Non-traditional Ideas Research Articles

Inclusivity in Economics: The Role of Herstories in Economic Thought

Abstract The publication of Edith Kuiper’s book A Herstory of Economics (2022) brings non-traditional ideas to the core of historical discussions in economic thought. The volume sheds important light on neglected ‘herstories’ of economics, being one of the first to document the writings and ideas of excluded women economists. This review article offers a critical analysis of the book, building on three key themes that emerge from the processes of exclusion and production/circulation of ideas in economics: (i) the herstory of economics as a genre, and how it contributes to the dissemination of ideas from women economists; (ii) the conceptualisation of power in/outside economics and the barriers of exclusion that exist in the discipline; and (iii) the practices of diversification and inclusivity of women as economists. Through Kuiper’s historical analysis, I first discuss how the production of knowledge in economics has been built under exclusionary practices, namely epistemic, evaluative, and ideological. This is followed by the proposal of a three-fold alternative framework for an inclusive economics that builds on existing herstories, which includes elements of engaged pluralism; democracy of knowledge; and inclusivity as both a principle and a professional practice.

Leading Organizational Change in the Post-COVID Pandemic Era.

Leading Organizational Change in the Post-COVID Pandemic Era.

معوقات الابتکار الاجتماعی لدى العاملین بالجمعیات الاهلیة

الملخص باللغة العربية يشهد العالم اليوم تغيرات وتطورات مستمرة أدت إلى تغيير في بيئة عمل المنظمات والاستراتيجيات التنموية، حيث تتمثل أهم هذه العوامل في تزايد وتيرة العولمة وثورة الاتصالات وتکنولوجيا المعلومات ومع وزيادة التحديات على المستوى المحلي والعالمي رکزت المؤسسات والمنظمات التنموية على اقتناص الفرص والاستفادة من الابتکارات في جميع المجالات الاقتصادية والصناعية والاجتماعية. وتعتبر الجمعيات الأهلية هي محور ارتکاز المجتمع، حيث تؤدي دورا رائدا في تنمية المجتمع وتلعب دورا رئيسا في التحفيز المجتمع لتقديم أفکار وحلول جديدة على مختلف المستويات الاجتماعية، هذه الحلول الجديدة تکون في صورة استراتيجيات وومارسات ومباردات ونماذ وطرق وبرام وبدائل تلبي الاحتياجات الاجتماعية بطريقة اکثر فاعلية واستدامة وحل المشکلات الاجتماعية لتحقيق التنمية. ولم تعد المداخل التقلیدیة لتحقيق التنمية المجتمعية المستدامة ، مداخل مرضیة أو متوافقة مع التغیرات الإقتصادیة والإجتماعیة المتلاحقة، مما دعا المهتمون بالتنمیة إلى البحث عن مداخل وحلول ابتکارية لتحقیق الأغراض الجدیدة – والتى فرضتها تلک المتغیرات – والتى تسعى إلى تحقیقها على مستوى البعد البيئي والاقتصادي والاجتماعي والتغلب على معوقات الابتکار الاجتماعي لکي تتمکن من تعزيز التنمية المستدامة . الکلمات المفتاحية: الابتکار الاجتماعي – التنمية المستدامة – الجمعيات الاهلية Abstract Today, the world is witnessing continuous changes and developments that have led to a change in the work environment of organizations and development strategies. The most important of these factors are the increasing pace of globalization and the revolution in communication media and information technology. With increasing challenges at the local and global level, development institutions and organizations focused on seizing opportunities and benefiting from innovations in all economic, industrial, and social fields. Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) are looked upon as the society focus center, as they play a pioneering role in community development and play a major role in motivating the society to present new ideas and solutions at various social levels. These new solutions are in the form of strategies, practices, initiatives, models, methods, programs, and alternatives that meet social needs in a more effective and sustainable way and solve social problems to achieve development. The study results have also shown that the obstacles to social innovation of the local community are determined by the weak participation of society members in the events of society development, the weakness of cooperation between the concerned authorities to achieve sustainable community development and the absence of discretionary incentives to support social innovations and resist non-traditional ideas of development projects. Recommendations: Based on the results of the study, it is possible to recommend: spreading the culture of social innovation among individuals, groups and institutions of society, stimulating the use and development of methodologies and methods of social innovation and upgrading the skills of development practitioners, encouraging the possession of social innovation tools, especially social innovation laboratories, and participating in setting a national strategy for social innovation. Key words: Social innovation - Sustainable Development – NGOs

