Transformation Processes in Europe and Beyond : Perspectives for Horizontal Geographies / / edited by Florian Weber, Olaf Kühne, Julia Dittel

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910872189103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Wiesbaden : , : Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : , : Imprint : Springer VS, , 2024
• ISBN: 9783658428945; 9783658428938
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2024.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (827 pages)
• Collana: Regionale Geographien / Regional Geographies, , 2731-9806
• Disciplina: 304.20940902
• Soggetti: Human geography; Cultural geography; Social and Cultural Geography
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Introductory Considerations and Theoretical Framings -- European Discourses -- Bordering Processes -- Regional and local discourses in Europe and beyond.
• Sommario/riassunto: Europe and the world in all their diversity and complexity have always been – and continue to be – in a state of change. Recent (geo)political, environmental, social, and economic developments demonstrate a world in constant flux. These ever-changing framework conditions require corresponding transformations in many different structures. This anthology takes these observations as a starting point to illuminate theoretical perspectives, methodological approaches, and empirical insights related to recent transformation processes in Europe and beyond – with a special focus in this respect on the USA. In view of their comprehensive nature, transformation processes cannot be analysed from a single perspective – a uniform approach or theory would fail to address their complexity and contingency. In this sense, “horizontal geographies” serves as our theoretical framework. The concept refers to comprehensive, synthesizing regional analyses which collect, structure, and reflect on knowledge with diverse spatial, social, and cultural contexts. The interdisciplinary and international authorship ; does justice to the idea of horizontal, multi-perspective geographies, and considers a wide range of transformation processes in Europe and beyond. The Editors Dr. Florian Weber is Junior Professor of European Studies with a Focus on Western Europe and Border Regions at Saarland University. Dr. Dr. Olaf Kühne is Professor of Urban and Regional Development at the University of Tübingen. Julia Dittel is a Research Assistant in the Research Group ‘European Studies with a Focus on Western Europe and Border Regions’ at Saarland University.

University writing : selves and texts in academic societies / / edited by Montserrat Castelló, Christiane Donahue

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910969346103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Bingley, U.K. : , : Emerald, , 2012
• ISBN: 9786613524355; 9781280120497; 1280120495; 9781780523873; 1780523874
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (332 pages)
• Collana: Studies in writing, , 1572-6304 ; ; v. 24
• Altri autori (Persone): CastellóMontserrat; DonahueChristiane
• Disciplina: 808.042
• Soggetti: Language Arts & Disciplines - Communication Studies; Language Arts & Disciplines - Authorship; Technical writing; Writing & editing guides; Writing skills; Academic writing; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Composition & Creative Writing; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Rhetoric; REFERENCE / Writing Skills
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Preliminary Material / Montserrat Castelló and Christiane Donahue -- Chapter 1: Academic and Scientific Texts: The Same or Different Communities? / David R. Russell and Viviana Cortes -- Chapter 2: Academic Enculturation: Developing Literate Practices and Disciplinary Identities / Paul Prior and Rebecca Bilbro -- Chapter 3: Academic Writing and Authorial Voice / Nancy Nelson and Montserrat Castelló -- Chapter 4: Undergraduate Students’ Conceptions and Beliefs about Academic Writing / Mar Mateos and Isabel Solé -- Chapter 5: Students’ and Tutors’ Understanding of ‘New’ Academic Literacy Practices / Anna Robinson-Pant and Brian Street -- Chapter 6: New Genres in the Academy: Issues of Practice, Meaning Making and Identity / Mary R. Lea -- Chapter 7: Enunciative Strategies and Expertise Levels in Academic Writing: How Do Writers Manage Point of View and Sources? / Fanny Rinck and Françoise Boch -- Chapter 8: Academic Writing Activity: Student Writing in Transition / Isabelle Delcambre and Christiane Donahue -- Chapter 9: Writing Cultures and Genres in European Higher Education / Madalina Chitez and Otto Kruse -- Chapter 10: Texts as Artifacts-in-Activity: Developing Authorial Identity and Academic Voice in Writing Academic Research Papers / Montserrat Castelló and Anna Iñesta -- Chapter 11: Multivoiced Classrooms in Higher Education Academic Writing / Olga Dysthe -- Chapter 12: Helping Doctoral Students of Education to Face Writing and Emotional Challenges in Identity Transition / Paula Carlino -- Chapter 13: Facilitated Immersion at a Distance in Second Language Scientific Writing / Charles Bazerman , Nancy Keranen and Fátima Encinas Prudencio -- References / Montserrat Castelló and Christiane Donahue -- Author Index / Montserrat Castelló and Christiane Donahue -- Subject Index / Montserrat Castelló and Christiane Donahue -- List of Volumes / Montserrat Castelló and Christiane Donahue.
