Introduction to the Special Issue on Incremental Processing in Dialogue

AbstractThis special issue addresses the debate on personal identity from a phenomenological viewpoint, especially contemporary phenomenological research on selfhood. In the introduction, we first offer a brief survey of the various classic questions related to personal identity according to Locke’s initial proposal and sketch out key concepts and distinctions of the debate that came after Locke. We then characterize the types of approach represented by post-Hegelian, German and French philosophies of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. We argue that whereas the Anglophone debates on personal identity were initially formed by the persistence question and the characterization question, the “Continental” tradition included remarkably intense debates on the individual or the self as being unique or “concrete,” deeply temporal and—as claimed by some philosophers, like Sartre and Foucault—unable to have any identity, if not one externally imposed. We describe the Continental line of thinking about the “self” as a reply and an adjustment to the post-Lockean “personal identity” question (as suggested by thinkers such as MacIntyre, Ricœur and Taylor). These observations constitute the backdrop for our presentation of phenomenological approaches to personal identity. These approaches run along three lines: (a) debates on the layers of the self, starting from embodiment and the minimal self and running all the way to the full-fledged concept of person; (b) questions of temporal becoming, change and stability, as illustrated, for instance, by aging or transformative life-experiences; and (c) the constitution of identity in the social, institutional, and normative space. The introduction thus establishes a structure for locating and connecting the different contributions in our special issue, which, as an ensemble, represent a strong and differentiated contribution to the debate on personal identity from a phenomenological perspective.

Of Visions and Visionaries: Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in China

Journal of Current Chinese Affairs ◽

10.1177/18681026211001884 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 50 (1) ◽

pp. 3-11

Author(s):

Barbara Schulte ◽

Marina Svensson

Keyword(s):

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

Communication Technologies ◽

Special Issue ◽

Empirical Reality ◽

Information And Communication ◽

Individual Contributions ◽

State Governance ◽

Different Dimensions ◽

Chinese State ◽

The Individual

This special issue approaches information and communication technologies (ICT) visions and their realisation/implementation at various levels, among different actors and from various perspectives. Conceptually, we distinguish three different dimensions, even though those overlap in the individual contributions as well as in empirical reality – namely ideational, instrumental, and relational. The different contributions address both visions formulated by the Chinese state and by individual actors such as entrepreneurs. Even though the conditions for the use of ICT in China are deeply affected by state governance, this governance is in no way tantamount to one single government. As this issue’s contributions show, state attempts at building a stable cyber-governance are in need of allies and, depending on the allies’ visions and other, competitive visions, the outcomes of these dynamics are seldom truthful realisations of one original grand masterplan.

Usage-Based Contact Linguistics: Effects of Frequency and Similarity in Language Contact

Journal of Language Contact ◽

10.1163/19552629-13030009 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 459-481

Author(s):

Nikolay Hakimov ◽

Ad Backus

Keyword(s):

Language Contact ◽

Theoretical Perspective ◽

Special Issue ◽

Linguistic Change ◽

Contact Linguistics ◽

Usage Frequency ◽

Introductory Article ◽

Individual Contributions ◽

The Individual ◽

Linguistic Behavior

Abstract The influence of usage frequency, and particularly of linguistic similarity on human linguistic behavior and linguistic change in situations of language contact are well documented in contact linguistics literature. However, a theoretical framework capable of unifying the various explanations, which are usually couched in either structuralist, sociolinguistic, or psycholinguistic parlance, is still lacking. In this introductory article we argue that a usage-based approach to language organization and linguistic behavior suits this purpose well and that the study of language contact phenomena will benefit from the adoption of this theoretical perspective. The article sketches an outline of usage-based linguistics, proposes ways to analyze language contact phenomena in this framework, and summarizes the major findings of the individual contributions to the special issue, which not only demonstrate that contact phenomena are usefully studied from the usage-based perspective, but document that taking a usage-based approach reveals new aspects of old phenomena.

