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In Defence of Soft Pragmatism
Diminished rewards arise from attempts to establish hierarchies within the healthily variegated scope of contemporary theory. A re-emerging pragmatism is present in current architectural discourse, which frames certain modalities as indulgences. To appraise theory—if possible—it is necessary to ask what criteria exists for sorting out theory. Exploring the edges of discourse can accomplish this: to paint a simplified antipodal dialogue between differing perspectives to understand the scope of theory better. This essay uses a dialectic between Existential Theorists (those addressing contemporary issues focusing on human survival) and Esoteric Theorists (those addressing a myriad of topics that are specialised and not as clearly relevant to contemporary topics). Following this analysis, I deconstruct the boundaries between these two modalities to cast into doubt the methods for appraising theory. This is bolstered by a brief reminder of the lessons of Pragmatism in the last hundred years and follows with the stubborn reminders of post-structuralism. William Blake, who revealed a path towards radical subjectivity, is treated as a proto-post-structuralist. All of this is in service to a deep scepticism of appraisal and a plea for a “softer pragmatism,” one that softens the hard boundaries between the variegated modalities of theory.
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Sustainable Procurement in a Pandemic : a Case Study in Pragmatic Research
As organisations and Governments seek to tackle environmental, social, and economic issues, the role of the Procurement function has never been more important for driving sustainability throughout supply chains. In the UK's largest employee-owned organisation, sustainable procurement had not been a priority leaving both opportunity and risk unaddressed. Existing behaviours of Procurement professionals in the organisation did not consider sustainable procurement a priority as they balanced competing demands for commercial and operational deliverables. Through this research, I sought to influence sustainable procurement attitudes and behaviours to create improved outcomes. This research used a blended model of appreciative inquiry and action research to explore pragmatic change. Pragmatism provided the research paradigm, and a decision-making approach that resulted in an exploration of the implications of pragmatism for organisational change. This thesis articulates how the research was tested by factors outside of its control, and how pragmatism enabled progress despite the many and significant challenges faced.
Dissertation
Marino Sanudo and Pragmatic Geographical Knowledge
Imago Mundi Marino Sanudo and Pragmatic Geographical Knowledge Edited by Elizabeth Baigent
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