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<p>Covid-19 and Vaccine Nationalism: Managing the Politics of Global Pandemics provides an in-depth overview of the complex nature politics played in vaccine production and distribution. The book ensures international and domestic politics, governance, and mechanisms of vaccine production and administration are understandable through insightful discussions. The book aims to solve several problems, including the essence of vaccine nationalism in a context of international politics, the discourse of vaccine nationalism outside popular media, historical documentation of the problem of vaccine inequality and low access of Covid-19 vaccines in developing countries of Africa, the Caribbean, parts of Asia, and more.</p> <p>Final sections cover the global blueprint of solving the problem of the Covid-19 pandemic through vaccines and an in-depth analysis of the politics of Covid-19 vaccines in the United States, China, Europe, the United Kingdom and India.</p>

Description The Inequality of COVID-19: Immediate Health Communication, Governance and Response in Four Indigenous Regions is an extraordinary interdisciplinary effort offering insights needed to underscore the problems of disjointed communications during a global pandemic. The authors explore the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) and other immediate and longer-term guidelines, directives, and general policy initiatives. The cases document implications of the failure of various governments to establish robust policies to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in a sample of advanced and low-income countries. Because the global institutions charged with managing the COVID-19 crisis did not work in harmony, the results have been devastating. The four Indigenous communities selected are the Navajo of the southwest United States, Siddi people in India, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia and the Maasai in East Africa. Although these are all diverse communities, spread across different continents, their base economic oppression and survival from colonial violence is a common denominator in hypothesizing the public health management outcomes. However, the research reveals that national leadership and other incoherent pandemic mitigation policies account for a significant amount of the devastation caused in these communities. This realization is, an important area to explore, and the study establishes an initial attempt to make sense of how, and under what circumstances marginalized groups can suffer most from global pandemics. This study offers opportunities for necessary investigations of multiple layers of inequality, which can lead to future policy efforts to support strength and healing for all during global crisis like COVID-19. Key Features Explores the examples of pandemic mitigation practices in Indigenous communities Provides case studies of importance of ICTs in health care in 21st century pandemic management protocols Presents real policy data collected from different continents from the early days of through the first year of the global pandemic

Description The Inequality of COVID-19: Immediate Health Communication, Governance and Response in Four Indigenous Regions is an extraordinary interdisciplinary effort offering insights needed to underscore the problems of disjointed communications during a global pandemic. The authors explore the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) and other immediate and longer-term guidelines, directives, and general policy initiatives. The cases document implications of the failure of various governments to establish robust policies to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in a sample of advanced and low-income countries. Because the global institutions charged with managing the COVID-19 crisis did not work in harmony, the results have been devastating. The four Indigenous communities selected are the Navajo of the southwest United States, Siddi people in India, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia and the Maasai in East Africa. Although these are all diverse communities, spread across different continents, their base economic oppression and survival from colonial violence is a common denominator in hypothesizing the public health management outcomes. However, the research reveals that national leadership and other incoherent pandemic mitigation policies account for a significant amount of the devastation caused in these communities. This realization is, an important area to explore, and the study establishes an initial attempt to make sense of how, and under what circumstances marginalized groups can suffer most from global pandemics. This study offers opportunities for necessary investigations of multiple layers of inequality, which can lead to future policy efforts to support strength and healing for all during global crisis like COVID-19. Key Features Explores the examples of pandemic mitigation practices in Indigenous communities Provides case studies of importance of ICTs in health care in 21st century pandemic management protocols Presents real policy data collected from different continents from the early days of through the first year of the global pandemic

Annotated Bibliographies Oxford Bibliographies Thu 3/29, 6:08 AM Eric E Otenyo Dear Dr. Otenyo, I’m delighted to announce that your article "Politics of African Development" has just been published on Oxford Bibliographies in Political Science and is available at www.oxfordbibliographies.com. On behalf of the Press, I want to both congratulate and thank you for your effort and dedication to the project. Oxford Bibliographies is up to date and expanding, and we appreciate your contribution to the project. Although you may already have access through your university, we are happy to provide a gratis, 6-month trial, providing access to all subject areas of Oxford Bibliographies. To begin your 6-month trial please visit www.oxfordbibliographies.com and enter the username and password provided at the bottom of this email. Please visit the For Published Authors page for information on updating your Oxford Bibliographies article, adding this peer-reviewed publication to your CV, and some practical tips and advice on how you can help raise awareness of your work. Be sure to check out the OUP Blog as well! The OUP Blog allows published Oxford Bibliographiess authors to delve further into topics most interesting to them, while simultaneously shedding light on their related Oxford Bibliographies article. If you are interested in contributing to the OUP Blog, please feel free to let your editor know. Over the next few months, we’re hoping that you take advantage of opportunities to become an advocate of the project. This can be as simple as passing along feedback you hear from your peers and students, submitting a library recommendation form to your library to set up a free institutional trial, or adding a link to your Oxford Bibliographies article in your email signature to ensure awareness of your work. If you would like to write another Oxford Bibliographies article, or if you would like to recommend another scholar who might be interested in contributing, please reach out to your editor, or respond directly to oxfordbibliographies@oup.com. Happy browsing, Oxford Bibliographies Editorial Team Oxford University Press Oxford Bibliographies Your Best Research Starts Here

