Bridging the Iron Curtain. Futurology as Dissidence and Control

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenny Andersson
Keyword(s):  
Computer Science ◽  
Ford Foundation ◽  
Transnational Networks ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Iron Curtain ◽  
Planning Systems ◽  
East European ◽  
Futures Research ◽  
The Future ◽  
And Control

East European futurists were part of the transnational networks of futures research. The Ford Foundation sent Daniel Bell on a study trip in 1960 during which he made contact with some of the key milieus of revisionist Marxist thought: the Polska 2000 group led by Andrej Sicinski as well as the group of sociologists under the leadership of Radovan Richta in Prague. After 1968, futurologists helped introduce forms of management and computer science into the planning systems of the socialist economies under the banner of prognostika. The chapter examines the way that East European futurists used the future as a way of constructing an argument about the need to revise Marxism, and how future research became a space of protest and dissidence.

scholarly journals A Bibliometric Analysis of Distributed Control Publications

2018 ◽  
Vol 51 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 113-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chao Zhai ◽  
Yuh-Shan Ho
Keyword(s):  
Bibliometric Analysis ◽  
Distributed Control ◽  
Research Direction ◽  
Future Trend ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Multi Agent Systems ◽  
Research Organizations ◽  
The Future ◽  
Multi Agent ◽  
And Control

As an emerging research direction in the field of systems and control, distributed control or decentralized control has attracted great interests of researchers in the past decade. In this paper, a bibliometric analysis of the relevant publications is presented based on the data collected from the Science Citation Index Expanded Web of Science. In particular, we make a discussion on the trend of total publications, journal distribution, top research organizations (i.e. universities and institutes), and publication performance of nations, and the focus is on highly cited articles and authors, subject categories, and the future trend of hot topics. Some key bibliometric indexes such as single country articles, first author articles, and internationally collaborative articles are employed to give us a detailed picture about the intrinsic relationship and the state of the art of distributed control publications. Finally, the statistical analysis indicates that multi-agent systems are extremely popular in recent years and will dominate the future research on distributed control.

2. The future multiplied

2017 ◽  
pp. 44-62
Author(s):  
Jennifer M. Gidley
Keyword(s):  
Future Research ◽  
Alternative Futures ◽  
Everyday Language ◽  
Futures Research ◽  
Political Implications ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Status ◽  
Strategic Foresight ◽  
Scientific Positivism

What if there is not one future that can be colonized and controlled, but many possible futures that can be imagined, designed, and created collaboratively? In everyday language we speak of a singular future, which has both conceptual and political implications. ‘The future multiplied’ outlines early future research—influenced by scientific positivism—with its predictive-empirical approach, then discusses pluralism in the social sciences and the shift to multiple futures thinking. Pluralizing the future opens it up for envisioning and creating alternative futures to the status quo. The chapter concludes with a variety of methods used in multiple futures research approaches, including the four-step Swinburne methodology used in strategic foresight applications.

scholarly journals Mixed Methods Evaluation of a Movement and Mindfulness Empowerment Workshop for Adults with Serious Mental Illness

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 136-153
Author(s):  
Michael L. Clarkson-Hendrix ◽  
Paula J. Peters
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Serious Mental Illness ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Major Life ◽  
The Future ◽  
And Control

For seriously mentally ill adults, empowerment is critical to maximizing participation in major life activities. Although studies have identified interventions that have positively impacted empowerment, these interventions may not be applicable or amenable to all adults with serious mental illness. More interventions with other approaches are needed. Therefore, this study evaluated the initial implementation of a movement- and mindfulness-based workshop intervention. Quantitative data were used to examine differences in empowerment before and after the workshop, and qualitative data were used to explore participants’ perceptions of the reasons for empowerment differences. Ten participants completed the intervention, and nine of the ten participants also completed follow-up interviews. Quantitative data were collected via pre- and post-intervention surveys. Qualitative data were collected through follow-up interviews with the participants. Surveys revealed perceptions of optimism and control over the future increased between pre- and post-intervention. Interviews uncovered that increases in optimism and control over the future may have been related to workshop accomplishments and reduced helplessness outside of workshop sessions. Future research would benefit from the creation of a training manual along with a validated system to monitor intervention fidelity.

Current Postvention Research and Priorities for the Future

Crisis ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 202-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karl Andriessen ◽  
Dolores Angela Castelli Dransart ◽  
Julie Cerel ◽  
Myfanwy Maple
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Research Priorities ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Intercultural Collaboration ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Future ◽  
Suicide Bereavement ◽  
Ethical Approval

Abstract. Background: Suicide can have a lasting impact on the social life as well as the physical and mental health of the bereaved. Targeted research is needed to better understand the nature of suicide bereavement and the effectiveness of support. Aims: To take stock of ongoing studies, and to inquire about future research priorities regarding suicide bereavement and postvention. Method: In March 2015, an online survey was widely disseminated in the suicidology community. Results: The questionnaire was accessed 77 times, and 22 records were included in the analysis. The respondents provided valuable information regarding current research projects and recommendations for the future. Limitations: Bearing in mind the modest number of replies, all from respondents in Westernized countries, it is not known how representative the findings are. Conclusion: The survey generated three strategies for future postvention research: increase intercultural collaboration, increase theory-driven research, and build bonds between research and practice. Future surveys should include experiences with obtaining research grants and ethical approval for postvention studies.

The Knowledge Creation Organization: The Case of Alphana

2012 ◽  
pp. 78-90
Author(s):  
Thang Nguyen Ngoc
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Knowledge Creation ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
The Future

Knowledge and the capability to create and utilize knowledge today are consid- ered to be the most important sources of a firm’s sustainable competitive advantage. This paper aims to advance understanding of the knowledge creation of firm in Vietnam by studying Alphanam Company. The case illustrates how knowledge- based management pursues a vision for the future based on ideals that consider the relationships of people in society. The finding shows that the case succeeded because of their flexibility and mobility to keep meeting to the changing needs of the customers or stakeholders. The paper also provided some suggestions for future research to examine knowledge-based management of the companies in a different industry segments and companies originating in other countries

Study on the Glass Beads Refractive Index Testing Technology

2012 ◽  
Vol 487 ◽  
pp. 805-809
Author(s):  
Jun Ma ◽  
Dong Hua Guo
Keyword(s):  
Refractive Index ◽  
Glass Bead ◽  
Glass Beads ◽  
Research Trend ◽  
Future Research ◽  
The Future ◽  
Testing Technology ◽  
At Home

this thesis discusses the main testing technologies at home and abroad relating to the glass bead refractive index, analyses the research emphases relating to the glass bead refractive index testing technology at present and point out the future research trend.

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