Justin Joseph
Biographic Data
| ID | 5494686 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Justin Joseph |
| GIVEN NAMES | Justin |
| FAMILY NAME | Joseph |
| SIGNATURE | JOSEPH J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Guyana |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4866-4303 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 18 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Climate Shock, Food Insecurity, and Agricultural Resilience in Import-Dependent States
This article examines the structural vulnerability of import-dependent states to climate-driven food disruption. It argues that food insecurity in such settings is produced by the interaction of climatic shocks, weak domestic production systems, import concentration, and inadequate storage, logistics, and financing arrangements. The article contends that resilience cannot be reduced to increased output alone; it requires institutional redesign ac…
Constitutional Silences, Executive Power, and Democratic Fragility in Small States
This article examines how constitutional silence, understood as the absence of clear rules on emergency authority, delegated legislation, appointments, legislative oversight, and ex ante constitutional review, creates opportunities for executive aggrandizement in small states. The argument is that democratic fragility often arises not only from openly authoritarian legal texts but also from ambiguities that allow concentrated political actors to …
Cyberfraud as Political Economy
This article analyzes cyberfraud not as isolated online deception but as a political-economy problem rooted in weak regulation, transnational criminal infrastructure, and uneven state capacity. It argues that developing states face a distinctive vulnerability because digital adoption has outpaced the institutional maturation of policing, financial intelligence, consumer protection, data governance, and cross-border legal cooperation. Contemporary…
Creative Industries as Economic Infrastructure in Small Developing Economies
This article argues that cultural and creative industries should be treated as economic infrastructure rather than as marginal lifestyle sectors in small developing economies. The analysis contends that music, film, festivals, design, literary production, digital content, and heritage-based enterprise generate value not only through direct revenue and employment but also through tourism spillovers, export identity, place branding, skills formatio…
Flood, Drought, and the Law
This article examines how climate change is exposing the legal and institutional weaknesses of water governance systems. It argues that flood and drought should no longer be treated as separate policy domains; both are symptoms of governance systems unable to balance competing demands under climatic volatility. The article draws on contemporary UN-Water reporting to show that many countries lack the financing, coordination, and integrated managem…
Health Misinformation, Institutional Trust, and Crisis Governance in Vulnerable Democracies
This article examines the relationship between health misinformation, institutional trust, and crisis governance in vulnerable democracies. It argues that misinformation is not merely a communications nuisance; it is a governance threat that can weaken compliance, polarize public debate, and damage the legitimacy of health institutions during emergencies. The problem becomes especially acute where trust in government is already fragile and digita…
Micro-Credentials as a Development Catalyst
Micro-credentials have emerged as a dynamic component of global workforce development, offering rapid, skills-focused pathways that complement or extend traditional academic qualifications. Caribbean economies, including Guyana, face significant labour-market shifts driven by technological advancement, economic diversification, and demand for adaptable skillsets. This article examines the increasing relevance of micro-credentials as a mechanism f…
The Psychology of Adult Learning
Adult learners constitute one of the fastest-growing segments of higher education globally, especially within developing regions where working professionals seek opportunities for reskilling, advancement, and social mobility. Flexible online universities have demonstrated significantly higher retention and completion rates among adult learners compared to traditional institutions. This article explores the psychological foundations underpinning a…
The Future of Work in Guyana and the Caribbean
Caribbean economies are undergoing rapid transformation due to technological disruption, climate adaptation imperatives, demographic shifts, and global market integration. These forces are redefining the skills required for sustainable employment and economic competitiveness across the region. This article examines the emerging skillsets projected to dominate labour markets in Guyana and the wider Caribbean by 2035, drawing upon empirical labour-…
Digital Inequality in Developing States
Digital inequality has emerged as one of the most persistent structural barriers to educational advancement in developing countries. Caribbean countries, including Guyana, continue to face significant disparities in connectivity, digital literacy, device access, and technological infrastructure. These challenges impede the equitable expansion of online and blended learning, constrain labour-market readiness, and undermine regional development str…
AI-Driven Education in the Caribbean
Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative force capable of reshaping educational systems globally. For developing countries in the Caribbean, including Guyana, AI offers a unique opportunity to overcome long-standing structural constraints and leapfrog traditional education models. This article examines the prospects and challenges of AI-driven education across the region by analysing global frameworks, regional contextual vari…
