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UIA Research Reports 1980 - 1984
Research Reports, Studies and Notes
of the Union of International Associations
for the period 1980 - 1984
NB: A more comprehensive chronological checklist, offering online access to many documents, is available in the following series:
1962-69 |
1970-79 |
1980-89 |
1990-99. Access is also available via theme
- 1984 Patterns of Conceptual Integration
Brussels, UIA, 296 p., UIA Publ. 259.
Collection of papers presented at meetings of the Goals, Processes and Indicators
of Development project of the United Nations University (1978-1982).
- 1984 Transformative Conferencing: problems and
possibilities on the new frontier of high-risk gatherings concerning social
development
Brussels, UIA, 180 p. UIA Publ. 258.
Collection of papers reprinted from the journal Transnational Associations
in the light of experience in the Goals, Processes and Indicators of Development
project of the United Nations Unversity (1978-1982) and as a contribution
to future intercultural, interdisciplinary initiatives of that kind.
- 1984 Forms of Presentation and the Future of Comprehension
Brussels, UIA, 232 p. UIA Publ. 261.
Collection of papers mainly presented to the Forms of Presentation sub-project
of the Goals, Processes and Indicators of Development project of the United
Nations University (1978-1982).
- 1984 From Networking to Tensegrity Organization
Brussels, UIA, 282 p. UIA Publ. 263.
Collection of papers prepared in response to the concerns of the Networks
sub-project of the Goals, Processes and Indicators of Development project
of the United Nations University (1978-1982).
- 1984 Survey of African International Organizations
and Participation of African Copuntries in International Organizations
Brussels, UIA, 80 p.
Presented to the colloquium "The Identity of Associations and the Participation
of INGOs in Africa in the Context of the New World Order" (Brussels,
October 1984). Prepared from information derived from the African International
Organization Directory (1984) and from International Organization Participation
produced by the UIA.
- 1984 African Languages and African Styles of Organization:
beyond Eurocentrism and the Western organizational model
In: ??? Brussels, UIA.
Note presented to the colloquium "The Identity of Associations and the
Participation of INGOs in Africa in the Context of a New World Order"
(Brussels, October 1984).
- 1984 A 5-fold Pattern Language
Brussels, UIA, 50 p.
Material proposed for inclusion in World Problems and Human Potential (1985)
to be published as Volume 4 of the Yearbook of International Organizations
(1985/86).
- 1984 Metaphors of Alternation: an exploration of
their significance for development policy-making
Brussels, UIA, 27 p.
Subseqently incorporated into Policy Alternation for Development (1984), pp
175-202.
- 1984 Functional Classification
In: International Classification, 11, 2, pp 69-76, 3, pp 139-150.
Earlier version appeared under the title: Alternation between Development
Modes.
- 1984 Societal Learning and the Erosion of Collective
Memory: the role of international organizations in combatting global amnesia
In: Transnational Associations, 36, 2, pp 83-93, bibl.
Abridged version of a report for 2nd World Symposium on International Documentation
(Brussels, 1980), published under the title Utilisation of International Documentation.
Also in: Forms of Presentation and the Future of Comprehension (Collection
of papers mainly presented to the Forms of Presentation sub-project of the
Goals, Processes and Indicators of Development project of the United Nations
University, 1978-82). Brussels, UIA, 1984.
- 1984 The Territory Construed as a Map: in search
of radical design innovations in the representation of human activities and
their relationships
In: Forms of Presentation and the Future of Comprehension Brussels,
UIA, pp. 112-121.
- 1984 Liberation of integration: pattern, oscillation,
harmony and embodiment
In: Patterns of Conceptual Integration Brussels, UIA.
Paper for the 5th Network Meeting of the UN University GPID project, Montreal,
1980. In: Collection of papers presented at meetings of the Goals, Processes
and Indicators of Development project of the United Nations University, 1978-82.
Supplemented by: Fugitive Integration: a musical addendum 6 p. Also
in: The Community as Disciple Journal: revelation and experiment 1,
3 (1984) pp. 41-47. ISSN 0735-1976.
Rev.ed. published under title: Liberation of Integration, Universality and
Concord: through pattern, oscillation, harmony and embodiment. Brussels, UIA,
1992, 25 p. annexes.
- 1984 Policy Alternation for Development
Brussels, UIA, 230 p. UIA Publ. 270.
(Papers arising from work in connection with the Goals, Processes and Indicators
of Development project of the United Nations University, 1978-1982).
- 1983 Networking Alternation: an alternation network
of 384 pathways of organizational transformation interpreted for networks
in the light of the Chinese Book of Changes
In: Transnational Associations, 35, 4, pp 172-181; 5, pp 245-258.
Also distributed together as a separate publication.
- 1982 Development as Discontinuous Societal Learning:
cyclic transformation of the global answer economy
Brussels, UIA, 52 p.
Prepared for Integrative Working Group B of the Goals, Processes and Indicators
of Development project of the United Nations University (Colombo, July 1982).
