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John Williams - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • structure norms and normative Theory in a re defined english School accepting buzan s challenge
    Review of International Studies, 2011
    Co-Authors: John Williams
    Abstract:

    This article looks at the significance of Barry Buzan's 2004 reformulation of the English School from the perspective of the normative dimension of English School Theory. Picking up a challenge that Buzan set, but which has largely gone unanswered, for those who see normative Theory as a key aspect of the English School's contribution, the article assesses three possible responses. It rejects a stance denying the relevance of Buzan's approach to normative Theory and is dissatisfied with a second line that distinguishes methodologically between Buzan's social structural theorising and an approach to normative Theory that draws principally on political Theory. Instead, it argues for the inherent normativity of Buzan's position because of its reliance on values, arguing that many of the analytical benefits of Buzan's approach can also be deployed normatively because of the way he highlights contested and competing dynamics in play at different times and at different levels. The article suggests that this has the potential to revive pluralism as a normative position in the English School in a way that retains and extends the enhanced analytical power that Buzan's reformulation offers.

  • pluralism solidarism and the emergence of world society in english School Theory
    International Relations, 2005
    Co-Authors: John Williams
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    This article argues that the debate between pluralism and solidarism in English School Theory has been cast in such a way as to hand the progressive cause to solidarism, taking for granted that moves towards the emergence of world society further a solidarist normative agenda. This article suggests this is because of assumptions about the nature and location of such changes within English School Theory. However, an alternative understanding of change, as emerging from tensions arising within the pluralist understanding of international society, has been overlooked. This enables a challenge to be raised to the assumption that world society must be solidarist, producing an initial defence of a potentially ethically desirable pluralist form of world society.

Barry Buzan - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • macrosecuritisation and security constellations reconsidering scale in securitisation Theory
    Review of International Studies, 2009
    Co-Authors: Barry Buzan, Ole Waever
    Abstract:

    The Copenhagen School's Theory of securitisation has mainly focused on the middle level of world politics in which collective political units, often but not always states, construct relationships of amity or enmity with each other. Its argument has been that this middle level would be the most active both because of the facility with which collective political units can construct each other as threats, and the difficulty of finding audiences for the kinds of securitisations and referent objects that are available at the individual and system levels. This article focuses on the gap between the middle and system levels, and asks whether there is not more of substance there than the existing Copenhagen School analyses suggests. It revisits the under-discussed concept of security constellations in Copenhagen School Theory, and adds to it the idea of macrosecuritisations as ways of getting an analytical grip on what happens above the middle level. It then suggests how applying these concepts adds not just a missing sense of scale, but also a useful insight into underlying political logics, to how one understands the patterns of securitisation historical, and contemporary.

  • from international to world society english School Theory and the social structure of globalisation
    2004
    Co-Authors: Barry Buzan
    Abstract:

    In this 2004 book, Barry Buzan offers an extensive critique and reappraisal of the English School approach to International Relations. Starting on the neglected concept of world society and bringing together the international society tradition and the Wendtian mode of constructivism, Buzan offers a new theoretical framework that can be used to address globalisation as a complex political interplay among state and non-state actors. This approach forces English School Theory to confront neglected questions about both its basic concepts and assumptions, and about the constitution of society in terms of what values are shared, how and why they are shared, and by whom. Buzan highlights the idea of primary institutions as the central contribution of English School Theory and shows how this both differentiates English School Theory from realism and neoliberal institutionalism, and how it can be used to generate distinctive comparative and historical accounts of international society.

Ole Waever - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • macrosecuritisation and security constellations reconsidering scale in securitisation Theory
    Review of International Studies, 2009
    Co-Authors: Barry Buzan, Ole Waever
    Abstract:

    The Copenhagen School's Theory of securitisation has mainly focused on the middle level of world politics in which collective political units, often but not always states, construct relationships of amity or enmity with each other. Its argument has been that this middle level would be the most active both because of the facility with which collective political units can construct each other as threats, and the difficulty of finding audiences for the kinds of securitisations and referent objects that are available at the individual and system levels. This article focuses on the gap between the middle and system levels, and asks whether there is not more of substance there than the existing Copenhagen School analyses suggests. It revisits the under-discussed concept of security constellations in Copenhagen School Theory, and adds to it the idea of macrosecuritisations as ways of getting an analytical grip on what happens above the middle level. It then suggests how applying these concepts adds not just a missing sense of scale, but also a useful insight into underlying political logics, to how one understands the patterns of securitisation historical, and contemporary.

