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Sonja Kubisch und Mario Störkle betrachten das bürgerschaftliche Engagement und Erfahrungswissen älterer Menschen, das vor dem Hintergrund des demografischen Wandels zunehmend an Bedeutung gewinnt. Am Beispiel des Projekts „Innovage“ untersuchen die AutorInnen im Rahmen einer qualitativen respektive rekonstruktiven Studie, wie sich die freiwillig Engagierten in Netzwerken selbst organisieren und wie sie ihr Engagement in Kooperation mit zivilgesellschaftlichen Organisationen auf der Basis ihres Erfahrungswissens gestalten. Zudem gehen sie der Frage nach, wie diese Praxis seitens der KooperationspartnerInnen wahrgenommen wird.

Social service. --- Sociology—Methodology. --- Knowledge, Sociology of. --- Social Work. --- Sociological Methods. --- Sociology of Knowledge and Discourse.

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“This book is a pioneering attempt to systematically and concretely analyze diverse knowledge actors, focusing on a typology of their modalities of knowledge interaction. Highly recommended for researchers, policy makers, and practitioners interested in shaping the future of knowledge partnerships.” ---Izumi Ohno, Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Japan "The authors in this timely and very accessible book, leaning on a wealth of experiences across the world, expose the diverse modalities of knowledge production and exchange which already occur and probably should occur in the realm of interactions we call 'development'. They emphasize the need for co-production of knowledge, while wisely refraining from replacing one form of modernism by new high-modernist state building projects and their models of knowledge for development." ---Kristof Van Assche, Professor Planning, Governance & Development, Universityof Alberta, Canada In this open access book, we provide evidence to support the conceptual discussion of what constitutes “modalities of knowledge interaction” and suggest an analytical framework for effective knowledge cooperation. In practice, knowledge cooperation is realised through different modalities that serve as a toolbox to co-create, share and communicate knowledge among actors. Effective knowledge cooperation is crucial to addressing global challenges. It is increasingly attracting attention due to the rise of South–South Cooperation, to which it is central. Our empirical cases (Germany, India, Republic of Korea and Rwanda) comprise South-South cooperation and traditional development cooperation actors. Dr Stephan Klingebiel is Head of the Research Programme “Inter- and Transnational Cooperation” at the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) and Visiting Professor at Ewha Womans University (Graduate School of InternationalStudies), Seoul. Flora L. Hartmann graduated from the M.Sc. Geography of Environmental Risks and Human Security at the United Nations University (UNU-EHS). Elisa Madani studied International Management at the Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht in Berlin and the Ecole Supérieure du Commerce Extérieur in Paris. Jonas Paintner studied Global Political Economy as well as International Development and was part of the Postgraduate Research Programme at IDOS. Rebekka A. Rohe studied International Relations (MA) at the Freie Universität Berlin, the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Potsdam University, and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Lisa Trebs studied Development Studies at the Institute of Development Studies, UK. Teodor Wolk has an academic background in human- and economic geography.

Economic development. --- Knowledge, Sociology of. --- International relations. --- Development Studies. --- Sociology of Knowledge and Discourse. --- International Relations.

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Utopian thinking and utopian designs ostensibly stand for a belief in human progress. The starting point of utopias is almost always a bad present that is to be overcome. But in the 20th and 21st centuries, doubts are growing about a plannable future designed by enlightened reason, about the project of modernity. Utopias are answered by dystopias. This makes clear: The basic motive of utopian thinking is the fear of an uncontrollable future, a fear that could perhaps be overcome by the principle of hope(Ernst Bloch), an amiable illusion. The content The "contradiction" of rationality and irrationality in utopian conceptions ● Fiction and reality ● Model and myth ● Symbol and symbolic action ● Enlightenment to autonomy. Target groups ● Humanities scholars, political scientists, and social scientists ● Philosophers ● Theologians The author Prof. Dr. Hans-Georg Soeffner is Professor Emeritus of General Sociology at the University of Konstanz, Senior Fellow and Board Member at the Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities Essen (KWI), and Permanent Visiting Fellow at the Forum internationale Wissenschaft of the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn. This book is a translation of an original German edition. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation.

