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Towards a transnational civil society: actors and concepts in Europe from the late eighteenth to the twentieth century
"Since late eighteenth-century Enlightenment, the concept of civil society has increasingly assumed a transnational dimension that has given rise to political debates and attracted scholarly interest. This paper provides a research report and a historical overview of the emergence and transformation of civil society organizations that have transcended national borders and cultural boundaries, especially International Non-Governmental Organizations. Based on deliberations about the definition and conceptualization of 'transnational civil society', the investigation concentrates on the abolitionists, the workers' organizations as well as on peace and on women's movements. The authors suggest that further historical studies of
transnational civil society should relate its groups and activists to specific contexts and conditions. They also argue that further research should pay particular attention to the actors of transnational civil society, their performance and representations. Overall, static conceptions of transnational civil society have ignored its flexibility and changeability over the course of the last two centuries." (author's abstract)"Seit der AufklÀrung im spÀten 18. Jahrhundert hat der Begriff Zivilgesellschaft eine zunehmend transnationale Dimension erreicht, die insbesondere politische Diskussionen und
wissenschaftliches Interesse auslöste. Das vorliegende Diskussionspapier lĂ€sst sich als Forschungsbericht verstehen, der einen historischen Ăberblick ĂŒber Auftreten und Transformation zivilgesellschaftlicher Organisationen gibt, die insbesondere national und kulturell grenzĂŒberschreitend institutionalisiert sind, wie beispielsweise internationale Nichtregierungsorganisationen. Auf der Grundlage einer sorgfĂ€ltigen Analyse von Definition und Konzeption 'transnationaler Zivilgesellschaft', konzentriert sich die Untersuchung vor allem auf die Gegner der Todesstrafe, aber auch Gewerkschaften sowie Friedens- und Frauenbewegungen. Beide Autoren plĂ€dieren fĂŒr eine Auseinandersetzung mit der Thematik aus historischer Perspektive, um insbesondere bestimmte Gruppen und Aktivisten in direkten Bezug zu ihrem historischen Kontext und Vorbedingungen zu stellen. DarĂŒber hinaus heben sie hervor, dass daran anknĂŒpfende Studien gerade den Akteuren, ihrem Auftreten und ihrer PrĂ€sentation gewidmet werden sollen. Im Gesamtzusammenhang lĂ€sst sich festhalten, dass die bisher eher statisch geprĂ€gten Untersuchungen zum Forschungsschwerpunkt 'transnationale Zivilgesellschaft' insbesondere die FlexibilitĂ€t und UnbestĂ€ndigkeit derselbigen in den letzten beiden Jahrhunderten nicht berĂŒcksichtigten." (Autorenreferat
Weathering:Ecologies of Exposure
Weathering is atmospheric, geological, temporal, transformative. It implies exposure to the elements and processes of wearing down, disintegration, or accrued patina. Weathering can also denote the ways in which subjects and objects resist and pass through storms and adversity. This volume contemplates weathering across many fields and disciplines; its contributions examine various surfaces, environments, scales, temporalities, and vulnerabilities. What does it mean to weather or withstand? Who or what is able to pass through safely? What is lost or gained in the process
Errans:Going Astray, Being Adrift, Coming to Nothing
Todayâs critical discourses and theorizing vanguards agree on the importance of getting lost, of failure, of erring â as do life coaches and business gurus. The taste for a departure from progress and other teleologies, the fascination with disorder, unfocused modes of attention, or improvisational performances cut across wide swaths of scholarly and activist discourses, practices in the arts, but also in business, warfare, and politics. Yet often the laudible failures are only those that are redeemed by subsequent successes. What could it mean to think errancy beyond such restrictions? And what would a radical critique of productivity, success, and fixed determination look like that doesnât collapse into the infamous âI would prefer not toâ? This volume looks for an answer in the complicated word field branching and stretching from the Latin errÄre. Its contributions explore the implications of embracing error, randomness, failure, non-teleological temporalities across different disciplines, discourses, and practices, with critical attention to the ambivalences such an impossible embrace generates.âSubmit Your Referencesâ: Introduction | ARND WEDEMEYER | 1â18The Punakawans Make an Untimely Appearance: In Praise of Caves, Shadows, and Fire (or A Response to Platoâs Doctrine of Truth) | PRECIOSA DE JOYA | 19â47The Animal That Laughs at Itself: False False Alarms about the End of âManâ | JAMES BURTON | 49â74Not Yet: Duration as Detour in Emmanuelle Demorisâs Mafrouza Cycle | ROSA BAROTSI | 75â92Incomplete and Self-Dismantling Structures: The Built Space, the Text, the Body | ANTONIO CASTORE | 93â112Camera Fog; or, The Pendulum of Austerity in Contemporary Portugal | MARIA JOSĂ DE ABREU | 113â40Rinko Kawauchi: Imperfect Photographs | CLARA MASNATTA | 141â58Inbuilt Errans: What Is and Is Not âRadical Indifferenceâ | ZAIRONG XIANG | 159â75Errant Counterpublics: âSolidarnoĆÄâ and the Politics of the Weak | EWA MAJEWSKA | 177â99âThe Exile from the Lawâ: Keeping and Transgressing the Limits in Jewish Law | FEDERICO DAL BO | 201â31Errans: Going Astray, Being Adrift, Coming to Nothing, ed. by Christoph F. E. Holzhey and Arnd Wedemeyer, Cultural Inquiry, 24 (Berlin: ICI Berlin Press, 2022) <https://doi.org/10.37050/ci-24
