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This report reviews three quite different ways in which people acquire and make use of European political through the Commission, the Permanent Representatives Office and the European Parliament. Because it was commissioned by a Lisbon non-governmental institute, the Fundação Franciso Manuel dos Santos, the focus is on the experience of Portuguese. In the context of the 28 EU member states, Portugal is both medium size in population and among the older members of the European Union. Moreover, it is typical of the situation of citizens of the great majority of small and medium size EU member states: in order to fit into European institutions Portuguese must concentrate on what is of common interest and concern in many European countries.

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Political bots are social media algorithms that impersonate political actors and interact with other users, aiming to influence public opinion. This study investigates the ability to differentiate bots with partisan personas from humans on Twitter. Our online experiment ( N = 656) explores how various characteristics of the participants and of the stimulus profiles bias recognition accuracy. The analysis reveals asymmetrical partisan-motivated reasoning, in that conservative profiles appear to be more confusing and Republican participants perform less well in the recognition task. Moreover, Republican users are more likely to confuse conservative bots with humans, whereas Democratic users are more likely to confuse conservative human users with bots. We discuss implications for how partisan identities affect motivated reasoning and how political bots exacerbate political polarization.

Disputes in the field of science and technology studies (STS) demonstrate its topicality as they elucidate the prospects for a postmodern world, and William Lynch in his book, in search of a constructive solution to current controversies, employs the dialectical approach of Lakatos and Feyerabend. Lynch takes a bold step to present an apparently "degenerated scientific research program" as a competitive alternative to the established and "progressive" mainstream. The book offers not only a theoretical justification for this "minority report," but also its empirical confirmation, as well as the possibility of practical and socio-political application. We believe that Lynch's book actualizes the discussion about the nature of sociality as related to scientific cognition, as well as provokes the question of the possibility of specific ontology of scientific knowledge. However, the internal heterogeneity of the sociology of scientific knowledge seems to be slightly underestimated, which sometimes prevents Lynch recognizing his real allies and opponents in modern STS. Lynch's approach to analyzing scientific alternatives to dominant paradigms and to science communication practices helps problematize current controversies through demonstrating their incommensurability not incomparability. Hopefully this will increase their mutual understanding and collaboration.

Studies have largely examined the association between political ideology and health at the aggregate/ ecological level. Using individual-level data from 29 European countries, we investigated whether self-reports of political ideology and health are associated. In adjusted models, we found an inverse association between political ideology and self-rated poor health; for a unit increase in the political ideology scale (towards right) the odds ratio (OR) for reporting poor health decreased (OR 0.95, 95% confidence interval 0.94–0.96). Although political ideology per se is unlikely to have a causal link to health, it could be a marker for health-promoting latent attitudes, values and beliefs.

The interview covered: first involvement with SMU, concept for SMU, parent engagement, third university, design of campus, city campus, private university, research, collaboration with Wharton, challenges. Biography: Professor of Accounting, 2000–2011 Deputy President, SMU, 1999–2001 Head of start-up team for SMU Professor Tan Teck Meng was a key player in the conceptualising and formation of Singapore's third university. In 1997, he was appointed chairman of a task force to look into the feasibility of setting up SMU. Subsequently he became SMU's first employee and was appointed SMU's founding deputy president (1999—2001). After his term in administration, Professor Tan returned to teaching in the School of Accountancy. His main research interests were in the area of corporate governance, entrepreneurship, and financial accounting. He was a highly regarded and dedicated teacher, nominated by The Straits Times as one of six 'star professors' of SMU in its Scholar's Choice series of articles. Professor Tan was also keenly involved in ensuring the welfare of students. To this end he set up the Tan Tee Chee and Tsan Kah Ngooh award, named after his parents, to be given annually to students who have demonstrated excellence in co-curricular activities. The Tan Teck Meng Gold Medal Award is given annually to a top member of the graduating class in the School of Accountancy. From 1990 to 1998 he served as dean of the School of Accountancy and Business at Nanyang Technological University. Professor Tan also served on the boards of a number of organisations in Singapore, including hospitals, schools and government statutory institutions. In 1997 he was the first Singaporean to receive the Wilford L White Award, the highest recognition given by the International Council for Small Business to individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the development of small- and medium-sized businesses. He received the Service to Education Award (2007) from the Ministry of Education, and the Public Service Medal (2009) from the Singapore Government. He earned his bachelor of accountancy at the then University of Singapore and his master of commerce from the University of New South Wales, Australia. In 1996 he was awarded an honorary PhD by Liaoning University, China. Professor Tan passed away on 7 July 2011.

