Métamorphose des figures du leadership au Liban : champs et contrechamps des élections législatives de 2009 / / Myriam Catusse , Karam Karam and Olfa Lamloum [editors]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910137620003321
• Autore: Myriam Catusse Karam Karam, Olfa Lamloum (dir.)
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Presses de l’Ifpo, 2011; France : , : Presses de l'Ifpo, , 2011
• ISBN: 9782351593219; 9782351591857
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (328 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Collana: Contemporain publications ; ; 30
• Soggetti: Government - Non-U.S; Law, Politics & Government; Government - Asia; Lebanon Politics and government 21st century
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Francese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Sommario/riassunto: In Lebanon, the legislative elections of June 7, 2009 appeared to be an expected event. Organized in a cycle of "cold civil war", they marked the temporary epilogue of violent tensions which, since 2004, had divided the country, until the climax reached in May 2008. They constitute in this respect an analyser of the reconfigurations of the political scene. Lebanese: political (re) alignments, logic of political mobilizations, transformations of a regime subjected to strong internal and international tensions, at the end of this decade 2000 inaugurated by the Israeli withdrawal from South Lebanon, and punctuated by the Syrian withdrawal of 2005 following the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri, or the war of July 2006. The confrontation at the ballot box of candidates, of families and political parties has notably contributed to the consolidation, destabilization or re-appropriation of leaderships, which the contributions to this work have set out to examine in their multiple dimensions. By favouring a long-term perspective and focusing on localized case studies, these chapters ; examine electoral competition and the panoply of arenas of mobilization in which it was played out: from political families to avant-garde parties. or student movements, through the new post-war parties, the Church, diaspora networks or even the arenas of mobilization of football teams. that the contributions to this work set out to examine in their multiple dimensions. By favouring a long-term perspective and focusing on localized case studies, these chapters examine electoral competition and the panoply of arenas of mobilization in which it was played out: from political families to avant-garde parties. or student movements, through the new post-war parties, the Church, diaspora networks or even the arenas of mobilization of football teams. that the contributions to this work set out to examine in their multiple dimensions. By favouring a long-term perspective and focusing on localized case studies, these chapters examine electoral competition and the panoply of arenas of mobilization in which it was played out: from political families to avant-garde parties. or student movements, through the new post-war parties, the Church, diaspora networks or even the arenas of mobilization of football teams.

What a coincidence! : on unpredictability, complexity and the nature of time / / Bernhard Wessling

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910686469403321
• Autore: Wessling Bernhard
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Wiesbaden, Germany : , : Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, , [2023]; ©2023
• ISBN: 9783658406714; 9783658406707
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2023.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (241 pages)
• Disciplina: 123.3
• Soggetti: Chance; Coincidence; Complexity (Philosophy); Time
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Chance takes its course -- Chance is everywhere -- Creativity is chance in the brain -- "Balance is good, non-balance is bad" - is it true?- Almost despairing of science -- The birth of chance in complex systems -- What is there when time flows, and where does it flow to?- Our perception of time.
• Sommario/riassunto: How do chance and coincidence enter our world? And why are so many things unpredictable? Through an accessible, exciting and amusing narrative, the author takes us into the world of chemistry, quantum physics and biology. Touching on astronomy and philosophy, we witness a rewarding journey of discovery. In the process, he develops a completely new view on chance, coincidence and randomness based on the laws of nature. Here, the omnipresent non-equilibrium plays an extremely decisive role, because it generates the complex structures in our world. Finally, on this basis, he presents an equally simple and captivating hypothesis about the nature of time. This nonfiction book provides deep insight into the fascination of research, the painful search for fundamental understanding, and the struggle for scientific ; knowledge. The Author Dr. Bernhard Wessling is a chemist and entrepreneur. His main occupation has been chemical product and process development, including basic innovations. In addition, he conducted basic research in colloid chemistry and physics, as well as non-equilibrium thermodynamics. As a sideline, he is one of two managing partners of a large organic farm. For decades, he has been actively involved in environmental, nature and species protection on a voluntary basis and has conducted behavioral research on wild cranes for many years. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence. The text has subsequently been revised further by the author to ensure content correctness and by a professional english native speaker copy editor, Marc Beschler, in order to refine the translation linguistically.