Materials for Two Theories: TIMN and STA:C

How and why four cardinal forms of organization — tribes, institutions, markets, networks (TIMN) — explain social evolution. How and why space-time-action cognitions (STA:C) explain people's mindsets.

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Praise for “monitory democracy”: a concept attuned to TIMN (Part 1 of 2)

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I’m always on lookout for concepts that may help show how the +N network part of TIMN may unfold in the future. John Keane’s concept of “mo...

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Miscellany: Cyber war isn't the same as cyberwar — or is it?

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Although cyberwar is no longer a priority interest for me, I still follow it a bit. Mostly via topical postings at a handful of blogs.* And ...

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Beware of “monstrous moral hybrids” — a TIMN perspective

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In preparing for Part IV of this blog’s ongoing series on the Occupy protests, I’ve realized that something should be said about “monstrous ...

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

What the Occupy Protests Mean: A TIMN Interpretation (Part III) — A Digression about Space-Time-Action (STA) Orientations

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What’s here is Part III of what has evolved into a multi-part post about the Occupy movements. Combined, the parts address the causes ( Par...

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David Ronfeldt: Professional status: retired from RAND since 2008. Fields: first 20 years, U.S.-Latin American security issues (Mexico, Cuba); next 15 years, worldwide implications of the information revolution (cyberocracy, cyberwar, netwar, swarming, noopolitik, the nexus-state). Current goals: finish quadriform framework about social evolution (past, present, future); finish social cognition framework about people's space-time-agency orientations. Publications: mostly online at rand.org and firstmonday.org.

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