Tracking the Semantics of Politics: A Case for Online Data Research in Political Science

2013 ◽  
Vol 46 (02) ◽  
pp. 299-306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Navid Hassanpour
Keyword(s):  
Political Science ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Social Evolution ◽  
Online Search ◽  
Online Data ◽  
Political Concept ◽  
Quantitative Examination ◽  
Word Search ◽  
Historical Trajectory ◽  
Political Term

Retroactive digitization of the printed corpus reveals patterns of social evolution and political manipulation. Prior to the introduction of online search, examining the etymology of a political term helped social theorists extrapolate the historical trajectory of a political concept. Now we have tools for quantitative examination of such hypotheses. Using four case studies, I demonstrate the utility of word search dynamics in shedding light on the evolution of long-debated political phenomena. A triad of etymological explorations by Richard Koebner motivates the first three cases.

The use of thesauri in online retrieval

1984 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 63-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.P.R. Dubois
Keyword(s):  
Information Retrieval ◽  
Data Base ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Controlled Vocabulary ◽  
Free Text ◽  
Data Bases ◽  
Online Data ◽  
Controlled Vocabularies ◽  
Semantic Maps ◽  
Actual Use

The controlled vocabulary versus the free text approach to information retrieval is reviewed from the mid 1960s to the early 1980s. The dominance of the free text approach following the Cranfield tests is increasingly coming into question as a result of tests on existing online data bases and case studies. This is supported by two case studies on the Coffeeline data base. The differences and values of the two approaches are explored considering thesauri as semantic maps. It is suggested that the most appropriate evaluatory technique for indexing languages is to study the actual use made of various techniques in a wide variety of search environments. Such research is becoming more urgent. Economic and other reasons for the scarcity of online thesauri are reviewed and suggestions are made for methods to secure revenue from thesaurus display facilities. Finally, the promising outlook for renewed develop ment of controlled vocabularies with more effective online display techniques is mentioned, although such development must be based on firm research of user behaviour and needs.

People-Oriented Web

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-72
Author(s):  
Jiming Liu
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Knowledge Creation ◽  
Social Evolution ◽  
Practical Wisdom ◽  
Illustrative Case ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Evolution And Development ◽  
The People ◽  
Research Themes

This article outlines the scope of the people-oriented Wisdom Web, which would enable users to gain and share practical wisdom and seamless knowledge. It highlights the motivation and benefits of such a paradigm, demonstrating how it could drive knowledge creation as well as scientific and social evolution and development. The new paradigm of Autonomy-Oriented Computing is discussed. Furthermore, it provides several representatives research themes as well as promising research directions in this grand undertaking, with illustrative case studies.

scholarly journals On The Study Of Federal Capitals: A Review Article

1970 ◽  
pp. 158-165
Author(s):  
Roger Wettenhall
Keyword(s):  
Political Science ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Review Article ◽  
University Of Toronto ◽  
Excellent Coverage

It is fitting that Canada, as one of the world's leading federations, should play host to important ventures in the study of federal capitals, and in the analysis of how these capitals are governed and financed. A generation ago it was Canadian professor of political science Donald Rowat who produced the first anthology of these capitals. His edited book, with 17 case studies contributed by leading scholars of the time, provided excellent coverage of its subject and has remained the major text in the field for over 30 years. But there have been important developments in the field since Rowat's book was published by University of Toronto Press (Rowat 1973), and we can be thankful that another Canada-based team has produced a sequel volume that brings the story up-to-date and extends it in significant ways (Slack & Chattopadhyay 2009).

Emergent Flexibility in Institutional Development: How International Rules Really Change

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (4) ◽  
pp. 821-833
Author(s):  
Zoltán I Búzás ◽  
Erin R Graham
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
International Relations ◽  
Political Science ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Rational Design ◽  
International Institutions ◽  
Institutional Development ◽  
Historical Institutionalism ◽  
European Convention ◽  
Formal Design

Abstract How do formal international institutions change and adjust to new circumstances? The conventional wisdom in international relations, outlined by rational design, is that the answer lies in designed flexibility, which allows states to adjust agreements. Drawing on rich but disparate literatures across subfields of political science—especially constructivism and historical institutionalism—we propose an alternative, which we call “emergent flexibility.” Emergent flexibility is a property of international institutions that is not intentionally crafted by rule-makers when a rule is formally established, but is subsequently discovered, activated, and accessed by creative rule-users in ways unintended by designers. Rich case studies trace how rule-users have accessed emergent flexibility through the legal interpretive strategy of subsequent practice to change rigid rules of the UN Charter and the European Convention on Human Rights. A key implication of emergent flexibility is that, contrary to rational design expectations, international institutions designed to be rigid can adjust to unforeseen circumstances even in the absence of formal redesign, allowing cooperation to continue. The broadening of flexibility from designed to emergent reveals the politics of flexibility between formal design moments, provides a more nuanced notion of intentionality, and equips us to better address fundamental positive and normative questions of institutional development.

