Mutual Inspiration Research Articles

On the possibilities of mutual inspirations between sociological subdisciplines. The example of the sociology of the body and the sociology of sport

On the possibilities of mutual inspirations between sociological subdisciplines. The example of the sociology of the body and the sociology of sport

The Legal Consequences of a Violation: Reparation/Just Satisfaction/Damages by Human Rights Bodies and Investment Tribunals

Abstract Remedies granted by both human rights courts and investment tribunals are generally based on the international law of state responsibility as codified by the International Law Commission (ILC) in 2001. However, some special rules (leges speciales) do exist in the statutes of human rights courts and in a few international investment agreements. Despite the different scopes of protection of the two areas of international law, there are remarkable similarities in judicial practice, yet important differences remain. This article explores to what extent there is already mutual influence in practice and where there is still room for mutual inspiration. It comes to the conclusion that investment tribunals could take more into consideration that victims may suffer damage, in particular non-material damage, by the mere violation of their rights. Conversely, human rights courts could pay closer attention to economic valuation criteria when it comes to the assessment of material damage.

THE RELATIONSHIP OF LUDOVIK PASKVALIĆ TOWARD LITERARY CONTEMPORARIES IN KOTOR IN THE 16 TH CENTURY

The topic of this paper explores the relationship between Ludovik Paskvalić (1500 - 1551), the poet from the Bay of Kotor and his literary contemporaries: Kamil Drago, Đorđe and Marjan Bizanti, Ivan Bon Boliris and the brothers Buća. Previous scientific studies have not been analyzing these friendships from a literary aspect, making this topic relevant and under-re- searched. A comprehensive insight into the mutual influences of literary creators who marked the cultural climate of Kotor during the 16 th century indicates the importance of social ties, literary role models and mutual inspiration, illuminating the dynamic and inspiring atmosphere that shaped the literature of that period. Also, the chronicling style of writing that is recognizable by the poet Paskvalić, left significant testimonies about the life and work of his contemporaries. The intention of this paper is to complete the existing knowledge about this critical aspect of Paskvalić’s life and creativity with the help of comparative, research and literary-historical meth- ods, i.e. to provide a deeper understanding of the relationship between the circle of Renaissance writers from Kotor, which Paskvalić preserved from oblivion in with his verses.

Leadership responsibility in non-state criminal organisations. The rediscovery of indirect perpetration through an organisation by Latin American courts and the ICC

ABSTRACT This article addresses the interaction between Latin American courts and the International Criminal Court in adapting and expanding the concept of indirect perpetration through an organisation (Organisationsherrschaft), in order to accommodate the criminal responsibility of leaders of non-state armed groups. This project has turned out to be a challenge, because Organisationsherrschaft was initially designed by it’s inventor, Claus Roxin, as a legal device to sustain the criminal responsibility of the kingpins, operating within tightly structured, hierarchical structures, Eichmann being the paradigmatical case. Nonetheless, the author concludes that national and international courts have succeeded in demonstrating that the doctrine of Organisationsherrschaft can be tailored to less rigidly structured organisations. They have accomplished this by keeping a close eye on the essence of the doctrine, to wit the leader’s capacity to assure (quasi) automatic compliance with orders through his dominance over an organisation. The development of the concept of indirect perpetration through an organisation proves that interaction between and mutual inspiration of national and international courts can chart new waters in (international) criminal law.

Cyberpsychology and Media Studies: Contemporary Research Directions and Sources of Mutual Inspiration

The aim of the article is to present the relationship between cyberpsychology and media studies in the perspective of common research fields, main concepts and paradigms as well as analysis methods of selected phenomena related to the media sphere and cyberculture. Cyberpsychology is described in the article as a transdiscipline in the context of (new) media studies and media cultural studies. It has been also presented as a sub-discipline of media psychology and communication. Cyberpsychology represents “media-user based approaches”, because research on main types of media is conducted in relation to their impact on human behaviour. The features of new media, the transition to the interactive network media paradigm and immersive technological environments in the 1980s and 1990s require the use of psychological methods by media experts. Cyberpsychologists, on the other hand, are obliged to use media-based approaches in their research. Within the framework of cyberpsychology focused on the study of digital media user, the mainstream of theoretical and applied research has been distinguished. Its links with other sub-disciplines of psychology and the relevant direction of contemporary research on digital media and cyberculture 3.0 have been indicated.

Regression in the service of bibliotherapy-What can "Captain Underpants" teach us?

