scholarly journals The Infinite Rounds of the Stubborn: Reparative Futures at a French Political Protest

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 493-519 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eli Thorkelson
Keyword(s):  
Political Protest ◽  
Political Space ◽  
Social Actors ◽  
Alternative Future ◽  
The Future ◽  
University Reforms

When social actors find themselves at an impasse, perceiving their futures as threatened, how can they respond? If their futures can get broken or interrupted, can they subsequently be reconnected or repaired? If yes, how? Here, I consider an ethnographic case of reconnected futurity drawn from French protest politics: the 2009–2010 Ronde Infinie des Obstinés, or “Infinite Rounds of the Stubborn.” Opposing Sarkozy-era neoliberal university reforms, the Ronde sought to instrumentalize its temporal and political impasse, shifting its relation to the future out from the register of subjectivity and into the register of ritual motion. By situating the Ronde within the fabric of Parisian political space, I show how it synthesized the politics of occupation with the politics of marching, hopelessness with stubborn endurance, the negation of state temporality with the prefiguration of an alternative future. I conclude by reflecting on the place of temporal repair in relation to recent forms of prefigurative radicalism.

Kajian Futuristik Barat dan Alternatif Islam: Analisis Konseptual Futuristic Study in Western Thought and Islamic Alternative: A Conceptual Analysis

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
HERNAWATI NASIR ◽  
SURAYA SINTANG
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Analysis ◽  
Contextual Analysis ◽  
Western Thought ◽  
Main Method ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Alternative Future ◽  
The Future ◽  
Current Change ◽  
Primary Focus ◽  
The Impact

Kertas kerja ini bertujuan menghuraikan kajian futuristik atau kajian masa depan berdasarkan kerangka pandangan Barat dan bagaimana Islam menawarkan Alternatif Masa Depan bagi menyeimbangi keperluan peradaban manusia. Kajian masa depan merupakan satu disiplin ilmu yang menjelaskan bahawa masa depan merupakan satu objek kajian dengan mengambil kira masa kini adalah inti pati permulaan melalui proses mengenal pasti dan memahami fenomena dan proses perubahan yang berlaku pada masa kini yang berlanjutan sehingga masa depan. Perkara ini dihuraikan melalui metode kajian analisis kandungan teks dengan memfokuskan perbincangan pemikiran Barat dan Muslim, iaitu Alvin Toffler dan Ziauddin Sardar. Hasil kajian awal mendapati kerangka konseptual kajian futuristik Barat membangunkan kesedaran terhadap impak kuasa ejen perubahan masa kini, iaitu sains dan teknologi yang menghasilkan tekanan dalaman, kecelaruan, kekeliruan dan kejutan. Alternatif kajian masa depan Islam pula menawarkan strategi futuristik dengan pengamalan saripati Sistem Hierarki Kesedaran, iaitu Tazkiyah sebagai penjanaan kesedaran yang merangkumi kesedaran diri, masyarakat dan manusia global. Syariah menjadi asas mekanisme dalam Projek Umran dan proses ijtihad Sistem Warrd bagi pembangunan tamadun Islam pada masa depan. Hasil kajian menunjukkan cabaran masa depan perlu ditangani dengan kaedah penyelesaian yang berupaya membentuk nilai kebersamaan dalam peradaban manusia.The purpose of this paper is discussing the futuristic studies in accordance to the Western thought and how Islamic perspective provides the alternative for the future of human civilization. A future study is one of the disciplines which explains the future as an object to be studied and the present is the beginning to identify the phenomenon and its current change by the future. This has been done through contextual analysis with the primary focus on the Western and Muslim prominent thinkers who are Alvin Toffler and Ziauddin Sardar. The early findings showed that the Western thought of future studies develops the awareness on the impact of science and technology on human development which causes pressure, disorder, confusion and future shock. The Islamic alternative future studies offer the strategy with the system of consciousness, namely Tazkiyah which includes the consciousness of self, society and global mankind. Syariah becomes the main method for the Umran project and ijtihad for the development of Muslim civilization in the future. The finding shows that the challenge for the future needs to be tackled using ways that are able to form common values for human civilization.

Genetics and the Future of Nature Politics

1999 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 154-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phil Sutton
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Research ◽  
Risk Society ◽  
Political Protest ◽  
Collective Actions ◽  
Gm Food ◽  
Modern Development ◽  
The Future ◽  
Genetic Technologies ◽  
Future Direction ◽  
Life Politics

This article is concerned with the extent to which recent environmental campaigns against GM food trials are likely to be successful, and whether the symbolic protests that have typically characterised environmental activism will remain effective in the future. Although the recent direct actions have highlighted the continuing salience of ‘nature’ as a major source and symbol of political protest, the paper also considers whether the development of genetic technologies is creating new opportunities for collaborative collective actions across diverse new social movements. Following Beck's theory of the emergence of a ‘risk society’, sociologists have begun to see environmentalism and issues of ‘life’ politics (including genetic research and its commercialisation) as increasingly important in shaping the future direction of modern development, and the paper concludes with some thoughts on the convergence of the new ‘life politics’ with the nature politics of environmentalism.

