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*Presents a focused and highly practical approach to course
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simulation for education, quality improvement, or research *Shows a
practical focus for teaching, quality improvement, and research
Liminal Politics in the New Age of Disease explores the phenomenon
of 'liminal politics': an open-ended 'state of exception' in which
normal rules no longer apply, and things which were previously
unimaginable become possible - even appearing remarkably quickly to
represent a 'new normal'. With attention to the emergency measures
introduced to counter the spread of Covid-19, it shows how the
emergency suspension of democratic accountability, ordinary life
and civil liberties, while accidental, can lend itself to
orchestration and exploitation for the purpose of political gain by
'trickster' or 'parasitic' figures. An examination of the cloning
of political responses from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, with
little consideration of their rational justification or local
context, this volume interrogates the underlying dynamics of a
global technological mimetism, as novel technocratic interventions
are repeated and the way is opened for new technologies to
reorganise social life in a manner that threatens the
disintegration of its existing patterns. As such, it will appeal to
scholars and students of sociology, social theory and
anthropological theory with interests in political expediency and
the transformation of social life.
In an era of digital revolution, artificial intelligence, big data
and augmented reality, technology has shifted from being a tool of
communication to a primary medium of experience and sociality. Some
of the most basic human capacities are increasingly being
outsourced to machines and we increasingly experience and interpret
the world through digital interfaces, with machines becoming ever
more 'social' beings. Social interaction and human perception are
being reshaped in unprecedented ways. This book explores this
technologisation of the social and the attendant penetration of
permanent liminality into those aspects of the lifeworld where
individuals had previously sought some kind of stability and
meaning. Through a historical and anthropological examination of
this phenomenon, it problematises the underlying logic of limitless
technological expansion and our increasing inability to imagine
either ourselves or our world in other than technological terms.
Drawing on a variety of concepts from political anthropology,
including liminality, the trickster, imitation, schismogenesis,
participation, and the void, it interrogates the contemporary
technological revolution in a manner that will be of interest to
sociologists, social and anthropological theorists and scholars of
science and technology studies with interests in the digital
transformation of social life.
Many 21st century operations are characterised by teams of workers
dealing with significant risks and complex technology, in
competitive, commercially-driven environments. Informed managers in
such sectors have realised the necessity of understanding the human
dimension to their operations if they hope to improve production
and safety performance. While organisational safety culture is a
key determinant of workplace safety, it is also essential to focus
on the non-technical skills of the system operators based at the
'sharp end' of the organisation. These skills are the cognitive and
social skills required for efficient and safe operations, often
termed Crew Resource Management (CRM) skills. In industries such as
civil aviation, it has long been appreciated that the majority of
accidents could have been prevented if better non-technical skills
had been demonstrated by personnel operating and maintaining the
system. As a result, the aviation industry has pioneered the
development of CRM training. Many other organisations are now
introducing non-technical skills training, most notably within the
healthcare sector. Safety at the Sharp End is a general guide to
the theory and practice of non-technical skills for safety. It
covers the identification, training and evaluation of non-technical
skills and has been written for use by individuals who are studying
or training these skills on CRM and other safety or human factors
courses. The material is also suitable for undergraduate and
post-experience students studying human factors or industrial
safety programmes.
Questions of home and belonging have never been more topical.
Populist politicians in both Europe and America play on anxieties
over globalisation by promising to reconstitute the national home,
through cutting immigration and 'taking back control'. Increasing
numbers of young people are unable to afford home-ownership, a
trend with implications for the future shape of families and
communities. The dominant conceptualisations of home in the
twentieth century - the nation-state and the suburban nuclear
household - are in crisis, yet they continue to shape our personal
and political aspirations. Home: The Foundations of Belonging puts
these issues into context by drawing on a range of disciplines to
offer a deep anthropological and historical perspective on home.
Beginning with a vision of modernity as characterised by both
spiralling liminality and an ongoing quest for belonging, it plumbs
the archaic roots of Western civilisation and assembles a wide body
of comparative anthropological evidence to illuminate the
foundations of a sense of home. Home is theorised as a stable
centre around which we organise both everyday routines and
perspectives on reality, bringing order to a chaotic world and
overcoming liminality. Constituted by a set of ongoing processes
which concentrate and embody meaning in intimate relationships,
everyday rituals and familiar places, a shared home becomes the
foundation for community and society. The Foundations of Belonging
thus elevates 'home' to the position of a foundational sociological
and anthropological concept at a moment when the crisis of
globalisation has opened the way to a revaluation of the local.
