Hélène Lorblanchet (29 janvier 2025). François Rabelais et l’École de médecine de Montpellier – chapitre 1. Ex Bibliotheca. Consulté le 24 février 2025 à l’adresse https://doi.org/10.58079/13amp.
“While the article is primarily rooted in political science, it also touches on the cultural dimension of governance. Pérez Sandoval’s MRD framework implicitly acknowledges that political culture and local identities can shape, and be shaped by, divergent democratic practices. In cases where national rhetoric and subnational practices decouple, citizens’ lived experiences may reflect cultural heterogeneity that national-level statistics obscure. This resonates with scholarship emphasizing the importance of local cultural contexts in understanding political behavior (Giraudy, 2015; Gibson, 2005). The recognition that regimes can change in a “decoupled” manner encourages scholars to attend to the cultural particularities of subnational governance and how these may reinforce or undermine national narratives of democracy.”
Pablo Markin (February 17, 2025). Regime Change, Autocratic Shifts and Country-Level Comparisons. Open Culture. Retrieved February 24, 2025 from https://doi.org/10.58079/13bu0.
“Lebanese architect Lina Ghotmeh has been selected to carry out a large-scale redevelopment of the British Museum’s Western Range galleries, which make up about a third of its exhibition space (writes Chiara Rimella). Ghotmeh’s Paris-based studio was chosen from a pool of more than 60 applicants, beating the likes of David Chipperfield and Oma. Ghotmeh’s proposal for the museum won praise for its approach to studying the building’s past. Renderings suggest that the project will evoke the appearance of an archaeological dig by employing generous amounts of natural materials, including Portland stone left over from the museum’s construction in 1852.”
Monocle (February 24, 2025). Monday. 24/2/2025. The Monocle Minute. Retrieved February 24, 2025 from https://monocle.com/minute/2025/02/24/.
“The authors employ segmented regression and latent growth curve models to dissect historical publication data over several centuries. By identifying distinct “segments” or phases—each corresponding to major economic and political epochs such as the Industrial Revolution, the World Wars, and the post-war period—the study reveals that scientific output does not grow uniformly over time. Instead, growth rates change in ways that reflect underlying societal shifts. This approach extends earlier scientometric studies (Bornmann & Mutz, 2015; Price, 1986) by using a multi-database strategy that enhances the robustness of historical estimations..”
Pablo Markin (February 18, 2025). Scientific Output, Underlying Factors, and Knowledge Dissemination. Open Access Blog. Retrieved February 24, 2025 from https://doi.org/10.58079/13c47.
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“On July 19, 1964, the first short story was published that threatened the idyllic nature of what has come to be called American suburbia, that is, the wealthy small town on the outskirts, with impeccable houses and neighbors always ready to bake cookies, where middle-class families with jobs in the big city settled at a safe distance from the world. In large part, to protect themselves from it. The story in question is The Swimmer, by John Cheever. In it, one of these lucky suburbanites sees his life pass (and sink) in a single afternoon when, after a party, he decides to swim home. The idea is to do so by traversing his neighbors’ pools. But as the day progresses, so does a torment — only relieved by alcohol — that has grown within him in this supposedly alienating paradise, and that not only threatens that increasingly disastrous afternoon, but his entire life, because that one afternoon is his life.”
Laura Fernández (February 15, 2025). The American suburb as a battlefield. El País. Retrieved February 24, 2025 from https://english.elpais.com/culture/2025-02-15/the-american-suburb-as-a-battlefield.html.
“The article discusses the economic impact of festivals, such as job creation and regional revenue. It also points out disparities in funding and recognition between A-list and B-list festivals. This connects to Bourdieu’s (1993) theory of cultural accumulation, where prestigious festivals attract symbolic and economic resources.
Thus, the study demonstrates festivals’ dual role as revenue generators and industry gatekeepers. A-list festivals like Cannes and Sundance drive regional economies through tourism and employment (e.g., Sundance 2023 created 1,608 jobs). The hierarchical distinction between A- and B-list festivals reflects Bourdieu’s (1993) concept of cultural capital, where prestige translates into economic advantage.”
Pablo Markin (February 19, 2025). Film Festivals, Cultural Capital, and Public Value. Open Economics Blog. Retrieved February 24, 2025 from https://doi.org/10.58079/13cad.
“In March 2024, a Brazilian senator traveled on a commercial flight to Washington, D.C. Marcos Pontes, a 61-year-old former astronaut, had become a central figure in the effort to regulate artificial intelligence in Brazil — where a draft bill had proposed serious restrictions on the developing technology. Confident, loquacious, and a former minister of science, technology and innovation, Pontes felt he was uniquely qualified among his colleagues to understand the complicated issues surrounding AI.”
Katie McQueen et al. (January 21, 2025). The global struggle over how to regulate AI. Rest of World. Retrieved February 24, 2025 from https://restofworld.org/2025/global-ai-regulation-big-tech/.
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