The Economic Return on Online Degrees
Demand for affordable, flexible, high-quality higher education has increased globally as students confront rising tuition costs, labour-market uncertainty, and access limitations inherent in traditional brick-and-mortar institutions. Online universities, particularly those offering accredited and low-cost programmes, have strengthened their position as viable alternatives capable of delivering substantial economic return on investment. This artic…
Securitization, three streams model and biodiversity in the Global South
Biodiversity conservation is one of the most contentious issues in the Global South, particularly political authority's methods and objectives of managing conservation. This paper studies how political authority deals with biodiversity conservation, and how different stakeholders respond to the conservation policy. In doing so, the study employs the securitization framework and blends it with the Three Streams Model to find out the political auth…
State, Society and Environmental Security in International Relations Theory
Job satisfaction level of the Preraks of the Kerala State literacy mission authority
Job satisfaction has been defined as a pleasurable emotional state resulting from the appraisal of one’s job; an affective reaction to one’s job; and an attitude towards one’s job. The researcher has tried to analyse the causes of job dissatisfaction among the Preraks of the KSLMA and to seek solutions based on scientific methods. This study intends to provide a clear picture about the job satisfaction level of the Preraks of the KSLMA. The simpl…
State actions and the environment
New Media Activism and Politics of Ecology in the People’s Republic of China
The environmental sector is an interesting realm in Chinese politics to observe factors such as the contributions of new media activism in bottom-up communication and decision-making processes, especially during the 40 years of reform and opening up. Top-down efforts to curb environmental issues are primarily to address increasing pubic discomfort due to pollution and related problems. However, environmental movements are increasingly visible in …
Exploring the Agency-Structure Dynamics in State–Society Relations in Contemporary China
Based on the data from the 13-month field visit spread over two trips (September 2016 to December 2016 and September 2017 to July 2018), this study highlights how securitisation efforts from the central government interact with environmental non-governmental organisation (ENGO) activism and advocacy in China, producing diverse outcomes across temporal and spatial dimensions. The trajectory of state–society relations in the context of environmenta…
Exploring the Agency-Structure Dynamics in State–Society Relations in Contemporary China
Based on the data from the 13-month field visit spread over two trips (September 2016 to December 2016 and September 2017 to July 2018), this study highlights how securitisation efforts from the central government interact with environmental non-governmental organisation (ENGO) activism and advocacy in China, producing diverse outcomes across temporal and spatial dimensions. The trajectory of state–society relations in the context of environmenta…
Exploring the Agency-Structure Dynamics in State–Society Relations in Contemporary China
Based on the data from the 13-month field visit spread over two trips (September 2016 to December 2016 and September 2017 to July 2018), this study highlights how securitisation efforts from the central government interact with environmental non-governmental organisation (ENGO) activism and advocacy in China, producing diverse outcomes across temporal and spatial dimensions. The trajectory of state–society relations in the context of environmenta…
Job satisfaction level of the Preraks of the Kerala State literacy mission authority
Job satisfaction has been defined as a pleasurable emotional state resulting from the appraisal of one’s job; an affective reaction to one’s job; and an attitude towards one’s job. The researcher has tried to analyse the causes of job dissatisfaction among the Preraks of the KSLMA and to seek solutions based on scientific methods. This study intends to provide a clear picture about the job satisfaction level of the Preraks of the KSLMA. The simpl…
State actions and the environment
New Media Activism and Politics of Ecology in the People’s Republic of China
The environmental sector is an interesting realm in Chinese politics to observe factors such as the contributions of new media activism in bottom-up communication and decision-making processes, especially during the 40 years of reform and opening up. Top-down efforts to curb environmental issues are primarily to address increasing pubic discomfort due to pollution and related problems. However, environmental movements are increasingly visible in …
State, Society and Environmental Security in International Relations Theory
Micro-Credentials as a Development Catalyst
Micro-credentials have emerged as a dynamic component of global workforce development, offering rapid, skills-focused pathways that complement or extend traditional academic qualifications. Caribbean economies, including Guyana, face significant labour-market shifts driven by technological advancement, economic diversification, and demand for adaptable skillsets. This article examines the increasing relevance of micro-credentials as a mechanism f…
The Psychology of Adult Learning
Adult learners constitute one of the fastest-growing segments of higher education globally, especially within developing regions where working professionals seek opportunities for reskilling, advancement, and social mobility. Flexible online universities have demonstrated significantly higher retention and completion rates among adult learners compared to traditional institutions. This article explores the psychological foundations underpinning a…
