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Examines development discourse & educational discourse as components of global economization, focusing on how economic interests dominate the US system of mandatory education. The close association of education & international development with progress is discussed. The origins of development discourse in medieval Europe as part of the political strategy of economization, which formally separated economics from society & culture, is described. It is shown how economization sees scarcity as necessary to human existence, transforming basic needs into unlimited wants & destroying the heterogeneity of traditional societies in Europe & its colonies. It is argued that the imposition of development discourse & economization on colonized peoples is similar to the dominance of economic concerns in US public schools. It is hoped that, by understanding the link between current educational discourse & this economic mode of human understanding & action, educators will band together to de-economize the public schools &, thus, decolonize society. T. Arnold

Der Beitrag beschäftigt sich mit der Frage, was eine Civil Society ist. Neben Wirtschaft und Staat wird Gesellschaft als eine dritte Kategorie eingeführt. Civil Society wird dabei als eine pluralistische Gesellschaft gesehen, in der die Autonomie ihrer einzelnen Mitglieder, Gruppen und Gemeinschaften dadurch charakterisiert ist, daß sie Verpflichtungen anerkennt, die von den Individuen und Gruppen gegenüber der Gesellschaft als Ganzem und ihren besonderen zentralen Organen und Gesetzen eingegangen werden. Was dies im einzelnen bedeutet, welche Implikationen die einzelnen Aspekte haben, wird am Beispiel der liberalen Demokratie herausgearbeitet und diskutiert. Die Analyse kommt zu dem Ergebnis, daß es Zivilität als bürgerliche Verhaltensnorm und die bürgerlichen Tugenden nur in einer Civil Society geben kann. Ausgehend von den spezifischen Merkmalen der Civil Society seit dem 19. Jahrhundert wird die Entwicklung der Rolle des Staatsbürgers nachgezeichnet, der ein vollberechtigtes Mitglied der politischen Gesellschaft und für die Gesellschaft als Ganzes mitverantwortlich ist. (ICA)

'Society' is one of the most frequently used words in public life; it is also a foundational term in the social sciences. In our own time, however, the idea has never been so much in dispute and so little understood. For some critics, society is simply too consensual for a world of intensive discord. For others, the idea of 'society' is oppressive - the very notion, so some argue, is dismissive of the infinite social differences that shape global realities.In this erudite and original book, two of the world's leading social theorists focus on unravelling the different meanings of society as a way of introducing the reader to contemporary debates in social theory. The authors argue provocatively that all ideas of society can be assigned to one of three analytical categories, or some combination of these - structure, solidarity or creation - and develop a fresh characterization of the nature of the social as a means of understanding global transformations.By integrating abstract problems of social theory with empirical examples and political analysis, On Societyprovides lucid interpretations of classical and contemporary social theory. The book also critiques recent social theories that simply equate the demise of society with globalization, the communications revolution or multiculturalism, and in so doing provides an original insight into today's world.

This open access book introduces readers to the vision on future cities and urban lives in connection with "Society 5.0", which was proposed in the 5th Basic Science and Technology Plan by Japan's national government for a technology-based, human-centered society, emerging from the fourth industrial revolution. The respective chapters summarize the findings and suggestions of joint research projects conducted by H-UTokyo Lab. Through the research collaboration and discussion, this book explores the future urban lives under the concept of "Society 5.0", characterized by the key phrases of data-driven society, knowledge-intensive society, and non-monetary society, and suggests the directionality to which the concept should aim as Japan's technology-led national vision. Written by Hitachi's researchers as well as academics from a wide range of fields, including engineering, economics, psychology and philosophy at The University of Tokyo, the book is a must read for members of the general public interested in urban planning, students, professionals and researchers in engineering and economics.

This open access book introduces readers to the vision on future cities and urban lives in connection with "Society 5.0", which was proposed in the 5th Basic Science and Technology Plan by Japan's national government for a technology-based, human-centered society, emerging from the fourth industrial revolution. The respective chapters summarize the findings and suggestions of joint research projects conducted by H-UTokyo Lab. Through the research collaboration and discussion, this book explores the future urban lives under the concept of "Society 5.0", characterized by the key phrases of data-driven society, knowledge-intensive society, and non-monetary society, and suggests the directionality to which the concept should aim as Japan's technology-led national vision. Written by Hitachi's researchers as well as academics from a wide range of fields, including engineering, economics, psychology and philosophy at The University of Tokyo, the book is a must read for members of the general public interested in urban planning, students, professionals and researchers in engineering and economics.

Written by an interdisciplinary and international team of Korean scholars, this textbook provides an up-to-date and comprehensive account of rapidly changing Korean society.

Chapter I: Videolised Society: Profound Insights into the Streaming Audio and Video Revolution -- Part I: Theoretical Explanation -- Chapter 2: Shaping Society—Videolised Society from a Sociological Perspective -- Chapter 3: Analysing Videolised Society from a Media-Centric Perspective—Everything Being a Medium -- Chapter 4: Motivating a Videolised Society—Technological Forces and their Implications -- Chapter 5: Creating a New "Blue Ocean" for the New Economy—Analysing Industrial Patterns in a Videolised Society -- Chapter 6: Creating a New Form of Social Discourse—Videolised Society from a Social Discourse Perspective -- Chapter 7: Videolised Society and New Cultural Ecology—A New Cultural Presence -- Chapter 8: Peering into Society and Life—Videolised Society and the Complex Viewing Psychology -- Chapter 9: No Distance Too Far—The Discourse Mechanism of China's Image Communication in a Videolised Society -- Chapter 10: Viewing Videolised Society from a New Perspective—an Interpretation from the Perspective of Social Criticism -- Part II: Videolised Society in Practice -- Chapter 11: Transforming the Role of Audiovisual Content Producers in a Videolised Society -- Chapter 12: Monetising Content and Building a Community in a Videolised Society - Research on Mainstream Short-form Video Platforms in China -- Chapter 13: Promoting Videos and the Economy—Business Models in a Videolised Society -- Chapter 14: Recording Life in a Videolised Society—Short-form Vlogs and News Videos -- Chapter 15: Entertainment and Art in a Videolised Society -- Chapter 16: Knowledge and Cognition in a Videolised Society -- Chapter 17: Status Quo and the Development of Short-Form, Medium-Form, and Long-Form Video Platforms -- Chapter 18: New Audiovisual Presentation of Mainstream Values—Media Convergence and Transformation Strategies of Mainstream Chinese Media -- Part III: Panoramic Focus -- Chapter 19: Research Overview of Videolised Society -- Chapter 20: Report on the Status Quo and Development of Short-form Video Research in China -- Chapter 21: Research on the Development of Audiovisual Content and Platforms in China's Short-form Video Industry.