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Political Responsibility and Industry (Routledge Revivals)
by Edmund DellFirst published in 1973, Political Responsibility and Industry discusses the nature of industrial policy and the capacity of the British governmental system to conduct it. This theme is illustrated by particular examples of the working of government-industry relations with which the author was intimately connected, such as the aluminium smelter project and the textile industry enquiry; and by discussion of particular instruments of industrial policy such as the Industrial Reorganisation Corporation and the Geddes Report on shipbuilding.The author is critical of the tendency to regard industrial policy as some new catalyst of industrial growth. He describes it, at its best, as simply ‘casework in the public interest’. In a penetrating analysis of the machinery of government in Britain, he shows that this is inadequate as an instrument for the effective control of industrial policy. This in turn leads on to a discussion of the ‘myth of ministerial responsibility’ which, the author suggests, rather than locating effective responsibility for policy, ensures that it is not located anywhere at all. The arguments presented should be of interest not only to those concerned with Government-industry relations, but to anyone worried about the working of Parliamentary government in Britain.
Human Nature and Biocultural Evolution (Routledge Revivals)
by Joseph LopreatoFirst published in 1984, Human Nature and Biocultural Evolution aims to delineate a theory of human nature, viewed as an interrelated set of genetically programmed behavioral predispositions, and a theory of biocultural evolution. The author’s approach is based on the hypothesis that innate predispositions and cultural-environmental factors cooperate to determine human behavior and socio-cultural forms.Professor Lopreato begins by tracing the development of evolutionary biology up to sociobiology. It is his argument that the social and biological disciplines have, for over a century, been moving towards a synthesis, and that Homo sapiens is neither just another animal, nor so unique a being that culture has become divorced from its genetic underpinnings. The argument is supported with evidence from evolutionary biology and social science, with a critical discussion of basic issues of behavioral science and with an analysis of certain famous theories in social science (e.g. theories of suicide, anomie, capitalism), which prove to be richer and more complete when viewed from a biocultural perspective.The theory of human nature is arrived at through a rich analysis of ethnographic, psychological, and sociological arguments and data, as well as facts and theories from comparative zoology. In the process, the author treats critically numerous theoretical problems associated with topics such as exploitation, class consciousness, structured inequality, reciprocal behavior, territorial aggression, religious ritual, socialization, ethnicity, and prejudice. The author concludes with an examination of behavioral predispositions that are hypothesized to be at the base of cultural variation.
Wealth and Society in Early Sixteenth Century England (Routledge Revivals)
by J.C.K. CornwallThe wealth of Tudor England was the object of much envy to less fortunate states in Europe. The main preoccupation of Tudor governments was to siphon a proper proportion of this wealth from the hands of its owners and creators into the hands of the state. Only with this transfer of resources, they believed, could the Tudor monarchy occupy its rightful place in the world. The consequence of this zealous pursuit of revenue is that Tudor statistics on wealth and property are copious and accurate. J. C. K. Cornwall used this hitherto underexploited resource to create a remarkably clear and comprehensive picture of early Tudor society in Wealth and Society in Early Sixteenth Century England (originally published in 1988). Through his pages can be sensed the efforts of the people to disguise their sources of income from the royal investigators, and the fiscal skill of the tax gatherers in finding out the truth, managing to extract both information and revenue from rich and poor alike.But what this evidence also shows is a pattern of breakdown in society. The rise in poverty, of those tramping the roads because they had lost everything, is a familiar complaint of Tudor governments. The author illustrates the effect of the forcible break-up of communities, as new industrial and agricultural practices were making rich men of those ruthlessly able to exploit their resources. His book is a fine and accurate portrait of a society in a somewhat brutal stage of transition, a picture all the more valuable because it quantifies precisely what up to now has been a more impressionistic and intuitive appraisal.