An augmented version subsequently appeared under the title: Development through
Alternation (1982).
- 1982 Conference Transformations: meturing the reflective,
focusing and transformative power of large-group conferences, especially in
response to conditions of social upheaval
In: Transnational Associations, 34, 4, pp. 263-276.
Extracts from the introductory report for Commission IV (Meeting Sociology,
Dynamics and Practice) of the World Forum of Transnational Associations (Brussels,
1980). Subsequently reproduced in: Transformative Conferencing (1984). Also
published in The Community as Disciple Journal: revelation and experiment,
1, 3 (1984) pp. 32-40. ISSN 0735-1976.
- 1982 The Future of Comprehension: conceptual birdcages
and functional basketweaving
In: Transnational Associations 34, 6, p.400-404.
Also in: Forms of Presentation and the Future of Comprehension (Collection
of papers mainly presented to the Forms of Presentation sub-project of the
Goals, Processes and Indicators of Development project of the United Nations
University, 1978-82). Brussels, UIA, 1984.
- 1982 Utilisation of International Documentation:
introductory report for Panel III
In: Th Dimitrov (Ed). International Documents for the 80's; their role
and use (Proceedings of the Second World Symposium on International Documentation
(Brussels, 1980). New York, Uniflo, (bibl. refs missing).
An unpublished French version is available from Th Dimitrov, United Nations
Library (Geneva). Abridged version reprinted under the title: Societal Learning
and the Erosion of Collective Memory. (The report is based ona critique of
the Club of Rome report: No Limits to Learning).
- 1982 Alternation Between Development Modes: reinforcing
dynamic conception through functional classification of international organizations
and their concerns
Brussels, UIA, 39 p.
In: Amplfied version under the title Functional Classification. Further
versions reporduced annually in Global Action Networks, under title
Functional Classification: a review of possibilities" Munich,
K G Saur Verlag, 1985/86.
Paper for a meeting of Integrative Group B of the Goals, Processes and Indicato('rs
of Development project of the UNited Nations University (Athens, 1982).
- 1981 INTERCONTACT: an on-line information system
on international organizations and conferences
Brussels, UIA, 52 p.
Documentation prepared for a presentation of the system (Brussels, September
1981).
- 1981 Beyond Edge-bound Comprehension and Moral
Impotence
Brussels, UIA, 9 p.
Notes prepared for Group B of the project on Goals, Processes and Indicators
of Development of the Human and Social Development Programme of the United
Nations University (Tokyo, August 1981).
- 1981 Integrative Dimensions of Concept Sets: transformation
with minimal distortion between implicitness and explicitness of set representations
according to constraints on communicability
Brussels, UIA, 5 p.
Paper prepared for Group B of the project on Goals, Processes and Indicators
of Development of the Human and Social Development Programme of the United
Nations University (Tokyo, August 1981).
- 1981 In Search of Transformational Pathways: bibliography
of studies conducted from 1962 to 1981 under the auspices of the UIA and Mankind
2000
In: Transnational Associations, 33, pp 251-259.
- 1981 Metaconferencing Possibilities
In: Transnational Associations, 33, 2, pp 103-106
Prepared on the occasion of the World Forum of International/Transnational
Associations (Brussels, 1980). An introduction to this technique appeared
in Transnational Associations, 32, 1980, 10, pp 411-420.
- 1981 Transnational Action Yellow Pages
Brussels, Union of International Associations, Microfiche ed.
- 1981 Directory of National Participation in International
Organizations
Brussels, Union of International Associations, Microfiche ed.
- 1981 Metaconferencing Possibilities
In: Transnational Associations 33, 2, pp. 102-105.
Prepared on the occasion of the World Forum of Transnational Associations,
Brussels, 1980.
- 1981 Remarks Concerning Planetary Congress 1982
Brussels, UIA, 12 p.
Prepared for a Working Conference convened by Planetary Citizens, Stony Point
(USA), January 1981.
- 1981 Annual International Congress Calendar
Brussels, Union of International Associations.
Computerization.
- 1981 Yearbook of International Organizations
Brussels, Union of International Associations.
Data bank conversion.
- 1981 Anti-developmental biases in thesaurus design
In: F W Riggs (Ed) The CONTA Conference: proceedings Frankfurt/Main,
Indeks Verlag, pp. 185-201.
Paper for UNESCO-sponsored Conference on Conceptual and Terminological Analysis
in the Social Sciences, Bielefeld, May 1981
- 1981 Beyond Method: engaging opposition in psycho-social
organization
Brussels, UIA, 41 p.
Paper for meeting on methodology of the Goals, Processes and Indicators of
Development project of the United Nations University, organized by the Division
of System Studies of the University of Bucuresti (Bucharest, December 1981).
Reproduced in: Patterns of Conceptual Integration Brussels, UIA (1984).
- 1980 Presentation of GPID Integration Through Functional
Classification of International Organizations
Brussels, UIA, 6 p. annexes.