Amrit Tiwana - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • platform ecosystems aligning architecture governance and strategy
    2013
    Co-Authors: Amrit Tiwana
    Abstract:

    Platform Ecosystems is a hands-on guide that offers a complete roadmap for designing and orchestrating vibrant software platform ecosystems. Unlike software products that are managed, the evolution of ecosystems and their myriad participants must be orchestrated through a thoughtful alignment of architecture and governance. Whether you are an IT professional or a general manager, you will benefit from this book because platform strategy here lies at the intersection of software architecture and business strategy. It offers actionable tools to develop your own platform strategy, backed by original research, tangible metrics, rich data, and cases. You will learn how architectural choices create organically-evolvable, vibrant ecosystems. You will also learn to apply state-of-the-art research in software engineering, strategy, and evolutionary biology to leverage ecosystem dynamics unique to platforms. Read this book to learn how to: Evolve software products and services into vibrant platform ecosystemsOrchestrate platform architecture and governance to sustain competitive advantageGovern platform evolution using a powerful 3-dimensional framework If youre ready to transform platform strategy from newspaper gossip and business School Theory to real-world competitive advantage, start right here!Understand how architecture and strategy are inseparably intertwined in platform ecosystems Architect future-proof platforms and apps and amplify these choices through governance Evolve platforms, apps, and entire ecosystems into vibrant successes and spot platform opportunities in almost any-not just IT-industry

  • the knowledge management toolkit practical techniques for building a knowledge management system
    2000
    Co-Authors: Amrit Tiwana
    Abstract:

    The only "how-to" guide for building an enterprise knowledge management system!Until now, implementing Knowledge Management (KM) has been like nailing jelly to the wall-but not anymore! The Knowledge Management Toolkit delivers hands-on techniques and tools for making KM happen at your company. You'll learn exactly how to use KM to make sure that every key decision is fully informed as you build on your existing intranet, data warehouse, and project management investments. Top researcher Amrit Tiwana walks you through the development of an enterprise KM system from start to finish, showing how every stage can serve as a foundation for later enhancements. 10-step roadmap for implementing KM successfully Checklists help you focus on critical issues every step of the way Interactive toolkit format guides your strategic design decisions Identify your key intangibles-and audit the knowledge you already have Staff your project team and manage it effectively Build a foundation of KM infrastructure that can evolve through results-driven, incremental steps Mobilize your organization's subtle, "tacit" knowledge Calculate and maximize ROI in KM systems www.kmtoolkit.com-stay informed with the author's dedicated Web site, which provides ongoing support and updates from the KM community!Discover the best ways to align KM with business strategy, avoid key KM pitfalls such as excessive formalization and overreliance on technology, master prototyping, and understand the new role of the Chief Knowledge Officer. Tiwana also presents KM case studies from leading companies worldwide, from Nortel to Rolls Royce. If you're ready to transform KM from business-School Theory to real-world competitive advantage, start right here!CD-ROM INCLUDED Knowledge Management Toolkit, including an interactive 10-step KM roadmap and easy-to-customize KM evaluation forms -complete and unrestricted! MindManager Personal for creating, organizing, and sharing knowledge maps Performance Now Enterprise, a trial version of the #1 change management tool FrontPage 2000 45-day trial Plus great tools for data mining, integrating mobile systems, workflow, modeling, and more!

Fred E Foldvary - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • the austrian Theory of the business cycle
    The American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 2015
    Co-Authors: Fred E Foldvary
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    The Austrian School Theory of the business cycle is based on the proposition that an artificial expansion of the money supply reduces the transaction rate of interest below its natural rate, which stimulates excessive investment in capital goods of long duration, and then when the rate of interest rises back up, these investments stop, and the economy falls into recession.