scholarly journals ARTIST’S CREATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyong-Mi Paek
Keyword(s):  
Social Context ◽  
Interdisciplinary Research ◽  
Research Community ◽  
Collaborative Practice ◽  
Art Practice ◽  
Joint Research ◽  
Research Context ◽  
The Social ◽  
Ecologically Sustainable

While expectations regarding art’s potential contributions to the interdisciplinary research context continue to grow, the creative endeavors of individual artists remain under-examined, perhaps because of the inter-relational nature of joint research settings. To explore, how artists navigate their contribution to a given research community, this study reviews the art practice of Seung-Hyun Ko, who participated in Science Walden, a Convergent Research Center carrying out an interdis-ciplinary research project that aimed to build an ecologically sustainable community. Drawing on comprehensive views of creativity that emphasize the importance of the social context in which the efforts of individuals emerge and are assessed, the study examines Ko’s recent collaborative practice in Science Walden within the larger context of his long-term practice as a leading artist of Yatoo, a bioregionally conscious artist community. Ko’s responses to the opportunities and challenges of his involvement in these two interrelated contexts disclose the value of the creative dynamics of interdisciplinary research, with implications for the increasingly diverse interdisciplinary research practices emerging within science and technology.

The Socio-Temporary in Architecture

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-56
Author(s):  
Sana Murrani
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Social Context ◽  
Close Relation ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Transdisciplinary Research ◽  
Architectural Theory ◽  
Art Practice ◽  
Theoretical Underpinning ◽  
Participatory Art ◽  
The Social

The temporary in architecture is a state of territorial instability that emerges out of interactions between transdisciplinary narratives and architectural theory and its practice. This article extends this notion to the socio-temporary, which is a state arising from constant synergies between the social context and worldmaking. Such narratives were originally influenced by the field of cybernetics and later on by second-order cybernetics reflected in the emergent participatory art practice of the mid-twentieth century through transdisciplinary research. Derived from the theoretical underpinning of this article a simulation is exhibited, which illustrates theoretically elements of Varela and Maturana’s autopoietic system behaviour and its close relation to temporality in the worldmaking of architecture. This is a theoretical article – with an element of practice – that seeks to highlight the temporality of the process of worldmaking in architecture.

scholarly journals A Social-Ecological System Framework for Marine Aquaculture Research

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 2522 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa Johnson ◽  
Kate Beard ◽  
Damian Brady ◽  
Carrie Byron ◽  
Caitlin Cleaver ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Interdisciplinary Research ◽  
The United States ◽  
Ecological System ◽  
System Framework ◽  
Marine Aquaculture ◽  
Social Ecological ◽  
Engineering Sciences ◽  
The Social ◽  
System Variables ◽  
Ecologically Sustainable

Aquaculture has been responsible for an impressive growth in the global supply of seafood. As of 2016, more than half of all global seafood production comes from aquaculture. To meet future global seafood demands, there is need and opportunity to expand marine aquaculture production in ways that are both socially and ecologically sustainable. This requires integrating biophysical, social, and engineering sciences. Such interdisciplinary research is difficult due to the complexity and multi-scale aspects of marine aquaculture and inherent challenges researchers face working across disciplines. To this end, we developed a framework based on Elinor Ostrom’s social–ecological system framework (SESF) to guide interdisciplinary research on marine aquaculture. We first present the framework and the social–ecological system variables relevant to research on marine aquaculture and then illustrate one application of this framework to interdisciplinary research underway in Maine, the largest producer of marine aquaculture products in the United States. We use the framework to compare oyster aquaculture in two study regions, with a focus on factors influencing the social and biophysical carrying capacity. We conclude that the flexibility provided by the SESF is well suited to inform interdisciplinary research on marine aquaculture, especially comparative, cross-case analysis.

scholarly journals (Un)Spoken realities of living with axial spondyloarthritis: a qualitative study focused on couple experiences

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. e025261
Author(s):  
Kerry Raybone ◽  
Hannah Family ◽  
Raj Sengupta ◽  
Abbie Jordan
Keyword(s):  
Social Context ◽  
Axial Spondyloarthritis ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Support Provision ◽  
Term Condition ◽  
The Social ◽  
Relational Closeness ◽  
The Impact

ObjectiveAxial spondyloarthritis is a long-term rheumatic condition. The symptoms, including pain, can impact on the daily life routines and psychological well-being of individuals that are diagnosed with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). Partners are often a main source of support for individuals who manage a long-term condition and they can also be affected by the illness experience, often themselves reporting elevated levels of emotional distress. Few qualitative studies have explored the impact of axSpA on partner relationships. This study addresses the social context of axSpA by investigating the experiences for both individuals with axSpA and their partners.DesignSemistructured individual telephone interviews analysed using thematic analysis at a dyadic partner level.SettingParticipants were recruited from the social media pages of a UK-based axSpA-specific charity.ParticipantsNine heterosexual partner dyads (23–65 years), who were currently cohabiting, comprising nine individuals diagnosed with axSpA (n=6 females) and nine partners (n=3 females).ResultsThree themes ‘Perceived relational closeness’, ‘Playing third wheel to axSpA’ and ‘Tensions surrounding a carer-type role’ were identified. The findings illustrate how living with axSpA can influence closeness between partners and dominate daily decisions, particularly surrounding leisure activities. Partners commonly adopted a carer-type role, despite many individuals with axSpA expressing desire for a greater sense of autonomy.ConclusionsThis study provides an important insight into the lived experiences of both individuals with axSpA and their partners. Findings highlight the social context of managing a long-term condition and suggest the need for including partners within consultations, and the need for support provision for partners.

scholarly journals Ecomuseums in China: Challenges and Defects to the Existing Practical Framework

