Accomodation Theory

Globalisation and late-modernity have brought profound socio-political, economic, cultural as well as linguistic transformations. An intensification of mobility and transnational migration around the globe has added a complexity to linguistic interactions and repertoires that can be better analysed with non-essentialist approaches. With this in mind, the aim of this article is to expand the research agenda on pluricentricity beyond the standard language paradigm, which is based on the western conceptualisation of languages as clearly definable and discrete entities. In this respect, we address pluricentricity from the speaker's perspective as opposed to the traditional perspective focused on standard-setting centres and peripheries. In this article, we adopt a communicative-based perspective on pluricentricity and focus on the potential accommodation behaviour of Spanish speakers from Argentina and Spain in mobility contexts. We conducted 39 semi-structured interviews to access perceptions and attitudes regarding the possible negotiations of short-term convergent norms and the creation of a spontaneous translanguaging space. We assume that awareness of one's own repertoire as well as tolerance towards the perceived markers of the respective interlocutors' repertoire are necessary conditions for successful pluricentric communication.

This article imbeds the concept of spirituality within lived human experience, as a holistic rather than other-worldly phenomenon. It starts with a review of the history of the word "spiritual" that gave birth to a concept of "spirituality." The development of word and concept are traced within their specifically Christian context and then viewed to see how they were experienced and explored as independent of this original religious mooring. Spirituality is then seen as an aspect of the world religions before investigating the notion that it can be considered, in part, the substance of the human capacity for making meaning. As a result, it is described both as the transformative experience the word was originally intended to convey and as an academic discipline whose aim is to study such experiences. The examples of academic studies were selected to illuminate the variety of fundamental human activities which comprise spirituality as defined below.

Le cadastre napoléonien est une source historique relativement homogène et largement répandue. Cela rend une approche computationnelle particulièrement pertinente. Dans cette étude, nous proposons une méthode de reconnaissance et de vectorisation automatique des cartes cadastrales à la pointe de la technologie. Nous démontrons son efficacité sur le cas lausannois, et proposons des méthodes d'analyse congruentes.

Cet ouvrage combine une analyse épistémologique et ontologique de la plupart des disciplines répertoriées comme sciences humaines et sociales pour asseoir la thèse de l’existence de niveaux spécifiques à l’intellect humain et au social. Il donne aussi un aperçu du point de vue pragmatique.

The main aim of the paper is to investigate potential guests' expectations in Serbian motels. Through the literature review process, it was determined that there is a cack of research about motel guests' expectations. Based on the survey research on 237 potential motels' guests 14 dimensions of guests' expectations were determined. Statistical significant differences in guests' expectations dimensions among sociodemographic profile were also investigated (Gender, Age, Monthly Income, Occupational Status, Marital Status, Growing up Place, Reason for Traveling, Country of Origin). In Conclusions are present proposal for future motel products development based on presented results as also future research proposals.

Presbyopia is characterized by accommodative loss that leads to negative effects on vision-targeted health-related quality of life. It occurs in people who gradually lose the ability to adapt after the age of 40. Accommodation depends on the contraction of the ciliary muscle and the iris, the change and the convergence of the lens. The parasympathetic nervous system regulates the degree of contraction of the ciliary muscle and the iris necessary to alter the shape and position of the lens, and its stimulation is effective by activating the muscarinic receptors present in both structures. The hypothesis presented here suggests that patients with emmetropic presbyopia correct accommodation with pharmacotherapy that includes a combination of cholinergic drugs and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Topical treatment deals with drug combinations to modify one or more factors involved in the accommodative process and have been proposed to be instilled either monocular/ binocularly. Result shows parasympathomimetic stimulation of parasympathetic innervation (accommodation) and NSAID: Prolonging the effect of the para-sympathomimetic action and modulates the accommodation. The drug combination restores near vision without affecting distance vision. It is important to note that the drug form used has no inflammatory effects or other side effects. Despite the lack of a completely well understood mechanism, pharmacological control of presbyopia seems to be a possible and very attractive alternative for presbyopia patients. The studies mentioned in this review are to be considered pilot investigations as they involve either a small number of subjects or are single case series.

