the creation, or at least toleration, of a political system that is invasive and controlling. Not unlike Tocqueville and Arendt, Havel claims that modern liberal democracy contains potential tendencies toward a new form of despotism that capitalizes on modern alienation and social atomization.

Political Action in Vaclav Havel’s Thought suggests that Havel’s theory of individual opposition can be used to secure political freedom under the conditions of modernity. Popescu demonstrates that Havel’s idea of attaining true political participation and freedom requires a strong connection between an individually constructed ethics and the realm of politics. On this basis she reveals that a thick notion of morality can be usefully integrated into an account of both private and public accountability. Vaclav Havel’s essays, plays, speeches, and letters can therefore be integrated into a coherent political theory which contributes significantly to some of the central debates in modern political thought. Delia Popescu concludes that Havel’s theory of individual opposition to totalitarianism may also serve as the foundation for a conception of responsible participation in modern liberal democracies.
Liberalism under Siege
Authors: Craiutu Aurelian
Published: February 2025

Liberalism under Siege: The Political Thought of the French Doctrinaries is a compelling examination of the French Doctrinaries, a largely neglected group of liberal thinkers in post-revolutionary France who were proponents of a nuanced sociological and historical approach to political theory. The first systematic interpretation of the French Doctrinaries' political writings to appear in English, Liberalism under Siege combines textual analysis and historical interpretation to explore the Doctrinaires' ideas on the French Revolution, democracy, political power, sovereignty of reason, publicity, capacity, and representative government. Aurelian Craiutu's detailed work is not only an argument for the reappraisal of the Bourbon Restoration as a golden age of political thought; it is also a passionate and persuasive addition to contemporary debates about the diversity of liberalism.
Compass of Society
Authors: Clark Henry C.
Published: February 2025

Compass of Society rethinks the French route to a conception of 'commercial society' in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Henry C. Clark finds that the development of market liberalism, far from being a narrow and abstract ideological episode, was part of a broad-gauged attempt to address a number of perceived problems generic to Europe and particular to France during this period. In the end, he offers a neo-Tocquevillian account of a topic which Tocqueville himself notoriously underemphasized, namely the emergence of elements of a modern economy in eighteenth century France and the place this development had in explaining the failure of the Old Regime and the onset of the Revolution. Compass of Society will aid in understanding the conflicted French engagement with liberalism even up to the twenty-first century.
Impartial Justice
Authors: Kasper Eric T.
Published: February 2025

This book examines the right to a neutral and detached decisionmaker as interpreted by the U.S. Supreme Court. This right resides in the Constitution’s Fifth Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment guarantees to procedural due process and in the Sixth Amendment’s promise of an impartial jury. Supreme Court cases on these topics are the vehicles to understand how these constitutional rights have come alive. First, the book surveys the right to an impartial jury in criminal cases by telling the stories of defendants whose convictions were overturned after they were the victims of prejudicial pretrial publicity, mob justice, and discriminatory jury selection. Next, the book articulates how our modern notion of judicial impartiality was forged by the Court striking down cases where judges were bribed, where they had other direct financial stakes in the outcome of the case, and where a judge decided the case of a major campaign supporter. Finally, the book traces the development of the right to a neutral decisionmaker in quasi-judicial, non-court settings, including cases involving parole revocation, medical license review, mental health commitments, prison discipline, and enemy combatants. Each chapter begins with the typically shocking facts of these cases being retold, and each chapter ends with a critical examination of the Supreme Court’s ultimate decisions in these cases.
GESTIÓN DE INFORMACIÓN EN UNA SUBPREFECTURA DISTRITAL DE PERÚ
Authors:   Universidad Nacional Tecnológica de Lima Sur, Perú, Pillihuaman Huamaní Juan Carlos
Published: February 2025

The purpose of this research was to analyze information management in a district sub-prefecture, in order to understand its impact on administrative efficiency and local development. The methodology used was quantitative, explanatory and non-experimental in design. The sample consisted of 54 people working in the sub-prefecture under analysis. For data collection, a survey was applied using a questionnaire with 16 Likert-type questions, which allowed obtaining the participants' perception of information management in the institution. The results showed that 68% of respondents considered information management to be adequate, while 18% expressed their disagreement, and the remaining 14% indicated that they did not know or did not have an opinion on the subject. These findings suggest that, although the majority perceives management to be favorable, there are still areas for improvement that could be optimized. It is concluded that information management in the Subprefecture plays a fundamental role in district development, because it facilitates informed decision-making, promotes more efficient coordination between authorities and improves the capacity to respond to local needs. This management optimizes internal processes, strengthens governance, fosters transparency and promotes citizen participation, key elements for community well-being and institutional strengthening.
Belanja Jasa Konsultansi Penyusunan Kajian Pemetaan Daya Saing Daerah Kota Surakarta Tahun 2023
Authors: Viriani Noviasari Dewi  , Budi Purwanto
Published: February 2025

