Introduction

2013 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Common Trends ◽  
Specific Approach ◽  
Country Specific ◽  
The Way

This chapter outlines trends in the way people thought about ‘democracy’ between the mid-eighteenth and mid-nineteenth centuries. It locates this collection of essays within the broader historiography. It reflects on difficulties in relating changes in thought to changes in activity, and explains how this book engages with that issue. It argues that though there were common trends, both thought and practice relating to democracy developed in different ways in different regions, such that a country-specific approach is appropriate - though certainly there were also important interrelationships, explored in the book's concluding chapter. Finally, the introduction reflects on the interaction between developing ideas and practices of democracy and of revolution.

scholarly journals Fuel Station Valuation under Polish and RICS Standards

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 20-32
Author(s):  
Mirosława Czaplińska ◽  
Małgorzata Rymarzak ◽  
Dariusz Trojanowski
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Market Structure ◽  
Comparison Analysis ◽  
Specific Approach ◽  
Valuation Methods ◽  
Property Valuation ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Income Approach ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
The Way

Abstract In the last few years, there has been a visible change in the structure of the fuel station market in both Poland and the United Kingdom. The changes taking place both in the fuel station market structure and the management forms of fuel stations, along with the increasing significance of convenience goods sales, result in the necessity of verifying the existing Polish valuation standards of the income approach. Moreover, there is an urgent need to develop specific fuel station valuation guidelines. Fuel station valuation requires both the specific approach and profits method adjustment to be able to account for the specificity of the valuation. The universal character of property valuation in Poland cannot result in ignoring the specificity of fuel station valuation and the market where it operates. Property valuers undertaking valuations of this type of facilities must be familiar with the rules operating on the fuel station market. This paper focuses on the comparison analysis of the fuel station market structure in Poland and the United Kingdom along with the specificity of the way fuel stations operate. Its emphasis is on the comparison analysis of fuel station valuation methods under Polish and RICS standards in order to show their similarities and differences. The aim of the paper is to present the methods of fuel station valuation in Poland and the United Kingdom, though mainly to show the areas of changes in the Polish valuation standards with regards to the profits method under the income approach that would take into account the specificity of fuel stations and their market.

scholarly journals Pedagogical Translanguaging

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jasone Cenoz ◽  
Durk Gorter
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Metalinguistic Awareness ◽  
Minority Languages ◽  
Instructional Approach ◽  
Language Of Instruction ◽  
Specific Approach ◽  
School Contexts ◽  
The World ◽  
Different Parts ◽  
The Way

Learning through the medium of a second or additional language is becoming very common in different parts of the world because of the increasing use of English as the language of instruction and the mobility of populations. This situation demands a specific approach that considers multilingualism as its core. Pedagogical translanguaging is a theoretical and instructional approach that aims at improving language and content competences in school contexts by using resources from the learner's whole linguistic repertoire. Pedagogical translanguaging is learner-centred and endorses the support and development of all the languages used by learners. It fosters the development of metalinguistic awareness by softening of boundaries between languages when learning languages and content. This Element looks at the way pedagogical translanguaging can be applied in language and content classes and how it can be valuable for the protection and promotion of minority languages. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Neuroprostheses as an Element of an Eclectic Approach to Intervention in Neurorehabilitation

2014 ◽  
pp. 101-115
Author(s):  
Emilia Mikołajewska
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Clinical Applications ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Brain Computer Interfaces ◽  
Specific Approach ◽  
Computer Interfaces ◽  
Eclectic Approach ◽  
Methods And Techniques ◽  
Practice Development ◽  
The Way

Improvements in the effectiveness of contemporary neurorehabilitation emphasize the need for a shift from a specific approach to intervention to an eclectic approach to intervention. The novel strategies of brain-computer interfaces' and neuroprostheses' application in an eclectic approach to intervention may be regarded as leading the way in clinical practice development. There is a limited amount of evidence both in the areas of theoretical principles and clinical applications, but it seems the application of various rehabilitation methods and techniques may effectively support the outcomes of the BCI's and NP's use. The author aims investigates the extent to which the available opportunities are being exploited, including current and potential future applications of neuroprostheses within an eclectic approach to intervention in neurorehabilitation.

