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Journal articles on the topic "Actor analysis methods"
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Christiansen, Gwen, Jean Simonneaux, and Laurent Hazard. "Tailoring Cognitive Mapping Analysis Methods to Different Management Styles of Collective Action by Handling Actor Reasoning Diversity." International Journal of Qualitative Methods 21 (January 2022): 160940692211374. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/16094069221137492.
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Collective action is needed to conceive and implement sustainability transitions within our society. Yet, it requires the coordination of a diversity of actors, each possessing their own reasoning. Integrating diversity, characterized by variety, disparity and balance, is thus a crucial methodological challenge to address, notably in order to enhance the quality of policy decisions concerning sustainability issues. Here we show how to tailor the way of collecting, analyzing and using actor reasoning diversity to the management style of collective action, characterized by the role the actors are allowed to play in defining collective action. To this purpose, we compare three design experiments using actor reasoning in the context of collective action aiming at developing sustainable food production: (1) considering actor reasoning in top-down decision-making (scallop fishery in Integrated Coastal Zone Management); (2) building consensus for a common strategy (quality in a sheep milk cooperative); and (3) fostering collective intelligence for individual and collective paths for action (agroecological transition of an agricultural territory). The diversity of actor reasoning in each of the design experiments was collected through cognitive mapping, a systemic representation tool adapted to represent actor reasoning. We propose a framework to adapt cognitive mapping methods to different management styles of collective action. In practice, adjusting the level and nature of the reasoning diversity considered at each step of a participatory process, through the way cognitive maps are collected and analyzed, is key to the tailoring of a cognitive mapping method to a management style of collective action. Overall, we show that the level of reasoning diversity considered in collective action should increase with actor involvement in analyses and decision-making.
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Boullier, Dominique. "Médialab stories: How to align actor network theory and digital methods." Big Data & Society 5, no. 2 (July 2018): 205395171881672. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2053951718816722.
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The history of laboratories may become controversial in social sciences. In this paper, the story of Sciences Po Médialab told by Venturini et al. is discussed and completed by demonstrating the incoherence in the choice of digital methods at the Médialab from the actor network theory perspective. As the Médialab mostly used web topologies as structural analysis of social positions, they were not able to account for the propagation of ideas, considered in actor network theory as non-humans that have their own agency. The main arguments in favour of the ‘more continuous social’ developed at the Médialab (quali-quanti, following the actors, zooming) proved to be as misleading as the network metaphor. The distribution of agency that actor network theory so successfully expands was paradoxicallty reduced to structures and individual preferences, to the detriment of the agency of replications that circulate entities in the form of messages, content or memes, and that should now become the next step for actor network theory-style digital methods.
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Hermans, Leon M., and Wil A. H. Thissen. "Actor analysis methods and their use for public policy analysts." European Journal of Operational Research 196, no. 2 (July 2009): 808–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2008.03.040.
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Prihantoro, Edy, and Rizky Wulan Ramadhani. "Social Network Analysis: #BlackLivesMatter Distribution at Actor Level and System Level." Jurnal Komunikasi Ikatan Sarjana Komunikasi Indonesia 6, no. 2 (December 9, 2021): 275–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.25008/jkiski.v6i2.577.
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#BlackLivesMatter accompanies several cases of discrimination against the black community. The hashtag was spread by actors who have great influences on Twitter users. The actors create communication network which connected to each other to form opinions about the Black Lives Matter movement. Researchers conducted a study to determine the distribution of #BlackLivesMatter at the actor level for the period 20-27 April 2021 in Twitter. The study used quantitative methods and a positivistic paradigm with a Social Network Analysis (SNA) approach. The results show that the actor with the highest degree of centrality is @jeanmessiha with 238 interactions, the actor with the highest betweenness centrality is @helloagain0611 with a value of 0.000049, the actor with the highest eigenvector centrality is @jeanmessiha with a value of 1 and there are 1,416 actors who have closeness centrality. # BlackLivesMatter has a low diameter value so that it spreads quickly but not too widely, not much reciprocity occurs, not concentrated in one dominant cluster but spread widely in several clusters. The actors play a role in spreading diverse opinions regarding Black Lives Matter, thus creating free discussion in several clusters on Twitter. Opinion widely spread on Twitter creates public opinion regarding the Black Lives Matter movement.
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Holstrom, Chris. "Moving Towards an Actor-Based Model for Subject Indexing." NASKO 7, no. 1 (September 23, 2019): 120. http://dx.doi.org/10.7152/nasko.v7i1.15631.
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This paper presents a preliminary exploration of an actor-based model for subject indexing, which considers four types of actors: professional indexers, domain experts, casual indexers, and machine algorithms. The paper describes each of the four actors, enumerating differences in approach, training, methodology, priorities, and tools, as well as similarities and historical collaborations between actors. The paper then explores how the actor-based model for subject indexing might serve as a complement to existing models that focus on processes, methods, disciplinary norms, and cultural biases by defining and exploring the following key properties of an actor-based model for subject indexing: 1) actors are the primary drivers of subject indexing work, 2) observing and understanding many types of actors’ processes in real-life situations is as valuable as prescribing correct methods for professional subject indexing, and 3) multiple and different types of actors can perform subject analysis work and subject representation work on the same information objects, and these hybrid (multi-actor) approaches to subject indexing are explicitly supported. These key properties suggest that an actor-based model for subject indexing might open new research opportunities and encourage new hybrid and collaborative approaches to knowledge organization.
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Mailoa, Evangs. "Analisis Node dengan Centrality dan Follower Rank pada Twitter." Jurnal RESTI (Rekayasa Sistem dan Teknologi Informasi) 4, no. 5 (October 30, 2020): 937–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.29207/resti.v4i5.2398.
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Twitter is used to express about something that happened. In Indonesia since 2012, Twitter has been widely used for campaigns during regional or presidential elections. Apart from positive campaigns, negative campaigns and even black campaigns were carried out via Twitter, and tweets become twitwar. Twitter is a social network, so the data can be analyzed using a social network analysis approach. This research was conducted to analyze which nodes (actors) are influential using the degree, between, and closeness centrality methods, while the follower rank method is used for the analysis of popular actors in "# 4niesKingOfDrama". The data were 8895 nodes with 23257 edges taken from January 1 to February 20, 2020. The results showed that Degree Centrality was 212 with the actor who had the highest influence score was the account @ Bangsul__88 and actor @airin_nz was the actor with the highest popularity value with Follower Rank of 0.98211783. This study found that among the 10 main actors with the highest Degree Centrality values, there were several accounts that were buzzer accounts. The node (Actor) with the highest influence value is not necessarily the node with the highest popularity value.
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van der Lei, T. E., and W. A. H. Thissen. "Quantitative problem structuring methods for multi-actor problems: an analysis of reported applications." Journal of the Operational Research Society 60, no. 9 (September 2009): 1198–206. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jors.2008.93.
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Larina, Tetiana, and Olena Potyshnyak. "Forming investment strategy of international economic actor." Actual problems of innovative economy, no. 3 (May 30, 2019): 5–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.36887/2524-0455-2019-3-1.
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As a starting hypothesis is the fact of non-universality of the existing mechanisms of investment strategy formation is accepted, which necessitates their improvement and adaptation taking into account the variability of the environment and current tendencies of development of international economic relations. The purpose of the work was to analyze theoretical provisions and develop practical recommendations for improving the efficiency of the enterprise investment strategy formation as a international economic actors. The most important objective factors are the effective formation and use of financial resources in ensuring the development of an enterprise at the present stage of international business operation, which is primarily related to the use of new systems and methods of managing these processes. Considerable influence on the market situation of instability factors is taken into account. It is proved that under these conditions the role of investment strategy, which provides priority directions of enterprise development in international business, is significantly increasing. One of the important steps in the process of developing an investment strategy is to analyze the financial position of the company. The potential of tools and methods of economic and mathematical financial analysis is revealed for forming an effective investment strategy of enterprises - subjects of international business. It is concluded that the investment strategy of the enterprise - international economic actors is described by a balanced system of integral and integrated indicators of investing capital expediency in the investing object, which reflects the pro-spects of development, efficiency of resources using and assets, their liquidity, solvency status and financial stability as well as some informal aspects of the enterprise. Cluster analysis, matrix analysis, taxonomic analysis have been presented as the most promising and effective ones. The methods of their use for practical application in investment management are present-ed. Keywords: investment strategy, international economic relations, cluster analysis, matrix analysis, taxonomic analysis.
