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<p>Soon, <i>Cities of Power: The Urban, the National, the Popular, and the Global</i> by Göran Therborn will be on the market. In between <i>Science, Class and Society</i> (1976) and <i>The Killing Fields of Inequality</i> (2013, Swedish translation: <i>Ojämlikhet dödar</i>, 2016) Göran has consistently challenged received wisdom in politics and the social sciences. His <i>Between Sex and Power</i> (2004) is the current global map of family relations and gender equality. With the 1968 article "From Petrograd to Saigon" he laid the foundation for his worldwide reputation as an innovative public intellectual. His critique of the Frankfurt School had repercussions around Europe. Today his work is spread across six continents, Latin America in particular, and has been translated into more than twenty languages.</p> <p>This book is a critical appraisal of the themes Göran Therborn has pursued up till now, and is introduced by Robin Blackburn, for almost twenty years his editor at <i>New Left Review</i>.</p> <p>"Göran's continual alertness to different paths to or through modernity, and to varieties of capitalism, will very soon be tested in a dramatic way."<br/>- Ian Gough, London School of Economics</p> <p>"This is a very important project and Göran richly deserves it."<br/>- Michael Burawoy, UC Berkeley</p> <p>CONTENTS:<br/>INTRODUCTIONS<br/>Robin Blackburn, Göran Therborn and the Old Mole<br/>Sven Hort & Gunnar Olofsson, A Portrait of the Sociologist as a Young Rebel<br/>SECTION I. Class, Politics and Revolutions<br/>Anders Stephanson, On Geopolitics in Therbornism, Early and Late<br/>Risto Alapuro, Finnish Demonstrations as Confrontations<br/>Per H. Jensen, Origins of Danish Flexicurity<br/>Robin Blackburn, From Miliband to Corbyn<br/>Aliaksei Lastouski, Nikolay Zakharov & Sven Hort, Belarus - Another "Iceberg Society"?<br/>Elisabeth Özdalga, Islam-Oriented Trajectories and Turkey's Fluctuating Encounters with European Modernity<br/>Åsa Cristina Laurell, Structural Adjustment, Social Exclusion and Violence<br/>Lena Lavinas, The Untold Battlefields Against Inequality in Latin America<br/>Chang Kyung-sup, Post-Socialist Class Politics with Chinese Characteristics<br/>SECTION II. Sex, Gender and Power<br/>Anita Göransson & Karin Widerberg, Göran between Sex and Power<br/>Eric Hobsbawm, Retreat of the Male<br/>Perry Anderson, Atlas of the Family<br/>SECTION III. Global Modernities<br/>Immanuel Wallerstein, Empire: Dangerous Slippage of a Concept<br/>Habibul Haque Khondker, Entangled Globality<br/>Gabriella Elgenius, The Principles and Products of the Identity Market<br/>Zhanna Kravchenko, Lisa Kings & Sven Hort, Power Ideology and Transformations of Space<br/>Bo Rothstein, Manufacturing Social Solidarity<br/>Erik Olin Wright, The Capitalist State and the Possibility of Socialism</p> <p>Samtidigt med denna engelska vänbok till Göran Therborn publiceras en svensk pendang i form av en "festskriftsavdelning" i <i>Arkiv. Tidskrift för samhällsanalys</i> nr 6. Numret finns fritt tillgängligt, gratis att läsa och ladda ned, på www.tidskriftenarkiv.se. Det kan också beställas som tryckt utgåva i de vanliga bokhandelskanalerna och direkt från förlaget.</p>

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In his book, Modularization, Martin Sköld shows how companies and organizations in all industries, can release their greatest competitive potential. Although this potential exists, it is often ignored, which means most businesses rely on only a single competitive advantage.<br/><br/>Some organizations are like a subway. They are experts in creating high volume by transporting thousands of people every day. The high volume is a prerequisite for low costs, but this also means that goods and services are general and are the same for everyone. Therefore, the subway cannot transport each customer exactly where they want to go; they can only follow certain routes.<br/><br/>Other organizations are like a cab, specializing in handling high variety and driving the customer exactly where they want to go. The high variety provides customer value and revenue benefits because the product or service is flexible and customized to suit each customer's unique needs. But the high variation also means that volume is low, as the number of customers per taxi is low. Volume and variety pull organizations in opposite directions and they are forced to make a trade-off.