AGAINST ATOMIC INDIVIDUALISM IN PLURAL SUBJECT THEORY
... places such weight on the atomic individual will be more likely to produce an individualistic ontology of society as an output. In this paper however, I focus exclusively on the “Plural Subject Theory” (PST) forwarded by Margaret Gilbert. PST is a rarity: a non-summative account of social groups ach ...
... places such weight on the atomic individual will be more likely to produce an individualistic ontology of society as an output. In this paper however, I focus exclusively on the “Plural Subject Theory” (PST) forwarded by Margaret Gilbert. PST is a rarity: a non-summative account of social groups ach ...
Understanding children and childhood
... which “reality” is negotiated in everyday life through people’s interactions and through sets of discourses’ (James & James, 2008, p.122). In other words, it relates to the idea that different ‘realities’ arise from the interactions people have with each other and their enviro ...
... which “reality” is negotiated in everyday life through people’s interactions and through sets of discourses’ (James & James, 2008, p.122). In other words, it relates to the idea that different ‘realities’ arise from the interactions people have with each other and their enviro ...
Rational-Choice Hermeneutics
... indeed, our whole purpose is to show that the distinctions can be overcome, and some analysts from both camps have already succeeded in doing so. Our purpose in this section is to describe how rational choice and hermeneutics are typically practiced, not how they must be. The first typical differenc ...
... indeed, our whole purpose is to show that the distinctions can be overcome, and some analysts from both camps have already succeeded in doing so. Our purpose in this section is to describe how rational choice and hermeneutics are typically practiced, not how they must be. The first typical differenc ...
- Digital Commons @ New Haven
... interactions: “The definitions of the world… express the life situation of those groups which hold the monopoly of power in society” (Clarke et al. 1976). However, these researchers soon found that however insightful this approach might be, it was insufficient for explaining an obvious social struct ...
... interactions: “The definitions of the world… express the life situation of those groups which hold the monopoly of power in society” (Clarke et al. 1976). However, these researchers soon found that however insightful this approach might be, it was insufficient for explaining an obvious social struct ...
Tough times, meaningful music, mature performers: popular
... Security Hypothesis The current studies argue that preferences for certain songs and musicians can be best understood in the context of the ESH. The ESH is represented by a combination of evolutionary and ecological theory (Buss, 1994; Cunningham, 1986; McArthur & Baron, 1983). The ESH uses the foun ...
... Security Hypothesis The current studies argue that preferences for certain songs and musicians can be best understood in the context of the ESH. The ESH is represented by a combination of evolutionary and ecological theory (Buss, 1994; Cunningham, 1986; McArthur & Baron, 1983). The ESH uses the foun ...
After KKV: The New Methodology of Qualitative Research
... precisely a given theory or hypothesis. This use of cpos for theory development is widely appreciated by both quantitative and qualitative scholars. For example, when quantitative researchers use detailed knowledge from cases to help with the specification of their statistical models, they are drawi ...
... precisely a given theory or hypothesis. This use of cpos for theory development is widely appreciated by both quantitative and qualitative scholars. For example, when quantitative researchers use detailed knowledge from cases to help with the specification of their statistical models, they are drawi ...
- NSUWorks
... mediation has outgrown its origins and emerged as a social intervention that takes us to a new threshold in conflict resolution. A dignified and dignifying method of decision making, it affirms that the process by which people arrive at a decision is related to the efficacy of that decision. This is ...
... mediation has outgrown its origins and emerged as a social intervention that takes us to a new threshold in conflict resolution. A dignified and dignifying method of decision making, it affirms that the process by which people arrive at a decision is related to the efficacy of that decision. This is ...
Reinterpreting the Historicity of the Nordic Model
... Here, as in general, “regulation” should be conceived as an integral factor in the conceptual and practical construction of its own targets (Jessop 1995). It is worth noting that interests are not, any more than rights, completely pre-given phenomena simply waiting for regulation. In the Nordic coun ...
... Here, as in general, “regulation” should be conceived as an integral factor in the conceptual and practical construction of its own targets (Jessop 1995). It is worth noting that interests are not, any more than rights, completely pre-given phenomena simply waiting for regulation. In the Nordic coun ...
contemporary dilemma for the Jesuit social activist
... social action are working out inappropriate anger and authority hang-ups ...
... social action are working out inappropriate anger and authority hang-ups ...
wp 51.indd - Technology Governance
... distinguished economist, but from today’s perspective not a less impactful one, because it was mostly his students who were most important for economic policy in the Federal Republic of Germany. ...
... distinguished economist, but from today’s perspective not a less impactful one, because it was mostly his students who were most important for economic policy in the Federal Republic of Germany. ...
Why Did Austrian Business Oppose Welfare Cuts? How the
... pension system (2003-2004) and a reform of social insurance administration (2000-2001). These reforms are chosen because the government that initiated them was pro-business and pro-market: a coalition between the center-right People’s Party (Österreichische Volkspartei [ÖVP]) and the far-right Freed ...
... pension system (2003-2004) and a reform of social insurance administration (2000-2001). These reforms are chosen because the government that initiated them was pro-business and pro-market: a coalition between the center-right People’s Party (Österreichische Volkspartei [ÖVP]) and the far-right Freed ...
Federalism and Its Discontents - Foundation for Law, Justice and
... spent on research and society deserves to benefit from this. But the benefits of analytic social science are diffuse, long-term, and not necessarily problemspecific; yet politicians, bureaucrats, and grant agencies all want concrete, problem-specific, shortterm ‘deliverables’. It is difficult to dis ...
... spent on research and society deserves to benefit from this. But the benefits of analytic social science are diffuse, long-term, and not necessarily problemspecific; yet politicians, bureaucrats, and grant agencies all want concrete, problem-specific, shortterm ‘deliverables’. It is difficult to dis ...