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Bernd Spanier

Europe, anyone?

Series: Kommunikation in Politik und Wirtschaft

Volume 4 2012

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Systems Theory Perspective S. 102-104

„… structural macro-perspective is needed.Systems Theory PerspectiveThe principle of a functionally …” „… that the concept of systems theory is re-conceptualisedfrom an action theory perspective i.e. the idea …” „… 1992:154 f).Institutional PerspectiveCompared to the two main sociological approaches action theory and …”

Action Theory Perspective S. 100-102

„… briefly outlined in the following.Action Theory PerspectiveAction theory has been, by and large, dominated …” „… Theory PerspectiveThe principle of a functionally differentiated society, as represented by …” „… his systems theory5.100related «onion model». Both approaches emphasise the multi-layered nature of …”

Overview of European Public Sphere Concepts S. 59-64

„… , less burdened however with «normative ballast» as inthe original discourse theory while making use of a …” „… holistic systems theory terminology. The functional aspects of a public sphere as 1) conveying information …” „… macro sociologicalapproaches based on Luhmann’s systems theory. The constructive debate of …”

Institutional Perspective S. 104-105

„… f).Institutional PerspectiveCompared to the two main sociological approaches action theory and systems theory, the …” „… institutional structure of theirsocial environment. The institutional perspective also fits in with the above …” „… study firstly the news media’s interactions with political actors, includingthe perspectives from both …”

Preface S. 7-12

„… Theoretical Model of Interaction5. 100Action Theory Perspective5.1 101Systems Theory Perspective5.2 102 …” „… of European Public Sphere Concepts2.2 59The Infrastructural Perspective2.2.1 60The Cultural …” „… Perspective2.2.2 61The Process Perspective2.2.3 61Open Questions2.3 64Conclusion: The «Communication Deficit …”

Re-focus on Multilevel Democracy Concepts S. 49-51

„… this perspective, often aforegone conclusion, or as Moravcsik remarks «most such judgements are so …” „… theEuropean Union (cf. Majone 1998: 6). This perspective promotes a pragmatic approach, pointing out the …” „… perspective and argue that the EU is a supranational body and thatthe adequate level of analysis and …”

Methodology S. 112-117

„… perspective (spokespersons’ responses) and from anexternal point of view (observation).107 With regard to the …” „… Lewin. The theoretical underpinning therebyfollows the Grounded Theory and the principle of theory …” „… internal perspective and facilitated the detection of aspects that otherwise might have remained undetected …”

Integrated Approaches S. 105-108

„… theory approaches in their strict interpretation are theoreticallyincompatible with actor-centred …” „… of prominent branches of research entirely overboard. The application of systems theory in …” „… neglected because these cannotbe grasped from a «within perspective».105of linkage: Jarren/Meier (2002: 128 …”

The European Public Sphere S. 53-59

„… perspective, the democratic legitimacy of the union is adequate, if not even favourable to that of many …” „… ballast» as inthe original discourse theory while making use of a holistic systems theory terminology. The …” „… Luhmann’s systems theory. The constructive debate of actor-centredand systems theoretical premises have …”

References S. 155-172

„… / Schröder,Roland (2008): Understanding the Complexity of EU Communication. The Spokespersons’ Perspective (pp …” „… S. (1990): Foundations of Social Theory. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.Collignon, Stefan …” „… enough.pdf.Collignon, Stefan / Al-Sadoon, Majid (2006): A theory of stochastic consensus. Center forEuropean Studies …”

Conclusion: Complexity as the Key Factor in EU Communication S. 87-92

„… necessity of complexity reduction from a sociological perspective (cf. Luhman 1975:26).89EU Treaties, these …” „… functional perspectives, have been discussed elsewhere and would exceed the scopeof this study, it is however …” „… into accountlinked within the spheres of classic political theory and modern cognitive …”

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Mark Schelker - Making Auditors Effective