Buddhist Civilization in Tibet (Routledge Revivals)
by Tulku Thondup RinpocheFirst published in 1987, Buddhist Civilization in Tibet is unique among works in English as it provides a whole range of information on Tibetan religion and literature, with extensive scholarly data, in a compact single volume. An invaluable reference book, it shows what is available within different traditions and literature, and what will be helpful for English-speaking students who are interested in Tibetan Buddhism, its culture and literature.In the first part of the book, the author provides a survey of Buddhism in Tibet, and an account of the doctrine and history of the four major Buddhist schools of Tibet—Nyingma, Kagyud, Sakya and Gelug—with lists of their major monastic institutions. In the second part, he gives an overview of Tibetan literature, with a summary of both the secular and religious literature of Tibet, and particular emphasis on the scope of literary works of the four major Buddhist schools.
Supporting the Jobless: Doctors, Clergy, Police, Probation Officers (Routledge Revivals)
by Stephen FinemanThe problems of unemployment soon reach the desks and consulting rooms of professional helpers. But, when joblessness is the ‘social disease’, what role is there for the professional who sees the symptoms but cannot offer the cure—a job? Stephen Fineman in his book Supporting the Jobless (first published in 1990) reveals, through a sensitive portrait of their lives and dilemmas, the sense of crisis that these professionals feel in the face of unemployment.The book covers four professions—medicine, specifically general practice; the clergy; the police; and the probation service. They represent the spectrum of social care provision and very different professional and organizational cultures. The author looks closely at how helpers respond to their jobless clients. Some cling to vestiges of their traditional professionalism, while others try to develop more effective support, only to encounter rigid professional restraints intent on self-protection. The author considers whether professionals are flexible enough to overcome these restraints and change their practice and organization to respond to their clients’ needs.This volume is a practical and accessible study of the human cost of unemployment from the professionals’ viewpoint. Based on detailed research and case studies, it offers unusual accounts of joblessness to students of sociology, social psychology, and management. It gives professionals constructive suggestions for improving the service they offer clients who find themselves out of work.
India and Central Asia in the Post-Cold War Era: Security, Economic and Socio-Cultural Dimensions (Routledge Studies in South Asian Politics)
by Saroj Kumar AryalThis book analyses the evolution of India’s foreign policy towards Central Asia after the end of the Cold War.Focusing on the development of India’s foreign policy towards Central Asia between 1991 and 2020, this book investigates the explanatory and intervening variables of the policy towards the region to identify its goals, assumptions, motivations and instruments. The preliminary assumption is that India’s foreign policy towards Central Asia has evolved after the Cold War from a passive approach to an active participant in Central Asian security, economic and socio-cultural spheres. This is also seen due to the emergence of the five Central Asian countries as independent states, which have a tremendous strategic significance due to their geographical location, huge hydrocarbon reserve and potential economic opportunities. India expanded its policy to the ‘Extended Neighbourhood,’ adding East, Central and West Asia to the existing South Asian neighbourhood. Since then, India has been engaging with the region considering the growing geostrategic and geo-economic significance of the region and using the available foreign policy instruments. This book presents a comprehensive assessment of India’s foreign policy behaviour evolution with proper analysis of the explanatory (external) and intervening (internal) variables that influence India’s behaviours towards the region. It shows that India also aims to be a very influential power in Central Asia. This book will be an excellent resource for students and researchers of area and global studies, international relations, Asian Politics and South and Central Asia.
The Foundations of Twentieth-Century Education in England (Routledge Revivals)
by E. J. EagleshamFirst published in 1967, The Foundations of Twentieth-Century Education in England examines events and decisions which shaped the development of the educational system during the first half of the twentieth century. Professor Eaglesham goes into the background of the controversial Education Act of 1902, in particular the activities of one of its chief architects, Robert Morant of the Board of Education. He draws on original records and correspondence to tell the inside story of negotiations, but also ranges widely to show the profound effect of the measures taken on the development of the school system and educational administration. This book will be of interest to students and researchers of Education.
