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Model Cases
We all know scientists study a predictable set of organisms when performing research, whether they be mice, fruit flies, or less commonly known but widely used species of snail or worm. But when we think of the so-called humanistic social sciences, we envision a different kind of research attuned to historical power relations or the unique experiences of a social group. In Model Cases, sociologist Monika Krause uncovers the ways the humanities and social sciences are shaped by and dependent on a set of canonical research objects of their own, often in unacknowledged ways. Krause shows that some research objects are studied repeatedly and shape the understanding of more general categories in ...
Handbook of Transdisciplinarity: Global Perspectives
This expansive Handbook guides readers through a multi-layered landscape of the interpretations and uses of transdisciplinary thinking and practices worldwide. It advances understanding of the strengths and limits of transdisciplinary research in the context of societal power relations, institutional structures and social inequalities. This title contains one or more Open Access chapters.
Ignorance and Surprise
The relationship between ignorance and surprise and a conceptual framework for dealing with the unexpected, as seen in ecological design projects. Ignorance and surprise belong together: surprises can make people aware of their own ignorance. And yet, perhaps paradoxically, a surprising event in scientific research—one that defies prediction or risk assessment—is often a window to new and unexpected knowledge. In this book, Matthias Gross examines the relationship between ignorance and surprise, proposing a conceptual framework for handling the unexpected and offering case studies of ecological design that demonstrate the advantages of allowing for surprises and including ignorance in th...
Der Teilzeitmann
Teilzeitarbeit liegt im Trend. Doch in der Schweiz wird das Modell bis heute überwiegend von Frauen praktiziert. Neun von zehn Männern würden zwar dies auch gerne erfahren, aber nur einer von sieben tut es. Hier setzt ‹Der Teilzeitmann› an. Vor zwei Jahren hat ein kleines Team unter Leitung von Andy Keel das Projekt lanciert und sich zum Ziel gesetzt, Teilzeitarbeit salonfähig zu machen. Vor allem Männer sollen ermutigt werden. Es ist ja nicht so, dass sie nicht möchten. Viele junge Väter wollen nicht lediglich stiller Ernährer ihrer Familie sein, sondern auch eine aktive Beziehung mit ihren Kindern pflegen. Doch der Weg zur Teilzeitarbeit ist voll von Hindernissen. Manche Firmen...
The Pennsylvania-German Society
Includes proceedings, addresses and annual reports.
Extended Urbanisation
Extended methods of analysis for urbanisation processes illustrated in eight world regions. Urbanisation processes are unfolding far beyond the realm of agglomerations, profoundly transforming agrarian areas, rain forests, deserts and oceans. Inextricably bound to the earth’s ecologies, these developments are causing manifold planetary crises which require urgent scrutiny and call for new conceptions and cartographies of the urban beyond-the-city. Through detailed analysis and fieldwork captured in text, photographs and hand-drawn maps, the book portrays the effects of extended urbanisation in eight world regions. It offers a redefinition of the very notions of the “city”, “urban” and “urbanisation” and outlines new urban agendas developed to address planetary challenges. This book decenters the perspective on the urban, foregrounds urban struggle, and transcends rural-urban and north-south divides. Fundamental book for urbanism studies Redefinition of the terms “city”, “urban” and “urbanisation” Analysis of urbanisation processes in eight world regions
