scholarly journals Not Not but Not yet: Present and Future in Prefigurative Politics

2017 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan Swain
Keyword(s):  
Critical Pedagogy ◽  
Conceptual Analysis ◽  
Political Movements ◽  
Recent Scholarship ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Common ◽  
Prefigurative Politics ◽  
Fundamental Tension ◽  
Strategic Politics ◽  
The Relationship

Prefigurative politics, the idea of ‘building the new world in the shell of the old’, increasingly forms part of the common sense of radical social and political movements but deserves more careful conceptual analysis. Traditionally, such ideas have been discussed in contrast to ‘strategic’ politics, but this has been challenged by recent scholarship, which has stressed that they can and should be seen as strategic. This article agrees but points to a more fundamental tension rooted in attempting to enact the future in the present. This is discussed through two broad approaches to prefiguration: ends-guided and ends-effacing. The former leads to a practical dilemma between acting to bring about the future and acting as if it has already been achieved. The latter addresses this, but nonetheless requires further articulation of the relationship between present and future action, which the article argues can be achieved by drawing on ideas from critical pedagogy.

The Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Information Officer: The Strategic Partnership

1991 ◽  
Vol 6 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 128-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yash P. Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Chief Executive Officer ◽  
Chief Executive ◽  
Chief Information Officer ◽  
Strategic Partnership ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Common ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Information technology (IT) has become a strategic resource for many firms today. Coordination of this resource requires strong leadership and cooperation within the firm. The relationship of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the Chief Information Officer (CIO) is crucial for the effective, successful utilization of IT for competitive advantage. This paper first explores the CIO position, giving reasons for its development, tracing its evolution, and pinpointing certain responsibilities associated with the position. The paper then highlights the CIO's concerns and identifies the future implications for the CIO. The second portion of the paper takes the CEO's perspective towards IT and the CIO's position. Special attention is directed towards describing the CEO's perspective on the CIO's qualifications, addressing the problem of overblown CEO expectations for the CIO position, and discussing ‘old-line’ CEOs’ attitudes towards IT and the CIO position. Also addressed is the exploration of the common CEO perception of the CIO as an ‘empire builder’ and an analysis of the CEO's perspective on the future need for a CIO position. Finally the paper focuses on developing this ‘strategic partnership’ between the CIO and the CEO. Suggestions are provided for the CIO and the CEO to help achieve this ideal partnership. Although these suggestions are not all conclusive, they are critical to the ‘partnership’.

scholarly journals The Pure and Powerful

1999 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 145-150
Author(s):  
Heba Raouf Ezzat
Keyword(s):  
Political Movements ◽  
Common People ◽  
Beliefs And Practices ◽  
Islamic Tradition ◽  
The People ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Islamic Resurgence ◽  
The Common ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

While most of the literature on Islam over the past two decades has concentratedon the issue of Islamic resurgence, focusing mainly on the nature andworkings of political movements and militant Islamic groups, this book examinesinstead the beliefs and practices of ordinary Muslim, exploring an intricateweb of social relationships involving the 'ulama, government, Islamic institutions,Sufis, and the people Jiving in the rural and city areas of the country.The analysis demonstrates how in order to further our understanding ofMuslim society, we must gather fieldwork data on the relationship of the commonperson's Islamic practices to those of the Islamic tradition and apply therelevant analytical concepts to examine them. It further challenges the existingethnography of Muslim society which is not only based mainly on limitedempirical data but also conceals issues worthy of study and is, moreover, fullof assumptions oversimplifying the nature of the complex social relationshipsinvolved. For instance, anthropology implicitly assumes that the "native" is anaive and ignorant person who, as a corollary of this, is ignorant of his ownreligion. The consequence of this supposition has been that anthropologistswho have written on the subject have not found it necessary to examine howthe Islamic practices of the common people have been related to the Islamictradition.It was also often assumed that the Islamic knowledge of the 'ulama, and theirstatus as the learned ones, somehow separated them from the lives of the commonpeople. Only recently have researchers started studying the effect of theirfa tawa on society and people, little work having been done before on their livesand influence. This work refutes the assumption that the Islamic text is outsidesociety and that the 'ulama are an entity separate from the people.The author re-examines the view that different societies contain differentversions of Islam and points out that this type of thinking does not of itselfadvance our knowledge of the subject, nor does it offer a viable criteria for ...

