Language in Focus
Oxford Brookes University (Gipsy Lane Campus)
Living in a Dangerous World: How Global Governance Must Combat Global Terrorism View Digital Media
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session Dominic Hakim Silvio
This paper focuses on how global or international governance can combat terrorism. It assumes that terrorism is not random, undirected, and purposeless violence. Terrorists and those who support them have definitive goals, and terrorist violence is the means of achieving them. Also, due to globalization, today's threats see no boundaries and need to be dealt with nationally, regionally, globally, and in unison. Therefore, the paper argues that international or global governance is the most effective antidote against terror.
Does Rule of Law Influence the Human Development and Differ Between Economies? : Evidence from BRICS and G7 Countries View Digital Media
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session Otavio Cabello
This study investigates the extent to which the rule of law can serve as a determinant of the Human Development Index (HDI), specifically exploring potential differences between developed and emerging countries. We use the panel data regression model, using data from 2014 to 2021 of G7 and BRICS countries in our sample. The results indicate that the measure of constraints on government power has a negative relationship with the HDI and Regulatory Enforcement has a positive relationship with the HDI in both developed and emerging countries. The Absence of Corruption and Open Government measures have a positive relationship with the HDI only in developed countries and have no effect in emerging countries. The measures of Fundamental Rights, Order and Security, Civil and Criminal Justice have no effect on both samples. The results have significant implications for the formulation of policies and development strategies that seek to improve the HDI in different parts of the world and can help identify key areas that need reform to improve the rule of law around the world, which can be beneficial not only for human development, but also for the promotion of justice and equality in democratic societies.
The Impact of National Culture Dimensions on Corporate Social Responsibility of Firms: A Case of Private Sector Orgaisations in MAURITUS View Digital Media
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session Sanjiv Gungadeen
This study examines the effects of different dimensions of national culture on corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities of private sector organisations in Mauritius. Previous research has shown that Hofstede’s cultural dimensions have significant impacts on CSR performance. Even though studies relating to CSR and national culture has witnessed an increasing interest in researchers, small island economies like Mauritius have limited empirical and theoretical evidence to showcase. Therefore this study uses a mixed method research to investigate the impact of national culture on the CSR practices of private sector organisations in Mauritius. At first, it uses a panel regression analysis to examine the effect of Hofstede’s national culture dimensions on firms CSR engagement. It then uses qualitative interviews to further investigate the phenomenon in the actual context of a small island economy, Mauritius.