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Stier, Sebastian, Wolf J. Schünemann, and Stefan Steiger. "Of activists and gatekeepers: Temporal and structural properties of policy networks on Twitter." New Media & Society 20, no. 5 (June 27, 2017): 1910–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1461444817709282.
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There is an ongoing academic debate whether social media empowers activists and advocacy groups in relation to established political actors and media gatekeepers. This article investigates these premises by analysing the influence of various actors in two policy debates on Twitter, environmental policy (climate change) and Internet governance (net neutrality). We extract tweets on both topics and code the respective 500 most central accounts according to a categorisation of relevant political actor groups. Applying methods from social network analysis, we reveal temporally fluctuating actor constellations and network structures which converge to elite actors during high attention periods. Furthermore, a comparative keyword analysis shows that non-governmental organisations and citizen media emphasise personalised connective action frames, whereas political actors and traditional media tend to refer to the political decision-making process and its institutions. Both findings are in line with cyclical conceptions of policy processes.
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Carboni, Julia L., Saba Siddiki, Chris Koski, and Abdul-Akeem Sadiq. "Using Network Analysis to Identify Key Actors in Collaborative Governance Processes." Nonprofit Policy Forum 8, no. 2 (September 26, 2017): 133–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/npf-2017-0012.
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AbstractCollaborative governance is an increasingly popular form of governance. In theory, collaborative governance processes should be inclusive and value the perspectives of multiple stakeholders, including nonprofit organizations. In practice, this may not be the case. Recent work on representation in collaborative governance has found asymmetry in the way actor groups are descriptively and substantively represented in the collaborative governance process. We extend this line of work by employing network methods to create a diagnostic tool to identify which individual actors are substantively represented in collaborative governance processes over time. This tool is designed to systematically evaluate whether individual actors are under or overrepresented in collaborative governance. It provides a starting point for groups to discuss whether they are functionally inclusive and to understand whether non-inclusion is random or systematic. We apply the tool to collaborative governance in a regional food system and find variance in substantive representation by actor, indicating the collaborative governance process diverges from its inclusive design in practice. In particular, nonprofit organizations who are formally part of the collaborative governance process are not substantively represented in formal meetings to the same degree as city and county agencies.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Actor analysis methods"
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Argabright, Karen Jane. "Social Support in Ohio State University Extension: A Mixed-Methods Approach to Examining Central Actor Characteristics and Influence in a Distributed Educational Outreach Organization." The Ohio State University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1524130604744304.
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Rodriguez, Aleesha J. "A controversy analysis of Tesla's (big) battery in Australia." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2022. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/229025/1/Aleesha_Rodriguez_Thesis.pdf.
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This thesis presents a controversy analysis of Tesla’s (big) battery, which was an imagined technology introduced via a wager on Twitter, in 2017, to solve an ongoing power crisis controversy in Australia. This research explores the co-constitution of Tesla’s (big) battery through the key events, actors, and issues raised by publics on social media and problematises the simple “green” narratives. In doing so, this thesis illustrates how particular imaginaries about certain people, technologies, and issues shaped renewable energy policy and outcomes in Australia.
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Quiedeville, Sylvain. "Ex-post assessment of impacts of research on innovations for organic farming : issues, methods, tools and instruments." Thesis, Montpellier, SupAgro, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017NSAM0038/document.
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Cette thèse a pour objet d’évaluer, de développer et de tester différentes méthodes qualitatives et manières d’évaluer ex-post les impacts et la contribution de la recherche sur les processus d’innovations et la société, par rapport à la transition à l’agriculture biologique.Nous avons réalisé deux cas d’études traitant de la transition à l’agriculture biologique. Le premier est le cas camarguais (en France) englobant un ensemble d’innovations techniques. Le second concerne le développement du produit biologique Ecostop pour protéger les abeilles contre la maladie de la varroatose en Bulgarie.Nous évaluons le potentiel d’une approche globale basée sur l’analyse participative du chemin de l’impact (PIPA) mais adaptée et complémentée par de nombreuses autres méthodes (premier article, partie 4), ainsi que le potentiel de l’analyse du réseau social (SNA) (deuxième article, partie 5) et de la théorie de l’acteur réseau (ANT) (troisième article, partie 6) pour l’évaluation ex-post des impacts et de la contribution de la recherche. Nous étudions les impacts de la recherche en Camargue et la manière dont ils ont été générés. Le cas Bulgare est seulement utilisé pour évaluer le potentiel d’ANT (avec le cas camarguais).L’approche basée sur PIPA permet d’évaluer avec succès les impacts et la contribution de la recherche. Nous avons pu mettre en évidence que la recherche a contribué au changement en Camargue à travers le développement d’interactions de co-apprentissage avec les producteurs bien que cela ne se soit pas avéré crucial pour le succès de l’innovation dans son ensemble. Les politiques agricoles, facteurs économiques, tests conduits indépendamment par les agriculteurs, et le cadre institutionnel, ont été les facteurs les plus importants et ayant eu le plus d’effets. En ce qui concerne SNA, il est apparu utile pour valider les dires des parties prenantes sur les relations entre acteurs ainsi que leurs implications sur la transition à l’agriculture biologique. Par exemple, le rôle grandissant joué par l’INRA (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique) au sein du réseau d’acteurs a été confirmé de même que sa contribution à la transition vers l’agriculture biologique. Quant à l’approche ANT, elle permet de mettre en avant les relations interpersonnelles d’acteurs et leurs effets sur le développement de l’innovation. Nous soulignons en particulier l’importance des leaders d’opinion au cours des phases d’implémentation et de diffusion ; et montrons également l’importance de problématiser les questions devant être traitées afin d’améliorer le succès des programmes de rechercheThis thesis intends to evaluate, develop and test different qualitative methods and ways of ex-post assessing the impacts and contribution of the research on innovation processes and the society, in relation to the transition to organic agriculture.We have conducted two case studies focusing on the transition to organic farming. First is the Camargue case (in France) that encompasses a broad range of technical innovations. Second is on the development of the organic product Ecostop to protect bees against the varroatosis disease in Bulgaria.We evaluate the potential of a broad approach based on the Participatory Impact Pathway Analysis (PIPA) and adapted & complemented by several other methods (first article, part 4), as well as the potential of the Social Network Analysis (SNA) (second paper, part 5) and of the Actor Network Theory (ANT) (third paper, part 6), in evaluating ex-post the impacts and contribution of the research. We study the impacts of the research in the Camargue and how they were generated. The Bulgarian case is only used to evaluate the potential of ANT (together with the Camargue case).The approach based on PIPA allows assessing successfully the impacts and contribution of the research. We could show that the research contributed to change in the Camargue by developing co-learning interactions with farmers although this was not critical to the success of the innovation as a whole. The agricultural policies, economic factors, the testing conducted independently by farmers, and the institutional framework, were the most important and influential factors. With respect to SNA, it was of interest to validate stakeholders’ views on actors’ relationships and their implications on the transition to organic farming. For example, the growing role played by INRA (National Research Agronomic Institute) within the actor network was confirmed as well as its contribution to the transition. As to ANT, it allows highlighting interpersonal actors’ relationships and their effects on the innovation development. We particularly underline the importance of opinion leaders in the phases of implementation and diffusion; and also show the importance of problematizing the issues to be tackled in order to increase the success of research programs
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KITANI, Tsuyoshi, Tsuneo AJISAKA, Shuichiro YAMAMOTO, and Noboru HATTORI. "Proposal for Requirement Validation Criteria and Method Based on Actor Interaction." Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2237/15016.