The scope of competitiveness at the regional level includes various benchmark factors including economic growth and stability factors, regional convergence and divergence, diversity, and the impact of regional situations (Chrobocińska, 2021). The broad scope of regional competitiveness can then be interpreted broadly to mean that competitiveness is closely related to regional development and the stimuli that accompany it, so that competitiveness factors drive regional development factors and vice versa. Moreover, several literatures use this competitiveness as a marker of sustainability (competitiveness index as evidence of sustainability) for a geographic scope including cities, districts, provinces and countries (Judrupa, 2021; Korauš, Havierniková, Gombár, Černák, & Felcan, 2020 ; Nogueira & Madaleno, 2023). This strong connectivity between competitiveness, development and the sustainability paradigm was then used as one of the foundations for the implementation of the Sustainable Regional Competitiveness Index by the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) of the Republic of Indonesia.
Peran Pemerintah Daerah dalam Penegakan Hukum Lingkungan di Kota Surakarta
Authors: Rohmah Wirda , Ramadhani Marina , Widiyanto Herri
Published: February 2025

Penegakan hukum lingkungan merupakan salah satu aspek krusial dalam menjaga kualitas lingkungan hidup dan mencegah kerusakan ekosistem. Di Kota Surakarta, peran pemerintah daerah dalam penegakan hukum lingkungan menjadi sangat penting mengingat urbanisasi yang pesat dan tekanan lingkungan yang meningkat. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji peran pemerintah daerah dalam penegakan hukum lingkungan di Surakarta melalui metode studi pustaka.
Studi ini mengidentifikasi berbagai fungsi dan tanggung jawab pemerintah daerah dalam mengimplementasikan kebijakan lingkungan, termasuk pengawasan, penegakan peraturan, dan penanganan pelanggaran. Analisis terhadap berbagai literatur, laporan, dan dokumen kebijakan menunjukkan bahwa pemerintah daerah di Surakarta memiliki mandat untuk melaksanakan peraturan lingkungan, melakukan inspeksi, dan menegakkan sanksi terhadap pelanggaran. Namun, tantangan seperti keterbatasan sumber daya, kurangnya koordinasi antar lembaga, dan implementasi kebijakan yang tidak konsisten dapat menghambat efektivitas penegakan hukum lingkungan.
Penelitian ini juga membahas beberapa inisiatif dan program yang telah diterapkan oleh pemerintah daerah untuk meningkatkan kesadaran lingkungan dan mendorong partisipasi masyarakat dalam upaya pelestarian lingkungan. Hasil studi menunjukkan bahwa keterlibatan masyarakat dan kolaborasi antara pemerintah daerah dan sektor swasta dapat memperkuat penegakan hukum lingkungan dan mendukung keberhasilan program-program lingkungan.
Kesimpulannya, peran pemerintah daerah di Kota Surakarta dalam penegakan hukum lingkungan sangat penting untuk menjaga keberlanjutan lingkungan hidup. Dengan mengatasi tantangan yang ada dan memperkuat kerjasama antara berbagai pemangku kepentingan, pemerintah daerah dapat meningkatkan efektivitas penegakan hukum dan mempromosikan lingkungan yang lebih sehat dan berkelanjutan di kota ini.
Efektivitas Kebijakan Perizinan Usaha di Kota Surakarta Analisis Hukum Administrasi dan Pemerintahan
Authors: Rohmah Wirda , Ramadhani Marina , Ragiliawan Zellius
Published: February 2025