Improvisational Islam: Indonesian Youth in a Time of Possibility

The book entitles Improvisational Islam: Indonesian Youth in a Time of Possibility by Nur Amali Ibrahim describes about unconventional and unexpected ways of being a Muslim in Indonesia. As the author argues, the case study of Indonesia occurred in a heightened political context in which the life of Muslims is portrayed to be a practitioner of Islamic religion by observing their scriptures. At the same time, Muslims also draw on the non-traditional ideas and practices that originated from the West that circulate in their society. In some ways, these two groups of organizations are trying to envision alternative ways of being Muslims to make them independent from the established religious and political authorities. The former observes the Islamic scriptures alongside the Western human sciences. While the latter utilizes the methods originating from the business world to promote religious understanding and spiritual rebirth, including self-help, accounting, and auditing. However, both groups argue that they have a great degree of improvisation and creativity in their interpretations of Islam. In general, the book contains five main chapters. They are discussed under the topics: The Tremblingness of Youths, Religion Unleashed, Accounting for the Soul, Playing with Scriptures, and From Moderate Indonesia to Indonistan. Based on the nature of its discussion, they can be categorized in the subjects of anthropology, religion, and sociology. Published by Cornell University, Ithaca, this book is a good read in its field.

Are nonisothermal kinetics fearing historical Newton’s cooling law, or are just afraid of inbuilt complications due to undesirable thermal inertia?

Although the Newton cooling law has been known for three centuries, the nonisothermal kineticists are still ignoring its consequent heat inertia effect when calculating widely cited activation energies. The kinetic background is revised. The features and significances of heat transfer are analyzed and shown in its historical occurrence. DTA equation is revised as well as the Tian calorimetric relation showing the necessity of heat inertia inclusion. The authority of traditional practice of kinetic analysis is revealed and discussed in more detail including the problems and perspectives of nontraditional ideas regarding the mainstream.

Bodies, Women and Narratives: Imagining Corporealities and Genders

In this work we consider that bodies are individual, social and symbolic producers of discourses about identity. Through the exploration of the connections between bodies, gender meanings and sexualities, we aim to unveil the values and mean- ings of gender that we associate to feminine bodies; we also aim to analyze the referential categories for the configuration and interpretation of bodies and for our understandings of women's beauty and sensuality. For that purpose, we have used a gallery of images depicting women taken from different magazines. We use that gallery to elicit narratives on the images. The narratives we have worked with show that women's discourses are now merging traditional and non-traditional ideas about feminine bodies and sexualities that illustrate the way how we build, perform and interpret gender in its relation to embodiment, sexuality, and beauty canons.

TRANSFORMATIONS AND Regional EconomiC DEVELOPMENT I N Central and Eastern Europe: TYPICALITIES AND NEW PERSPECTIVES

The main processes and typicalities of transformations, especially – economic changes in Central and Eastern Europe under theconditions of EU enlargement, are analysed in this publication. The general and specific development trends are described andcompared; some new non-traditional ideas and models of possible economic development in the future are discussed. The followingfeatures of economic transition in Central and Eastern Europe in the period of EU enlargement and further globalization in the futuredeserve particular attention: intensive diversification of traditional economic structures, profound changes in all sectors of the nationaleconomic systems, creation of new forms of interregional cooperation in the new integral economic space; very uneven economicgrowth in the various countries, regions and sectors, increasing differences and disparities in economic and social developmentas well as between various groups in the society; intensive innovation processes taking various forms, and the realization of newmodels of innovation activities; controversial industrial development, very uneven technological progress, multiplication of hightechnologiesand new forms of industrial activity influencing the new quality life as well as new social and economic difficulties andproblems. New non-traditional ideas of intensive economic development in Central and Eastern Europe in the future are described:the main attention is paid to the idea of rational specialization of every national or regional economic system and to the idea of thenetworking of regional “oases” and clusters. Key words: Central and Eastern Europe, transformations, regional economy, cluster, typicality. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.15181/rfds.v9i1.597

