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"Our approach to knowing and doing is based on delegating physical phenomena to physicists, biological phenomena to biologists, social phenomena to sociologists, economic phenomena to economists, and so on. This approach to knowledge and practice works very well when one category of phenomena dominates (as in mechanical and technical systems), but does not work when many categories of phenomena make significant contributions (as in the biological and cultural spheres). As a result, our civilization succeeds in its scientific and technical endeavours yet fails in dealing with communities and ecosystems

1. Introduction : the evolution of Russian society since 1991 : actors, attitudes and practices / Piotr Dutkiewicz -- 2. A people in the absence of the people, or a view of post-communism from below / Boris Kapustin -- 3. A time of transition : changes in reality and perceptions / Vladimir Popov and Piotr Dutkiewicz -- 4. Transformation : for the people or for the elite? / Leonid Grigoryev -- 5. Puzzles of public opinion : popular support for the transition to capitalism / Vladimir Popov -- 6. Twenty years that shook Russia : public opinion on the reforms / Mikhail Gorshkov -- 7. The Russian roller coaster : changes in social structure in the post-communist period / Natalya Tikhonova -- 8. New Russia : the evolution of Russian public opinion, 1989-2014. Valery Fyodorov -- 9. Images of authority in a time of change : the psychological transformation of society in post-Soviet Russia / Elena Shestopal -- 10. Ethnic and religious relations in Russia since the 1980s / Galina Gribanova -- 11. Post-Soviet society and elites in the Russian regions / Natalya Zubarevich -- 12. Social investment : lessons learnt over the past two decades / Andrei Margolin -- 13. The Russian elite's strategy of self-isolation / Boris Mezhuev -- 14. Conclusion : bringing the people back in / Richard Sakwa -- 15. Afterword to the Russian edition / Vladimir Yakunin.

This book examines the theoretical foundations of order ethics and discusses business ethics problems from an order ethics perspective. Order ethics focuses on the social order and the institutional environment in which individuals interact. It is a well-established paradigm in European business ethics. The book contains articles written by leading experts in the field and provides both a concise introduction to order ethics and short summary articles homing in on specific aspects of the order-ethical paradigm. It presents contributions describing fundamental concepts, historical roots, and the economic, social, and philosophical background of the theory. The second part of the handbook focuses on the theory's application in business, society, and politics, casting new light on an array of topics that loom large in contemporary ethical discourse.

How we understand technological and social change -- Metaphors and norms -- The embodied law -- Conceptions of copyright -- Copies : a metaphoric expansion of copyright -- Platform, storage or bulletin board? the Swedish Pirate bay court case -- Between form and function in (intellectual) property -- Conclusions: conceptions in the code

"Systemic Action Research" works with real social and organisational issues to uncover their complex dynamics, often revealing unexpected opportunities. This book shows how this process can be integrated, in any context, to the process of social and organisational development and change. The book explains how systemic thinking works and how Systemic Action Research can be embedded into organisational structures and processes to catalyse sustainable change and critical local interventions. Practically written, it details how to design a programme and build it directly into policy and practice development, extending the possibilities of action research beyond the 'individual' and the 'group' to work across whole organisations, multi agency governance arenas, and networks. The book is filled with illustrative stories and pictures which bring the concepts to life enabling the reader to develop a clear picture of how to put it into practice. Systemic Action Research programmes are now being adopted in Government and local governance contexts as well as in national and international NGOs. This book will be invaluable for experienced action researchers as well as social science and social policy researchers who will benefit from an approach to qualitative research which is participative, grounded in practice and allows systemic understandings of complex problems. Policy makers and practitioners will appreciate a process which generates meaningful evidence about the dynamics of change and offers a tangible system for continuously integrating that learning into both formal and informal decision-making

"Highlights feminist rhetorical practices that disrupt and surpass boundaries of time and space"--

