The Role of Lingua Francas and Communication Networks in the Process of Empire-Building:

The research aimed to explain the pattern of social communication on the issue of rejection of the PLTU Batang development policy. It used data on Twitter accounts involved in the rejection of the PLTU Batang development policy. In analyzing existing data, qualitative methods and social analysis networks were used. To see social networks in the rejection of the PLTU Batang development policy, the research used the NodeXL application to find out the patterns of social communication networks in #TolakPLTUBatang. From the results, it can be seen that in the dissemination of social networking information, the @praditya_wibby account is the most central account in the social network and has a strong influence on the social network. The @praditya_wibby account has a role in moving the community through Twitter to make a critical social movement. This means that in the current digital era, democracy enters a new form through the movement of public opinion delivery through social media. Besides, by encouraging the role of online news, the distribution of information becomes faster to form new perceptions of an issue. This is evident from the correlation network where the @praditya_wibby account has correlations with several compass online media accounts, tirto.id, okezonenews, vice, antaranews, BBCIndonesia, and CNN Indonesia.

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Governance in Online Stolen Data Markets

10.1093/oso/9780198794974.003.0005 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Meltem Odaba¸ ◽

Thomas J. Holt ◽

Ronald L. Breiger

Keyword(s):

Social Structure ◽

Communication Networks ◽

State Intervention ◽

Governance Structure ◽

Economic Organization ◽

User Groups ◽

Underground Economies ◽

Two Sided Markets

We analyze the governance structure of online stolen data markets. As cybercriminal underground economies, stolen data markets are beyond the reach of state intervention, and yet they need form and regulation in order to function. While the illicit nature of the business brings risks to its participants, the online characteristics of these markets enable the participants to communicate easily, which is a crucial means of generating trust. We first identify stolen data markets in terms of their economic organization as two-sided markets, economic platforms with two distinct user groups that provide each other with network synergies. This characterization enables us to understand the role of the forum administrator as that of an intermediary, market creator, and market regulator. Then we clarify the role of communication networks and social structure in creating trust among buyers and sellers.

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Towards a Glass New World: The Role of Ion-Exchange in Modern Technology

Applied Sciences ◽

10.3390/app11104610 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (10) ◽

pp. 4610

Author(s):

Simone Berneschi ◽

Giancarlo C. Righini ◽

Stefano Pelli

Keyword(s):

Ion Exchange ◽

Communication Networks ◽

High Speed ◽

High Performance ◽

Low Cost ◽

Modern Technology ◽

Historical Background ◽

Wide Range ◽

Happy Marriage

Glasses, in their different forms and compositions, have special properties that are not found in other materials. The combination of transparency and hardness at room temperature, combined with a suitable mechanical strength and excellent chemical durability, makes this material indispensable for many applications in different technological fields (as, for instance, the optical fibres which constitute the physical carrier for high-speed communication networks as well as the transducer for a wide range of high-performance sensors). For its part, ion-exchange from molten salts is a well-established, low-cost technology capable of modifying the chemical-physical properties of glass. The synergy between ion-exchange and glass has always been a happy marriage, from its ancient historical background for the realisation of wonderful artefacts, to the discovery of novel and fascinating solutions for modern technology (e.g., integrated optics). Getting inspiration from some hot topics related to the application context of this technique, the goal of this critical review is to show how ion-exchange in glass, far from being an obsolete process, can still have an important impact in everyday life, both at a merely commercial level as well as at that of frontier research.

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Social Influence and Human Interaction with Technology

Social Computing ◽

10.4018/978-1-60566-984-7.ch001 ◽

2010 ◽

pp. 1-20

Author(s):

Robert S. Friedman ◽

Desiree M. Roberts ◽

Jonathan D. Linton

Keyword(s):

