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Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Full text linkWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
Civil Society Capture by Early Stage Autocrats in Well-Developed Democracies – The Case of Austria
Full text linkThe article presents the results of an empirical study on the current framework conditions for civil society
organizations in Austria. The results are linked to findings on how authoritarian governments deal with civil
society. The research shows that along with the current government’s gradual process towards right-wing populism
and authoritarianism, the general political climate has changed with regard to civil society, possibilities
of political participation, and the public financing of civil society organizations. The findings are linked to the
concept of civil society capture and reflect the overall wave of autocratization discussed by other authors. The
analysis of the gradual process of the development of authoritarian politics in a relatively stable and developed
democracy reveals the relevance of the findings for current tendencies in many other countries
Beiträge der Zivilgesellschaft zur Bewältigung der Flüchtlingskrise in Österreich - Herausforderungen und gesellschaftliche Rahmenbedingungen
Full text linkIm Artikel werden auf Basis einer qualitativen Erhebung im Jahr 2015 Beiträge der österreichischen Zivilgesellschaft zur Bewältigung der sogenannten Flüchtlingskrise untersucht. Es wurden Tätigkeiten in der Erst- und Notversorgung wie auch in der Integration der Flüchtlinge dargestellt und Herausforderungen für zivilgesellschaftliche Organisationen und ihre (freiwilligen) MitarbeiterInnen erhoben, mit Einschätzungen von syrischen AsylwerberInnen ergänzt und Herausforderungen für die Zivilgesellschaft diskutiert. Der Beitrag schließt mit einer gesellschaftspolitischen Einschätzung des zivilgesellschaftlichen Engagements und seiner Rahmenbedingungen.Based on empirical research in 2015, this article assesses the role of Austrian civil society in dealing with challenges in connection with the massive influx of refugees. Services, regarding both initial aid and integration activities, were looked at closer. Also, framework conditions regarding civil society activities are being discussed. In interviews, challenges for civil society actors have been collected and then were complemented by impressions of Syrian asylum seekers. We conclude with a sociopolitical assessment of the role of civil society
Leadership und Veränderung - Veränderung von Leadership
Full text linkIn dem Beitrag geht es um die Frage, wie Leadership zu Veränderung beitragen kann bzw. welche Formen von Leadership für Veränderung in sozialen Organisationen günstig sind. Sozialorganisationen sind eine sehr heterogene Gruppe, auch Ansprüche an und Bedingungen für Führung sind hier sehr unterschiedlich ausgeprägt. Die meisten dieser Organisationen sehen sich aber eher rauen Rahmenbedingungen in Bezug auf die Ressourcenausstattung sowie generell sehr widersprüchlichen Anforderungen gegenüber. Neben klassischen Führungskonzepten werden auch neuere theoretische Entwicklungen, wie geteilte Führung oder agile Führung, vorgestellt und Möglichkeiten des Lernens von Organisationen sozialer Bewegungen diskutiert. (DIPF/Orig.)This article deals with how leadership can contribute to change and which forms of leadership are favorable for change in social organizations. Social organizations are very heterogeneous, and the demands on and conditions for leadership vary greatly. However, most of these organizations face rather harsh conditions in terms of resources and generally very contradictory demands. In addition to classical leadership concepts, newer theoretical developments, such as shared leadership or agile leadership, are presented, and possibilities for learning from social movement organizations are discussed in this chapter. (DIPF/Orig.
koamabayili/VECTRON-author-checklist: VECTRON author checklist
No full textWe have done our best to complete the author checklist relating to the use of animals in the hut study. Note that the objective for the hut study was to evaluate the IRS treatment applications for residual efficacy against Anopheles mosquitoes, including the local An. coluzzii mosquito population. Cows were only used to attract mosquitoes into the huts and no tests were carried out directly on the cows. The author checklist is intended for use with studies where experiments are carried out on animals, which is why we have had such difficulty in completing this for the hut study, as many of the questions do not relate to how the cows were used
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