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UNINA9910460945403321 |
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Wright Zachary Valentine |
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Living knowledge in West African Islam : the Sufi community of Ibrahim Niasse / / by Zachary Valentine Wright |
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Leiden, Netherlands ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : Brill, , 2015 |
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1 online resource (351 p.) |
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Islam in Africa, , 1570-3754 ; ; Volume 18 |
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Sufism - Africa, West - History |
Tijānīyah - Africa, West - History |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1 Clerical Communities in West African History -- 2 A New Senegambian Clerical Community -- 3 Honored Disciples: The Cissé of the Saloum -- 4 Knowing God -- 5 Understanding Sufi Discipleship -- 6 The Adaptation of Traditional Learning Practices -- 7 Cognizance and the Revival of the Islamic Sciences -- 8 Islam and African Decolonization: Community Solidarities and Distinctions -- Conclusion -- Bibliography and Sources -- Index. |
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Living Knowledge in West African Islam examines the actualization of religious identity in the community of Ibrāhīm Niasse (d.1975, Senegal). With millions of followers throughout Africa and the world, the community arguably represents one of the twentieth century’s most successful Islamic revivals. Niasse’s followers, members of the Tijāniyya Sufi order, gave particular attention to the widespread transmission of the experiential knowledge (maʿrifa) of God. They also worked to articulate a global Islamic identity in the crucible of African decolonization. The central argument of this book is that West African Sufism is legible only with an appreciation of centuries of Islamic knowledge specialization in the region. Sufi masters and disciples reenacted and deepened preexisting teacher-student relationships surrounding the learning of core Islamic disciplines, such as the Qurʾān |
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and jurisprudence. Learning Islam meant the transformative inscription of sacred knowledge in the student’s very being, a disposition acquired in the master’s exemplary physical presence. Sufism did not undermine traditional Islamic orthodoxy: the continued transmission of Sufi knowledge has in fact preserved and revived traditional Islamic learning in West Africa. |
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UNINA9910453935003321 |
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Managing emerging technologies and organizational transformation in Asia [[electronic resource] ] : a casebook / / edited by Pan Shan-Ling |
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Hackensack, NJ ; ; Hong Kong, : World Scientific, c2006 |
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1-281-91955-1 |
9786611919559 |
981-277-457-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (242 p.) |
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Series on innovation and knowledge management ; ; vol. 4 |
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Research, Industrial - Asia |
Technological innovations - Asia |
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Livello bibliografico |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Contributors; Case 1: RFID and Organizational Transformation in the National Library Board of Singapore; Organizational Background; Identifying IT for NLB; Deploying RFID; Impacts of IT at NLB: IT as Enabler; Impacts of IT at NLB: Addressing User Apprehension; Impacts of IT at NLB: Engaging Users in Dialogue; Transforming the Organization; Case 2: Enterprise Systems Planning Projects in China; Executive Summary; Introduction; Mini Case 1: AMD Suzhou; Mini Case 2: Lion-Nathan Taihushui; ERP Implementation |
Mini Case 3: Delphi Electronics and Safety SuzhouERP Implementation; Mini Case 4: Harman Electronics Suzhou; ERP Implementation; |
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Concluding Remarks; Case 3: Enterprise Resource Planning Project Failure in Maxima Inc.; Company Background; Preimplementation Phase; Implementation Phase; Postimplementation Phase: A Reflection; Case 4: Organizational Identities and Knowledge Management in India Inc.; India Business Units; Compliance with Organizational KM in IBU1 and IBU2; Concluding Remarks; Case 5: Enterprise System Use in Talam Corporation Bhd Malaysia; Background of Talam; Top Management Style |
Background of Organizational Structure Background of Office Layout; Background of the Enterprise System; The Technology: Enterprise System; The Use of ES in Talam's Daily Operations; Managing the Use and Operation of ES with Different Management Styles; Cultivating Consistent Organizational Practices; Setting Clear and Consistent Directions; Connecting ES Users with Different Communication Channels; Using the Appropriate Communication Medium; Reforming the Organizational Network; Fostering Internal Collective Bonding; Establishing External Bridges; Concluding Remarks |