scholarly journals Alternative Meanings of Political Reform in Contemporary Thailand

1998 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Duncan McCargo
Keyword(s):  
Body Politic ◽  
Political Reform ◽  
Political Space ◽  
The Future ◽  
Opening Up

This article argues that constitutionalism is a 'disease' that afflicts Thailand's body politic, reflecting intense contestation among rival elite power-holders. The recent debates concerning political reform in Thailand (which culminated in the promulgation of the 1997 constitution) illustrate this contestation vividly. The vague, positive-sounding term 'political reform' actually means many different things to different people: it is a highly contested concept which has been used to legitimate a variety of political agendas, ranging from progressive ideas, to deeply conservative and even anti-democratic sentiments. The resulting constitution is an excessively long and deeply unsatisfactory document. Nevertheless, it may contain certain details that offer opportunities for the future opening-up of greater political space.

Nigeria eyes refinery push

2015 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Oil Prices ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Space ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Fuel Prices ◽  
Refining Capacity ◽  
The Future ◽  
Subsidy Reform

Subject Nigeria's fuel subsidy outlook. Significance The drop in global oil prices should create the space to eliminate fuel subsidy payments, but the naira's 25% depreciation means that complete deregulation could lead to rising fuel prices for users. President Muhammadu Buhari has therefore focused instead on an ambitious strategy to boost domestic refining capacity to loosen fuel importers' grip on the downstream sector. Impacts Concerted subsidy reform will be difficult so long as there is uncertainty over the naira's stability. Headway on corruption could help to create the political space to remove subsidies in the future. Buhari's confirmation that he plans to head the oil ministry could help to create that.

Surveillance firms will aid dictators worldwide

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Political Activism ◽  
Political Protest ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Pressure Groups ◽  
Surveillance Technology ◽  
Security Challenges ◽  
The Future

Subject Surveillance technology. Significance A burgeoning private surveillance market is stepping up the pace of innovation and the sophistication of surveillance tools. While these technologies present opportunities to tackle security challenges related to cybercrime and terrorism, they can also help dictators maintain power and stifle political protest and dissent. Impacts Surveillance tools will deter political activism and dissent by increasing the risks of participation. The use of surveillance tools pushes back on early optimism regarding the internet’s effect on undemocratic regimes. Pressure groups and NGOs will be crucial in shaping the future of surveillance tools, being the only ones that speak out against their use.

The Study of Organizations and Organizing Since 1945

2007 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
James G. March
Keyword(s):  
Second World War ◽  
Political Protest ◽  
Organization Studies ◽  
Protest Movements ◽  
World War 2 ◽  
The Social ◽  
20Th Century History ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of ◽  
Second World

The history of organization studies is embedded in its times and the ways those times affect different regions differently. In particular, significant features of the field were molded by the moods and prejudices associated with academia after three critical events in 20th-century history: (1) the Second World War, (2) the social and political protest movements of the late 1960s and early 1970s, (3) the collapse of the Soviet Empire and the triumph of markets. Speculating about the unfolding of the events of the future that will have similar impacts is discouraged by an awareness that neither their timing nor the severity of their impacts can be specified with any precision. In any event, our task is not to join any particular wave of the future, but to make small pieces of scholarship beautiful.

scholarly journals E-LEARNING- THE FUTURE OF NEXT GENERATION EDUCATION

2021 ◽  
pp. 17-18
Author(s):  
Nasser Salim Ali Al Shekaili
Keyword(s):  
Next Generation ◽  
Electronic Learning ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Modern Education ◽  
Alternative Future ◽  
The Future ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Future Of Education ◽  
Developed Nations

Electronic learning (e-learning) is the alternative future of education due to its effectiveness and ability to be measured. Presently eLearning concept has become popular as internet savvy users continue to increase. It works well in both developing and under developed nations. E-learning improves the level of education at a lesser cost, flexible, convenient and has the ability to reach to many people regardless of the distance This paper seeks to highlight the significance of e-learning in modern education.

scholarly journals Pengorganisasian Secara Personal dan Gejala Individualisasi Organisasi sebagai Karakter Utama Pengorganisasian Diri Petani di Indonesia

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 129
Author(s):  
NFN Syahyuti
Keyword(s):  
Organization Theory ◽  
Social Relation ◽  
New Institutionalism ◽  
Formal Organization ◽  
The Real ◽  
Social Actors ◽  
Basic Object ◽  
The Future ◽  
Organization Analysis ◽  
Farm Business

