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Michel Serres on Virtue
No full textIn the opening lines of Morales espiègles, a short work published only a few months before the end of his life, Michel Serres writes that he intends to venture ‘on tip toe’ into the ‘exotic land’ of morals (Morales espiègles 7). His reticence may bring a wry smile to some of his readers since questions regarding life, human life, and how it can be lived run openly through much of his work. Violence and peace are recurrent themes, as are those of multiplicity, relations, communication and restraint whose bearing on ethics is less direct, though no less significant. The fact that Serres’ writing on ethics is scattered here and there through his work is in no way a sign that he did not take it seriously
Re-Imagining Place Leadership as Social Purpose
No full textIn this reflective essay we seek to stimulate a new debate about the social purpose of
place leadership. Recent contributions in organisational studies and business ethics have questioned the values underpinning the modern leadership endeavour (Storr, 2004; Palanski and Yammarino, 2007; Sinclair, 2007; Mabey and Mayrhofer, 2015); or as Killinger (2010) puts it: how [do] we come to decide on “doing the right thing for the right reason”? But to what extent does this incorporate broader questions about ‘in whose interests’
Criminological reflections on the regulation and governance of labour exploitation
Get PDFThe regulation and governance of labour exploitation is a well-researched area across numerous disciplines. Common approaches towards regulating labour exploitation in businesses and supply chains include state interventions to tackle organised crime via the criminal justice system. However, due to strict criminal-legal definitions, these interventions are only possible when targeting severe exploitation. This emphasis means that a large amount of non-criminalised exploitation risks being overlooked. The purpose of this paper is to argue that non-state regulation is an important element in preventing routinised forms of labour exploitation, whereby a criminological perspective would help to understand and better prevent such practices. The paper examines state regulation, self-regulation of businesses, and trade union activity, which together addresses a wider range of labour exploitation. Semi-structured interviews from workers and supply chain stakeholders in the UK agri-food industry are used to inform this discussion. The governance of labour exploitation in relation to business activities has broader implications for the disciplinary areas of regulation and (corporate) criminology, whereby the former tends to prioritise restorative and persuasive approaches, whereas the latter focuses on deterrence and coercion. Ultimately, drawing together different strands of regulation into a hybrid approach is useful not only due to socio-political processes, but is arguably the most helpful in addressing routinised exploitation
Exercise, Physical Activity, and Older Adults. In Movement and Visual Impairment: Research across Disciplines. Routledge
Get PDFA Concise Guide to Lecturing in Higher Education and the Academic Professional Apprenticeship
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AN INVESTIGATION OF AN ENERGY DIVERTING CONVERTER FOR HVDC APPLICATIONS
Get PDFWind power generation in Europe has experienced an unprecedented expansion
fuelled by a very favourable regulatory framework promoted to fight climate
change. It is currently the second largest power generation source accounting
for 17% of the total energy mix and in 2016 it covered an impressive 10.4% of the
total energy demand. With faster wind speeds and better availability, offshore
wind farm developments have also experienced a surge in recent years. There are
12.7 GW of cumulative installed capacity with the hot spot located in the North
Sea.
The grid integration of offshore wind farms has evolved to meet the
requirements of recent projects, much larger in power capacity and located farther
offshore. High voltage direct current (HVDC) connections using state of the art
multilevel voltage source converters are now the industry standard for distant
wind farms, with transmission capacities of up to 1 GW. The scale of the projects
and frequent grid weakness at the onshore locations challenge transmission system
operators which need to ensure the entire grid stability. Grid codes have evolved
to regulate such interconnections, with a set of well specified requirements which
need to be fulfilled. One such requirement is the fault ride-through capability,
which defines the need for the HVDC interconnector to remain connected during
onshore grid faults.
A Dynamic Braking System (DBS) is a power electronics device that provides
fault ride-through capability to the HVDC interconnector by absorbing the excess
energy injected to the link for the duration of the fault. This energy is commonly
dissipated in a resistive element. In this way the DC over-voltage is avoided and
the operation of the connected wind farms is kept undisturbed. There is a lack
of knowledge in the design and implementation of such devices. Therefore four
concepts put forward by industry and other researchers are studied in this work.
The rating of the different components in each circuit is investigated as the basis
for the comparison.
Taking into account the modular structure of AC/DC converters in HVDC
stations it makes commercial sense to reuse the same modules as building blocks
for the DBS. With modular structures, a good balancing of the total energy stored
in the converter and its distribution among the different modules is one of the
key elements. Modular DBS circuits can synthesize multilevel voltage waveforms,
allowing for advanced power modulation strategies. Two novel strategies are
developed in the thesis and an accurate mathematical modelling is performed to
ensure that the energy balance conditions are met for all points of operation.
An overall control strategy for each of the four circuits is also developed and
presented in the thesis.
A good coordination of the protective actions of the DBS and the main
HVDC converters is important to ensure that no negative interactions occur. An
operation strategy based on over-voltage thresholds is developed in the thesis.
Accurate simulation models of the HVDC link integrating the DBS and controls
are also implemented to give the required degree of confidence in the overall
system behaviour. These are finally validated by a laboratory scaled-down test
platform, where the control actions and the different converters are implemented
in real hardware, and the correct coordination of all the elements during a fault
event is experimentally tested.
