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Society of the Rhizome
It is naïve to invoke a rhizomatic mode of organization as a means of contestation and as an alternative to global capitalism since it has become what they have in common rather than what holds them apart. The rhizome is … Continue reading
Posted in Critical thinking, Rhizomatic change, Rhizomes, Society
Tagged critical thinking, rhizomatic change, rhizome, society
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Tribes, Institutions, Markets, Networks – A framework about Societal Evolution
What forms account for the organization of societies? How have people organized their societies across the ages? The answer may be reduced to four basic forms of organization: the kinship-based tribe, as denoted by the structure of extended families, clans, … Continue reading
Posted in Civil society, Hierarchy, Market, Networks, Society
Tagged civil society, hierarchy, market, networks, society, tribes
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Three scenarios for the future – lessons from the sociology of knowledge
Read This review draws on social realist approaches in the sociology of knowledge and, in light of them, constructs three scenarios for the future of education in the next decades. The focus of the review is on one of the … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Future learning, Future studies, Knowledge, Social change, Society, Sociology
Tagged education, future learning, futures, knowledge, sociology
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The Future of Work and implications for Education
Read This report considers how the nature of work and employment is likely to change over the next few decades, in the context of developments in technology and other key drivers of change. It summarises the main trends in employment … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Education, Employment, Future learning, Future studies, Society, Work
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Complex adaptive systems: an introduction to computational models of social life
Read This book provides the first clear, comprehensive, and accessible account of complex adaptive social systems, by two of the field’s leading authorities. Such systems–whether political parties, stock markets, or ant colonies–present some of the most intriguing theoretical and practical … Continue reading
Living at the Border – between multiculturality, complexity and action research
Read The author looks into the phases of her personal experience in order to present the difficulties as well as the richness of ‘living at the border’ and of building bridges between different worlds. The prevailing Anglo-Saxon culture, above all … Continue reading
Internet and Society – Social Theory in the Information Age
Read The study on Internet and Society undertaken here takes place within a larger framework that has during the last years been labeled with categories like Internet research, ICTs and society, social informatics, informatics and society, new media research, information … Continue reading
Posted in Internet, Social movements, Social theory, Society
Tagged age, information, internet, social, society, theory
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Critical Social Theory – Culture, Society and Critique
This book concerns the development of critical theory in the twentieth century. There are a number of issues that need to be discussed to make clear what I mean by theory, and I will explore them in this chapter. The … Continue reading
Posted in Critical thinking, Culture, Society
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