scholarly journals Preaching and performance: Theo-dramatic paradoxes in a South African sermon

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian A Nell
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Specific Time ◽  
Specific Approach ◽  
History Of ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Way ◽  
Attention Shifts

Preaching and performance is a relatively recent development in homiletical discourses and preaching practices. There is much promise in approaching preaching in this creative way. Attention will be paid to different promises related to this homiletical approach. In a next round of reflection the attention shifts to the way in which a specific approach to performance, also known as theo-drama, can not only enhance the preaching act, but also helps to understand the paradoxical role of the preacher, the audience and even God in the preaching event. This will be illustrated by looking at one of the sermons of John de Gruchy, which he preached in a very specific time in the history of South Africa. Attention will also be given to the way in which he performed a prophetic and therefore paradoxical role in his opposition to the apartheid government.

Introduction

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roy Tzohar
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Conceptual History ◽  
Specific Approach ◽  
Original Contribution ◽  
The Way

The introduction for this book presents the main topics that will be discussed, stressing the Buddhist ambivalence toward language and the way in which it is addressed by the Yogācāra view that all language is metaphorical. The text also provides a survey of scholarship available on Buddhist understandings of metaphor and delineates the original contribution of this study, as well as introducing a theoretical framework for engaging in an intertextual conceptual history in the realm of classical Sanskrit texts. In addition, it situates the discussion vis-à-vis contemporary disputes about the Yogācāra’s alleged idealism and argues for a more contextually sensitive and text-specific approach to this issue.

scholarly journals A Country Specific Approach To IFRS Accounting Policy Choice In The European, Australian And Turkish Context

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-81
Author(s):  
Nalan Akdogan ◽  
Can Ozturk
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Policy Choice ◽  
International Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Reporting Standards ◽  
Specific Approach ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Country Specific ◽  
Accounting Policy

IAS 8 defines the concept of accounting policy as "the specific principles, bases, conventions, rules and practices applied by an entity in preparing and presenting financial statements". Within the framework of this concept, this research that is derived from International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) contributes to the accounting literature by focusing on the alternative accounting policies' debate related to presentation and recognition issues in the European, Australian and Turkish context and concludes that there is an influence of local accounting policies over IFRS practice in Turkey and this influence still exists in Europe and Australia. This shows that as long as diversity in accounting policies of IFRS is present, entities are expected to be inclined to select their local accounting policies by leading to comparability of financial statements within the country rather than between countries in the IFRS context.

scholarly journals Analysis of Country Specific Terminological Units in Economics from English Sources

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 517-531
Author(s):  
Julia E. Kalugina
Keyword(s):  
International Communication ◽  
Practical Advantage ◽  
Individual Culture ◽  
Building Modeling ◽  
National Symbols ◽  
Country Specific ◽  
The Way

This research aims to investigate the way different unique cultural phenomena are reflected in the English financial and economic terminology. By using the special lexicographical sources, contemporary books and publications on economics, we choose three most representative groups of metaphors built on colorful and easy recognizable features of an individual culture such as national symbols, ethnic names and cuisines. First, this study examines various terminological units drawing on metaphors in terms of their semantics and structure. Second, we analyze their potential for term-building modeling. The results show that in the English professional language nationally marked metaphors become increasingly popular. They have an advantage to evoke strong associations and thus to create motivation base for a term. The latter is of paramount importance from pragmatic perspective since any term is designed to serve as a useful tool of an expert. Our findings also suggest that the process of term-building in the English financial and economic language is typically based on existing models. This provides another clear practical advantage to facilitate international communication.

scholarly journals Skeuomorphism in Digital Archeological Practice: A Barrier to Progress, or a Vital Cog in the Wheels of Change?