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Kasanen, M. (Mervi). "Yksityismetsänomistajien valinnat metsänhoidossa 2000-luvun Suomessa." Doctoral thesis, Oulun yliopisto, 2011. http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9789514296796.
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Abstract The present environmental anthropological study explores the premises and views of forest owners regarding different stages of forest management and factors affecting forest management by interviewing 24 owners of forest in the Northern Ostrobothnia region during 2005-2007. In addition, the views of forestry professionals were examined, mainly by using interviews from the ”Forest Professionals During Forestry’s Period of Transition” project collected during 1999-2002. The collected qualitative data was mostly employed in order to examine processes of reasoning in connection to both periodic- and continuous-cover silviculture. The views of the forest owners were compared to the Forestry Development Centre Tapio’s Forest Management Practice Recommendations. The research source materials also included the official documents from four cases involving forest regeneration and forest harvest sites in different parts of Finland during 2004-2008. The analysis in this study employs three perspectives, namely those of political ecology, cognitive anthropology and actor-network theory. When exploring the views of forest owners from the perspective of political ecology, these perspectives were examined as a part of the historical development of forestry and the discussion on forests in Finland. By applying the concept of cultural models from cognitive anthropology, two generalising models of thought were recognised in the interview material: an established model of forest management and an alternative model of forest management. The established model of forest management followed the management policy presented in the Forest Management Practice Recommendations. The alternative model of forest management diverged from the recommendations, but only in part. Views regarding what is natural, the implementation of different stages of forest management and how financial profitability is achieved from the forest owners’ point of view were, to some extent, different in these two models. However, it was not possible to identify the views of the interviewees as belonging entirely to one of the models only. The actor-network theory was particularly efficient in analysing court case documents in which the different views on forest management that were found in the cultural models become established. Based on the criticism presented in the source materials, it can be said that the differing views and needs of forest owners should be acknowledged in forest administration with greater versatility than is done at presentTiivistelmä Tässä ympäristöantropologisessa tutkimuksessa selvitettiin metsänomistajien perusteluita ja käsityksiä metsänhoidon vaiheista ja metsänhoitoon vaikuttavista tekijöistä haastattelemalla 24 Pohjois-Pohjanmaalla metsää omistavaa metsänomistajaa vuosina 2005–2007. Myös metsäalan ammattilaisten käsityksiä selvitettiin käyttäen aineistona lähinnä vuosina 1999–2002 kerättyjä ”Metsäammatit metsätalouden murroksessa” -hankkeen haastatteluita. Laadullisen aineiston avulla selvitettiin erityisesti jaksolliseen ja jatkuvaan metsänkasvatukseen liittyvää päättelyä. Metsänomistajien käsityksiä verrattiin Metsätalouden kehittämiskeskus Tapion hyvän metsänhoidon suosituksiin. Aineistona olivat myös neljän eri puolilla Suomea tapahtuneen metsänuudistamista ja hakkuita koskeneen oikeustapauksen asiakirja-aineistot vuosilta 2004–2008. Analyysissä hyödynnettiin kolmea näkökulmaa: poliittista ekologiaa, kognitiivista antropologiaa ja toimijaverkkoteoriaa. Poliittisen ekologian näkökulmassa metsänomistajien käsityksiä tarkasteltiin osana Suomen metsätalouden ja metsäkeskustelun historiallista kehitystä. Kognitiivisen antropologian kulttuuristen mallien käsitettä käyttäen haastatteluaineistosta nostettiin esiin kaksi yleistävää ajattelumallia: vaihtoehtoisen metsänhoidon malli ja vakiintuneen metsänhoidon malli. Vakiintuneen metsänhoidon malli mukaili Hyvän metsänhoidon suosituksissa esitettyä metsänhoidon linjaa. Vaihtoehtoisen metsänhoidon malli erosi suosituksista osittain. Käsitykset metsänhoidon luonnonmukaisuudesta, metsänhoidon vaiheiden toteutuksesta ja taloudellisen kannattavuuden muodostumisesta metsänomistajien kannalta poikkesivat näissä malleissa toisistaan joiltakin osin. Haastateltujen käsityksiä ei voinut jaotella aina kaikilta osiltaan vain toiseen malliin kuuluvaksi. Toimijaverkkoteoria jäsensi erityisesti oikeustapausaineistoja, joissa tiivistyivät kulttuurisissa malleissa esiintyneet käsitykset metsänhoidosta. Aineistossa esitetyn kritiikin pohjalta metsähallinnoinnissa olisi huomioitava metsänomistajien vaihtelevat käsitykset ja tarpeet entistä monipuolisemmin
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AMATI, VIVIANA. "New statistics for the parameters estimation of the stochastic actor-oriented model for network change." Doctoral thesis, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10281/19389.
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The Stochastic actor-oriented model (SAO) is a statistical model for longitudinal network data. The most often used procedure for the estimation of the parameter of the SAO model is the Method of Moments (MoM), which estimates the parameters using one observed statistic for each estimated parameter. A new set of statistics is defined taking into account the different ways of creating and deleting ties to which a certain effect can contribute. This definition leads to having more than one statistic for a single parameter, i.e. to an over-determined system of equations. Thus, the ordinary MoM cannot be applied. A suitable method then is the Generalized Method of Moments (GMM), an estimation technique mainly used in econometrics, and potentially more efficient than the MoM. Like the regular MoM, the GMM is based on the differences between the expected values of the statistics and their sample counterparts, but the GMM involves the minimization of a quadratic function of these differences rather than setting all differences to 0. This means that an extra problem arises: the determination of a matrix of weights reflecting the different importance and correlations of the statistics involved. An optimization-simulation algorithm is used, following the approach suggested by Gelman (1995) and based on the Newton-Raphson algorithm, to compare the estimators deriving from the MoM and the GMM. Simulation results suggest that the new set of statistics performs better when network observations are close. In fact, in this context the standard errors of the GMM estimators are lower than those of the MoM.
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Třísková, Simona. "Financial Analysis of Accor Hotel Group from Bank´s and Investor´s point of view." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2014. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-193943.
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This thesis is focused on financial analysis of Accor hotel group. The purpose of this thesis is to identify and assess the financial position, financial health and performance of the company from the above-mentioned two perspectives, furthermore the monitoring of the development of the financial analysis and the analysis of changes during the period, also a comparison of selected indicators with industry and sector averages and lastly, a deepening of knowledge in the field of financial analysis. The aim of the work or the working hypothesis is to determine whether the selected company is prospective to the investor and sufficiently creditworthy for the bank or in general whether the company has passable financial position and performance. In order to achieve these objectives and purposes was chosen as the method of financial analysis. Other used methods are observation and comparison. These methods include, for example, financial techniques like horizontal and vertical analysis, ratio analysis, as well as simple mathematical tools like averages and percentages and lastly accounting tools like ratios and trend analysis. The thesis is divided into two parts. First part deals with the theoretical definition of concept of financial analysis which is followed by related terms and second part dealt with the presentation of given company, application of theory in practice, summary and recommendation.
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Axner, Marta. "Public Religions in Swedish Media : A Study of Religious Actors on Three Newspaper Debate Pages 2001-2011." Doctoral thesis, Uppsala universitet, Teologiska institutionen, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-206649.
