Introduction

2020 ◽  
pp. lvi-12
Author(s):  
Carlos Gussenhoven ◽  
Aoju Chen
Keyword(s):  
Final Section ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Level Of Understanding

This chapter identifies three recent developments that have helped to promote the study of language prosody in recent years. It briefly reviews definitions of language prosody, points out that these vary in their emphasis on form or function, and concludes that definitions are closely linked to the level of understanding that has been reached in the field. The chapter presents an account of the decisions that were made at the outset of the project and lays out the handbook’s structure. A final section lists a number of topics that have not been included and gives reasons for their absence from the survey.

scholarly journals Recent developments on the Stieltjes transform of generalized functions

1987 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 641-670 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ram Sankar Pathak ◽  
Lokenath Debnath
Keyword(s):  
Final Section ◽  
Generalized Functions ◽  
Stieltjes Transform ◽  
Poisson Transform ◽  
Open Questions ◽  
The Laplace Transform ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Abelian Theorems ◽  
Stieltjes Transforms

This paper is concerned with recent developments on the Stieltjes transform of generalized functions. Sections 1 and 2 give a very brief introduction to the subject and the Stieltjes transform of ordinary functions with an emphasis to the inversion theorems. The Stieltjes transform of generalized functions is described in section 3 with a special attention to the inversion theorems of this transform. Sections 4 and 5 deal with the adjoint and kernel methods used for the development of the Stieltjes transform of generalized functions. The real and complex inversion theorems are discussed in sections 6 and 7. The Poisson transform of generalized functions, the iteration of the Laplace transform and the iterated Stieltjes transfrom are included in sections 8, 9 and 10. The Stieltjes transforms of different orders and the fractional order integration and further generalizations of the Stieltjes transform are discussed in sections 11 and 12. Sections 13, 14 and 15 are devoted to Abelian theorems, initial-value and final-value results. Some applications of the Stieltjes transforms are discussed in section 16. The final section deals with some open questions and unsolved problems. Many important and recent references are listed at the end.

scholarly journals Arktisk politik og regimedannelse i 2010'erne

Nordlit ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 151
Author(s):  
Nikolaj Petersen
Keyword(s):  
Final Section ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Outer Continental Shelf ◽  
National Authority ◽  
Arctic Council ◽  
Regime Formation ◽  
International Shipping ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
The Unclos

Recent developments have placed the High North on the international agenda. These include global warming, the prospects of major oil and gas finds, the opening of the Arctic Ocean to international shipping and the ongoing partition of its outer continental shelf between the five coastal states. In the so-called Ilulissat Declaration of 2008 these "Arctic Five" promised to play according to the UNCLOS rules and to shoulder their responsibility as coastal states. Despite this, the future may see both cooperation and conflict in the Arctic. The aim of the article is to discuss the possibilities of cooperative schemes, regimes, to regulate the problems which increasing shipping and extraction industries and fisheries may cause. First, a survey of future Arctic actors and fora is presented. While Arctic politics isstill dominated by the eight members of the Arctic Council, other actors, most clearly China, South Korea, Japan and the European Commission, are pressuring for influence. Furthermore, the Arctic Council is pressured by the "Arctic Five" and has reacted by establishing a secretariat and by adopting its first binding decision, anagreement on cooperation in search and rescue operations. Other relevant fora are the IMO, the WMO and UNCLOS. Next, an inventory of future "tasks" facing the Arctic nations is presented. They include defence tasks, sovereignty tasks, national authority tasks, and tasks, which can only (or best) be handled in regimes. Such regimes seem most needed with respect to international shipping. In the final section the discussion on possible regimes gets more concrete. Many tasks can best be handled by the IMO, but the Arctic Council, the WMO and UNCLOS have also roles to play. In particular, the five Arctic costal states have acrucial role as providers of specific regime services. Without their participation Arctic regime-formation is a non-starter,

scholarly journals The Pope’s Jesus book and the Christologies of the gospels

2011 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wim J.C. Weren
Keyword(s):  
Final Section ◽  
Semantic Analysis ◽  
Historical Jesus ◽  
Redaction Criticism ◽  
Benedict Xvi ◽  
Current State ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Literary Figure ◽  
State Of Research ◽  
Further Development

This article maps out recent developments in the exegetical investigation of Jesus. It starts with a discussion of the Jesus book by Joseph Ratzinger/Benedict XVI, in which ‘canonical exegesis’ is used to argue that Johannine Christology is also present in the other gospels and that this Christology actually goes back to Jesus. In this way, the book narrows the gap between the historical Jesus and the Christ of faith. The next section argues for maintaining the multiplicity of images of Jesus as a literary figure that is the fruit of relatively recent approaches: redaction criticism, narrative-semantic analysis and intertextuality. The final section contains a sketch of the current state of research on the historical Jesus and its relevance for Christology. The multiplicity in the literary and historical approaches poses challenges to the further development of Christology.

scholarly journals Recent Trends in the Study of Jews and Judaism in Luke-Acts

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-87
Author(s):  
Jason F. Moraff
Keyword(s):  
Identity Construction ◽  
Final Section ◽  
Jewish People ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Recent Trends ◽  
The Relationship

This article surveys and assesses recent developments in the study of the depiction of Jews and Judaism in Luke-Acts since 2010. Studies are grouped into three general, often overlapping approaches. First, identity construction proves to be a productive avenue of research for understanding Luke’s portrait of ‘the Jews’. Second, scholars have begun to investigate the place of Luke-Acts in the ‘parting(s) of the ways’. Third, others continue to evaluate the relationship between the Jewish people, the covenant, and Luke’s future hope for Israel. The final section outlines some common issues and potential areas for further study, highlighting how these studies have reinvigorated a stagnant debate.