Communication Networks ◽

Internal Communication ◽

Human Interaction ◽

Sources Of Information ◽

External Sources ◽

Internal Information ◽

Rival Firms ◽

Successful Innovation ◽

Share Information

This chapter discusses how information that supports innovation flows throughout an organization, the construction and effects of team composition, the innovative processes that teams employ, and the development, implementation, and evaluation of systems used to manage the flow and distribution of information. As Allen and Cohen (1969) point out, effective communicators rise in their organizations as a result of their willingness to engage information—by reading and conversing outside of their immediate settings, but as Tushman (1977) explains, that kind of outreach precipitates special boundary roles, which come about to satisfy an organization’s communication network’s role of bridging an internal information network to external sources of information. Thompson (1965) investigates the conditions necessary to move an organization from a single-minded focus on productivity to one of those that facilitate innovation. At times, that means engaging rival firms, and von Hippel (1987) demonstrates that information sharing is economically beneficial to the organizations doing the trading. Freeman’s (1991) finding that information regarding innovative processes entails the development of effective information networks confirms how important it is for successful innovation that there exist effective external and internal communication networks, and that individuals collaborate to share information. von Hippel (1994) returns later in the chapter to qualify this point by showing that there is a direct correlation between the level of stickiness and the expense related to moving that information to a location where it can be applied to solving a problem.

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Talking Shop

10.1332/policypress/9781529215991.003.0005 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 91-120

Author(s):

Jonathan Reades ◽

Martin Crookston

Keyword(s):

Communication Networks ◽

Personal Choice ◽

Face To Face ◽

The Core ◽

Digital World ◽

The People ◽

Uncertain Knowledge

We focus on the people and asks what role does personal choice and interaction play? The key issue here is the role of face-to-face interaction in the transfer of complex, uncertain knowledge. It analyses the different sorts of knowledge and relationships involved in day-to-day exchanges. This leads on to the milieux for such exchange, from meetings to bar-chat to the digital world; and to the need (or not) for frequent access to each other, and thus to the communication networks: digital in all cases, physical to varying degrees in others. This need varies according to the differential importance of knowledge, confidence and judgement across sectors and firms. All of it is more or less amenable to replacement by ICT; the questions explored are: what is the core of irreplaceable contact, to whom does it still matter and, consequently, what are the locational effects for cities and their hinterlands?

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Extracellular Vesicles Orchestrate Immune and Tumor Interaction Networks

Cancers ◽

10.3390/cancers12123696 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (12) ◽

pp. 3696

Author(s):

Kevin Ho Wai Yim ◽

Ala’a Al Hrout ◽

Simone Borgoni ◽

Richard Chahwan

Keyword(s):

Communication Networks ◽

Extracellular Vesicles ◽

Intercellular Communication ◽

Potential Role ◽

Viral Infections ◽

Biological Effects ◽

Surface Markers ◽

Physiological Conditions ◽

Intercellular Communications

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are emerging as potent and intricate intercellular communication networks. From their first discovery almost forty years ago, several studies have bolstered our understanding of these nano-vesicular structures. EV subpopulations are now characterized by differences in size, surface markers, cargo, and biological effects. Studies have highlighted the importance of EVs in biology and intercellular communication, particularly during immune and tumor interactions. These responses can be equally mediated at the proteomic and epigenomic levels through surface markers or nucleic acid cargo signaling, respectively. Following the exponential growth of EV studies in recent years, we herein synthesize new aspects of the emerging immune–tumor EV-based intercellular communications. We also discuss the potential role of EVs in fundamental immunological processes under physiological conditions, viral infections, and tumorigenic conditions. Finally, we provide insights on the future prospects of immune–tumor EVs and suggest potential avenues for the use of EVs in diagnostics and therapeutics.

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Marvels of the Levant: Print Media and the Politics of Wonder in Early Modern Venice

History Workshop Journal ◽

10.1093/hwj/dbaa029 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Anastasia Stouraiti

Keyword(s):

Public Sphere ◽

Early Modern ◽

Print Media ◽

Empire Building ◽

Emotional Dimensions ◽

The Creation ◽

Heuristic Device ◽

Early Modern Venice ◽

The Relationship

Abstract This article uses the strange and marvellous as a heuristic device to study the relationship between emotions, media and politics in early modern Venice. In particular, it examines how printed news about the marvels of the Levant mediated Venice’s encounters with its colonial subjects and imperial rivals, and analyses the role of wonder and imagination in the creation of an imperial community of feelings. The article argues that a focus on the affective politics of the marvellous can shed new light on the emotional dimensions of the early modern Venetian public sphere and its links with war and empire-building.