The main drawback of the DBS solution usually highlighted in literature is its
cost. The option of adding some extra functionality to better justify the economic
investment is explored in this thesis, resulting on a multifunctional circuit named
Energy Diverting Converter (EDC). Two proposals including active filtering and
HVDC tapping are developed in this thesis, for which two patent applications
have been filed
Ground Radar.
No full text“Ground Radar” responds to the complicity of camp guards in the mass murder of the European Jewry that remains a taboo topic at Westerbork in The Netherlands, a German-Jewish refugee camp that became a transit camp from where c. 107,000 Jews and 275 Roma were transported to the extermination camps (IC-ACCESS 2016; USHMM 2019). The site also has a complex afterlife as it became temporary accommodation for Moluccan Royal Netherlands East Indies Army (KNIL) soldiers and their families before being transformed by the presence of radio telescopes after 1970 (IC-ACCESS 2016). Hence, as Dolghin et al (2017: 34-35) have shown: ‘despite the solemn intention of its symbolic topography, memories attached to the site continue to evince divergent affective responses: while for the former inmates of the camp and their relatives “Westerbork” represents a reminder of suffering, for members of the Moluccan community, forced out of their homeland and later out of their ‘kampung’ on the empty moors of Drenthe, “Schattenberg” articulates a tragic memory of loss’. Archaeological work at the site including laser scanning the Camp Commandant’s house, which survives intact, and carrying out a non-invasive topographic and geophysical survey in the grounds of Heidelager (a camp which first housed German-Jewish refugees and then members of the SS, the Dutch Military Police and Dutch Police Battalion who assisted the Nazis at the camp and beyond) (Gerstenfeld 2019). The artwork responds to these themes using video footage of Westerbork mixed with several primary sources to create a video collage of remnants, reconstructions and material culture from when the camp was in use and after (Figure 6, top). A divided screen acts as mimetic for the multiple functions and truths related to the site, as well as the nefarious ways some narratives have been created. The mixture of imagery also refers to the site’s fractured and incomplete nature, which comprises a few original traces and reconstructed elements indicative of the camp’s presence alongside modern interventions such as radio telescopes and dysfunctional gates and sheds (Herinneringscentrum Kamp Westerbork 2014; van der Laarse, 2018). Footage of the Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) survey at Heidelager camp illustrates the willingness of archaeologists to find and identify where buildings once stood, and forefront contested histories
Of species
No full text‘Of species’ focuses on Lety in the Czech Republic, where a now disused pig farm – featuring barracks, sheds and other buildings - stands on the site of a demolished concentration camp for Roma people; a site that is both disorientating and disturbing. To reflect this feeling, simple video footage of the site’s current condition is shown alongside factual information gathered during the project. The viewer sees one thing and reads another, placing them in a position where clear comprehension is difficult and inviting them to experience difficult and uncomfortable associations whilst exploring how we constantly reengage and navigate the past in the present context. The work speaks to Müller’s (2002: 34) notion that ‘apart from the power of memory to influence the present, there is also the power of the present to influence the memory’. It invites the viewer to consider the stark contrast between the European Union’s ambition to create ‘a common European History of remembrance’ and the reality of how many Holocaust sites – particularly those where victim groups remain marginalized - are treated in the present (Milošević 2017). Confronting these issues against the backdrop of a former pig farm raises important questions regarding how humans perceive and behave towards, each other and how this might be reflected within the landscape (Hekova 2018; Fawn 2001)
Investigating the relationship between guilt and shame proneness and moral injury in veterans that have experienced active deployment
Get PDFMoral injury accounts for the intense negative emotions, such as guilt and shame which some military personnel experience following exposure to events which transgress their deeply held moral beliefs. This study investigated the role of PTSD, guilt and shame in predicting moral injury in a sample of ex-military personnel that had been exposed to active deployment. This was an internet-mediated research design; participants were recruited through an online social media site. British military veterans (n = 104) completed an online battery of self-report measures. Participants were male (n=99) and female (n=5) with a mean age of 47 years. Fifty-one percent of participants achieved scores on a measure of PTSD which would indicate a probable PTSD diagnosis. Guilt and shame were not predictors of moral injury. PTSD was the only significant predictor, accounting for 42% of the variance, with a medium effect size. Clinicians may find it useful to assess veterans for moral injury, particularly those presenting with PTSD. In order to provide detailed assessments it may be helpful for clinicians to further their own understanding of moral injury. Future research should look to establish an evidence base for psychological interventions for moral injury. Closer consideration of contributing factors, such as type of trauma and historical trauma is also needed to develop the construct of moral injury
Voice of the Arhuacos: Transcending the Borders of “Indigenous” Filmmaking in Colombia
Get PDFThis article explores mainstream ambitions of indigenous filmmakers from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia. Using the example of Zhigoneshi, the Arhuaco filmmaking collective, I analyse the trend to transcend the boundaries of so-called “indigenous cinema.” The filmmaking in the region emerged as a response to political violence, and it developed into a tool of cultural self-discovery and opposition to past misinterpretations of the Arhuacos by Western filmmakers. Today, the Arhuacos reach for audiovisual media to communicate, create an archive of their history and culture, and to reflect on the implications of adopting a Western tool to protect the traditional values. The fruit of their work widely circulates at film festivals, academic events, and special presentations, reaching audiences all over the world. As such, the universal qualities of audiovisual media promise hope of successful intercultural communication
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