Special Issue on Visualisations in Historical Linguistics: Introduction

Journal of Data Mining & Digital Humanities ◽

10.46298/jdmdh.6972 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol Special issue on... ◽

Author(s):

Benjamin Molineaux ◽

Bettelou Los ◽

Martti Mäkinen

Keyword(s):

Historical Linguistics ◽

Data Visualisation ◽

Complex Materials ◽

Special Issue ◽

The Core ◽

Methodological Research ◽

International Audience ◽

Introductory Paper ◽

The Individual ◽

Historical Periods

International audience The advent of ever-larger and more diverse historical corpora for different historical periods and linguistic varieties has led to the impossibility of obtaining simple, direct-and yet balancedrepresentations of the core patterns in the data. In order to draw insights from heterogeneous and complex materials of this type, historical linguists have begun to reach for a growing number of data visualisation techniques, from the statistical, to the cartographical, the network-based and beyond. An exploration of the state of this art was the objective of a workshop at the 2018 International Conference on English Historical Linguistics, from whence most of the materials of this Special Issue are drawn. This brief introductory paper outlines the background and relevance of this line of methodological research and presents a summary of the individual papers that make up the collection.

Some reasons why evidence from educational research is not particularly popular among (pre-service) teachers: A discussion

Zeitschrift für Pädagogische Psychologie ◽

10.1024/1010-0652/a000311 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 35 (2-3) ◽

pp. 209-214

Author(s):

Frank Fischer

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Teacher Education ◽

Problem Solving ◽

Educational Research ◽

Information Sources ◽

Research Evidence ◽

Scientific Evidence ◽

Scientific Information ◽

Special Issue ◽

The Individual

Abstract. This discussion first highlights novel aspects that the individual articles contribute to the special issue on (future) teachers' choice, use, and evaluation of (non-)scientific information sources about educational topics. Among these highlights are the conceptualizations of epistemic goals and the type of pedagogical task as moderators of the selection and use of scientific evidence. The second part raises overarching questions, including the following: How inclusive do we want the concept of evidence to be? How should teachers use research evidence in their pedagogical problem-solving and decision-making? To what extent is multidisciplinary teacher education contributing to epistemological confusion, possibly leading to (pre-service) teachers' low appreciation of educational research?

Introduction to the Special Issue on ‘Charisma’

Journal of Religion in Europe ◽

10.1163/18748929-01202001 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

pp. 99-114

Author(s):

Maren Freudenberg ◽

Tim Weitzel

Keyword(s):

Social Sciences ◽

Twentieth Century ◽

Sociology Of Religion ◽

Special Issue ◽

Theoretical Approaches ◽

The Social ◽

Conceptual Debate ◽

The Individual

The introduction to the special issue on ‘charisma’ offers a very brief overview of the development of the concept in the social sciences and various critiques and intersecting debates. It casts a close look at Max Weber’s sometimes contradictory use of the concept and the different ways he conceptualized it in his sociology of religion and his sociology of domination. It then examines alternative theoretical approaches to ‘charisma’ that emerge in the course of the twentieth century before outlining this special issue’s contribution to the conceptual debate and the individual articles’ operationalization of the term by viewing charisma as relational, communicative, procedural, as well as related to ideas, practices, and objects.

Relations and Relatives

Social Analysis ◽

10.3167/sa.2019.630208 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 63 (2) ◽

pp. 143-150 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Aparecida Vilaça

Keyword(s):

Special Issue ◽

Key Concepts ◽

Individual Contributions ◽

The Individual ◽

The Way

This afterword offers a commentary on the concept of relations discussed in the introduction and the individual contributions to this special issue by critically reflecting on the key concepts that have emerged in it. It contributes to the discussion with a reflection on the use of the term parente in Amazonia, showing how its exclusive use in inter-ethnic contexts indicates a play of perspective in the way that relations between different groups of people are experienced.