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This study addresses issues concerning religion in the public sphere, brought about by the debates over the perceived resurgence of religion and the post-secular. The aim is to analyze the participation of religious actors in the public, using three newspaper debate pages as the empirical material. Building on theories by Casanova, especially his concept of public religions, as well as mediatization theory and Habermas' writings on religion in the public sphere, 639 opinion pieces signed by religious actors were analyzed. The mixed-methods content analysis was conducted in two steps: first a quantitative overview of the religious actors published, to what extent and on what issues. The second step consisted of three qualitative case studies based on the results of the first step: an argument analysis of the debate over same-sex marriage; an exploration of the specific position of the Church of Sweden and the idea of the national church as a public utility; and finally a discourse analysis of articles by Jewish and Muslim authors. These were analyzed on the basis of criteria for public religions developed from Casanova’s theory and from the media logic of debate articles. While the results show no clear increase in the number of religious actors during the period under scrutiny, one notices a clear presence of Muslim and Jewish actors, eventhough Christians of varying denominations dominate the material. There are also clear differences between the different religions: minority religion contributions are limited in terms of issues and scope, while Christian groups write about more varied issues. Muslims often relate to negative media discourse towards Islam, while Jewish signatories write on a limited number of themes closely related to the group itself. In many articles, one found a meta-debate over the place of religion in the public sphere even when specific issues were debated. The contribution of this dissertation is to critically discuss the concepts and assumptions underlying the debate over the place of religion in the public sphere. It stresses the importance of media perspectives as well as empirical studies for analyzing issues of authority, visibility, private/public and religion in late modern, mediated contexts.The Impact of Religion - Challenges for Society, Law and Democracy
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Berr, Katharina. "Slaves to our Screens? : A Critical Approach to Self-Regulation of Smartphone Use at the Example of Apple’s Screen Time Feature." Thesis, Stockholms universitet, JMK, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-172680.
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The increasingly ubiquitous role of smartphones in our everyday lives causes concerns regarding our relationship with the devices. While some raise the question whether smartphones are addictive (Alter 2017; Lopez-Fernandez 2019), others regard this concern as the most recent manifestation of moral panics (Cashmore, Cleland & Dixon 2018; Leick 2019). Meanwhile advocates of the attention economy argument claim that the problem is the design of technology occupying users’ attention (CHT 2019a-d). Somewhere in between, media and communication studies search for empirical evidence. From this vantage point of ideas this study explores the role of Screen Time, shaping and being shaped by this discourse. As a feature of Apple’s iOS software it is supposed to support users in regulating their smartphone use. Applying the walkthrough method as proposed by Light, Burgess & Duguay (2018) combined with an analysis of user experiences, shows how the technology company shapes a concept of self-regulation for users to adopt to. A concept, which first and foremost follows corporate and not the users’ best interest. This thesis poses the the question whether we are slaves to our screens, but arrives at the conclusion that we carry chains of self-regulation. The question remains, how we can create more sustainable and meaningful environments for protecting our attention.
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Caliandro, A. "IL LAVORO AFFETTIVO DEI CONSUMATORI VOLTO ALLA CO-CREAZIONE DI VALORE SUI SOCIAL MEDIA: UN' INDAGINE NETNOGRAFICA." Doctoral thesis, Università degli Studi di Milano, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2434/172622.
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The affective labor of consumers in regards to the co-creation of value onto social media: a netnographic enquiry
This work is, ideally, divided in two part. In the first one I address some theoretical issues, basically reflecting upon the concept of affective labor featured by Autonomist Marxism and Elisabeth Wissinger. In the second one I address some methodological issues, basically re-elaborating the netnographic method of Robert Kozinets.
The aim of my thesis has been to study and understand in a systematic way the affective labor performed by consumers onto the social media, intended as a leading practice of co-creation of value. On one hand I define ‘affective labor’ as the ability of a social group, situated in a contingent social context, to arouse an affective flow and to fix it in transient shapes (emotions), in order to channel it toward a productive purpose. On the other hand I considered the ‘co-creation of value’ onto social media as an activity which pertains to the discourse of consumers rather than to the consumers per se. Therefore my guiding hypothesis: ‘Since the Internet is a discourse-created phenomena, it is hypnotizable that it would be a certain dynamic of consumer discourse at creating value, rather than the bodies of consumers’. Following this hypothesis I actually discovered that online co-creation of value not only depends on the discourse but also on a specific discursive dynamic hinged on as system of communicative frictions.
As it is well-known online consumers create value since their communicative interactions are systematically monitored by companies, which (by means of techniques and devices for Sentiment Analysis) transform them in product innovation and brand reputation. Therefore my cognitive question: How do online consumers perform affective labor? Or, thorough which kind of practices online consumers do manage their affective investment in order to create that flux of information that companies harness and capitalize?
In order to answer this qualitative question a drew on the netnographic method, basically developing a personal declination of it rather than just applying it. In order to do so I elaborated a ‘practice-based netnographic approach’, mainly drawing on Richard Rogers’ epistemological motto: ‘Follow the medium’. My empirical research has produced two key heuristics: the concepts of web tribe and narrations of self. On one hand, differently from classical tribal marketing, I conceive of a web tribe as a social space rather than a social group made out of people ‘in love with’ a particular brand. Specifically I define a web tribe as a flux of communication that: a) flows through and springs from specific ‘places’ of the 2.0 web (forums, blogs, social networks, etc); b) converges on specific brands or products; c) converges on specific topics of conversation. On the other hand I conceived of ‘narrations of self’ as common discursive practices through which the members of a web tribe valorise the brand and themselves. In this way online consumers interacting within a ‘tribal space’ come to converge on some shared practices by which defining the brand value and their identities, rather than on a specific brand value and on common definition of identity per se. Thus, I finally came out to the conclusion that the web tribe is a dispositif that catalyses and formalizes the affective flow of consumer; in this way the ‘tribal dispositive’ governs the affective labor of consumers organizing it in a form that is suitable to be harnessed and exploited by companies and brands.
Books on the topic "Actor analysis methods"
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Busacca, Maurizio, and Roberto Paladini. Collaboration Age. Venice: Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.30687/978-88-6969-424-0.
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Recently, public policies of urban regeneration have intensified and multiplied. They are being promoted with the aim to start social and economic dynamics within the local context which is subject to intervention. From the empirical analysis, we realise that such activities are mainly implemented by three subjects or by mixed coalitions (public institutions, actors of the third sector and companies). Within them, each player is moved by a multiplicity of interests and goals that go beyond their own nature – public interest, market and mutualism – and tend to redefine themselves, thus becoming hybrid forms of production of value (social, economic, cultural). By studying a number Italian and Catalan cases, this essay deals with the theory that, under specific conditions and configurations, a collaborative direction – of organization, production and design – would give life to successful procedures, even without the identification of a one-best-way. The collaboration is not simply a choice of operation, but a real production method which mobilises social resources to create hybrid solutions – between state, market and society – to complex issues that could not be faced solely with the use of the rationale of action of one among the three actors. In this framework, the systems of relations and interactions between players and shared capital become an essential condition for the success of every initiative of urban redevelopment, or failure thereof. Such initiatives are brought to life by the strategic role of individuals who foster connections as well as the dissemination of non-redundant information between social networks, and collective and individual actors which would otherwise be separated and barely able to communicate and collaborate with each other. In addition to the functions carried out by knowledge brokers, that have been extensively described in organisational studies and economic sociology, the aforementioned figures act as real social enzymes, that is to say, they handle the available information and function as catalysts of social processes of production of knowledge. Moreover, they increase the reaction speed, working on mechanisms which control the spontaneity.
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Breuning, Marijke. Pedagogy and Foreign Policy Analysis. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190846626.013.275.
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Pedagogical objectives and educational outcomes play a significant role in foreign policy analysis. The actor-centered approach of foreign policy analysis gives students the unique opportunity to place themselves in the shoes of decision makers and to understand the different constraints, both domestic and international, that influence the policies adopted by decision makers. In other words, foreign policy analysis can have two functions: to teach students about the processes by which foreign policy is made, or the substance of the foreign policies of various countries, and to enhance students’ ability to imagine the perspectives of others. Whether foreign policy analysis does, in fact, manage to develop this ability is an empirical question that also depends on the course emphasis and pedagogies employed. In this sense, pedagogy does not only mean excellent teaching, but also systematic investigation of teaching methods and techniques, student learning outcomes, educational assessment, and curriculum development. The literature on foreign policy analysis, pedagogy, and curriculum emphasizes active learning strategies and the need for clearly articulated learning objectives for the curriculum as a whole and the place of specific courses within it. Examples of active learning pedagogies are case teaching, simulations, and problem-based learning. Despite some very worthwhile research that has been done, there are still some gaps that need to be addressed. One is the lack of empirical work that helps evaluate the merits of the various teaching strategies in foreign policy analysis, and another is the inconsistent findings produced by the empirical studies that do exist.
