Journal Contents: International Journal of Civic Engagement and Social Change (IJCESC)

Volume 5 (2018)
Issue 1
Article 1
The Institution of Traditional Leadership and Local Governance in Zimbabwe (pages 1-22)
Jeffrey Kurebwa (Peace and Governance, Bindura University of Science Education, Bindura, Zimbabwe)
Article 2
Social and Organizational Development Through Action Research (pages 23-39)
Neeta Baporikar (Namibia University of Science and Technology, Windhoek, Namibia and University of Pune, Pune, India)
Article 3
Child Marriages in Rural Zimbabwe (pages 40-54)
Jeffrey Kurebwa (Peace and Governance, Bindura University of Science Education, Bindura, Zimbabwe), Nyasha Yvonne Kurebwa (SOS Children's Villages, Bindura, Zimbabwe)
Article 4
Impact of Violence in Movies on Juvenile Delinquency (pages 55-68)
Naima Saeed (Department of Criminology, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan), Tansif Ur Rehman (Area Study Centre for Europe, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan), Mehmood Ahmed Usmani (Department of Sociology, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan)
Issue 2
Article 1
Energy Production in Smart Cities by Utilization of Kinetic Energy of Vehicles Over Speed Breaker (pages 1-35)
Mesfin Fanuel Kebede (Hawassa University, Awasa, Ethiopia), Baseem Khan (Hawassa University, Awasa, Ethiopia), N Singh (Addis Ababa Institute of Technology, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia), Pawan Singh (School of Informatics, Institute of Technology, Hawassa University, Awasa, Ethiopia)
Article 2
Impact of Socioeconomic Factors on the Nutritional Status of Elementary School's Children in Rural Areas of Karachi (Pakistan) (pages 36-47)
Naima Saeed (Department of Criminology, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan), Tansif Ur Rehman (Area Study Centre for Europe, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan), Mehmood Ahmed Usmani (Department of Sociology, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan)
Article 3
A Sociological Study of the Role of Language in Education (pages 48-60)
Naima Saeed (Department of Criminology, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan), Tansif Ur Rehman (Area Study Centre for Europe, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan), Mehmood Ahmed Usmani (Department of Sociology, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan)
Issue 3
Article 1
Volunteerism in Saudi Arabia: Profiles, Motivations and Perceptions of Volunteer Club Members (pages 1-15)
Gilbert Macalanda Talaue (Jubail University College - Male Branch, Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia), Faris Saleh M Al-Turki (Jubail University College - Male Branch, Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia), Abdulrahman Al-Zahrani (Jubail University College - Male Branch, Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia), Mohammed Al-Aberi (Jubail University College - Male Branch, Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia), Saad Al-Malki (Jubail University College - Male Branch, Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia)
Article 2
Stakeholders Approach for Relief Provision to Distressed Farmers (pages 16-31)
Neeta Baporikar (Namibia University of Science and Technology, Namibia & University of Pune, India), MV Deshpande (Independent Researcher, Pune, India)
Article 3
The Policy of Whistleblowing in Nigeria: An Islamic Perspective (pages 32-47)
Abdulwahab Qudus (Department of Religions, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria), AbdulGafar Olawale Fahm (University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria)
Article 4
Women, Peace and Security in the SADC Region: Progress, Prospects and Challenges (pages 48-63)
Jeffrey Kurebwa (Bindura University of Science, Bindura, Zimbabwe)
Issue 4
Article 1
Empirical Analysis of Socio-economic Factors Effecting Nutritional Status of Children (1-5) of Age (pages 1-18)
Naima Saeed (Department of Criminology University of Karachi Sindh, Karachi, Pakistan), Shumaila Kamal Khan (Department of Sociology, Lasbela University of Agriculture Water and Marine Sciences, Uthal, Pakistan), Hafiz Muhammad Raheed (Department of Criminology University of Karachi Sindh, Karachi, Pakistan), Muhammad Zahid Hussain (Department of Criminology University of Karachi Sindh, Karachi, Pakistan)
Article 2
A Criminological Study of the Socioeconomic Factors of Criminality Among Pakistani Females (pages 19-29)
Naima Saeed (Department of Criminology, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan), Tansif Ur Rehman (Area Study Centre for Europe, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan), Mehmood Ahmed Usmani (Department of Sociology, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan)
Article 3
‘Birds of the Same Feather,' Shattered Hopes: Case of Zimbabwe Post 2018 Harmonised Elections (pages 30-40)
Obediah Dodo (Bindura University, Bindura, Zimbabwe)
Article 4
Determinants of Poverty: Turkey and Multi-Country Analysis (pages 41-66)
