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2011

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Towards Triadic Interactions In Autism And Beyond: Transitional Objects, Joint Attention, And Social Robotics, John Z. Elias, Patricia Bockelman Morrow, Jonathan Streater, Shaun Gallagher, Stephen M. Fiore Jan 2011

Towards Triadic Interactions In Autism And Beyond: Transitional Objects, Joint Attention, And Social Robotics, John Z. Elias, Patricia Bockelman Morrow, Jonathan Streater, Shaun Gallagher, Stephen M. Fiore

Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts - Papers (Archive)

The concept of transitional objects from the British Object Relations school of psychoanalysis may offer insight into the affective aspects of the development of dyadic and triadic interactions. Furthermore the concept may be applied to the use of social robotics in autism research and therapy, with social robots in these settings perhaps functioning as transitional objects for autistic children. Possible applications in organizational contexts are suggested as well, along with considerations of future research relating transitional objects to the notions of primary and secondary intersubjectivity.


Testing Times: Nato War-Making In Afghanistan And Beyond, Theo G. Farrell Jan 2011

Testing Times: Nato War-Making In Afghanistan And Beyond, Theo G. Farrell

Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts - Papers (Archive)

The hard experience of war in Afghanistan has not put NATO off going global. On the contrary, the New Strategic Concept deepens NATO's commitment to its global security role. So it is an opportune time to ask: how has NATO performed in Afghanistan, and what does this tell us about NATO's ability to fight future wars?