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Which are the main research funds currently accessed by the Department of Design? What are the topics explored through them and which are the interconnections with the Department core research activities? Also, what are the research products delivered, the reached outcomes, and the expected impacts BY these research projects? The book synthesises the results of a qualitative analysis conducted over 32 research (out of 96) projects coordinated or participated in by the researchers of the Department in the timeframe 2014-mid 2021. The results of the analysis confirm the high-level attractiveness of the Department research profile on core topics such as design methodology, service design, and health. However, more interestingly, the analysis shows a significant variety of new topics and themes that emerge as new research questions for the Department, such as the role of design in public sector innovation, ethics, or policy design. The publication provides a snapshot of the topics addressed through the competitive research projects, the dimension of such strands of investigations, the typology and features of results achieved, as well as their relationship to the Department's basic research lines. The relationship and interplay among the outputs, outcomes, and impacts of the funded research is then elaborated in impact pathways, opening up reflections about the upcoming and future of Design research. The findings of the analysis aim to capture the present to understand future directions in terms of scientific, societal, technological and economic aspects. The volume addresses an academic audience from long terms researchers the field of design and other closely related scientific disciplinary fields at the national and international levels, to young researchers approaching the world of design research.

Lady Gaga, Jilet Ayşe, Müslüm, Andy Warhol und Sun Ra sind Kunstfiguren, die national und international bekannt sind. Diese Publikation befasst sich mit künstlerisch gestalteten Identitäten an den Schnittstellen von Bildender Kunst, Performance, Theater, Film, Kabarett, Stand-Up Comedy und Musik und analysiert die gegenwärtig medial verbreitete, aber noch kaum erforschte Darstellungsform der Kunstfiguren. Dabei handelt es sich um fiktive Identitäten, welche Künstler*innen selbst kreieren und mit denen sie in verschiedenen Kontexten auftreten. Im Zentrum der Beiträge stehen ästhetische Strategien und performative Praktiken sowie das Spannungsfeld von darstellenden Künstler*innen und dargestellter Kunstfigur. Mit Beiträgen von: Vivian Braga dos Santos, Simon Dickel, Sibylle Heim (Hochschule der Künste Bern), Daniel Inäbnit, Mira Kandathil, Katarina Kleinschmidt, Grit Köppen, Stefan Krankenhagen, Fabiana Senkpiel und mit einem Künstler*innen-Gespräch mit Idil Baydar (Berlin) und Semih Yavsaner (Bern). Wer sind Maria Marshal, Jilet Ay¸se, Müslüm oder Soya the Cow? Die Darstellungsform der Kunstfiguren erstmals wissenschaftlich untersucht ; Lady Gaga, Jilet Ayşe, Müslüm, Andy Warhol und Sun Ra sind Kunstfiguren, die national und international bekannt sind. Diese Publikation befasst sich mit künstlerisch gestalteten Identitäten an den Schnittstellen von Bildender Kunst, Performance, Theater, Film, Kabarett, Stand-Up Comedy und Musik und analysiert die gegenwärtig medial verbreitete, aber noch kaum erforschte Darstellungsform der Kunstfiguren. Dabei handelt es sich um fiktive Identitäten, welche Künstler*innen selbst kreieren und mit denen sie in verschiedenen Kontexten auftreten. Im Zentrum der Beiträge stehen ästhetische Strategien und performative Praktiken sowie das Spannungsfeld von darstellenden Künstler*innen und dargestellter Kunstfigur. Mit Beiträgen von: Vivian Braga dos Santos, Simon Dickel, Sibylle Heim (Hochschule der Künste Bern), Daniel Inäbnit, Mira Kandathil, Katarina Kleinschmidt, Grit Köppen, Stefan Krankenhagen, Fabiana Senkpiel und mit einem Künstler*innen-Gespräch mit Idil Baydar (Berlin) und Semih Yavsaner (Bern). Wer sind Maria Marshal, Jilet Ay¸se, Müslüm oder Soya the Cow? Die Darstellungsform der Kunstfiguren erstmals wissenschaftlich untersucht ; Lady Gaga, Jilet Ayşe, Müslüm, Andy Warhol and Sun Ra are nationally and internationally known artistic characters. This publication deals with artistically designed identities at the intersections of visual art, performance, theatre, film, cabaret, stand-up comedy and music, analysing the currently widespread but as yet rarely explored nature of such artistic characters’ representation. These are fictional identities that artists create for themselves, with which they appear in various contexts and media. The contributions focus on aesthetic strategies and performative practices as well as the field of tension between the performing artist and the artistic character performed. Who are Maria Marshal, Jilet Ay¸se, Müslüm, and Soya the Cow? The representational form of artistic characters is investigated scientifically for the first time

This short introduction to the United Nations analyzes the organization as itis today, and how it can be transformed to respond to its critics. Combiningessential information about its history and workings with practical proposalsof how it can be strengthened, Trent and Schnurr examine what needs to bedone, and also how we can actually move toward the required reforms. Thisbook is written for a new generation of change-makers ó a generation seekingbetter institutions that reflect the realities of the 21st century and that can actcollectively in the interest of all.