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Add to GoodReads Trade Unions and the Age of Information and Communication Technologies in Kenya ERIC E. OTENYO Hardback eBook Trade Unions and the Age of Information and Communication Technologies in Kenya provides a comprehensive description of the use of ICTs within the trade union movement in Kenya. In this book, Professor Eric Otenyo explores the intersection between new technologies and union as key stakeholders in national governance and development. The dearth of research on how trade unions can play a part in the new economy continues to undermine the effective use of ICTs in development. This book brings to light the challenges that unions face while navigating the new economy and netstate characterized by a proliferation of ICTs and globalization. « less BOOK DETAILS AUTHOR TOC REVIEWS Lexington Books Pages: 264 • Size: 6 x 9 978-1-4985-4879-3 • Hardback • March 2017 • $100.00 • (£70.00) 978-1-4985-4880-9 • eBook • March 2017 • $99.99 • (£70.00) Series: African Governance and Development Subjects: Political Science / World / African

Trade Unions and the Age of Information and Communication Technologies in Kenya ERIC E. OTENYO Trade Unions and the Age of Information and Communication Technologies in Kenya provides a comprehensive description of the use of ICTs within the trade union movement in Kenya. In this book, Professor Eric Otenyo explores the intersection between new technologies and union as key stakeholders in national governance and development. The dearth of research on how trade unions can play a part in the new economy continues to undermine the effective use of ICTs in development. This book brings to light the challenges that unions face while navigating the new economy and netstate characterized by a proliferation of ICTs and globalization. Book Details Author TOC Reviews Lexington Books Pages: 264 • Trim: 6 x 9 978-1-4985-4879-3 • Hardback • March 2017 • $100.00 • (£70.00) 978-1-4985-4880-9 • eBook • March 2017 • $95.00 • (£65.00) Series: African Governance and Development Subjects: Political Science / World / African

"With governments now expected to make a strong web presence, it is important that students of public policy and administration gain insights and skills in this area. Lind and Otenyo provide a text in this area, address the use, potential, laws, and issues related to the emerging government use of the electronic media. A well-done, timely book on a critical area." - Ed Miller, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point "The book offers a nice overview of the issues, and it is wide ranging, intelligent, well researched, and well written." - Robert Anthony Maranto, University of Arkansas

This book is about the use of ICTS in modern public administration. I am the primary author and wrote the proposal and most of the chapters. My motivation was to improve the quality of instruction materials in my POS 428 course 'E-Government." Most of the previous works were dated and there was need for updating the material. The book offers an overview of the issues involve din the implementation of E- Government and especially the policy framework thereof. I added a chapter on challenges of access to new technologies and comparative e-government initiatives.

The First World Presidency: George H. W. Bush, 1989–1993 By Eric E. Otenyo and Nancy S. Lind Description The First World Presidency presents one piece of the global debate on America’s leadership, especially the U.S. Presidency on the world stage. The authors pose that if the Reagan Presidency created conditions for the collapse of widespread communism, then the succeeding George H. W. Bush administration was the first real world presidency. For the first time in recent world history, the president of a single country was presented with an unprecedented opportunity to shape world politics. This book examines the president’s role and outcomes of his leadership. The book provides a helpful description of the context in which President Bush became a world leader, as well as specific references to his leadership in major regions of the world. The authors also deliver a balanced view of his conduct of both foreign and domestic policy making. It further illuminates a global view of President Bush’s global vision dubbed as “the new world order.” This is the first book, in a post-de Tocquevillean sense, to examine the activities of a U.S. President and how he affected world politics at large.

