scholarly journals May You Live in Interesting Times. Science vs. Pseudoscience in the Era of the Internet

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-98
Author(s):  
Mariusz Szynkiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Social Economic ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Radical Change ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Scientific Discourses ◽  
Social Scientific

May you live in interesting times, the famous maxim quotes. Undoubtedly, at least in the historical context, periods of political, social, scientific, or economic riots – or at least commotion, ferment, crisis – have certainly earned such a title. So have the epochs which were subject to radical transformations distorting traditional relationships and institutions, existing patterns and rules. The abovementioned “interestingness” is thus a function of a radical change, challenge and variability, somewhat a derivative of erosion, and of all that we associate it with the notion of revolution or turn, be it political, social, economic, environmental, or scientific. The paper’s core aim is to examine the nowadays constantly revised, questioned, thus, shaking demarcation between science and pseudoscience in the light of new trends such as misinformation, denialism, internetisation and memoisation of scientific discourses.

scholarly journals PECREATIVITY | PEOPLE ECONOMY CITY: THE CASE OF LONDON AS A PROACTIVE INVESTIGATION TOOL

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 142-151
Author(s):  
Giuliana Bonifati
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Social Class ◽  
Urban Environment ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Radical Change ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
Urban Transformation ◽  
Urban Spaces ◽  
Social Fields

The current historical context is characterised by a significant change in the economic and social fields that have led to the development of the economy of creativity and knowledge. This condition has laid the basis for the rise of a new social class. This radical change in the productive paradigm has started a series of modifications to urban spaces, setting in place a rooted change in the fabric of the city.The objective of this paper is to understand and interpret the nature of the changes under way and to investigate how what occurred in economic and social fields influenced the processes of urban regeneration. Starting from a theoretical background it will examine the concept of creativity applied to economics and social sciences. Secondly, by identifying the urban environment of London as a case study, it will analyze single cases that will show the root of these practices within urban spaces. The purpose of it will be verified by the possibility of building urban transformation strategies that use creativity as the tool of change.

scholarly journals Technology and Education - Prospects of a Future Classroom

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 149-154
Author(s):  
Sonali Bhandari Jain
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Radical Change ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Traditional Teaching ◽  
Modern Age ◽  
Traditional Teaching Methods ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
Subsequent Rise

In an age where everything has become more Visual and access to technology and its devices has increased significantly, there is a need to bring about a radical change in how education is imparted and delivered. Using modern age technology, we can not only save resources and time but also make learning more interactive and attractive. This research study was undertaken to ascertain which methodology of teaching works best in the modern-day scenario. Two studies were undertaken.In the first study, a test was conducted on a group of 40 students of the school who were experimented with by delivering lessons in both modern and traditional teaching methods. After analyzing the results, it was observed that the modern way of teaching is a better source of imparting knowledge as it engages the students and makes them want to learn more. In the second study, increased use of the internet and a subsequent rise in online education portals is observed, thereby proving that the modern way of teaching holds the key to a better future in the field of education.

scholarly journals PERKEMBANGAN MAKANAN HALAL DI JEPANG

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 389
Author(s):  
Ilma Sawindra Janti
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Behavior ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Halal Food ◽  
Scientific Discourses

