Identity Problems (An Interview with John B. Davis)

In this interview, Professor Davis discusses the evolution of his career and research interests as a philosopher-economist and gives his perspective on a number of important issues in the field. He argues that historians and methodologists of economics should be engaged in the practice of economics, and that historians should be more open to philosophical analysis of the content of economic ideas. He suggests that the history of recent economics is a particularly fruitful and important area for research exactly because it is an open-ended story that is very relevant to understanding the underlying concerns and concepts of contemporary economics. He discusses his engagement with heterodox economics schools, and their engagement with a rapidly changing mainstream economics. He argues that the theory of the individual is “the central philosophical issue in economics” and discusses his extensive contributions to the issue

(WP 2016-01) Transformation without Paternalism

Human development is meant to be transformational in that it aims to improve people’s lives by enhancing their capabilities. But who does it target: people as they are or the people they will become? This paper argues that the human development approach relies on an understanding of personal identity as dynamic rather than as static collections of preferences, and that this distinguishes human development from conventional approaches to development. Nevertheless this dynamic understanding of personal identity is presently poorly conceptualized and this has implications for development practice. We identify a danger of paternalism and propose institutionalizing two procedural principles as side constraints on development policies and projects: the principle of free prior informed consent, and the principle of democratic development

Transformation without Paternalism

Human development is meant to be transformational in that it aims to improve people's lives by enhancing their capabilities. But who does it target: people as they are or the people they will become? This paper argues that the human development approach relies on an understanding of personal identity as dynamic rather than as static collections of preferences, and that this distinguishes human development from conventional approaches to development. Nevertheless, this dynamic understanding of personal identity is presently poorly conceptualized and this has implications for development practice. We identify a danger of paternalism and propose institutionalizing two procedural principles as side constraints on development policies and projects: the principle of free prior informed consent and the principle of democratic development

Futureland Now

Futureland Now is a contemporary landscape project culminating in an exhibition and publication which builds and reflects upon an earlier exhibition at the Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne in 1989. The original Futureland exhibition set out to engage with and to reflect key issues and concerns current within the contemporary Britain of the 1980s. The use of large-scale colour canvasses together with the use of texts provided a challenging and innovative new format which contributed to a re-evaluation of the aesthetics of contemporary fine art photography. The impact of this development and the accessibility of the medium ensured that the exhibition engaged a broad public audience and was influential in a broad historical context. Futureland Now provides a context in which to revisit the original exhibition and to reflect upon its legacy. The project contains key (reworked) images from the original exhibition together with relevant developmental material made by both artists in the interim period together with new works. In all cases the works can be said to explore and to reflect many of the original concerns made apparent in the original exhibition. Futureland Now is project located in the North of England but its scope and meanings lay far beyond. The landscape subjects in this work address contemporary issues of culture and society and reflect an economic context that continues to define us as a late capitalist culture in crisis. Much of the rhetoric framing the exhibition links the aesthetic imperatives of the work with earlier artists such as John Martin in their exploration of the industrial and cultural sublime. These issues are further explored in the eponymous publication, published by University of Plymouth Press

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Experimental Approaches at Linear Colliders

This report summarises the activity of the E3 working group "Experimental Approaches at Linear Colliders". The group was charged with examining critically the physics case for a linear collider of energy of order 1 TeV as well as the cases for higher energy machines, assessing the performance requirements and exploring the viability of several special options. In addition it was asked to identify the critical areas where R&D is required.Comment: 21 pages, 13 figures, to appear in the Proceedings of the APS / DPF / DPB Summer Study on the Future of Particle Physics (Snowmass 2001), Snowmass, Colorado, 30 Jun - 21 Jul 200

The Education and Training for Work of People with Mental Health Problems: Issues Arising from Recent Changes in Ireland

The value of vocational training and work is well established as an important contributor towards the successful rehabilitation and recovery maintenance of people who have had or have mental health problems. Recent changes to the statutory framework governing socially integrative disability policy have certain implications for the successful establishment and co-ordinated working of specialist vocational and educational schemes for people with mental health problems. This editorial article reviews the literature on employment, training and its value to mental health rehabilitation in order to examine these implications

User Oriented Interface Metaphors: A Comparative Analysis

The interface metaphor is not a new concept. Although metaphors are used extensively in user interface design, there is an increasing need to identify and develop more effective metaphors. Information technology is being utilized by a wide variety of users in a number of different domains. A large number of these user domains do not fit well with a traditional metaphorical interface (e.g., desktop). Because metaphors are defined by a user’s perception of objects in his/her environment (Lakoff and Johnson, 1980), these varying domains will act as a catalyst when deriving potential interface metaphors. The research in this paper will address several important issues. How effective is a metaphorical interface that utilizes objects derived from the user domain? Does it improve user productivity, accuracy, and satisfaction? Are these interfaces more effective when presented to novice users? How do experienced or expert users respond to them

EU nurses no longer feel welcome in Britain

Nurses from the EU have stopped coming to work in the UK because they no longer feel welcome in the country, writes John Wells (Waterford Institute of Technology). Brexit will bring to an end to the tradition of Irish nurses working in Britain. It also looks unlikely that EU nursing qualifications will be recognised from January, and research will lose out if the UK excludes itself from EU funding