Drawing on theories of mimicry as a schema-driven process, we tested whether the degree of verbal mimicry is dependent on the congruence between interactants' power dynamic (symmetric versus asymmetric), task type (cooperative versus competitive), and interaction context (negotiation versus social). Experiment 1 found higher verbal mimicry among dyads who successfully completed a cooperative problem-solving task compared with those who did not, but only under conditions of symmetric, not asymmetric, power. Experiment 2 had dyads complete either a cooperative or a competitive negotiation task, under conditions of symmetric versus asymmetric power. Verbal mimicry was associated with improved negotiation outcomes under conditions of cooperation and symmetry, and competition and asymmetry. Experiment 3 completes this picture by separating cooperative-competitive orientation from the interaction context. Consistent with Experiment 2, verbal mimicry was associated with task success during a negotiation context with asymmetric power, and during a social interaction context with symmetric power. Our results point to the contextual link between verbal mimicry and task outcome. Public Significance Statement This research tests the impact of various contextual influences on the relationship between verbal mimicry and task success; namely power dynamic (symmetric versus asymmetric dynamic), task type (cooperative versus competitive), and interaction context (negotiation versus friendly conversation). Whereas the traditional view is that verbal mimicry elicits positive behaviors that lead to more successful interactions, we suggest that this view is too simplistic. Our findings aid in the understanding of the types of conditions under which verbal mimicry is associated with interaction success and when it is best controlled to avoid harming interactions.

Introduction: The aim of this case series was to examine the association between unaided binocular visual acuity for near vision and pupil change after the instillation of a special topical formulation for presbyopia treatment. Methods: This was a case series consisting of consecutive participants with presbyopia aged 40-70 years who were tested for visual acuity and pupil diameter before and 2 h after instillation of a formulation of pilocarpine and phenylephrine drops (FOV Tears) for presbyopia. Participants underwent subjective refraction, photopic and scotopic pupil diameter measurement and unaided monocular and binocular visual acuity testing by logMAR for distance and near vision both pre-and post-instillation of eye drops. Results: The study enrolled 363 subjects (n = 176 women, 48%) with a mean (± standard deviation) age of 50.4 ± 5.8 years. Mean spherical equivalent (SE) changed significantly (-0.17 Diopters) after instillation of the FOV Tears formulation (p \ 0.001). Post-instillation of eye drops, the scotopic pupil diameter decreased by 0.97 ± 0.98 mm, and the near visual acuity by logMAR improved significantly by nearly two lines (p \ 0.01). In the linear regression analyses, age (p \ 0.001) and SE predrop instillation (p \ 0.001) were associated with unaided binocular visual acuity. The changes in photopic pupil diameter and the scotopic pupil diameter were not associated with unaided binocular visual acuity. Conclusions: The use of the pilocarpine and phenylephrine formulation (FOV Tears) improved binocular visual acuity for near vision in presbyopic patients, and the effect was independent of pupil change.

This paper examines the role of intercultural competence and local wisdom to build tolerance. Recent situation shows that the rights of religious and cultural minorities are on the decline. It focuses on the experience and practice of tolerance in Kampong Buneng to prevent ethno-religious conflict. This study employs accommodation theory and qualitative approach to investigate a case study which describes real phenomena. The findings show that convergence strategy is more dominant than divergence strategy and local wisdom found in Buneng is designed to maintain harmony between village members rather than voicing distinction amongst plural identities occupying the same public sphere.

ue la democratie soit enrayee, bloquee, c’est desormais une evidence. Mais quel rapport entretenons-nous, en tant qu’individus, avec ce blocage ? Sur fond de quelle attente, en fait, ce blocage apparait-il ? Qu’attendons-nous de la democratie, et que sommes-nous prets a lui apporter, nous qui en deplorons les limites et les faiblesses ? En un mot : qui sommes-nous, ici et aujourd’hui, en Europe occidentale et en particulier les moins de 50 ans, les plus representatifs de la nouvelle donne dont les lignes qui suivent tenteront de dresser le tableau ?

