The Expansion of Renewable Energies in Germany between Niche Dynamics and System Integration

The main assumption is that the expansion of the renewable energies in Germany is not only the result of technical innovations, but also the outcome of specific social and institutional innovation processes. The article first examines the reasons for the increasing diffusion of renewable energies. Some attention will be directed to the relevance of political regulation and to actor networks, which have been important for the process of innovation. Secondly, the question will be discussed if there is another side to the rapid growth of the sector for renewable energies, in the sense of specific problems and ambivalent results caused by the growth. One example could be conflicts, which emerge from divergent interests of actors involved or from the risks of technological niche promotion. The third main topic takes as its point of departure the fact that the relationship between the 'renewables' and the traditional industry of power generation was marked from the outset by competing paradigms. The renewable energies could at first only be propagated in small niches, which had to be protected by political regulation. The question will be discussed whether the increasing expansion of the niches causes growing problems with integrating the renewable energies into the given centralized electricity system and what kind of different interests and ideas about system integration have to be taken into consideration

The Refugee in Europe

This paper suggests a theoretical and methodological heuristics for the analysis of the specific situation of asylum seekers in Europe with the focus on reception centers in Germany. It should be shown that the situation of asylum seekers in Europe can be conceived as a result from translation relations between global and local political and juridical targets of the European refugee regime, the organization reception centers and formations of groups between the asylum seekers

Toward a philosophy of auditing

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Other Accounting Standards Board, Prepared for the 1973 Annual Meeting of the American Institute of CPAs Atlanta, Georgia, October 15, 1973

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Work of the Special Investigations Committee

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Discussant\u27s response to the role of auditing theory in education and practice

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Self-regulation: How it works

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Using a Participatory Approach to Organizational Behavioral Consultation in Schools

Functional behavioral assessment (FBA) is a process through which challenging behavior is decreased by reducing behavior triggers and by teaching individuals more appropriate ways to communicate what they were attempting to communicate through their challenging behavior. Despite the legislative support for the FBA process, educators have found it cumbersome to implement with fidelity (Scott, McIntyre, Liaupsin, Nelson, & Conroy, 2004). The current study aims to train and consult with staff in therapeutic day schools on the use of functional behavioral assessments (FBAs) using the Participatory Culture-Specific Consultation (PCSC) model (Nastasi, Varjas, Bernstein, & Jayasena, 2000). The PSCS “combines ethnographic research methods and an action research process with participatory or collaborative approach to consultation to address the concerns of clients, consultees, and systems in a manner that reflects their cultural experiences” (pg. 403, Nastasi et al., 2000). Preliminary results suggest that the needs of educators vary considerably across settings and that targeting training content to the culture-specific needs of settings increases training acceptability and effectiveness. School-based trainers and coaches will learn methods for collaborating with educators and schools during the training and consultation process to ensure that time spent training and coaching is time well spent

Indoor positioning and navigation, part III: navigation systems

In the age of automation the ability to navigate persons and devices in indoor environments has become increasingly important for a rising number of applications. With the emergence of global satellite positioning systems, the performance of outdoor navigation has become excellent, but many mass market applications require seamless navigation capabilities in all environments. Therefore indoor navigation has become a focus of research and development during the past decade. It has by now become apparent that there is no overall solution based on a single technology, such as that provided outdoors by satellite-based navigation