Wolfhart Pannenberg (Routledge Revivals)
by Allan D. GallowayFirst published in 1973, Wolfhart Pannenberg is intended as an introduction for those who do not already know Pannenberg’s theology and to discuss some of the problems which it presents for those who do.Pannenberg’s theology of history has already been widely discussed. This is the first work to treat his theology as a whole—his doctrine of man, of history, of God and the Trinity, of Christology and resurrection, of Church and eschatology—showing how it all hangs together. It presents Pannenberg’s work sympathetically but not uncritically. Criticism which others have made are discussed and some new ones offered. The exposition is creative, offering fresh interpretations and, occasionally, venturing to suggest possible improvements in Pannenberg’s presentation of his argument. It is thus an original contribution as well as an interpretation.This book is directed to that growing section of the public which likes to keep in touch with what is happening in the forefront of theology and to know where the growth points are. Theological students will find it a useful aid to their own reading of Pannenberg.
Fundamental Rights, Religion and Human Dignity: A Constitutional Journey (ICLARS Series on Law and Religion)
by Javier Martínez-Torrón and Li-ann ThioThis collection examines theoretical and practical issues concerning the relationship between freedom of religion or belief and other fundamental rights, in the context of secular States, from the perspective of human dignity.As the Universal Declaration of Human Rights made clear, human dignity constitutes the foundation of human rights, among which freedom of thought, conscience, and religion occupies a prominent place. As a consequence of the inter-cultural debate that is ongoing in contemporary Western societies, which are increasingly pluralistic, the concept of human dignity faces important challenges in terms of what it requires. The five chapters included in the first part of this book discuss some of these conceptual challenges, such as the implications of common good constitutionalism for the understanding of human dignity and the role of religious freedom from the perspective of Western experiences and legal thinkers. The chapters in Part II explore particular questions involving human dignity and the relationship between freedom of religion or belief and other human rights, for example, how to build bridges between religious freedom and other fundamental freedoms when people make conflicting legitimate choices. Taken together, the book offers an insightful range of perspectives on some contemporary challenges raised by the exercise of religious freedom in societies that claim to be based on respect for human dignity and human rights.The volume will be a valuable resource for academics, researchers, and policy-makers working in the areas of Law and Religion, Human Rights Law, Constitutional Law, and International Relations.
Subjective Agency and Poststructuralism
by Cillian Ó Fathaigh Gavin RaePoststructuralism has long been acknowledged to offer a radical critique of the foundational subject as a precursor to affirming a constituted subject. Its detractors have however held that the resultant position cannot offer a coherent account of agency (strong version) or, alternatively, that while it may be able to account for non-subjective agency, it is unable to develop a coherent explanation for subjective agency (weak version). Somewhat strangely, this issue has been largely ignored by commentators predisposed to poststructuralist thought. In contrast, this volume focuses on the works of Judith Butler, Cornelius Castoriadis, Gilles Deleuze, Jacques Derrida, Michel Foucault, Luce Irigaray, Jacques Lacan, and Catherine Malabou, to show that the question of the subject is a key one for many poststructuralist thinkers, that they are aware of the problematic status of agency that arises from their decentering of the foundational subject, and that they offer heterogeneous responses to it.Subjective Agency and Poststructuralism will therefore be an invaluable resource for researchers and advanced students interested in philosophy, political theory, psychoanalysis, critical theory, history of ideas, feminist theory, and cultural studies.