Knowledge Co-Production and Transdisciplinarity: Opening Pandora’s Box

Water ◽

10.3390/w11101997 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (10) ◽

pp. 1997 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Marcela Brugnach ◽

Gül Özerol

Keyword(s):

Water Governance ◽

Future Research ◽

Special Issue ◽

Governance System ◽

Water Research ◽

Political Implications ◽

Significant Step ◽

Future Research Directions ◽

The Individual ◽

Thought Styles

This Special Issue aims to reflect on knowledge co-production and transdisciplinarity, exploring the mutual interaction between water governance and water research. We do so with contributions that bring examples from diverse parts of the world: Bolivia, Canada, Germany, Ghana, Namibia, the Netherlands, Palestine, and South Africa. Key insights brought by these contributions include the importance of engaging the actors from early stages of transdisciplinary research, and the need for an in-depth understanding of the diverse needs, competences, and power of actors and the water governance system in which knowledge co-production takes place. Further, several future research directions are identified, such as the examination of knowledge backgrounds according to the individual and collective thought styles of different actors. Together, the eight papers included in this Special Issue constitute a significant step toward a better understanding of knowledge co-production and transdisciplinarity, with a common thread for being reflective and clear about their complexity, and the political implications and risks they pose for inclusive, plural and just water research and governance.

What Is Electoral Psychology?—Scope, Concepts, and Methodological Challenges for Studying Conscious and Subconscious Patterns of Electoral Behavior, Experience, and Ergonomics

Societies ◽

10.3390/soc10010020 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 20

Author(s):

Sarah Harrison

Keyword(s):

Electoral Behavior ◽

Aggregate Level ◽

Special Issue ◽

Methodological Challenges ◽

Introductory Article ◽

Electoral Studies ◽

Psychological Models ◽

Methodological Approaches ◽

Electoral Psychology ◽

The Individual

Electoral psychology is defined as any model based on human psychology that is used to explain any electoral experience or outcome at the individual or aggregate level. Electoral psychology can also be an interface with other crucial aspects of the vote. For example, the interface between electoral psychology and electoral organization constitutes electoral ergonomics. The very nature of the models tested in electoral psychology has also led scholars in the field to complement mainstream social science methodologies with their own specific methodological approaches in order to capture the subconscious component of the vote and the subtle nature of the psychological processes determining the electoral experience and the way in which it permeates citizens’ thoughts and lives. After defining electoral psychology, this introductory article scopes its analytical roots and contemporary relevance, focuses on the importance of switching from “institution-centric” to “people-centric” conceptions of electoral behavior, and notably how it redefines key concepts such as electoral identity and consistency, and approaches questions of personality, morality, memory, identity, and emotions in electoral psychological models. Then, it discusses some of the unique methodological challenges that the field faces, notably when it comes to analyzing largely subconscious phenomena, and addresses them, before explaining how the various contributions to this Special Issue give a flavor of the scope and approaches of electoral psychology contributions to electoral studies.

Hybridity and the news: Blending genres and interaction patterns in new forms of journalism

Journalism ◽

10.1177/1464884916657520 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

pp. 3-10 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Jelle Mast ◽

Roel Coesemans ◽

Martina Temmerman

Keyword(s):

Interaction Patterns ◽

Special Issue ◽

Theoretical Frameworks ◽

Individual Contributions ◽

Multiple Issues ◽

The Subject ◽

Methodological Approaches ◽

The Individual ◽

Different Levels ◽

Careful Assessment

This paper introduces the Special Issue’s central theme of ‘hybridity and the news’, defining the scope and setting the scene for the multiple issues and debates covered by the individual contributions in this collection. Opposing both relativist positions that discard hybridity as an analytically useless concept, and preconceived notions that construe hybridity as intrinsically negative or positive, it is argued to move beyond binary thinking and to approach hybridity as a particularly rich site for the analysis of forms and processes of experimentation, innovation, deviation and transition in contemporary journalism. In order to profoundly understand these developments, which come in many forms, manifest themselves on different levels, and serve multiple purposes, a comprehensive, multi- and interdisciplinary perspective is needed. The Special Issue aims to contribute to this research agenda by looking closely into blending categories and interaction patterns in journalistic forms, genres, and practices, encompassing theoretical frameworks and methodological approaches from various disciplinary backgrounds including political and communication sciences, sociology, linguistics, cultural studies, and history. While taking different angles on the subject and being variously located on the macro and micro levels of analysis, the articles assembled here all engage in a careful assessment of ‘hybridity and the news’ through profound conceptualizations and empirical analyses, connecting with and shedding new light on long-standing debates about the nature and meaning of journalism.