In search of socio-political logics

'The logic of appropriateness refers to actions which members of an institution take to conform to its norms. For example, a head of state will perform ceremonial duties because it is an official obligation. By contrast, the logic of consequences denotes behaviour directed at achieving an individual goal such as promotion or re-election.' p.87.

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'Institutions are far more than the theatre within which the political drama unfolds; they also shape the script (Peters, 1999). This emphasis within the institutional framework on the symbolic or ritual aspect of political behaviour contrasts with the view of politicians and bureaucrats as rational, instrumental actors who define their own goals independently of the organization they represent.' p.87.

'Further, institutions bring forth activity which takes place simply because it is expected, not because it has any deeper political motive. When a legislative committee holds hearings on a topic, it may be more concerned to be seen to be doing its job than to probe the topic itself. Much political action is best understood by reference to this logic of appropriateness rather than a logic of consequences. For instance, when a president visits an area devastated by floods, he is not necessarily seeking to direct relief operations or to achieve any purpose other than to be seen to be performing his duty of showing concern. In itself, the tour achieves the goal of meeting expectations arising from the actor's institutional position. "Don't just do something, stand there", said Ronald Reagan, a president with a fine grasp of the logic of appropriateness.' pp.86-87.

    

See also: 'drama' : 'bridges'

Hague, R., & Harrop, M. (2007). Comparative Government and Politics (7th ed.). New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.

Peters, B. Guy. (1999). Institutional theory in political science: the new institutionalism. London: Pinter.

Space, Leadership, Choice, Politics II - Do Ho Soh

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	Who do we put on a pedestal?
	Do Ho Suh's Public Figures features an empty pedestal held up by many small figures. Donny Bajohr

Do Ho Suh - Lehmann Maupin

Image: Smithsonian - Take a Closer Look at a Surprising New Sculpture That Rethinks Who We Put on a Pedestal

My source: Andy St. Louis, Sculptural approach to far-fetched ideas, Arts, Life&Arts, FTWeekend, 31 August/1 September 2024, p.12.

Previously on W2tQ: Space, Memory, Home, Organisation I - Do Ho Soh

'Hubris Syndrome'

"There is another!" Karma (2003) by Do Ho Suh

Fragile: This way up - Frozen goods!

Apollo 17 'Blue Marble' Photograph

 

Apollo 17 1972 NASA Original Blue Marble Photograph

Or, some water 'heading your way' ...

'NASA’s archival designation for it is AS17-148-22727, and the original image was taken upside down with the South Pole at the top. In its myriad reproductions, it’s flipped up to match what we would normally expect to see.'

Text: https://www.thephoblographer.com/2013/12/09/behind-blue-marble/

Does the model still 'work' -

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Image source: https://www.forum-conquete-spatiale.fr/t15428-apollo-17-1972

Prompt for 'Blue Marble' - Plate 1 in Brotton, J. (2024) The Four Points of the Compass: The Unexpected History of Direction, London: Allen Lane.

Previously: 'compass'

A planet is not just for Christmas.

Orientation - in The World of Care

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?	Antony Gormley, Lost Horizon I, 2008
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Royal Academy of Arts, Antony Gormley

See also:
Edges, Walls, Boundaries, Faces, Corners, Frames... c/o Antony Gormley

UKSS 2018 – Can systemic thinking help shape health services?

Looking forward to a 20 minute presentation I have just sorted accommodation for this conference in June. I am still wondering about train or car, preferring the former if possible for the c.240 mile trip to Portsmouth. With an interest in ecology I welcome the opportunity to be involved in an event connected with Schumacher College. I have long wondered about Dartington. Now that would be an excellent way to study and learn about Hodges' model and 'holistic bandwidth'...

News of this conference I posted on 2 January 2018 but as I add the news to the sidebar - here are some details once again and the necessary links...

UKSS Conference 25th June 2018

http://www.systemsforum.org

Can systemic thinking help shape health services?

A UK Systems Society conference in association with SPMC and the Schumacher institute; supported by the World Organisation of Systems and Cybernetics and the Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sui Sistemi

Speaker: Alex Whitfield, CEO Hampshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Provision of health service is facing major challenges in every country. Life expectancy has increased, people are active for longer, and citizens expect first class healthcare and for “repairs” to be done quickly to restore them to their full capacity. Some expectations are fantasy but others are justifiable, yet every day we hear or read about outcomes that give cause for concern. In the UK we recognise that the NHS cannot continue in its present form. But the NHS is close to the heart of our citizens making major reforms difficult because of the intense passion that any discussion generates. But the NHS as a ‘system’ is more than 3/4 of a century old. The way that illness and old age are viewed now is different to that when the health service was created. This conference will provide a platform for ideas that might contribute to a way forward.

We would be delighted to see and hear from you at this conference.

More details...