Dystopias. --- Knowledge, Sociology of. --- Sociology. --- Sociology of Knowledge and Discourse. --- Sociological Theory.

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"This book is a pioneering attempt to systematically and concretely analyze diverse knowledge actors, focusing on a typology of their modalities of knowledge interaction. Highly recommended for researchers, policy makers, and practitioners interested in shaping the future of knowledge partnerships." ---Izumi Ohno, Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Japan "The authors in this timely and very accessible book, leaning on a wealth of experiences across the world, expose the diverse modalities of knowledge production and exchange which already occur and probably should occur in the realm of interactions we call 'development'. They emphasize the need for co-production of knowledge, while wisely refraining from replacing one form of modernism by new high-modernist state building projects and their models of knowledge for development." ---Kristof Van Assche, Professor Planning, Governance & Development, Universityof Alberta, Canada In this open access book, we provide evidence to support the conceptual discussion of what constitutes "modalities of knowledge interaction" and suggest an analytical framework for effective knowledge cooperation. In practice, knowledge cooperation is realised through different modalities that serve as a toolbox to co-create, share and communicate knowledge among actors. Effective knowledge cooperation is crucial to addressing global challenges. It is increasingly attracting attention due to the rise of South-South Cooperation, to which it is central. Our empirical cases (Germany, India, Republic of Korea and Rwanda) comprise South-South cooperation and traditional development cooperation actors. Dr Stephan Klingebiel is Head of the Research Programme "Inter- and Transnational Cooperation" at the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) and Visiting Professor at Ewha Womans University (Graduate School of InternationalStudies), Seoul. Flora L. Hartmann graduated from the M.Sc. Geography of Environmental Risks and Human Security at the United Nations University (UNU-EHS). Elisa Madani studied International Management at the Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht in Berlin and the Ecole Supérieure du Commerce Extérieur in Paris. Jonas Paintner studied Global Political Economy as well as International Development and was part of the Postgraduate Research Programme at IDOS. Rebekka A. Rohe studied International Relations (MA) at the Freie Universität Berlin, the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Potsdam University, and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Lisa Trebs studied Development Studies at the Institute of Development Studies, UK. Teodor Wolk has an academic background in human- and economic geography.

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"This book advances a bold assessment and critique of the state of sociology today. Campbell takes the discipline to task for denigrating the value of scholarship by prioritising ever narrower and more specialised research interests and agendas. What is needed instead, he claims, is for sociology to return to its core concerns by building bridges between theory and research findings in the search for explanations. This powerful argument goes against the grain of most current sociological thinking, and deserves close attention from academics across the social sciences."- Nicholas Gane, Professor of Sociology, University of Warwick, UK "Sociology hasn't always been lucky when it comes to the capacity of its practitioners to reflect on his or her life and its achievements. Autobiographies of sociologists often suffer from too much social structure, too much ideological commitment, or an overt reliance on some theoretical guru. Colin Campbell's autobiographical reflections prove that it can be done differently and to great effect for those who haven't given up on the possibility of intergenerational learning."- Andreas Hess, Professor of Sociology, University College Dublin, Ireland Looking back over the last 60 years of sociology in the UK, this book addresses the question of progress in the discipline. Campbell's critical and autobiographical reflections offer fresh insights into the history of sociology, and engages with the notion of academic reputation, how it is measured, and what it can tell us about scholarly progress. Has Sociology Progressed? will be of special interest to all sociologists and would-be sociologists interested in the past, present and future of their discipline, as well as scholars contemplating academic progress and motivation in general. .

Sociology. --- Knowledge, Sociology of. --- Social sciences --- Social history. --- Sociological Theory. --- Sociology of Knowledge and Discourse. --- Social Theory. --- Social History. --- Philosophy.