Ümmü Eymen Muş (TUBITAK, Ankara, Turkey), Dilek Temiz Dinç (Çankaya University, Etimesgut, Turkey), Mehmet Yazici (Çankaya University, Etimesgut, Turkey), Aytaç Gökmen (Çankaya University, Etimesgut, Turkey)
Volume 4 (2017)
Issue 1
Article 1
Innovation, Organisational Structure, and Culture: Its Impact and Linkage on Organization - A Review (pages 1-22)
Sayan Banerjee (Chandragupt Institute of Management, Patna, India), Dinesh Srivastava (National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai, India)
Article 2
The Relentless Memorial: Environmental Melancholia and Collective Social Mania (pages 23-44)
Regan Suzanne Rosburg (Metro State University, Denver, CO, USA)
Article 3
Impact of the Sale of Spurious Spare Parts on Market Share of ABC Earth Moving Equipments Pvt. Ltd., India (pages 45-52)
Susheel Chhabra (Periyar Management and Computer College, New Delhi, India), Kulbir Kaur Bhatti (Periyar Management and Computer College, New Delhi, India), Hardeepika Singh Ahluwalia (Periyar Management and Computer College, New Delhi, India)
Article 4
Educational Need vs Copyright Law: A Judicial Action for Social Engineering - Fair Dealing, Public Interest, and Copyright Law (pages 53-63)
Pallavi Gupta (Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, JEMTEC School of Law, New Delhi, India)
Issue 2
Article 1
Organizational Structure in Indian Context (pages 1-12)
Sayan Banerjee (Chandragupta Institute of Management (CIMP), Patna, India), Dinesh Srivastava (National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Mumbai, India)
Article 2
A Cross-Cultural Year of Service Theoretical Model (pages 13-32)
Matthew D Hudson-Flege (Clemson University, Greenville, South Carolina, United States)
Article 3
Current Trends of Education and Social Change in Balochistan: A Sociological Analysis (pages 33-47)
Naveeda Erum (University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan), Naima Saeed (University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan), Tansif Ur Rehman (University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan)
Article 4
Emotional Management in Spanish Institutions: When Institutional Trust Draws New Horizons (pages 48-60)
Simone Belli (Department of Social Science and Innovation, Yachay Tech, Ibarra, Ecuador)
Issue 3
Article 1
Evaluation of Impact of New Democracy on Consumption, Income and Growth of the Nigerian Economy (pages 1-12)
Rex Oforitse Aruofor (Benson Idahosa University, Benin City, Nigeria), Daniel Risiagbon Ogbeide (Entrepreneurship and General Studies, Augustine University, Epe, Nigeria)
Article 2
Synergy With the World Soul: Establishing the Humanitarian Organism (pages 13-36)
Stephen Brock Schafer (Pacific Rim Enterprises, Lynnwood, USA)
Article 3
Finding Inner Strength in the Face of Adversity Kgopolano GROW Group Empowerment Journey: Botswana (pages 37-52)
Keitseope Nthomang (University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana)
Article 4
Impact of Training and Development on Employee Performance: A Study of Libyan Bank (pages 53-68)
Alsharif S Abogsesa (Swansea School of Management, Swansea University, Wales, UK), Geetanjali Kaushik (MGMs' Jawaharlal Nehru Engineering College (JNEC), Aurangabad, India)
Issue 4
Article 2
Demarketing Tobacco Products Strategy to Impact Customers for Social Change (pages 16-30)
Neeta Baporikar (Namibia University of Science and Technology, Namibia & University of Pune, Pune, India), Rosalia Fotolela (Namibia University of Science and Technology, Windhoek, Namibia)
Article 3
Meaningful Youth Engagement Through Media Usage (pages 31-47)
Yoshitaka Iwasaki (Faculty of Extension, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada)
Article 4
Social Media, Nigerian Youths and Political Participation: A Thematic and Methodological Review (pages 48-62)
Nwachukwu Andrew Egbunike (Communication and Language Arts Department, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria)
Volume 3 (2016)
Issue 1
Article 1
Mediating Social Media's Ambivalences in the Context of Informational Capitalism (pages 1-22)
Marco Briziarelli (University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA), Eric Karikari (University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA)
Article 2
Network Politics and the Arab Spring (pages 23-27)
Ashu M. G. Solo (Maverick Technologies America Inc., Wilmington, DE, USA), Jonathan Bishop (Centre for Research into Online Communities and E-Learning Systems, Swansea, UK)
Article 3
Women in Development Mobilize Grassroots Enterprises to Reduce Household Poverty (pages 28-49)
Ladislaus M. Semali (Pennsylvania State University, USA)
Article 4
How Communication Technologies Function as Platforms and Pathways to Civic and Political Engagement: An Agenda for Research and Public Policy (pages 50-72)
Christopher McCarthy-Latimer (Framingham State University, Framingham, MA, United States), J. Richard Kendrick, Jr. (State University of New York College at Cortland, Cortland, NY, United States)
Issue 2
Article 2
Article 3
Inspiring Poor Women to Empower Themselves: Insights and Lessons from Botswana (pages 39-53)