Kebijakan perizinan usaha di Kota Surakarta memiliki peran strategis dalam mengatur dan memfasilitasi kegiatan ekonomi lokal. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengevaluasi efektivitas kebijakan tersebut dari perspektif hukum administrasi dan pemerintahan dengan menggunakan metode studi pustaka. Fokus utama dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menilai bagaimana kebijakan perizinan diimplementasikan, tantangan yang dihadapi, dan dampaknya terhadap pelaku usaha serta administrasi pemerintah daerah.
Kebijakan perizinan usaha dirancang untuk mempermudah proses berbisnis dengan memastikan bahwa semua kegiatan usaha mematuhi regulasi yang berlaku. Namun, proses implementasi sering kali menghadapi berbagai kendala seperti birokrasi yang rumit, kurangnya transparansi, dan ketidakpastian hukum. Penelitian ini mengkaji struktur hukum administrasi yang mendasari kebijakan perizinan, serta bagaimana prosedur-prosedur tersebut diterapkan oleh pemerintah daerah Surakarta dalam mengeluarkan izin usaha.
Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa meskipun kebijakan perizinan di Surakarta sudah dirancang dengan baik, terdapat beberapa area yang memerlukan perbaikan untuk meningkatkan efektivitasnya. Masalah seperti panjangnya waktu proses perizinan, kurangnya koordinasi antar lembaga terkait, serta ketidakpastian hukum menjadi hambatan utama. Oleh karena itu, disarankan agar pemerintah daerah melakukan reformasi pada sistem perizinan dengan fokus pada penyederhanaan prosedur, peningkatan transparansi, dan penguatan koordinasi antar lembaga.
Secara keseluruhan, penelitian ini memberikan wawasan penting tentang bagaimana kebijakan perizinan usaha di Kota Surakarta dapat ditingkatkan untuk menciptakan lingkungan usaha yang lebih mendukung. Temuan ini diharapkan dapat menjadi dasar bagi rekomendasi kebijakan yang lebih baik di masa mendatang.
Konsep Urban Farming Pada Kota Tanpa Lahan Pertanian
Authors: Pratio Gunawan Adi , Rohmah Siti Nur , Akbarsyah Muhammad Ali , Supriyanto Arseto Endro
Published: February 2025

Urban farming merupakan salah satu solusi inovatif yang menjawab tantangan pertanian di kota-kota yang minim atau bahkan tanpa lahan pertanian. Seiring dengan pesatnya urbanisasi dan berkurangnya lahan hijau, konsep ini semakin relevan untuk diterapkan di perkotaan sebagai bagian dari upaya mewujudkan ketahanan pangan dan keberlanjutan lingkungan. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengkaji konsep urban farming pada kota-kota yang tidak memiliki lahan pertanian tradisional serta mengeksplorasi manfaat dan tantangan yang dihadapi dalam penerapannya.
Studi pustaka dilakukan untuk menggali berbagai literatur terkait praktik urban farming di berbagai kota besar di dunia yang mengalami kendala keterbatasan lahan. Konsep urban farming mencakup beragam teknik, seperti hidroponik, akuaponik, vertikultur, serta penggunaan atap gedung atau ruang kosong perkotaan sebagai lahan tanam. Masing-masing metode memiliki karakteristik dan keunggulan tersendiri yang dapat disesuaikan dengan kondisi fisik dan sosial suatu kota.
Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa urban farming dapat memberikan banyak manfaat bagi kota tanpa lahan pertanian, termasuk peningkatan akses terhadap pangan segar, pengurangan emisi karbon akibat transportasi pangan, serta peningkatan kualitas lingkungan dengan lebih banyaknya area hijau. Selain itu, urban farming juga berkontribusi terhadap pemberdayaan komunitas lokal dengan memberikan peluang kerja dan meningkatkan keterlibatan warga dalam pengelolaan pangan. Implementasi konsep ini juga dapat mendukung program pengelolaan limbah organik dengan memanfaatkan limbah rumah tangga sebagai pupuk organik yang digunakan dalam pertanian perkotaan.
Namun, terdapat beberapa tantangan yang perlu diatasi dalam penerapan urban farming di kota tanpa lahan pertanian. Tantangan utama mencakup keterbatasan sumber daya, seperti air, pupuk, dan teknologi yang diperlukan untuk mendukung pertumbuhan tanaman dalam lingkungan perkotaan. Selain itu, masalah regulasi dan kebijakan pemerintah juga menjadi kendala dalam mengembangkan pertanian perkotaan di beberapa wilayah. Untuk mengatasi masalah tersebut, diperlukan kolaborasi antara pemerintah, sektor swasta, serta komunitas lokal guna menciptakan kebijakan yang mendukung perkembangan urban farming dan memberikan akses terhadap sumber daya yang diperlukan.
Secara keseluruhan, urban farming menawarkan pendekatan yang berkelanjutan untuk memenuhi kebutuhan pangan di kota-kota yang tidak memiliki lahan pertanian. Melalui pengelolaan yang tepat dan dukungan kebijakan yang kuat, konsep ini berpotensi menjadi solusi bagi kota-kota yang menghadapi tekanan urbanisasi, degradasi lingkungan, dan ketidakstabilan pangan. Urban farming bukan hanya tentang produksi pangan, tetapi juga tentang menciptakan kota yang lebih hijau, sehat, dan berdaya.
Karas Cerdas Bertalenta: Implementasi Lomba Cerdas Cermat dan Bakat Minat dalam Meningkatkan Kecerdasan dan Kreativitas Siswa Sekolah Dasar
Authors: Sephiana Dina , Rahma Alya Roihana , Faizah Khofifah Luthfi , M.P.B Kharisma Nabila
Published: February 2025