Theorising Cyber: Information, Materiality, and Entropic Security (Routledge Studies in Conflict, Security and Technology)
by Noran Shafik FouadThis book argues that cybersecurity’s informational ontology offers empirical challenges, and introduces a new interdisciplinary theoretical and conceptual framework of ‘entropic security’.Cyber-attacks have been growing exponentially in number and sophistication; ranging from those conducted by non-state actors to state-backed cyber-attacks. Accordingly, cybersecurity now constitutes an integral part of public, private, and academic discourses on contemporary (in)security. Yet, because its emergence as a novel security field occurred after many long-established frameworks had already been developed, cybersecurity has been repeatedly scrutinised for its compatibility with conventional security theories, concepts, and understandings, particularly with that of military security. This book, however, argues that cybersecurity differs profoundly from many other security sectors because of the ontological nature of ‘information’ that sits at the heart of this field. Through this new framework, the book investigates three key empirical challenges in cybersecurity that are co-produced by its informational ontology: (1) the disordered nature of cybersecurity and its tendency towards increasing insecurity as a manifestation of the intrinsic uncertainties in information systems; (2) the unpredictable and unintended consequences resulting from autonomous cyber-attacks that challenge human control of cybersecurity environments; and (3) the persistent harms engendered by ‘mundane’ cyber threats that do not fit within conventional understandings of existentiality in security theories. Through a detailed analysis of cybersecurity discourses and practices in the USA (2003-present), the book goes on to show how these complex cybersecurity challenges are better analysed and theorised through the new information-theoretic notion of ‘entropic security’.This book will be of much interest to students of cyber-security, critical security studies, science and technology studies and International Relations in general.
Explainable Artificial Intelligence: A Practical Guide (River Publishers Rapids Series on Intelligence in Chips)
by Parikshit Narendra Mahalle Yashwant Sudhakar IngleThis book explores the growing focus on artificial intelligence (AI) systems in both industry and academia. It evaluates and justifies AI applications while enhancing trust in AI outcomes and aiding comprehension of AI feature development. Key topics include an overview of explainable AI, black box model understanding, interpretability techniques, practical XAI applications, and future trends and challenges in XAI.Technical topics discussed in the book include: Explainable AI overview Understanding black box models Techniques for model interpretability Practical applications of XAI Future trends and challenges in XAI
Strategies for Sustainable Air Services Development: An airline-destination collaborative approach (Routledge Studies in Transport Analysis)
by Chrystal Zhang Kareem YardeRoutes are arguably the most valuable of airline assets. Although widely practised in the industry, the process of developing air connectivity has drawn very limited academic research. However, this book fills in this knowledge gap.Strategies for Sustainable Air Services Development unwraps the process of decision-making in establishing airlinks from the airline’s perspective, as well as the roles of various stakeholders including airports, tourism authorities, tourist destination organizations, local investment agencies and regional development agencies. Developed from rigorous academic research and analysis of a myriad of data sources that include interviews, surveys and workshops with industry practitioners, it presents a framework of best practices that will serve as a "toolkit" and central resource point for industry professionals to initiate and establish airlinks to benefit air travellers and society at large.The first book of its kind, it presents the most comprehensive assessment available to date of all the intricacies involved in developing airlinks. The book will equip senior and middle managers, practitioners, policymakers and students with the practical skills and tools required to develop and design airlinks for the benefit of all stakeholders.
The Textbook of Nanoneuroscience and Nanoneurosurgery