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Making Auditors Effective

Series: Neue Studien zur Politischen Ökonomie

Volume 4 2008

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Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis S. 2-12

„… , PerspectivesMaking Auditors EffectiveNomos1. Auflage 2008© Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, Baden-Baden 2008. Printed in …” „… . Alois StutzerProf. Dr. Hannelore Weck-HannemannBand 4 Mark Schelker2.AuflageTheory, Evidence …” „… Chapter 2: Extending the Role of Public Auditors: Theory and Empirical Evidence from Swiss Municipalities …”

References S. 143-152

„… University Press, Cambridge Alesina, Alberto and Howard Rosenthal (1996): A Theory of Divided Government …” „… for Identification: From Supply and Demand to Natural Experiments. Journal of Economic Perspectives 15 …” „… Political Economy 110 (6): 1318-1354 Baron, David P. (1989): A Non-cooperative Theory of Legislative …”

Introduction S. 65-67

„… 65Chapter 2: Extending the Role of Public Auditors: Theory and Empirical Evidence from Swiss …” „… perspective on the role of auditing institutions: Auditors should not only be endowed with an ex post auditing …” „… and concludes. 2. Auditors in the Policy Making Process: Some Theory In the first chapter of this book …”

Factors determining auditor effectiveness: Independence and scope of audits S. 24-28

„… . Models from contract theory assume that the principal itself writes the contracts with the agent as well …” „… discussion of public auditing institutions drawing on principal-agent theory or Political Economics and …” „… perspective it is unclear how effective de jure provisions to conduct performance audits really are.9 …”

A crucial asymmetry S. 67-69

„… institutions. Section 7 summarizes and concludes. 2. Auditors in the Policy Making Process: Some Theory In the …” „… in the policy process. From this perspective the Alt and Lassen (2006) career concerns model could be …” „… ’ interests. From a policymakers’ perspective these special characteristics have direct implications …”

Introduction S. 17-20

„… policy projects from a financial perspective. This last aspect is especially important because typically …” „… auditors or audit courts, expand the perspective on the role of public 19auditors and argue that the …” „… Role of Auditors: Theory and Empirical Evidence from Swiss Municipalities Auditing institutions are …”

US state auditors S. 127-129

„… learn from the rich literature on public governance. Agency theory is an important theoretical approach …” „… perspective it seems unclear whether we can directly learn from empirical findings in the public sector. Hence …”

Empirical results S. 94-112

„… : From a more traditional perspective it could be argued that self-government implies high transaction …” „… larger the municipality grows. From a second, less traditional, perspective it could be argued that town …” „… theory in which in larger municipalities the impact of auditors should be larger due to the more …”

Standard approach: fiscal variables S. 40-53

„… average surplus is around 158 USD per capita. From this perspective it seems that auditors appointed by …” „… robust to variations in the model specifications. In a theory focusing on the effects of transparency we …” „… . This result does not follow directly from the theory. We would expect lower levels of deficits, i.e …”

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Dominic Roser, Stefan Riedener, Markus Huppenbauer - Effective Altruism and Religion

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Effective Altruism and Religion

Series: Religion - Wirtschaft - Politik

Volume 23 2022

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Stefan Höschele On Loving Neighbours and Others: Effective Altruism and Christian Ethics in a Relational Models Theory Perspective S. 147-168

„… Relational Models Theory Perspective Abstract Christian traditions have tended to focus on “neighbours” as …” „… Effective Altruism in a Relational Models Theory Perspective So how does EA relate to the four relational …” „… paper builds on insights from Relational Models Theory, a metatheory of human relationships that …”

Mara-Daria Cojocaru This World Needs More (than One Kind of) Love. A Modest, Murdoch-Inspired Proposal to Take the Heart in Effective Altruism More Seriously S. 97-120

„… normative theory and actual effective altruists’ plurality of motivations, complicating EA’s transition to a …” „… social movement. Making moral life and theory potentially more complicated (but realistic), I turn to …” „… move anyone with a heart in their chest to want to do good. No rocket science and no complicated theory …”

