Making space for ‘the social’: connecting sociology and professional practices in urban lighting design

Lighting is increasingly recognized as a significant social intervention by both lighting professionals and academic social scientists. However, what counts as ‘the social’ is diverse and contested, with consequences for what kind of ‘social’ is performed or invented. Based on a long‐term research programme, we argue that collaboration between sociologists and lighting professionals requires negotiating discourses and practices of ‘the social’. This paper explores the quality and kinds of spaces made for ‘the social’ in professional practices and academic collaborations, focusing on two case studies of urban lighting that demonstrate how the space of ‘the social’ is constrained and impoverished by an institutionalized division between technical and aesthetic lighting. We consider the potential role of sociologists in making more productive spaces for ‘the social’ in urban design, as part of the central sociological task of ‘inventing the social’ (Marres, Guggenheim and Wilkie 2018) in the process of studying it.     

Fostering social capital in an international multi-stakeholder issue network

Scholars have theorized that public relations contributes to societies and communities by bringing attention to pressing public issues and fostering social capital in civil society networks. However, the extant research has studied civil society networks of NGOs, donors, and the media in transitional countries. This study extends the public relations model of civil society in two ways. First, it broadens the scope to an international context. Second, it draws from the multi-stakeholder issue network perspective to conceptualize a civil society network as a space where stakeholders of an issue mix their interests as they collectively address a pressing public issue. The literature on international and multi-stakeholder networks suggest that the international scope and the mixing of interests across sectors may restrict the production of social capital. The results from the social network analysis suggests that the mixing of interests across sectoral and geopolitical boundaries did not restrict the production of social capital. Rather, the patterns of the relationships among those on the core and those on the periphery of the network restricted the production of social capital. Such finding demonstrates how public relations’ functions like relationship building can have profound influences on social capital and civil society networks. The implications for public relations theorizing and research are discussed.     

Beliefs underlying stress reduction and depression help-seeking among college students: An elicitation study

Objective: This study illustrates how a theory-based approach can identify college students’ beliefs about stress reduction activities and help-seeking for depression. These beliefs are the basis for intervention design. Participants: A sample of 53 undergraduate students at a public university in the Midwest participated in this research during March 2016. Methods: An open-ended belief elicitation survey was administered online. Beliefs were identified through qualitative thematic analyses. Results: Exercise was students’ most preferred stress reduction activity. Beliefs about exercise emphasized physical benefits yet also not having time for exercise. Beliefs about help-seeking for depression emphasized treatment efficacy, support from others, stigma, and time constraints. Conclusions: Whereas beliefs about positive outcomes inform educational and motivational messages, beliefs about time constraints underscore the need to also consider structural factors that can help students find time to attend to their well-being.     

超级网络平台限制交易行为的反垄断规制

从“3Q大战”“3百大战”到天猫京东“二选一”事件,超级网络平台实施限制交易行为的现象越演越烈,也成为当前互联网领域的反垄断难题。我国反垄断法律法规在对网络空间的相关市场及市场支配地位的认定上存在适用困境,超级网络平台滥用市场支配地位的行为无法被认定且无法有效规制的现象长期存在。为规范超级网络平台的经营行为,应当调整《反垄断法》关于相关市场与市场支配地位的认定规则,将反垄断案件纳入公益诉讼范围,采取国家诉讼和私人诉讼并行的双重诉讼机制,减轻原告举证责任负担,同时将《反垄断法》与《电子商务法》衔接适用。     

文明网络环境对青少年健康成长的理性思考

网络环境对于青少年成长发展具有双重影响和作用,是一把双刃剑。分析网络对青少年健康成长负面影响的因素,找出应对的措施,是营造青少年健康成长的文明网络环境的必要条件;网络负面作用的扩大在一定程度上反映出我们教育的滞后,加强青少年网络素质教育,营造文明的网络环境尤为重要。     

晚清民国时期蔗糖业视野下的广西城镇经济网络

晚清民国时期,广西蔗糖业经历了繁荣、衰落再发展的轨迹,通过商人的经营活动促进了城镇经济网络和蔗糖业的楔合,蔗糖业的发展推动了城镇经济网络的发展。蔗糖业和城镇经济网络的楔合促进了民族经济融合。     

基于家庭网络的数字融合及其影响分析

在描述家庭网络的重要性的基础上对基于家庭网络的数字融合及其影响进行分析和研究。随着信息技术和产品逐步由多标准向标准融合过渡,网络、通信、软件、硬件和消费电子产品等生产厂家通过成立联盟,推动家庭网络技术和产品相互兼容。于是产业融合得到促进,家庭网络市场逐步扩大。家庭网络推动服务融合和创新,促进形成新的价值链。在新的价值链中,新的商业模式促进网络运营、应用和服务的改变和融合,合作和协同不可或缺,并得到了政策和资源方面的支持。对于家庭网络业的发展来说,技术是基础,内容是源泉,应用是动力,协同是关键。     

面向全球价值网络的中国先进制造模式动态演进与实证研究

本文研究表明,面向全球价值网络的中国先进制造模式是我国先进制造企业适应全球化竞争的必然选择。全球价值网络的构建是通过产品开发为龙头、集成产品开发的流程体系、价值链的模块化、全球价值网络四个阶段,即由“点”、“线”、“面”、“网”的不断动态演进而形成的;由此,需要从先进制造技术、多渠道开展研发与创新、动态联盟以及企业自身和政府的共同作用几方面来不断完善企业的全球价值网络,增强企业在全球市场的竞争能力。     

基于网络多媒体环境的大学生英语自主学习能力研究

以计算机和网络为核心的现代信息技术正影响和改变着大学英语教学,将传统课堂教学与学习者的个性化自主学习有机地结合起来,将基于多媒体网络环境的＂自主学习＂教学模式应用于大学英语教学,以学生为中心,培养学生自主学习能力,才能使学生真正地提高英语应用能力,进而对提高我国大学英语教学质量,对我国今后的英语教学工作产生重要作用。     

组织内派系形成的网络动态分析

本文以行动者的模拟模型考察公司中的雇员形成派系的过程。基于互惠原则与资源交换理论，模型展示了互助行为使人与人之间产生连带，逐渐形成在内部相互支持的群体，这种群体进一步排除他人的参与，并最终在组织中形成了派系。在考察影响派系形成的因素时，本文选取了与工作环境相关的两个变量以及表达组织气氛的一个变量。曲线图展示了本文的实验结果：接近或超过个人极限资源量的工作量和越不平均的工作量分配状况越有可能提高派系形成的速度和数量，并可能导致派系的不断分裂；而太小的工作量与过于均等的工作分配可使个体交往倾向减弱而处于相对孤立状态。