Based on an in-depth survey of the literature, the purpose of the paper is to explore autonomous vehicle routing and navigation, mobility simulation and traffic flow prediction tools, and deep ...learning object detection technology in smart sustainable urban transport systems. We contribute to the literature by indicating that multi-sensor environmental data fusion, environment perception systems, and deep convolutional neural networks are pivotal in connected autonomous vehicles. Throughout April 2022, a quantitative literature review of the Web of Science, Scopus, and ProQuest databases was performed, with search terms including “smart sustainable urban transport systems” + “autonomous vehicle routing and navigation,” “mobility simulation and traffic flow prediction tools,” and “deep learning object detection technology.” As research published between 2021 and 2022 was inspected, only 89 articles satisfied the eligibility criteria. By taking out controversial or ambiguous findings (insufficient/irrelevant data), outcomes unsubstantiated by replication, too general material, or studies with nearly identical titles, we selected 15 mainly empirical sources. Data visualization tools: Dimensions (bibliometric mapping) and VOSviewer (layout algorithms). Reporting quality assessment tool: PRISMA. Methodological quality assessment tools include: AMSTAR, Dedoose, Distiller SR, and SRDR.
The problem of the theoretical study of political leadership is one of the most controversial because the processes of globalisation and the dynamics of social transformations are attributed to the ...specified range of issues of particular importance. Over the past time, the range of research activities devoted to the issues of leadership has expanded significantly – from the studies by psychologists, lawyers, and neurophysiologists, to theoretical generalisations by social philosophers. Thereby this problem has been enriched by the advances in understanding of socialisation and group self-organisation, which make it possible to develop a number of promising directions in the study of the phenomenon of leadership. The novelty of the study is determined by the fact that the directions of the development of modern society necessitate the search of innovative approaches to this phenomenon, which has received a fundamentally new quality of scientific discourse. The authors show that the general public's ideas about the essential characteristics of political leadership were formed under the decisive influence of conceptions about the uniqueness of this social phenomenon, which can change the course of the historical process and provide its own ethnic group with a prominent place in social progress. The practical significance of the study is determined by the fact that in the recent years, approaches of functional content have become increasingly popular, within the framework of which it is proposed to consider a public and political figure as a manager hired for public activities.
The article is based on a data collection from the project Marginal Rural, a grant of Romanian Academy, carried out between 2019 and 2022. The aim of the project was to collect data from several ...rural and small urban communities and analyze socio-demographic data, but also look at indicators regarding infrastructure, health and education services, sources of income, local employers, or the phenomenon of migration for working. The analysis included different perspectives, respectively an institutional one (through the opinions of representatives of public institutions), an entrepreneurial one (through the opinion reflected in interviews with local entrepreneurs) and the vulnerable groups’ one (through the opinions reflected from the focus group organized with disadvantaged people). We looked at the phenomenon of rural development/underdevelopment and potential marginalized rural areas. Marginalization represents a social phenomenon, fuelled by the socio-economic context that followed the 1989 revolution. The completion of the transition from the socialist regime towards free-market economy implied high social costs for a part of the population, including poverty and social exclusion.
In modern international realities, one of the most relevant and at the same time controversial topics remains gender equality between men and women, which means the legal principle and legal status ...of a person in relations with state authorities, which excludes discrimination based on gender. Gender equality thus reflects political and social changes in society. The relevance of the study is conditioned by the fact that one of the conditions for EU membership is to bring national legislation in line with European law, including compliance with legal procedures in the field of gender equality. Gender policy in society is the activity of numerous bodies and institutions of state power, which is aimed at achieving equality between men and women in all spheres of life, namely in the social, economic, and political spheres. Respect for the equality of all citizens is a mandatory requirement for EU membership. The purpose of the study is to analyse the institutional and regulatory aspect of the development of gender policy in modern society and determine the main trends in the development of the European gender balance policy in the world. Methods: the gender approach allows studying the political component of society and define such basic concepts as "gender policy", and "gender equality". Based on these fundamental concepts, an analysis of the political participation of men and women was conducted, comparing their roles and opportunities within the framework of European and Ukrainian legislation. The materials of the study are of practical value for the Ukrainian state in connection with the country's chosen course towards European integration.
The peculiarities of the amalgamated territorial communities as a basic condition for the introduction of a course of decentralization of power in Ukraine are considered in the article. It has been ...found that globalization can often exclude the democratization of the development of territorial communities and society as a whole, as there can be a gradual loss of one of the fundamental elements of democracy, namely: the right of the community to participate in the management of public affairs, especially at the local level, and therefore it was concluded that the sustainable development of the regions and the state as a whole was formed through the transfer of power to the ground, that is, decentralization. The need to define the category of "territorial community" on the basis of the scientific works of world and European economists and domestic specialists in public governance has been proved and five approaches to determining the essence of the concept of "territorial community" have been identified. The author's definition of the concept of "territorial community," which corresponds to the modern political and legal realities of Ukraine, is provided. The characteristics of an amalgamated territorial community are systematized and grouped. A complex of components has been developed that are the basis for the creation and functioning of an amalgamated territorial community of Ukraine in the context of decentralization of power. Strategic and operational problematic issues of formation and development of the amalgamated territorial communities are identified, and ways to overcome them are proposed. Incentives provided to these communities by the state and other regulators have been systematized and studied to motivate them to overcome problematic issues of formation and development of the amalgamated territorial communities of Ukraine. It has been proved that cohesion is an important factor in ensuring socio-economic development, financial self-sufficiency, and investment attractiveness of the amalgamated territorial community. It was concluded that the introduction of the institution of amalgamated territorial communities provides an opportunity for its members to receive rational assistance to solve various problems of the changing present.
