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Vasiliki Kiparoglou - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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understanding the athena swan award scheme for gender equality as a complex social intervention in a complex System analysis of silver award Action plans in a comparative european perspective
Health Research Policy and Systems, 2020Co-Authors: Evanthia Kalpazidou Schmidt, Pavel V Ovseiko, Lorna Henderson, Vasiliki KiparoglouAbstract:BACKGROUND Given the complex mix of structural, cultural and institutional factors that produce barriers for women in science, an equally complex intervention is required to understand and address them. The Athena SWAN Award Scheme for Gender Equality has become a widespread means to address barriers for women's advancement and leadership in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, the United States of America and Canada, while the European Commission is exploring the introduction of a similar award scheme across Europe. METHODS This study analyses the design and implementation of 16 departmental Athena SWAN Silver Action Plans in Medical Sciences at one of the world's leading universities in Oxford, United Kingdom. Data pertaining to the design and implementation of gender equality interventions were extracted from the Action plans, analysed thematically, coded using categories from the 2015 Athena SWAN Charter Awards Handbook and synthesised against a typology of gender equality interventions in the European Research Area. The results were further analysed against the complexity research literature framework, where research organisations are perceived as dynamic Systems that adapt, interact and co-evolve with other Systems. RESULTS Athena SWAN is a complex contextually embedded System of Action planning within the context of universities. It depends on a multitude of contextual variables that relate in complex, non-linear ways and dynamically adapt to constantly moving targets and new emergent conditions. Athena SWAN Silver Action Plans conform to the key considerations of complexity - (1) multiple Actions and areas of intervention with a focus on the complex System being embedded in local dynamics, (2) the non-linearity of interventions and the constantly emerging conditions, and (3) impact in terms of contribution to change, improved conditions to foster change and the increased probability that change can occur. CONCLUSIONS To enact effective sustainable structural and cultural change for gender equality, it is necessary to acknowledge and operationalise complexity as a frame of reference. Athena SWAN is the single most comprehensive and Systemic gender equality scheme in Europe. It can be further strengthened by promoting the integration of sex and gender analysis in research and education. Gender equality policies in the wider European Research Area can benefit from exploring Athena SWAN's contextually embedded Systemic approach to dynamic Action planning and inclusive focus on all genders and categories of staff and students.
Jos Timmermans - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Punctuated equilibrium in a non-linear System of Action
Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory, 2008Co-Authors: Jos TimmermansAbstract:Coleman's equilibrium model of social development, the Linear System of Action, is extended to cover the dynamics of societal transitions. The model implemented has the characteristics of a dissipative System. A variation and selection algorithm favoring the retention of relatively dependent actors forces the System away from equilibrium, while exchange of control, according to Coleman the driving force behind social Action, accounts for dissipation, pulling the social System back to equilibrium. This Non-linear System of Action self-organizes into a critical state, as confirmed by the robust power law distribution of exchange of control for a wide range of model sizes. Related punctuated equilibrium dynamics and structural change are of special interest, as these are closely connected to hypotheses on social dynamics developed in the literature on societal transitions.
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Purposive InterAction In Multi-Actor Decision Making: Operationalizing Coleman's Linear System of Action for Policy Decision Support
2007Co-Authors: Jos TimmermansAbstract:Purposive InterAction in Multi-Actor Decision Making; Operationalizing Coleman's Linear System of Action for Policy Decision Support, started out with a ball and a web, a policy domain moved by a network of actors. How can the ball maintain its pace? Who are the actors that make the difference? How can policy annalists support them in moving the decision-making process forward? These are the challenges to policy analyses laid out by the pluricentric perspective on decision making. This book takes up the challenge by developing analytical methods based on Coleman's linear System of Action (Coleman, 1990). The Linear System of Action models policy decision making as a negotiating process in which agreements are reached on the exchange of control over issues. The book describes how to operationalize the Linear System of Action for real-world policy arenas, it introduces mathematical tools for analyzing decision processes and shows how the Linear System of Action can be used to discuss dependency relations. Observed relations between the model and real-world experiences of actors and changes in the way they perceive their position, demonstrate the strength of the methods developed. Purposive InterAction in Multi-Actor Decision Making is the result of five years of scientific work at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management of Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands. It covers both theory and practical applications and is therefore of equal interest to policy annalists and practitioners in the field.
