Contemporary and Future Challenges for Structured Democratic Dialogue
ABSTRACT Structured Democratic Dialogue (SDD) is a participatory problem structuring methodology grounded in Structured Dialogic Design Science. It was created to help diverse stakeholders co‐construct influence maps that reveal leverage points and support coordinated action.
Yiannis Laouris, Gerald Midgley
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From threat to repair: metaphorical architecture and cognitive mobilization in Trumpist governing-coalition texts. [PDF]
Chen X, Zheng Z, Lv J.
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Concrete in architecture: Redefining form, space, function, and insights from bibliometric analysis
Abstract Concrete has become a cornerstone in architectural and engineering innovation, as it seamlessly integrates structural performance with artistic expression. Its evolution from ancient opus caementicium to contemporary ultra‐high‐performance concrete illustrates its adaptability to the change in technological, environmental, and design paradigms.
Mouhcine Benaicha +2 more
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Escaping Russia, trapped by identity: National identity negotiation in light of ingroup wrongdoing. [PDF]
Mikhina E, Poslon XD, Lášticová B.
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Accomplishing Ethics‐Work as a Generic Social Process
Existing systems of university research ethics are often criticized by those in the qualitative research tradition. A common thread is that ethics cannot be fully anticipated before the research begins, as is expected by most institutional review boards.
Deana Simonetto, Antony Puddephatt
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The Technocratic Metaphor in Russian Political Discourse
The article focuses on studying metaphorical concepts in Russian political discourse that transfer phenomena from the domain of technology to politics.
M. P. Mozzhukhin
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Constructing the national image of "China" in press conference interpreting: a corpus-based critical metaphor analysis. [PDF]
Zhang C.
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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
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Metaphorical construction of the belt and road initiative in German media: a transnational study based on critical metaphor analysis. [PDF]
Qiu H.
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An Outline of a Theory of Play
Play is often dismissed as trivial, yet it is a fundamental and adaptive aspect of human and mammalian life. This paper develops a sociological theory of play, treating it as a total social fact that spans biological, psychological, and social dimensions.
Seth Abrutyn
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