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Sustainable Development (1987-2005): An Oxymoron
- Comes of Age. Sustainable Development
, 2005
"... Od czasu raportu Brundtland (1987) sugeruje się, że „rozwój ” powinien być „zrównoważony”, a dyskusja odno- ..."
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Od czasu raportu Brundtland (1987) sugeruje się, że „rozwój ” powinien być „zrównoważony”, a dyskusja odno-
Globalisation and Higher Education Research
- Journal of Studies in International Education
, 2003
"... Globalisation has become one of the key concepts in the social sciences today. In higher education research, too, the term is used frequently. Maybe even so frequently that it sometimes seems possible to pronounce virtually anything under the heading of globalisation. This article attempts to identi ..."
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Globalisation has become one of the key concepts in the social sciences today. In higher education research, too, the term is used frequently. Maybe even so frequently that it sometimes seems possible to pronounce virtually anything under the heading of globalisation. This article attempts to identify the various interpretations of globalisation in general, as well as in higher education research. It will do so in an interdisciplinary manner. The different interpretations of globalisation are related to the different past realities that are taken as a point of departure. Four different conceptualisations are identified and will be further explored. These are also explored for the field of higher education research. The following broad topics are identified in this field: the changing nature of international linkages, government authority over higher education, threats to diversity, and the loss of national identities.
Social class and cultural mobility: Reconfiguring the cultural omnivore thesis
- Journal of Sociology
, 2003
"... This article explores the idea of ‘cultural mobility ’ both as a way of thinking about the polarizing logic of class relations and practices in contemporary society and as a means by which the debate over the cultural omnivore might be advanced. The concept of cultural mobility refers to the differe ..."
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This article explores the idea of ‘cultural mobility ’ both as a way of thinking about the polarizing logic of class relations and practices in contemporary society and as a means by which the debate over the cultural omnivore might be advanced. The concept of cultural mobility refers to the differential capacity to engage with or consume cultural goods and services across the entire spec-trum of cultural life, an ability which is itself premised upon an unequal, class-related distribution in cultural competence. Cultural mobility, then, is the ability to move at will between cultural realms, a freedom to choose where one is positioned in the cultural landscape. I argue that the concept provides fertile ground for exploring possible interconnections between a number of diver-gent strands in current social theory which have largely developed indepen-dently of each other. At the same time much of this theoretical effort remains divorced from concrete research agendas. Using data collected as part of a major study of Australian cultural consumption, the article provides a case study of cultural mobility and its class moorings which serves to clarify some of the existing confusions concerning the cultural omnivore.
The new literacies as placed resources
- Perspectives in Education
, 2005
"... I develop the argument in this paper that the new literacies of screen-based and internet communication work in particular ways in low technology and socially distinctive African contexts. I claim that study of the new literacies in such contexts illuminates the ways that they work more generally, w ..."
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I develop the argument in this paper that the new literacies of screen-based and internet communication work in particular ways in low technology and socially distinctive African contexts. I claim that study of the new literacies in such contexts illuminates the ways that they work more generally, which is often obscured by much that is taken for granted in discussions of the new literacies in ‘technology-rich ’ contexts. I examine data from a restructured, high technology workplace in Cape Town, and from examples of young children’s school encounters with computers in Khayelitsha Cape Town, to develop and illustrate my argument. I examine how one can take account of the impact of the new technologies associated with the new literacies in ways that do not revert to a decontextualised and deterministic analysis. I argue, that despite their global impact, the new literacies are best studied as resources situated by social practices that have local effect. I conclude that the new literacies don’t have an intrinsic resourcefulness. Whether they offer opportunities for particular users is something that has to be established by located research, not assumed, in contrast with research models that start from concerns around digital divides and offer solutions along the lines of technology transfer.
Governance and the City: An Empirical Exploration into Global Determinants of Urban Performance
, 2004
"... We contribute to the field of urban governance and globalization through an empirically-based exploration of determinants of performance of cities. We construct a preliminary worldwide database for cities, containing variables and indicators of globalization (at the country and city level), city go ..."