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Complex dynamics in a transActional model of societal transitions
2006Co-Authors: Jos TimmermansAbstract:Transitions are structural innovations of societal Systems in reAction to wicked problems threatening development. In this paper we develop a transActional model of transitions based on Coleman’s linear System of Action. The model implemented has the characteristics of a dissipative System. A variation and selection algorithm favoring the selection of relatively dependent actors into the social System forces the System away from equilibrium. Exchange of control, according to Coleman the driving force behind social Action, accounts for dissipation and brings the social System back to equilibrium. We expect the TransActional Model of Transitions to show complex dynamics. Power law behavior and punctuated equilibrium are of special interest, as these are closely connected to hypotheses on social dynamics developed in the literature on societal transitions and System innovations. We present simulation results for various variation and selection procedures, interpret their meaning in the light of societal transitions and System innovations and discuss their conformity with actual social processes. Our results show that the TransActional Model of Transitions indeed shows complex dynamics, mirrors some of the characteristics of transition dynamics and is promising for further research on Transition Management. We did not yet find conclusive evidence of evolution to the edge of chaos, self-organized criticality and/or power law behavior.
Gaelle Pellon - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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broadening the study of inter organizational co operation in peace processes the rise of inter organizational peace networks
ERIS – European Review of International Studies, 2015Co-Authors: Gaelle PellonAbstract:Recent evolutions in the practices of conflict management have brought the topic of inter-organizational co-operation under renewed attention (Balas, 2009; Biermann, 2008) . One of the most important trend deals with the configuration of co-operation that has become more complex than what has been first described in the Chapter VIII of the UN Charter and the 1992 Agenda for Peace, or, more recently, by Bah and Jones (2008). Such complexity calls into question classical views on inter-organizational co-operation that have, so far, presented inter-organizational co-operation (IOC) as a static, dyadic and ad hoc phenomenon. This contribution challenges this approach. The purpose is to present a new framework for the analysis of IOC where the social network perspective (SNA) helps to better understand the dynamics of co-operation between international organizations. Most of the recent studies have examined IOC at the dyadic level and exclusively in the framework of peace operations. Instead, inter-organizational co-operation is designed as a dynamic and integrated process with three main features : a) inter-organizational co-operation can be studied as a network; b) inter-organizational cooperation occurs at the inter-agency level ; b) the cooperation between conflict managers encompasses all the types of co-operation (from diplomatic cooperation to operational cooperation) that occur during peace processes. Based on the analysis of the interActions among the agencies of the European Union (EU), of the Council of Europe (CoE), of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and of the United Nations (UN) in the case of South-Ossetia (Georgia), this article will shed light on the functionning of these complex inter-organizational Systems. The main argument is that practices of co-operation between international organizations have significantly evolved since the beginning of the conflict in the 90s, going from a sporadic and non-cohesive network to denser and poly-centric network. Such evolution underlines that conflict management has turned to be both a collective Action implemented to forster collaborative advantage at the level of the whole System of Action, and an organizational strategy set up to strenghten structural power (centrality) at the level of each organization. The first part of the paper is dedicated to the explanation of the theoretical and methodological framework of analysis using the new Database on Inter-Organizational Relations in Conflicts. The second part presents the results obtained using a Social Network Analysis. Special attention will be given to the discussion of the inter-organizational System's structural properties. The last part proposes some future directions for research on inter-organisational Systems
Evanthia Kalpazidou Schmidt - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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understanding the athena swan award scheme for gender equality as a complex social intervention in a complex System analysis of silver award Action plans in a comparative european perspective