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Desmarais, Bruce A., and Skyler J. Cranmer. Statistical Inference in Political Networks Research. Edited by Jennifer Nicoll Victor, Alexander H. Montgomery, and Mark Lubell. Oxford University Press, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190228217.013.8.
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Researchers interested in statistically modeling network data have a well-established and quickly growing set of approaches from which to choose. Several of these methods have been regularly applied in research on political networks, while others have yet to permeate the field. This chapter reviews the most prominent methods of inferential network analysis for both cross-sectionally and longitudinally observed networks, including (temporal) exponential random graph models, latent space models, the quadratic assignment procedure, and stochastic actor oriented models. For each method, the chapter summarizes its analytic form, identifies prominent published applications in political science, and discusses computational considerations. It concludes with a set of guidelines for selecting a method for a given application.
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Atkins, David C., and Brian R. Baucom. Emerging Methodological and Statistical Techniques in Couple Research. Edited by Erika Lawrence and Kieran T. Sullivan. Oxford University Press, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199783267.013.16.
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Rapid changes in technology are altering some of the basic ways in which we interact with our world, as seen in the evolution of the telephone to mobile phone to smart phone. These technological changes are ushering in new methods of data collection and analysis, which also open up new types of research questions and designs for couple researchers. This chapter reviews current and emerging methods for data acquisition and analysis in relationship science. Data acquisition methods include mobile technology and context-specific ecological momentary assessment, as well as behavioral signal-processing techniques to quantify such data. Analytic methods cover mixed models and actor–partner interdependence models, as well as a broad introduction to machine learning techniques that are appropriate for massive datasets.
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Scooter, Pandora. Bunseki Method: Practical Script Analysis for the Actor. Lulu Press, Inc., 2020.
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Hogan, John, and Mary P. Murphy, eds. Policy Analysis in Ireland. Policy Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/policypress/9781447350897.001.0001.
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This volume constitutes the Irish element in the ever-expanding International Library of Policy Analysis series, edited by Michael Howlett and Iris Geva-May and published by Policy Press. It provides unique insights into the state of policy analysis in Ireland. It draws together contributions from some of the leading policy analysis experts, both academics and practitioners, to provide a multidimensional set of perspectives on how policy analysis has developed to its current state, a century after the country gained independence. The chapters examine the range of institutions and actors involved in policy analysis from across the government, the private sector and broader civil society. The intention is not to critique specific policy outcomes or policy developments, rather the chapters focus on the organizational processes, institutions and locations that contribute to the construction and supply of policy ideas as well as methods of policy analysis and evaluation. The chapters examine the policy capabilities of the institutions wherein policy development and evaluation are conducted. Our aim is to ensure that this volume constitutes a window into the research frontier of Irish policy analysis.
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Caramani, Daniele, ed. Comparative Politics. Oxford University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/hepl/9780198820604.001.0001.
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Comparative Politics provides an introduction to the field. Comparative politics is an empirical science that deals primarily with domestic politics. It is one of the three main subfields of political science, alongside international relations and political theory. The text provides a comprehensive introduction to comparative politics. It includes three chapters dedicated to familiarizing readers with the comparative approach, discussing substance as well as method. It then guides readers through a thematically organized, comprehensive analysis of the core methods, theories, and concepts in comparative politics. Empirical data is drawn on to demonstrate key similarities and differences of political systems in practice. Increased focus is given to the Global South and its path towards democratization. At the end of each chapter, there are questions designed to encourage critical thinking. The six sections of the work deal with: theories and methods; the historical context; structures and institutions; actors and processes; public policies; and beyond the nation-state.
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Kritzer, Herbert M. Advanced Introduction to Empirical Legal Research. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781839101052.
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Herbert Kritzer presents a clear introduction to the history, methods and substance of empirical legal research (ELR). Quantitative methods dominate in empirical legal research, but an important segment of the field draws on qualitative methods, such as semi-structured interviews and observation. In this book both methodologies are explored alongside systematic data analysis. Offering an overview of the broad ELR literature, the institutions of the law, the central actors of the law, and the subjects of the law are each addressed in this highly readable account that will be essential reading for legal researchers.
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Knopf, Robert. Script Analysis for Theatre. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781408183267.
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Script Analysis for Theatre: Tools for Interpretation, Collaboration and Production provides theatre students and emerging theatre artists with the tools, skills and a shared language to analyze play scripts, communicate about them, and collaborate with others on stage productions. Based largely on concepts derived from Stanislavski’s system of acting and method acting, the book focuses on action - what characters do to each other in specific circumstances, times, and places - as the engine of every play. From this foundation, readers will learn to distinguish the big picture of a script, dissect and ’score’ smaller units and moment-to-moment action, and create individualized blueprints from which to collaborate on shaping the action in production from their perspectives as actors, directors, and designers. Script Analysis for Theatre offers a practical approach to script analysis for theatre production and is grounded in case studies of a range of the most studied plays, including Sophocles’ Oedipus the King, Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler, Georg Büchner’s Woyzeck, Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest, Tennessee Williams’s A Streetcar Named Desire, and Paula Vogel’s How I Learned to Drive, among others. Readers will develop the real-life skills professional theatre artists use to design, rehearse, and produce plays.
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Jeutner, Valentin. Irresolvable Norm Conflicts in International Law. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198808374.001.0001.
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Conventionally, international legal scholarship concerned with norm conflicts focusses on identifying how international law can or should resolve them. This book adopts a different approach. It focusses on identifying those norm conflicts that law cannot and should not resolve. The book offers an unprecedented, controversial, yet sophisticated, argument in favour of construing such irresolvable conflicts as legal dilemmas. Legal dilemmas exist when a legal actor confronts a conflict between at least two legal norms that cannot be avoided or resolved. Addressing both academics and practitioners, the book aims to identify the character and consequences of legal dilemmas, to distil their legal function within the sphere of international law, and to engender and contribute to serious theoretical and practical investigations into the conditions that lead to a legal dilemma. The argument unfolds in three parts. The first part proposes a definition of legal dilemmas and distinguishes the term from numerous related concepts. Based on this definition, the second part scrutinises international law’s contemporary norm conflict resolution and accommodation devices in order to identify their limited ability to resolve certain kinds of norm conflicts satisfactorily. Against the background of the limits identified in the second part, the third part outlines and evaluates the book’s proposed method of dealing with legal dilemmas. In contrast to conventional approaches that recommend dealing with irresolvable norm conflicts by means of non liquet declarations, judicial law-making or balancing test, the book’s proposal envisions that irresolvable norm conflicts are dealt with by judicial and sovereign actors in a complementary fashion. According to the proposal, judicial actors should openly acknowledge irresolvable conflicts and sovereign actors should decide with which norm they will comply. Subsequently, judicial actors should hold the sovereign actor responsible for the violation of any prescriptive norm the sovereign chose to impair. The book concludes with the argument that analysing various aspects of international law through the lenses of the concept of a legal dilemma enhances international law’s conceptual accuracy, facilitates more legitimate decision-making processes and maintains international law’s dynamic responsiveness.
Book chapters on the topic "Actor analysis methods"
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Kamburjan, Eduard, Crystal Chang Din, and Tzu-Chun Chen. "Session-Based Compositional Analysis for Actor-Based Languages Using Futures." In Formal Methods and Software Engineering, 296–312. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47846-3_19.
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Moradi, Fereidoun, Sara Abbaspour Asadollah, Ali Sedaghatbaf, Aida Čaušević, Marjan Sirjani, and Carolyn Talcott. "An Actor-Based Approach for Security Analysis of Cyber-Physical Systems." In Formal Methods for Industrial Critical Systems, 130–47. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58298-2_5.
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Wang, Liang, and Jianxin Zhao. "Distributed Computing." In Architecture of Advanced Numerical Analysis Systems, 243–79. Berkeley, CA: Apress, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8853-5_10.