This paper observed the Japanese unique culture that is called omotenashi. It is translated as hospitality. Omotenashi treated toward guests or tourist who visited Japan, it includes treatment to the guests with different cultural and belief background such as Moslem. The Japanese studied for their consumer needs, and finally they want to do omotenashi, by starting to sell halal food not only in a certain shop but also some restaurants which serve halal food and made certification for it. The aim of this paper is to find, why nowadays halal food in Japan can be found easier than before 2010. Japan as a non Moslem country realize that nowadays Moslem tourist are increasing and they has some specification for example in food, thus to do some hospitality or omotenashi, Japanese started to welcoming Moslem tourist by serving halal food. The theory used here are the consumer behavior from Etta Mamang Sangadji and Sopiah. While the theory of omotenashi is from Sato Yoshinobu and Abdulelah Al-alsheikh. This paper was based on limited literatures such as books, online articles from the internet, scientific discourses, including author’s empirical journey when living in Japan (1989-1994, 2007-2017) and faced difficulties in finding halal food. The finding of this paper is that the serving of halal food in some restaurants are increasing in Japan nowadays, because of omotenashi from the Japanese for their Moslem consumer. Omotenashi which Japanese do to all their guests has a big influence for the Moslem tourist.Tulisan ini berisi tentang keunikan omotenashi yang khas Jepang. Secara harafiah omotenashi berarti hospitality atau keramah-tamahan bangsa Jepang. Omotenashi yang diperlakukan terhadap para tamu atau wisatawan yang berkunjung ke Jepang tidak terkecuali terhadap wisatawan dengan latar belakang kepercayaan dan budaya yang berbeda seperti kaum muslim. Bangsa Jepang mempelajari kebutuhan dari konsumen mereka dan akhirnya mereka menerapkan omotenashi dengan mulai menjual makanan halal dan membuatkan sertifikasi untuk itu. Tujuan dari tulisan ini adalah untuk mendapatkan hasil, mengapa akhir-akhir ini makanan halal dapat lebih mudah ditemukan dibandingkan sebelum tahun 2010an. Jepang sebagai negara non muslim menyadari bahwa akhir-akhir ini wisatawan muslim meningkat dan mereka memiliki beberapa keistimewaan antara lain dalam makanan; oleh sebab itu untuk menyambut tamunya, orang Jepang melakukan omotenashi atau keramah-tamahan dengan cara mulai menyediakan makanan halal bagi wisatawan muslim. Teori yang digunakan adalah consumer behavior dari Etta Mamang Sangadji dan Sopiah. Sementara teori untuk omotenashi dari Sato Yoshinobu dan Abdulelah Al-alsheikh. Tulisan ini berdasarkan pada literature review dari buku, artikel online, scientific discourses, termasuk pengalaman penulis ketika tinggal di Jepang (1989-1994, 2007-2017) dan menemui kesulitan dalam mendapatkan makanan halal. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa meningkatnya penyediaan makanan halal di beberapa restoran di Jepang dewasa ini karena omotenashi dari bangsa Jepang terhadap konsumen muslim mereka. Omotenashi yang diberikan kepada semua tamu yang datang ke Jepang memberikan pengaruh yang besar dalam meningkatkan makanan halal bagi wisatawan muslim.

scholarly journals Women and Ijtihad: Towards a New Islamic Discourse

2019 ◽  
pp. 12-33
Author(s):  
Heba Raouf Ezzat
Keyword(s):  
Social Economic ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
The Other ◽  
Women's Issues ◽  
Political Issues ◽  
Islamic World ◽  
Contested Terrain ◽  
The One

A phenomenon of extreme polarization between the Islamist and the secular camps characterizes the intellectual scene regarding social, economic, and political issues in the Arab-Islamic world. This is especially true with respect to women’s issues, which are a very hotly contested terrain. Understanding this reality clearly requires a historic overview to comprehend how this polarization occurred and map the debate between supporters of “modernity and contemporality” (al-hadatha wa-l-mu‘asara) on the one hand, and supporters of “tradition and authenticity” (al-turath wal-asala) on the other. Though this is not at the heart of our research, framing it in its historical context enables us to better understand the roots and origins of the problem, in order to map the debates and foresee future courses more clearly.

Arabic Literature Goes Digital

2019 ◽  
pp. 28-47
Author(s):  
Teresa Pepe
Keyword(s):  
Arab World ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Arabic Literature ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
Short History ◽  
Online Publishing ◽  
Internet Media ◽  
History Of ◽  
Publishing Houses

This chapter provides the historical context in which Egyptian blogs appeared. Drawing on ethnographic research on the Internet and in the Egyptian literary sphere, it shows that the introduction of Internet tools in the Arab world was soon accompanied by the emergence of numerous platforms for distributing and discussing Arabic literature, such as forums, literary websites, online publishing houses, the Internet Arab Writers Union, and so on. This atmosphere was conducive to the adoption of blogs as a platform for literary experimentation in Egypt. The chapter then focuses on blogging in the Arab world and in particular in Egypt, providing a short history of its development. It also addresses how Internet media have affected Arabic literature as a tool for publishing and distribution, as in the case of book-blogs.

E-Government Issues in Developing Countries

2012 ◽  
pp. 423-439
Author(s):  
Gohar Feroz Khan ◽  
Junghoon Moon
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Digital Divide ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Electronic Government ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Government Services

Electronic government, or e-Government, is the practice of providing public services to citizens, businesses, and other government agencies where government services can be accessed through the Internet, mobile phone, fax, mail, telephone, and personal visits (MGAHA, 2005). Developing countries, utilizing the late comer advantage, are mimicking trends of paperless governments with the expectations to reap the same benefits enjoyed by developed countries. However, e-Government initiatives have not always been successful in developing countries. According to the study conducted by Heeks (2003), the rate of e-Government success in developing countries was only 15 percent. The authors believe that such failures are mainly due to certain unique social, economic, technological, and environmental challenges faced by e-Government in developing countries. For example, some major issues include digital divide, political instability, and skills-related issues. However, the research dealing with these problems is limited. Therefore, in this chapter, the authors discuss these challenges.

