Search results for "ICTS"

The methods and techniques of the research on war and conflicts. The outline of the issue

2018

The aim of this paper is to present the methodological assumptions necessary to examine the wars and conflicts. Authors refer to the genesis of the research on the phenomenon of war that occurred after the end of World War II. Moreover, the authors selects the research methods. The wide range of research methods will be applied in international relations, such as an empirical report, based on the description of the various conflicts and their interpretation. It must be emphasized that methodological technique applied in humanities and empirical sciences is necessary to examine war and peace. Above all, two methods are the most important, that is, inductionism that allows to collect and logi…

Trade-offs among intensive forestry, ecosystem services and biodiversity in boreal forests

2018

Finnish forests are used extensively for timber production but are also providers of other ecosystem services and harbor unique biodiversity. The ecosystem services approach has so far been used marginally in the context of Finnish forestry; however, due to the multiple values associated with Finnish forests and the impacts forestry operations have on forest ecosystems, it is clearly applicable in this context. In this thesis, I studied the occurrence and severity of trade-offs among ecosystem services and biodiversity conservation in Finnish forests. I used forest inventory data, forest growth simulations, and multi-objective optimization to reveal how the severity of the trade-offs varies…

From being ignored to engaging in dialogue : Young boys' narratives of children's participation in child–parent conflicts

2023

This paper examines children's opportunities to participate in everyday child–parent conflicts as revealed in young boys' fictional narratives. The data were collected from 19 boys aged 3–6 years using the Story Magician's Play Time method. Narrative analysis yielded four story types: ignored participation stories, parent-directed participation stories, child-directed participation stories and dialogical participation stories. The study illustrates that when considering children's participation in child–parent conflicts, differences between children in their opportunities to participate in resolving conflicts should be taken into account. The boys' stories draw attention to the importance o…

Planning in the Face of Conflict in Un-Democratic Contexts: Lessons from Two Sicilian Municipalities

2015

Within planning theory, the disciplinary tradition that is more attentive towards conflicts can be placed in a triangular position between politics, citizens and power, where the different research directions can be identified as studies into the élites, the hierarchy of governance and, last but not least, the role of social movements. Through élite theories and theories of classical pluralism, the reflection on conflicts has been measured mostly against the enigma of “who is in power” applied to city management, whereas in the sphere of urban economic policy, questions have mainly regarded the objectives, despite their having to come to terms with the limitations of rational choices (Bish …

Los poderes locales en la sociedad agraria : una propuesta de balance

2000

El artículo, derivado de la contribución al curso de verano celebrado en Águilas (Región de Murcia) en septiembre de 2000, sobre los diez últimos años de Historia Agraria en España, considera las investigaciones recientes acerca de los poderes locales en la sociedad agraria española desde el siglo XVIII. Se. destacan tanto los distintos enfoques metodológicos como los problemas principales en la evolución de las relaciones entre las clases sociales, el peso de la comunidad local y el contexto político de la sociedad rural. Se otorga una importancia especial a un cierto `ámbito comunitario` que, pese a los avances del individualismo agrario y de la diferenciación social, muestra actuar como …

Prawo skazanych i tymczasowo aresztowanych do bezpieczeństwa

2018

Prawo więźniów do zapewnienia im bezpieczeństwa wydaje się być bezdyskusyjne. Zapewnienie porządku i bezpieczeństwa w zakładach karnych i aresztach śledczych jest obowiązkiem państwa. W jego imieniu zadania te wykonuje Służba Więzienna traktowana jako instrument państwa mający za zadanie zminimalizować zagrożenia społeczne. Obowiązkiem administracji penitencjarnej jest zapewnienie bezpieczeństwa osobistego osadzonych, a także personelu więziennego, przeciwdziałanie przemocy w środowisku osób pozbawionych wolności oraz popełnianiu przestępstw. Najczęściej dochodzi tam do takich przestępstw, jak zgwałcenia, bójki, pobicia, kradzieże, wymuszenia i znęcanie się fizyczne oraz psychiczne. Poza ty…

Spatial conflicts betweem modernizations of railway lines and natural values A case study of Poznań - Szczecin railway line

2017

One of the most intensive processes in the development of Polish transport infrastructure is currently modernizing main national railway lines. One of them is the railway line between Poznan and Szczecin. During the realization of such projects there occur conflicts in fulfilling different ecosystem functions by landscapes. On the basis of the theory of ecosystem services these conflicts should be solved, and potential projects – optimized. The study evaluates natural values of the areas adjacent to the railway line Poznań - Szczecin within a zone of 250 m, and also identifies areas with varying conflict degrees for the realization of the modernization project. The most important areas of h…

Rezolucja Parlamentu Europejskiego z 13 marca 2008 r. w sprawie szczególnej sytuacji kobiet w więzieniach oraz wpływu rodziców przebywających w więzi…

2017

Examining the longitudinal relationship between visibility and persistence on stress and technology-assisted supplemental work

2023

This study examines the longitudinal relationship between two affordances of organizational information and communication technologies (ICTs)—that is, visibility and persistence—and individuals’ subjective stress and technology-assisted supplemental work (TASW). We propose that visibility and persistence associated with organizational ICTs are often more aptly construed as probabilities for action, rather than merely possibilities for action. The hypotheses are tested using latent change structural equation modeling drawing on two-wave survey data from 437 employees of a global industrial logistics company headquartered in a Nordic country. The findings highlight that visibility is associat…

Solving Conflicts among Conservation, Economic, and Social Objectives in Boreal Production Forest Landscapes: Fennoscandian Perspectives

2018

This chapter discusses challenges and possibilities involved in preserving biological diversity and the diversity of ecosystem services in the boreal zone and yet at the same time maintaining intensive timber extraction in boreal forests. Our focus is on Fennoscandian forests at the landscapes level, and we consider economic, social and ecological in the sustainability of forest management. We provide an outlook to boreal forest ecosystems and their history, and an overview of the forestry practices and policies that aim to ensure multi-functionality of Fennoscandian forests, i.e. diversity of efforts on sustaining biodiversity, timber production and other ecosystem services from forest lan…