This work examines the relationships between U.S. strategic security, trade interests, and democratic enlargement in Africa. The author demonstrates that idiosyncratic presidential actions shaped the outcomes of the policy to export democratic ideals to Africa. This study examines the role of presidents George H.W. Bush and William J. Clinton in promoting democratic reforms in Sub-Saharan Africa. Clearly, these U.S. presidents believed that democracy could be trusted as a means of solving African problems that included poverty and conflicts. While the two presidencies show remarkable similarities in the conduct of foreign policy relations with Africa, individual differences in styles, discernible differences are visible. There is evidence that at the end of the Cold War, U.S. support to democratic reforms in Africa produced significant gains in expanding democratic space ushering in a new political disposition in a troubled continent. However, although several dictatorships gave way to elected governments, there are a number of countries in which American efforts did not produce enduring changes. Presidential action alone was insufficient in ensuring successful changes in governance structures. This work will appeal to scholars in African studies and general readers of the U.S. presidency and international affairs.

Managerial Discretion In Government Decision Making: Beyond The Street Level Provides A Comprehensive Discussion Of Managerial And Executive Discretion At All Levels Of Government. Beginning With A Discussion Of Moving Beyond Street-Level Discourse, This Book Sets The Stage For Studying Managerial Discretion. It Examines Aspects Of Expertise In Discretionary Decision Making At The Federal Level, Including Several Case Examples To Account For The Wide Usage Of Executive Orders In Managerial Positions, And Examines The Formal Roles Of Managers At State Government Levels, While Highlighting The Variations Among State Managers In Their Usage Of Discretion, With Examples Of State Managers With Too Much Discretion. Next The Book Identifies Key Aspects Of Managerial Discretion In Local Governments, Including Information On The Applicability Of Discretion In School Districts And Its Implications In Decision Making, Discusses The Myriad Ways In Which Managers In Local Jurisdictions Either Individually Or Collectively Make Decisions Within The Parameters Of State Laws, Board Regulations, And/Or Council Ordinances, And Concludes With A Discussion Of How Much Discretion Managers Should Have And Dangers Inherent In Providing Managers With Too Much Discretion, And Reinforces The Discourses On Accountability In Public Organizations.

Public administration scholars and practitioners are increasingly concerned with the need to broaden the field's scope beyond particularistic accounts of administration in given countries. The field of Comparative administration is, therefore, once again thriving. "Comparative Administration: The Essential Readings" is the first major collection of contributions of major field leaders in this millennium. In this comprehensive and engaging volume, Otenyo and Lind bring together seminal readings in comparative, development public administration and contemporary new public management scholarship. This authoritative and well balanced volume provides readers at all levels with a rare opportunity to contextualize the field's growth and evolution. In what is truly a remarkable collection of the field's best minds, the book is a rare combination of conceptual and truly comparative empirical works. Without endorsing specific methodologies, the volume is an exciting and succinct overview the field's past and current concerns and interests. An outstanding feature of this book is that it carefully combines both previously published and fresh works considered 'essential' because of their potential impact on the field's development. The reader will notice that while most of the chapters are broad-brush studies, the selected case-specific chapters are added to illuminate conceptual and theoretical insights. Organized around broad array of topics and themes that include; Methods and Growth of Comparative Public Administration, the Ecology of Administration, Administrative Development, and Development Administration, Planning, Decentralization and Rural Administration, New Public Management, Informatization in administrative settings, and International Administration, the editors seek to provide readers a broader context in which to comprehend public administration in a globalizing world. Hopefully, this timely volume is a valuable resource for a variety of audiences involved in public administration including students and practitioners all over the world.

Bood editor: Professor Bronwyn Carlson

Wanjala S. Nasong'o (Editor), Maurice N. Amutabi (Editor), Toyin Falola (Editor)ISBN-13: 9783031158537 Publisher: Springer International Publishing This volume is a bold attempt to address a comprehensive range of themes and issues relating to contemporary Kenya. It covers independent Kenya’s history, society, culture, economics, politics, and environment with great breadth and depth, comprising thirty-four chapters divided into three parts.