Case 6: Interorganizational Project Management in JTCOrganizational Background; Technology at CT; The CLAPS Project; E-CREAM Project; Vendor Selection and IT Project Management Procedures at CT; E-CREAM Project Team Structure; Project Development and Implementation; Issues in the Project; System Launch; Case 7: The Role of Feedback Unit (FBU) in E-Government; Background; Operations of the FBU; Conventional Consultation; The Government Consultation Portal; A New Chapter in Public Consultation; Towards a More Consultative Governance Style; Concluding Remarks |
Case 8: Interorganizational Project Management in XL.comOrganizational Background; Relationships Between the Logistics Partners Prior to the Project; Motivation Behind the Project; Choice of Service Providers; Convincing the Service Providers; The Buy-in; Design and Implementation Process; Resolving Issues on GUI and Workflows; Sharing and Understanding Each Other's Domain Knowledge; System Implications; System Usage; Concluding Remarks; Case 9: E-Business in Hardwarezone.com; Organization Background; Singapore Overclocker's Group; The Dotcom Bubble (Early 1998-Late 1999) |
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This book provides organizational and managerial views on adopting emerging technologies for organizational transformation. The variety of issues and technologies covered in this book includes Radio Frequency Identification Technology (RFID); Enterprise Systems and Inter-Organizational Systems (IOS); Knowledge Management (KM); E-Business and E-Government initiatives. Eleven in-depth case studies documenting experiences and lessons learned in organizations and government agencies from the Asia Pacific region such as China, India, Malaysia, and Singapore are presented. |
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UNINA9910369929503321 |
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Autore |
Dimova Gergana |
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Democracy Beyond Elections : Government Accountability in the Media Age / / by Gergana Dimova |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2020 |
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[1st ed. 2020.] |
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1 online resource (346 pages) : illustrations |
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Challenges to Democracy in the 21st Century, , 2946-3424 |
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Political science |
Communication in politics |
Public administration |
Europe - Politics and government |
Political Science |
Political Communication |
Public Administration |
Political Theory |
European Politics |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Chapter 1. Government Accountability in the Media Age: How to Measure, Explain and Assess It? -- Part I. Explaining Government Accountability: A Model of Supply and Demand -- Chapter 2. The Media Age and Government Accountability: An Ambiguous Relationship -- Chapter 3. Supply of Accountability and the Accountability Turn -- Chapter 4 The Demand for Accountability and Public Fragmentation -- Part II. Evaluating Government Accountability: Methodological Considerations and Empirical Results -- Chapter 5. Accountability and Democracy: An Assessment -- Chapter 6. De-Parliamentarisation of Government Accountability in Germany: Crisis or Transformation of Democracy -- Chapter 7. The Presidentialisation of Government Accountability in Russia: Crisis or Transformation of Democracy? -- Chapter 8. Judicialisation of Government Accountability in Bulgaria: |
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Crisis or Transformation of Democracy? -- Part III. Democracy Analyzed through the Lens of Accountability: Crisis or Transformation? -- Chapter 9. Democracy through the Prism of Accountability: Comparison with Models of the Crisis and Transformation of Democracy -- Chapter 10. Contemporary Models of the Crisis of Democracy: Critical Overview through a Demand and Supply Framework -- Chapter 11. Models of the Transformation of Democracy: Critical Overview through a Demand and Supply Framework. |
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This book provides the conceptual and methodological tools for understanding the relationship between media scandals, executive accountability and the crisis of democracy. The author applies these tools to a large original database of allegations and investigations in Russia, Germany and Bulgaria. Observations gained from the case studies are then placed in relation to a systematic analysis and critique of more than 100 models of the transformation and crisis of democracy. The book will be of particular interest to researchers focusing on democratic theory and political thought, as well as those working empirically in the field of democratic systems. Gergana Dimova is Associate Lecturer in Global Politics at the University of Winchester, UK. She previously was a researcher at Harvard University, USA, and Cambridge University, UK. She is the chair of the UK Political Science Association Anti-Politics Group and serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society. |
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