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AbstractDistributed computing has been playing a significant role in current smart applications in various fields. In this chapter, we first briefly give a bird’s-eye view of this topic, introducing various programming paradigms. Next, we introduce Actor, an OCaml-based distributed computing engine, and how it works together with Owl. We then focus on one key element in distributed computing: the synchronization. We introduce four different types of synchronization methods or “barriers” that are commonly used in current systems. Next, we elaborate how these barriers are designed and provide illustrations from the theoretical perspective. Finally, we use evaluations to show the performance trade-offs in using different barriers.
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Colaco, Jean-Louis, Marc Pantel, Fabien Dagnat, and Patrick Sallé. "Static Safety Analysis for Non-Uniform Service Availability in Actors." In Formal Methods for Open Object-Based Distributed Systems, 371–86. Boston, MA: Springer US, 1999. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35562-7_29.
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Mahl, Daniela, and Lars Guenther. "Content Analysis in the Research Field of Environmental & Climate Change Coverage." In Standardisierte Inhaltsanalyse in der Kommunikationswissenschaft – Standardized Content Analysis in Communication Research, 203–12. Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-36179-2_18.
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AbstractIn the study of climate and environmental communication, content analysis—in all its many facets—has been used numerous times and in various ways. This chapter provides an overview of common research designs and (combinations of) methods, showing that a variety of approaches have been applied, ranging from qualitative, to quantitative, to automated content analyses. In addition, we identify the main constructs employed in media content analyses—with issue attention, actors and sources, framing, uncertainty, or visual representations being of primary concern. Finally, we outline research desiderata that should be considered in future studies.
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Johansson, Olof, and Helene Ärlestig. "The Swedish Context Bringing Support Structures to Scale: The Role of the State and School Districts." In Evidence-Based School Development in Changing Demographic Contexts, 117–31. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76837-9_9.
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AbstractThis chapter explores the “theory of action” underlying the Swedish government’s national school improvement program called Cooperation for Better Schools. We discuss particularly the assumptions about the roles and responsibilities of key stakeholders, including schools, school districts, and universities. Our analysis focuses on the issue of institutional capacity for sustained system improvement. In this regard, our approach draws on the perspectives associated with contemporary policy analysis, which includes greater attention to qualitative and interpretive methods to understand the complexity of policy-induced change in contemporary society. We start by describing the project structure and our method. Thereafter, we analyze the government’s understanding and arguments for why it is important to help underperforming schools, before we give examples about how involved actors define problems and solutions in project documents. In the conclusion, we highlight strengths and deficits in the improvement process.
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Mahringer, Christian A. "Analyzing Digital Trace Data to Promote Discovery – The Case of Heatmapping." In Business Process Management Workshops, 209–20. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94343-1_16.
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AbstractBusiness Process Management and Routine Dynamics are two streams of research that both explore process. To this end, Business Process Management has developed a rich array of methods that can be used to analyze digital trace data. Routine Dynamics has put less emphasis on the analysis of digital trace data, but it has advanced a methodological approach that promotes discovery, i.e., the process that actors perform and experience as they develop novel insights. This paper argues that the analysis of digital trace data can promote the process of discovery. It uses heatmapping as a specific example to show how analyzing digital trace data can promote discovery. The paper thus emphasizes a specific way how Business Process Management and Routine Dynamics can fertilize each other.
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Glückler, Johannes, and Laura Suarsana. "The Geography of Giving in the Philanthropic Field." In Knowledge and Civil Society, 179–208. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-71147-4_9.
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AbstractDrawing on the neo-institutional notion of organizational fields, we propose the concept of the philanthropic field to conceptualize the geography of giving and the interrelations of benevolent activities across the domains of private, public, and civic sectors. Empirically, we adopt a multi-method approach, including a media analysis of reported acts of giving in the German region of Heilbronn-Franconia, a social network analysis of its regional philanthropic relations, and qualitative interviews with representatives of non-profit organizations, corporations, and public as well as private intermediaries. Based on our analysis, we conclude that the philanthropic field is constituted by diverse actors from all sectors of society who engage in specialization, division of labor, and collaboration. Moreover, practices of giving spread across geographical scales, though the majority of activity concentrates on the local and regional level. We conclude by discussing the potentials and limits of our approach as a means to gain insights into local fields of philanthropy and benevolent action across societal sectors.
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Gamper, Markus. "Social Network Theories: An Overview." In Social Networks and Health Inequalities, 35–48. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-97722-1_3.
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AbstractRegarding network theory, John Scott argues: “[...] [T]heoretical work has long been underdeveloped in social network analysis. While the methods themselves do not require or imply any particular sociological theory, they do require theoretical contextualisation in wider debates” (Scott,2011, p. 24). Although the theorization of networks has long been neglected, there has been intensive theoretical debate on the concept of social relations and their structures since the early twentieth century. It is generally assumed that people are embedded in relationships and cannot be viewed in isolation from their social environment. Individual dyads, relationships between two actors, are connected to larger units, so-called networks. Networks are located at the meso-level. They are thus a link between the micro-level, or the individual action (agency), and the macro-level, or the institutions (Weyer, 2012, p. 241). Accordingly, networks consist of actors who build relationships with one another and those relationships create overall social structures. The theoretical interest is not based on so-called classical attributes of individuals, like gender, race, or age, or characteristics of institutions, but on relationships and their structures and the embedding of the actors within a network. The starting point of research questions includes relations, the embeddedness of the individuals within a network, and the interaction between social structure and individual attributes.
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Letto-Vanamo, Pia. "Courts and Proceedings: Some Nordic Characteristics." In Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice, 21–36. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74851-7_2.
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AbstractThis paper will discuss the characteristics of the court system and proceedings in the Nordic countries. The analysis is based on the idea of Nordic legal systems as a group bound both by historical similarities between them and by advanced legal cooperation between different legal actors. First, the main features of socio-legal developments, legal theory and legal practices characterising Nordic legal systems are discussed. Then, ideas, methods and results of cooperation in the field of law are described. ‘Nordicness’ within legal and judicial institutions is highlighted with three examples. The first example concerns popular participation, especially the importance of lay judges. The second example concerns the relationship between the legislator and the judiciary and the non-existence of constitutional courts. Finally, the third example discusses the many modes of conflict resolution typical in the Nordic countries.
Conference papers on the topic "Actor analysis methods"
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van der Lei, Telli E. "A categorization of actor analysis methods." In 2010 Third International Conference on Infrastructure Systems and Services: Next Generation Infrastructure Systems for Eco-Cities (INFRA). IEEE, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/infra.2010.5679203.
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Kleverbeck, Maria. "Specific Characteristics of Actor Networks in the Social Innovation Process - A Comparative Analysis." In CARMA 2016 - 1st International Conference on Advanced Research Methods and Analytics. Valencia: Universitat Politècnica València, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/carma2016.2016.3134.
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Wandeler, E., J. W. Janneck, E. A. Lee, and L. Thiele. "Counting interface automata and their application in static analysis of actor models." In Third IEEE International Conference on Software Engineering and Formal Methods (SEFM'05). IEEE, 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/sefm.2005.14.
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Iulian dalin, Toma. "DIDACTIC METHODS, PROCEDURES AND DIGITAL TECHNIQUES FOR ANALYSING AND INTERPRETING THE IMAGES IN VISUAL EDUCATION." In eLSE 2013. Carol I National Defence University Publishing House, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.12753/2066-026x-13-250.
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This paper presents an investigation of the way in which information and communication technology influences in a major way the way of teaching, learning experimenting and evaluation of different activities in visual arts. To be more precise the studies and the experiments that have been developed since 2000, for pre-university education, particularly at the level of the gymnasium (in formal and non formal education as well) demonstrates the importance of adapting traditional pedagogical methodology by using digital ones. This aspect has leaded to a major restructuration of the relationship student - teacher - art tutor as it was remodeled by a new dimension, the virtual space. This type of dimension is implicated in enlarging the communication aria and developing communication. The role of each actor of the process is changed as the find each other on different positions, in virtual place. The study is carried on two main research lines, both fundamental for visual art pedagogy, didactic methods, associated procedures, and digital working techniques, specific for image analysis, therefore didactic methods, digital techniques and procedures for image interpretation, are aspects to be taken into consideration as well. The new approach in EVC (education and visual communication) opens new perspectives for all kind of fine arts and visual experiments due to which artistic performances can be improved and turned into a continuous process, reversible in time and space. We are confident that the results of those experiences and research are going to play in important part in reshaping and improving the national curriculum for visual education for gymnasium section.
