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How to Explain Behavior: Author Precis
No full textThis is an author precis of the book How to Explain Behavior: A Critical Review and a New Approach by Sam S. Rakover (2018, Lexington). The precis has two sections. The first, basic methodological origin-points, treats the fundamental ideas and premises concerning explanation and understanding. The second section outlines the book's arrangement, and summarizes the content of each chapter
The Secret Life of Institutions: On the Role of Ideas in Evolving Economic Systems, Entretien avec Mark Blyth
No full textMark Blyth is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. He received his Ph.D in political science from Columbia University in 1999. His research interests lie in the fields of comparative and international political economy. He is the author of Great Transformations : Economic Ideas and Institutional Change in the Twentieth Century (Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2002). He has recently finished several joint projects. An edited volume o..
Cyornis cyanopolia Blyth 1870
No full text<i>Cyornis cyanopolia</i> Blyth, 1870 <p> Heinrich Boie (1794–1827) collected in Java several specimens of a flycatcher which he recognized as new for science and labeled <i>Cyornis cyanopolia</i>. Blyth (1870: 165) studied them in the RMNH in autumn 1869, remarking in his paper: “ <i>Cyornis cyanopolia</i> (Boie), from Sumatra, Java and Borneo, differs in no respect that I can perceive, whether from recollection or comparison with Dr. Jerdon’s description [= Jerdon 1862: 465], from <i>C. unicolor</i>, nobis [= Blyth 1843: 1007], of the Sikhim Himalaya.” This sentence started a paragraph on <i>Cyornis</i> flycatchers and the name “ <i>Cyornis cyanopolia</i> ” was printed in small caps. This misled many subsequent workers to believe that Blyth (1870) used <i>Cyornis cyanopolia</i> as a valid name for a taxon. Some of them considered the name available for nomenclatural purposes (e.g. Gray 1871: 218; Salvadori 1874: 132; Giebel 1875: 633; Hume 1879: 59; Mees 2004; Quaisser 2010), while others argued that it is a nomen nudum (e.g. Hartert 1902: 550; Dickinson <i>et al.</i> 2002). However, Blyth (1870) clearly said that Boie’s <i>C. cyanopolia</i> is inseparable from his own <i>C. unicolor</i>. Thus, provisions of Art. 11.5. of the Code were not fulfilled (“Names to be valid when proposed.”) and <i>Cyornis cyanopolia</i> Boie was simply listed by Blyth (1870: 165), as a label name, in the synonymy of <i>C. unicolor</i> Blyth, 1843 (Art. 11.6. of the Code). Note that label names were deemed available for nomenclatural purposes in Blyth’s times, and Blyth (1870) thus treated Boie’s <i>Cyornis cyanopolia</i> in this way.</p> <p> Gray (1871: 218) listed “ <i>cyanopolia</i>, Boie ” in the Index of species names to his <i>Handlist</i>, but was uncertain whether it is a valid species or a synonym of <i>C. unicolor</i> Blyth. Salvadori (1874: 132) seems to have been the first to treat “ <i>Cyornis cyanopolia</i> (Boie) ” as available for nomenclatural purposes <i>and</i> as a valid name for a flycatcher species, thus fulfilling provisions of Art. 11.6.1. of the Code. Herewith, <i>Cyornis cyanopolia</i> became available for nomenclatural purposes with Blyth (1870) as its author (Art. 11.6.1. and Art. 50.7. of the Code).</p> <p> Blyth (1870) listed no specimens, but it is evident from his paper that he cited specimens labeled in the RMNH as <i>Cyornis cyanopolia</i> Boie. These specimens, all of which belong to a single form, are thus syntypes of <i>Cyornis cyanopolia</i> Blyth, 1870 (Art. 72.4.3. of the Code). Dekker (2003: 68) detailed that the RMNH possesses three such specimens, all collected by Boie in Java: RMNH 89617 (ad. 3), RMNH 89618 (ad. 3) and RMNH 89619 (imm. 3).</p> <p> Dekker (2003: 69) and Quaisser (2010: 66) believed that specimens RMNH 89620 and RMNH 89621 also belong to the type series of <i>Cyornis cyanopolia</i> Blyth, which is not true (see below). Quaisser (2010: 66) thus suggested that <i>Cyornis cyanopolia</i> Blyth was based on syntypes from different taxa and consequently designated RMNH 89620 as its lectotype. As shown here, RMNH 89620 and RMNH 89621 were not part of the type series upon which <i>Cyornis cyanopolia</i> Blyth was based. Her action is thus invalid (Art. 74.1. of the Code) and the specimen loses its status as lectotype (74.2. of the Code).</p>Published as part of <i>Mlíkovský, Jiří, 2011, Nomenclatural notes on Cyornis and Rhinomyias flycatchers (Aves: Muscicapidae) of South-East Asia, pp. 64-68 in Zootaxa 2985</i> on pages 64-65, DOI: <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/201827">10.5281/zenodo.201827</a>
Is Active Information Applicable to Biology?