<br/><br/>However, with a clear structure, and many good examples, Martin shows that modularization is the foundation to achieving double competitiveness. It is a strategy to beat the trade-off between volume and variety. It combines the benefits of high volume and high variety and provides a strong competitive advantage by combining low costs with high revenue. It is a strategy which can be applied across all types of industries and in the private and public sector.<br/><br/>Author: Martin Sköld is a researcher at the Stockholm School of Economics and divides his time between academia and industry. Brought up in a family business and with fifteen years of management research in major international corporations, he has acquired unique competencies and extensive knowledge within his field. He is a very popular speaker for managers and leaders at all organizational levels.<br/><br/>Endorsements:<br/><br/>Martin describes the challenges we face daily. Finally, a practical handbook that explains what to do and how to think in order to be competitive in different ways at once. The book accurately summarizes how companies and organizations can sharpen their competitive edge in an ever-changing world using simple and smart tools. Read it!<br/><br/>Azita Shariati, CEO Sodexo AB<br/><br/>This book clarifies to us at Scania what lies behind our success. It explains the thoughts and actions underlying the concepts that have long been part of our culture, but which can be difficult to understand. The book is easy to read and pedagogical, but with sharp insights. Next time someone asks me why Scania is a successful company, I will answer; ´It is because Scania has solved the tradeoff between volume and customization!´ We will use this book as our handbook at Scania, so that our employees can better grasp why we do the things we do. If you want to understand why and how read the book!<br/><br/>Henrik Henriksson, President &amp; CEO of Scania

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Society today seems obsessed with the human brain. It has become a crucial component in our culture, for people's attitudes to themselves and others, and for how they should plan their lives. Modern neuroscience has a great impact on society, not only on medical treatments but also on existential questions such as how human consciousness can be defined, where feelings arise, when life ends and death occurs.<br/>Such cultural and existential questions are addressed in this anthology. Its authors suggest perspectives and concepts to understand neuroscience, and critically scrutinize its various manifestations in society. Interpreting the brain in society. Cultural reflections on neuroscientific practices is written by scholars from art history, visual studies, and ethnology involved in a research collaboration with medical and natural scientists doing basic research on Parkinson's disease and Huntington's disease. There is also an afterword by one of these neuroscientists.<br/>Kristofer Hansson is Associate professor of ethnology and Researcher at the Department of Arts and Cultural Sciences, Lund University, Sweden.<br/>Markus Idvall is Associate professor of ethnology and Senior lecturer at the Department of Arts and Cultural Sciences, Lund University, Sweden.<br/><br/>Table of Contents<br/><br/>Preface<br/>Introduction: Interpreting the brain in society (Kristofer Hansson & Markus Idvall)<br/>1. A different kind of engagement: P.C. Jersild's novel A Living Soul (Kristofer Hansson)<br/>2. Pathological creativity: How popular media connect neurological disease and creative practices (Peter Bengtsen & Ellen Suneson)<br/>3. "Biospace": Metaphors of space in microbiological images (Max Liljefors)<br/>4. Diffractions of the foetal cell suspension: Scientific knowledge and value in laboratory work (Andréa Wiszmeg)<br/>5. Mixed emotions in the laboratory: When scientific knowledge confronts everyday knowledge (Kristofer Hansson)<br/>6. Meetings with complexity: Dementia and participation in art educational situations (Åsa Alftberg & Johanna Rosenqvist)<br/>7. Taking part in clinical trials: The therapeutic ethos of patients and public towards experimental cell transplantations (Markus Idvall)<br/>Two afterwords by Malin Parmar and Aud Sissel Hoel<br/>Contributors