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Schütze, Florian. "Google Trends Topic-Based Uncertainty: A Multi-National Approach." In CARMA 2020 - 3rd International Conference on Advanced Research Methods and Analytics. Valencia: Universitat Politècnica de València, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/carma2020.2020.11622.
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Several studies have shown that uncertainty among economic actors influences business cycle dynamics. This paper uses Google Trends topic queries to construct an uncertainty proxy that can be applied to every country where Google is active. Using a VAR approach, this paper demonstrates that the obtained impulse-response functions of main economic indicators to a one-standard deviation shock to the constructed indicator, are similar to those from an already-existing uncertainty proxy, the EPU. This is true for the G7 countries and Russia. On average, the uncertainty indicator constructed for this paper leads to more statistically significant responses than does the EPU. Thus, this paper shows that Google Trends is a helpful tool for obtaining timely information about uncertainty among economic actors. The main improvement in this uncertainty proxy is in its language independence. Existing uncertainty-measurement approaches, in contrast, rely on certain keywords that often vary across countries.
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Clark, Tony, Vinay Kulkarni, Souvik Barat, and Balbir Barn. "Actor-Based Methods, Concepts and Tools for Analysing Emergent Behaviour." In ISEC '18: Innovations in Software Engineering Conference. New York, NY, USA: ACM, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3172871.3180077.
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Zharikova, Maryna, and Stefan Pickl. "A Framework for Hybrid Risk Analysis." In Intelligent Human Systems Integration (IHSI 2023) Integrating People and Intelligent Systems. AHFE International, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1002850.
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Changes within the worldwide security environment proceed to challenge our ability to comprehend and react to the constantly changing hybrid threats that are becoming more diverse, emanating from a wide range of actors who are enabled by technology. Actors can wield an array of means and ways to further their security interests at the expense of a target and are able to do so without being identified.Developing proper situational awareness is a first and crucial step on the road to achieving better protection against hybrid threats. Here we propose a novel framework for hybrid risk analysis that enables the better understanding of operations of the adversary before their taking place.The idea of the framework is based on the model of hybrid operations, which combine the elements of space, time, objects at risk, goals, and actors into a single structure - a hyper-forest of multi-trees.Taking into account that hybrid operations are carried out according to certain scenarios characterized by repeatability of tools in relation to certain goals, we propose using case-based reasoning approach based on calculating the dynamic similarity of the information structure of ongoing attack to retrospective sequences of hybrid attacks for which the goals, tools, and methods are known. Retrospective data is stored in the case base.The proposed framework combines several models and methods, the main of which are the multi-tree model of hybrid attack representation, spatially distributed model of hybrid attack distribution, and the method for hybrid risk analysis. The method for hybrid risk analysis is based on two additional models such as vulnerability model and consequences assessment model that are developed for each type of object at risk.The suggested framework for hybrid risk analysis offers a better comprehension of adversary operations prior to them occurring and aids in formulating an appropriate reaction to the changing scenario.
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ALEKSEJEVA, Ludmila, Viktorija ŠIPILOVA, Elita JERMOLAJEVA, Inta OSTROVSKA, and Dmitrijs OĻEHNOVIČS. "SMART GROWTH IN LATGALE REGION OF LATVIA: AN OVERVIEW OF MULTIPLE-HELIX ACTORS." In RURAL DEVELOPMENT. Aleksandras Stulginskis University, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.15544/rd.2017.165.
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Within the framework of the Latvian National Programme EKOSOC-LV this paper focuses on the smart growth as a tool for regional development. The research aim is to evaluate the factors that influence the formation of a smart territory and to estimate interconnections of quantitative indicators and expert opinions. The present study reflects the quantitative and qualitative assessment of smart growth challenges in the region of Latgale (Latvia) on the level of 19 districts. One of the most important aspects of the implementation of the concept of smart specialization is the participation of all involved actors; thus, one of the solutions of smart growth evaluation is the multiple helix approach. By analysing and summarizing the aspects affecting smart territories, based on the theoretical principles, regional stakeholder’s (local governments, entrepreneurs, representatives of communities, scientists, general public) recommendations, taking into account the national strategic settings and the views of the EKOSOC-LV working group, smart growth index was developed as well as factor hierarchy of the smart territory formation and growth, on the basis of which the Analytic Hierarchy Process method was realized. Logical construction, monographic, analytic hierarchy process, statistical analysis methods are used for research. The quantitative assessment is based on integrated index (Smart Development Index) establishment and testing. The qualitative assessment is based on the regional expert opinions summarized by the Analytic Hierarchy Process methodology. Complex analysis of the obtained quantitative indicators highlights the People and Resources dimension, but qualitative assessment underlines People and Economy dimensions as the keystones of the smart specialization of the Latgale region. The integrated application of quantitative and qualitative approaches allows a comprehensive assessment of the smart growth process in the Latgale region and its districts.
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Abachizadeh, Mahdi, Aghil Yousefi-Koma, and Masoud Shariatpanahi. "Optimization of a Beam-Type IPMC Actuator Using Insects Swarm Intelligence Methods." In ASME 2010 10th Biennial Conference on Engineering Systems Design and Analysis. ASMEDC, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/esda2010-24840.
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In this paper, employing developed models of Ionic polymer metal composites, a cantilever beam made of Nafion is optimized for maximum tip deflection as well as maximum blocking (tip) force using the Min-Max method in a multi-objective discipline. Regarding the optimization procedure, saturation level of hydration, length and thickness of the beam, and applied voltage are considered as design variables. The robust and novel methods of continuous ant colony optimization (ACOR) and artificial bee colony (ABC), both inspired from collective behavior of ant and bee swarms, are here employed to guarantee finding near-optimal solutions in a continuous nonlinear constrained optimization schedule. Results obtained from several independent runs clearly demonstrate fast convergence with nearly identical results for both methods, conservatively claimed as global optima. In addition, it is shown that the multi-objective approach has ended in a reasonable reduction of tip deflection for a remarkable increase in blocking force.
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Kota, Srinivas, Daniel Brissaud, and Peggy Zwolinski. "Requirements for Design and Environmental Assessment of Products." In ASME 2012 11th Biennial Conference on Engineering Systems Design and Analysis. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/esda2012-82624.
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Companies can have competitive advantage if their products are developed with the help of users and their practice in mind. Product development needs to include user views in the design [1] as the changes to product proposals in design stage needs less effort and time and has major influence on later stages. User-centered design methods have been proposed and implemented. Virtual reality technology has been developed to support these design methods. Advances in virtual reality technologies help realize virtually not only the products but the environment in which they can be used and the actors who use them. This research aims at investigating the eco-design methods and the technology supporting them. A huge challenge in eco-design is to make clear the environmental potential of products for both the engineer and the user. The paper deals with the use of virtual reality technology to see how it can help both designer and user in design and assessment of product and its use to reduce environmental impact. Different studies are reported in literature [2], [3], and [4] but do not address the environmental properties. The paper reviews the literature to propose the requirements of a user-centered eco-design method and investigates the potential benefits of the holographic technology for this purpose.
Reports on the topic "Actor analysis methods"
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Howard, Jo. Practical Guides for Participatory Methods: Mapping and Power Analysis. Institute of Development Studies, January 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.19088/ids.2023.002.
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This method enables participants to create a visual map of the key resources and assets in their community, organisation, workplace etc, that are important for their wellbeing and thriving. It is designed to encourage marginalised groups to visually represent and reflect on these resources and the power relations that shape who accesses and controls resources. They map and rank the actors who have more/less power, control and access, and discuss the reasons behind these differences. Finally, a discussion of possible strategies and actions for change can be facilitated.