Enlargement of the European Union, Integral Cultural Space and Transition Processes: Equal Rights and the Ecology of Culture

This paper analyses the processes and priorities of the creation and further development of integral cultural space in Europe in the context of the enlargement of the European Union. The processes of the creation and further development of integral cultural space in Europe in the context of the enlargement of the European Union are defined as an especially important transformation. Some new non-traditional ideas and models of possible development in general, as well as of the cultural changes, are discussed. The main attention is given to the transition processes in the Central and Eastern Europe, as well as to the processes of integration of the society of the Central and Eastern European countries into the general European cultural space. It is shown that provision of equal rights could be defined as the highest priority in the process of creating the integral cultural space in Europe. It is shown that the special attention should be paid to the problems and priorities of the ecology of culture, especially – in the context of the contemporary processes of the European integration in general. The definition of the ecology of culture is described.The needs and priorities of the provision of equal rights and of the solutions of the problems of ecology of culture, especially in the Central and Eastern European countries, are characterized. These needs and priorities are identified in the context of the processes of creation and further development of integral cultural space in Europe, as well as considering to the main challenges for the further transition and modernization processes in the conditions of globalization, European integration and creation of the knowledge based society and knowledge economy. New theoretical concept oriented to the creation, development and further modernization of integral cultural space in Europe in the context of the enlargement of the European Union is described. Priorities of cultural policies to be implemented in the situation of the enlargement of the European Union are discussed.

Transformation Processes in Central and Eastern Europe: Liberalization, Integral Cultural Space and Social Environment for Economic Development

The paper aims to evaluate the main features of the creation and development of an integral cultural and economic space in Europe, the main problems of economic and social development and provision of equal rights in the context of the transition processes in Central and Eastern Europe.Transformation processes in Central and Eastern Europe are described. The new challenges for economic development and social-oriented changes are analysed.In the paper, results of a research done over the recent several years into the diagnostics of the problems of transformations as well as economic and social development in Central and Eastern Europe are used, with a focus on the development of the integral space and human rights.The major findings show that the creation and development of an integral space in Europe is a very complex and controversial process implying various problems and conflicts. Therefore, to encourage the creation of an integral space in Europe, appropriate cultural policies should be implemented. These policies may embrace many priorities includingthe preservation of cultural diversity;adaptation and dissemination of integrated European dimensions;elimination of factors incompatible with humanism and democracy in all European countries;provision of equal rights to all groups of society.For implementing the key priorities of cultural policies, a number of pan-European special programmes are suggested.New non-traditional ideas regarding the possible economic and social development of Central and Eastern Europe are discussed.

An Integral Cultural Space in Europe and New Challenges for its Economic Development

The paper aims to evaluate the main features of the creation and development of an integral cultural space in Europe and the main problems of economic development in the context of the enlargement of the European Union and the transition processes in Central and Eastern Europe.The author has used the outcomes of the research done over the recent several years, dedicated to the diagnostics of the problems of transformations as well as economic and social development in Central and Eastern Europe with a special reference to the development of the integral cultural space and human rights in the context of economic development in the European Union.The major findings show that the creation and development of the integral cultural space in Europe is a very complex and controversial process, and in its course various problems and conflicts arise. Therefore, to encourage the creation of the integral cultural space in Europe, appropriate cultural policies are necessary to be implemented.These policies may embrace many priorities including- preservation of cultural diversity;- adaptation and dissemination of integrated European dimensions;- elimination of inappropriate factors within humanism and democracy of all European countries;- provision of equal rights for all groups of modern society.For implementation of key priorities of cultural policies, the use of a number of special pan-European programmes is suggested.The new non-traditional ideas of a possible economic and social development in Central and Eastern Europe are discussed.