Wie entstehen medienspezifische Interaktionsräume und wie wirken sie sich auf Formen sozialer Ordnung aus? Die Beiträger*innen des Bandes betrachten das Spektrum medienspezifischer Interaktion und unterstreichen dabei die Komplexität der wechselseitig verbundenen Schnittstellen zwischen Menschen und Maschinen. Ansätze aus Medienwissenschaft, -linguistik und -kunst machen sozio-kulturelle Transformationen sichtbar, die durch oder in diesen sich prozessual entfaltenden Interaktionsräumen als Un/Realitäten entstehen. Der Band eröffnet damit einen interdisziplinären Blick auf die Entstehung, Gestaltung und Bedingung von medienspezifischen Interaktionen.

Richly illustrated, two-volume catalogue of illuminated manuscripts and incunabula of the Austrian National Library from the collections of manuscripts and old prints as well as the music collection. lt is dedicated to the 15th century and includes a total of 164 objects from Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia and Hungary, which have been recorded and prepared for further research into book illumination from an explicitly art-historical perspective.

Ce livre est le récit d'un voyage à travers les lettres latino-américaines, un guide pour la découverte d'une littérature nomade et voyageuse. Un essai dans lequel Albert Bensoussan souhaite faire partager sa passion de dire et de traduire…

This reprint consolidates the latest findings on the biology and management of major corn insect pests, highlighting how temperature and humidity regimes shorten life cycles and push species like Spodoptera exigua, S. litura, and S. frugiperda into previously cool regions. Stable-isotope tracking now confirms that fall armyworm undertakes a previously unrecognized southward “reverse migration” from the U.S. Corn Belt to Florida, rapidly shuttling Bt- and insecticide-resistance alleles across the continent. Field evaluations show that Vip3Aa20-expressing hybrids remain the only Bt technology that is still delivering > 75% control of corn earworm and reducing mycotoxin contamination, while older Cry proteins succumb to widespread resistance. At the same time, innovative work demonstrates that the maize weevil can be safely converted into a 48% protein ingredient, offering a practical “harvest-to-feed” approach that simultaneously curbs post-harvest losses and generates a sustainable protein source. Taken together, the studies provide a coherent, multi-scale framework for climate-smart, resistance-aware, and resource-efficient pest management in maize systems worldwide.

Plants under natural conditions often face multiple stresses, including drought, salinity, temperature extremes, submergence stress, bacteria, viruses, fungi, insects, etc. These biotic and abiotic stresses negatively influence plant growth and productivity. Various approaches have recently been used to overcome stresses in plants. It is necessary to evaluate and explore how diverse molecular techniques can be applied to different biological studies to improve biotic and abiotic stress tolerance in plants. This will help reduce production losses and increase crop tolerance to various stresses. It is now the time to make a difference by developing plants that can withstand biotic and abiotic stresses.

The first comprehensive global assessment of the political impact of the Sustainable Development Goals that the United Nations launched in 2015. Written by a team of over sixty experts and drawing on over 3000 scientific studies, this volume is a key resource for policymakers, activists and scholars of sustainable development.

Available open access digitally under CC BY-NC-ND licence. Do our tools for knowing about the world actually obscure important knowledge? This book uncovers how knowledge infrastructures—including satellite tracking, climate models, machine learning and citizen science apps—shape our understanding of contemporary crises. Rooted in logics of resource assessment, these systems often reinforce extractive thinking, even when intended to protect. Beaulieu calls for a radical focus on relations to reimagine liveable futures: from monitoring and measuring to fostering connection, care and interdependence. Drawing on science and technology studies and feminist critique, this book offers tools for transforming data practices, designing more responsive interfaces and building better infrastructures of survival.