• Sommario/riassunto: University Writing: Selves and Texts in Academic Societies examines new trends in the different theoretical perspectives (cognitive, social and cultural) and derived practices in the activity of writing in higher education. These perspectives are analyzed on the basis of their conceptualization of the object - academic and scientific writing; of the writers - their identities, attitudes and perspectives, be it students, teachers or researchers; and of the derived instructional practices - the ways in which the teaching-learning situations may be organized. The volume samples writing research traditions and perspectives both in Europe and the United States, working on their situated nature and avoiding easy or superficial comparisons in order to enlarge our understanding of common problems and some emerging possibilities.

The Future of Labour : How AI, Technological Disruption and Practice Will Change the Way We Work

• Record Nr.: UNINA9911004786803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford : , : Taylor & Francis Group, , 2025; ©2025
• ISBN: 1-04-037801-3
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (307 pages)
• Altri autori (Persone): HatzigeorgiouAndreas
• Disciplina: 006.3
• Soggetti: Artificial intelligence
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Endorsement -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Foreword I -- Navigating the New Frontier of the Transformative Labour Landscape -- Foreword II -- Shaping the Future of Work -- Letter From the Editors -- Acknowledgements -- About the Editors -- List of Contributors -- 1 Introduction: The Way Disruption, Technology and Practice Will Change the Way We Work in the Future -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Terminology -- 1.3 History -- 1.3.1 The History of AI -- 1.3.2 The History of Work -- 1.4 The Substitution of Labour -- 1.5 New Occupations in an AI-Driven World -- 1.6 The Dual Nature of Technological Progress -- 1.7 Premise -- 1.8 Chapter Overviews -- 1.8.1 The Future of Society and Economy -- 1.8.2 The Future Way of Working -- 1.8.3 New Uses of AI and Technology in Labour -- References -- Part I The Future of Society and Economy -- 2 Innovation and Destruction: Technology, Ecology, and the Future of Social Labour -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Physical Labour, the Machine, and the British Industrial Revolution -- 2.3 Cotton Textiles and Mechanisation During the British Industrial Revolution -- 2.4 Metals and Steam -- 2.5 Concluding Remarks: Mechanising Intelligence and the Future of Intellectual Labour -- References -- 3 Smart Money -- 3.1 Autonomous Money -- 3.2 Why Money Autonomy Matters -- 3.3 Developments in Money -- 3.4 The New Smartness -- 3.5 What Smart Money Looks Like -- 3.6 The World of Smart Money -- Notes -- References -- 4 AI and the Future of Society and Economy -- ; 4.1 Section One: AI and the Evolution of Business -- 4.2 Section Two: The Digital Legacy -- 4.3 Section Three: The Future of Work -- 4.4 Section Four: Democracy, AI, and the Global Future -- 4.5 Section Five: Confronting the Realty of AI -- References.; 5 Work and Workers in the Age of AI: The Influence of Technology, Trade, and Institutions -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 The Stage of Development of the New Technology -- 5.3 The Relationship of a Country to the World Economy -- 5.4 National Political and Economic Institutions -- 5.5 Conclusion -- References -- 6 AI and Welfare States: Curse, Solutions Or Both? -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Method -- 6.3 Results -- 6.3.1 Change in Number, Types and Quality of Jobs -- 6.3.2 AI and Administration -- 6.3.3 AI and Welfare Services -- 6.3.4 Financing the Welfare States -- 6.4 Conclusion -- Note -- References -- Part II The Future Way of Working -- 7 Interactions Reimagined: The Impact of Hybrid Work On Team Communication and Coordination -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 The Rise of Remote Work -- 7.2.1 Emergence of Hybrid Work -- 7.2.2 Benefits and Challenges of Remote Work -- 7.2.3 Evidence Supporting the Permanence of Hybrid Work -- 7.2.4 Potential Disruptions and Future Trends -- 7.3 Productivity and Hybrid Work -- 7.3.1 Defining Productivity in the Context of Hybrid Work -- 7.3.2 Impact of Hybrid Work On Productivity Across Various Job Types -- 7.4 Communication and Productivity in Organisations -- 7.4.1 Importance of Communication in a Hybrid Work Environment -- 7.4.2 Evolution of Communication Tools Supporting Hybrid Work -- 7.4.3 Best Practices for Effective Communication in Hybrid Work -- 7.4.4 Case Studies: Successful Communication Strategies in Hybrid Work -- 7.5 Evolution of Tasks and Jobs in the Emerging Economy -- 7.5.1 Evolving Tasks in the Hybrid Work Environment -- 7.5.2 Acemoglu and Restrepo's Framework -- 7.5.3 Implications for the Hybrid Economy -- 7.6 Conclusion -- Note -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 8 Young Workers Want To Be in the Office: An Investigation Based On Swedish Survey Data -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Methods (And/or Material).; 8.3 Results -- 8.4 Discussion -- 8.5 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 9 The Possible Futures for Gig Work: Digital Platform Labour and Its Regulation -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.1.1 Background and Characteristics of Digital Labour Platforms -- 9.1.2 Development of Misclassification Litigation -- 9.1.3 The Gig Battles of California -- 9.1.4 Regulation of Platform Work Around the World -- 9.1.5 The Way Forward for the Future of the Gig Economy -- 9.2 Discussion -- 9.2.1 The Proposed Intervention of the UN-ILO and Similarities to Maritime Regulations -- 9.2.2 GDPR -- 9.2.3 Best Practices and the Business Case for Emerging Labour Standards -- 9.3 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Part III New Uses of AI and Technology in Labour -- 10 AI and the Future of Work: How Organisational Structures and the Role of Humans Transform in the Age of AI -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Discussion -- 10.2.1 A Time of Paradigm Shifts Induced By Climate Change and Artificial Intelligence -- 10.2.2 AI Can Centralise - Or Decentralise - Power and Resources -- 10.2.3 From Digital Transformation to Societal and Human Transformation -- 10.2.4 Is Human Nature Condemned to Competition? -- 10.2.5 Capitalism, Science, Technology, and Democracy: Are They the Reason for the Looming Existential Threats? -- 10.2.6 AI Could Create Dictatorship Or Democratise and Distribute Resources -- 10.2.7 Will AI Lead Us to Self-Extinction Or a New Level of Democracy? -- 10.2.8 Switching From Commercial Hacking of Our Brains to Social Good -- 10.2.9 AI Replicates Human Senses and Enables More Efficient Communication -- 10.2.10 How AI Will Affect Human Development -- 10.2.11 The Rise of Artificial Emotional ; Intelligence -- 10.2.12 Organisational Systems Must Align With Human Needs -- 10.2.13 Collective Approaches to Leadership.; 10.2.14 How Do Stock Listed Companies Adopt to New Technology? -- 10.2.15 How Do Traditional Organisations Adopt to New Technology? -- 10.2.16 From Hierarchical to Fluid Decentralised Networks -- 10.2.17 Artificial Intelligence Vs Human Intelligence: How Should We Collaborate? -- 10.2.18 AI Will Connect Strategy to Competence -- 10.2.19 AI Now Puts the Light On Actual Skills and Abilities -- 10.2.20 The Rise of "Community Gardeners" and "Collaboration Facilitators" -- 10.2.21 Each Task Has a Value, Instead