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Lytvynova, Svitlana H. Хмаро орієнтоване навчальне середовище загальноосвітнього навчального закладу. [б. в.], August 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.31812/0564/2451.
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Research goals: to outline the state of secondary education to implement a cloud-oriented learning environment (COLE), establishing research objectives: to determine the readiness of students to the introduction of COLE, to develop a conceptual framework of cooperation in COLE at the level of the institution, identify the actors interact COLE. The object of research supports the learning environment secondary schools; subject – a cloud-oriented learning environment of secondary schools. Research methods used: analysis of statistics and publications. Experimental research and conducted in secondary schools Obolon district of Kyiv. Intermediate results: the architecture of COLE 44 secondary schools of the district, introduced more than 10 thousand accounts established electronic interaction between teachers and students by e-mail Outlook. Currently under development cloud storage (SkyDrive) training materials teachers practiced the skills of teamwork and planning tools calendars. The main conclusions and recommendations. Implementation of COLE at secondary schools provides endless opportunities both teacher and student, in fact created conditions for innovation and learning. Without a doubt we can say that for the future of Honshu, for full use must have a quality Internet, motivated teachers. For subjects of the educational process, the conditions of access to learning materials anywhere, anytime, and it activates the cognitive and creative activity of students that will improve key indicators of learning.
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Hicks, Jacqueline. Examples of 'Systems Thinking' Projects in International Development. Institute of Development Studies, March 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.19088/k4d.2022.067.
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A “systems thinking” (ST) approach generally recognises that international development processes are complex, inter-related, non-linear, and constantly changing. They involve many different types of actors, all with different levels of power. ST change methods try to mirror these qualities, and move away from more conventional project design and implementation that use simple linear input-output-impact project logic. Thus, this rapid literature review seeks to find out what are some examples of ‘systems thinking’ projects in international development. The aim of this rapid review is to provide concrete examples of how ST shows up in the project design and management processes that are typically used by people working in the international development sector. These include project management arrangements, evaluation indicators, results frameworks, budget allocations and procurement, country diagnostics, and the foundational analysis that informs project design. The examples found were mostly extracted from donor project documents. Different definitions of ST may emphasise different elements. An attempt was made to find a range of projects from different sectors, and to go beyond projects that exemplified “Market Systems Development” and “Adaptive Management,” for which there are already repositories of project examples (see Further Resources).The inclusion of the projects in this review does not imply that they were successful, only that they contain some evidence of ST in them. Most of the projects identified have a further library of documents, including evaluations, that give more detailed information about their successes and failures.
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Buene, Eivind. Intimate Relations. Norges Musikkhøgskole, August 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.22501/nmh-ar.481274.
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Blue Mountain is a 35-minute work for two actors and orchestra. It was commissioned by the Ultima Festival, and premiered in 2014 by the Danish National Chamber Orchestra. The Ultima festival challenged me – being both a composer and writer – to make something where I wrote both text and music. Interestingly, I hadn’t really thought of that before, writing text to my own music – or music to my own text. This is a very common thing in popular music, the songwriter. But in the lied, the orchestral piece or indeed in opera, there is a strict division of labour between composer and writer. There are exceptions, most famously Wagner, who did libretto, music and staging for his operas. And 20th century composers like Olivier Messiaen, who wrote his own poems for his music – or Luciano Berio, who made a collage of such detail that it the text arguably became his own in Sinfonia. But this relationship is often a convoluted one, not often discussed in the tradition of musical analysis where text tend to be taken as a given, not subjected to the same rigorous scrutiny that is often the case with music. This exposition is an attempt to unfold this process of composing with both words and music. A key challenge has been to make the text an intrinsic part of the performance situation, and the music something more than mere accompaniment to narration. To render the words meaningless without the music and vice versa. So the question that emerged was how music and words can be not only equal partners, but also yield a new species of music/text? A second questions follows en suite, and that is what challenges the conflation of different roles – the writer and the composer – presents? I will try to address these questions through a discussion of the methods applied in Blue Mountain, the results they have yielded, and the challenges this work has posed.
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Sett, Dominic, Christina Widjaja, Patrick Sanady, Angelica Greco, Neysa Setiadi, Saut Sagala, Cut Sri Rozanna, and Simone Sandholz. Hazards, Exposure and Vulnerability in Indonesia: A risk assessment across regions and provinces to inform the development of an Adaptive Social Protection Road Map. United Nations University - Institute for Environment and Human Security, March 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.53324/uvrd1447.
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Risk induced by natural hazards and climate change has been accelerating worldwide, leading to adverse impacts on communities' well-being. Dealing with this risk is increasingly complex and requires cross-sectoral action. Adaptive Social Protection (ASP) has emerged as a promising approach to strengthen the resilience of communities by integrating Social Protection (SP), Disaster Risk Management (DRM) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) efforts. To inform this integration and thereby support the development of a functional ASP approach, the identification and provision of relevant data and information are vital. In this context, risk assessments are crucial as they establish the groundwork for the design of effective ASP interventions. However, despite the importance of risk information for ASP and the abundance of sectoral assessments, there is not yet a comprehensive risk assessment approach, a reality that also applies to Indonesia. Although the country is one of the international pioneers of the concept and has enshrined ASP at the highest national level in its development plans, this emphasis in policy and practice has been hampered by the absence of more unified assessment methods. The Hazard, Exposure and Vulnerability Assessment (HEVA) presented here takes a unique approach to develop such a cross-sectoral risk assessment and apply it throughout Indonesia. The HEVA brings together different risk understandings of key actors both internationally and domestically within SP, DRM and CCA, as well as identifying commonalities across sectors to establish a joint understanding. The HEVA not only considers risk as an overarching outcome but also focuses on its drivers, i.e. hazards, exposure and vulnerability, to identify why specific communities are at risk and thus customize ASP interventions. Subsequently, risks are assessed for Indonesia’s regions and provinces based on this cross-sectoral risk understanding. Secondary data has been acquired from various existing sectoral assessments conducted in Indonesia, and in total, data for 44 indicators has been compiled to calculate hazard, exposure and vulnerability levels for all 34 Indonesian provinces. Findings of the HEVA suggest that overall risk is high in Indonesia and no single province can be characterized as a low-risk area, demonstrating a strong relevance for ASP throughout the whole of the country. Papua, Maluku, and Central Sulawesi were identified as provinces with the highest overall risk in Indonesia. However, even Yogyakarta, which was identified as a comparatively low-risk province, still ranks among the ten most hazard-prone provinces in the country and has a demonstrated history of severe impact events. This also underlines that the composition of risk based on the interplay of hazard, exposure and vulnerability differs significantly among provinces. For example, in Papua and West Papua, vulnerability ranks as the highest in Indonesia, while hazard and exposure levels are comparatively low. In contrast, East Java and Central Java are among the highest hazard-prone provinces, while exposure and vulnerability are comparatively low. The results provide much more comprehensive insight than individual sectoral analyses can offer, facilitating the strategic development and implementation of targeted ASP interventions that address the respective key risk components. Based on lessons learned from the development and application of the HEVA approach, as well as from the retrieved results, the report provides recommendations relevant for policymakers, practitioners and researchers. First, recommendations regarding risk assessments for ASP are given, emphasizing the need to bring together sectoral understandings and to consider the interconnection of hazards, exposure and vulnerability, including their drivers and root causes, to assess current and future risk. It is also recommended to complement national level assessments with more specific local assessments. Secondly, recommendations regarding ASP option development in general are provided, including the importance of considering side effects of interventions, root causes of risks, the potential of nature-based solutions and barriers to implementation due to local capacities when designing ASP interventions. Third, recommendations regarding focal areas for ASP programmes are outlined for the case of Indonesia, such as prioritizing interventions in risk hotspots and areas characterized by high readiness for ASP solutions. At the same time, it is vital to leave no region behind as all provinces face risks that potentially jeopardize communities’ well-being.