Generative AI—the Transgression of Technology
ABSTRACT This article offers a systems‐theoretical analysis of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) grounded in Niklas Luhmann's sociology of technology. It addresses a central conceptual problem: How GenAI can be understood within a theoretical framework that has traditionally defined technology as a means of stabilising action through causal ...
Jesper Tække
wiley +1 more source
Analysing the engagement with pandemic preparedness, prevention and response in selected English language political manifestoes in 2024. [PDF]
Wenham C, Potluru A.
europepmc +1 more source
From Map Follower to Navigator: Archetypes of Environmental Impact Assessment
ABSTRACT Environmental impact assessment (EIA) scholarship is commonly framed as a tension between efficiency and comprehensiveness paradigms. These paradigms describe a persistent tension but cannot explain how EIA operates through it. Drawing on social systems theory, this analysis traces that operation.
Kenneth Kang
wiley +1 more source
School shootings and the strategic contributions of gun policy PACs in US House elections. [PDF]
Baldwin EA, Iwasaki T, Donohue JJ.
europepmc +1 more source
Formation of Distance‐Based Orientation: Political Identity through Relational Positioning in Israel
Distance‐based orientation describes how pejorative labels may serve as anchor points for political identity. Existing research on political labeling has largely emphasized stigmatization, overlooking how labels may acquire durability and orienting capacity without losing pejorative force. Drawing on publicly circulating discourse, we trace positioning
Tammar Friedman, Asaf Saadon
wiley +1 more source
Participation of civil society organizations and academia in COVID-19 governance: insights from a six country study. [PDF]
Asthana S +15 more
europepmc +1 more source
Abstract This article examines how everyday linguicism and racism shape the academic and social experiences of international students in Hong Kong, focusing on the racialized subjectivity of a South Asian graduate student. Although research on international students has mainly focused on Western higher education, little attention has been paid to the ...
Pramod K. Sah
wiley +1 more source
On dedicated institutions and funding to support disaster risk reduction: Reflections on local instrumentation in Chile. [PDF]
Fuentealba R, Gaillard JC.
europepmc +1 more source
A Country That Never Sleeps? A Web Scrapping Analysis of the 24‐h Economy Policy in Ghana
ABSTRACT In light of revitalizing Ghana's economic landscape through sustainable job creation underpinned by 24‐h operations across all key sectors, the National Democratic Congress proposed the ‘24‐h economy’ policy proposal. This study employs the web‐scraping technique through text mining and python codes to analyse 1820 comments from Facebook, X ...
Pius Gamette +3 more
wiley +1 more source
Racing against time: How COP30 could make or break global climate action after three decades of diplomacy (COP1-COP29). [PDF]
Nurunnabi M.
europepmc +1 more source