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 482-498
Author(s):  
James Taylor ◽  
Nicoló Dell’Unto
Keyword(s):  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Common Trends ◽  
Crucial Element ◽  
Field Approach ◽  
Field Recording ◽  
The Way

Abstract This article focuses on the role of “skeuomorphic technologies” and “skeuomorphs of practice” in the development of digital workflows in archeology, seeking to examine whether there are common trends toward skeuomorphism in our development of digital infrastructures. By considering the way in which GIS, tablet, and 3D technologies were integrated into the digital field recording at the sites of Çatalhöyük in Turkey and Kämpinge in Sweden, we argue that skeuomorphic emulation may form an essential part of the process of “controlling” “socializing” new digital technologies and ultimately transforming digital practice. Ultimately we contend that a field approach that explicitly takes into account skeuomorphism as a crucial element of transformation is more likely to encourage the development of practices, which go behind the traditional investigation paradigms. Understanding the role of skeuomorphism as a mode of socializing technology (see below) within the broader framework of the development of digital field practices can help us to critically address the process of transformation of practice and identify new methodological directions.

scholarly journals Volební design, reformy a inženýrství v postjugoslávském prostoru 1990–2015

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-134
Author(s):  
Karel Höfer
Keyword(s):  
Federal Republic ◽  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Proportional Representation ◽  
The State ◽  
Political Systems ◽  
Common Trends ◽  
Specific Approach ◽  
National Minorities ◽  
Electoral Reforms

The article deals with the topic of electoral design, reforms, and engineering in the post-Yugoslav state entities between 1990 and 2015. First, it briefly conceptualizes a theoretical framework, drawing on the work by Katz, Shugart and Renwick. Second, it describes the evolution of electoral design and reforms to the main chambers in particular systems in detail. Third, it analyses and compares common trends in electoral reforms and design. Proportional representation (PR) list systems have been used for almost 90 % of all 60 elections (a PR list had been adopted by the fourth elections in all the systems). There have been 29 reforms in total (avg. 3.6 per entity), 1/5 of them major and 4/5 minor. Major reforms took place in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and in Serbia (one each) and in Croatia and Macedonia (two each). There have, however, been no major electoral reforms in Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, or Kosovo. Minor reforms have been present in all entities (the most in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro, the least in Kosovo and Slovenia). While major reforms were primarily used to correct parts of political systems perceived as dysfunctional, one third of minor reforms were used for intentional electoral engineering. Generally, post-Yugoslav electoral design can be considered unstable, with frequent electoral reforms by the state entities (avg. every 4.7 year). Each system also introduced its specific approach to national minorities, which facilitated their representation in the main chambers.

scholarly journals El papel de las exposiciones en la escritura de la (androcéntrica) historia del arte del País Vasco = The Role of Exhibitions in the Writing of the (Androcentric) History of Art of the Basque Country

2020 ◽  
pp. 301
Author(s):  
Ane Lekuona Mariscal
Keyword(s):  
Basque Country ◽  
El Paso ◽  
Feminist Perspective ◽  
Common Trends ◽  
History Of Art ◽  
History Of ◽  
Pais Vasco ◽  
Artistic Legacy ◽  
The Way

Este artículo aborda desde una perspectiva feminista la importancia que han tenido las exposiciones a la hora de escribir, consolidar y naturalizar la historia del arte del País Vasco de los años 1950-1975. A partir de una revisión que comienza en la década de los setenta, se estudia cuáles han sido las tendencias más usuales a la hora de presentar a través de los medios expositivos este pasado artístico y, por tanto, cómo se relaciona este hecho con la sistemática invisibilización que vienen sufriendo desde entonces las artistas que produjeron obra en el periodo señalado. Por último, se cuestiona si con el paso de los años, las demandas feministas han tenido el impacto deseado en la manera de exhibir este legado histórico-artístico o si, por el contrario, todavía quedan tareas pendientes.AbstractThis article addresses from a feminist perspective the importance that exhibitions have had in the task of writing, consolidating and naturalizing the history of art in the Basque Country in the years 1950-1975. Based on a review that begins in the 1970s, the text studies the most common trends in presenting this artistic past through exhibitions and, therefore, how this is related to the systematic invisibility that artists who produced work in this period have suffered since then. Finally, it is questioned whether, over the years, feminist demands have had the desired impact on the way this historical-artistic legacy is exhibited or whether, on the contrary, there is still work to be done.

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