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Resume. Nous avons opte pour une presentation de la culture belge au travers d’un regard sur le modele de concertation sociale qui regule au quotidien la vie de l’entreprise. En effet, les relations entre patrons et employes impliquent pour toute entreprise de plus de cinquante personnes la prise en compte d’un interlocuteur incontournable : le syndicat. Le syndicat n’est pas seulement un acteur cle de la vie economique, il joue un role

Lors du débat l qu'organisa l'équipe qui avait préparé la contribution belge au numéro consacré-en automne 79-par la R.I.A.C. aux rapports entre l'éducation populaire, la culture et le pouvoir, quels types de problèmes avait-on soulevés ? À le relire, il apparaît essentiellement centré sur le rôle du mouvement ouvrier organisé et de ses composantes-socialistes, démo-chrétiennes-sur leur capacité d'ouverture potentielle à une prise en charge ou à un soutien des « luttes » dans d'autres secteurs : femmes, comités de quartier, santé... L'hypothèse d'un mouvement ouvrier sclérosé ou bloqué, incapable de donner une impulsion aux luttes dans le champ des modes de vie était contredit par un des participants au débat affirmant que certains membres des directions syndicales, que des intellectuels dans leur orbite oeuvraient à cette ouverture. Autre aspect abordé : le résiduaire. Appellation commode, à l'époque, pour caractériser le lieu politico-administratif-le ministère de la Culture-où, par voie de conventions, s'était mise en place la reconnaissance d'une série de nouvelles demandes suscitées par les problèmes d'action communautaire, de travail coopératif. Là semblait résider la nouveauté, nouveauté d'autant plus affirmée qu'elle s'appuyait sur un déni du pluralisme dont « l'efficacité » avait largement été démontrée (« tous s'accordent à reconnaître les limites de ce pluralisme imposé administrativement, incapable de passer au-dessus des cloisonnements inscrits dans un territoire en fonction d'une histoire » p. 14).

This paper highlights the connection between domestic hospitality and pilgrimage as performances of religion in action, arguing that domestic hosting enhances "liminal" and "communitas" experiences during the contemporary pilgrimage of the World Youth Day 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Domestic hospitality, an under-researched topic, is a significant aspect of this Catholic pilgrimage. Qualitative methods, including participant observation over the 18 months of preparation leading up to and during the event, were used to collect data. This paper discusses hostguest relationships, reasons for hosting strangers at no charge, and the establishment of a communitas set. The findings reveal that through domestic hospitality, pilgrims and their hosts families became closer, sharing similar experiences of reinforced religious identities.

The touristic use of sacred sites is a widespread practice in Hungary. Throughout the past centuries, Christianity has dominated the history of the Carpathian Basin. The Hungarian State’s strong affiliation with the Roman Catholic Church dates back to its foundation over a 1000 years ago. Due to its location on the shore of Lake Balaton and outstanding natural environment, the Benedictine Tihany Abbey is a major touristic destination and a popular place of pilgrimage in Hungary. The objective of the present paper is to examine how touristic activities contribute to the livelihood of a Hungarian monastic community and local economic development in the 21st century. To answer the research questions, the study primarily relied on literature and documentary analysis, in-depth interviews, and the construction and processing of a database. The research revealed that in addition to the classic elements (e.g., guided tours in the abbey, museum exhibitions, concerts, etc.), the program offer...