scholarly journals Vision of Own Parenting in Singles and People Involved in a Romantic Relationship

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-152
Author(s):  
Kamil Janowicz
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Young People ◽  
Romantic Relationship ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Theoretical Concepts ◽  
Relationship Value ◽  
The Future ◽  
Teenagers And Young Adults ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Relationship

Although it is generally assumed that experiences related to being in a romantic relationship are important for forming attitudes toward being a parent, yet there has been no reliable empirical evidence for that. Two empirical studies have been conducted to examine relations between status and length of romantic relationship and vision of own parenting (VOP). The first of them was conducted on 178 teenagers and young adults aged from 18 to 32 with the use of a survey related to predictions about being a parent in the future. In the second study, conducted on 413 young people aged from 17 to 29, the Vision of Own Parenting Questionnaire (VOPQ) was used. The structure and the content of the vision of own parenting of singles and people involved in a romantic relationship were compared. Relations between time spent in this relationship and extension of the VOP were also subject to examination. The results of both studies revealed that people involved in a romantic relationship value parenthood higher than singles, have a more extended vision of their own parenting, and have a greater desire to participate in different forms of preparation for being a parent. They also predicted more positive changes in the relationship with a life partner after childbirth, and had fewer doubts about being a parent in the future. These findings support the common thought and some theoretical concepts that being in a romantic relationship is related to forming attitudes toward being a parent in the future.

scholarly journals Aimaras de Puno y la actitud Minera: ’¿para llegar a la vida hay que pasar por la muerte ?

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 69
Author(s):  
Saul Bermejo Paredes ◽  
Yanet Amanda Maquera
Keyword(s):  
Common Good ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Southern Region ◽  
Political Movements ◽  
Mining Activities ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
The Common Good ◽  
The Future ◽  
Subject And Object ◽  
The Common

<p>RESUMEN</p><p>El estudio, es una aproximación a la comprensión epistemológica y ontológica aimara a partir de las expresiones de pensamiento y actitudes de los pobladores aimaras asentados en la zona sur de la región de Puno-Perú, que en el año 2011 protagonizaron grandes movimientos sociales y políticos con resonancia mundial, en oposición a las concesiones y actividades mineras en sus territorios.  Los resultados ponen de manifiesto la gran polaridad cognitiva entre la racionalidad aimara y el oficial-dominante y que la actividad minera  para los aimaras, es peor que la muerte misma.  El aimara no es un salvaje que se opone al progreso y al bienestar común, sino para él, el bienestar del ser (disfrute a plenitud), expresado por la armonía inconmensurable entre hombre-universo (relación interdependiente entre sujeto-objeto), es lo esencial, para vivir como ser humano. El bienestar no se alcanza sacrificando el presente, porque el concepto de vida no es lineal y progresivo, lo lógico para los aimaras, es “estar bien” ahora y también en el futuro. Finalmente, las actitudes de protesta de los aimaras se dirigen ante las injusticias sociales-económicas y cognitivas; y, al reconocimiento como nación y restitución de sus derechos y territorios, fundamentalmente.</p><p> ABTRACT</p><p>The study is an approach to the epistemological and ontological understanding aimara from expressions of thought and attitudes of the aimara people settled in the southern region of Puno-Perú, which in 2011 staged large social and political movements with global resonance, as opposed to concessions and mining activities in their territories. The results demonstrate the great cognitive polarity between rationality and the official aimara-dominant and that mining for aimara, it is worse than death itself. The aimara is not a savage who opposes progress and the common good, but for him, the well-being of being (fully enjoy) expressed immeasurable harmony between man-universe (interdependent relationship between subject and object), it is essential to live as human beings. Welfare is not achieved by sacrificing the present, because the concept of life is not linear and progressive, it is logical for the aimara, is "being good" now and in the future. Finally, attitudes of protest are directed to the aimara-economic and cognitive social injustices; and recognition as a nation and restoration of their rights and territories, mainly.</p><p> </p>

A Meta-Analysis of Interviews and Cognitive Ability

2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 157-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip L. Roth ◽  
Allen I. Huffcutt
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Ability ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Incremental Validity ◽  
Employment Interviews ◽  
Moderator Analysis ◽  
The Future ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Meta Analyses ◽  
The Relationship