WTO and Dairy Trade

2005 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 51-68
Author(s):  
K. Elumalai ◽  
R.K. Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Final Section ◽  
Agricultural Trade ◽  
Trade Negotiations ◽  
The Third ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
History Of ◽  
Made In

This paper critically analyzes the extent of liberalization of international dairy trade under WTO rules. The paper is organized into four sections. The first section presents a brief history of international dairy trade negotiations under GATT. The broad disciplines of GATT and the current issues related to their implemen- tation are presented in the second section. The recent developments on agricultural trade negotiations are presented in the third section and the concluding remarks are made in the final section.

Recent Contributions to the Study of the Reception of the Bible and Their Implications for Biblical Studies in Africa

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 329-383 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christoph Stenschke
Keyword(s):  
Final Section ◽  
Reception History ◽  
Biblical Studies ◽  
The Past ◽  
Introductory Section ◽  
The Bible ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Detailed Presentation

This article surveys a number of recent studies on the reception of biblical material in the Bible itself or in later works and periods. It endeavours to present studies that are representative of the nature and extent of the shift in the past two decades from the Bible itself to its rich reception history. An introductory section describes how recent developments in hermeneutics have shown to what extent hermeneutics is a historical discipline. After a detailed presentation and assessment, a final section draws some conclusion for the tasks ahead for biblical studies and related disciplines in Africa.

scholarly journals Recent Developments in the Thought of Quentin Skinner and the Ambitions of Contextualism

2009 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 246-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Lamb
Keyword(s):  
Speech Acts ◽  
Final Section ◽  
Philosophy Of History ◽  
Distinct Form ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
The Way

AbstractIn this article, I chart some recent developments in the linguistic contextualist philosophy of history defended by Quentin Skinner. I attempt to identify several shifts in the way in which Skinner's position has been presented and justified, focusing particularly on his embrace of anti-foundationalism, his focus on rhetoric rather than speech-acts and his concern to recast contextualism as compatible with other interpretive approaches. In the final section, I reject the notion – suggested by Skinner and others – that a contextualist philosophy of history might constitute a distinct form of political theorizing in itself.

Electronic Voting in the French Legislative Elections of 2012

2014 ◽  
pp. 176-198
Author(s):  
Susan Collard ◽  
Elodie Fabre
Keyword(s):  
Final Section ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Target Audience ◽  
Electronic Voting ◽  
Legislative Elections ◽  
National Assembly ◽  
Official Discourse ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
First Time

This chapter presents an analysis of the unprecedented use of electronic voting by expatriates during the French 2012 legislative elections, when they elected their own representatives (referred to here as ‘deputies'), to the National Assembly in Paris for the first time, in 11 newly created overseas constituencies. The study is presented within the broader perspective of electronic voting in France more generally, and in the historical context of extra-territorial voting by French expatriates. The authors discuss the main issues and controversies that arose during the 2012 elections, and in a final section analyse the results. The authors conclude by drawing attention to recent developments in electronic voting in France since the 2012 elections, which suggest that although there was much criticism expressed by experts of electronic voting as to the security and transparency of the system used, the official discourse that acclaimed the experience as a success, appears to have convinced its target audience.

Queer Theory

2019 ◽  
pp. 93-116
Author(s):  
Stephen D. Moore
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Queer Theory ◽  
New Testament ◽  
Final Section ◽  
Biblical Studies ◽  
Detailed Account ◽  
The Social ◽  
New Testament Studies ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Sex And Sexuality

Since the 1990s, queer theory has been immensely influential in the humanities, and, to a lesser extent, in the social sciences, seeping into discipline after discipline, even disciplines as well insulated as biblical studies. Queer theory is most commonly understood to be the poststructuralist analysis of sex and sexuality, heterosexuality as well as homosexuality. But as queer theory developed, it frequently decoupled from sex and sexuality, its expanded object of analysis becoming normality as such, in its manifold manifestations. This essay begins with a detailed account of the origins of queer theory: its “precursors,” its “exemplars,” and its relations to queer activism. The essay then charts the queer turn in biblical studies, especially New Testament studies, which also began in the 1990s, and traces such work down to the present, commenting both appreciatively and critically on the various paths it has taken. The final section of the essay brings the tale of extrabiblical queer theory fully up to date and reflects on the largely untapped potential for biblical studies of its more recent developments.

Curating Sociology

2012 ◽  
Vol 60 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. 40-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nirmal Puwar ◽  
Sanjay Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Final Section ◽  
Sociological Imagination ◽  
History Of Sociology ◽  
Public Event ◽  
The Past ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
History Of ◽  
Selection Of

Building on the range of methods available to the roaming sociological imagination, curating sociology is concerned with instituting ‘live’ public encounters. Contending that there are practices in the history of sociology that can be considered instances of curating sociology, this article makes a case for harnessing these to inventive research processes today. The discussion in this article draws attention to recent developments in curating before excavating a selection of practices within sociology upon which we can reflexively build live methods with consideration to creative collaborations, publicness and exhibiting as research. Each of these involves a degree of mutation within the craft of sociology. By way of illustration, the final section of the article explores an in-depth case study of curating sociology for the Noise of the Past project, which involved us, as sociologists, collaborating with creative practitioners and ‘curating’ a large-scale public event.

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