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Impatto pedagogico e sociale dei grandi eventi [PDF]
The aim of this thesis is to investigate – from the educational point of view and with an interdisciplinary approach – the inner invasion of communication technologies and the global invasion of mega events. How the space influences the life of people touched or just scratched by the urban conflict and its language?
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The Political Scientist as a Critical Friend: A Comment on Flinders
Abstract In liberal democracies, the very essence of political science is to be a critical friend. It is both legitimate and rewarding to engage in policy relevant studies. It is not banal, technocratic, or oppressive to do research into pressing social issues and to provide advice on the effectiveness or desirability of policy interventions, or to ...
Mark Bovens
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Postface: Concluding Remarks on Relevance and Impact of Political Science in Switzerland
Abstract We feel honored to contribute the postface to this debate which reflects on the relevance and impact of our discipline for the Swiss Political Science Review. In what follows, we have summarized the “take‐home messages” that we identified when reading the debate.
Karin Ingold +1 more
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Tendenze globali come la migrazione internazionale e l'agricoltura su larga scala hanno un impatto sulla società e sull'economia dei territori montani italiani.
Elisa Ravazzoli +2 more
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The Swiss Approach to Societal Impact is Good, but Might Become Even Better: A Comment on Ochsner
Abstract In my comment to Michael Ochsner's essay on societal impact of research, I argue that Michael is right to point to the complexity of societal impact and to the pitfalls of overly simple measurement frameworks as the one introduced in the UK's Research Assessment Framework.
Benedetto Lepori
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Abstract Societal impact as a buzz word is high on the agenda of policy‐makers around the world. Often, the UK Research Excellence Framework (REF) is cited as the initiator of making the societal impact of research relevant and visible. Equally often, it is said that in Switzerland societal impact is not yet considered in higher education policy.
Michael Ochsner
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Beyond Social Impact: The Value of Science for Society (A Comment on Ochsner)
Abstract The following text is a brief commentary on Michael Ochsner's article “The Mis‐conceptualisation of Societal Impact: Why the Swiss Approach to Societal Impact is Productive and not Inexistent” in this special issue. It makes three points about the concept of social impact.
Laura Bernardi
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Impact of the High Speed Train on the European Cities Hierarchy
Lo spazio europeo si contraddistingue per il dualismo nazione-regione. In questo dualismo le città assumono un ruolo fondamentale in quanto il proprio successo tende a divenire il successo dei territori contermini.
Giuseppe Mazzeo
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The analysis of 10 years of Saharan dust advections reveals that on dusty days intense rainfall increases in the northern central Mediterranean. In the southern central Mediterranean, where higher dust optical depth is found, light rainfall is suppressed, surface heating is stronger and the SST and near‐surface temperature exhibit a local maximum ...
Lorenzo Silvestri +5 more
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L’impatto delle reti ad alta velocità sulla gerarchia delle città europee
Lo spazio europeo si contraddistingue per il dualismo nazione-regione. In questo dualismo le città assumono un ruolo fondamentale in quanto il proprio successo tende a divenire il successo dei territori contermini.
Giuseppe Mazzeo
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