The development of the political culture among students is a process that is influenced by various historical, social, economic, and political factors. In order to streamline this process, to deprive ...it of spontaneity, it is important to outline the purposes and tasks that the Ukrainian society sets for itself to build a democratic rule of law state. The study is aimed at analysing the political culture of the Ukrainian population and identifying changes in the Ukrainian political culture. The methodological basis of the research is a set of philosophical, general, and specialised research methods. The study proves that the key element of identity policy is the implementation, maintenance, and adjustment of symbolic boundaries between people. The authors analyse the relationship between social boundaries and symbolic boundaries, examine the role of symbolic boundaries in the political sphere and their place in symbolic politics, show how symbolic boundaries are used in various forms and areas of identity politics. The study analyses the specific features of Ukrainian internal political development, the fluctuations occurring in the country between the presidential-parliamentary and parliamentary-presidential government forms. The authors concluded that the causes for the development of a new political culture as a stabiliser and destabiliser in society indicate the complete absence of clear purposes and objectives at all levels of this culture and the urgent need for stability and cultural rationalism to resolve social contradictions. The practical significance of the research lies in the experimental verification of the conditions that contribute to the intensified development of political culture; introduction of the methodology on the development of political culture to citizens.
Social entrepreneurship is a pivotal theme that generates debates both in academia and industry. Even though the concept of social entrepreneurship has gained traction and become influential in a ...wide spectrum of areas, such as sociology, social work, the economy, and politics, an ambiguity persists with regard to its models and meanings. In this context, the paper aims to clarify the definition of social entrepreneurship by considering how the concept has informed a variety of theoretical approaches used to explore socioeconomic reality. This paper distinguishes between three perspectives: social entrepreneurship as a cultural orientation, social entrepreneurship as a management strategy, and social entrepreneurship as a political philosophy. Such a clarification could help entrepreneurial studies reach a new level of understanding by providing an analytical framework to navigate the intricate landscape o
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an upward trend in domestic violence cases at the international and, of course, national level. In fact, over time it has been shown that there are links between ...various natural disasters or pandemics and the increase in these cases. The first part of the study provides a brief theoretical analysis of domestic violence, as well as the main forms of manifestation and consequences for the victim. The second part focuses on the interrelationship between the sanitary measures imposed in the pandemic context and the impact on the evolution of this problem, as well as the identification of general factors that contributed to the emergence and maintenance of domestic violence, before and especially in the first year of the pandemic. Through the secondary data analysis, the third part of the study highlights the trends of domestic violence in Romania in the period between 2016-2020, focusing on the first year of the pandemic (2020), by looking at the statistics provided by the National Agency for Equality of Chances between women and men (ANES). The last part of our paper offers a series of discussions and conclusions on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the evolution of domestic violence cases. The main limitation of the study was a time deficit in the supply of specific statistics for 2021, as well as the general unpredictability of the pandemic in terms of future trends in domestic violence and case reporting.
Socially responsible management and good practice Berezianko, Tamara; Sheremet, Oleh O; Halytsia, Ihor ...
Jurnalul practicilor pozitive comunitare,
2022, Letnik:
XXII, Številka:
SI
Journal Article
Odprti dostop
The relevance of the study is due to the need for a detailed research of the impact of socially responsible management and good practice on the performance of small, medium and large enterprises. In ...this regard, this article aims to identify the relationship between socially responsible management, good practice and economic growth of enterprises; the purpose of this study is to analyse and assess the impact of socially responsible management and good practice on various performance indicators of enterprises. Achieving this purpose requires solving a number of tasks, the content of which reflects the sequence of research stages: to study the theoretical and methodological aspects of the impact of socially responsible management and good practice on performance indicators of enterprises; to analyse the main world trends in the application of socially responsible management and good practice; to study the experience of advanced countries in the implementation of socially responsible management; to develop methodological approaches to assessing the impact of socially responsible management and good practice on the performance of enterprises; to develop a set of proposals for attracting socially responsible management methods for government bodies. The leading method to study this problem is the method of systems analysis which was used to study the idea of socially responsible management as a complex multicomponent structure that should be involved and operate in an unstable political and economic situation. The process of writing this article also involved such research methods as the method of logical analysis, comparative analysis, methods of synthesis and deduction, the method of classification, the method of surveying respondents. The article presents the results of the study in tables and figures that reflect the levels of application of socially responsible management methods, their impact and advantages; internal and external stakeholders in the company's activities; components of balanced socially responsible management; survey results of respondents. The article materials are of practical value for entrepreneurs, managers, teachers and students in the field of management and human relations.
