Evaluating governance of national Antarctic programme: Universities' role in influencing the evolution of Malaysia's engagement on cross-border research of the Antarctic
| Autor: | Ahmad Firdaus Ahmad Shabudin, Rashidah Abdul Rahim, Hazri Jamil |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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0106 biological sciences
Polar region 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Process (engineering) Best practice Aquatic Science 01 natural sciences Higher education institution Political science Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics 0105 earth and related environmental sciences International research Polycentric governance Ecology business.industry 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology Corporate governance Top-down and bottom-up design Public relations Top-down General partnership Quadruple helix General Earth and Planetary Sciences Bottom-up business Limited resources |
| Zdroj: | Polar Science. 24:100527 |
| ISSN: | 1873-9652 |
| Popis: | National Antarctic Programmes (NAPs) need to keep an open mind regarding the effective governance arrangement because they involve complex international bodies and instruments of the Antarctic, and the multiple stakeholders involved at the domestic level. Without a proper setting, country's involvement in this kind of cross-border science programmes and international research collaborations would be a daunting task. Through qualitative approaches, this case study aims to evaluate the domestic governance of Malaysian Antarctic Research Programme (MARP). The result revealed that MARP has passed through several distinct stages of transformations in governance, and researchers from local universities have played significant roles. Several recommendations have been pointed out to reinforce MARP's domestic governance; a part of it to explore potential of public-private partnership and Quadruple Helix (Academia-driven) in diversifying financial resources and intensifying national interests. This study draws lessons from policy learning on a non-traditional Antarctic player trying to govern and sustain its NAP with limited resources; experiences and best practices in engaging cross-border research involving arrangement of multi-level governance; and capacity of university and its researchers in influencing policy-making process of the national research programme. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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