scholarly journals Book Review: The Politics of Language Contact in the Himalaya

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-124
Author(s):  
Tikaram Poudel
Keyword(s):  
Political Science ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Language Contact ◽  
Border Region ◽  
Asian Studies ◽  
Area Studies ◽  
Politics Of Language ◽  
Multidisciplinary Nature ◽  
The Himalaya

The arguments of The Politics of Language Contact in the Himalaya are grounded in the multidisciplinary nature of area studies i.e., linguistics, political science, anthropology and geography. Focusing on the area study of the trans-border region of the Himalaya, the contributors enrich their arguments through specific case studies of their respective areas. For all the contributors, the issues of language contact are central and all of them provide contextual analyses of this issue. The contributors raise placing their issues in the emerging discourse of language contact making the collection accessible not only to linguists but also to scholars interested in anthropology, sociolinguistics, political science and Asian studies.

Consensus measures for various informational bases. Three new proposals and two case studies from political science

2016 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 285-306 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Carlos R. Alcantud ◽  
María José M. Torrecillas
Keyword(s):  
Political Science ◽  
Case Studies

scholarly journals People of the Book: Empire and Social Science in the Islamic Commonwealth Period

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 237802312110212
Author(s):  
Musa al-Gharbi
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Political Science ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Ibn Khaldun ◽  
Cultural Milieu ◽  
Over Time

Social science is often described as a product of nineteenth-century Europe and as a handmaiden to its imperial and colonial projects. However, centuries prior to the Western social science enterprise, Islamic imperial scholars developed their own “science of society.” This essay provides an overview of the historical and cultural milieu in which “Islamic” social science was born and then charts its development over time through case studies of four seminal scholars—al-Razi, al-Farabi, al-Biruni, and Ibn Khaldun—who played pivotal roles in establishing fields that could be roughly translated as psychology, political science, anthropology, and sociology. The axioms undergirding Islamic social science are subsequently explored, with particular emphasis paid to the relations between said axioms and the discursive tradition, “Islam.” The essay concludes with an exploration of how looking to social science enterprises beyond the “modern” West can clarify the purported relationships between social science and empire.

scholarly journals Gender Violence in Failed and Democratic States: Besieging Perverse Masculinities.

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-153
Author(s):  
Hilal Ezgi Çakır ◽  
Senem Ertan
Keyword(s):  
Political Science ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Gender Violence ◽  
Literary Sources ◽  
Newspaper Articles

In this book, Rodriguez aims to understand the roots of gender violence, more specifically men’s violence against women. For this purpose, throughout the book, she gives examples of specific cases such as Nicaragua, the U.S.S.R, Austria and the U.S.A., and examines these examples through mostly psychoanalysis and sometimes through by political science perspectives. The book is an easy read as the case studies - by utilizing newspaper articles- are used as a very useful tool to exemplify the theories behind. Moreover, some literary sources such as poems and novels, or even movies are utilized to reveal male desire and male view of violence against the women which are the true roots of gender violence against women.

scholarly journals Taking to the Streets

2014 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 111-114
Author(s):  
Jacob Høigilt
Keyword(s):  
Political Science ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Arab Spring ◽  
Political Sociology ◽  
Middle Eastern ◽  
Contentious Politics ◽  
Back Cover ◽  
Middle Eastern Studies ◽  
The Arab Spring

This edited volume consists of ten case studies framed by an introductionwritten by the two editors and a postscript written by Larry Diamond, a leadingscholar of democracy studies today. The Introduction, which places thevolume within the tradition of political sociology and political science, relatesexplicitly to the study of contentious politics and social movements.In doing so, it contributes to a trend in Middle Eastern studies that startedduring the early 2000s in analyses of Islamism and that seeks to add insightsto a field that has so far been relatively neglectful of the Middle Easterncontext.The book promises to “illuminate the concept of activism as an ongoingprocess, rather than a sudden burst of defiance” (back cover) by critically examiningthe ideas that the Arab Spring emerged “from nowhere” and wasdriven by “tech-savvy, disgruntled youth” (p. 2). It sets out to explore the natureof activism before, during, and after the uprisings, as well as how the ...

Saving the International Justice Regime

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Courtney Hillebrecht
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
International Relations ◽  
International Law ◽  
Political Science ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
International Justice ◽  
Criminal Courts ◽  
International Human Rights ◽  
International Courts ◽  
International Human

While resistance to international courts is not new, what is new, or at least newly conceptualized, is the politics of backlash against these institutions. Saving the International Justice Regime: Beyond Backlash against International Courts is at the forefront of this new conceptualization of backlash politics. It brings together theories, concepts and methods from the fields of international law, international relations, human rights and political science and case studies from around the globe to pose - and answer - three questions related to backlash against international courts: What is backlash and what forms does it take? Why do states and elites engage in backlash against international human rights and criminal courts? What can stakeholders and supporters of international justice do to meet these contemporary challenges?

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