Heritage ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 1868-1882
Author(s):  
Meng Li ◽  
Gehan Selim
Keyword(s):  
Social Context ◽  
English Literature ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Literature Analysis ◽  
The Social ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Chinese And English

This paper examines the shortcomings of the existing practical framework of ecomuseums in China. The social context of China’s ecomuseum practice is critically analysed and elaborated to show the particularity of community and community participation in the Chinese context. In this context, the framework of Chinese ecomuseum practice is critically examined to illustrate the defects. This study is based on a literature analysis; the existing Chinese and English literature on the theory and practice of ecomuseums in China has been critically reviewed and analysed. The study found that the existing framework lacks people-oriented long-term development goals and a precise definition of roles of all parties, which has resulted in a dilemma for relationship of ecomuseums and communities in the country. Based on existing studies on ecomuseums in China and other areas, the study also offers corresponding suggestions to modify the existing framework.

scholarly journals More than a tourism primer

2001 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 292
Author(s):  
Michael Calver
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Environmentally Benign ◽  
Regional Economies ◽  
Resource Exploitation ◽  
Natural Area ◽  
The Social ◽  
Disciplinary Expertise ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Ecologically Sustainable

FEW would doubt the increasing appeal of natural area tourism and its contribution to the economies of many communities. There is also a popular perception that it is environmentally benign in comparison to resource exploitation industries and therefore deserves a significant place in ecologically sustainable development. However, several authors including Honey (1999) and Butynski and Kalina (1998) show that perception is not always reality and that natural area tourism may have significant environmental impacts that question its long-term sustainability. Overall, tourism's potential for deleterious impacts, its importance in some regional economies and the complexities in designing and managing tourism experiences make it an important and growing area of study. It is therefore timely and valuable that Newsome and his colleagues provided an integrated approach to the natural area tourism topic that covers all these broad components. The book will be valuable as a text for undergraduates in a range of disciplines including environmental and life sciences, tourism and the social sciences, giving students a critical insight into the interdisciplinary nature of the subject. It should also become a well-thumbed reference on many professionals' shelves because of the value of its interdisciplinary overview to specialists seeking insights from beyond their disciplinary expertise.

scholarly journals Altered Reward Processing in Abstinent Dependent Cannabis Users: Social Context Matters

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaeli Zimmermann ◽  
Keith M. Kendrick ◽  
Dirk Scheele ◽  
Wolfgang Dau ◽  
Markus Banger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Context ◽  
Public Perception ◽  
Drugs Of Abuse ◽  
Reward Processing ◽  
Neural Responses ◽  
Cannabis Dependence ◽  
The Social ◽  
Medical Benefits ◽  
Lifetime Exposure

ABSTRACTPublic perception of cannabis as relatively harmless, alongside claimed medical benefits, have led to moves towards its legalization. Yet, long-term consequences of cannabis dependence, and whether they differ qualitatively from other drugs, are still poorly understood. A key feature of addictive drugs is that chronic use leads to adaptations in reward processing, blunting responsivity to the substance itself and other rewarding stimuli. Against this background, the present study investigated whether cannabis dependence is associated with reductions in hedonic representations by measuring behavioral and neural responses to social reward in 23 abstinent cannabis-dependent men and 24 matched non-using controls. In an interpersonal pleasant touch fMRI paradigm, participants were led to believe they were in physical closeness of or touched (CLOSE, TOUCH) by either a male or female experimenter (MALE, FEMALE), allowing the assessment of touch- and social context-dependent (i.e. female compared to male social interaction) reward dynamics.Upon female compared to male touch, dependent cannabis users displayed a significantly attenuated increase of reward experience compared to healthy controls. Controls responded to female as compared to male interaction with increased striatal activation whereas cannabis users displayed the opposite activation pattern, with stronger alterations being associated with a higher lifetime exposure to cannabis. Neural processing of pleasant touch in dependent cannabis users remained intact.These findings demonstrate that cannabis dependence in men is linked to similar lasting neuroadaptations in striatal responsivity to hedonic stimuli as observed for other drugs of abuse. However, reward processing deficits seem to depend on the social context.

Drivers of long-term savings behavior from the consumers’ perspective

2015 ◽  
Vol 33 (7) ◽  
pp. 922-943 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthias Ruefenacht ◽  
Tobias Schlager ◽  
Peter Maas ◽  
Pekka Puustinen
Keyword(s):  
Social Context ◽  
Indirect Effect ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Savings Behavior ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Social ◽  
Savings Rate ◽  
The Impact

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to delineate the impact of social context and savings attitudes on consumers’ self-reported long-term savings and discuss how these drivers can be influenced to increase an individual’s savings rate. Design/methodology/approach – An online survey was conducted among 993 German savers. A structural equation model quantified the influence of the social context and an individual’s attitudes on long-term savings behavior, as stated by consumers. Findings – Both social context constructs – subjective norms and relationship quality – exert a significant influence on the savings attitudes of perceived anxiety and perceived importance, which in turn significantly affect long-term savings. Furthermore, the results of a mediation analysis indicated that the social context only has an indirect effect on long-term savings. Research limitations/implications – The study was conducted in Germany only. Therefore, the results may not apply across cultures. In addition, the salient belief structures, access channels used, and savings product categories were not part of this study. Practical implications – The results showed that financial institutions can influence an individual’s attitudes toward long-term savings by providing a satisfying and trusted relationship. The positive effect on savings attitudes will translate to an increased long-term savings rate. According to the analysis, financial service providers can only have an indirect effect on long-term savings behavior. Originality/value – This paper delineates the impact of the social environment on long-term savings. This relationship has not been investigated in previous research. In addition, the influence of the social context within the attitudes-behavior framework for long-term savings is expounded.

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