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We contribute to the field of urban governance and globalization through an empirically-based exploration of determinants of performance of cities. We construct a preliminary worldwide database for cities, containing variables and indicators of globalization (at the country and city level), city governance, city performance (access and quality of infrastructure service delivery), as well as other relevant city characteristics. This city database, encompassing hundreds of cities worldwide, integrates existing data with new data gathered for this research project. We present a very simple conceptual framework and a set of hypotheses, and then test them econometrically. The findings suggest that good governance and globalization (at both the country as well as at the city level) do matter for city-level performance in terms of access and quality of delivery of infrastructure services. We also find that globalization and good city governance are significantly related with each other. There appear to be dynamic pressures from globalization and accountability that result in better performance at the city level. Furthermore, the evidence suggests that there are particular and complex interactions between technology choices, governance and city performance, as well as evidence of a non-linear (u-shaped) relationship between city size and performance, challenging the view that very large cities necessarily exhibit lower performance and pointing to potential agglomeration economies. Our framework also suggests a way of bridging two seemingly competing strands of the literature, namely viewing the city as a place or as an outcome. We conclude pointing to the need for expanding the database and the econometric framework, as well as to more general future research directions and policy implications emerging from this initial empirical investigation in the field of governance and the city.
Creating food futures: reflections on food governance issues in New Zealand's agri-food sector
- Journal of Rural Studies
, 2003
"... The paper argues that New Zealand’s agri-food sector, a new neoliberalising economic space, is in the midst of widespread contestation over possible food governance relationships and that New Zealand is an especially valuable site in which to examine contemporary governance developments in the globa ..."
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The paper argues that New Zealand’s agri-food sector, a new neoliberalising economic space, is in the midst of widespread contestation over possible food governance relationships and that New Zealand is an especially valuable site in which to examine contemporary governance developments in the globalising world food economy. Two industry examples, on the development of international production standards in organics and on the emergence of supplier–processor relationships in the lamb chain aimed at more precise production, illustrate the emergence of audit and contractual systems in re-aligning supply chains. A third case example, dealing with the Royal Commission on Genetic Modification, suggests that a new regulatory discipline is being brought to New Zealand’s agri-food sector. In particular, a possible strategy of co-managing the range of interested parties involves new corporatist and managerial dimensions in food governance.
Presence and Embodiment in Mobile Phone Communication
"... This paper explores the temporal and spatial characteristics of mobile phone communication, comparing the experience of presence in phone calls and in virtual reality environments. It is argued that in phone communication interactional affordances create an experience of presence and a degree of emb ..."
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This paper explores the temporal and spatial characteristics of mobile phone communication, comparing the experience of presence in phone calls and in virtual reality environments. It is argued that in phone communication interactional affordances create an experience of presence and a degree of embodiment. The theoretical framework adopted combines Goffman’s frame analysis with Gibson’s affordance theory and a situated cognition perspective. The concept of presence is clarified by an analysis of embodiment. The traditional view of embodiment is criticised as assuming a Cartesian mind/body dualism. An alternative view of embodiment is developed which challenges the dichotomies of virtual and physical embodiment, and of virtual and physical environments.
Blogging in a region of conflict: Supporting transition to recovery
- Proc. of CHI’10, ACM
, 2010
"... ABSTRACT The blogosphere is changing how people experience war and conflict. We conducted an analysis of 125 blogs written by Iraqi citizens experiencing extreme disruption in their country. We used Hoffman's [8] stages of recovery model to understand how blogs support people in a region where ..."
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ABSTRACT The blogosphere is changing how people experience war and conflict. We conducted an analysis of 125 blogs written by Iraqi citizens experiencing extreme disruption in their country. We used Hoffman's [8] stages of recovery model to understand how blogs support people in a region where conflict is occurring. We found that blogs create a safe virtual environment where people could interact, free of the violence in the physical environment and of the strict social norms of their changing society in wartime. Second, blogs enable a large network of global support through their interactive and personal nature. Third, blogs enable people experiencing a conflict to engage in dialogue with people outside their borders to discuss their situation. We discuss how blogs enable people to collaboratively interpret conflict through communities of interest and discussion with those who comment. We discuss how technology can better support blog use in a global environment.
Minding the cyber-gap: the internet and social inequality
- in M. Romero and E. Margolis (eds), The Blackwell Companion to Social Inequalities
, 2005
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