by Babak Kateb John D. Heiss John S. Yu Ming HsiehThis textbook highlights the exciting field of nanoneuroscience and its potential to transform how we diagnose and treat neurological disorders. "The Textbook of Nanoneuroscience and Nanoneurosurgery," dives deep into this emerging field, exploring the latest tools and techniques currently being developed at the nanoscale level. Key areas of focus include: Nanoplatforms: The book explores how scientists utilize materials on a near-microscopic scale for neurosurgery, neurology, and brain imaging applications. Bridging the Gap: Regulatory hurdles for translating research from the lab to real-world use are addressed, paving the way for future advancements. The Future is Now: The book showcases recent breakthroughs already impacting patient care alongside promising areas with significant potential. Collaboration is Key: Insights from over 220 researchers and 5000+ references, along with illustrative figures in B/W and color, provide a comprehensive overview of this dynamic field. With its focus on minimally invasive procedures and the latest regulatory considerations， "The Textbook of Nanoneuroscience and Nanoneurosurgery" equips researchers and medical professionals with the knowledge to develop groundbreaking treatments for neurological conditions. The text also reviews the latest regulatory guidelines that influence the translation of nanotechnological research from the laboratory to the clinic and the most recent information on biodevices and pharmaceutical spinoffs. It highlights presidential and congressional initiatives and programs that may impact the field soon. Some reviews of the First edition of the textbook. "…a significant contribution to the field of nanoneuroscience and nanoneurosurgery … the reader will come away with a deeper understanding of the history of nanotechnology and medicine." —Neuroscience "This is a monumental first textbook on nanoneurosurgery. … recommended reading for neurosurgeons, neurologists, neuroradiologists, and neuroscientists involved in research on new techniques for application in neurosurgery. Biomedical engineers and various companies developing instruments and devices would benefit from the wealth of information about trends for the development of new technologies for neurosurgery." K. K. Jain, MD, Basel, Switzerland "Phenomenal body of knowledge in this book that would take eons to collate by myself. Every answer to every one of my questions plus heaps more. Essential reading for everyone interested in the field. A must-have!" Albert Deme "This is an amazing foray into the future of a largely unexplored, but increasingly critical medical domain…..I have learned much from every page of this captivating text, and I highly recommend it to any medical student, researcher, medical professional in the neurosciences, or anyone who has an interest in the human brain and the future of medicine, to gather a glimpse of the incredible and beneficial paradigm shifts that will soon impact the field of neuroscience." Frank Boehm, British Columbia, Canada
Praxisbuch für die Hydrometrie: Anleitung zur Abflussmessung in Fließgewässern
by Stefan SiedschlagDie Messung der Wassermenge ist eine der wichtigsten Grundlagen für die Lösung verschiedenster hydrologischer Fragestellungen und wasserwirtschaftlicher Aufgaben. Dieses Fachbuch hilft auf anschauliche und leicht verständliche Weise bei der Auswahl geeigneter Messstellen, Messgeräte und Messmethoden zur Abflussmessung in Fließgewässern. Ausgehend von den hydraulischen Eigenschaften fließender Gewässer und unter Bezugnahme auf die aktuell anerkannten Regeln der Technik werden mobile und stationäre Messgeräte in ihren Messprinzipien und ihrer praktischen Anwendung vorgestellt. Einfache Schritt-für-Schritt-Anleitungen machen die einzelnen Arbeitsvorgänge verständlich und für jedermann nachvollziehbar.
Natural Language Processing and Chinese Computing: 13th National CCF Conference, NLPCC 2024, Hangzhou, China, November 1–3, 2024, Proceedings, Part I (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #15359)
by Derek F. Wong Zhongyu Wei Muyun YangThe five-volume set LNCS 15359 - 15363 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th National CCF Conference on Natural Language Processing and Chinese Computing, NLPCC 2024, held in Hangzhou, China, during November 2024. The 161 full papers and 33 evaluation workshop papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 451 submissions. They deal with the following areas: Fundamentals of NLP; Information Extraction and Knowledge Graph; Information Retrieval, Dialogue Systems, and Question Answering; Large Language Models and Agents; Machine Learning for NLP; Machine Translation and Multilinguality; Multi-modality and Explainability; NLP Applications and Text Mining; Sentiment Analysis, Argumentation Mining, and Social Media; Summarization and Generation.
Computer Vision – ECCV 2024: 18th European Conference, Milan, Italy, September 29–October 4, 2024, Proceedings, Part XI (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #15069)
by Aleš Leonardis Elisa Ricci Stefan Roth Olga Russakovsky Torsten Sattler Gül VarolThe multi-volume set of LNCS books with volume numbers 15059 up to 15147 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th European Conference on Computer Vision, ECCV 2024, held in Milan, Italy, during September 29–October 4, 2024. The 2387 papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 8585 submissions. The papers deal with topics such as computer vision; machine learning; deep neural networks; reinforcement learning; object recognition; image classification; image processing; object detection; semantic segmentation; human pose estimation; 3d reconstruction; stereo vision; computational photography; neural networks; image coding; image reconstruction; motion estimation.