ABSTRACT:This chapter examines the experience of building and reforming public institutions in Kenya. It begins by pointing to the challenges of filling organizations with institutional content that is directed to serving the public interest. Although major reform efforts have been carried out in Kenya, not the least the devolution of power to county governments, the focus has continued to be on government and its hierarchy. The recognition in recent decades that problems are multi-faceted as well as complex and therefore are best solved in multi-layered and multi-stakeholder fashion needs to be given greater weight in any future discussion about institutional reforms in Kenya. This chapter discusses more specifically the role that policy networks already play and how its role may be expanded to serve as an alternative to a policy agenda that is exclusively set and carried out by government ministries and their subordinate bureaucratic agencies. The chapter has three takeaways: (a) strengthening collaborative policy networks, (b) empowering and enhancing local participation in problem-solving, and (c) inculcating integrity and professionalism as part of the reform menu.

em.reas.0.5de48f.e9d85755@editorialmanager.com on behalf of The Routledge Encyclopedia of African Studies <em> Thu 9/13, 10:29 AM Eric E Otenyo Ref.: Ms. No. REAS-D-18-00205 Statist Developmentalism Routledge Encyclopedia of African Studies Dear Dr. Otenyo, I am pleased to tell you that your work has now been accepted for publication in Routledge Encyclopedia of African Studies. On behalf of the General Editors and everyone involved with the REAS, thank you for your contribution. We look forward to including your work in the Encyclopedia. All best wishes, Stephanie Stephanie DeRosa Managing Editor Routledge Encyclopedia of African Studies </em>

Timely work to educate public on difference between Democrats and Republicans on Economic Issues.

Released at the Fourth United Nations Conference on LDC's (:DC-IV) to be held in Istanbul, Turkey, in May 2011

ADVANCED SEARCH › Jacket Image Enlarge Image Flyer Ebook Available Recommend to Library 195 Corruption, Accountability and Discretion Nancy S. Lind Illinios State University, USA Cara Rabe-Hemp Illinois State University, USA List price $95.00 Add to basket Product Details Format:Hardback ISBN: 9781787435568 Published:25 Oct 2017Publisher:Emerald Publishing LimitedDimensions: 192 pages - 152 x 229mm Series:Public Policy and Governance Public Policy & Environmental Management » Politics » Government » Description The corruption of public officials in the United States and its corrosive impact on public policy, political stability and democratic institutions, earns it a spot among the most critical public crises of the last decade. There have been scandals involving elected officials across the political spectrum from local elected officials up to the White House, involving conflicts of interest, campaign fundraising and political elections. At the heart of many scandals is the discretionary power of public officials to make decisions based on personal interest, often leading to corruption. Understanding the nature and etiology of corruption is important to drafting controls on discretion and rules for accountability. While strict regulation and oversight mechanisms have previously been designed to encourage ethical decision-making and punish violators, it is the media and citizens that have increasingly become modern mechanisms of accountability. Corruption of public governance not only undermines the effectiveness of the political system; it also results in corrupt public policymaking on the most pressing issues facing Americans today. This timely and insightful book provides the key elements needed to understand the nature and prevalence of corruption in public governance, as well as the devastating public policy consequences. The chapters explore the implications of public governance corruption on political stability, public trust, and policymaking, as well as recommendations for how to establish controls on discretion and strict regulation to increase accountability and corruption control in public governance. Contents Part One: Etiology 1, Transparency International's "Corruption Perceptions Index"; April K. Clark 2, The Price of Corruption in Congress; Michael J. Pomante Ii and Scot Schraufnagel Part Two: Permeation of Corruption in Governance 3, Legislative Scandals in the United States; Kerri Milita and Jaclyn Bunch 4, Campaign Contributions and Vote Buying; Renee Prunty and Mandy Swartzendruber 5, Do Contributions to Judicial Campaigns Create the Appearance of Corruption?; Thomas E. Mcclure 6, Media Coverage of Corruption and Scandal in the 2016 Presidential Election: Fantasy Themes of Crooked Hillary and Corrupt Businessman Trump; John P. McHale Part Three: Policy Issues 7, Crime, Injustice and Politics; Cara E. Rabe-Hemp, Philip Mulvey and Morgan Foster 8, Mayors’ and Citizen Attitudes Toward Sexual Harassment in Police Departments; Eric E. Otenyo and Earlene A. Smith 9, Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan: Contractor Corruption and Election Campaigns; Eric E. Otenyo and Parwez Besmel Part Four: Oversight and Accountability 10, Citizens United and Political Accountability; Benjamin Bricker 11, Judicial Review; Elizabeth Erin Wheat 12, National Security Whistleblowers and the Journalists who tell their Stories: A Dangerous Policy Dance of Truth-Finding, Truth-Telling, And Consequence; Maria A. Moore, John Huxford, and Jennifer B. Bethmann