BBC Radio 4: "The Truth About Hawaii" - AMR

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Source: BBC Radio 4
Roderick (Paul), Christine (Lizzie) and Jocelyn (Sarah) in 'The Truth About Hawaii'

"Mapping the drivers of overdiagnosis to potential solutions" (re-)mapped to Hodges' model

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the patient  Beliefs: “More is better,” “new is better,” “early is better,” “wants to know/screen”—even if currently healthy, imperative of possibility (we have to test because we can) overtreatment - emotional cost Ethics: medical awareness of benefits vs harms risk of overtreatment - as psycho-(somaticpathology)	the patient  the health system industry, professionals Rigorous assessment of impact of ever more precise tests and investigations Medicalisation of life;  fear of ageing, sickness, or death QUANTITY (less is more) Update medical curricula and -
culture - Beliefs: “More is better,” “new is better,” “early is better,” “wants to know - screen”—even if currently healthy, imperative of possibility (we have to test because we can) patients and the public awareness (social evolution of 'illness behaviour'?) QUALITY - outcomes overtreatment - social cost Role of social media	- continuing education   Ecological economics to frame overdiagnosis as overconsumption Application of the 'precautionary principle' (as adopted as a universal policy foundation?) industry, professionals medicolegal concerns regards  missing or delayed diagnosis overtreatment - economic cost

KEY:
drivers of overdiagnosis
solutions of overdiagnosis
 (I have overlapped these.)

The medicalisation of life also fits with Hodges' model and the concept of the 'health career'.

http://www.bmj.com/content/bmj/358/bmj.j3879.full.pdf

See also: BBC Radio 4 22 August 2017
Too Much Medicine? The Problem of Overtreatment

My source:

Dear List
Ray Moynihan, a member of our list, sent me the following email about his very important work on Overdiagnosis:
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Ray Moynihan
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Hi Mohammad,
Just wondering if you wanted to send this to the email list/s you run - we've put a bit of work into it- and it may be of interested to many of the people on the list.

Dear colleagues,
This piece of BMJ Analysis, based on explicit search of literature, just out in BMJ this morning, may be of interest:
Mapping the drivers of overdiagnosis to potential solutions

http://www.bmj.com/content/358/bmj.j3879

Cheers, Ray

Mohammad Zakaria Pezeshki, M.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Community Medicine,
Tabriz Medical School, Golgasht Avenue, Tabriz, Iran,

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the premiers  the presidents  forgot not so much themselves, but the peoples, the respective histories  they represented and carried,  the weight of history - the threats, the acts of terror. there they were: two psyches - one hand shake.  the wait of history re-purposed, refactored, re-minded	the young girl was late for her interview, she didn't notice  the metal bench, the glass door,  she ran through them and took flight...
the marriage guidance counsellors were totally perplexed as couples seemingly ripped up their years-long, decade-long  'scripts'  there were no scraps to be waved either and pointed  @youthis! @youthat! the room for an argument disappeared. the dialogue and the future was suddenly bright a weapon of mass construction	within all governments long term planning 10, 20, 30... years took hold - the effects, no! the impacts: were local, global and glocal and this was just the beginning... tax was paid by all, whether individual or corporate entity, the only loops were off-world...

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Romeo and Juliet – the care home version

Octogenarian versions of Shakespeare's lovers to feature in Bristol production

Directed By Tom Morris

Fresh from co-directing the West End hit, War Horse, and Tom Stoppard and Andre Previn's orchestral experiment Every Good Boy Deserves Favour at the National Theatre, Tom Morris' own theatrical exploration of Bristol Old Vic begins with a project that has been twelve years in the making: Juliet and Her Romeo, the story of a flourishing love affair in one generation, crushed by the financial and political concerns of another.

Developed since 1997 in collaboration with Minder producer Sean O'Connor, the production uses Shakespeare's text, but casts our lovers in their 80s, with their anxious children, not their parents, seeking to prevent an imprudent and costly match.
With Sian Phillips as Juliet and Michael Byrne as Romeo, this production invites a generation of actors of global stature to play great Shakespearean roles which they never thought they'd play again. Tim Barlow, Terry Taplin and Michael Medwin return to Bristol Old Vic as Tybalt, Benvolio and Paris. Dudley Sutton makes his debut on the Bristol Old Vic stage as Mercutio.
What family has not wrestled with the question of how we care for our parents as they become older and frailer? Who will love them? Who will support them? Who will pay for their care?
And with that care, what controls should we apply? If we have taken power of attorney, what about the freedom to fall in love, to give gifts, to marry unwisely?
As Ben Power's recent two-handed exploration of passionate love remembered in old age demonstrated, Shakespeare's text is a powerful love story for any generation.
Signed, Captioned and Audio Described Performances.
Signed performance: Sat 10 April 2.30pm
Captioned performance: Sat 17 April 2.30pm
Audio described performance: Sat 24 April 2.30pm
Additional link:
BBC Culture Show