No full textThis letter is a follow up of a recently published paper by the author, responding to various feedback he has received
Diminishing Returns: The New Politics of Growth and Stagnation
No full textA set of state of the art empirical analyses at the country, regional, and global level that work from a new theoretical framework that analyzes the politics of growth and stagnation. As highlighted by the recent debate on 'secular stagnation,' economic growth has slowed down considerably, and this has given rise to a host of new problems, from financial instability to the collapse of mainstream parties. What happens when growth—the main mechanism of capitalist legitimation—is harder to come by and less broadly shared? And how should we think about capitalist diversity in the context of global stagnation? In Diminishing Returns, Lucio Baccaro, Mark Blyth, and Jonas Pontusson address these questions by bringing together a number of comparative and international political economists with expertise across many different countries and regions. Going beyond the methodological nationalism common in most comparative research, each author departs from a common theoretical framework, the Growth Model Perspective, and contributes to develop it further. The outcome is a new theoretical framework to help social scientists, policymakers, and opinion makers, understand the politics of growth and stagnation, which offers state of the art empirical analyses at the country, regional, and global level.Acknowledgements Contributor List Introduction: Rethinking Comparative Capitalism Lucio Baccaro, Mark Blyth and Jonas Pontusson Part 1: Theoretical Perspectives 1. Growth Models and Post Keynesian Macroeconomics Engelbert Stockhammer and Özlem Onaran 2. From Fordism to Franchise: Intellectual property and growth models in the Knowledge Economy Herman Mark Schwartz 3. Four Galtons and a Minsky: Growth Models from an IPE Perspective Herman Mark Schwartz and Mark Blyth Part 2: Growth Models at Scale 4. The Political Economy of the Eurozone's Post-Crisis Growth Model Alison Johnston and Matthias Matthijs 5. China's Growth Models in Comparative and International Perspective Yeling Tan and James Conran 6. The Politics of Growth Model Switching: Why Latin America Tries, and Fails, to Abandon Commodity-Driven Growth Jazmin Sierra 7. The FDI-led Growth Models of the East-Central and South-Eastern European Periphery Cornel Ban and Dragos Adascalitei Part 3: Country Case Studies 8. Credit and Consumption-Led Growth Models in the United States and United Kingdom Alexander Reisenbichler and Andreas Wiedemann 9. The Political-Economic Foundations of Export-led Growth: An Analysis of the German Case Lucio Baccaro and Martin Höpner 10. Rebalancing Balanced Growth: The Evolution of the Swedish Growth Model since the mid- 1990s Lennart Erixon and Jonas Pontusson 11. Growth and Stagnation in Southern Europe: The Italian and Spanish Growth Models Compared Lucio Baccaro and Fabio Bulfone 12. Global Capital and National Growth Models: The Cases of Ireland and Latvia Dorothee Bohle and Aidan Regan Part 4: Policies and Politics 13. Financialization and Growth Regimes Cornel Ban and Oddny Helgadóttir 14. Political Parties and Growth Models Jonathan Hopkin and Dustin Voss 15. Growth Models Under Austerity Evelyne Hübscher and Thomas Sattler 16. Welfare States and Growth Models: Accumulation and Legitimation Julia Lynch and Sara Watson 17. Green Growth Models Jonas Nahm Inde
Introduction to:Histories of Australian Rock Art Research
No full textIn every field of research, there comes a time when its early practitioners are viewed as founding members and their actions become the subject of critical reflection. Now is that time for the study of Australian rock art. This complex history of research is imbued with unique personalities, international influences, politically charged debates and shifting relationships within and across established disciplines, such as archaeology. This is why we convened the Histories of Australian Rock Art Research Symposium at Griffith University’s Gold Coast campus in December 2019. This symposium brought together people from across Australia to reflect on unique events, ideas and trajectories in the history of the study of Australian rock art (Table 1.1). With almost 30 presentations over two days, we had a full program representing the contemporary diversity of rock art research in Australia. This volume grew out of that symposium
Parution : Rape Culture, Purity Culture, and Coercive Control in Teen Girl Bibles
No full textCaroline Blyth, Rape Culture, Purity Culture, and Coercive Control in Teen Girl Bibles, Routledge, 2021 In this fascinating book, Caroline Blyth takes a close look at Bibles marketed to teen girls and asks how these might perpetuate harmful gender stereotypes that lie at the heart of rape culture. The author considers the devotionals, commentaries, and advice sections placed throughout these Bibles, which offer teen girl readers life advice on topics such as friendships, body image, and how t..
