197 research outputs found
Agonistic Games: Multiperspective and Unsettling Games for a Social Change
Historical narratives of conflict typically revolve around heroes and villains or perpetrators and victims. However, this dichotomy of events and people into good and evil greatly reduces the extent to which the past can be analysed, explained, and understood.To truly understand the actions that lead to conflict, one must appreciate the dense network of relationships between social agents, each with their own personal motivations and ideals. A contemporary political viewpoint capturing this multiperspectivity is that of Agonism. Focusing on the characters and events, Agonism emphasises the socio-cultural interactions and relationships between all agents involved including bystanders and, crucially, perpetrators. We discuss two `Games for a Social Change' that we have developed to promote an Agonistic view: Endless Blitz and Umschlagplatz '43. We describe the games themselves, and the framework of memory studies that informs our work
Interacting coronae of two T Tauri stars: first observational evidence for solar-like helmet streamers
Context {The young binary system V773 Tau A exhibits a persistent radio
flaring activity that gradually increases from a level of a few mJy at
apoastron to more than 100 mJy at periastron. Interbinary collisions between
very large (> 15 R) magnetic structures anchored on the two rotating stars of
the system have been proposed to be the origin of these periodic radio flares.
Magnetic structures extended over tens of stellar radii, that can also account
for the observed fast decay of the radio flares, seem to correspond to the
typical solar semi-open quite extended magnetic configurations called helmet
streamers.} Aims {We aim to find direct observational evidence for the
postulated, solar-like, coronal topologies.} Methods {We performed
seven-consecutive-day VLBI observations at 8.4 GHz using an array consisting of
the VLBA and the 100-m Effelsberg telescope.} Results {Two distintive
structures appear in the radio images here presented. They happen to be
associated with the primary and secondary stars of the V773 Tau A system. In
one image (Fig.2-B) the two features are extended up to 18 R each and are
nearly parallel revealing the presence of two interacting helmet streamers. One
image (Fig.2-E) taken a few hours after a flare monitored by the 100-m
Effelsberg telescope shows one elongated fading structure substantially rotated
with respect to those seen in the B run. The same decay scenario is seen in
Fig.2-G for the helmet streamer associated with the other star.} Conclusions
{This is the very first direct evidence revealing that even if the flare origin
is magnetic reconnection due to interbinary collision, both stars independently
emit in the radio range with structures of their own. These structures are
helmet streamers, observed for the first time in stars other than the Sun.}Comment: 7 pages, 3 figures, A&A in pres
Turning round the telescope. Centre-right parties and immigration and integration policy in Europe
This is an Author's Original Manuscript of 'Turning round the telescope. Centre-right parties and immigration and integration policy in Europe', whose final and definitive form, the Version of Record, has been published in the Journal of European Public Policy 15(3):315-330, 2008 [copyright Taylor & Francis], available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi.org/10.1080/13501760701847341
Radial velocities of early-type stars in the Perseus OB2 association
We present radial velocities for 29 B- and A-type stars in the field of the
nearby association Perseus OB2. The velocities are derived from spectra
obtained with AURELIE, via cross correlation with radial velocity standards
matched as closely as possible in spectral type. The resulting accuracy is ~2 -
3 km s. We use these measurements, together with published values for a
few other early-type stars, to study membership of the association. The mean
radial velocity (and measured velocity dispersion) of Per OB2 is 23.5 \pm 3.9
km s, and lies ~15 km s away from the mean velocity of the local
disk field stars. We identify a number of interlopers in the list of possible
late-B- and A-type members which was based on Hipparcos parallaxes and proper
motions, and discuss the colour-magnitude diagram of the association.Comment: 20 pages, 9 figures, accepted for publication in A&A, minor revision
The model of dynamo with small number of modes and magnetic activity of T Tauri stars
The model that describes operation of dynamo in fully convective stars is
presented. It is based on representation of stellar magnetic field as a
superposition of finite number of poloidal and toroidal free damping modes. In
the frame of adopted low of stellar differential rotation we estimated minimal
value of dynamo number D, starting from which generation of cyclic magnetic
field in stars without radiative core is possible. We also derived expression
for period of the cycle. It was found that dynamo cycles of fully convective
stars and stars with thin convective envelopes differ in a qualitative way: 1)
distribution of spots over latitude during the cycle is different in these
stars; 2) the model predicts that spot formation in fully convective stars
should be strongly suppressed at some phases of the cycle.