Kegiatan Karas Cerdas Bertalenta dilaksanakan bertepatan dengan semarak hari pahlawan dengan tujuan diadakannya kegiatan ini adalah sebagai ajang untuk mengembangkan potensi diri anak, khususnya dalam bidang kecerdasan serta kreativitas siswa sekolah dasar di Desa Karas. Karas Cerdas Bertalenta dibagi ke dalam dua jenis lomba yakni Lomba Cerdas Cermat dan Lomba Bakat Minat. Kegiatan Karas Cerdas Bertalenta dikhususkan bagi siswa siswi jenjang SD/MI Sederajat di Desa Karas. Peserta Lomba Cerdas Cermat dibagi dalam kategori A yang terdiri dari kelas 1 sampai 3 dan kategori B yang terdiri dari siswa kelas 4 sampai 6. Sedangkan Lomba Bakat Minat diperkenankan diikuti oleh individu maupun berkelompok maksimal 3 anggota. Pelaksanaan Lomba Cerdas Cermat terdiri dari 2 sesi dengan 2 babak permainan yakni babak penyisihan dan babak final. Untuk Lomba Bakat Minat akan diambil 3 pemenang dengan poin tertinggi yang dinilai oleh juri. Semua rangkaian Karas Cerdas Bertalenta berjalan dengan lancar dan diperoleh masing masing 3 pemenang dari Lomba Cerdas Cermat kategori A maupun kategori B begitupun dengan lomba bakat minat. Dengan adanya kegiatan ini, potensi pada diri siswa siswi sekolah dasar di Desa Karas dapat tersalurkan dengan baik dan mendapat respon yang positif.
Program Asistensi Mengajar untuk Meningkatkan Literasi dan Numerasi Siswa di SDN Karas 1 dan SDN Karas 2 Magetan
Authors: Tsalist Sindya Lailatust , Nabila Viona Alvinia , Aulia Risma , Putri Valia Naila
Published: February 2025

Desa Karas merupakan salah satu desa yang terletak di Kecamatan Karas, Kabupaten Magetan. Berdasarkan hasil observasi yang dilakukan mahasiswa KKN-T di SDN Karas 1 dan SDN Karas 2, terdapat permasalahan yang sama yakni kurangnya kemampuan dan minat belajar siswa siswi di Sekolah Dasar (SD).  Salah satu alternatif yang dapat dilakukan adalah dengan mengadakan Program kerja Asistensi Mengajar. Asistensi mengajar merupakan kegiatan membantu guru dengan mendampingi serta mengajar siswa di dalam kelas. Tujuan diadakan program Asistensi Mengajar di Sekolah SD yakni diharapkan sekolah dapat terbantu dalam bidang akademik dan menjadi kesempatan untuk penulis memperdalam ilmunya dengan cara menjadi pendamping guru di sekolah.  Sasaran program kerja ini di khususkan untuk kelas 5 SDN Karas 1 dan kelas 5 SDN Karas 2. Program kerja ini dilaksanakan untuk mata pelajaran  Matematika dan Bahasa Indonesia. Dalam pelaksanaannya, pertemuan pertama dilakukan observasi berupa pemberian pre-test pada tiap siswa nya untuk mengetahui kemampuan siswa, dilanjutkan pemberian kuis tiap minggunya untuk mengetahui peningkatan para siswa nya . Pada pertemuan minggu terakhir akan diberi post-test untuk mengetahui apakah selama berjalannya program asistensi mengajar ini mengalami peningkatan atau tidak. Berdasarkan hasil data nilai siswa yang diperoleh, diketahui bahwa di SDN Karas 1 siswa mengalami peningkatan hasil tes, 1 siswa yang tidak mengalami peningkatan namun nilainya bagus. Siswa kelas 5 di SDN Karas 2 ada 5 siswa yang tidak mengalami peningkatan dan 12 siswa mengalami peningkatan. Program kerja asistensi mengajar berjalan dengan baik sesuai dengan rencana awal dan berhasil mencapai indikator keberhasilan yakni 50% siswa mengalami peningkatan hasil tes.
Metode Private Learning dalam Pembelajaran Calistung Sebagai Upaya Pemberantasan Buta Aksara dan Meningkatkan Literasi dan Numerasi Untuk Anak Sekolah Dasar
Authors: Rohmah Munzilatur , Rahandi Vania Zulfiani , Salamah Ummu , Sabrina Fionna Ayu , Wijaya Andhega
Published: February 2025

