Homology and isomorphism: Bourdieu in conversation with New Institutionalism

Bourdieusian Field Theory (BFT) provided decisive inspiration for the early conceptual formulation of New Institutionalism (NI). This paper attempts to reinvigorate the stalled intellectual dialogue between NI and BFT by comparing NI's concept of isomorphism with BFT's notion of homology. I argue that Bourdieu's understanding of domination‐oriented social action, transposable habitus, and a non‐linear causality, embodied in his neglected concept of homology, provides an alternative theorization of field‐level convergence to New Institutionalism's central idea of institutional isomorphism. To showcase how BFT can be useful for organizational research, I postulate a habitus‐informed and field‐conditioned theory of transference to enrich NI's spin‐off thesis of ‘diffusion’. I propose that while NI can benefit from BFT's potential of bringing social structure back into organizational research, BFT can enrich its social analysis by borrowing from NI's elaboration of the symbolic system of organizations.     

Social fields,subfields and social spaces at the scale of empires: explaining the colonial state and colonial sociology

This article develops a series of arguments about social fields, subfields, and social spaces that can help us understand empires and colonies. First, we have to assume that the scale of fields is not always coextensive with the boundaries of the national state but is often much larger, or smaller. Imperial fields are among the most spatially extensive ones, though they may not be as territorially extensive as truly global fields. Second, we need to make a distinction between imperial fields and imperial social spaces (based on Bourdieu's distinction between social fields and social spaces). The third argument is that colonies in modern empires were characterized by two different kinds of fields: fields that were simply extended into the overseas territories, versus completely separate fields unique to one or more of the colonies. The colonial state is an example of a field that is specific to the colony. By contrast, scientific fields were often simply extended from the metropole into the colonies, encompassing both. The fourth argument concerns subfields. Transported into imperial realms, this distinction suggests that some colonial offshoots of fielded metropolitan practices do not constitute separate fields but are nonetheless differentiated from their main overarching field. These four points are illustrated with examples from British, French and German imperial policy, colonial statecraft and colonial sociology.     

油田油井增产措施经济极限分析研究

在油田开采中后期,随着油田开发程度的加深,措施作业边际产量递减,措施作业边际费用递增,措施作业增量边际成本递增。通过对中后期油田油井措施作业边际产量递减规律,措施作业边际费用递增规律,措施增量边际成本递增规律的分析,把措施费用看作一项再投资,运用投入产出分析的原因和经济极限产量计算的方法,以油田单井增产措施为分析对象,提出了油田油井增产措施经济极限的分析模型。这对中后期油田油井开发经济效益的分析和关井时机的选择提供了依据。     

Approximation of homogeneous random field from local averages

Based on the Shannon sampling theorem of multivariate functions, the upper bound of approximated error of homogeneous random field by local averages in the mean square sense is established. The main result is that the approximation of weak sense stochastic process from local averages is extended to the case of random field. It is expected that one can obtain more precise local average sampling in oceanography, meteorology, geology with this theory.     

Nonparametric prediction of spatial multivariate data

This paper investigates a nonparametric spatial predictor of a stationary multidimensional spatial process observed over a rectangular domain. The proposed predictor depends on two kernels in order to control both the distance between observations and that between spatial locations. The uniform almost complete consistency and the asymptotic normality of the kernel predictor are obtained when the sample considered is an alpha-mixing sequence. Numerical studies were carried out in order to illustrate the behaviour of our methodology both for simulated data and for an environmental data set.     

井下机械式脉动发生器的实验研究

设计了一种机械式脉动发生器,挂接在接箍上,利用注水泥过程中液体在装置上的压力降实现能量转换,将液体的动能转化为压力脉动,流场扰动,声波场等。这些能量场在液体中传递并衰减,就造成了井下流场和流态的变化,改善了驱替效果。并在实验室对其脉动效果进行了室内实验,采用压力传感器和数据采集系统测试了轴心动压力,利用信号分析软件对采集到的数据进行了波形分析和频谱分析,试验结果表明,机械式脉动发生器的脉动效果是显著的。     

从制度优势到治理效能——基于国家治理三维场域的中国共产党执行力解析

如何把制度优势转化为治理效能是推进国家治理体系和治理能力现代化的重要课题。中国国家治理的独特之处在于"政党-政府-社会"的三维结构。作为国家治理领导性主体,中国共产党在三维场域的制度执行力决定制度优势所转化的实际治理效能。在政党治理场域中,党的制度执行力能够有效转化党的领导制度优势,打造国家治理体系;在政府治理场域中,党的制度执行力能够有效转化党的国家治理制度优势,提高国家治理能力;在社会治理场域中,党的制度执行力则能够有效落实党的国家治理制度优势,构建新型基层治理体系,夯实国家治理基础。     

Does Higher Transparency Lead to More Search in Online Auctions?

In a controlled field experiment, we examine pairs of auctions for identical items under different conditions. We find that auction design features that are under the control of the auctioneer—including information transparency, number of simultaneous auctions, and the degree of overlap between simultaneous auctions—affect bidder search and choice. Clickstream data show that a significant relationship between information transparency and price dispersion can be linked to search. Specifically, the effect of information transparency on price dispersion is fully mediated by lookup behavior. Combining these findings, we make auction design recommendations regarding the provision of product and value information.     

信息犯罪新论

信息犯罪作为一种新的犯罪形式的学理研究的类型化,是以信息社会为其研究背景的。信息犯罪的信息性凸显了新的高科技犯罪与传统犯罪的内在差异。文章立足于其本质属性———信息性,从根本上打破了传统研究视野下的“就现象论现象”、“以现象名本质”的研究方法。从而将信息犯罪的基本范畴及其内在特殊属性的研究引向深入。     

司法公正下的青少年道德价值观形塑探微

现代工具理性的发达带来了丰富的物质财富,同时也在社会上形成了极大的道德风险,司法作为矫正和修复社会关系的手段,其以公正作为最终的目标。青少年处在道德价值观形成的关键时期,他们在社会中成就人格和品格的完善,而这种教育与完善相当大的程度是依靠法治来完成。由此,司法场域成为青少年道德价值观塑造不可回避的部分,其通过司法运行模式、司法主体形象、司法情绪等各方面影响青少年道德价值观的形成,期望以公正氛围、良法善治、优质的司法主体形象及司法公共理性的呈现有效地消解司法场域的消极因素,成功塑育青少年道德价值观。