De Gruyter Conversations

De Gruyter
De Gruyter Conversations

Academic insights on current topics and debates. ► Website: https://www.degruyter.com/ ► Blog: https://blog.degruyter.com/ ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/degruyter.publishers ► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/de-gruyter ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/degruyter_official ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/degruyter_pub ► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DegruyterPublishers ► SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-869529439

  1. David Lingelbach & Valentina Rodríguez on Oligarchs: Fusing Wealth and Power

    21/11/2023

    David Lingelbach & Valentina Rodríguez on Oligarchs: Fusing Wealth and Power

    Today, more than twenty oligarchs serve as heads of state or government in countries such as Russia, South Africa, Lebanon and El Salvador. Many have a net worth in excess of $1 billion, and they all – whether directly or indirectly – impact our daily lives.   Who are the oligarchs and how have they come to dominate our world? What difference does gender make? Is there something “good” to be found in them, or are they just “bad”? And what is it like to interview an oligarch and glimpse their human side? In this book talk, the authors of The Oligarchs’ Grip: Fusing Wealth and Power talk to Stefan Giesen, Editorial Director Business & Economics at De Gruyter. Entrepreneurship expert David Lingelbach and oligarch researcher Valentina Rodríguez Guerra draw upon more than 25 years of research (including conversations with Vladimir Putin and other oligarchs), 16 case studies, and dozens of historical examples in The Oligarchs’ Grip. They develop the first-ever model that reveals the strategies employed by oligarchs to fuse wealth and power and transition between the two.  David Lingelbach is Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Merrick School of Business, University of Baltimore. He was educated at MIT, London School of Economics and Political Science, and the University of Exeter, where he earned his Ph.D. Prior to becoming an academic, David served in senior roles in finance and international development, including as CEO of Bank of America’s businesses in the former Soviet Union. He was a Fulbright Scholar (Myanmar/Burma, 2018-19) and Fulbright Specialist (Colombia, 2021) and has been nominated twice for an Andrew Carnegie Fellowship.  Valentina Rodríguez Guerra is an author, oligarch researcher, and graduate student in business administration, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Universidad Nacional de Colombia. She has received awards for her work from NASA and the Colombian Ministry of Education.   Together, they are regular opinion contributors to The Hill on Vladimir Putin and other oligarchs.     Link to the book ► https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783111028255/html Contact us ► https://www.degruyter.com/publishing/about-us/contact?lang=en FOLLOW US ► Website: https://www.degruyter.com/ ► Blog: https://blog.degruyter.com/ ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/degruyter.publishers ► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/de-gruyter ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/degruyter_official ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/degruyter_pub ► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DegruyterPublishers ► SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-869529439 #DeGruyter #oligarch #oligarchy

    23min
  2. Modern Languages: Remapping a Shifting Landscape

    21/11/2023

    Modern Languages: Remapping a Shifting Landscape

    How do we produce knowledge? How do we present it? How can we better understand our societies, past and present? And, ultimately, what is it that makes us us? The study of Modern Languages tackles nothing short of these fundamental questions, exploring the very foundations of what it means to be human. Moreover, the field is inherently dynamic. Artificial Intelligence tools, such as ChatGPT, have rapidly changed our perspective on language as something uniquely human. Social media have created new ways of reading and consuming information. Concurrently, emerging forms of scholarship are reshaping the way we approach Modern Languages. We wanted to learn more about the discipline in an ever-changing and increasingly digital world, so we sat down with Professors Andy Byford and Claudia Nitschke from Durham University, UK. Andy Byford holds the position of Professor of Russian Studies, while Claudia Nitschke is a Professor of German at Durham’s School of Modern Languages and Cultures. Both have authored numerous publications and are serving as editors of the upcoming “Handbook of Modern Languages”, to be published by De Gruyter in 2024. Alexandra Koronkai-Kiss, Editorial Communications Manager at De Gruyter, conducted the interview, which is also available as a video and podcast. Link to the interview transcript on our blog De Gruyter Conversations ► https://blog.degruyter.com/modern-languages-in-a-changing-world-an-interview-with-andy-byford-and-claudia-nitschke FOLLOW US ► Website: https://www.degruyter.com ► Blog: https://blog.degruyter.com/ ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/degruyter.publishers ► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/de-gruyter ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/degruyter_official ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/degruyter_history ► SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-869529439 ► Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0xDjVUC6XzailRz20DxYDz