The interview covered: first involvement with SMU, changes to concept plan, research, private university, faculty recruitment, challenges, marketing, advertising campaign, autonomous universities, collaboration with Wharton School, schools in SMU, change agent for education landscape, differentiating SMU, SMU students. Biography: Provost, SMU, 1999–2008, and Deputy President, SMU, 2007–2009 Member of SMU start-up team In 1998 Professor Tan Chin Tiong was one of the first three faculty members who joined the start-up team to create what would become Singapore's third university, SMU. Among his many responsibilities during the planning phase of SMU, he oversaw faculty recruitment, public relations and marketing, and the liaison with Wharton. He was appointed provost of SMU in 1999, and in 2007 he also became deputy president. He focused on recruiting and developing the faculty, developing SMU's graduate and research programmes, and institutional development. In 2009, he took leave from SMU to become founding president of Singapore Institute of Technology. During his twenty-year career at National University of Singapore prior to joining SMU, Professor Tan he served as head of the marketing department, head of the School of Management, and chairman of executive development programmes. His research interests include the socio-economic framework of business in Asia, and he has written on Asian perspectives in management, business and marketing. Professor Tan publishes in international consumer research and marketing journals, and he sits on the editorial boards of several journals. He has authored or co-authored several books and book chapters, including Principles of Marketing: An Asian Perspective. Professor Tan has chaired and organised international conferences for the American Marketing Association, Association for Consumer Research, and Academy of International Business. Active in management development and consulting, Professor Tan has designed and taught in many executive programs around the world. He is on the board of Citibank Singapore Ltd, and is the non-executive chairman of Superior Multi-Packaging Ltd. Professor Tan is also independent director of several publicly-listed companies and is active in many government agencies. He has been a past president and senate chairman of the Marketing Institute of Singapore. He earned his bachelor's degree from the then University of Singapore, his MBA from Western Illinois University (USA) and his PhD in business from Pennsylvania State University (USA).

Abstract. The article examines the social schisms existing in French society and the impact that these divisions had on the social climate and political processes in the country. The factors contributing to the formation of these imbalances are analyzed. It is shown that although the ruling circles have smoothed out the social consequences of numerous extraordinary events that took place during Macron's rule, they have not been able to mitigate the fundamental social divisions. The author comes to the conclusion that the abundance of deep social divisions in society leads to social instability, fragmentation of the political space and a significant increase in the influence of populist movements. Special attention is paid to the problems of increasing the degree of radicalism in the political arena and the degree of aggression and violence in society

Machine generated contents note: l -- 1. Introduction: The Political Economy of the Company -- ANDREW GAMBLE, GAVIN KELLY, AND JOHN PARKINSON -- 2. The Politics of the Company -- ANDREW GAMBLE AND GAVIN KELLY -- 3. The Labour Party and the Company -- BEN CLIT, ANDREW GAMBLE, AND MICHAEL IIARRIS -- 4. The Public Interest and the Company in Germany -- SHAWN DONNELLY -- 5. Worker Rights and Responsibilities in the Modern Company -- ROBERT TAYLOR -- 6. The Conceptual Foundations of the Company: A Pluralist -- Approach -- GAVIN KELLY AND JOHN PARKINSON -- 7. Defending the Rentier: Corporate Theory and the Reprivatization -- of the Public Company -- PADDY IRELAND -- 8. Corporate Governance in a Political Climate: The Impact of -- Public Policy Regimes on Corporate Governance in the UK -- SUE BOWDEN -- 9. Institutional Investors: What Are Their Responsibilities as -- Shareholders? -- G P STAPLEDON -- 10. Evolution and Policy in Company Law: The Non-Executive -- Director -- JOHN PARKINSON -- 11. Comparative Corporate Governance: Sociological Perspectives -- GREGORY JACKSON -- Index

This article analyzes the varied niches of an emerging academic field, Science and Technology Studies (STS), as a means of understanding intellectual and professional development. As a new, upstart entity in the established and inertial field of academia, STS has carved out a successful and expanding niche in the ecology of higher education via a variety of unique intellectual and institutional strategies. By adapting and reconfiguring organizational and professional structures of traditional liberal arts, the case of STS exposes three main themes in the organization of knowledge and higher education: reinvention, accounting, and professionalism. STS scholars endeavor to reorganize the distribution and organization of knowledge turfs, which often involve idiosyncratic, symbiotic, or competitive relationships with sciences, social sciences, and/or humanities. This often creates dilemmas regarding how to account for scholarly work using new, divergent, or incommensurable merit criteria or professional values. The article concludes with empirical analyses of the emergence and content of STS departments throughout the world and of Social Studies of Science, the flagship journal of the field. Data and evidence were gleaned from a variety of semistructured interviews with STS scholars, archival sources, and detailed citation records. As STS continues to grow and develop with its diffuse and eclectic foci, this raises questions of whether and how the field should or will be coordinated intellectually or professionally. These multivalent professional logics and values are sources of both vitality and tension in STS and illuminate larger issues of professional and intellectual organizational strategy in developing fields and realms of knowledge.