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Political issues, in general, focus on the content of political actors' communication and most often describe either the main issue or several issues that are in the focus of a political actor's statement or any other relevant text (e.g., press release, news article, tweet, etc.). The basic premise of analyzing political issues in the self-presentation of political actors is that one major goal of political actors' communication is to place specific issues on the political agenda (Strömbäck & Esser, 2017). Political issues are most often coded based on a list of pre-defined issues that refer to different policies and sometimes also to polity or politics. The scope and detail of the individual issues depend on the purpose and the focus of the analysis. Field of application/theoretical foundation: Apart from being a common descriptive and control variable, the coding of issues in political actors' communication can serve as the basis for more complex variables or concepts such as agenda building or issue ownership. Agenda building, at large, refers to the process of how media content is shaped by societal forces (Lang & Lang, 1981). With regard to analyses of politicians' self-presentation, most work focuses on the processes of communication by which political actors aim to obtain media coverage for their issues (Norris et al., 1999; Seethaler & Melischek, 2019). Analyses on agenda building usually compare issue agendas between at least two different forms of communication, e.g., between channels where political actors have high control (such as press releases, party manifestos, social media messages) and journalistic outlets where political actors have less control (e.g., Harder et al., 2017; Kiousis et al., 2006; Seethaler & Melischek, 2019). Content analyses on agenda building usually start by, first, identifying relevant issue fields and categories (inductively or deductively). Second, the dominant political issues in political actors' communication and/or other forms of communication (e.g., ...

The proliferation of data availability is reshaping the economic and political realm. On the one hand, big data enables private and public parties to provide better quality services and products. On the other, the usage of data has led to policy response for limiting (e.g. the GDPR) or enabling (e.g. EU's policy towards a 'digital single market') the application of big data. This report aims at revealing the wider economic and political issues involved with utilizing big data by elaborating on the interaction between transport actors (demand-, supply-, external- and governance actors) and their role in the data economy (as data users, suppliers or facilitators). Subsequently, the interaction between these actors is described on various levels. On the firm level, private parties use big data use big data for improved situational awareness of the transport system, improving the capacity of transport networks, improving transportation services and facilitating the shift to sustainable transport. On the industry level, the data economy is expected to grow rapidly in the coming years. While the EU data economy remains to be in a deficit compared to the US regarding structural factors (fewer data SME), cultural/educational factors (ability to create and keep data-related skills), and the presence of IT giants, there is a healthy presence of digital start-ups and innovation capacity. On the national level, governments utilize big data in improving organisational performance and in service provision and policy making. Subsequently, big data is applied in transport related government tasks, including transport planning, traffic monitoring and public transport provision. On international level, governments want to control data flows to limit the negative consequences of data, e.g. preventing the misuse of personal or classified data. Another reason is to easier carry out their task as supervisor, e.g. demanding local storage of tax or gambling data to simplify control routines. Having discussed this, the most critical ...

Briefly we consider some of the political issues that arise in relation to Australian Aboriginal place names. First, we look at Aboriginal place names in Land Claim and Native Title cases through which there has been a tremendous expansion in Indigenous place names documentation. However that documentation may contain significant inaccuracies and in any case is too often inaccessible. Second, we briefly examine the process of dual naming with a focus on the state of New South Wales. Among the issues that arise in this arena are: the potential for disputes within and among Aboriginal groups; the choice of spelling for the place name; a public misunderstanding of the nature of Aboriginal placenames.

The emergence of telemedicine-medical diagnosis and treatment via telecommunications-offers the promise of reduced cost, improved patient outcomes, and greater access to quality medical care. But a variety of legal barriers to telemedicine must be addressed to assure its effective use.

The present dissertation empirically examines the impact of death thoughts on intergroup relations; the findings are explained using Terror Management Theory (TMT). TMT proposes that when mortality is made salient (Mortality Salience Hypothesis, MSH) people are more likely to exhibit greater positive evaluations of their in-group; greater adherence to the values of their in-group. People have a tendency to do this because culture tends to confer self-esteem (i.e., immortality), which allegedly mitigates death anxiety. Therefore, while there is a general tendency for people to exhibit greater positive evaluations of their in-group in the face of death, people who are high in tolerance are hypothesized to show out-group favoritism or, at least, no bias; while people who are intolerant should show in-group favoritism. Three studies investigated these hypotheses. In Study 1, participants were asked to evaluate presidential candidates Obama and McCain after answering questions regarding their own death (i.e., mortality condition) or answering question about a university exam (i.e., control condition). Although the expected main effect of mortality salience on in-group favoritism was not significant, participants high in openness exhibited out-group favoritism. Study 2 examined these processes by having participants evaluate a pro and an anti-gay marriage author following a reminder of their own mortality or an exam. Beyond a significant main effect for in-group favoritism, participants low in openness exhibited the Terror Management effect. The third study examined the MSH after participants watched a movie entitled The Final Destination (i.e., "mortality condition") or another movie (i.e., "control condition"). They then evaluated a pro and an anti-gay marriage author. Beyond an expected significant relationship between the type of movie watched and positive evaluations, participants high in similarity to the author who supported their view exhibited what the MSH would predict - greater positive in-group evaluations. Those low in similarity exhibited the reverse of this effect. Assuming that one's similarity rating for a culture is based on the extent the culture either upholds or challenges one's identity, it would make sense - according to the MSH - for these effects to manifest. Limitations of these studies and their relevance to Terror Management Theory are discussed.

