Visual reasoning: Representations in global politics, economics, and society
نام عام مواد
[Thesis]
نام ساير پديدآوران
;supervisor: James, Patrick
وضعیت نشر و پخش و غیره
نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره
University of Southern California: United States -- California
تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره
: 2010
مشخصات ظاهری
نام خاص و کميت اثر
488 pages
یادداشتهای مربوط به پایان نامه ها
جزئيات پايان نامه و نوع درجه آن
Ph.D.
کسي که مدرک را اعطا کرده
, University of Southern California: United States -- California
یادداشتهای مربوط به خلاصه یا چکیده
متن يادداشت
Is it possible to objectively map collective, intersubjective, representations of social realities? If so, what inferences may be drawn from them? I address these questions by recognizing concept systems as analytical units for mapping knowledge representations. They are groups of interrelated key terminologies, constituting specialized vocabularies applied to areas of human interest. They help shaping our understandings about the worlds we investigate and, consequently, the types of puzzles deemed as appropriate for academic inquiry. In Part One of this research, I make the case for and develop a methodology designed to display the structural features of conceptual systems, namely system units, sub-systemic arrangements, and types of relationships between their components. The methodology, to which I refer as Visual Cognitive Modeling (VCM), stands out as a visual language for mapping systemic network structures embedded in reasoning, argumentation, and organization of knowledge. In Part Two, I apply the methodology to empirical and theoretical cases of global relevance in the field of International Relations (IR): the various views on the nature of the relationship between IR and Religion; a typology of agency in Global Civil Society; the conceptual constitution of the idea of paradigms as a benchmark for evaluating quality of knowledge production; and, finally, conceptual constructs found in IR literature on global phenomena, together forming concept systems on global relations. The use of VCM in each of these cases has shown to provide at least two major contributions. First, it allows for the formal structuring of reasoning on complex issues in ways characterized by high levels of logical consistency and accessibility. Second, the models generated allowed indeed for inference making and even theory development, which reveals its high levels of descriptive and explanatory powers. I conclude the research by pointing out the need for further development of global relations as a structured research program aimed at addressing global levels of socialization, while also pointing out potential applications of Visual Cognitive Modeling, both as a formal methodology for academic and scientific inquiry, and as a visual language for reasoning beyond the strict confines of knowledge production.
موضوع (اسم عام یاعبارت اسمی عام)
موضوع مستند نشده
International Relations
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اصطلاح موضوعی
Cognitive modeling
اصطلاح موضوعی
Concept systems
اصطلاح موضوعی
Conceptual analysis
اصطلاح موضوعی
Globalization
اصطلاح موضوعی
International relations
اصطلاح موضوعی
Knowledge representation
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