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Team Coordination in Uncertain Environments: The Role of Processual Communication Networks

Human Communication Research ◽

10.1093/hcr/hqz020 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 46 (4) ◽

pp. 385-411

Author(s):

Andrew Pilny ◽

Melissa Dobosh ◽

Alex Yahja ◽

Marshall Scott Poole ◽

Aaron Campbell ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Communication Networks ◽

Structuration Theory ◽

Primary Objective ◽

Uncertain Environments ◽

Team Coordination ◽

Event Modeling ◽

Complementary Approach ◽

Key Factor ◽

Static Approach

Abstract The ways in which teams coordinate are critical to navigating today’s turbulent environment. Communication networks have been theorized to be a key factor for accomplishing team coordination. However, empirical research has largely taken a static approach by viewing communication networks as material, structural arrangements, which we call structural communication networks (SCNs). Informed by network structuration theory, we articulate a complementary approach, called processual communication networks (PCNs), which views communication networks as episodic, dynamic, and sequential. To test this, we conducted a multi-team experiment of 62 teams embedded in a virtual world where their primary objective was to coordinate an attack on a group of insurgents. Using relational event modeling to capture the dynamics of PCNs, we hypothesized and found support for the role of PCNs as a mediator of SCNs and an indicator of structural appropriation. Moreover, highly decentralized PCNs positively predicted coordination, regardless of whether they were faithfully or ironically appropriated.

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An inclusive and participatory approach to counter-radicalization? Examining the role of Muslim associations in the Swedish policy process

Ethnicities ◽

10.1177/1468796820932282 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 146879682093228

Author(s):

Markus Holdo

Keyword(s):

Civil Society ◽

Communication Networks ◽

Policy Process ◽

Participatory Approach ◽

Policy Area ◽

Negative Stereotypes ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Policy Goals ◽

Special Responsibilities

Policies on preventing radicalization and recruitment to violent Islamist organizations have been widely criticized for reinforcing negative stereotypes of Muslims as a group. Sweden has stood out by international comparison by announcing an approach built on inclusion and participation, especially with regard to Muslim civil society. But what does it mean to make a policy process inclusive and participatory? How can values of inclusion and participation be combined with efficient implementation and realization of policy goals, especially in a policy area where discourse and practice have tended to reinforce patterns of exclusion and discrimination? This article develops a framework that puts the roles of participants at the center: what expectations, boundaries and capacities come with an invitation to participate? Based on interviews with actors involved in the Swedish policy process, including Muslim civil society leaders, the study suggests that participation, in this case, meant primarily being present, thereby confirming commitment and stakeholder status and contributing legitimacy, and providing instrumental knowledge and communication networks. While Muslim representatives were often not expected to be more involved, some indicated that they themselves hesitated to go beyond these roles for several reasons. They expressed a concern that merely having opinions or critique could be interpreted as ‘radical’ and as not accepting the idea that Muslims as a group should have special responsibilities for preventing radicalism. One way of overcoming such obstacles is through subtle, indirect exercises of influence that allow policy-makers and administrators to anticipate the concerns and interests of affected groups without requiring their direct participation.

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Humanitarian Narratives: Knowledge and the Politics of Mission and Empire

Social Sciences and Missions ◽

10.1163/187489411x581058 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 24 (2-3) ◽

pp. 233-264 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Tony Ballantyne

Keyword(s):

New Zealand ◽

British Empire ◽

Empire Building ◽

Missionary Work

AbstractThis essay offers a reassessment of the connections between missionary work and empire building. It focuses on the role of 'humanitarian narratives' in soliciting sympathy amongst British evangelicals and humanitarians for the 'suffering' of Maori during the 1820s and 1830s. Exploring the nature and influence of these narratives not only allows the historian to explore the connections between the empire and British metropolitan culture and politics in this period, but it also provides new insights into why New Zealand was finally incorporated into the British empire in 1840.

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