Decolonial discourse and global public art under Ukrainian conditions

The Islam in Islamic art history: secularism and public discourse

Muslim art can also have a special significance for the Muslim world of today. Since this is its one cultural achievement widely accepted and admired by the West, a rededication to it can compensate the East to a certain degree for its scientific and technological retardation, something which neither the oil fields nor strategic location can achieve. Be that as it may, there has been and still ...

Crystallography Under Extreme Conditions: State of the Art and Perspectives

Audiovisual Discourse in Digital Art

This paper discusses art systems that employ image and sound as equal elements. This can be called the evolution of the “audiovisual discourse” in art and technology. Recent software for manipulation of audio and visual material is briefly described, and audio/visual digital artworks, developed during an artist-in-residence-based project, are illustrated as examples of contemporary artistic pro...

Global Public Goods and Coalition Formation under Matching Mechanisms

Matching mechanisms have been proposed to mitigate underprovision of public goods in voluntary contribution models. This paper investigates coalition formation under matching mechanisms with multiple players who have the same preference but different incomes. Given income heterogeneity within a certain range, there always exist small matching rates which make all members in the coalition better...

Enabling Public Discourse

The importance of public engagement and awareness concerning environmental issues has been widely recognised in the development of a sustainable community. Recent efforts by authorities and development agencies towards enabling public information access have increased the potential for members of public to take part in the decision-making process. However, dissemination of information should be...