Agonistic Interpretation

Design, Democracy and Agonistic Pluralism

In this paper, the author presents an alternative approach to ‘design for democracy,’ drawing on the notion of agonistic pluralism. Specifically, the author highlights the differences between politics and the political within agonistic pluralism, and employing examples of contemporary design projects, discusses how these differences can been seen in the objects and practices of design. Through ...

The Study of Agonistic Behavior

Agonistic Behavior and Acoustic Communication

Sounds are uttered in agonistic contexts by representatives of 30+ families of fishes but this number mainly reflects the scientific expenditure and less so the actual distribution of soundproducing families. Sounds are emitted in numerous contexts: distressful or disturbancesituations, e.g. being attacked or grabbed by predators, competitive feeding, and competition for space and sometimes mat...

Identification of determinants required for agonistic and inverse agonistic ligand properties at the ADP receptor P2Y12.

The ADP receptor P2Y(12) belongs to the superfamily of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), and its activation triggers platelet aggregation. Therefore, potent antagonists, such as clopidogrel, are of high clinical relevance in prophylaxis and treatment of thromboembolic events. P2Y(12) displays an elevated basal activity in vitro, and as such, inverse agonists may be therapeutically beneficial...

Agonistic Interactions of Juvenile Savanna Baboons: II. Agonistic Support and Rank Acquisition

19 juvenile members of known genealogies in two wild baboon groups were studied over a 16month period. Males and females in two age classes were compared regarding third-party aggression and support given and received during agonistic interaction. Young juvenile males and females (1-2.5 years-old) were supported predominantly by their probable fathers. The adult males supported without regard t...