Desa Karas terletak di Kecamatan Karas Kabupaten Magetan Jawa Timur. Tiga sekolah dasar yang menjadi pilar pendidikan di kecamatan Karas untuk menempuh pendidikan dasar yaitu di SDN Karas 1, SDN Karas 2, dan SDN Karas 3. Terbatasnya jumlah guru sebagai fasilitator dalam proses kegiatan belajar mengajar mengakibatkan kurangnya kemampuan peserta didik dalam membaca, menulis, dan berhitung (calistung) di sekolah-sekolah tersebut. Salah satu upaya yang dilakukan adalah dengan melaksanakan program kerja Pemberantasan Buta Aksara atau Calistung. Calistung adalah suatu program yang diadakan oleh mahasiswa Kuliah Kerja Nyata Tematik (KKN-Tematik) sebagai bentuk kontribusi dalam membantu guru untuk meningkatkan kemampuan, pemahaman, serta semangat belajar peserta didik dalam kegiatan membaca, menulis, berhitung. Metode yang digunakan yaitu Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK) melalui metode pembelajaran calistung dengan private learning yang dikategorikan berdasarkan kemampuan, sampel dari penelitian ini sendiri merupakan siswa sekolah dasar kelas 1 hingga kelas 6 selingkung Desa Karas. Hasil yang di dapat yaitu kegiatan pemberantasan buta aksara atau calistung dengan metode private learning ini efektif dalam meningkatkan kemampuan membaca, menulis dan berhitung. Hal tersebut selaras dengan didukung pernyataan langsung oleh beberapa wali kelas yang mengatakan bahwa mereka sangat terbantu dengan adanya program pemberantasan buta aksara atau calistung.
Analisis Permasalahan MGMP Fisika di Sidoarjo: Upaya Meningkatkan Profesionalisme Melalui Penelitian
Authors: Deta Utama Alan , Nurlailiyah Alfi , Suliyanah Suliyanah , Habibi Habibi , Aryani Heny , Pratiwi Ananda Dwi , Edelweiss Mozza Pinkan , Suprapto Nadi , Admoko Setyo
Published: February 2025

Kemampuan menulis dan mempublikasikan artikel ilmiah merupakan salah satu indikator penting dalam profesionalisme guru. Namun, banyak guru, termasuk guru MGMP Fisika di Kabupaten Sidoarjo, yang menghadapi kendala dalam memenuhi tuntutan tersebut. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis permasalahan yang dihadapi oleh guru MGMP Fisika Kabupaten Sidoarjo dalam menulis dan mempublikasikan artikel ilmiah sebagai bagian dari pengembangan profesionalisme. Penelitian ini menerapkan metode deskriptif kualitatif untuk mengkaji berbagai kendala yang dihadapi oleh guru MGMP Fisika di Kabupaten Sidoarjo dalam menyusun artikel ilmiah. Data diperoleh melalui proses observasi dan wawancara, kemudian dianalisis menggunakan pendekatan tematik guna menemukan pola-pola permasalahan yang teridentifikasi. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian, terdapat lima kendala utama yang dihadapi oleh guru, yaitu keterbatasan waktu yang disebabkan oleh beban kerja harian yang tinggi, rendahnya keterampilan menulis artikel ilmiah, ketidaktahuan tentang platform publikasi ilmiah, tingginya biaya publikasi, serta minimnya dukungan dari institusi. Selain itu, banyak guru yang kesulitan dalam menyusun artikel yang sesuai dengan kaidah ilmiah, serta kurangnya pemahaman tentang pentingnya publikasi ilmiah dalam meningkatkan kualitas pengajaran dan pembelajaran. Oleh karena itu, penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa menulis dan mempublikasikan artikel ilmiah masih menjadi tantangan signifikan bagi guru MGMP Fisika di Kabupaten Sidoarjo. Meskipun Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK) sering dilakukan, guru menghadapi kesulitan dalam mengubah hasil penelitian menjadi karya ilmiah yang terpublikasi. Sebagai solusi disarankan perlunya langkah strategis, seperti pelatihan intensif dalam penulisan ilmiah, pendampingan dalam proses publikasi, serta kebijakan institusi yang mendukung pengembangan profesionalisme guru.