Politicians must identify and present issues in ways that resonate with the public, effectively establishing their legitimacy as issue managers. This public relations concept has primarily been studied in the corporate context. By bridging public relations and political communication scholarship, this analysis examines how democratic presidential candidates at CNN's 2019 climate crisis town hall managed the issue of climate change using fact versus value-based frames, gain/loss frames, and responsibility frames. The results indicate that candidates predominantly used value-based frames, gains were almost exclusively presented in the context of the economy, and candidates were more likely to use prognostic frames over diagnostic responsibility frames when presenting the issue to the public. These findings speak to the value of framing in political issues management.

The paper was submitted at a public conference on the National Lebanese MasterPlan at the American University of Beirut on the 2 May 2003 ; The paper reviews three ancient masterplans for Lebanon or Beirut. It outlines why they failed to be implemented. It compares these experiences with the present national masterplan that is being elaborated (2002-2004).

The paper was submitted at a public conference on the National Lebanese MasterPlan at the American University of Beirut on the 2 May 2003 ; The paper reviews three ancient masterplans for Lebanon or Beirut. It outlines why they failed to be implemented. It compares these experiences with the present national masterplan that is being elaborated (2002-2004).

The paper was submitted at a public conference on the National Lebanese MasterPlan at the American University of Beirut on the 2 May 2003 ; The paper reviews three ancient masterplans for Lebanon or Beirut. It outlines why they failed to be implemented. It compares these experiences with the present national masterplan that is being elaborated (2002-2004).

The paper was submitted at a public conference on the National Lebanese MasterPlan at the American University of Beirut on the 2 May 2003 ; The paper reviews three ancient masterplans for Lebanon or Beirut. It outlines why they failed to be implemented. It compares these experiences with the present national masterplan that is being elaborated (2002-2004).

The paper was submitted at a public conference on the National Lebanese MasterPlan at the American University of Beirut on the 2 May 2003 ; The paper reviews three ancient masterplans for Lebanon or Beirut. It outlines why they failed to be implemented. It compares these experiences with the present national masterplan that is being elaborated (2002-2004).

Media sosial merupakan media yang mempertemukan manusia di dunia maya, salah satu sosial media yang menjadi favorit adalah twitter. Berbagai hal bisa dibahas di twitter, salah satunya adalah tentang politik. Guna mengelola informasi perlu dilakukan analisis teks salah satunya dengan menggunakan text mining. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menggali informasi dari media sosial twitter terkait isu politik. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah studi pustaka (library research), metode pengumpulan data (field research) dan perancangan sistem serta analisis. Pada studi literatur, dilakukan pencarian penelitian-penelitian terkait menggunakan algoritma Naïve Bayes dan K-Nearest Neighbor. Temuan penelitian ini adalah 2 topik dengan nilai coherence terbaik dari 20 topik. Pengujian dari dua topik isu tersebut menunjukkan tingkat akurasi klasifikasi berdasarkan topik menggunakan metode K-Nearest Neighbor lebih tinggi dari Naïve Bayes.Kata kunci; Sosial media, Text Mining, Naïve Bayes, K-Nearest Neighbor

The study examined teachers', parents' and students' attitudes toward controversial political issues (CPI). A Random stratified sample of 501 adults and 201 high school students completed questionnaires. Respondents had little confidence in teachers' ability to conduct CPI discussions in classrooms. Students reported low incidents of CPI discussions in classrooms. Support for CPI discussions differed according to specific topics. Purpose: Many argue for the benefits of controversial political issues (CPI) discussions but little is known about teachers', parents', and students' attitudes toward CPI. The present study explored these attitudes, as well as attitudes towards specific controversial topics, and how they relate to socio-demographic variables. Design/methodology/approach: Quantitative cross-sectional methodology was employed using questionnaires to collect data. Random stratified sampling was used to obtain a representative sample of 501 Jewish Israeli adults, including 70 teachers, and 201 Jewish Israeli 10th-12th grade students. Findings: Respondents, including the teachers themselves, had little confidence in teachers' ability to conduct CPI discussions in classrooms. Students reported low incidents of CPI discussions in classrooms, and that they are mostly held by homeroom and civics teachers. Students supported CPI discussions more than adults (including teachers) and wanted teachers to disclose their opinions much more than adults did. Support for CPI discussions differed according to specific topics. Linear regression revealed that the less religious individuals are, the more left-wing, older and more educated, the more they will support CPI teaching.

The goal is to complete two bodies of artworks totaling 30-35 images and to disseminate them. The first are photomontages dealing with contemporary environmental, social, and political issues. The second are photomontages addressing the impacts of land use on climate change and diversity of living species. The problem is manifestation of my original digital-photographic artworks. One body of work is complete and the other is underway. However, the artworks exist only in digital form on the computer and need to be printed. The objectives are to print the work at an appropriate scale utilizing various archival print technologies that enhance the ideas expressed in the artworks, to make the artwork presentation and exhibition ready by creating a portable portfolio of 16" x 20" size prints and framing the larger, actual scale works, and to disseminate the artwork in exhibitions at conferences, non-profit art centers, colleges, universities, museums and/or public spaces.

Report on legal, economic, social, ethical and political issues. Deliverable D2.1 BYTE Project.