scholarly journals CRITICAL REVIEW OF J. CHAN'S MODEL OF SOCIAL COHESION MEASUREMENT: PERSPECTIVES OF ADAPTATION TO THE UKRAINIAN CONTEXT

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (51) ◽  
Author(s):  
Oleksandra Deineko
Keyword(s):  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Social Dynamics ◽  
Spiral Of Silence ◽  
Empirical Measurement ◽  
The Spiral Of Silence ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Theoretical Conceptualization

The article is devoted to identifying the "weaknesses" of J. Chan's model of social cohesion theoretical conceptualization and empirical measurement and outlining promising areas for its adaptation to the Ukrainian context. It's summarized the necessity of refining the definition of social cohesion from the standpoint of social dynamics, supplementing the subjective component of the model with "value" indicators, diversification with projective issues in order to avoid the "spiral of silence" and Lapierre's paradox.

scholarly journals A Critical Review of Computational Creativity in Built Environment Design

Buildings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Ning Gu ◽  
Peiman Amini Behbahani
Keyword(s):  
Built Environment ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Contemporary Literature ◽  
Research Interest ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Computational Creativity ◽  
Environment Design ◽  
Supporting Tool ◽  
Definition Of

Computational creativity in built environment (BE) design has been a subject of research interest in the discipline. This paper presents a critical review of various ways computational creativity has been and can be defined and approached in BE design. The paper examines a comprehensive body of contemporary literature on the topics of creativity, computational creativity, and their assessment to identify levels of computational creativity. The paper then proceeds to a further review of the implications of these levels specifically in BE design. The paper identifies four areas in BE design where computational creativity is relevant. In two areas—synthesis (generation) and analysis—there is considerable literature on lower levels of computational creativity. However, in two other areas—interfacing and communication—even the definition of computational creativity is not as defined and clear for the discipline, and most works only consider the role of computers as a supporting tool or medium. These open up future research opportunities for the discipline.

scholarly journals KETERPURUKAN SEKTOR PERTANIAN SEBAGAI POTRET KEGAGALAN INDUSTRIALISASI DI INDONESIA

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Grendi Hendrastomo *
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Mass Production ◽  
Social Dynamics ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Green Revolution ◽  
The Other ◽  
Agricultural Field ◽  
Foreign Investors

Shifting agricultural era to the era of industrialization left many problems, especially in the agricultural sector. Populist policies have on one hand brought the country many industrial investments that force economic growth, but on the other hand reduced the partisanship of country in agricultural sector. Agriculture as the basis for mass production of most Indonesian society has became casualties as part of the green revolution that is full of developing countries‘s propaganda which brings benefit and lead to dependency on developing countries. The downturn actors of agricultural field increased in line with growth of food-estate program to attract foreign investors to explore the agro sector. This article discusses on a critical review of agriculture in Indonesia’s slump that began with the green revolution with their panca usaha tani, starting from the decline of the agricultural sector, static industrial situation until the solutions that might be applied to enhance the economic growth and social dynamics of Indonesia.   Keywords: Industrialisation, Marginalization of Agriculture, Green Revolution

scholarly journals Talent and Talent Management: Definition and Issues

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 174-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Novera Ansar
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Ability ◽  
General Problem ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Practical Implication ◽  
Talent Management ◽  
Shared Understanding ◽  
Corporate World ◽  
Uniform Definition ◽  
Time Periods ◽  
Definition Of

Talent' has become a popular term amongst academicians and practitioners during the last two decades. A general problem, despite this increased interest on “Talent”, is that the construct of Talent and Talent Management lack theoretical vigor and standardized definition. The aim of this paper is to make a contribution to the literature on “Talent” and “Talent Management” by a critical review of the construct of “Talent”. The evolution of the definition of the term “Talent” was traced through different time periods starting from the Biblical Times when talent was used for a very large sum of money to the present times when it is considered as a cognitive ability. A philological perspective was also taken to identify the roots of different approaches towards “Talent” in speakers of different languages and terms, that are interchangeably used in lieu of Talent were also explored. Different definitions of the term “Talent Management” were analyzed to understand the different approaches taken by the authors. The dominant approach used in the definitions of Talent Management was found to be exclusive. The study concluded that it is important to develop a uniform definition of Talent and Talent Management for a shared understanding for both academic work on the topic and its practical implication for the corporate world.