The topic of what interviews measure has received a great deal of attention over the years. One line of research has investigated the relationship between interviews and the construct of cognitive ability. A previous meta-analysis reported an overall corrected correlation of .40 ( Huffcutt, Roth, & McDaniel, 1996 ). A more recent meta-analysis reported a noticeably lower corrected correlation of .27 ( Berry, Sackett, & Landers, 2007 ). After reviewing both meta-analyses, it appears that the two studies posed different research questions. Further, there were a number of coding judgments in Berry et al. that merit review, and there was no moderator analysis for educational versus employment interviews. As a result, we reanalyzed the work by Berry et al. and found a corrected correlation of .42 for employment interviews (.15 higher than Berry et al., a 56% increase). Further, educational interviews were associated with a corrected correlation of .21, supporting their influence as a moderator. We suggest a better estimate of the correlation between employment interviews and cognitive ability is .42, and this takes us “back to the future” in that the better overall estimate of the employment interviews – cognitive ability relationship is roughly .40. This difference has implications for what is being measured by interviews and their incremental validity.

Using the alveograph in developing requirements for the quality of flour for wafer sheet production

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (12) ◽  
pp. 52-58
Author(s):  
E.P. Meleshkina ◽  
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S.N. Kolomiets ◽  
A.S. Cheskidova ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Rheological Properties ◽  
Quality Indicators ◽  
Wheat Flour ◽  
Mathematical Statistics ◽  
Intended Purpose ◽  
The Future ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Objectively and reliably determined indicators of rheological properties of the dough were identified using the alveograph device to create a system of classifications of wheat and flour from it for the intended purpose in the future. The analysis of the relationship of standardized quality indicators, as well as newly developed indicators for identifying them, differentiating the quality of wheat flour for the intended purpose, i.e. for finished products. To do this, we use mathematical statistics methods.

Editor’s Pick: Regulatory and Ethical Issues in the New Era of Radiomics and Radiogenomics

EMJ Radiology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Filippo Pesapane
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Medical Images ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Innovative Technology ◽  
New Era ◽  
Naked Eye ◽  
Disease Characteristics ◽  
The Future ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Relationship

Radiomics is a science that investigates a large number of features from medical images using data-characterisation algorithms, with the aim to analyse disease characteristics that are indistinguishable to the naked eye. Radiogenomics attempts to establish and examine the relationship between tumour genomic characteristics and their radiologic appearance. Although there is certainly a lot to learn from these relationships, one could ask the question: what is the practical significance of radiogenomic discoveries? This increasing interest in such applications inevitably raises numerous legal and ethical questions. In an environment such as the technology field, which changes quickly and unpredictably, regulations need to be timely in order to be relevant.  In this paper, issues that must be solved to make the future applications of this innovative technology safe and useful are analysed.

PERSOALAN KEHIDUPAN KONTEMPORER: MENGGAGAS KAJIAN SACHEDINA TENTANG THEOLOGI PLURALISME

EMPIRISMA ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Limas Dodi
Keyword(s):  
Religious Pluralism ◽  
Main Argument ◽  
Religious Groups ◽  
Common View ◽  
The Public ◽  
The People ◽  
Muslim Majority ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Religious Differences

According to Abdulaziz Sachedina, the main argument of religious pluralism in the Qur’an based on the relationship between private belief (personal) and public projection of Islam in society. By regarding to private faith, the Qur’an being noninterventionist (for example, all forms of human authority should not be disturb the inner beliefs of individuals). While the public projection of faith, the Qur’an attitude based on the principle of coexistence. There is the willingness of the dominant race provide the freedom for people of other faiths with their own rules. Rules could shape how to run their affairs and to live side by side with the Muslims. Thus, based on the principle that the people of Indonesia are Muslim majority, it should be a mirror of a societie’s recognizion, respects and execution of religious pluralism. Abdul Aziz Sachedina called for Muslims to rediscover the moral concerns of public Islam in peace. The call for peace seemed to indicate that the existence of increasingly weakened in the religious sense of the Muslims and hence need to be reaffi rmed. Sachedina also like to emphasize that the position of peace in Islam is parallel with a variety of other doctrines, such as: prayer, fasting, pilgrimage and so on. Sachedina also tried to show the argument that the common view among religious groups is only one religion and traditions of other false and worthless. “Antipluralist” argument comes amid the reality of human religious differences. Keywords: Theology, Pluralism, Abdulaziz Sachedina

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