New challenges for the Cultural and Economic Development in the European Union: the Long Term Transformations

creation and development of the integral cultural and economic space in Europe and the main development problems in the context of the transition processes in the Central and Eastern Europe and in the “enlarged” European Union. The paper has used the outcomes of the research done over the recent several years, dedicated to the diag-nostics of the problems of transformations as well as economic and social development in Central and Eastern Europe with a special reference to the development of the integral cultural and economic space. Major findings show that the creation and develop-ment of the integral cultural and economic space in Europe is a very complex and controversial process and in this course various problems and conflicts arise. Therefore, to encourage the creation of the integral cul-tural and economic space in Europe appropriate policies are necessary to be implemented in Europe. These poli-cies may embrace many priorities including • creation of knowledge based society and knowl-edge economy in the European Union; • adaptation and dissemination of integrated Euro-pean dimensions; • elimination of inappropriate factors within human-ism and democracy of all European countries; • provision of equal rights in all groups of modern society. For implementation of key priorities of cultural and economic policies the use of a number of pan-European scale special programmes is suggested. This publication analyzes the long term development processes in the East – and Central European countries, typicalities of the enlargement of the European Union and a new approach towards the way how long term strategies designed to create knowledge based society and knowledge economy in the European Union should be prepared. The new non-traditional ideas of possible economic and social development in Central and Eastern Europe are discussed.

Pregnant and Postpartum Women in Recovery:

Pregnant and postpartum women attempting to recover from alcohol and substance abuse must deal with a variety of financial, legal, and psycho-social constraints. These constraints act as direct or indirect barriers to recovery by limiting access to adequate treatment services. Women who do not access treatment often do not receive the gender-specific attention necessary for successful recovery. Programs that appear to best influence successful recovery include a sensitive and comprehensive array of services, as well as linkages to progressively-modeled and gender-specific aftercare facilities. Oxford Houses for women are cost-effective extentions of the comprehensive care movement. They are unique, non-therapeutic environments, which combine the traditions of twelve-step programs with the non-traditional ideas of a self-directed community. The literature on self-help and alternative services emphasizes the importance of autonomy, respect and mutual support as essential factors in the healing process. The Oxford House model seems to facilitate these values while providing a safe environment during recovery.

The Moral Manager: Communicative Ethics and the Exxon Valdez Disaster

For many, the case of the Exxon Valdez oil spill has become a symbol of unethical corporate behavior. Had Exxon’s managers not callously pursued their own interests at the expense of the environment and other parties, the accident would not have happened. In this paper, we (1) present a short case study of the Valdez incident; (2) argue that many analyses of the case either ignore or fail to give sufficient weight to the uncertainties managers often face when they make decisions; and (3) propose a framework for moral management grounded in principles of communicative ethics, moral dialogue, and in the non-traditional ideas of many current management and behavioral decision theorists. From this view, the moral manager is not expected to know the “correct” answer to every ethical issue, but rather to participate responsibly in an open dialogue with other interested parties.

Authenticity and Fiction in Law: Contemporary Case Studies Exploring Radical Legal Feminism

Authenticity and Fiction in Law: Contemporary Case Studies Exploring Radical Legal Feminism

Ways of thinking about the future: Implications for nontraditional graduate education

Post-secondary educational institutions are characterized by their seemingly inherent resistance to the nontraditional. Understanding ways of thinking about the future, however, will help the educator who has nontraditional ideas to plan and implement these ideas more effectively. This article presents different orientations to thinking about the future and employs futures analysis techniques for discussing some of the major ideas in the previous articles in this special journal issue.

Social Class, Fertility, and Authority in Nuclear and Joint Households in Bombay*

The results of this study of 1,022 Bombay families shows that households organized in conformity with the traditional preference for patrilineal or fraternal co-residence are relatively rare, constituting only 14% of the total. In the middle class the majority of the families studied were living as nuclear households; among the working class part of the sample, the majority type were extended family households consisting of kin combinations other than the normatively preferred patrilineal and fraternal combinations. Two theories concerning factors which influence the relative frequency of the three household types were tested. First, an economic resources theory was explored using a 22-item level of living index. The findings suggest that among the working class, joint households are associated with economic pressures which force extended kin groups into already overcrowded dwellings; whereas among the middle class a traditional-joint type household may reflect sufficient resources to enjoy this culturally valued style of family organization. An ideological diffusion theory was also tested using education as an index of exposure to non-traditional ideas and therefore predicting that the average