ТРАКТАТ «О ДРУЖБЕ» МАТТЕО РИЧЧИ КАК ОДНА ИЗ ПРИЧИН УСПЕХА ПРОПОВЕДИ ХРИСТИАНСТВА В МИНСКОМ КИТАЕ
В конце XVI в. небольшая миссия ордена иезуитов проникает в Китай и через недолгое время успешно достигает пекинского двора при императоре династии Мин Ваньли. В науке упорно обсуждается причина этого удивительного успеха и делаются попытки понять, в чем же состояло ноу-хау лидера миссии – итальянского проповедника Маттео Риччи, сумевшего привести миссионеров в столицу вопреки противодействию «партии евнухов», ксенофобии населения и неприятию «рыжеволосых дьяволов» традиционной китайской культурой. На Западе довольно долго не придавали особого значения небольшому трактату, написанному отцом Риччи на китайском языке еще в Наньчане и получившему широкое распространение среди образованных кругов Наньчана, Нанкина и Пекина. Между тем трактат «О дружбе» стал первым произведением, не только написанным европейцем по-китайски, но и включенным в ряд важных китайских энциклопедий и литературных коллекций. Статья рассматривает причины и обстоятельства создания этого эссе Маттео Риччи, структуру трактата, основанного на самых популярных максимах европейской философской мысли, начиная с классической древности до латинского сборника афоризмов португальского автора Андре де Ресенде, и секрет его популярности в Китае, где эта небольшая книга сначала попадает в официальные компендиумы («Юйганчжай бичэнь», «Тяньсюэ чухань»), а при маньчжурской династии Цин безжалостно из них исключается как крамольная. Рассмотрена небольшая мистификация, связанная с историей создания Dell’Amicizia, предпринятая Маттео Риччи, чтобы преподнести свой труд в более выгодном свете. Автор полагает, что, выбрав нейтральную общекультурную тему, проповедник безошибочно обратился к некоему человеческому и интеллектуальному общему знаменателю, не только продемонстрировав свое право на литературное общение с китайской культурной элитой на одном языке, но и показав, что у представителей двух вступивших во взаимодействие цивилизаций гораздо больше общего, чем дотоле предполагалось.

MATTEO RICCI’S DELL’AMICIZIA AS MEDIUM FOR SUCCESSFUL CHRISTIAN PROSELYTIZATION IN MING CHINA
In late 16th century a small Jesuit mission penetrated China and after a while successfully reached the Peking court of Ming Emperor Wanli. Scholars contemplating the factors contributing to this remarkable success, try to decipher the know-how of Italian preacher Matteo Ricci, who managed to steer the company into the capital against the opposition of the ruling “eunuchs’ party”, local xenophobia and traditional aversion to the “red-haired devils”. Interestingly, the West had all but ignored a small treatise written by Ricci while still in Nanchang, which widely circulated among the educated circles of Ming China. Meanwhile Dell’ Amicizia was not simply the first piece ever written by a European in Chinese, but a prized item in a number of prominent Chinese encyclopedias and literary collections. The article looks at the origins of this essay, the circumstances in which it was written, the structure of the treatise, and the extent of its spread. Based on the most popular maxims of European philosophical thought, from classical antiquity to a collection of Latin aphorisms compiled by André de Resende, the work, included in the official compendia, was later purged from them by the Manchu officials. The article retells a little hoax perpetrated by Ricci to ensure Dell’Amicizia was presented in the best possible light. The author argues that, by choosing a neutral subject rooted in cultural basics, Ricci was able to appeal directly to a common denominator, one both humane and intellectual, and in doing so not only demonstrated his right to interact with the Chinese cultural elite as a literary peer, but also showed that representatives of both civilizations had much more in common than previously thought.

The main aim of the paper is to investigate potential guests' expectations in Serbian motels. Through the literature review process, it was determined that there is a cack of research about motel guests' expectations. Based on the survey research on 237 potential motels' guests 14 dimensions of guests' expectations were determined. Statistical significant differences in guests' expectations dimensions among sociodemographic profile were also investigated (Gender, Age, Monthly Income, Occupational Status, Marital Status, Growing up Place, Reason for Traveling, Country of Origin). In Conclusions are present proposal for future motel products development based on presented results as also future research proposals.

Background: Uncorrected presbyopia is a significant and increasing cause of visual disability globally. Presbyopia is the decline of the focusing ability of the crystalline lens due to loss of elasticity which makes it less effective in accommodation. Presbyopia is primarily age-related and as the world's population increases, ages and becomes more literate, cases of presbyopia correspondingly rises. Aim: To evaluate the distribution of presbyopia among patients who presented at DDS Eye Centre and Surgery, Port Harcourt over a 3 year period of study. Methods: A hospital-based study from January 2014 to December 2016. All the patients diagnosed with presbyopia who consented were recruited in this study. The patients' ages, gender, relevant past medical and ocular history was recorded. Their refraction was done objectively with Rekto ORK 11 Auto Ref-Keratometer and later subjectively refined. Presbyopia was defined if subjects were unable to read N6 optotype with distance correction and if they were able to read at least one more line with the addition of a plus lens. Data were analysed with statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) 20.

