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Ciencia y poesía: basta evocar en conjunto estos dos términos de la experiencia humana para suscitar en muchas personas cierta idea de oposición, de exclusión en otras y de sospecha entre la mayoría. Dos métodos de aprehensión, del mundo exterior, que se ponen en los dos extremos de lo humano, han producido dos lenguajes; y por muy alejados que éstos parezcan entre sí, la verdad es que tienen raíces comunes, y luego de haber echado raíces en los antípodas se diría que quieren volver a reunirse y superarse.

Can we understand important social issues by studying individual personalities and decisions? Or are societies somehow more than the people in them? Sociologists have long believed that psychology can't explain what happens when people work together in complex modern societies. In contrast, most psychologists and economists believe that if we have an accurate theory of how individuals make choices and act on them, we can explain pretty much everything about social life. Social Emergence takes a new approach to these longstanding questions. Sawyer argues that societies are complex dynamical systems, and that the best way to resolve these debates is by developing the concept of emergence, focusing on multiple levels of analysis - individuals, interactions, and groups - and with a dynamic focus on how social group phenomena emerge from communication processes among individual members. This book makes a unique contribution not only to complex systems research but also to social theory.

Winner of the 2007 Everett Lee Hunt Award presented by the Eastern Communication Association Scripting the Black Masculine Body traces the origins of Black body politics in the United States and its contemporary manifestations in popular cultural productions. From early blackface cinema through contemporary portrayals of the Black body in hip-hop music and film, Ronald L. Jackson II examines how African American identities have been socially constructed, constituted, and publicly understood, and argues that popular music artists and film producers often are complicit with Black body stereotypes. Jackson offers a communicative perspective on body politics through a blend of social scientific and humanities approaches and offers possibilities for the liberation of the Black body from its current ineffectual and paralyzing representations.

In what ways have social movements attracted the attention of the mass media since the sixties? How have activists influenced public attention via visual symbols, images, and protest performances in that period? And how do mass media cover and frame specific protest issues? Drawing on contributions from media scholars, historians, and sociologists, this volume explores the dynamic interplay between social movements, activists, and mass media from the 1960s to the present. It introduces the most relevant theoretical approaches to such issues and offers a variety of case studies ranging from print media, film, and television to Internet and social media.

Cloud Computing is widely recognized as a recent computing paradigm of digital transformation, in which scalable and elastic computational resources are delivered as a service through internet technologies. Understanding the impacts of the Cloud model on how companies organize their processes is essential. This study aims to investigate the main impacts of the Cloud Computing model on the processes within the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) framework. A systematic literature review (SLR) was conducted, whose results suggest that certain aspects may be underexplored in the traditional academic literature. Consequently, we conducted qualitative research using semi-structured interviews with ITIL-certified professionals from nine countries. This approach allowed us to collect valuable and in-depth insights, contributing to a better understanding of the subject. Our analysis of the SLR results indicates that several ITIL framework processes have been affected, which may lead to a re-evaluation of the framework. We identified benefits, constraints to innovation, and strategies for creating a sustainable environment when implementing these processes. The findings revealed a scarcity of studies on the relationship between Cloud Computing and ITIL. Perspectives from ITIL professionals provided useful insights into the benefits, constraints, impacts, and affected processes. This study may serve as a valuable resource for ITIL clients, decision-makers, and developers. la computación en la nube es ampliamente reconocida como un paradigma emergente en el contexto de la transformación digital, en el cual los recursos computacionales escalables y flexibles se proporcionan como servicios mediante tecnologías basadas en internet. Comprender los impactos de este modelo en la organización de los procesos empresariales resulta fundamental. El presente estudio tiene como objetivo analizar los principales efectos del modelo de computación en la nube sobre los procesos definidos en el marco de la Biblioteca de Infraestructura de Tecnologías de la Información (ITIL, por sus siglas en inglés). Para ello, se llevó a cabo una revisión sistemática de la literatura, cuyos resultados indican que ciertos aspectos han sido escasamente abordados en la literatura académica tradicional. En respuesta a esta limitación, se desarrolló una investigación cualitativa basada en entrevistas semiestructuradas a profesionales certificados en ITIL provenientes de nueve países. Esta metodología permitió obtener aportes valiosos y en profundidad, lo que contribuyó a una comprensión más integral del fenómeno. El análisis de los resultados de la revisión de literatura revela que múltiples procesos contemplados en el marco ITIL se han visto afectados, lo que podría justificar una revaluación del mismo. Se identificaron beneficios, restricciones a la innovación y estrategias para fomentar un entorno sostenible durante la implementación de dichos procesos. Asimismo, los hallazgos evidencian una escasez de estudios que exploren la relación entre computación en la nube e ITIL. Las perspectivas de los profesionales entrevistados ofrecieron conocimientos significativos sobre los beneficios, limitaciones, impactos y procesos involucrados. Este estudio puede constituirse en un recurso valioso para clientes, tomadores de decisiones y desarrolladores que operan bajo el marco ITIL. A computação em nuvem é amplamente reconhecida como um paradigma computacional emergente no contexto da transformação digital, no qual recursos computacionais escaláveis e elásticos são entregues como um serviço por meio de tecnologias da internet. Entender os impactos do modelo de computação em nuvem na forma como as empresas organizam seus processos é essencial. Este estudo tem como objetivo investigar os principais impactos desse modelo nos processos no âmbito da Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL). Foi realizada uma revisão sistemática da literatura, cujos resultados sugerem que certos aspectos foram escassamente abordados na literatura acadêmica tradicional. Consequentemente, realizamos uma pesquisa qualitativa por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas com profissionais certificados em ITIL de nove países. Essa abordagem nos permitiu coletar insights valiosos e aprofundados, contribuindo para uma melhor compreensão do assunto. Nossa análise dos resultados da revisão indica que vários processos do framework ITIL foram afetados, o que pode levar à sua reavaliação. Identificamos benefícios, restrições à inovação e estratégias para criar um ambiente sustentável ao implementar esses processos. Os resultados revelaram uma escassez de estudos sobre a relação entre computação em nuvem e ITIL. As perspectivas dos profissionais da ITIL forneceram informações úteis sobre os benefícios, restrições, impactos e processos afetados. Este estudo pode servir como um recurso valioso para clientes, tomadores de decisão e desenvolvedores.

Building on a survey of media institutions in eighteen West European and North American democracies, Hallin and Mancini identify the principal dimensions of variation in media systems and the political variables which have shaped their evolution. They go on to identify three major models of media system development (the Polarized Pluralist, Democratic Corporatist and Liberal models) to explain why the media have played a different role in politics in each of these systems, and to explore the forces of change that are currently transforming them. It provides a key theoretical statement about the relation between media and political systems, a key statement about the methodology of comparative analysis in political communication and a clear overview of the variety of media institutions that have developed in the West, understood within their political and historical context.