Critical Realism in Information Systems Research
... criterion for existence rather than a perceptual one. In other words, for an empiricist, only that which can be perceived can exist, whereas for a realist, having a causal effect on the world implies existence, regardless of perceptability. This view of causal mechanisms is at the heart of critical ...
... criterion for existence rather than a perceptual one. In other words, for an empiricist, only that which can be perceived can exist, whereas for a realist, having a causal effect on the world implies existence, regardless of perceptability. This view of causal mechanisms is at the heart of critical ...
this PDF - HAU: Journal of Ethnographic Theory
... with this book that when Dodd declares that money is an “idea” and then reviews others’ ideas on money, he is playing an idealist game. We do not think so. We think he is precisely playing a game—but it’s the process, the play, the dynamism, and dueling that matter—the “Dionysian path” (205) that de ...
... with this book that when Dodd declares that money is an “idea” and then reviews others’ ideas on money, he is playing an idealist game. We do not think so. We think he is precisely playing a game—but it’s the process, the play, the dynamism, and dueling that matter—the “Dionysian path” (205) that de ...
Gigi Tevzadze
... art, the origins of mutual love, and the birth of narrative. The birth of Christianity and the history of its spread are used as an illustrative example of social evolution. If we were to take all these issues in isolation, forgive my repeating, issues out of context become so easy to criticize. Thi ...
... art, the origins of mutual love, and the birth of narrative. The birth of Christianity and the history of its spread are used as an illustrative example of social evolution. If we were to take all these issues in isolation, forgive my repeating, issues out of context become so easy to criticize. Thi ...
Materialized Landscapes of Practice:Exploring Native American
... access to one—the material dimension—in the present day. And it is only by using these material traces in the reconstruction of the past spatial distribution of practices that we can evaluate the specific social and historical context of these practices at different scales of analysis, which in turn ...
... access to one—the material dimension—in the present day. And it is only by using these material traces in the reconstruction of the past spatial distribution of practices that we can evaluate the specific social and historical context of these practices at different scales of analysis, which in turn ...
Effect of a conspecific`s presence on deprived rats` performance
... enhanced performance of dominant (but not novel) responses. In addition, the present study sought to compare the relative impact on performance of (a)a conspecific’s presence and (b) a physiologically based appetitive drive (thirst). Since Zajonc’s (1965) theory of social facilitation is based on th ...
... enhanced performance of dominant (but not novel) responses. In addition, the present study sought to compare the relative impact on performance of (a)a conspecific’s presence and (b) a physiologically based appetitive drive (thirst). Since Zajonc’s (1965) theory of social facilitation is based on th ...
Collective Power, Generalized Belief, and Hegemonic Spaces
... conceptions of grievances become possible. Where does this opening come from? How does it work? And what are its consequences? Accounts of Generalized Belief in the Literature The literature of social movements has, in general, turned away from the account of generalized beliefs ii as a crucial par ...
... conceptions of grievances become possible. Where does this opening come from? How does it work? And what are its consequences? Accounts of Generalized Belief in the Literature The literature of social movements has, in general, turned away from the account of generalized beliefs ii as a crucial par ...
an ontology for the ethnographic analysis of social processes
... as effects of interconnected reactions to antecedent actions.5 The spark of social creation is, as Weber clearly recognized with his very definition of sociology, active attunement to the actions of others. At this point, it might be helpful to illustrate social formation through actionreaction-effec ...
... as effects of interconnected reactions to antecedent actions.5 The spark of social creation is, as Weber clearly recognized with his very definition of sociology, active attunement to the actions of others. At this point, it might be helpful to illustrate social formation through actionreaction-effec ...
Three shortcomings of the social investment
... reforms are consequently oriented towards activation (which has indeed happened over the past decades as we shall see below), a genuine problem arises concerning the social protection of those people who cannot be integrated into the labour market – for whatever reason. We will make this point by fo ...
... reforms are consequently oriented towards activation (which has indeed happened over the past decades as we shall see below), a genuine problem arises concerning the social protection of those people who cannot be integrated into the labour market – for whatever reason. We will make this point by fo ...
the anti-social model of disability
... unable to play a ‘full role’ in society. They also have implications for research and policy with disabled people's needs being marginalised or addressed in piecemeal fashion. Such critiques, by academics and groups such as the Liberation network led to a change in analysis towards ‘social’ model(s) ...
... unable to play a ‘full role’ in society. They also have implications for research and policy with disabled people's needs being marginalised or addressed in piecemeal fashion. Such critiques, by academics and groups such as the Liberation network led to a change in analysis towards ‘social’ model(s) ...
Sample pages 1 PDF
... fetishized [concept] these days by social scientists” (Comaroff/Comaroff in Ahearn 2001: 112). As such, it is for instance still unsettled whether agency is specifically human, or if animals can have agency, or if even machines are capable of agency, as Bruno Latour (2007) promotes. Following Ahearn ...
... fetishized [concept] these days by social scientists” (Comaroff/Comaroff in Ahearn 2001: 112). As such, it is for instance still unsettled whether agency is specifically human, or if animals can have agency, or if even machines are capable of agency, as Bruno Latour (2007) promotes. Following Ahearn ...
Large-scale structural organization of social networks
... the likelihood of coincidences. The often successful identification of acquaintances is even more striking in view of the very small number of friends usually mentioned in an introductory conversation. As we show, the existence of short paths connecting people, although to some extent necessary, is ...
... the likelihood of coincidences. The often successful identification of acquaintances is even more striking in view of the very small number of friends usually mentioned in an introductory conversation. As we show, the existence of short paths connecting people, although to some extent necessary, is ...
