Ignatyev V.I. The Information Resonance in Social System : Monograph/ V.I. Ignatyev. – Novosibirsk: NSTU Publisher, 2016. – 287 pp. ISBN 978-5-7782-2746-0 The author considers the possibility to construct of the “information” metatheory of contemporary society in this monograph. The process of the appearance virtual and actual social spaces and the break the society into social actuality and social reality is investigated. The effect of information resonance is revealed. The author formulates and checks a…

Riccardo Campa STILL THINK ROBOTS CAN’T DO YOUR JOB? ESSAYS ON AUTOMATION AND TECHNOLOGICAL UNEMPLOYMENT   Libreria di Neoantropologia A series edited by Riccardo Campa Scientific CommitteeAntonio Camorrino, Federico II University in NeaplesVitaldo Conte – Academy of Fine Arts in RomeMichel Kowalewicz – Jagiellonian University in KrakowRoberto Manzocco – City University of New YorkLuciano Pellicani – Guido Carli Free International Universityfor Social Studies in RomeSalvatore Rampone – University of Sannio in BeneventoStefan Lorenz Sorgner –…

  Food Consumption in the City: Practices and Patterns in Urban Asia and the Pacific. Edited by Marlyne Sahakian, Czarina Saloma, Suren Erkman. Food consumption patterns and practices are rapidly changing in Asia and the Pacific, and nowhere are these changes more striking than in urban areas. This book brings together scholars from anthropology, sociology, environmental studies, tourism, architecture and development studies to provide a comprehensive examination of food consumption trends in the cities of…

Antonio Moniz, Kumi Okuwada (2017) Technology Assessment in Japan and Europe, VerlagKIT Scientific Publishing, Karlsruhe ISBN9783731504290 Abstract The goal of technology assessment (TA) is to lend support to society and policy making by promoting understanding of the problems related to the grand sociotechnical challenges of our time, as well as to assess the available options for managing them. Researchers from Japan and Europe reflected together in this book on country-specific developments to identify the conditions…

This unique book explains the central role that research paradigms play in the design and conduct of social research. The authors argue that social research should not just describe or confirm a social problem, but should seek to find an explanation for it so that it can be tackled – and to so requires research with ‘eyes philosophically wide open’. Important philosophical and practice elements of three widely recognized paradigms – neo-positive, interpretive and critical…

    The study of institutions and innovation is currently high on the agenda of the social sciences. There is growing concern about how the institutional framework of societies leads to variation in their innovation systems. Around the world, countries have set ambitious plans to drive innovation and move towards a knowledge driven economy. Social and institutional backgrounds differing significantly across countries induce and allow different pathways to the business of innovation despite the homogenizing…

Open Science, open issues Ciência aberta, questões abertas ALBAGLI, Sarita; MACIEL, Maria Lucia; ABDO, Alexandre Hannud (Ed.). Open Science, open issues. Brasília: Ibict; Rio de Janeiro: Unirio, 2015. El libro es el resultado de los debates realizados en el Seminario Internacional "Ciência Aberta, Questões Abertas"1, realizado en 2014 en Rio de Janeiro, por el Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia (IBICT), la Open Knowledge Brasil (OKBr), la Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio…

J. Jiménez (Ed., with the collaboration of J. C. Escalante) (2009). Participation and Development. The Mexico of the Future. In honor to Russell L. Ackoff in his 87th Anniversary.  Institute of Applied Mathematics and Systems, National Autonomous University of Mexico. ISBN: 978-607-02-1078-5 The idea of honoring Russell L. Ackoff in his 87th anniversary was born out of gratitude expressed by many who have been influenced by his thougth and ability to propose alternative solutions to…

R. Sooryamoorthy (2015) Transforming Science in South Africa. Development, Collaboration and Productivity. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN9781137493064 Science is the cornerstone of development. As the connection between scientific advancement and development becomes firmer, efforts are directed towards strengthening the scientific system. This is increasingly relevant and indispensable for countries on the path of scientific progress. Collaboration has been accepted as a key factor in scientific advancement, and the effects of collaboration are often manifested in the productivity…

Saskia Sassen (2014). Expulsions: Brutality and Complexity in the Global Economy Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press/Belknap Book. ISBN 9780674599222   Soaring income inequality and unemployment, expanding populations of the displaced and imprisoned, accelerating destruction of land and water bodies: today’s socioeconomic and environmental dislocations cannot be fully understood in the usual terms of poverty and injustice, according to Saskia Sassen. They are more accurately understood as a type of expulsion—from professional livelihood, from living space,…