Regression in the service of the ego is a unique phenomenon that often occurs within therapeutic settings. In the current study, I show how it emerges within child therapy and how bibliotherapy manages to give it presence and thus to process it. The methodology that guided this study was based on a critical reading of psychoanalysis and bibliotherapy theories. In addition, the methodology is based on a therapeutic vignette aimed at demonstrating the qualities of bibliotherapy with children. I claim that bibliotherapy, based as it is primarily on the use of reading and writing processes, offers additional ways of processing and thinking about this phenomenon. The study provides an innovative contribution that is related to the interdisciplinary approach to therapy. There are important links between the two major disciplines examined in this study, psychoanalysis and bibliotherapy. Their intertwining generates interrelations and mutual inspiration. Moreover, this study adds to the theoretical and practical foundation of bibliotherapy and further establishes the understanding regarding the power of reading and writing processes to "relate the soul" within the analytical process.

Influences Between Chinese Ming and Qing Dynasty Porcelain and European Rococo Style

The porcelain of the Ming and Qing dynasties had an extensive and profound mutual influence on the European Rococo art style. The content of this research paper includes the origin of the Rococo style and the influence of the Rococo style on Chinese porcelain from the introduction of the Kangxi Dynasty to the prosperous Qianlong period. The Rococo art style extensively utilizes decorative elements and techniques of Chinese porcelain, reflecting the importance of Chinese porcelain influences on the Rococo art style. This study fills the gap in research on the historical process and artistic techniques of the mutual influence between Chinese Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain and European Rococo style by building on more information about the connections of trade between China and Europe in ceramics and the collection of Chinese style ceramics and Rococo style ceramics by European and Ming and Qing Chinese royalties back in the 18th century. Elucidating the deep influence and development of different cultural exchanges provides a new perspective and value for studying the mutual inspiration of Chinese and Western art.

Witold Gombrowicz and Bruno Schulz. Parallel Biographies

This article gives an account of the overlapping biographies of Witold Gombrowicz and Bruno Schulz. It frames the events which brought the two writers together with a discussion of their literary debuts in 1933, which preceded their first meeting, and the post-war memories of Gombrowicz, who kept reminiscing about his “deceased friend”. The author describes the meetings and conversations between Schulz and Gombrowicz that took place at the latter’s apartment or in Zofia Nałkowska’s salon, their joint undertakings, such as the publication of open letters in Studio magazine, and their battle with literary critics, whose spiteful comments and attacks were aimed at what they called “young literature”. The article presents testimonies of Gombrowicz and Schulz’s mutual inspirations and interpretations, and discusses texts and events which echo their vigorous correspondence, mostly lost during the Second World War. This mosaic of dispersed facts and memories depicts a great friendship between two artists, who approached each other with curiosity and respect, but also with their typical penchant for self-irony. The idea of parallel biographies was born during the author’s work on the research project Calendar of the Life, Work, and Reception of Bruno Schulz.

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Tichá přátelství: Vladimír Fuka, Eva Fuková, Jiří Kolář, Zdeněk Urbánek, Jan Rychlík, Kamil Lhoták, Josef Schwarz-Červinka, Jan Hanč a Emanuel Frynta

The period after February 1948 meant great change for the cultural sphere in Czechoslovakia. The art groups and clubs were dissolved; artists who did not want to squeeze into the limits of socialist realism had no choice other than to close themselves in the privacy of their homes and studios. However, after 1950, a group of friends formed around Jiří Kolář in Prague, having shared the same views on political and cultural development and, despite various artistic orientations, captured everyday experience in pictures or texts. This article focuses on the friendship of Jiří Kolář, Vladimír Fuka, Eva Fuka, Zdeněk Urbánek, Jan Rychlík, Kamil Lhoták, Jan Hanč, Josef Schwarz-Červinka, Emanuel Frynta, and others, and tries to portray this period of time, their mutual inspirations and relationships, and especially the extremely creative atmosphere, which was originated in this friendly circle. This thesis is based on diary entries, drawings, collages, poems, and literary texts which they created together and for each other in this unique, free, and inspiring environment.