Stefan Riedener Human Extinction from a Thomist Perspective S. 187-210

„… Stefan Riedener Human Extinction from a Thomist Perspective Abstract “Existential risks” are risks …” „… importance of these risks be assessed on a Christian moral theory? In this paper, I begin to answer this …” „… Pearce, Feeding Everyone. 188 Stefan Riedener The answer depends on the correct moral theory. It is most …”

Dominic Roser, Stefan Riedener Introduction S. 9-16

„… attention outside of religious circles. From the perspective of traditional, and often religiously …” „… outright wrong and dangerous. But religious perspectives on EA go far beyond the simple questions of what …” „… should the adoption of EA in religious communities be seen as dangerous from EA’s perspective? Finally …”

Calvin Baker Buddhism and effective altruism S. 17-46

„… effective altruism (EA) movement from a classical Indian Buddhist perspective. Following barebones …” „… secular naturalism. Introduction This article addresses the following question: What perspective would …” „… articulating an Indian Buddhist perspective on EA, we will focus on Indian Buddhist philosophy from …”

Dominic Roser Effective Altruism as Egyptian Gold for Christians S. 47-76

„… , secondly, instrumentally valuable for promoting welfare according to any theory of welfare. Further, these …” „… , and the epistles. This has often remained a theory in the history of Christianity but time and again …” „… utilitarian theory were even explicitly Christian in their motivation. EA is an ally not only in terms of …”

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis S. 1-8

„… : Effective Altruism and Christian Ethics in a Relational Models Theory Perspective 147 Stefan Höschele …” „… a Thomist Perspective 187 Stefan Riedener Are Effective Altruists Saints? Effective Altruism, Moral …”

Markus Huppenbauer But It’s My Money! Some Thoughts on the Ethics and Culture of Donating Money S. 235-252

„… perspectives on effective altruism. It explores the practice of charitable giving and comments on it from a …” „… moral perspective. It discusses the motives for donating to charity as well as the obligation to do so …” „… leave ourselves with enough – a sufficiency theory. My co-organiser, Dominic Roser, pointed me towards …”

Robert MacSwain Are Effective Altruists Saints? Effective Altruism, Moral Sainthood, and Human Holiness S. 211-234

„… secular ethical theory, and it is precisely the supererogatory that Urmson identifies with genuine …” „… plausible moral theory must make use of some conception of supererogation.”22 Just as Singer fears, then …” „… they show us how to do it.”55 Crucial to her theory of exemplarity is the experience of admiration …”

Notes on Contributors S. 253-254

„… works on ethical theory, global priorities research and Buddhist philosophy. Lara Buchak is a Professor …” „… health from a Confucian perspective from her home in Singapore. Stefan Riedener is Senior Teaching and …”

David Manheim Ancient and Modern Conceptions of Charity: Orthodox Judaism and Effective Altruism S. 77-96

„… supporting basic needs of family before those of strangers, are irreconcilable in theory but seem to dovetail …” „… divine command theory, but the conflation of Jewish and Christian views involved in many discussions of …” „… divine command theory, and the lack of clarity about what divine command theory in Judaism would mean …”

Jakub Synowiec Who is My Neighbour? Effective Altruism, the Good Samaritan, and the Opportunities of the 21st Century S. 121-146

„… – changed the perspective and asked his followers rather to be neighbours themselves. In the next part, I …” „… countries and animals in our moral decision-making and weigh their interests from the perspective of an …” „… not taken seriously enough in our global society. Taking a global perspective, we can see that some …”

Kathryn Muyskens Asceticism as Activism: Effective Altruism’s Neglected Other Half S. 169-186

„… Altruism,” what truly unites the effective altruist community is a common perspective characterised by …” „… : Historical Accounts and Comparative Perspectives. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, 2006. Gabriel …” „… ’ Perspectives on Philanthropy. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1093/o so …”

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Martin Köckeritz - Resource Interdependence and Organizational Integration