    28min
  3. Werner R. Cramer über Farbwahrnehmung: "Lila macht kleine Füße"

    20/11/2023

    Werner R. Cramer über Farbwahrnehmung: "Lila macht kleine Füße"

    Grün stimmt hoffnungsvoll, ein kühles Blau lässt uns frösteln. Farben beeinflussen unsere Stimmung, unser Verhalten und sogar körperliche Empfindungen. Die Welt durch unsere Augen ist bunt, doch welche Eindrücke entstehen im Sehapparat und welche im Gehirn? Sind Farben überhaupt „real“? Nicht immer können wir unseren Augen trauen, sagt der Chemiker und Autolackdesigner Werner Rudolf Cramer. In seinem neuen Buch „Lila macht kleine Füße“ beschreibt er moderne Erkenntnisse der Farbwahrnehmung und betrachtet sie sowohl aus physikalischer als auch aus physiologischer Sicht. In unserem aktuellen Book Talk hatte Ute Skambraks, Content Editor STEM bei De Gruyter, die Gelegenheit mit Werner Rudolf Cramer in die faszinierende Welt der Farben einzutauchen. Link zum Buch ► https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110793918/htmlContact us ► https://www.degruyter.com/publishing/about-us/contact?lang=enSubscribe ► https://www.youtube.com/c/DegruyterPublishers FOLLOW US► Website: https://www.degruyter.com/► Blog: https://blog.degruyter.com/► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/degruyter.publishers► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/de-gruyter► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/degruyter_official► Twitter: https://twitter.com/degruyter_pub► SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-869529439 #DeGruyter #WernerRudolfCramer #Farben #Farbwahrnehmung #Autolackdesign

    21min
  4. M. Kayser-Meiller und D. Meiller über "Unterwegs im Cybercamper"

    03/08/2023

    M. Kayser-Meiller und D. Meiller über "Unterwegs im Cybercamper"

    Wie wäre es, wenn Software-Pionierin Ada Lovelace aus dem 19. Jahrhundert in der Jetztzeit landet und ihrem Freund Charles Babbage, einem Computer-Vorreiter aus England, Briefe schreibt? Darin erklärt sie alles, was man über das Thema Digitalisierung wissen muss – verständlich für jede und jeden. Es geht um Nullen und Einsen, um Verschlüsselung und virtuelle Realität, um Bitcoin und Blockchain, um Handys und Hypertext. Genau das macht Anna. Unter dem Pseudonym Ada L. startet sie einen Blog über das, was die digitale Welt im Innersten zusammenhält. Die digitale Nomadin arbeitet in Thailand und Australien, im Elektrobus reist sie durch Europa. Auf ihrer Tour knüpft sie Kontakte, verliebt sich und kommt üblen Machenschaften auf die Spur. Dabei gerät sie selbst in Gefahr. Hilfe kommt von Freunden, von Fremden – und immer wieder von Hühnern. Hinter Anna wiederum stecken Magdalena Kayser-Meiller, Zeitungsredakteurin bei den Nürnberger Nachrichten, und Dieter Meiller, Professor für Medieninformatik an der OTH Amberg-Weiden. Sie sind die Autoren des Buchs “Unterwegs im Cybercamper: Annas Reise in die digitale Welt” . In unserem neuesten Book Talk durfte Ute Skambraks, Content Editor STEM bei De Gruyter, mit den beiden in Annas Welt eintauchen. Link zu Annas Blog ► postlagernd.org/Link zum Buch ► www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.…96/html#overviewContact us ► www.degruyter.com/publishing/about…/contact?lang=en FOLLOW US ► Website: https://www.degruyter.com/ ► Blog: https://blog.degruyter.com/ ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/degruyter.publishers ► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/de-gruyter ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/degruyter_official ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/degruyter_pub ► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DegruyterPublishers ► SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-869529439 #DeGruyter #MagdalenaKayserMeiller #DieterMeiller #Digitalisierung

    19min

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Academic insights on current topics and debates. ► Website: https://www.degruyter.com/ ► Blog: https://blog.degruyter.com/ ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/degruyter.publishers ► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/de-gruyter ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/degruyter_official ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/degruyter_pub ► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DegruyterPublishers ► SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-869529439

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