Même s'il vit encore au rythme des traditions et des contraintes, le XVIIIe siècle est le siècle de tous les changements. La révolution des valeurs bouleverse les habitudes les plus solidement ancrées. Les élites éclairées chantent les vertus de la liberté et de l'égalité et rêvent de bonheur pour le genre humain. Les progrès agricoles et l'ouverture des grandes routes royales dynamisent les échanges, stimulent la consommation et brouillent les frontières entre le luxe et le strict nécessaire. De leur côté, les autorités civiles et religieuses conjuguent leurs efforts pour doter les campagnes de maîtres d'écoles, de chirurgiens et de sages-femmes compétents et expérimentés. Comment les ruraux ont-ils accueilli et vécu ces nouveautés ? Que sait – on des aspirations philosophiques, morales et politiques des petites-gens ? Que deviennent les idéaux des Lumières dans le cadre villageois ? Comment la génération de 1789 a-t-elle vécu les mutations matérielles et intellectuelles de son temps ? Seuls les cahiers de doléances sont capables de nous le dire ; à condition toutefois d'en renouveler profondément les questionnements et d'en faire une relecture culturelle. Cette enquête, nourrie de l'historiographie récente joue sur les variations d'échelle - nationale, régionale et locale - et montre comment les cahiers de doléances sont le fruit d'un partage culturel né d'une rencontre, inédite à l'échelle du royaume, entre le monde des élites et celui des humbles. Ainsi, l'étude des aspirations des Français de 1789 souligne le jeu complexe « d'acculturation » et « d'inculturation » entre les nantis et les gagne-petit. Cette recherche confirme, au niveau du royaume, le degré d'autonomie et les clivages des mondes ruraux qui, dans leur diversité géographique comme dans leur complexité sociale, se rallient, refusent ou intègrent, en les adaptant, des valeurs et des pratiques qui leur sont a priori étrangères.

Neste livro, o autor procura entender e sistematizar as coordenadas teóricas, práticas e éticas que fundamentam tais modelos de clínicas nos ensaios escritos nessa investigação, com a intenção de esclarecer e orientar a própria práxis. O objetivo consistiu em problematizar, a partir da práxis, da documentação e da literatura, as possibilidades clínicas no campo da Psicologia, distinguindo e caracterizando seus modelos de atenção e também procurando entender quais são os efeitos éticos promovidos. O autor também buscou trabalhar com o conceito fundamental de subjetividade para pensar e problematizar de modo paradigmático o campo psicológico e a área da clínica, com destaque o conceito de subjetividade numa acepção muito precisa: a que emerge da Psicanálise do campo de Freud e Lacan e o tipo de clínica que daí deriva, como fundamental para um psicólogo que se pretenda psicossocial.

The Death and Life of Chinese Civil Society examines how a group of Chinese intellectual elites referred to as the liberals or ziyou pai edified the civil society project beginning in the 1990s to build an independent space to constrain state power, increase political participation, and promote China’s democratization. In the early 2000s, activists in movements such as the environmental and the AIDS movements identified with the liberals and regarded their activism as part of the project of building civil society. However, since the late 2000s the liberals’ influence has gradually declined. In prominent social movements in the 2010s such as the labor and feminist movements, activists have openly criticized the liberal interpretation of civil society and regarded liberals’ civil society agenda as irrelevant. Mujun Zhou employs the concept of interstitial space, or the space where the exercise of power has not been fully institutionalized, to examine the history of the civil society project over the past three decades and its changing relationship with other social movements. Zhou suggests that by advocating for civil society the liberals gained allies and thematized many social problems rising during China’s economic reform; however, liberals’ activism also produced new forms of power inequalities.

The 1990s saw a constant increase in international peace missions, predominantly led by the United Nations, whose mandates were more and more extended to implement societal and political transformations in post-conflict societies. However, in many cases these missions did not meet the high expectations and did not acquire a sufficient legitimacy on the local level. Written by leading experts in the field, this edited volume brings together ‘liberal’ and ‘post-liberal’ approaches to peacebuilding. Besides challenging dominant peacebuilding paradigms, the book scrutinizes how far key concepts of post-liberal peacebuilding offer sound categories and new perspectives to reframe peacebuilding research. It thus moves beyond the ‘liberal’–‘post-liberal’ divide and systematically integrates further perspectives, paving the way for a new era in peacebuilding research which is theory-guided, but also substantiated in the empirical analysis of peacebuilding practices. This book will be essential reading for postgraduate students and scholar-practitioners working in the field of peacebuilding. By embedding the subject area into different research perspectives, the book will also be relevant for scholars who come from related backgrounds, such as democracy promotion, transitional justice, statebuilding, conflict and development research and international relations in general.

Esta obra revela una San Carlos de Bariloche donde coexisten la ciudad turística con otras ciudades no tan visibles para el observador externo: la de las desigualdades, la de la informalidad, la de las disputas por el acceso a la tierra y a entornos de privilegio. Una ciudad donde el Estado está presente a veces en articulación y a veces en conflicto con actores sociales y organizaciones. María Mercedes Di Virgilio dice en el prólogo que «el carácter turístico de la ciudad no solo marca su presente sino que, también, marcó su historia. Resulta novedoso advertir cómo la condición de destino turístico configuró el proceso de urbanización de la ciudad y organizó la dinámica inmobiliaria y, por ende, su morfología actual». El libro invita a abrir las páginas y encontrar una ciudad más compleja y menos bidimensional. Para ello, sociólogos, abogados, trabajadores sociales, arquitectos e historiadores cruzan sus miradas con el objetivo de comprender las dinámicas urbanas de Bariloche de manera interdisciplinaria e integral.