Interviewed by Jim Browne 9:30-10 am. Available at [N:newsDATESsave10-16ERIC1.wav]MID-ATC…uh-light:23

As Interim Chairman of Kenya American Studies Association, Gave TV Presentation to launch the American Studies Association in Kenya

Background Political ideologies drove public actions and health behaviors in the first year of the global pandemic. Different ideas about contagion, health behaviors, and the actions of governing bodies impacted the spread of the virus and health and life. Researchers used an immediate, mixed methods design to explore sociocultural responses to the virus and identified differences and similarities in anxiety, fear, blame, and perceptions of nation across political divides. Methods Researchers conducted 60 in-depth, semi-structured interviews and administered over 1,000 questionnaires with people living in the United States. The team analyzed data through an exploratory and confirmatory sequential mixed methods design. Results In the first months of the pandemic interviewees cited economic inequality, untrustworthy corporations and other entities, and the federal government as threats to life and pandemic control. Participants invoked ideas about others to determine blame. Findings reveal heavy associations between lack of safety during a public health crisis and blame of “culture” and government power across the political spectrum. Conclusion Data indicate anxiety across political differences related to ideas of contagion and the maleficence of a powerful elite. Findings on how people understand the nation, politics, and pandemic management contribute to understanding dimensions of health behaviors and underlying connections between anxiety and the uptake of conspiracy theories in public health. The article ends with recommendations drawn from project findings for future pandemic response.

Political ideologies drove public actions and health behaviors in the first year of the global pandemic. Different ideas about contagion, health behaviors, and the actions of governing bodies impacted the spread of the virus and health and life. Researchers used an immediate, mixed methods design to explore sociocultural responses to the virus and identified differences and similarities in anxiety, fear, blame, and perceptions of nation across political divides.

The Australasian Journal of Information Systems (AJIS) is an international quality, peer reviewed journal covering innovative research and practice in Information Systems. AJIS publishes high quality contributions to theory and practice in the global Information Systems (IS) discipline. It is particularly interested in IS knowledge drawn from or applied to Australasia and in the Asia-Pacific region. The journal welcomes submissions on research and conceptual development based in a very wide range of inquiry methods, ways of thinking and modes of expression. AJIS has been published since 1993.

Manuscript ID PPM-16-0010.R1. Manuscript has been resubmitted pending publication decision.

The Australasian Journal of Information Systems (AJIS) is an international quality, peer reviewed journal covering innovative research and practice in Information Systems. AJIS publishes high quality contributions to theory and practice in the global Information Systems (IS) discipline. It is particularly interested in IS knowledge drawn from or applied to Australasia and in the Asia-Pacific region. The journal welcomes submissions on research and conceptual development based in a very wide range of inquiry methods, ways of thinking and modes of expression. AJIS has been published since 1993.

Emerging behavioral challenges in organizations: Performance evaluations of tattooed employees” has been accepted for publication in the International Journal of the Academy of Organizational Behavior Management (IJAOBM).

Assensoh, Akwasi B. Fri 3/30, 3:12 AM Eric E Otenyo;Assensoh@uoregon.edu Dear Professor Otenyo: Thank you very much for your prompt review of Ohio University Press' Thabo Mbeki book. Your completed review is being submitted for publication in Journal of African And Asian Studies, a refereed journal based in Leiden, The Netherlands and published by Brill Academic Press of Europe. At the proof-reading stage, you will hear again from our Editorial Team for logistical and other reasons. I wish to add that your submitted review, which was commissioned by our Review Editors as a result of your recognized expertise in the thematic/subject field of the reviewed book, will be published in our two outlets: in the online version of the Journal as well as in the regular hard copy. When your piece is published, you will be provided with an access code by our Editorial Team to be able to obtain copies of your published review. Again, thank you very much for your cooperation, as I remain with best wishes. Sincerely, A.B. Assensoh, LL.M., Ph.D., Co-Review Editor. ---- Rev. A.B. Assensoh, LL.M., PH.D., Professor Emeritus (Indiana University), Courtesy Professor Emeritus (University of Oregon), Department of History, McKenzie Hall (2nd Floor), University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, U.S.A. Telephone: (541) 953-7710 Fax: (541) 346-6576 ​

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States at Work, Public Services and Civil Servants in West Africa: Education and Justice in Benin, Ghana, Mali and Niger

Perspectives on Political Science and Asian Affairs