Le développement de politiques sociales est souvent influencé par les périodes de crise, celles qui risquent de remettre en question l'ordre social [1]. Les politiques sociales ont en effet une fonction pacificatrice. La lettre du chancelier Bismarck à son ministre du commerce en 1871, concernant le développement des assurances sociales en Allemagne, l'illustre bien: « Le seul moyen de contenir les égarements de la classe ouvrière, c'est de réaliser celles des exigences des socialistes qui apparaissent légitimes et réalisables en l'état de l'ordre étatique et social. » Les luttes sociales, mais également les guerres, les crises économiques et désormais les mesures prises pour endiguer des pandémies poussent les gouvernements à accepter des réformes qu'ils refusent en d'autres temps. Mais pas toujours avec des résultats immédiats, loin de là. Quelques exemples [2]. LA GRÈVE GÉNÉRALE. Le 12 novembre 1918, plus de 250 000 ouvrières et ouvriers se mettent en grève à l'appel du comité d'Olten, revendiquant la proportionnelle pour l'élection du Conseil national, le droit de vote des femmes, l'introduction du devoir de travailler, la semaine de 48 heures, l'organisation d'une armée essentiellement populaire, l'assurance du ravitaillement, l'assurance vieillesse et invalidité, le monopole de l'Etat pour l'importation et l'exportation ainsi que le paiement des dettes publiques par les possédants. Si l'agitation sociale est violemment réprimée par le gouvernement qui voit l'oeuvre d'« éléments louches, généralement étrangers, sem[a]nt la haine, exploit[a]nt les difficultés insurmontables de notre ravitaillement, excit[a]nt les passions malsaines […] afin de transporter en Suisse les expériences révolutionnaires et anarchistes qui ensanglantent la Russie » [3], certaines revendications ouvrières sont mises à l'agenda politique dès la fin de la grève. D'anciennes exigences du mouvement ouvrier et des milieux chrétiens sociaux concernant la politique sociale sont ainsi (re)mises à l'agenda. Rappelons qu'en novembre 1918, la seule protection sociale fédérale en place, outre l'assurance militaire, concerne la maladie (mais sans caractère obligatoire) et l'accident (la LAMA de 1911). Cette mise à l'agenda se concrétise surtout par l'adoption par 65,4 % des votants, le 6 décembre 1925, d'un nouvel Comment citer cet article ?

Current research that combines classic principles and recent findings on how language is learned, how the brain processes language, and characteristics of young learners provide an important theoretical basis to teachers of young learners of English. This paper ...

Migration is a phenomenon that affects nearly every aspect of society. Language is also one of these elements affected by immigration. In this paper, the language changes that are likely to be developed in the languages of the migrants who use different dialects or varieties of the same language and the effects of the migrations to the homeland language will be emphasized. Questions of "What are the changes in the dialects in contact after the migration? Can the language of the emigrants have some influences on the homeland dialect? If there are changes in language are they only limited to that region? How and in what way does the diffusion of the linguistic changes occur?" will be answered within the framework of social language science theories. In this context, accomodation theory developed by Howard Giles and others in the 1970s as a communication theory and then applied to the dialects in contact by Peter Trudgill as a result of the detailed analysis of the language usages in various parts of the UK, will be based.

The link between preinteraction expectancies and the structure of interaction was examined in initial interaction. Unacquainted dyads were taped having a five minute interaction in which they talked about anything they desired. A 3 x 2 × 5 between-within subjects design was used to determine the impact of preinteraction expectancies on conversational behaviors reflecting friendliness and affiliation. The first between-factor consisted of three levels of expectancy: friendly, unfriendly, and no-expectancy. The second between-factor was sex composition of the dyads (male, female). The within-factor was time interval which acted as a repeated measure across a series of five, one-minute interaction periods. Subjects were designated as perceivers (those who were in one of the expectancy conditions) or targets (no preinteraction expectancy was induced). Results revealed that unfriendly-expectancy perceivers initiated talk more than friendly and no-expectancy perceivers, as weil as talking more during the first minute of interaction, compared to no-expectancy perceivers. In addition, unfriendly-expectancy perceivers rated greater effort in compensating for the target's lack of friendliness than did subjects in the other conditions. The results are discussed in terms of an interaction goals perspective of initial interaction in which there is a preference for smooth, friendly interaction.