Many 21st century operations are characterised by teams of workers
dealing with significant risks and complex technology, in
competitive, commercially-driven environments. Informed managers in
such sectors have realised the necessity of understanding the human
dimension to their operations if they hope to improve production
and safety performance. While organisational safety culture is a
key determinant of workplace safety, it is also essential to focus
on the non-technical skills of the system operators based at the
'sharp end' of the organisation. These skills are the cognitive and
social skills required for efficient and safe operations, often
termed Crew Resource Management (CRM) skills. In industries such as
civil aviation, it has long been appreciated that the majority of
accidents could have been prevented if better non-technical skills
had been demonstrated by personnel operating and maintaining the
system. As a result, the aviation industry has pioneered the
development of CRM training. Many other organisations are now
introducing non-technical skills training, most notably within the
healthcare sector. Safety at the Sharp End is a general guide to
the theory and practice of non-technical skills for safety. It
covers the identification, training and evaluation of non-technical
skills and has been written for use by individuals who are studying
or training these skills on CRM and other safety or human factors
courses. The material is also suitable for undergraduate and
post-experience students studying human factors or industrial
safety programmes.
This book explores the ways in which religion is observed,
performed, and organised in skateboard culture. Drawing on
scholarship from the sociology of religion and the cultural
politics of lifestyle sports, this work combines ethnographic
research with media analysis to argue that the rituals of
skateboarding provide participants with a rich cultural canvas for
emotional and spiritual engagement. Paul O'Connor contends that
religious identification in skateboarding is set to increase as
participants pursue ways to both control and engage meaningfully
with an activity that has become an increasingly mainstream and
institutionalised sport. Religion is explored through the themes of
myth, celebrity, iconography, pilgrimage, evangelism, cults, and
self-help.
Questions of home and belonging have never been more topical.
Populist politicians in both Europe and America play on anxieties
over globalisation by promising to reconstitute the national home,
through cutting immigration and 'taking back control'. Increasing
numbers of young people are unable to afford home-ownership, a
trend with implications for the future shape of families and
communities. The dominant conceptualisations of home in the
twentieth century - the nation-state and the suburban nuclear
household - are in crisis, yet they continue to shape our personal
and political aspirations. Home: The Foundations of Belonging puts
these issues into context by drawing on a range of disciplines to
offer a deep anthropological and historical perspective on home.
Beginning with a vision of modernity as characterised by both
spiralling liminality and an ongoing quest for belonging, it plumbs
the archaic roots of Western civilisation and assembles a wide body
of comparative anthropological evidence to illuminate the
foundations of a sense of home. Home is theorised as a stable
centre around which we organise both everyday routines and
perspectives on reality, bringing order to a chaotic world and
overcoming liminality. Constituted by a set of ongoing processes
which concentrate and embody meaning in intimate relationships,
everyday rituals and familiar places, a shared home becomes the
foundation for community and society. The Foundations of Belonging
thus elevates 'home' to the position of a foundational sociological
and anthropological concept at a moment when the crisis of
globalisation has opened the way to a revaluation of the local.
This book explores the ways in which religion is observed,
performed, and organised in skateboard culture. Drawing on
scholarship from the sociology of religion and the cultural
politics of lifestyle sports, this work combines ethnographic
research with media analysis to argue that the rituals of
skateboarding provide participants with a rich cultural canvas for
emotional and spiritual engagement. Paul O'Connor contends that
religious identification in skateboarding is set to increase as
participants pursue ways to both control and engage meaningfully
with an activity that has become an increasingly mainstream and
institutionalised sport. Religion is explored through the themes of
myth, celebrity, iconography, pilgrimage, evangelism, cults, and
self-help.
The pilgrimage to Mecca, or Hajj, is a unique aspect of Islam. It
is also a remarkable logistic feat for the Saudi Kingdom. How does
this annual event combine with the transformations of the modern
world? In this short book the author charts the changes that have
altered the Hajj from the ancient camel caravans to the
contemporary motorised and air conditioned pilgrimage it is today.
Looking at historic accounts, politics, health, transportation, and
the experiences of Muslims living in Britain, this work provides a
nuanced overview of the contiguity of the Hajj. This book is an
excellent introduction to the broad scope of issues that Hajj
studies entail. It is of interest to those curious about the
pilgrimage, and an asset to specialists with its rich array of
sources and interpretation.
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