Two-dimensional Product-Cubic Systems, Vol. I: Constant and Linear Vector Fields
by Albert C. LuoThis book, the fifth of 15 related monographs, presents systematically a theory of product-cubic nonlinear systems with constant and single-variable linear vector fields. The product-cubic vector field is a product of linear and quadratic different univariate functions. The hyperbolic and hyperbolic-secant flows with directrix flows in the cubic product system with a constant vector field are discussed first, and the cubic product systems with self-linear and crossing-linear vector fields are discussed. The inflection-source (sink) infinite equilibriums are presented for the switching bifurcations of a connected hyperbolic flow and saddle with hyperbolic-secant flow and source (sink) for the connected the separated hyperbolic and hyperbolic-secant flows. The inflection-sink and source infinite-equilibriums with parabola-saddles are presented for the switching bifurcations of a separated hyperbolic flow and saddle with a hyperbolic-secant flow and center. Readers learn new concepts, theory, phenomena, and analysis techniques, such as Constant and product-cubic systems, Linear-univariate and product-cubic systems, Hyperbolic and hyperbolic-secant flows, Connected hyperbolic and hyperbolic-secant flows, Separated hyperbolic and hyperbolic-secant flows, Inflection-source (sink) Infinite-equilibriums and Infinite-equilibrium switching bifurcations.
Tutorium Mathematik für Naturwissenschaften: Tipps, Tricks und viele Beispiele
by Hrvoje KrizicBist du in deinem ersten Studienjahr und suchst Klarheit in der komplexen Welt der Hochschulmathematik? Dieses Buch richtet sich an Studierende, die Mathematik nicht als Hauptfach studieren, aber dennoch Mathematikvorlesungen in ihrem Studiengang bewältigen müssen. In leicht verständlicher „Studierenden-Sprache“ und mit packenden Beispielen führt dich dieses Buch durch die faszinierende Welt der Mathematik. Hier wird komplexe Theorie auf das Wesentliche reduziert, ohne dabei an Tiefe zu verlieren. Egal, ob du dich auf Prüfungen vorbereitest oder den Vorlesungsstoff während dem Semester vertiefen möchtest, dieses Buch bietet die perfekte Mischung aus intuitiv erklärter Theorie und vorgelösten Aufgaben. Komplexe Themen wie Lineare Algebra und Integralrechnung werden mit Schemata und Tricks so vermittelt, dass partielle Integration und das Gauss-Verfahren dir plötzlich Spaß machen! Erlebe, wie Mathematik nicht nur verständlich, sondern auch faszinierend sein kann. Dieses Buch wird zu deinem verlässlichen Wegbegleiter für Verständnis und Erfolg im Studium – „Tutorium Mathematik für Naturwissenschaften“.
New Thoughts on Translation (Qizhen Humanities and Social Sciences Library)
by Jun XuThis book represents the cutting-edge ideas on translation studies in recent years from China’s pioneer translator Xu Jun. The book discusses the following points: first of all the theoretical thinking of translation studies, second the translation methods and challenges in the new era, and then the translation spirit and critical exploration, followed by translation education, translation value, and others. It serves as a reference book for scholars and readers who are dedicated in thoughts about developing China’s translation studies.
Proceedings of the 11th International Conference of Ar.Tec.: Colloqui.AT.e 2024 - Volume 3 (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering #612)
by Rossella Corrao Tiziana Campisi Simona Colajanni Manfredi Saeli Calogero VinciThis book gathers the proceedings of the 11th International Conference of Ar.Tec. (Scientific Society of Architectural Engineering), Colloqui.AT.e, which was held in Palermo, Italy, on June 12–15, 2024, and brought together scholars in the fields of construction and conservation history, building construction and performance, building design, and technologies. Digital transition and design of 4.0 buildings, digital twins for the management of historical building heritage, building-human-environment relationships, and mitigation of vulnerabilities for the preservation of the built environment are also explored. The contributions demonstrate that architectural engineering enables the construction of sustainable, resilient, adaptive, and high-performance buildings, and as such is instrumental in fighting against climate change.