Preface
Arnd Wedemeyer and Christoph F. E. Holzhey, âPrefaceâ, in Re-: An Errant Glossary, ed. by Christoph F. E. Holzhey and Arnd Wedemeyer, Cultural Inquiry, 15 (Berlin: ICI Berlin Press, 2019), p. vii-xv <https://doi.org/10.25620/ci-15_01
Re-:An Errant Glossary
Whatâs in a prefix? How to read a prefix as short as âre-â? Does âre-â really signify? Can it point into a specific direction? Can it reverse? Can it become the shibboleth of a âpostcriticalâ reboot? At first glance transparent and directional, âre-â complicates the linear and teleological models commonly accepted as structuring the relations between past, present, and future, opening onto errant temporalities
Neural networks for impact parameter determination
Accurate impact parameter determination in a heavy-ion collision is crucial for almost all further analysis. We investigate the capabilities of an artificial neural network in that respect. First results show that the neural network is capable of improving the accuracy of the impact parameter determination based on observables such as the flow angle, the average directed inplane transverse momentum and the difference between transverse and longitudinal momenta. However, further investigations are necessary to discover the full potential of the neural network approach
Oral voclosporin: novel calcineurin inhibitor for treatment of noninfectious uveitis
Voclosporin, a novel immunomodulatory drug inhibiting the calcineurin enzyme, was developed to prevent organ graft rejection and to treat autoimmune diseases. The chemical structure of voclosporin is similar to that of cyclosporine A, with a difference in one amino acid, leading to superior calcineurin inhibition and less variability in plasma concentration. Compared with placebo, voclosporin may significantly reduce inflammation and prevent recurrences of inflammation in patients with noninfectious uveitis. Future studies have to show if these advantages are accompanied by greater clinical efficacy and fewer side effects compared with the classic calcineurin inhibitors
Isometric points in lateral ankle ligament reconstruction: A three-dimensional kinematic study
BACKGROUND
To optimize the biomechanical outcomes in lateral ankle ligament reconstruction, avoid stiffness or residual laxity, aiming for an isometric reconstruction of the anterior lateral talofibular ligament (ATFL) and the calcaneofibular ligament (CFL) is mandatory. However, the localization of the optimal ligament insertion remains challenging to assess intraoperatively.
METHOD
Three-dimensional (3D) surface models from 10 healthy ankles were generated. 30 insertion points of the CFL were defined on the lateral side of the calcaneus each 10% of its total length in the dorsal-to-ventral and proximal-to-distal plane. 6 insertion points were defined at the ventral ridge of fibula from the malleolar tip and 5 insertions were defined along the lateral talar process. The ligament length variation of ATFL and CFL was assessed after a simulation of the flexion/extension around a simulated tibiotalar axis and inversion/eversion around a simulated subtalar axis in 36 different positions.
RESULTS
The isometric point of CFL on the calcaneus is located at about 60% along the dorsal-to-ventral and between 60% and 70% along the proximal-to-distal plane. From maximal extension to flexion, these points present respectively a length variation of - 0.8 to - 1.1 mm (p = 0.46) and - 1.1 to - 0.8 mm (p = 0.56). A fibular insertion at 5 mm proximal to the malleolar tip present a length variation ranging from - 0.1-1 mm (p < 0.001) for ATFL and from - 0.7-0.5 mm (p < 0.001) for CFL. A talar insertion point of the ATFL located 5 mm proximal to the subtalar joint present the lowest variation, ranging from - 1.1-0.7 mm (p < 0.001), however an insertion at 20- or 25-mm present isometry (+0.1 to +0.9 mm p = 0.1, and +0.4 to +0.4 mm p = 1 respectively) if the fibular insertion is located at 5 mm proximal to the malleolar tip.
CONCLUSION
This study provides anatomical references which are reproducible in daily practice. These insertion points allow to achieve a stable reconstruction while maintaining a tension-free mobilization of the ankle
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