scholarly journals Farewell to „eternal peace“? New wars and their moral and legal challenges

2015 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 351-366
Author(s):  
Holger Zaborowski
Keyword(s):  
Cold War ◽  
World Wide Web ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
World Wide ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Nuclear Bomb ◽  
Current Discussion ◽  
Legal Challenges ◽  
The World ◽  
Technological Developments

This essay first discusses modern wars and the idea of ?eternal peace? as developed in modernity. It shows how in the 20th century the reality of war (as well as the concept of peace) was already transformed due to the development of new technologies such as the nuclear bomb. Now, peace was replaced by a ?cold war?. The essay then goes on to introduce the concept of post-national wars (as opposed to modern national wars). It argues that this concept fails fully to describe contemporary warfare. What is needed is a deeper analysis that considers most recent technological developments such as the world wide web or drone technology and the way these technologies paradigmatically change the concept and reality of war (and of peace, too). The essay concludes by arguing that the moral and legal challenges of this kind of war deserve more attention than they are getting in the current discussion.

The (Re)Shaping of the Israeli Sport Media: The Case of Talk-Back

2008 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 273-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yair Galily
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
World Wide Web ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Multimedia Content ◽  
Fundamental Change ◽  
Sport Media ◽  
The World ◽  
Web News ◽  
Source Of Information

From its explosive development in the last decade of the 20th century, the World Wide Web has become an ideal medium for dedicated sports fanatics and a useful resource for casual fans, as well. Its accessibility, interactivity, speed, and multimedia content have triggered a fundamental change in the delivery of mediated sports, a change for which no one can yet predict the outcome (Real, 2006). This commentary sheds light on a process in which the talk-back mechanism, which enables readers to comment on Web-published articles, is (re)shaping the sport realm in Israeli media. The study on which this commentary is based involved the comparative analysis of over 3,000 talk-backs from the sports sections of 3 daily Web news sites (Ynet, nrg, and Walla!). The argument is made that talkbacks serve not only as an extension of the journalistic sphere but also as a new source of information and debate.

The World Wide Web and Cross-Cultural Teaching in Online Education

2009 ◽  
pp. 1020-1042
Author(s):  
Tatjana Takševa Chorney
Keyword(s):  
World Wide Web ◽  
World Wide ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Online Communication ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Communication ◽  
Mediated Communication ◽  
Cross Cultural Communication ◽  
The World ◽  
Interactive Nature

Computer-mediated communication (CMC) and the properties of the online environment in general are inherently suited to help educators reconceptualize their role and engage in constructive cross-cultural communication. This is due to the new technologies’ potential to enable collaborative teaching in an environment of diverse users and to support multiple learning styles. At the same time, the presence of collaborative technology itself does not guarantee that successful cross-cultural communication and learning will take place. The disembodied nature of online communication can sometimes add to the inherent challenges that accompany face-to-face cross-cultural communication. Instructors who teach in cross-cultural contexts online will need to engage with the new technologies in a more purposeful way and apply that engagement to program design and teaching practice. They will need to devote some time to designing for interaction and collaboration in order to overcome common challenges in cross-cultural communication. A more systematic study of the open-ended and interaction- enabling properties of the World Wide Web would help those who design for diversity in online educational environment. The open-ended and interactive nature of the World Wide Web, as the main platform for online crosscultural teaching, can serve as a conceptual model to help teachers overcome common challenges in cross-cultural communication.

The Techno-Religious Age

2006 ◽  
pp. 82-105
Author(s):  
Susan Ella George
Keyword(s):  
World Wide Web ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
World Wide ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Search For Meaning ◽  
Spiritual Quest ◽  
Quest For Meaning ◽  
The World ◽  
Classical Philosophy ◽  
Number Of Authors

First, we consider the “spiritual search” that many have found to be foundational to humanity. Religion is foundational to humanity across the world. To some extent, sociology is a “secular panacea” for what classical philosophy called “The religious quest.” The religious, and nonreligious quest is a search for meaning most commonly understood in religious contexts as a search for “god.” In the last decade of the 20th century, a number of authors have recognized that technology is being used for a “spiritual quest.” Increasingly, this is being expressed through the Internet and World Wide Web. The “search beyond Google” represents this human quest for meaning. Even though organised religion may be declining, the religious quest is not necessarily abating. Technology, along with some “alternative” religious expressions, is supporting the present day search.

Australian visual arts: libraries and the new technologies

1996 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Thomson ◽  
Joye Volker
Keyword(s):  
World Wide Web ◽  
Visual Arts ◽  
World Wide ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Bibliographic Databases ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The World ◽  
Electronic Networking ◽  
Multimedia Resource

Electronic networking has been welcomed in Australia not least because of its potential to help solve problems of distances within Australia and of the isolation of Australia. In the world as a whole, the Internet, and the World Wide Web in particular, is transforming the communication of art information and access to art images. Three Australian Web servers focus on the visual arts: Art Serve, Diva, and AusArts. A number of initiatives intended to provide online bibliographic databases devoted to Australian art were launched in the 1980s. More recently a number of CD-ROMs have been published. As elsewhere, art librarians in Australia need new skills to integrate these products of new technology into the art library, and to transform the latter into a multimedia resource centre.