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Resource Interdependence and Organizational Integration

2019

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2 Theoretical framework: introduction, positioning and assessment of resource dependence theory S. 62-90

„… HEIs from an RDT perspective; the theory has had considerable influence on research concerning …” „… scheme: From the perspective of these paradigms, both functionalist and interpretive theory fail to …” „… perspectives—motivated by organizational commitment, executive compensation / prestige, and economies of scale and / or …”

References S. 253-269

„… ) “Central Perspectives and Debates in Organization Theory,” Administrative Science Quarterly, 28:2, 245–273 …” „… Macro Perspectives in Organization Theory: A Tale of Incommensurability,” in H. Tsoukas & C. Knudsen …” „… ) “The Strategic Contingencies Theory of Power: Multiple Perspectives,” Journal of Management Studies …”

6 Material manifestations of mergers in higher education: conclusion and competing explanations S. 216-244

„… support power theory and a power perspective on organizations. The dependence of organizations on external …” „… supervision and work / output / skill standardization from a contingency theory perspective …” „… Chapter 1, we developed and accessed our research question from several perspectives. Searching for a …”

1 Overture, state of affairs, basic approach and study design S. 14-61

„… from an intraorganizational perspective can therefore be reduced to several fundamental theoretical …” „… and empirically examine resource dependence theory (Pfeffer & Salancik, 1978; Aldrich & Pfeffer, 1976 …” „… perspective. The use of a continuum implies the existence of one at least ordinal-scaled criterion variable …”

3 Resource interdependence and organizational integration: concepts, mechanism and hypotheses S. 91-128

„… clarified against the background of RDT as our specific organization theory. 3.2 3.2 A systemist perspective …” „… system class. Pursuant to the open systems perspective in organization theory, the only one that conforms …” „… perspective as the system-specific theory, the control of the system’s configuration rests with the powerful …”

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis S. 1-13

„… organization type 1.3.2 49 What a theory should provide (adequacy criteria)1.3.3 52 Study positioning in the …” „… 1.3.5 58 Theoretical framework: introduction, positioning and assessment of resource dependence theory 2 …” „… education2.1.4 73 RDT in the field of organization theory2.2 78 RDT precursors and related approaches2.2.1 …”

4 Case study I: the merger of the Universities of Duisburg and Essen S. 129-177

„… perspective on mergers and integration has become established within the literature on this subject …” „… sense that reasonably allows for empirical evaluation of integration outcomes? From the perspective of …” „… intent of this first part of the theory-driven dimensional analysis (4.2.1) is to prove a larger number …”

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Karin Nordström - Autonomie und Erziehung

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Autonomie und Erziehung

Series: Pädagogik und Philosophie

Volume 3 2014

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Literaturverzeichnis S. 409-418

„… Education. New Historical Perspectives.New York: RoutledgeOlssen, Mark (2006) Foucault and the Imperatives …” „… . The Transformation of Critical Theory. Cambridge, London: MIT PressBeauchamp, Tom L. & Childress …” „… Theory.Stockholm: Almqvist & Wiksell internationalBeutler, Kurt (1996) Das Problem der Normensetzung in der …”

6 Autonomie in Zeit S. 308-370

„… Perspective illustriert die Ak-tualität des Grundgedankens von »structural theories«. Die in diesemKapitel …” „… Autonomie.55 Arpalys eigene Theorie, die sie eine »quality-of will-based theory of moral worth« nennt …” „… , ihre»quality-of will-based theory of moral worth« lasse eine Lücke offen.Ihr Ausgangspunkt unterscheidet sich von …”

5 Autonomie in Relationalität S. 240-307

„… Abstraktion von persönlicher Bedeutung. »To understandthings in the absolute perspective is to understand them …” „… the absolute perspective is to understand them inabstraction from their significance for you. Moreover …” „… , the good life for a humanbeing, in this nonanthropocentric perspective, requires acknowledgement onthe …”

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