Health Research Policy and Systems, 2020Co-Authors: Evanthia Kalpazidou Schmidt, Pavel V Ovseiko, Lorna Henderson, Vasiliki KiparoglouAbstract:BACKGROUND Given the complex mix of structural, cultural and institutional factors that produce barriers for women in science, an equally complex intervention is required to understand and address them. The Athena SWAN Award Scheme for Gender Equality has become a widespread means to address barriers for women's advancement and leadership in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, the United States of America and Canada, while the European Commission is exploring the introduction of a similar award scheme across Europe. METHODS This study analyses the design and implementation of 16 departmental Athena SWAN Silver Action Plans in Medical Sciences at one of the world's leading universities in Oxford, United Kingdom. Data pertaining to the design and implementation of gender equality interventions were extracted from the Action plans, analysed thematically, coded using categories from the 2015 Athena SWAN Charter Awards Handbook and synthesised against a typology of gender equality interventions in the European Research Area. The results were further analysed against the complexity research literature framework, where research organisations are perceived as dynamic Systems that adapt, interact and co-evolve with other Systems. RESULTS Athena SWAN is a complex contextually embedded System of Action planning within the context of universities. It depends on a multitude of contextual variables that relate in complex, non-linear ways and dynamically adapt to constantly moving targets and new emergent conditions. Athena SWAN Silver Action Plans conform to the key considerations of complexity - (1) multiple Actions and areas of intervention with a focus on the complex System being embedded in local dynamics, (2) the non-linearity of interventions and the constantly emerging conditions, and (3) impact in terms of contribution to change, improved conditions to foster change and the increased probability that change can occur. CONCLUSIONS To enact effective sustainable structural and cultural change for gender equality, it is necessary to acknowledge and operationalise complexity as a frame of reference. Athena SWAN is the single most comprehensive and Systemic gender equality scheme in Europe. It can be further strengthened by promoting the integration of sex and gender analysis in research and education. Gender equality policies in the wider European Research Area can benefit from exploring Athena SWAN's contextually embedded Systemic approach to dynamic Action planning and inclusive focus on all genders and categories of staff and students.
Lorna Henderson - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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understanding the athena swan award scheme for gender equality as a complex social intervention in a complex System analysis of silver award Action plans in a comparative european perspective
Health Research Policy and Systems, 2020Co-Authors: Evanthia Kalpazidou Schmidt, Pavel V Ovseiko, Lorna Henderson, Vasiliki KiparoglouAbstract:BACKGROUND Given the complex mix of structural, cultural and institutional factors that produce barriers for women in science, an equally complex intervention is required to understand and address them. The Athena SWAN Award Scheme for Gender Equality has become a widespread means to address barriers for women's advancement and leadership in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, the United States of America and Canada, while the European Commission is exploring the introduction of a similar award scheme across Europe. METHODS This study analyses the design and implementation of 16 departmental Athena SWAN Silver Action Plans in Medical Sciences at one of the world's leading universities in Oxford, United Kingdom. Data pertaining to the design and implementation of gender equality interventions were extracted from the Action plans, analysed thematically, coded using categories from the 2015 Athena SWAN Charter Awards Handbook and synthesised against a typology of gender equality interventions in the European Research Area. The results were further analysed against the complexity research literature framework, where research organisations are perceived as dynamic Systems that adapt, interact and co-evolve with other Systems. RESULTS Athena SWAN is a complex contextually embedded System of Action planning within the context of universities. It depends on a multitude of contextual variables that relate in complex, non-linear ways and dynamically adapt to constantly moving targets and new emergent conditions. Athena SWAN Silver Action Plans conform to the key considerations of complexity - (1) multiple Actions and areas of intervention with a focus on the complex System being embedded in local dynamics, (2) the non-linearity of interventions and the constantly emerging conditions, and (3) impact in terms of contribution to change, improved conditions to foster change and the increased probability that change can occur. CONCLUSIONS To enact effective sustainable structural and cultural change for gender equality, it is necessary to acknowledge and operationalise complexity as a frame of reference. Athena SWAN is the single most comprehensive and Systemic gender equality scheme in Europe. It can be further strengthened by promoting the integration of sex and gender analysis in research and education. Gender equality policies in the wider European Research Area can benefit from exploring Athena SWAN's contextually embedded Systemic approach to dynamic Action planning and inclusive focus on all genders and categories of staff and students.