Business Plus Intelligence Plus Technology Equals Business Intelligence

2012 ◽  
pp. 13-28
Author(s):  
Ira Yermish ◽  
Virginia Miori ◽  
John Yi ◽  
Rashmi Malhotra ◽  
Ronald Klimberg
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Decision Support ◽  
World Wide Web ◽  
Business Intelligence ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Mass Storage ◽  
Business Operations ◽  
The World ◽  
Technological Developments

In this article the authors will show how the parallel developments of information technology at the operational business level and decision support concepts progressed through the decades of the twentieth century with only minimal success at strategic application. They will posit that the twin technological developments of the world-wide-web and very inexpensive mass storage provided the environment to facilitate the convergence of business operations and decision support into the strategic application of business intelligence.

Key differences between Web 1.0 and Web 2.0

First Monday ◽  
2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Graham Cormode ◽  
Balachander Krishnamurthy
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
World Wide Web ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
World Wide ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
User Interaction ◽  
Past Work ◽  
Technical Work ◽  
The World

Web 2.0 is a buzzword introduced in 2003-04 which is commonly used to encompass various novel phenomena on the World Wide Web. Although largely a marketing term, some of the key attributes associated with Web 2.0 include the growth of social networks, bi-directional communication, various 'glue' technologies, and significant diversity in content types. We are not aware of a technical comparison between Web 1.0 and 2.0. While most of Web 2.0 runs on the same substrate as 1.0, there are some key differences. We capture those differences and their implications for technical work in this paper. Our goal is to identify the primary differences leading to the properties of interest in 2.0 to be characterized. We identify novel challenges due to the different structures of Web 2.0 sites, richer methods of user interaction, new technologies, and fundamentally different philosophy. Although a significant amount of past work can be reapplied, some critical thinking is needed for the networking community to analyze the challenges of this new and rapidly evolving environment.

Using the World Wide Web to revolutionise technology transfer and training in the water and wastewater industries

2001 ◽  
Vol 44 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 127-134
Author(s):  
P. A. Lant ◽  
D. Emmett
Keyword(s):  
Technology Transfer ◽  
World Wide Web ◽  
World Wide ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
The World ◽  
Training Courses ◽  
Water And Wastewater ◽  
Access To Knowledge ◽  
Industry Professionals ◽  
And Training

Industry professionals of the near future will be supported by an IT infrastructure that enables them to complete a task by drawing on resources and people with expertise anywhere in the world, and access to knowledge through specific training programs that address the task requirements. The increasing uptake of new technologies enables information to reach a diverse population and to provide flexible learning environments 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This paper examines one of the key areas where the World Wide Web will impact on the water and wastewater industries, namely technology transfer and training. The authors will present their experiences of developing online training courses for wastewater industry professionals over the last two years. The perspective is that of two people working at the “coalface”.

Business Plus Intelligence Plus Technology Equals Business Intelligence

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ira Yermish ◽  
Virginia Miori ◽  
John Yi ◽  
Rashmi Malhotra ◽  
Ronald Klimberg
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Decision Support ◽  
World Wide Web ◽  
Business Intelligence ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Mass Storage ◽  
Business Operations ◽  
The World ◽  
Technological Developments

In this article the authors will show how the parallel developments of information technology at the operational business level and decision support concepts progressed through the decades of the twentieth century with only minimal success at strategic application. They will posit that the twin technological developments of the world-wide-web and very inexpensive mass storage provided the environment to facilitate the convergence of business operations and decision support into the strategic application of business intelligence.

Wired for Learning—Web 2.0 for Teaching and Learning

2010 ◽  
pp. 1696-1708
Author(s):  
Irene Chen ◽  
Terry T. Kidd
Keyword(s):  
World Wide Web ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Current Literature ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
World Wide ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Educational Practice ◽  
Present Discussion ◽  
The World ◽  
Introductory Discussion

This is an introductory discussion into Web 2.0 technologiesfor teaching and learning. It is based on a review of the current literature and thinking around Web 2.0 and its potential in education. There has been a surge in internet services that attract the label “Web 2.0”. Wide acceptance of this term implies that together these services identify a change in the nature of the World Wide Web. This report seeks to define Web 2.0 and how it can used. Consideration is also given to how these new technologies create opportunities for educational practice. Because these opportunities are not yet being widely taken up, the present discussion focuses on identifying challenges that may be impeding adoption of Web 2.0 ideas in teachingand learning.

The World Wide Web and Cross-Cultural Teaching in Online Education

2011 ◽  
pp. 4146-4154
Author(s):  
Tatjana Takševa Chorney
Keyword(s):  
World Wide Web ◽  
World Wide ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Online Communication ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Communication ◽  
Mediated Communication ◽  
Cross Cultural Communication ◽  
The World ◽  
Interactive Nature

Computer-mediated communication (CMC) and the properties of the online environment in general are inherently suited to help educators reconceptualize their role and engage in constructive cross-cultural communication. This is due to the new technologies’ potential to enable collaborative teaching in an environment of diverse users and to support multiple learning styles. At the same time, the presence of collaborative technology itself does not guarantee that successful cross-cultural communication and learning will take place. The disembodied nature of online communication can sometimes add to the inherent challenges that accompany face-to-face cross-cultural communication. Instructors who teach in cross-cultural contexts online will need to engage with the new technologies in a more purposeful way and apply that engagement to program design and teaching practice. They will need to devote some time to designing for interaction and collaboration in order to overcome common challenges in cross-cultural communication. A more systematic study of the open-ended and interaction- enabling properties of the World Wide Web would help those who design for diversity in online educational environment. The open-ended and interactive nature of the World Wide Web, as the main platform for online crosscultural teaching, can serve as a conceptual model to help teachers overcome common challenges in cross-cultural communication.

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