Browsing by Subject "Hierarchy"

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Beyond hierarchies: emerging organizational structures that are non-hierarchical
(1995) Karpuzoğlu, Gürhan
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Finding hidden hierarchy in social networks
(2016-06) Kurt, Süreyya Emre
Stratification among humans is a well studied concept that significantly impacts how social connections are shaped. Given that on-line social networks capture social connections among people, similar structure exist in these networks with respect to the presence of social hierarchies. In this thesis we study the problem of finding hidden hierarchies in social networks, in the form of social levels. The problem is motivated by the need for stratification for social advertising. We formulate the problem into dividing the users of a social network into levels, such that three main metrics are minimized: agony induced by the reverse links in the hierarchy, support disorder resulting from users in higher levels having less impact, and support imbalance resulting from users in the same level having diverse impact. We developed several heuristic algorithms to solve the problem at real-world scales. We present an evaluation that showcases the result quality and running time performance of our algorithms on real-world as well as synthetically generated graphs.
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Lovejoy and the Hierarchy of Being
(1987) Mahoney, Edward P.
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Overlapping institutions on the way to non-hierarchy: EU-NATO relations between 1993-2016
(2021-08) Sözen, Ahmet
This study aims to analyze the dynamics of cooperation and competition between the EU and NATO between 1993 and 2016. Specifically, this research evaluated the dynamics of cooperation and competition between the EU and NATO within the scope of functional overlapping and hierarchy, which are basic dimensions of the regime complex theory developed in the first ten years of the 21st century. The study shows that the EU and NATO jointly operate in the field of military crisis management policy. At the same time, the study argues that although there is a hierarchy in favour of NATO between the EU and NATO, this hierarchy has decreased over time. This thesis states that both cooperation and competition dynamics can be seen between the two organizations because the EU and NATO operate jointly in military crisis management policy area. However, based on the decreasing hierarchy between EU and NATO, this thesis argues that the relationship between the two organizations is on the way from cooperation to competition.
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The place of animals in Wollstonecraft’s early educational writings
(Cambridge University Press, 2024-09-25) Yücel, Uğur Eylül
Thomas Taylor’s parody of Mary Wollstonecraft’s support for rights of women and humans raises a question: does his satire unwittingly propose a defence of animal rights found in Wollstonecraft’s arguments? While Wollstonecraft’s later works do not mention animal rights, her early educational writings offer arguments on animal ethics. These works explore the value of animals from moral, theological, and consequentialist perspectives, emphasizing both their instrumental and inherent value. This article argues that Wollstonecraft’s moral psychology and theology highlight a benevolent attitude towards animals, underscoring their value beyond their utility. Résumé La parodie de Thomas Taylor sur la défense des droits des femmes et des humains par Mary Wollstonecraft soulève une question : sa satire propose-t-elle malgré lui une défense des droits des animaux présente dans les arguments de Wollstonecraft ? Alors que les œuvres ultérieures de Wollstonecraft ne font pas mention des droits des animaux, ses premiers écrits éducatifs offrent des arguments sur l’éthique animale. Ces œuvres explorent la valeur des animaux d’un point de vue moral, théologique et conséquentialiste, en mettant l’accent à la fois sur leur valeur instrumentale et inhérente. Cet article soutient que la psychologie morale et la théologie de Wollstonecraft mettent en lumière une attitude bienveillante envers les animaux, soulignant leur valeur au-delà de leur utilité.