The Future of Work in Guyana and the Caribbean
Caribbean economies are undergoing rapid transformation due to technological disruption, climate adaptation imperatives, demographic shifts, and global market integration. These forces are redefining the skills required for sustainable employment and economic competitiveness across the region. This article examines the emerging skillsets projected to dominate labour markets in Guyana and the wider Caribbean by 2035, drawing upon empirical labour-…
Digital Inequality in Developing States
Digital inequality has emerged as one of the most persistent structural barriers to educational advancement in developing countries. Caribbean countries, including Guyana, continue to face significant disparities in connectivity, digital literacy, device access, and technological infrastructure. These challenges impede the equitable expansion of online and blended learning, constrain labour-market readiness, and undermine regional development str…
AI-Driven Education in the Caribbean
Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative force capable of reshaping educational systems globally. For developing countries in the Caribbean, including Guyana, AI offers a unique opportunity to overcome long-standing structural constraints and leapfrog traditional education models. This article examines the prospects and challenges of AI-driven education across the region by analysing global frameworks, regional contextual vari…
The Economic Return on Online Degrees
Demand for affordable, flexible, high-quality higher education has increased globally as students confront rising tuition costs, labour-market uncertainty, and access limitations inherent in traditional brick-and-mortar institutions. Online universities, particularly those offering accredited and low-cost programmes, have strengthened their position as viable alternatives capable of delivering substantial economic return on investment. This artic…
Securitization, three streams model and biodiversity in the Global South
Biodiversity conservation is one of the most contentious issues in the Global South, particularly political authority's methods and objectives of managing conservation. This paper studies how political authority deals with biodiversity conservation, and how different stakeholders respond to the conservation policy. In doing so, the study employs the securitization framework and blends it with the Three Streams Model to find out the political auth…
Climate Shock, Food Insecurity, and Agricultural Resilience in Import-Dependent States
This article examines the structural vulnerability of import-dependent states to climate-driven food disruption. It argues that food insecurity in such settings is produced by the interaction of climatic shocks, weak domestic production systems, import concentration, and inadequate storage, logistics, and financing arrangements. The article contends that resilience cannot be reduced to increased output alone; it requires institutional redesign ac…
Constitutional Silences, Executive Power, and Democratic Fragility in Small States
This article examines how constitutional silence, understood as the absence of clear rules on emergency authority, delegated legislation, appointments, legislative oversight, and ex ante constitutional review, creates opportunities for executive aggrandizement in small states. The argument is that democratic fragility often arises not only from openly authoritarian legal texts but also from ambiguities that allow concentrated political actors to …
Cyberfraud as Political Economy
This article analyzes cyberfraud not as isolated online deception but as a political-economy problem rooted in weak regulation, transnational criminal infrastructure, and uneven state capacity. It argues that developing states face a distinctive vulnerability because digital adoption has outpaced the institutional maturation of policing, financial intelligence, consumer protection, data governance, and cross-border legal cooperation. Contemporary…
Creative Industries as Economic Infrastructure in Small Developing Economies
This article argues that cultural and creative industries should be treated as economic infrastructure rather than as marginal lifestyle sectors in small developing economies. The analysis contends that music, film, festivals, design, literary production, digital content, and heritage-based enterprise generate value not only through direct revenue and employment but also through tourism spillovers, export identity, place branding, skills formatio…
Flood, Drought, and the Law
This article examines how climate change is exposing the legal and institutional weaknesses of water governance systems. It argues that flood and drought should no longer be treated as separate policy domains; both are symptoms of governance systems unable to balance competing demands under climatic volatility. The article draws on contemporary UN-Water reporting to show that many countries lack the financing, coordination, and integrated managem…
Health Misinformation, Institutional Trust, and Crisis Governance in Vulnerable Democracies
This article examines the relationship between health misinformation, institutional trust, and crisis governance in vulnerable democracies. It argues that misinformation is not merely a communications nuisance; it is a governance threat that can weaken compliance, polarize public debate, and damage the legitimacy of health institutions during emergencies. The problem becomes especially acute where trust in government is already fragile and digita…
Corporate governance (5 works) · Global Security and Public Health (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Caribbean history, culture, and politics (4 works) · China (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Transboundary Water Resource Management (4 works) · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance (3 works) · Economics (3 works)