Of autocratic incrementalism and inadvertent inspirations: the interaction between the European Court of Justice and national lawmakers in the rule of law crisis in Poland

AbstractThe European Court of Justice (ECJ) is often viewed as a revered champion of opposition to autocratic reforms in the Member States. In the context of the rule of law crisis in Poland, however, its resolute support for judicial independence contrasts notably with the limited improvements for judges on the ground. As the present investigation suggests, this discrepancy can be explained by a mode of incremental adjustments at national level that has allowed Polish lawmakers to repeatedly neutralise the effects of the Court’s interventions. Resulting from this strategy are several instances of mutually responsive interaction between the Court of Justice and autocratic national lawmakers that have shaped developments in the rule of law crisis, both at national and supranational level. At national level, lawmakers have incrementally adjusted reforms to comply – at least superficially – with supranational judicial interventions, whereas the Court refined its interpretation of supranational safeguards of judicial independence in response to incremental adjustments in Polish law. Yet, more recently, this interaction of inadvertent mutual inspiration may have come to a halt. Rather than changing national law to superficially respond to supranational judicial interventions, Polish authorities may increasingly deny the Court’s authority to adjudicate in matters of judicial independence in the Member States altogether.

Kontrola państwowa w europejskich państwach socjalistycznych

The article discusses present condition of the state control in the european socialist countries also taking into account the more general issues of the evolu- tion of this institution in the socialist constitutionalism. The research material was gathered into four main classification groups considering the position of the organs of control in the structure of state apparatus: a) the party and state control — now in the GDR; b) control situated near the central representative organs — now in Rumania, Bulgaria and the USSR; c) control functioning as a government department of state administration — now in Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Poland; d) control functioning in the form of a specificly created chamb- er situated beyond the state apparatus — in Yugoslavia. The above classifica- tion allows us at the same time to point out the principal tendencies in placing the organs of control in the structure of the state apparatus, e.g. in Bulgaria where state control was first functioning as a government department later reor- ganized into party and state control system and beginning with 1974 placed near the central representative organs. Thus, while discussing specific' classification group the Author tried to present the evolution of the system of control in a particular country.The Author developed also a wider issue of connections in between state and party control, highly specialized control of the government departments as well as social supervision in each discussed country. The final part of the article tends to present more general common tendencies charaterizing socialist control regardless of its position in the structure of the state apparatus. In particular, the following issues were stressed: the role of state control in safeguarding the rule of law; involving the working people into the management of the state by way of participation in the organs of social supervision; connections in between state control and party control and their mutual inspirations; the influence of science on further improvement of the socialist control.

Preface

International Conference on Current Trend in Physics and Photonics (ICCTPP-2022), a virtual conference was organized by School of Physics, Dr. Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University- Pune, India in association with IOP Science Publishing from 9th June to 11th June 2022. The conference was Chaired by Dr. Sachin Kulkarni, Head, School of Physics, MITWPU Pune and Co-Chaired by Prof. Dr. Narendra Mathakari and Dr. Ajit Deore from School of Physics.The purpose of the conference was to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers, industry professionals to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of general Physics and in particular the emerging field of photonics. In General Physics, the focus was mainly on material science, nanoscience, computational physics and theoretical physics. In Photonics, the focus was primarily on Lasers, Nanophotonics, Green photonics, Solar Energy, Plasmonics and Nonlinear Optics.The three-day conference program was carefully structured to encourage mutual inspiration and fruitful debate among researchers. Well known experts across India and the world were associated with the conference for keynote addresses, plenary sessions and invited talks. In addition, high quality research was presented by academicians, industry professionals, and research scholars from leading institutions across India, UAE, South Korea, Republic of Korea, Thailand, Tunisia and Algeria through oral and poster sessions. Total Ten oral and poster sessions was scheduled with topics ranging from Photonics, Optics, Nano Science and Material Science.On the first day the conference lamp was ignited with the Keynote address of Prof. Jagadish Chennupati, Distinguished Professor and Head of Semiconductor Optoelectronics and Nanotechnology Group in the Research School of Physics, Australian National University, Australia and the Plenary Talk of Prof. Venu Gopal Achanta, Director of CSIR-National Physical Laboratory, India. Prof. Chennupati enlighten the attendees on ‘Semiconductor Nanostructures for Optoelectronics Applications’ and Prof. Achanta on ‘Nanophotonics’. During afternoon session Dr. Nayana Vaval, Scientist, NCL, Pune, India delivered her talk on ‘Study of temporary bound states’ and Dr. Almantas Pivrikas, Senior Lecturer, Murdoch University, Australia expressed his views on ‘opto-electronic devices, such as photovoltaic cells, light emitting diodes, field-effect transistors and sensors’.The second day started with the Plenary talk of Prof. Prashant Sonar, ARC Future Fellow and Professor in School of Chemistry and Physics and Centre for Material Science at Queensland University of Technology, (QUT), Australia on the topic ‘Novel Conjugated Functional Materials for Photonics, Electronics, and Sensing’. Afternoon session was two invited talks, one by Dr. K. V. Sreekanth, Scientist-II, IMRE, A-Star, Singapore on ‘Reconfigurable nanophotonics with chalcogenide phase change materials’ and another by Dr. Dmitry Vasilyev, Dept of Physics, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Germany on ‘Imaging Spin Detection in Microscopy and Spectroscopy’.List of ICCTPP-2022, Committee Members are available in this Pdf.