The arts in early England,
No full textThe author died while several chapters of v. 6 were obviously unfinished, but no attempt was made to complete the subject-matter. The work was to have been concluded with a 7th volume discussing the illuminated manuscripts of the period.Vols. 3-4 paged continuously.v. 1. The life of Saxon England in its relation to the arts.--v. 2. Ecclesiastical architecture in England from the conversion of the Saxons to the Norman conquest. Appendix: Index list and map of Saxon churches.--v. 3-4 Saxon art and industry in the pagan period--v. 5. The Ruthwell and Bewcastle crosses, the Gospels of Lindisfarne, and other Christian monuments of Northumbria; with philological chapters by A. Blyth Webster.--v. 6. pt. 1. Completion of the study of the monuments of the great period of the art of Anglian Northumbria. pt. 2. Anglo-Saxon sculpture, prepared for press by E. H. L. Sexton.Mode of access: Internet
Pareas macularius Theobald 1868
No full textPareas macularius Theobald, 1868 The original, valid description of Pareas macularius was published first by Theobald (1868a). This author credited the combination Pareas macularius to Edward Blyth. Whereas the combination Parias [sic] macularius indeed appeared first in Blyth (1859), it was not accompanied with a description and is therefore a nomen nudum. We could not find any other reference of E. Blyth in which this author mentioned specimens of Amblycephalus or Pareas macularius, including in Blyth (1855) in which this author published an account of snake specimens collected in Tenasserim. Therefore, the authorship of Pareas macularius can by no means be credited to E. Blyth. Theobald (1868a) stated that E. Blyth named this species based on three juvenile specimens (ZSI 8024–8026), all from “Martaban” (currently in Myanmar) and identified as “The young” by Edward Blyth in his unknown source (Fig. 1A). So, these three specimens should be considered the syntypes of Pareas macularius. However, beside these three specimens, Theobald (1868a) also established his description based on two adult specimens (ZSI 8021– ZSI 8022), originating from “Tenasserim”, which he referred as the adult individuals of the three juvenile specimens (Fig. 1B). Theobald stated that Blyth did not notice that these juvenile specimens belonged to the same species than the two adult because of their different pattern. Therefore, Theobald (1868a) obviously based his description of Pareas macularius upon five syntypes, as correctly stated by Das et al. (1998), and not only on three specimens as stated by Sclater (1891) and Wallach et al. (2014). We were able to check that all these specimens are still extent in the collections of the Zoological Survey of India (Kolkata) and they agree well with the descriptions provided by Theobald (1868a). The three juvenile are however in poor condition, each of them being broken into two or three stiff pieces. The original references of Pareas macularius, with its original syntypes, is as follows: “ Parias macularius ” Blyth, 1859: 297.— Type locality. “Schwye Gyen,” in the valley of the Sitang River, Tenasserim Provinces ” (as indicated on p. 293), now Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar.—Status. Nomen nudum, no description. Pareas macularius Theobald, 1868a: 54.—Type locality. “Tenasserim”, now Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar, and “Martaban”, now Mottama, Môn State, Myanmar.— Syntypes (5 specimens). (1–3) ZSI 8024–8026, three juvenile specimens from “Martaban”; deposited by Major T. M. Berdmore. —(4–5) ZSI 8021, adult male and ZSI 8022, adult female, both from “Tenasserim”; deposited by Major T. M. Berdmore. Wallach et al. (2014) erroneously listed specimens BMNH 1925.12.22.1 (juvenile; from “Shweli, Mongmit District”, Sagaing Region, Myanmar) and BMNH 1926.3.17.9 (adult male; from “Kalaw, S. Shan States”, now in Shan State, Myanmar) as syntypes of P. macularius. Without even taking into account the fact that all syntypes of P. macularius are well identified and still present in the collections of the ZSI (Kolkata), these specimens come from localities different from those indicated in the original description and cannot be regarded as syntypes. Lastly, Hauser (2017) was also incorrect in considering that specimen NHMUK (formerly BMNH) 1946.1.20.8 is the holotype of Pareas macularius. This statement is obviously based on the indication of the NHMUK catalogue that lists specimen 1946.1.20.8 as “ Amblycephalus macularius Type [original number] 68.4.3.35 Tenasserim, W. Theobald”. Measurements of this specimen are as follows: SVL 333 mm, TaL 70 mm, TL 403 mm. This specimen, obviously not a juvenile, cannot be definitely considered a syntype of Amblycephalus macularius Blyth as the description of this species was based on three juvenile specimens identified in the collection of the ZSI (Kolkata).Published as part of David, Patrick & Deuti, Kaushik, 2022, On the type specimens of Pareas macularius Theobald, 1868 and Pareas berdmorei Theobald, 1868 with the designation of a lectotype for Pareas macularius (Squamata: Serpentes: Pareidae), pp. 490-500 in Zootaxa 5105 (4) on pages 491-492, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5105.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/633375
Responding to the radical in RIOT Bible
No full textIn response to the RIOT Bible articles by Sandford, Myles, and Wan, I consider what it means to be a “radical interpreter” of the Bible. Reflecting in particular on the sense of “rootedness” that the term “radical” can convey, I explore how each author digs down to the roots of their subject, all the while pushing away from exegetical normativities to produce a reading that is both unconventional and ground-breaking
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