Keitseope Nthomang (University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana)
Issue 3
Article 1
Integrated Model of Affordable Housing Delivery for the City of Windhoek (pages 1-15)
Isaac Okoth Randa (Namibia University of Science and Technology, Windhoek, Namibia)
Article 2
A Computational Perspective of Knowledge Empowerment for Healthcare Decision Making: Computational Perspective of Knowledge Empowerment (pages 16-35)
Timothy Jay Carney (University of North Carolina, School of Public Health, Chapel Hill, NC, USA)
Article 3
Urban Development Through Smart Cities in India (pages 36-49)
Neeta Baporikar (Namibia University of Science and Technology, Namibia & SP Pune University, India)
Issue 4
Article 1
Public Participation Distribution and Marketing: An Inseparable Duality (pages 1-13)
Patrick Weber (Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany), Sascha Alexander Wagner (University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany), Rüdiger Kabst (University of Paderborn, Paderborn, Germany)
Article 2
Social Media, Civic Engagement, and Local Governments: Special Consideration to the Office of the Mayor of NYC (pages 14-24)
Leocadia Díaz Romero (Murcia State University, Murcia, Spain)
Article 3
Vulnerability Assessment of Urban Marginalized Communities: A Pilot Study in Bhubaneswar Slum Areas, Odisha (pages 25-57)
Smarajit Chakraborty (Population Foundation of India, Gurgaon, India)
Yellow Dirt: A Poisoned Land and the Betrayal of the Navajos
Book Review
Kelly Ann Nestor (Villanova University, College of Nursing, Villanova, PA, USA)
Volume 2 (2015)
Issue 1
Article 1
Using Wikis for Environmental Education and Awareness of Primary and Secondary Education Students in Greece (pages 1-18)
Marianna Poutakidou (University of Athens, Athens, Greece), Dimitris Gouscos (Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, University of Athens, Athens, Greece)
Article 2
Psychological Injury to Children at Work: A Review of the Literature (pages 19-29)
Daman Ahuja (School of Public Health, SRM University, India)
Article 3
Framework for Social Change through Startups in India (pages 30-42)
Neeta Baporikar (HP-GSB, Namibia and Doctoral Guide, University of Pune, India)
Article 4
Risk, Activism, and Empowerment: Women's Breast Cancer in Venezuela (pages 43-64)
Mahmoud Eid (University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada), Isaac Nahon-Serfaty (University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada)
Issue 2
Article 1
Deliberation with Working College Students Influencing Civic Learning, Opinion Formation and Engagement (pages 1-19)
Christopher McCarthy-Latimer (Framingham State University, Framingham, MA, USA)
Article 2
Understanding the ‘Public and Private' of Public and Private Partnerships (pages 20-33)
Luke Strongman (Open Polytechnic, Lower Hutt, New Zealand)
Article 3
Nature of Tweets in the 2015 Nigerian Presidential Elections (pages 34-52)
Nwachukwu Andrew Egbunike (Department of Communication and Language Arts, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria), Noel Ihebuzor (Evidentis Development Associates, Abuja, Nigeria), Ngozi Onyechi (Department of Communication and Language Arts, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria)
Article 4
The Challenges of Public Administration, Good Governance and Service Delivery in the 21st Century (pages 53-66)
Essien D. Essien (University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria)
Issue 3
Article 1
Assessing the Social Media Presence and Usage Patterns of Major Greek Municipalities: Towards Local Government 2.0? (pages 1-20)
Evika Karamagioli (University of Athens, Athens, Greece), Eleni-Revekka Staiou (Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, Laboratory of New Technologies in Communication, Education and the Mass Media, University of Athens, Athens, Greece), Dimitris Gouscos (Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, University of Athens, Athens, Greece)
Article 2
Empowerment through Collaboration: Community, Educator, and Museum (pages 21-35)
Jacqueline McIntosh (Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand), Philippe Campays (Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand), Adele Leah (Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand)
Article 3
Networked Protests: A Review of Social Movement Literature and the Hong Kong Umbrella Movement (pages 36-51)
Emily Stacey (Swansea University, Swansea, Wales, UK)
Article 4
The Wisconsin Spring Revisited (pages 52-56)
James Jorstad (University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, La Crosse, WI, USA), Cecilia G. Manrique (University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, La Crosse, WI, USA)
Issue 4
Article 1
Societal Influence on the Cognitive Aspects of Entrepreneurship (pages 1-15)
Neeta Baporikar (HP-GSB, Namibia University of Science and Technology, Namibia)
Article 2
Jordanians Perceptions Regarding E-Government Ethical Issues (pages 16-33)