How storytelling can work as a pedagogy to facilitate children’s English as a foreign language learning

Storytelling has a long tradition in education including language learning and teaching because of its extensive benefits in language development. In second and foreign language education, stories and storytelling have been integrated into school curricula to enhance language development; however, there is scarce empirical evidence about how storytelling facilitates children’s English as a foreign language (EFL) learning and its potential as a holistic pedagogy. This article explores a living educational theory (Whitehead & McNiff, 2006) of how storytelling works as a pedagogy in storytelling workshops with an English class at a private tuition centre in Vietnam to facilitate children’s EFL learning. Key pedagogical elements identified through the living theory methodology included storytelling as: a responsive strategy; multimodal scaffolding; mutual inspiration; and a linguistic model. Each of these elements is explained with illustrative examples from the storytelling workshops.

Collaboration through environmental assessment networks: Co-creating space and cultivating a joint learning mindset

The sustainability challenges tackled in environmental assessments (EA) call for transdisciplinary cooperation linking research and practice in a joint change agency. This article explores the researcher's agency through the development of an EA network that seeks to support collaboration between researchers and practitioners, mutual learning, and change with a view to sustainability. We are conducting a case study of ‘The Environmental Assessment Day’ (EA-Day), an annual Danish conference that has been held for 10 years and attracts representatives from public and private organisations relevant to EA. The article is centred around the questions: How and why has the EA-Day network developed, and with what value creation for individual participants and for the general Danish EA practice? A mixed-methods approach is utilised to garner insight into the role and effects of the transdisciplinary conference. The results show that EA-Day is characterised by many different organisations giving presentations and a strong network of participants. The results also reveal how EA-Day provides an important platform for mutual inspiration and the qualification of research and practice. The results are relevant for all actors interested in networks and conferences in the EA field, and especially those interested in how to promote collaboration between research and practice.

Effectiveness of seminar-case learning for use in practice teaching of statistics for undergraduates majoring in preventive medicine: a prospective cluster-randomized controlled trial

BackgroundThe seminar-case learning (SCL) method is a case-oriented teaching model, with teachers and students as the main body of teaching, characterized by communication, interaction, and mutual inspiration. This study explored the effects of the SCL method versus traditional lecture-based learning (LBL) in the statistics curriculum for undergraduate students majoring in preventive medicine. Research questions were: 1) whether the scores of students in the experimental group (the SCL model) were higher than those in the control group (the LBL model); 2) whether the students’ satisfaction in the experimental group was better than that in the control group; and 3) whether the self-report benefit of students in the experimental group was better than that in the control group.MethodsWe conducted a two-armed cluster-randomized education intervention trial in practice teaching of health statistics among undergraduates majoring in preventive medicine. Two administrative classes (classes 1–4 and classes 5–8) were divided into the experimental group and the control group according to the principle of drawing lots. The students in two groups received the same statistical theory course. For the arrangement of statistical practice course, the experimental group adopted the SCL model, and the control group used the LBL model. The teaching effect was evaluated via an examination and an anonymous questionnaire survey.ResultsScores for noun explanation questions in the experimental group showed no statistical significance with that of the control group(U = 2911.0, P = 0.964). The scores of single choice, calculation, and case analysis questions, and the total scores were significantly higher than that of the control group (P < 0.05). Students’ satisfaction with arrangements of the practice course in the experimental group (92.41%) was significantly higher than that of in the control group (77.03%), the difference was statistically significant (χ2 = 7.074, P = 0.008). The self-report benefit of students in the experimental group was better than that in the control group (P < 0.05).ConclusionAs an effective method of high-quality education, the SCL model is worthy of further promotion in the practice teaching of preventive medicine.