Roberto de Nobili SJ (1577-1656) and his Informatio de quibusdam moribus nationis indicae

Roberto de Nobili was born in Montepulciano, into an influential and respected Italian noble family, whose progenitor was said to be one of the descendants of Emperor Otto III. Roberto was the eldest of seven siblings. Despite his father's objections, having previously graduated from the Jesuit Collegium Romanum, he decided to choose the religious path,. Today, he is known above all as a missionary who-second only to Francisco de Jaso y Azpilicueta-converted many of the Indians of his time to the Christian faith. Among other things, his concept of cultural adaptation and accommodation has been widely discussed (cf. among others the works of Francis X. Clooney SJ and-in the Polish context-Jan Konior SJ), and his behaviour was already controversial in his time.

The current research used the contexts of U.S. presidential debates and negotiations to examine whether matching the linguistic style of an opponent in a two-party exchange affects the reactions of third-party observers. Building off communication accommodation theory (CAT), interaction alignment theory (IAT), and processing fluency, we propose that language style matching (LSM) will improve subsequent third-party evaluations because matching an opponent's linguistic style reflects greater perspective taking and will make one's arguments easier to process. In contrast, research on status inferences predicts that LSM will negatively impact third-party evaluations because LSM implies followership. We conduct two studies to test these competing hypotheses. Study 1 analyzed transcripts of U.S. presidential debates between 1976 and 2012 and found that candidates who matched their opponent's linguistic style increased their standing in the polls. Study 2 demonstrated a causal ...

The current research used the contexts of U.S. presidential debates and negotiations to examine whether matching the linguistic style of an opponent in a two-party exchange affects the reactions of third-party observers. Building off communication accommodation theory (CAT), interaction alignment theory (IAT), and processing fluency, we propose that language style matching (LSM) will improve subsequent third-party evaluations because matching an opponent's linguistic style reflects greater perspective taking and will make one's arguments easier to process. In contrast, research on status inferences predicts that LSM will negatively impact third-party evaluations because LSM implies followership. We conduct two studies to test these competing hypotheses. Study 1 analyzed transcripts of U.S. presidential debates between 1976 and 2012 and found that candidates who matched their opponent's linguistic style increased their standing in the polls. Study 2 demonstrated a causal ...

This study, which was part of a large study, empirically examinesthe importance students attach to different dimensions of Student Accommodation Quality (SAQ) delivered by Student Accommodation Providers (SAP) in two tertiary (higher education) institutions in Ghana. The study involved a cross-sectional survey that used a structured questionnaire administered to 700 tertiary students in residential and non-residential accommodation. The survey yielded a usable 66.6% response rate for analysis. The findings indicate that utility facility quality is the most important SAQ dimension to the students, followed by the overall impression of hostel, security, physical environment, toilet, distance to lecture, bedroom, bath room, accommodation fee, among others. Moreover, it was found that kitchen facility, access to transport and entertainment facility are less important SAQ items while the least important is garage facility. Few differences were found in the priority for SAQ items between COLTEK and K-Poly respondents and between residential and non-residential respondents. Implications for theory and recommendations to management of the two higher education institutions and SAP have been discussed. The study contributes to the body of knowledge in student affairs and managing student accommodation quality in higher education.

The researchers developed an instrument for measuring student housing quality (SHQ) in Higher Institutions of Learning (HIL) in Ghana. The paper sought to validate the student housing quality scale (SHOQUAL) through factor analysis approach. 700 respondents were sampled from two public HIL in Ghana in a cross-sectional survey that used a self-administered structured questionnaire for data collection. Confirmatory factor fnalysis (CFA) was conducted to detect the underlying latent variables that significantly determine SHQ in Ghanaian HIL. The findings indicate that four emerged SHQ dimensions relevant to the research context were labelled as follows: core facility quality, enabling facility quality, support facility quality, and cost of housing. The constructs in the derived model possess high reliability and validity. Student housing service providers could conveniently use the derived instrument items for measuring SHQ in HIL. Implications are discussed and limitations are noted. ...