De-Coupling Groups in Space and Time

2010 ◽  
pp. 141-158
Author(s):  
Kevin Burden ◽  
Simon Atkinson
Keyword(s):  
Radical Change ◽  
Mailing List ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Chat Room ◽  
Years Of Experience ◽  
Broadcast Media ◽  
Social Patterns ◽  
Space And Time ◽  
Personal Media ◽  
The Web

Prior to the Web, we had hundreds of years of experience with broadcast media, from printing presses to radio and TV. Prior to email, we had hundreds of years experience with personal media – the telegraph, the telephone. But outside the Internet, we had almost nothing that supported conversation among many people at once. The radical change was de-coupling groups in space and time. To get a conversation going around a conference table or campfire, you need to gather everyone in the same place at the same moment. By undoing those restrictions, the Internet has ushered in a host of new social patterns, from the mailing list to the chat room to the weblog. (Shirky, 2003)

Radio B-92 in Belgrade Harnesses the Power of a Media Activist Community During the War to Keep Broadcasting Despite Terrestrial Ban

2011 ◽  
pp. 561-567
Author(s):  
Robin Hamman
Keyword(s):  
Historical Context ◽  
Radio Station ◽  
Former Yugoslavia ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The Past

During the 1999 war between NATO and the former Yugoslavia, an opposition radio station in Belgrade used the Internet to continue to disseminate news and music despite having their terrestrial transmitting equipment confiscated by Serbian authorities. This article will discuss how Radio B-92 was able to do this through the close coordination of radio station staff in Serbia and their partners from within the European media activist community. This article will begin by setting the activities of Radio B-92 and its partners during the Spring of 1999 in a historical context by discussing the use of broadcast and other media during the wars and conflicts of the past.

scholarly journals The from News Bearer to Extreme Speech Propagator: Analysis of Shifting Practice in Production and Distribution of News on the Internet

2018 ◽  
Vol 73 ◽  
pp. 13011
Author(s):  
Rouli Manalu ◽  
Tandiyo Pradekso ◽  
Djoko Setyabudi
Keyword(s):  
Social Economic ◽  
User Generated Content ◽  
Digital Content ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Indonesian Government ◽  
Production And Distribution

This research aims to examine the ways in which practices of information productions and distributions are shifting in the Internet era, particularly in the production of extreme speech that is claimed to be news. There are many information platforms on the Internet proclaimed as “news sites”, but instead of conveying valuable information to the readers, they are used to circulate opinionated pieces and propaganda. The popularity of user-generated content - where users were enabled not only to consume but also to produce and to distribute digital content - used to be hailed optimistically as a form of democratization that will to give chances to citizens to voice their social, economic, political, and cultural concerns. However, the recent development shows that the freedom and the easy-access offered by the Internet have been used to propagate negative content and sectarian sentiments. This research conducts analysis of ten ‘news outlets’ that were banned by Indonesian government (KOMINFO) that had been considered spreading hatred and sectarian spirit. This research will examine closely this so-called news in terms of their content, tone, and the parties that are confronted through the content. This research argues that the once embraced users-generated content as alternative news by citizen had evolved to be a form of extreme speech propagator.

THE SOCIAL LIFE OF ACADEMIC DISCOURSE: REFLECTIONS ON THE ANALYSIS OF PIETY POLITICS

2017 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 395-415
Author(s):  
Dunya D. Cakir
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Muslim Women ◽  
Academic Discourse ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
Women Intellectuals ◽  
The Social ◽  
Scientific Discourses ◽  
Social Scientific ◽  
Shed Light ◽  
Intellectual Activism

AbstractExamining the writings of prominent Islamist women intellectuals in Turkey, including Fatma Barbarosoğlu, Cihan Aktaş, Yıldız Ramazanoğlu, and Nazife Şişman, this article explores the repercussions of their intellectual activism for how scholars understand and study piety politics. These Islamist women intellectuals, whose discourse and subjectivities have been translated into analytical categories by scholars of piety politics, contest the terms of their encounters with academics and, more broadly, the conversion of Muslim women into objects of research. Their writings shed light on the complex interpretative interplay between academic and lay discourse when the objects of scholarly study speak back to social scientists. I argue that these kinds of critical engagements between Islamist women intellectuals and social scientific discourses attest to the mobility and circularity of social scientific categories, which have infused and reconstituted Islamist debates in Turkey. Rather than uncritically endorse or dispute these intellectuals’ interpretations of social scientific accounts, I leverage their claims to underscore the social life of academic discourse and to promote an enriched vision of piety politics and reflexive methodology.

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