Hello Josh
What do you mean by flux?
I developed a concept of social flux drawing on Foucault's gaze,
governmentality and a few other concepts.
In electromagnetic theory flux can form a residue that interferes with and
damages mechanical parts. I drew on this analogy to develop the concept of
social flux in my thesis (Chapter 7) and my chapter in The Self and Others.
See:
http://www.geocities.com/lionelboxer/phd/
This social fux is not to be confused with the symbolic act of flux defined
by Johnson, G. 1990, ?Managing strategic change: The role of symbolic
action?, British Journal of Management, Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 183-200
My notion is that social movements and individuals who really change things
realise the residue that is defined by social flux and takes steps to alter
the social order. To do that they alter four components:
- rights
- duties
- morals
- actions
This is also explained in chapter 7 of my thesis and in a small way in my
Self and Others chapter. Foucault stuff in chapter 3.
The question I asked is how senior managers deal with sustainability issues.
I interviewed a number of CEOs of rather large corporations including the
CEO of an Australian subsidiary of a petrochemical. My selection criteria
was whether they were seen to be dealing with sustainability issues
(environmental and social) well.
Lionel
Lionel Boxer CD PhD MBA - 0411267256 - lboxer@xxxxxxxxxxx
Read my book chapter in The Self and Others
http://www.intergon.net/books.html -- http://intergon.net/card
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>From: Josh Strawn <radicalchic68@xxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: foucault@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: foucault@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: foucault and social movements
>Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2004 11:19:58 -0800 (PST)
>
>i am currently an undergraduate in sociology and have
>been assigned a paper for a social movements class.
>having been involved with social movements in the
>past(and, at the same time a hobbyist in field of
>critical theory), i always thought the models and
>goals used by the movements neglected the work of many
>of the theorists i had encountered. this paper seems
>like a good chance to research a movement that might
>be more progressive in that sense, but i have no clue
>where to start.
>
>just to give an example, social movements always talk
>about 'making history'--which seems strange if you
>subscribe to, say, the death of the metanarrative.
>vaclav havel made the comment that marxist communism
>was unsuccesful because it sought to correct the
>problems it addressed in a very modernist way: dissect
>it like a clock and come up with a fixed method of
>correcting it. he remarks that political solutions
>can't be so stiff in this way--that they will fail if
>they neglect this more flux-driven, diffuse but
>interrelated vision of the universe. this also seems
>to be(in my understanding)the postmodern
>'project'--recognizing these characteristics and
>adjusting accordingly, but i never sense these ideas
>being implemented into the philosophies that social
>movements ground themselves in.
>
>i may be way off the mark here, in which case it could
>do me some good to be informed and/or redirected. any
>suggestions or input would be much appreciated.
>
>regards,
>
>josh strawn
>
>
>
>
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What do you mean by flux?
I developed a concept of social flux drawing on Foucault's gaze,
governmentality and a few other concepts.
In electromagnetic theory flux can form a residue that interferes with and
damages mechanical parts. I drew on this analogy to develop the concept of
social flux in my thesis (Chapter 7) and my chapter in The Self and Others.
See:
http://www.geocities.com/lionelboxer/phd/
This social fux is not to be confused with the symbolic act of flux defined
by Johnson, G. 1990, ?Managing strategic change: The role of symbolic
action?, British Journal of Management, Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 183-200
My notion is that social movements and individuals who really change things
realise the residue that is defined by social flux and takes steps to alter
the social order. To do that they alter four components:
- rights
- duties
- morals
- actions
This is also explained in chapter 7 of my thesis and in a small way in my
Self and Others chapter. Foucault stuff in chapter 3.
The question I asked is how senior managers deal with sustainability issues.
I interviewed a number of CEOs of rather large corporations including the
CEO of an Australian subsidiary of a petrochemical. My selection criteria
was whether they were seen to be dealing with sustainability issues
(environmental and social) well.
Lionel
Lionel Boxer CD PhD MBA - 0411267256 - lboxer@xxxxxxxxxxx
Read my book chapter in The Self and Others
http://www.intergon.net/books.html -- http://intergon.net/card
We help align your culture with your aims
----------------------------------------------
Melbourne Volunteer Rifle Regiment150th Anniversary --
http://intergon.net/rifles
----------------------------------------------
>From: Josh Strawn <radicalchic68@xxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: foucault@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: foucault@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: foucault and social movements
>Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2004 11:19:58 -0800 (PST)
>
>i am currently an undergraduate in sociology and have
>been assigned a paper for a social movements class.
>having been involved with social movements in the
>past(and, at the same time a hobbyist in field of
>critical theory), i always thought the models and
>goals used by the movements neglected the work of many
>of the theorists i had encountered. this paper seems
>like a good chance to research a movement that might
>be more progressive in that sense, but i have no clue
>where to start.
>
>just to give an example, social movements always talk
>about 'making history'--which seems strange if you
>subscribe to, say, the death of the metanarrative.
>vaclav havel made the comment that marxist communism
>was unsuccesful because it sought to correct the
>problems it addressed in a very modernist way: dissect
>it like a clock and come up with a fixed method of
>correcting it. he remarks that political solutions
>can't be so stiff in this way--that they will fail if
>they neglect this more flux-driven, diffuse but
>interrelated vision of the universe. this also seems
>to be(in my understanding)the postmodern
>'project'--recognizing these characteristics and
>adjusting accordingly, but i never sense these ideas
>being implemented into the philosophies that social
>movements ground themselves in.
>
>i may be way off the mark here, in which case it could
>do me some good to be informed and/or redirected. any
>suggestions or input would be much appreciated.
>
>regards,
>
>josh strawn
>
>
>
>
>__________________________________
>Do you Yahoo!?
>Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online.
>http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html
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