Library and Archival Science
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In this paper we argue that the use of the communicative theory of Jürgen Habermas in planning theory is problematic because it hampers an understanding of how power shapes planning. We posit an alternative approach based on the power... more
At the same time that case studies are widely used and have produced canonical texts, it may be observed that the case study as a methodology is generally held in low regard, or is simply ignored, within the academy. For example, only 2... more
Back cover text: If the new fin de siècle marks a recurrence of the real, Bent Flyvbjerg’s Rationality and Power epitomizes that development and sets new standards for social and political inquiry. The Danish town of Aalborg is to... more
Taken together, the works of Jurgen Habermas and Michel Foucault highlight an essential tension in modernity. This is the tension between the normative and the real, between what should be done and what is actually done. Understanding... more
A chapter in Archives in Liquid Times, edited by Frans Smit, Arnoud Glaudemans, and Rienk Jonker
The new potential offered by the Information and Communication Technologies and widespread use of the Internet is encouraging governments around the world to introduce ICT tools to transform bureaucracy, reduce cost, improve governance,... more
The experience of entering into a library of a Genoese aristocratic of sixteenth or seventeenth century is something that today is almost impossible for anyone: the dispersion of the library, the radical change undergone by the palaces... more
Vaclav Havel observed that a strong civil society is a crucial condition of strong democracy. Empowering civil society is a central concern for the project of democracy, just as the question of how best to think about such empowerment is... more
Este manual visa orientar o processo de auditoria de RDC-Arq’s, partindo da análise do OAIS e do ACTDR. Desta forma, enfatiza aspectos da Arquivística que devem ser considerados pela administração do repositório. Este manual visa... more
In this deliberately provocative paper, I argue that it is rather unfortunate that planning theorists have, with a few notable exceptions, tended to ignore the potential contributions that Henri Lefebvre’s spatial triad ideas regarding... more
Archives are a discipline, a profession, and a philosophy; and archives are a story—a way of telling the future about the past from an ever-changing present, a tool for remembering. The practice of archives is not inherent to human... more
This dissertation is interested in how archival theory—the theoretical work of archiving produced by archivists and, to a lesser extent, the modes of doing archival research deployed by researchers—tackles the colonial roots and routes of... more
This article presents the theoretical background to a wider project that is attempting to increase our understanding of the impact and uses of large-scale digitization, being undertaken by the first author at University College London... more
One of the unresolved riddles in the history of the humanities is the relationship between Aby Warburg and Ernst Cassirer, or, more precisely, the impact of the Kulturwissenschaftliche Bibliothek Warburg on Cassirer’s Philosophy of... more
Kata preservasi, konservasi, dan restorasi sangat tidak asing lagi didunia perpustakaan. Namun, kerap kali kita sering tertukar pengertiannya antara preservasi, konservasi maupun restorasi.
This article examines five common misunderstandings about case-study research: (a) theoretical knowledge is more valuable than practical knowledge; (b) one cannot generalize from a single case, therefore, the single-case study cannot... more
The author is trying to show the idea of unhygienic literature
Censimento e catalogazione su base informatica dei manoscritti medievali presenti sul territorio toscano. La Regione Toscana ha avviato dal 1992 la catalogazione informatizzata dei manoscritti medievali (cioè datati o databili entro... more
This article provides an answer to what has been called the biggest problem in theorizing and understanding planning: the ambivalence about power found among planning researchers, theorists, and students. The author narrates how he came... more
This paper contributes to a critical understanding of the production of space through an exploration of notable spatial moments in the 1990s work of the Central Manchester Development Corporation (CMDC), particularly its role in the... more
Searches for grey literature can require substantial resources to undertake but their inclusion is vital for research activities such as systematic reviews. Web scraping, the extraction of patterned data from web pages on the internet,... more
There is ferment in the social sciences. After years of sustained effort to build a science of society modelled on the natural sciences, that project, long treated with suspicion by some, is now openly being rethought. A critical... more
The paper focuses upon the Ottoman registers, constituting significant part of the fond of Belogradchik, of Berkovitsa, of Kula, of Lom, of Oryahovo, of Vidin and of Vratsa. All they are kept at the Oriental Department of the Bulgarian... more
Back cover text: Making Social Science Matter presents an exciting new approach to social science, including theoretical argument, methodological guidelines, and examples of practical application. Why has social science failed in attempts... more
For over fifty years, successive waves of critique have underscored that the apolitical character of much of Political Science research betrays the founding mission of the discipline to have science serve democracy. The Caucus for a New... more
Franklin Furnace: Performance & Politics documents the historical, cultural, and political legacy of Franklin Furnace Archive, Inc. Spanning four decades, this collection of archival records includes forty-two works selected from the... more
"Se queremos que tudo fique como está é preciso que tudo mude." O leitmotif da obra de Tomasi de Lampedusa, imortalizada no grande ecrã pela objectiva de Visconti, sintetiza a sua ideia central, acerca do declínio das antigas elites, em... more
The Aalborg Project may be interpreted as a metaphor of modern politics, modern administration and planning, and of modernity itself. The basic idea of the project was comprehensive, coherent, and innovative, and it was based on rational... more
If we want to empower and re-enchant organization research, we need to do three things. First, we must drop all pretence, however indirect, at emulating the success of the natural sciences in producing cumulative and predictive theory,... more
Chapter 3 presents empirically informed analyses of a number of new public space projects initiated first as counter-projects and counter-spaces by a variety of community and historic preservation society interests. It demonstrates... more
Phronetic organizational research is an approach to the study of management and organizations focusing on ethics and power. It is based on a contemporary interpretation of the Aristotelian concept phronesis, usually as ‘prudence’.... more
This article asks how planning scholarship may effectively gain impact in planning practice through media exposure. In liberal democracies, the public sphere is dominated by mass media. Therefore, working with such media is a prerequisite... more
Penerapan teknologi informasi di dalam pepustakaan diterapkan dalam berbagai bidang perkerjaan yang berhubungan dengan kepustakawanan. Bidang pekerjaan yang diintegrasikan dalam sistem ini adalah akuisisi, katalogisasi, sirkulasi,... more
The term ‘phronetic social science’ was coined in Making Social Science Matter (Flyvbjerg 2001). However, as pointed out in that volume and by Schram (2006), phronetic social science existed well before this particular articulation of the... more