From dualism to complementarity: a systemic concept for the research process
DOI: 10.1504/IJASS.2007.013813 | Markus Schwaninger | In this paper, dualistic concepts are identified as limitations to scientific progress. A proposal is made for bridging a set of three gaps between polar opposites in order to pave the way towards a more holistic, systemic research practice... | 3 - 14 |
New agora: new geometry of languaging and new technology of democracy: the structured design dialogue process
DOI: 10.1504/IJASS.2007.013813 | Vigdor Schreibman, Alexander N. Christakis | The authors offer this description of the new Agora of Philanthropolis, which embraces cyberspace as the global boundary-spanning dimension of a spectacular new experiment in human civilisation, founded upon a new Geometry of Languaging and... | 15 - 31 |
Network organisation: a system exegesis
DOI: 10.1504/IJASS.2007.013813 | Nikos A. Antivachis, Vasilis A. Angelis | This paper focuses on the causes and reasons that have made the emergence of the network organisation eminent as well as the resulting tradeoffs of such a development. In particular, it addresses the issue of hyperturbulence and systematic ... | 32 - 48 |
Challenging economic and religious fundamentalisms: implications for the state, the market and |the enemies within|
DOI: 10.1504/IJASS.2007.013813 | Janet McIntyre-Mills | Democracy is currently increasingly criticised for not representing the interests of citizens (Institute of Governance, 2005) or not taking into account the social justice and environmental concerns that span national boundaries (Singer, 20... | 49 - 67 |
Ethical inquiry in knowledge management
DOI: 10.1504/IJASS.2007.013813 | James Sheffield, Zining Guo | A defining feature of systems thinking is reflection on boundaries of inclusion and exclusion. This paper reviews concepts of knowledge (and ignorance) provided by Kant, Churchman, Ulrich, and Habermas. We propose a fourth wave normative th... | 68 - 81 |
A systemic approach to interdisciplinary collaboration for academic research teams
DOI: 10.1504/IJASS.2007.013813 | Nikitas A. Assimakopoulos, Ioannis C. Theocharopoulos, Nikolaos K. Dimitriou | The composition of systemic methodologies can result in powerful multimethodologies that effectively compensate complexity, combine different mental pictures and perspectives and handle diversity in a creative and innovative manner. Many sy... | 82 - 112 |
Book Review: How People Harness Their Collective Wisdom and Power to Construct the Future in Co-Laboratories of Democracy
DOI: 10.1504/IJASS.2007.013813 | Peter H. Jones | How people harness their collective wisdom and power to construct the future in Co-Laboratories of Democracy, by Alexander N. Christakis and Kenneth C. Bausch. Information Age Publishing, 2006. ISBN: 1593114818... | 113 - 115 |
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