Note prepared for the 5th Network Meeting of the GPIO Project of the United
Nations University, Montreal, 1980.
- 1980 Needs Communication: viable need patterns
and their identification
In: Katrin Lederer (Ed) in cooperation with Johan Galtung and David
Antal. Human Needs: a contribution to the current debate Berlin, lgeschlager,
Gunn und Hain and Verlagsgruppe Athenaum, Hain, Scriptor und Hanstein.
Papers arising from the workshop on human needs of the GPID project of the
United Nations University, Berlin, 1978.
- 1980 Metaconferencing: discovering people/viewpoint
networks in conferences
In: Transnational Associations 32, 10, 10 p.
Report on an experiment at the conference of the Society for General Systems
Research, London, 1979. Based on documents, tables and maps prepared by Stafford
Beer, Syd Howell, Alan Mossman and Gordon Pask.
- 1980 Concept Factors in Concept Scheme Integration:
GPIO as a case study
Brussels, UIA, 7 p. annexes.
Prepared for the Integrative Workshop Meeting, Alfaz del Pi 1980, of the GPID
Project of the United Nations University.
- 1980 Preliminary Outline of Future Communication
Requirements at an International Centre
6 p.
Commissioned report.
- 1980 Notes on Vector Equilibrium
Brussels, Union of International Associations, approx 20 p.
Draft.
- 1980 Comments on Group B Problematique
Brussels, UIA, 8 p.
Reactions to introductory report on the methodology of United Nations University
GPID Project - Group B.
- 1980 Large-Group Conferences: maturing their reflective,
focusing and transformative power, especially in conditions of social upheavel
Brussels, UIA, 100 p.
Preparatory report for a commission on meeting sociology, dynamics and practice
of the World Forum of Transnational Associations, Brussels, 1980.
- 1980 Tensing Associative Networks to Contain the
Fragmentation and Erosion of Collective Memory
Brussels, UIA, 43 p.
Prepared for a commission on the role of associations in transnational communication
of the World Forum of Transnational Associations, Brussels, 1980.
Also published in: Transnational Associations 5, 1981. pp. 311-315.
illus.
- 1980 Participant Interaction Messaging: improving
the conference process
In: Transnational Associations 32, 1, pp. 27-35.
- 1980 Yearbook of International Organizations
Brussels, Union of International Associations.
Computerization and supplements.
- 1980 Minding the Future: a thought experiment on
presenting new information
Brussels, UIA, 4 p.
Prepared for the Forms of Presentation sub-project meeting, Geneva 1980, of
the GPID project of the United Nations University.
- 1980 The Future of Comprehension: conceptual birdcages
and functional basketweaving
Brussels, UIA.
Paper submitted for the "Conference Volume" of the First Global
Conference on the Future, Toronto 1980.
- 1980 Patterns of N-foldness: comparison of integrated
multi-set concept schemes as forms of presentation
In: Patterns of Conceptual Integration Brussels, UIA, 1984.
Paper for a meeting on forms of presentation meeting of the UN University
GPID project, Geneva, 1980 in: Collection of papers presented at meetings
of the Goals, Processes and Indicators of Development project of the United
Nations University, 1978-82 1980, 10 p. annexes.
- 1980 Representation, Comprehension and Communication
of Sets: the role of number
In: International Classification 3 parts.
Part 1: 5, 3, 1978, pp. 126-133. Part 2: 6, 1, 1979, pp. 16-25. Part 3: 6,
2, 1979, pp. 92-103. Also in: Patterns of Conceptual Integration. Collection
of papers presented at meetings of the Goals, Processes and Indicators of
Development project of the United Nations University, 1978-82. Also circulated
in a pre-publication form by the UN University as HASDR-GIPID-22/UNUP-133,
1980. Presented in an abridged form as Representation of Sets: the role
of number in: Ingetraut Dahlberg (Ed). Klassification und Erkenntnis:
Proceedings ... der 3 Fachtagung der Gesellschaft fr Klassifikations, Köningstein,
1979; vol 1: Studien zur Klassifikation Bd 4, SK4 Frankfurt, Gesellschaft
fr Klassifikation, 1979, pp. 27-42.
- 1980 Needs Communication: viable needs patterns
and their identification
In: Katrin Lederer (Ed) Human Needs; a contribution to the current
debate Konigstein, Verlag Anton Hain, 1980, p.279-312.
Also in: Forms of Presentation and the Future of Comprehension (Collection
of papers mainly presented to the Forms of Presentation sub-project of the
Goals, Processes and Indicators of Development project of the United Nations
University, 1978-82). Brussels, UIA, 1984.
- 1980 Integrative Dimensions of Concept Sets: transformations
with minimal distortion between implicitness and explicitness of set representation
according to constraints on communicability
In: Patterns of Conceptual Integration Brussels, UIA, 1984.
(Paper for Integrative Group B of the UN University GPID project, Tokyo, 1980)
in (Collection of papers presented at meetings of the Goals, Processes and
Indicators of Development project of the United Nations University, 1978-82).
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