<p><strong>English</strong><br />Explaining how farmers conduct their farm business is trapped in organization theory and analysis, so far. This paper applies concept and theory of new institutionalism understanding which focuses social relation as the most basic object of analysis. It is found that farmers’ organizations in Indonesia are unique indicated by organization individualization as the real fact of formal farmers’ organization. This symptom is not observed if it employs organization analysis. It comes from the previous farmers’ organizations before the formal organization is acknowledged, namely personalized organizing. These two findings are based on recognizing that farmers are rational, creative social actors using all institution and organization resources for running their farm business. In the future, empowering farmers is carried out through offering other types than formal organization for more effective social relation.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Indonesian</strong><br />Penjelasan tentang bagaimana petani menjalankan usaha pertaniannya selama ini terperangkap hanya pada teori dan analisis organisasi. Berbeda dengan ini, tulisan berikut menggunakan konsep dan teori dari pemahaman Kelembagaan Baru (New Institutionalism), dengan menjadikan relasi sosial (social relation) sebagai objek yang paling pokok dan elementer dalam analisisnya. Melalui paham ini ditemukan pola pengorganisasian yang khas pada petani di Indonesia saat ini yakni gejala “individualisasi organisasi” yang merupakan fakta sesungguhnya dalam organisasi-organisasi formal milik petani. Gejala ini tidak terlihat jika menggunakan analisis organisasi. Sesungguhnya bentuk ini berakar dari pola pengorganisasian diri petani dahulu sebelum dikenal organisasi formal, yakni “pengorganisasian secara personal”. Kedua temuan ini muncul dengan menggunakan basis pemahaman bahwa petani adalah aktor sosial yang rasional-kreatif yang menggunakan berbagai sumberdaya lembaga dan organisasi sebagai modal dalam menjalankan usahanya. Ke depan, pemberdayaan petani semestinya memberi peluang kepada bentuk-bentuk lain selain organisasi formal, karena relasi sosial yang efektif tidak hanya berlangsung dalam organisasi formal.</p>

scholarly journals One-Eyed King: Phenomenon of “Positive Program” in Russian Politics

2021 ◽  
Vol 101 (2) ◽  
pp. 68-96
Author(s):  
K.O. Telin
Keyword(s):  
Status Quo ◽  
Presidential Campaigns ◽  
Political Space ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Status ◽  
Russian Politics ◽  
Number Of Parties ◽  
Vladimir Putin ◽  
Positive Program

One of the central issues of the Russian politics is whether its participants have the so-called “positive program”, and the representatives of both the ruling regime and opposition regularly talk about the need for such program. The article examines three interrelated issues: 1) what a “positive program” means and how this phenomenon is interpreted in the Russian political space; 2) to what extent it is correct to accuse Russian parties in their lack of a “positive program”; 3) whether the current government, which articulates the demand for a positive program more often than others, has such a program. In this article the author shows that, being a specifically Russian phenomenon, a “positive program” today presupposes not only the advancement of concrete proposals and initiatives that look into the future and represent an alternative to the current political course. Its most important feature is the acceptance of the status quo: in order for the initiatives of an individual politician or a party to be recognized as “positive”, they should not infringe on the legitimacy of the existing order. It is this criterion alone, according to which the programs of a number of parties can be deemed “non-positive”. In terms of their concrete, alternative and future-oriented programs, many parties are not inferior, if not superior, to the United Russia that largely devotes its party program to the chronicle of the achievements made by the country (not the party) as well as to Vladimir Putin who did not offer to the public a single document called “program” in any of his presidential campaigns.

scholarly journals ALGORITHMIC IMAGINATIONS: RETHINKING “ALGORITHMIC” AS A HEURISTIC FOR UNDERSTANDING COMPUTATIONALLY-STRUCTURED CULTURE

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ted Striphas ◽  
Blake Hallinan ◽  
CJ Reynolds ◽  
Mikayla Brown ◽  
Hector Postigo
Keyword(s):  
Political Theory ◽  
Data Analytics ◽  
Corporate Control ◽  
Human Relationships ◽  
Social Actors ◽  
The Future ◽  
Domains Of Life ◽  
Credit Worthiness ◽  
Computational Systems

How we imagine our place within the structure of sociotechnical-human relationships—specifically, in domains of life affected by data-analytics and the probabilistic bets institutions and people in power make on the future of our credit worthiness, political leanings, shopping habits etc.—is our “algorithmic imagination.” The purpose of this panel is to explore the “algorithmic imagination” as it manifests in particular scholarly, historical, socio-cultural, and technical contexts. The panelists prioritize how social actors, situated in distinct settings, go about constructing an “algorithmic imagination” in conversation/opposition with how computational systems have “imagined” them; they will also reflect critically and self-reflexively on the implications of an algorithmic imagination, so conceived. Collectively, the panelists demure from monolithic understandings of the “algorithmic imagination” while also embracing algorithmic intersectionality. The primary contention of this panel is that the ways in which algorithms have been “thought,” or imagined, have made it difficult to conceive of practicable strategies for transforming algorithmic cultures and, indeed, for delinking them from both state and corporate control. The panel, thus, makes three primary contributions. First, we situate, define, and distinguish the concept, “algorithmic imagination.” Second, the panel provides analyses of key facets of the algorithmic imagination, in specific historical settings and life-worlds defined by intersectionality. Lastly, it aims to contribute, however provisionally, to a political theory that recognizes the deterministic power of computational systems but rejects the notion that power is inherently democratic or monolithically insurmountable.

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