Mai Tarik Al-Sebae (MIS Department, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan), Emad Ahmed Abu-Shanab (MIS Department, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan)
Article 3
The Future of Healthcare: Political Participation of Nursing and Public Health Students (pages 34-51)
Christine Vandenhouten (University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Green Bay, WI, USA), Susan Gallagher-Lepak (University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Green Bay, WI, USA), Derryl E. Block (Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, USA), Sylvia May Kubsch (University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Green Bay, WI, USA), Jan Strom (Northern Illinios University, DeKalb, IL, USA), Crystalmichelle L. Malakar (Bellin Psychiatric Center, Bellin Health System, De Pere, WI, USA)
Article 4
Organizational Performance Framework: e-Government Services (pages 52-64)
Susheel Chhabra (Periyar Management and Computer College, New Delhi, India)
Volume 1 (2014)
Issue 1
Article 1
Innovation by Necessity vs. by Will: Economic Implications for the Society in the Second Knowledge Era (pages 1-12)
Stanley Loh (Lutheran University of Brazil (ULBRA), Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil & Technological Faculty of SENAC, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil)
Article 2
Citizens and Mobile Government Adoption: A Comparison of Activities and Uses (pages 13-26)
Christopher G. Reddick (Department of Public Administration, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA)
Article 3
CSR as a Strategic Management Tool: Expectations and Realities of Two MNCs in Nigeria (pages 27-43)
Edwin M. Agwu (Manchester Business School, Manchester, UK), Agnes R. Taylor (Coventry University, Coventry, UK)
Article 4
Can Sex Workers Claim Human Rights In India? (pages 44-59)
Pallavi Gupta (Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies, New Delhi, Delhi, India)
Article 5
Web Platform for Public E-Participation Management: A Case Study (pages 60-77)
Carlos Quental (Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Viseu, Portugal), Luis Borges Gouveia (University Fernando Pessoa, Porto, Portugal)
Issue 2
Article 1
Web Platform for Public E-Participation Management: A Case Study (pages 1-22)
Carlos Quental (Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Viseu, Portugal), Luis Borges Gouveia (University Fernando Pessoa, Porto, Portugal)
Article 2
From Facebook to WhatsApp: The Changing Mood of Social Networking in India (pages 23-36)
Faizia Siddiqui (International Institute for Special Education, Lucknow, India), Mohammed Iftikhar Alam (International Institute for Special Education, Lucknow, India), Roshan Lal Raina (Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow, India)
Article 3
Mottos and Ethical Statements of Internet-Based Organizations: Implications for Corporate Social Responsibility (pages 37-53)
Jo Ann Oravec (University of Wisconsin at Whitewater, Whitewater, WI, USA)
Article 4
Feminist Jurisprudence in India with Reference to Individual Freedom of Women vis-a-vis State's Duty to Protect Them (pages 54-67)
Pallavi Gupta (JEMTEC and School of Law, GGSIP University, New Delhi, India)
Issue 3
Article 1
Synchronizing Indian CSR Endeavor of Industry: Water Sector (pages 1-12)
Sabyasachi Nayak (Confederation of Indian Industry, Jaipur, India)
Article 2
Severing Corruption from Everyday Life: Some Reflections from Nigerian Political Space (pages 13-25)
Babatunde Joshua Omotosho (Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti, Nigeria)
Article 3
Organizational Culture and Gender Minority: A Case Study of State Bank of India (pages 26-42)
Richa Vij (Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Management Studies, Delhi, India)
Article 4
Boycott and Buycott as Emerging Modes of Civic Engagement (pages 43-58)
Emmanuel Adugu (Department of Government, Sociology and Social Work, University of West Indies, Bridgetown, Barbados)
Article 5
Performing Arts for Effective Civic Engagement: Developing Creative Civically Engaged Student Leaders (pages 59-74)
Miriam Chitiga (Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC, USA)
Issue 4
Article 1
A Civic Engagement Graduation Requirement on an Urban College Campus (pages 1-27)
Christopher Chapman (Kingsborough Community College, City University of New York, Brooklyn, NY, USA)
Article 2
Attitudinal Measures of Political Consumption as a Form of Civic Engagement in a Developing Country (pages 28-46)
Emmanuel Adugu (University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados), Richard Ampadu-Ameyaw (Science & Technology Policy Research Institute (STEPRI), Accra, Ghana)
Article 3
Women Artisans' Information Needs, Sources and Seeking Behaviour and the Implication for Empowerment in a Semi-Urban Area in Nigeria (pages 47-63)
M.C. Nwosu (Abia State University, Uturu, Nigeria), K.N. Igwe (Department of Library and Information Science, Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic, Unwana, Nigeria), N.A. Emezie (Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria)