international policy fellowships, 2005-2006
... General Framework: New Frontiers of Democratic Politics The increasingly global nature of international politics and society has raised a number of fundamental questions with respect to democratic reform. How might we better understand the reach of democratic ideas and their capacity for transferal? ...
... General Framework: New Frontiers of Democratic Politics The increasingly global nature of international politics and society has raised a number of fundamental questions with respect to democratic reform. How might we better understand the reach of democratic ideas and their capacity for transferal? ...
Science and the Scientific Nature of Research in the
... stands for. An onerous task of science therefore, is the quest for the causal analysis or synergic relationships between things. This deals with the problem of ‘cause and effect’, that is, the central task of philosophy of science. It explains the connection, the causal necessity, the causal links a ...
... stands for. An onerous task of science therefore, is the quest for the causal analysis or synergic relationships between things. This deals with the problem of ‘cause and effect’, that is, the central task of philosophy of science. It explains the connection, the causal necessity, the causal links a ...
Realism in Economics : Critical or Complex - MCX-APC
... double standpoint of scientific practice in economics on the one hand, and of the theory of complexity in its second order ongoing developments (Delorme, 1999b, 1999c) on the other hand. Such a purpose engages inevitably in a trade off between a full fledged argumentation and a simplified, schematis ...
... double standpoint of scientific practice in economics on the one hand, and of the theory of complexity in its second order ongoing developments (Delorme, 1999b, 1999c) on the other hand. Such a purpose engages inevitably in a trade off between a full fledged argumentation and a simplified, schematis ...
One More Turn after the Social Turn: Easing Science Studies into
... 1988). We do not want finer divisions and new schools of philosophy of science. We want philosophy to do its job and discover the origin of the yardstick in order for us to overcome it. The yardstick of our debates was set up by Kant for polemical reasons and since then sociologists, as well as phil ...
... 1988). We do not want finer divisions and new schools of philosophy of science. We want philosophy to do its job and discover the origin of the yardstick in order for us to overcome it. The yardstick of our debates was set up by Kant for polemical reasons and since then sociologists, as well as phil ...
Globalization of Knowledge (Forschungsperspektiven 2010+)
... circumstances that exchange remained, however, limited and episodic without the combination of accumulation and autonomous diffusion of scientific knowledge characteristic of more mature phases of globalization. While, in the polycentric world of Europe, the Near East, and India, exchange did take p ...
... circumstances that exchange remained, however, limited and episodic without the combination of accumulation and autonomous diffusion of scientific knowledge characteristic of more mature phases of globalization. While, in the polycentric world of Europe, the Near East, and India, exchange did take p ...
Do democracies have different public policies than non
... the three tenets imply that a measure of democracy, perhaps interacted with other variables, should help predict public policy, holding constant economic and demographic variables. At the other extreme from formal voting theory are positive theories of public policy such as Barro (1979) or Wittman ( ...
... the three tenets imply that a measure of democracy, perhaps interacted with other variables, should help predict public policy, holding constant economic and demographic variables. At the other extreme from formal voting theory are positive theories of public policy such as Barro (1979) or Wittman ( ...
IF YOU`RE THINKING OF LIVING IN STS / A Guide
... who claim authority as students of science and technology and who may also expect anthropologists to prove that they have something new or interesting to say. In this essay I provide in somewhat idiosyncratic terms a partial map of STS (science and technology studies) that focuses on researchers and ...
... who claim authority as students of science and technology and who may also expect anthropologists to prove that they have something new or interesting to say. In this essay I provide in somewhat idiosyncratic terms a partial map of STS (science and technology studies) that focuses on researchers and ...
From Knowledge to Wisdom - Society for Research into Higher
... remorseless, so utterly beyond human control, and each one of us, a mere individual, seems wholly impotent before the juggernaut of history. The new global economy can seem like a monster out of control, with human beings having to adapt their lives to its demands, rather than gaining support from i ...
... remorseless, so utterly beyond human control, and each one of us, a mere individual, seems wholly impotent before the juggernaut of history. The new global economy can seem like a monster out of control, with human beings having to adapt their lives to its demands, rather than gaining support from i ...
Nicholas Maxwell
... remorseless, so utterly beyond human control, and each one of us, a mere individual, seems wholly impotent before the juggernaut of history. The new global economy can seem like a monster out of control, with human beings having to adapt their lives to its demands, rather than gaining support from i ...
... remorseless, so utterly beyond human control, and each one of us, a mere individual, seems wholly impotent before the juggernaut of history. The new global economy can seem like a monster out of control, with human beings having to adapt their lives to its demands, rather than gaining support from i ...
Policies - Frankston
... Social media offers the opportunity for people to gather in online communities of shared interest and create, share or consume content. As a member-based organisation, HV and FHC recognises the benefits of social media as an important tool of engagement and enrichment for its members. HV and FHC wel ...
... Social media offers the opportunity for people to gather in online communities of shared interest and create, share or consume content. As a member-based organisation, HV and FHC recognises the benefits of social media as an important tool of engagement and enrichment for its members. HV and FHC wel ...
Fundamentals of Knowledge Organization1
... demonstrate gaps and uncertainties in knowledge to users. This is very different from making, for example, an expert system that performs optimally by reflecting some generalized cognitive models. ...
... demonstrate gaps and uncertainties in knowledge to users. This is very different from making, for example, an expert system that performs optimally by reflecting some generalized cognitive models. ...
From knowledge to wisdom: the need for an
... There is the sustained and profound injustice of immense differences of wealth across the globe, the industrially advanced first world of North America, Europe and elsewhere experiencing unprecedented wealth while hundreds of millions of people live in conditions of poverty in the developing world, ...
... There is the sustained and profound injustice of immense differences of wealth across the globe, the industrially advanced first world of North America, Europe and elsewhere experiencing unprecedented wealth while hundreds of millions of people live in conditions of poverty in the developing world, ...
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... the MMR and autism are not statistically related in a large sample of children does not provide a fully effective argument that disproves an apparent trigger in any one case. The epistemic structure of the situation makes it difficult to persuade a mother that her child’s autism is not the result of ...
... the MMR and autism are not statistically related in a large sample of children does not provide a fully effective argument that disproves an apparent trigger in any one case. The epistemic structure of the situation makes it difficult to persuade a mother that her child’s autism is not the result of ...
social policy guidelines
... Information Centres (CICs), because they are involved in the provision of information and advice on social services or on civil and social rights, can contribute to the improvement of these services by feeding back to policy makers and service providers evidence gathered over time on the impact of p ...
... Information Centres (CICs), because they are involved in the provision of information and advice on social services or on civil and social rights, can contribute to the improvement of these services by feeding back to policy makers and service providers evidence gathered over time on the impact of p ...
The Role of Social Context in the Production of Scientific Knowledge
... other scientific methods, namely qualitative ones. My model is heavily influenced by Longino’s work, though it does not attempt to represent her theory exclusively. In addition to Longino, this model has been constructed from my own reflection on the process of ...
... other scientific methods, namely qualitative ones. My model is heavily influenced by Longino’s work, though it does not attempt to represent her theory exclusively. In addition to Longino, this model has been constructed from my own reflection on the process of ...
Book Prospectus - Stanford University
... character, and methods appropriate for ascertaining reality) the humanities are misalgined with rising global institutions. Thus we observe the broad decline in the humanities seen in the previous chapter. But some humanities fields – namely art, modern Western language and literature, philology an ...
... character, and methods appropriate for ascertaining reality) the humanities are misalgined with rising global institutions. Thus we observe the broad decline in the humanities seen in the previous chapter. But some humanities fields – namely art, modern Western language and literature, philology an ...
The future of the social sciences and humanities in the science of
... pollution, energy, crime, and conflict - each with their own subsystems – there is currently no scientific method able to combine these into a coherent whole. This lack of scientific theory is a problem because our inability to combine an understanding of the parts into an understanding of the whole ...
... pollution, energy, crime, and conflict - each with their own subsystems – there is currently no scientific method able to combine these into a coherent whole. This lack of scientific theory is a problem because our inability to combine an understanding of the parts into an understanding of the whole ...
Learning Science: The Very Idea
... role of the mind, about thought, or about free will cannot not be falsified, and are therefore outside of the bounds of a scientific psychology. As a consequence, research questions, problems and possible answers that this paradigm led researchers to were about ways of most effectively shaping behav ...
... role of the mind, about thought, or about free will cannot not be falsified, and are therefore outside of the bounds of a scientific psychology. As a consequence, research questions, problems and possible answers that this paradigm led researchers to were about ways of most effectively shaping behav ...
Subliming and Subverting
... historical conditions that picks up the slack, helping to make sense of the scientists’ behaviour. Once these enactive conditions are identified through interpretation, they can be tested to see how well they explain, or at least clarify, other practices. A fuller study would include more details ab ...
... historical conditions that picks up the slack, helping to make sense of the scientists’ behaviour. Once these enactive conditions are identified through interpretation, they can be tested to see how well they explain, or at least clarify, other practices. A fuller study would include more details ab ...
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... of contact might be, whilst at the same time exploring some of the tensions, contradictions and potential issues that arise in the identification of any “new agenda”, whether that is “new materialisms” or even the use of the term “new biologies”. The articles are brought together in this special col ...
... of contact might be, whilst at the same time exploring some of the tensions, contradictions and potential issues that arise in the identification of any “new agenda”, whether that is “new materialisms” or even the use of the term “new biologies”. The articles are brought together in this special col ...
Crafting Interdisciplinarity in Education Programmes - SADC-REEP
... This paper discusses challenges of an educational program, where interdisciplinarity is an important ambition. A theoretical perspective on interdisciplinarity must be more than adding insights from different disciplines as surprisingly many actors still take it to be. Interdisciplinary candidates m ...
... This paper discusses challenges of an educational program, where interdisciplinarity is an important ambition. A theoretical perspective on interdisciplinarity must be more than adding insights from different disciplines as surprisingly many actors still take it to be. Interdisciplinary candidates m ...
Gender in the Substance of Chemistry, Part 2: An Agenda for Theory
... Science and Technology Studies (STS) emerged as an umbrella term for sociology, anthropology, and history of science. The common point that linked these disciplinary based approaches together was social constructivism, the view that scientific facts and technological artifacts are the outcome of var ...
... Science and Technology Studies (STS) emerged as an umbrella term for sociology, anthropology, and history of science. The common point that linked these disciplinary based approaches together was social constructivism, the view that scientific facts and technological artifacts are the outcome of var ...
Philosophy of the Social Sciences
... the sociologists impute “indeterminacy” to such talk to explain how it obscures access to that site. To be sure, the loose and often reconstructed (perhaps even fabricated) character of what we say in relation to what we do is a common feature of everyday life. Consequently, to draw attention to it ...
... the sociologists impute “indeterminacy” to such talk to explain how it obscures access to that site. To be sure, the loose and often reconstructed (perhaps even fabricated) character of what we say in relation to what we do is a common feature of everyday life. Consequently, to draw attention to it ...
Functional Explanation in Information Systems
... Philosophical positions regarding the nature of science and the role of explanation by Karl Popper (1963), Carl Hemple (1962), Thomas Kuhn (1962), and Imre Lakatos (1973) have influenced the language and approach of scientific research. Researchers in IS have adopted many of the concepts from these ...
... Philosophical positions regarding the nature of science and the role of explanation by Karl Popper (1963), Carl Hemple (1962), Thomas Kuhn (1962), and Imre Lakatos (1973) have influenced the language and approach of scientific research. Researchers in IS have adopted many of the concepts from these ...
Notes for Consilience
... discipline. Or, using the words of Edward O. Wilson from his Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge, “Grants and honors are given in science for discoveries, not for scholarship and wisdom….The same professionalism atomization afflicts the social sciences and humanities.” [p.42] { I did adlib some disc ...
... discipline. Or, using the words of Edward O. Wilson from his Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge, “Grants and honors are given in science for discoveries, not for scholarship and wisdom….The same professionalism atomization afflicts the social sciences and humanities.” [p.42] { I did adlib some disc ...