China-Africa Science, Technology and Innovation Collaboration
by Mammo Muchie Angathevar Baskaran Mingfeng TangThis open access book brings together researchers from a variety of disciplines to explore science, technology, and innovation cooperation between China and African countries by using different perspectives. The growing economic, technological, and scientific cooperation between Africa and China provides opportunities to jointly develop mechanisms to provide a skill base from discovery to creativity, invention, innovation, entrepreneurship and implementation for the benefit of both Africa and China. This book makes a significant contribution to the knowledge imagination understanding of the different dimensions of China-Africa STI cooperation and can reach out to all stakeholders with evidence-based research.
Restitution of Cultural Property and the Law: Complex Colonial Histories (Routledge Studies in Cultural Heritage and International Law)
by Christa RoodtThis book adopts a novel approach to the social question of restitution and repatriation of sacred cultural property and heritage acquired unethically during the colonial era. It uses an approach premised on better integration of law, ethics, history, anthropology, and provenance research.To bridge the material and the sacred world in adjudication and policy formulation, a common definition of what the ‘sacred’ denotes in the context of colonial legacies is adopted as a viable methodology. ‘Sacred’ loot in private and public collections is defined based on clues imparted by disputes which are paradigmatic of the fragmentation that envelops the material, the systems of knowledge associated with that material, the structure and method of international law, subject specialisations, and the legal frameworks in play. The book suggests that the Parthenon Sculptures dispute and the parallel transnational litigation in the Zhanggong Zushi Statue cases offer practical approaches for deconstructing hurdles and assumptions concerning historical claims in the secondary legal norms and tenets of PrIL.It will be of interest to researchers interested in interdisciplinary work across the humanities and social sciences, including public and private international law, cultural property law, heritage law, and provenance research and practice.
Interactions: Stability and Organization in Biological and Artificial Intelligent Organisms
by Bicky A. MarquezThis book examines how predicting the future based on analytical and empirical models is essential for our species' survival, stable organization, and well-being. At a high level, information exchange, mainly through communication between people, fosters a deeper understanding of reality and strengthens human bonds, ultimately contributing to the emergence of societies as new creatures or "superorganisms" with significantly more data to feed those models. Communication is fundamental to the development of complex organisms, the maintenance of internal order, and the propagation of knowledge via cultural packets. The human brain's plasticity, memory, and learning capabilities enable storage and rapid responses to new information, enhancing our decision-making and forecasting abilities. The book discusses the complexity of multicellular organisms and the mechanisms that coordinate their internal subsystems, highlighting the emergence of hierarchies from fundamental particles to networks of superorganisms. The interconnectedness of biological oscillators with prominent similarities enables synchronization as a foundation for their superior organization and collective agreements. Finally, this book explores the human quest to enhance survival through accumulating knowledge and developing tools and technologies. It underscores the significance of artificial intelligence as a tool to support cognitive abilities and address global challenges while acknowledging our limited control over reality within an independently operating universe.
Enterprise Risk Management: Technical, Cognitive, and Social Perspectives (Routledge Advances in Management and Business Studies)
by Mirna Jabbour Jason CrawfordERM is considered a dynamic capability that is critical to companies’ success from strategic and performance perspectives and is increasingly implemented in response to growing pressure from external stakeholders to enact and add legitimacy to existing management control systems. However, implementing ERM is a challenging process where success is dependent on balancing technical and social factors. This book explores the challenges of implementing ERM from technical, cognitive, and social perspectives to enhance the organisation’s capacity to generate and integrate information and knowledge about risk and uncertainty.In existing publications, ERM implementation is mainly viewed from technical or educational perspectives and treated as formal, technical, linear processes. This book takes a different stance by recognising that implementation depends on formal and informal mechanisms that require a balanced combination of technical and social approaches. It changes the paradigm to demonstrate that the implementation of ERM is not a linear process that is similar across industries and organisations, but relies on multiple dependencies such as leadership, corporate governance, and the culture of the organisation.This book will be a valuable resource for scholars, as well as upper-level students, across disciplines related to risk management, including accounting and finance, business and management, leadership, and organisational studies.