1996 International Symposium On Technology And Society
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1996 International Symposium on Technology and Society
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers(IEEE) |
Total Pages | : 550 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 0780333454 |
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1996 International Symposium on Technology and Society
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 572 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Congresses |
ISBN | : STANFORD:36105019297576 |
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An Ethical Global Information Society
Author | : Jacques J. Berleur,Diane Whitehouse |
Publsiher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 387 |
Release | : 2013-11-11 |
Genre | : Computers |
ISBN | : 9780387353272 |
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Many challenges lie ahead in the development of a global information society. Culture and democracy are two areas which may be under particular threat. The book reflects on today's complex and uncertain cultural and democratic developments arising as a result of an increasingly global, technologically-connected world. In particular it focuses on the Internet, examining new metaphors for communication, defining the issues at stake and proposing options, actions and solutions. Among the issues discussed were: multi-cultural developments; cultural sensitivities and the involvement of cultural minorities; generation gaps; gender issues; technology access for the elderly and the disabled; technology transfer.
Humble Analysis
Author | : Clinton J. Andrews |
Publsiher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 2002-05-30 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9780313076213 |
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Joint fact-finding is a cooperative venture and communication among the participants is critical to success. Analysts have begun to recognize this and have started to adjust their craft to reflect the communicative character of their work. Non-analysts usually judge experts' opinions by their value, effectiveness, and legitimacy rather than soundness of the conclusions. Accordingly, experts must recognize the importance of these non-scientific criteria, and learn to communicate better with their non-expert colleagues. Practically, this means explaining the rationale and implications behind their findings in an easily digestible way. Andrews uses real cases to illustrate his argument that analysts should marry process to analysis, spread information, reason inductively, broaden their analytic scope, put analytic results into lay terms, and constantly seek out feedback on their work. Technical specialists who perform analysis in public settings can turn to Andrews's book for ideas about how to do their jobs more effectively. Scholars interested in the connection between expertise and the process of social learning will find his case study approach useful. Beginning with an analysis of the motivations and concepts at work in the process of joint fact finding, Andrews assesses the challenges analysts face from those who hire them and from their non-expert colleagues. He then illustrates his remarks with case studies of projects that have failed and succeeded. The book concludes by summing up the mistakes learned and elements that make for successful joint fact finding.
Democracy in Practice
Author | : Thomas C. Beierle |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 2010-09-30 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9781136528095 |
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In spite of the expanding role of public participation in environmental decisionmaking, there has been little systematic examination of whether it has, to date, contributed toward better environmental management. Neither have there been extensive empirical studies to examine how participation processes can be made more effective. Democracy in Practice brings together, for the first time, the collected experience of 30 years of public involvement in environmental decisionmaking. Using data from 239 cases, the authors evaluate the success of public participation and the contextual and procedural factors that lead to it. Thomas Beierle and Jerry Cayford demonstrate that public participation has not only improved environmental policy, but it has also played an important educational role and has helped resolve the conflict and mistrust that often plague environmental issues. Among the authors' findings are that intensive 'problem-solving' processes are most effective for achieving a broad set of social goals, and participant motivation and agency responsiveness are key factors for success. Democracy in Practice will be useful for a broad range of interests. For researchers, it assembles the most comprehensive data set on the practice of public participation, and presents a systematic typology and evaluation framework. For policymakers, political leaders, and citizens, it provides concrete advice about what to expect from public participation, and how it can be made more effective. Democracy in Practice concludes with a systematic guide for use by government agencies in their efforts to design successful public participation efforts.
Government Institutions Effects Changes and Normative Foundations
Author | : H. Wagenaar |
Publsiher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 278 |
Release | : 2000-10-31 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0792367200 |
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Research on government institutions is one of the most exciting intellectual areas in political science and policy studies today. Increasingly it is recognized by scholars in these fields that effective and legitimate policies depend on the design and maintenance of complex institutional arrangements. This book brings together some of the leading scholars in institutional research in The Netherlands. Their work addresses such perennially difficult questions in institutional research such as: How do we understand institutional change? How do we measure the effects of institutions on societal sectors and public policy? How do the normative foundations of government institutions influence their functioning? What are the principles of effective and legitimate institutional design? Through analysis of well-researched examples ranging from the fabled Dutch `poldermodel', through the transformation of the welfare state, through privatizations of the Dutch telecommunications industry, to the work of welfare officials, these authors demonstrate the interpenetration of normative, empirical and design issues in institutional theory. The book is intended for scholars and graduate students in political science, public policy, public administration, and law.
Reader s Guide to the History of Science
Author | : Arne Hessenbruch |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 965 |
Release | : 2013-12-16 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781134263011 |
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The Reader's Guide to the History of Science looks at the literature of science in some 550 entries on individuals (Einstein), institutions and disciplines (Mathematics), general themes (Romantic Science) and central concepts (Paradigm and Fact). The history of science is construed widely to include the history of medicine and technology as is reflected in the range of disciplines from which the international team of 200 contributors are drawn.
Educating Our Children with Technology Skills to Compete in the Next Millenium
Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science. Subcommittee on Technology |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 164 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : PSU:000033099637 |
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