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Ie 25 mai 1940, sont les images que l'on évoque lorsqu'il est question des relations du souverain avec Ie Président du Parti Ouvrier Beige. Henri De Mat;i reste, avant tout, dans les esprits, l'homme de confiance, Ie conseiller politique de Léopold III lors de la campagne des dix-huit jours et des quelques mois d'incertitude qui Ie suivirent. Ce penseur socialiste, successeur d'Emile Vandervelde à la tête du mouvement ouvrier socialiste, n'est pas à proprement parler Ie prototype d'homme que d'aucuns s'attendaient à voir à coté du Chef de l'Etat belge durant cette période trouble, ne fut-ce par ses appartenances politiques, sa position personnelle, son hyperneutralisme .. . Est-ce par un hasard fortuit que les deux hommes sont en ces circonstances réunis ? Il est clair qu'il ne peut être répondu à pareille question que par des présomptions. Outre Wynendaele, ce que l'on évoque moins souvent, au sujet des relations Léopold III -Henri De Man, c'est Ie role que joua ce dernier en tant qu' agent de la politique parallèle ( à celle de ses Ministres) du Roi, en faveur du maintien de la Paix. D'autre part, il n'a jamais été fait de comparaison entre les conceptions des deux hommes en matière de gestion de l'Etat. A la lumière de celle-ci, il sera peut-être plus aisé de comprendre Ie fossé existant entre Ie Roi et ses Ministres, la nuit du 25 mai, et !'attitude du Roi et de son Conseiller durant les premiers mois d'occupation. Si certes, il n'est pas possible de tirer des conclusions irréfutables de cette comparaison, de fortes présomptions peuvent être établies.

Jean Piaget (1896-1980) was one of the 20th century's most influential researchers in the area of developmental psychology. Piaget wanted to know how children learned through their development in the study of knowledge. Piaget's theory is based on the idea that the developing child builds cognitive structures. He believes that the child's cognitive structure increases with the development. Piaget's Theory of infant development were based on his observations of his own three children. 8 Cognitive Development is the emergence of the ability to think and understand.

The purpose of this study is to examine how language affects coalition formation in multiparty negotiations. The authors relied on communication accommodation theory for theoretical framing and hypothesized that language can help coalition partners reach an agreement when it is used to increase a sense of unity. Findings of an experimental study support this hypothesis, demonstrating that greater linguistic convergence and assent increase agreements between potential coalition partners whereas the expression of negative emotion words decrease agreement. The implications for coalition formation and the study of language in negotiations are discussed. Keywords language, coalitions, multiparty negotiations, communication accommodation theory, computational linguistics, information entropy As new communication technologies continue to be an increasing presence in institutional settings, negotiators are relying more and more on text-based communication channels such as email and instant ...

For decades there has been a controversial debate over how far religious faith communities are specifically engaged in ecological practices (EP). Therefore we studied four Austrian and two German Benedictine monasteries religious ethics and spirituality as a means of a driving force for initiating EP. We draw upon theories of organizational learning processes and capacity-building of sustainability to interpret our empirical findings. The majority of monasteries are highly engaged in EP, initiated either as an outcome of individual activities or through a specific mostly informally acting group, but rarely an organizationally or systematically integrated goal of the monasteries, or a focus of capacity building. Monasteries follow a technical and economic decision-making process in implementing EP. Spirituality plays a limited role in the initiation of EP. The environment of monasteries–acceptance or critique against ecological practices–influences the monasteries decisions. Institut...