THE ISSUE OF CONTEMPORANEITY AS CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL TOTALITY IN THE WORKS OF BORIS GROYS

2021 ◽  
pp. 5-18
Author(s):  
Elena Y. Baboshko ◽  
◽  
Dmitriy V. Galkin ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Contemporary Art ◽  
Social Dynamics ◽  
Will To Power ◽  
Avant Garde ◽  
Historical Processes ◽  
The Social ◽  
Political Forces ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Modernist Discourse ◽  
Selection Of

The authors refer the issue of definition of contemporaneity as cultural and historical totality basing on the research results of a well-known theorist Boris Groys. Analyzing the progress of his ideas, the authors conclude, that the philosopher’s considerable contribution to the science is composed of the next phase of the development of the thesis about the art language as the base of contemporaneity construction and of the “natural selection” of contemporary art structures. The latter is not simply reduced to the postmodern “polylogue” variant, but implies a kind of contemporaneity patterns niche and “stabilization”. The patterns naturally tend to become complementary due to simple juxtaposition/ overlay in general time context. According to the authors, this circumstance does not prevent them from being turned by different political forces into locally dominating contemporaneity patterns (as in the case of Gesamkunstwerk Stalin). Contemporary art provides simple experience, that helps to retain the illusion of single and seemingly total contemporaneity. B. Groys leads us to the thought that art provides conditions for generating a significant reflective distance in relation to different social and historical situations. The distance gives an artist the opportunity to consider the reality comprehensively, given the autonomy, through the art language. However, we believe, that the most important philosopher’s achievement is not only drawing parallels between cultural and social and historical processes, based on the concept of art strategies influencing the social dynamics. He also managed to approach one of the most significant issues in culture theory and history – the opportunity to define contemporaneity as cultural and historical totality. According to his modernity theory, the origin of contemporaneity is hidden in the avant-garde art manifestation. He interprets the utopic by its nature modernist discourse, applied in art practice, through Nietzscheian will to power as redefining the new age philosophy. This article aims to analyze the progress of the issue of contemporaneity in the works of B. Groys and to explicate the complexity of considering contemporaneity as cultural and historical totality. The authors believe that the thorough study of the phenomenon of total artwork (Gesamtkunstwerk) as a soviet Stalin project and critics’ opinion analysis helps to create arguments limiting the opportunity of considering contemporaneity as totality.

La partecipazione socio-politica e il consumo responsabile: tra dimensione collettiva e senso di efficacia

2009 ◽  
pp. 67-94
Author(s):  
Federica Volpi
Keyword(s):  
Collective Action ◽  
Political Participation ◽  
Social Dynamics ◽  
Political Efficacy ◽  
Cultural Consumption ◽  
Political Consumerism ◽  
Responsible Consumption ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
High Degree

- Participation has been studied from different points of view. One of the possible ways to address the topic is to interrelate it with cultural consumption, con- sidering the relevance of both terms with regard to social cohesion and integration. The essay is designed to evaluate the interaction between participation and cultural consumption, leading to a definition of some citizens' groups with homogeneous features compared to both variables. Moreover, the essay aims to examine the groups' behaviour, compared with a phenomenon related to both cultural consumption and socio-political participation: responsible consumption. The groups' behaviour relative to this variable helps the understanding of some social dynamics and, above all, highlights the close relationship between a particular group (the actives) and alternative consumption behaviours. A thorough analysis of the relationship between a high degree of cultural consumption and a high degree of political participation underlines that responsible consumption is a collective action and, at the same time, finalised to and endowed with political efficacy.Keywords: Political Consumerism, Participation, Cultural Consumption, Collective Action, Political Efficacy.

The Spiral of Silence Revisited

2015 ◽  
pp. 88-102
Author(s):  
Christiane Eilders ◽  
Pablo Porten-Cheé
Keyword(s):  
Spiral Of Silence ◽  
The Spiral Of Silence

Students’ Spiraling Silence and Willingness to Communicate about Religion in the United States: An Exploration of the Media’s Role in Stigmatizing Religion

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-27
Author(s):  
Mariam F. Alkazemi
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Survey Methods ◽  
Media Exposure ◽  
The United States ◽  
Willingness To Communicate ◽  
Spiral Of Silence ◽  
Majority Opinion ◽  
Silence Effect ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Spiral Of Silence

The spiral of silence effect describes individuals’ tendency to silence minority opinions, whilst using the media to gauge majority opinion. While the spiral of silence effect has been explored in controversial political contexts, the phenomenon has not been scrutinized in its relation to religious communication. The current study applies this concept to further the current understanding of communication as it applies to religion. A questionnaire was distributed electronically to 94 students at a large university in the southeastern United States. Using survey methods, this paper finds that religiosity is positively correlated to willingness to communicate about religion. This paper also finds that media exposure is not related to either willingness to communicate about religion or religiosity.

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