of Each Role -- 10.2.22 Everyone Could Be Four Times More Efficient -- 10.2.23 Chinese Company Haier Introduced an Innovative Internet-Based Management Model -- 10.2.24 Moving From Economies of Scale to Economies of Data -- 10.2.25 Europe Needs Its Own Digital Infrastructure to Ensure More Control Over AI -- 10.2.26 Four Day Work Weeks Proves Improved Self-Rated Physical and Mental Health -- 10.2.27 Demographic Changes Is Already Challenging Our Welfare System -- 10.2.28 Digitalisation and Robots Have Changed Medical Care and AI Will Change It Even More -- 10.2.29 Recruiting, Onboarding, and Learning in an AI-World -- 10.2.30 Performance Management and Ethics in an AI World -- 10.3 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 11 The Rise of Cyborg Marketers: A Marketer's Guide to Survive and Thrive in the Era of AI -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Methods -- 11.3 Our Relationship With Technology -- 11.3.1 Paradox of Technological Advancement -- 11.4 Treading Into the AI Playground -- 11.4.1 Study Analysis: AI Impact On Marketing Professions -- 11.4.2 AI Took Over the "Monkey Work" -- 11.4.3 Use Case Analysis: Human and AI Interaction Principles -- 11.4.3.1 From AI Outputs Into Human Cognitive Systems -- 11.4.3.2 From Human Inputs Into AI Systems -- 11.4.3.3 Mutual Integration Principles -- 11.4.4 What Is Left for Humans?.; 11.5 AI Spurs Upskilling of Marketers -- 11.5.1 A Short Story About AI Evolution -- 11.5.2 The Need for Marketers to Evolve With AI -- 11.6 The Power of Creativity -- 11.6.1 Defining Creativity -- 11.6.2 The Role of Creativity in Business Success -- 11.6.3 Case Analysis: Amazon and Its Creative Diversifications -- 11.6.4 Mastering Creativity in Marketing to Outpace AI -- 11.7 Cyborg Marketers Are Here -- 11.8 Conclusion -- References -- 12 Value Chains of AI: Data Training Firms, Platforms, and Workers -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Understanding Value Chains of AI -- 12.3 Data Training Firms -- 12.4 Platforms -- 12.5 Conclusion: Workers' Futures in AI Value Chains -- Notes -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 13 Re-Skilling Human Capital for Inclusive Economic Growth in the Face of Emerging Agricultural Automation in Africa: The Tanzania Perspective -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Methods -- 13.3 Results and Discussion -- 13.3.1 Evolution of Agricultural Automation -- 13.3.2 Farm Operations Performed By Automations -- 13.3.2.1 Planting Automation -- 13.3.2.2 Weeds Control and Spraying Robots -- 13.3.2.3 Agricultural Crops Harvest Automation -- 13.3.3 Status of Agricultural Automation in Tanzania -- 13.3.4 Agricultural Automation Threatening Human Jobs -- 13.3.5 Potentials of Agricultural Automations Displacing Farming Jobs in Tanzania -- 13.4 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 14 Circular Material Flows, the Twin Transition of Manufacturing, and the Future of Labour: Insights From a Case Study of the Peniche Ocean Watch Initiative -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Ocean Plastics: A Brief Background -- 14.3 Sustainability On the Agenda, But What About Circularity? -- 14.4 Re-Routing the Tide for Community Resilience: Re-Imagining Waste as a Valuable Resource Through the Twin ; Transformation of Manufacturing.; 14.5 Peniche Ocean Watch Initiative: Driving Change Through Engaged Scholarship.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book offers a forward-looking exploration of how AI, digitalisation and technological transformation are reshaping the future of work. Through a series of studies conducted by scientists and industry professionals, it explores issues related to new policies, AI and the digital transformation's anticipated impact on the labour market.