Propos introductifs Comment mener une politique dont l’objet ignore le concept de frontieres nationales ou politiques ? Comment, dans le cadre tout particulier d’un federalisme souvent tres pragmatique, voire defensif1, des problemes a dimension sinon globale, du moins transfrontiere, peuvent-ils etre adequatement adresses ? Au-dela d’une norme emanant de l’Etat ou, plus largement, des autorites publiques qui le composent, d’autres types d’action normative, a vocation plus pragmatique et de nature plus flexible et adaptable, seraient-elles a meme de pallier le manque d’effectivite et la pesanteur des regles classiques ? Le droit belge de l’environnement fait face a ces questionnements depuis les debuts de sa regionalisation et l’emergence de nouvelles formes de normativite2, si elle offre d’interessantes opportunites dans un cadre federal cooperatif, n’est pas sans entrainer davantage de complexification. La competence reglant la conservation de la nature, y inclus la gestion des fo...

La crise économique des années 1970 a provoqué un vaste débat sur les rapports entre économie de marché et intervention de l'Etat1. Crise de l'Etat-providence, problèmes de gouvernabilité, surcharge de l'appareil d'Etat, surdimensionnement et pouvoir croissant ...

INTRODUCTION Spirituality in the context of work is increasingly gaining an importance in business and management research (Doran and Natale, 2011; Kutcher et al., 2010). This requires questioning the meanings and practice of spirituality in organizations. We contribute to the understanding of spirituality at work and in organizations by answering three main questions. These are: 1) What is spirituality?; 2) What is workplace spirituality?; and 3) Is the spiritual compatible with work organizations?.Our search for answers to these three questions has led us to a complex picture. Our chapter is structured to respond to these three questions in this same order. Our findings reveal three broad categories of spirituality. First, there are those authors whom we broadly put into the palliative category of spirituality. These include most religious mystics who wrote on spirituality (Merton, 1961; Keating, 1999; Nouwen, 1994b), as well as some current writers in the field (Carson, 1992; Gib...

his paper, which was part of a larger study, aimed at examining student accommodation quality (SAQ) in two public tertiary institutions in Ghana. The study was a cross-sectional survey that involved a convenient sample of 700 tertiary students from College of Technology Education, Kumasi (COLTEK) of the University of Education, Winneba, and Kumasi Polytechnic (K-Poly). A selfadministered structured questionnaire was administered to the respondents in a survey that resulted in a 66.6% response rate for analysis. The findings indicate that SAQ items that received unfavourable rating include: bath room, access to transport, toilet, security, kitchen, entertainment, reading room, accommodation fees and searching cost. Moreover, it was found that students at COLTEK seem to be better in terms of SAQ in core facility, while those at K-Poly seem to be better in terms of accommodation cost, and some facilitating and support facilities. The results show that residential SAQ seems to be better than non-residential in terms of the distance to lecture and entertainment, while non-residential SAQ appears to better n areas such as overall quality, enjoying accommodation and core facilities. Recommendations and implications for management of higher education and student accommodation developers have been discussed. The paper contributes to the literature in the area of management of student accommodation and housing in tertiary education.

The meaning of accommdation is getting used to something, and it is similar to several meanings, including habituation, that is, acclimatization and habituation that are associated with the design idea in a large way that is usually invisible and tangible, as any design must be achieved in which the idea of acclimatization and familiarity with the place and its details, parts and compatibility With the surroundings built in it, as it relates to the extent of the eye's adaptation and acceptance of the place and the feeling of comfort and belonging to it, where the amenities and entertainment are available, and a comfortable place to relax with all its details.

Of late, there has been a growing interest in retreat among clergy and members of congregations in the Dutch Reformed tradition in South Africa. The article investigates the relevance of the monastic traditions for this growing interest in Reformed circles. It focuses on aspects of retreat such as the role of holy places in the monastic traditions (e.g., monasteries, cathedrals, retreat centers) and the experience of silence, solitude, regeneration, divine presence and spiritual formation. Proceeding from an epistemological reflection on the subject as described in a previous article, the aim of this article is to explore the “action of retreat” as a narrative research journey and pilgrimage in order to investigate the relevance of the Benedictine, Franciscan and Taizé monastic-mystic traditions (seen as an associative/mystic spirituality) for retreat in the Dutch Reformed tradition (which is seen as a disassociative/rational/ dogmatic spirituality).