We have analyzed historical lightcurve of WTTS star V410 Tau and found that
long term activity of the star is not periodic process. Rather one can speak
about quasi cyclic activity with characteristic time of yr and chaotic
component over imposed. We concluded also that redistribution of cool spots
over longitude is the reason of long term variations of V410 Tau brightness. It
means that one can not compare directly results of photometric observations
with predictions of our axially symmetric (for simplicity) model which allows
to investigate time evolution of spot's distribution over latitude. We then
discuss what kind of observations and in which way could be used to check
predictions of the dynamo theory.Comment: 18 pages, 5 figures, accepted to Astron. Let
Immigration into the mainstream: Conflicting ideological streams, strategic reasoning and party competition
Navigating Immigration Law in a âHostile Environmentâ: Implications for Adult Migrant Language Education
In this article the author analyses the communicative demands placed on migrants navigating immigration law in a fastâmoving policy environment and implications for adult migrant language education. Data are from an ethnographic study of a lawyer, Lucy, and her clients at a legal advice service in Leeds, England, and include interviews and recordings of lawyerâclient interactions. The analytical focus is on Lucyâs stance (Jaffe, 2009b), on how she presents herself as an ally of her multilingual clients, and on the stanceâmarking strategies she and her clients use as they strive to make meaning. The study took place in 2016, a time of volatility for the policies that impinge on immigration law and on legal interaction for migrants: the upsurge of rightâwing populist movements in Europe, erratic positions on migration in the United States, and the referendum that decided the United Kingdom would leave the European Union. The author maintains that the link is rarely drawn between interaction in legal and other institutional settings and the content of language classes designed to aid adult migrant settlement, and argues for an approach to adult migrant language education that critically addresses this point
Soil seed bank of the invasive Robinia pseudoacacia in planted Pinus nigra stands
Pinus nigra and Robinia pseudoacacia are exotic trees used for afforestation in Hungary. Pinus nigra was non-invasive, however R. pseudoacacia escaped from cultivation and invaded several vegetation types including pine plantations. It has recently been planned to cut P. nigra plantations and replace them by native tree stands, especially in nature reserves. The scattered presence of R. pseudoacacia specimens in pine stands might place constraints on planned tree replacement because of their vegetative resprouting
and recolonization from an established seed bank. The aim of this study was to investigate the soil seed bank under the canopy of solitary R. pseudoacacia specimens found in P. nigra plantations. Altogether 250 soil samples were collected from the 0â6 and 6â12 cm
soil layers under solitary Robinia trees of varying ages (with basal areas between 62.4 and 1089.3 cm2). Seeds were separated by sieving then scarified and germinated. Seed bank density ranged between 640 and 2285 seedsmâ2 with an average distribution of 82.7% and 17.3% in the upper and lower soil layer, respectively. Total density of the seed bank and also the seed bank ratio of the lower soil layer increased with tree age. The accumulated seed bank of R. pseudoacacia should be considered in the careful planning of tree replacement operations in Pinus nigra stands
âWe Are a Small Country That Has Done Enormously Lotâ: The âRefugee Crisisâ and the Hybrid Discourse of Politicizing Immigration in Sweden
This article looks at mainstream political discourses about immigration in Sweden during the recent ârefugee crisisâ. It argues that different patterns of politicization of immigration have traditionally dominated in Sweden and focuses on Swedish mainstream politics wherein, as is shown, explicit focus on politicization via (previous as well as current) immigration-related policies still persists. However, as the analysis of Sweden's Social Democratic Party's Twitter discourse shows, a hybrid new discourse of politicization is now emerging. It allows political actors to legitimize immigration policy with often populist-like politicization and the use of new modes of online political communication
The weak-line T Tauri star V410Tau I. A multi-wavelength study of variability
We present the results of an intensive coordinated monitoring campaign in the
optical and X-ray wavelength ranges of the low-mass, pre-main sequence star
V410Tau carried out with the aim to study the relation between various
indicators for magnetic activity that probe emission from different atmospheric
layers: optical photometric star spot (rotation) cycle, chromospheric Halpha
emission, and coronal X-rays. Two X-ray pointings were carried out with the
Chandra satellite simultaneously with the optical observations, and centered
near the maximum and minimum levels of the optical lightcurve. A relation of
their different count levels to the rotation period of the dominating spot is
not confirmed by a third Chandra observation carried out some months later,
during another minimum of the 1.87d cycle. Similarly we find no indications for
a correlation of the Halpha emission with the spots' rotational phase. The
extraordinary stability of the largest spot is confirmed by long-term
photometric and radial velocity measurements. Joining our optical photometry
with previous data we provide a new estimate for the dominant periodicity of
V410Tau. This updated value removes systematic offsets of the time of minimum
observed in data taken over the last decade. Furthermore, the combination of
the new data with published measurements taken during the last decade allows us
to examine long-term changes in the mean light level of the photometry of
V410Tau. A variation on the timescale of 5.4yr is suggested. Assuming that this
behavior is truely cyclic V410Tau is the first pre-main sequence star on which
an activity cycle is detected.Comment: 16 pages, accepted for publication in A&
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