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The social dynamics of basins of attraction
Ecology and Society ( IF 4.1 ) Pub Date : 2021-03-29 , DOI: 10.5751/es-12289-260133
Sander van der Leeuw , Carl Folke

In this paper we conceptualize transformations as societal shifts from one basin of attraction to another. Such shifts occur when a society’s information processing system is no longer fit to deal with the dynamics with which the society is involved. To understand when this might be the case, we conceive of a dynamic interaction between two domains, the cognitive one (containing a society’s knowledge, values, language, customs, technology etc. that structure information processing) and the environmental one (consisting of the dynamics of the environment within which a society is embedded), which interact through resonance. The two domains are interdependent and coevolve to shape both the information-processing of a society (its culture) and the environment with which it interacts. Crucial in this dynamic is the process of category formation. We used a model that distinguishes between “closed” and “open” categories, which allows us to dynamically relate, but distinguish, a certainty sphere (closed categories dominate), a possibility sphere (open categories dominate), and a problem sphere (absence of categories). Narratives anchor societies’ values and dynamics and shape the wider culture of society, making phenomena comprehensible. To foster cultural transitions, narratives need to be modified. To do so, one has to search for narratives in which open categories dominate, and then insert new elements in them. This requires an analysis of the narratives to determine their degree of openness. A tentative approach to such an analysis is offered.

中文翻译:

吸引盆地的社会动力

在本文中,我们将转变概念化为社会从一个吸引盆向另一个吸引盆的转变。当社会的信息处理系统不再适合应对社会所涉及的动态时,就会发生这种转变。为了理解何时可能是这种情况,我们设想了两个领域之间的动态交互,即认知领域(包含构成信息处理的社会知识,价值,语言,习俗,技术等)和环境领域(由领域组成)嵌入社会的环境动力学),通过共振相互影响。这两个领域是相互依存的,并且共同发展以塑造社会(其文化)的信息处理以及与之互动的环境。在这种动态中至关重要的是类别形成的过程。我们使用了一个模型来区分“封闭”类别和“开放”类别,这使我们能够动态关联但区分确定性领域(封闭类别占主导),可能性领域(开放类别占主导)和问题领域(不存在)类别)。叙事锚固了社会的价值观和动力,塑造了更广泛的社会文化,使现象易于理解。为了促进文化过渡,需要对叙述进行修改。为此,必须搜索开放类别占主导地位的叙述,然后在其中插入新元素。这就需要对叙事进行分析,以确定其开放程度。提供了一种尝试进行这种分析的方法。确定性领域(封闭类别占主导),可能性领域(开放类别占主导)和问题领域(类别不存在)。叙事锚固了社会的价值观和动力,塑造了更广泛的社会文化,使现象易于理解。为了促进文化过渡,需要对叙述进行修改。为此,必须搜索开放类别占主导地位的叙述,然后在其中插入新元素。这就需要对叙事进行分析,以确定其开放程度。提供了一种尝试进行这种分析的方法。确定性领域(封闭类别占主导),可能性领域(开放类别占主导)和问题领域(类别不存在)。叙事锚固了社会的价值观和动力,塑造了更广泛的社会文化,使现象易于理解。为了促进文化过渡,需要对叙述进行修改。为此,必须搜索开放类别占主导地位的叙述,然后在其中插入新元素。这就需要对叙事进行分析,以确定其开放程度。提供了一种尝试进行这种分析的方法。叙述需要修改。为此,必须搜索开放类别占主导地位的叙述,然后在其中插入新元素。这就需要对叙事进行分析,以确定其开放程度。提供了一种尝试进行这种分析的方法。叙述需要修改。为此,必须搜索开放类别占主导地位的叙述,然后在其中插入新元素。这就需要对叙事进行分析,以确定其开放程度。提供了一种尝试进行这种分析的方法。
更新日期:2021-03-29
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