Résultats pour "Michael Scott" dans Sciences sociales

Why do well-intentioned plans for improving the human condition go tragically awry? Author James C. Scott analyzes failed cases of large-scale authoritarian plans in a variety of fields. Centrally managed social plans misfire, Scott argues, when they impose schematic visions that do violence to complex interdependencies that are not - and cannot - be fully understood. Further, the success of designs for social organization depends upon the recognition that local, practical knowledge is as important as formal, epistemic knowledge.

MSPC is a podcast about TV and movies and also The Office but mostly about friendship. Every week, hosts & longtime pals Sean Roney, Edwin Janes, and Alex Ward hang out and discuss stuff they're watching or thinking about, whether it's the hot new show coming out, old movies they hadn't seen before, new movies they're excited about, or what brought them together in the first place - The Office. If comfort food was a podcast, this is it.

A call to courage from a soldier who refused to stand by as antisemitism surged and Western values came under siege. The world is shifting. Antisemitism is on the rise. The West stands at a crossroads. Hatred was once whispered. Now it roars—and too many look away. But what happens when someone outside the Jewish community refuses to stay silent, instead choosing to speak out boldly and without apology?

A remarkable analysis linking the assassination of JFK and 9/11, and how both events were used to influence war policy. Peter Dale Scott examines the many ways in which war policy has been driven by “accidents” and other events in the field, in some cases despite moves toward peace that were directed by presidents. This book explores the “deep politics” that exerts a profound but too-little-understood effect on national policy outside the control of traditional democratic processes.

Citizen of US & Israel. Value love, logic, truth, music, humor & science. mslipkin.substack.com

Intimate, hilarious, and inspiring essays written and read by celebrated drag queens Kennedy Ann Scott, Lagoona Bloo, Alexis Michelle, Olivia Lux, Julie J., and Nina West. "No Tea, No Shade is an essential read for anyone who has searched for a way to feel like themselves." -- Booklist No Tea...

Aging kills about 100,000 humans each day. If you help to hasten the defeat of aging by just one day, then you can potentially save 100,000 lives. About 36,500,000 humans die each year from aging. Nothing is more tragic than aging. This book is meant to spread the message that defeating aging is both feasible and desirable. This book is about why funding should be increased for longevity research.

The Numbered Streets podcast is a variety sports debate podcast conversation show that covers the major American sports topics including professional basketball & football. The show also covers conversations that involve world news as it relates to sports. Based out of Hampton Roads, VA, The Numbered Streets Podcast also covers peninsula district sports on the boys and girls spectrum. The Numbered Streets Podcast tackles community sports and shines a spot light on local athletes, and local sports news. The show stars Coach Stretch, Stat Man AJT, & Hollywood Mike. Thank you for your support and...

Anthropologist Michael Jackson predicates his intellectual autobiography, Worlds Within and Worlds Without, on the view that works and lives are intimately entangled. Through a skillful interweaving of personal and ethnographic descriptions, he focuses on the imaginative and practical ways human beings negotiate the space between worlds they call their own, and worlds they regard as lying beyond their immediate purview.

While curiosity may have killed the cat...satisfaction brought it back. The Curious Kitty features original erotic tales inspired by female listeners’ fantasies and brought to life. Focused on female needs and desires, each episode is composed and read by your host Michael Lange. Sit back... relax... plug in and satisfy the Kitty’s curiosity. If you are a lady of legal age (+18) and would like to contribute a fantasy to “The Curious Kitty” you may contact Michael for more information at: thecuriouskittypodcast@gmail.com

When we hear of Jamaica or the Caribbean, we think of beautiful islands of paradise with sun, sea and sand, reggae music, cannabis, and "irie" people like Usain Bolt - people who are living out their best dreams, desires, and lives. But this book analyzes this motif, given the historical and current economic and political situation in Jamaica, the Caribbean, and the "Global South". In an attempt to escape the adverse realities of poverty, inequality, and injustice, the people of the Global South find themselves in north metropolises with very little agency.

Alternative media is a force to be reckoned with, which society needs. Thus in honor of alternative media, this short book presents poems of praise.