Character Building in Contemporary Islamic Education and the Impact of Rauḍah Al Aṭfal Teacher Character Values Implementation in Rauḍah Al Aṭfal (RA) Muslimat Nahdlatul Ulama’ (NU) 1 Dinoyo Malang City

The aim of this research is to gain a holistic understanding of: First, what are the impacts of the RA teachers’ character values implementation in RA Muslimat NU 1 Dinoyo, Malang City. Second, how to build RA teachers’ character in RA Muslimat NU 1 Dinoyo, Malang City in Contemporary Islamic education. Based on the desired objective, this is a case study using qualitative approach, that points out the importance of building RA (rauḍah al aṭfal) teachers’ character. Based on the dimension that seeks to understand the micro-subjective dimension that has dialectic relationship with the macro-subjective dimension , the paradigm used is Phenomenology. Ontologically, the paradigm understands that reality is complex and holistic. There are 16 pillars of Educators/Kindergarten Teachers’ Character Builder, namely: affection, appreciation, space Provision for Self Development, trust, cooperation, mutual sharing, mutual motivation, mutual listening, positive mutual interaction, mutual moral value embedment, mutual sincere reminder, mutual enthusiasm giving, mutual self potential seeking, mutual teaching with humility, mutual inspiration, mutual respect for diversity.

Individual and Collaborative Online Learning – Reasonable Compromise

The collaborative attitude to education in general and e-learning in particular has become increasingly popular and productive. It preserves certain learning values connected with social context of learning and new phenomena of networking and using the tools of social media in education. Collaborative learning values include mutual inspiration, crowdsourcing, problem learning, peer learning and the like. More careful and elaborated look is necessary to pinpoint all important constituents of the overall positive account of social learning. One should take into account historical background and theoretical basis for a new wave in collaborative pedagogy.At the same time, we face one of the greatest challenges in modern online learning, especially in its massive edition, including a new wave of MOOCs. It is a challenge of respecting an individual and open choice of learning path, even within more and more uniform massive online courses. One possible way of providing free choice of student’s learning path is to offer more adaptive academic curricula.The purpose of the study was to determine the students’ attitudes toward community and individual online learning to explore their preferences in this regard, and to have them evaluate which of these forms held more promise for the future. In the study, we were also interested in tendencies in the choice of online learning and traditional learning, as well as factors that may influence the direction of these trends. The results showed that there are dichotomies and conflicts between individual and collaborative online learning as far as sets of values are concerned. But the user practice shows that the reconciliation between the two is possible.

A study of contemporary concepts of Jesus' human knowledge

The question of the knowledge of Jesus is one of the most vividly debated issues in Christology today. The dynamics of this debate is caused by the lack of dogmatic declarations, the modern discoveries of human sciences and critical approach to the concept of omniscience resulting from the beatific vision (visio beatifica) of Jesus, which for many centuries was adopted almost on a par with dogma. The article compares contemporary theories of Jesus' knowledge cross-sectional, points to theologians' mutual inspirations, and analyses the strengths and weaknesses of the most important concepts. The primary role in the article is played by the historical-critical method, which makes it possible to show and analyse the changes in the ideas of Jesus' knowledge, which gradually abandoned the attribution of omniscience to Him. The theologians of the Reformed Churches, who were the first to recognise the paradoxes of Christ's omniscience as part of kenotic considerations, had a particular share in these developments. They wondered why, if the Incarnate God renounces His divine attributes, He would not also relinquish omniscience. Their reflections and the progressive development of the human sciences were an inspiration for many Catholic theologians, who in the 20th century also gradually began to notice the limitations of Thomas Aquinas' theory ascribing omniscience to Jesus. They have developed new ideas drawing on recent anthropology, philosophy, psychology and the human sciences. The most interesting of the theories are the hypotheses based on the mystical experiences of Jesus, which, without undermining the dogmas of His fully human nature, try to explain how He was able to contact the Father and gain knowledge of His mission. The development of new theories of Christ's knowledge by Catholic theologians, on the one hand, made it possible to approximate positions on this issue with the theologians of the Reformed Churches. On the other hand, it paradoxically opens up prospects for dialogue with some defenders of the visio beatifica concept, who allow its reinterpretation through the category of mystical experience.

Global production networks and regional innovation systems: contrasting or complementary policy implications?

ABSTRACT This paper contributes to the recent debate between two important streams within current economic geography and regional studies: global value chains/global production networks theories, and regional innovation system theory. Based on the review of key literature, the authors first identify the key conceptual differences between these two streams and then provide a comparative overview of their policy implications. Thereafter, the authors show that considerable space for mutual inspiration in conceptual as well as policy terms exists, especially between the notions of strategic coupling and the new path development model. Moreover, the authors suggest six additional arenas of mutual conceptual and policy-relevant inspiration between these two streams as avenues for future research.