Aesthetics, politics, conflict

GTA 3 and the Politics of Interactive Aesthetics

Perhaps more than any other medium, computer games represent the essence of convergent entertainment. At their most basic level, games combine computer technology with audio and visual media to create a form that is clearly more than the sum of its parts; a complex palimpsest that is both reactive and transitory. Superficially at least, games can look like television or cinema, and can sound li...

Conflict in Laos: the Politics of Neutralization

mirza agha tabrizi and the politics of aesthetics

up to now, studies of mirza agha tabrizi's works (a pioneer of iranian drama) have been carried out from the perspective of the evolutionary history of drama in iran. but this paper explores the enlightening aspects of these texts about social life in iran before the constitutional revolution. furthermore, the present study discovers a potentially aesthetic revolution in these works. by ma...

Politics and the Effectiveness of Humanitarian NGOs in Civil Conflict

Is the ability of humanitarian Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) to effectively improve the health and welfare of aid recipients affected by the source of the organization’s funding? This paper examines the effectiveness of humanitarian NGOs as a function of their funding sources, with a particular focus on civil conflict. I argue that NGOs whose revenue depends on private individual contri...

Organizational Politics and Information Systems Development - A Model of Conflict

This paper presents a new model for better understanding how conflict and organizational politics impact on the effective development and implementation of an information system. The research study leading to this outcome is described. The results indicate that there is a definite relationship between different types of conflict and the successful progress of a project. Conflict among developer...