There has been little systematic gathering of information about women's conceptualizations of peace & peacebuilding within different national contexts. This article reports on a research project that examined how women involved in peacebuilding activities in South Africa understand the meaning of peace & peacebuilding. The principles of participatory research methodology were used in the design of the project. The methods & procedures were designed in consultation with an advisory group composed of South African leaders in the field. A two-day workshop was then convened. It followed a participatory process that brought together 16 women who are emerging leaders in present-day South Africa. The main objective was for participants to discuss the question of how women directly engaged in peacebuilding activities view the meaning of peace. With the permission of the participants the proceedings were recorded. This article presents an analysis of the transcribed proceedings focusing on key themes that elucidated conceptualizations of peace & peacebuilding. The dominant conceptualization was that peace is a gendered process that involves both internal & external aspects. Emotional issues & processes were seen to compose the internal aspects of peace, whereas the external aspects of peace were seen as the technical-procedural components. The article discusses each of these aspects, examining the complex & diffuse ways in which they were seen as gendered. 19 References. Adapted from the source document.

"Tania Lewis offers the first critical account of the impact of digital information, media, and communication technologies on the topic of food. Lewis critically analyzes how our relationship to food consumption, production, and politics is being re-mediated through digitally connected electronic devices, practices and content. By drawing together the world of food and the digital, the book speaks to a number of pressing contemporary themes including the tensions around digital engagement in increasingly commercialized spaces; the changing nature of politics in a social media context; the growing naturalization of digital devices and related practices of data monitoring; and the role and impact of digitization on social relations. At the forefront of critical new research, and written with a student readership in mind, this text is essential for scholars interested in media studies, cultural studies, food studies, and cultural geography."--

Amalia Leguizamón reveals how the Argentine state, agribusiness, and their allies in the media and sciences deploy narratives of economic redistribution, scientific expertise, and national identity as a way to gain the public's consent to grow genetically modified soybeans despite the massive environmental and social costs.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part I: Deception: Its Varieties and Its Engines -- 1. Deception, Fraud, and Fallible Judgment -- 2. The Fading Myth of the Noble Scientist -- 3. The Role of the Social Sciences in the Analysis of Research Misconduct -- Part II: Advocacy Scholarship and the Refraction of Truth -- 4. Miscounting Social Ills -- 5. Investigating Sexual Coercion -- 6. The Myth of a "Stolen Legacy -- 7. On Self-Suppression -- 8. The Egalitarian Fiction -- Part III: Attribution and Misattribution of Deception -- 9. Making Monsters -- 10. Incest, Freud, and Fraud -- 11. Cyril Burt: Fallible Judgments about Deception -- 12. Cyril Burt as the Victim of Scientific Hoax -- 13. Benevolent Misdiagnosis: Fraud by Euphemism in the Mental Health Professions -- Contributors -- Index.

Mit Blick auf die allgemeine Situation nationaler und ethnischer Minderheiten in sozialistischen Ländern und die aus der historischen Verankerung des politisch motivierten Antizionismus sich ergebendenKonsequenzen untersucht der Beitrag die quantitative Entwicklung des jüdischen Bevölkerungsanteils wie den aktuellen Stand der materiellen (Sozialfürsorge, Sozialprogramme), kulturellen und religiösen Lebensbedingungen der Juden in Rumänien. (BIOst-Hml)

Examines the connection between scientific-technical reasoning and social change; based on analysis of a report by the US Council of Agricultural Science and Technology. The "no confirmed evidence argument," the "extensive research argument," the "speculative argument," the "comparable effects argument," and the "wholesomeness argument."

Although the migration phenomenon is extremely mediated and has been analyzed in countless studies, there are still many ambiguities with regard to conceptualization, the integration of the term in the related field(s) and the development of public policies that would respond to the actual needs triggered by the phenomenon. This study aims at providing conceptual disambiguation, at establishing a historical and epistemic framework and, last but not least, at pointing to a series of anthropological aspects that have been correlated with the evolution of public policies and the respect for individual rights for the past six decades. As a starting point for our study, migration is regarded as a natural historical phenomenon that needs to be accepted and integrated in our contemporary life, as an ingrate component of globalization. Any public policy must be based on the fundamental principle according to which human life stands above anything. Moreover, we have emphasized the need to overcome two profoundly preconceived images of the immigrant that have dominated the collective imaginary for a long time: the intruder/invader and the slave.