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Valuing beyond economics : a pluralistic evaluation framework for participatory policymaking (2022)
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Gunton, R., Hejnowicz, A., Basden, A., van Asperen, E., Christie, I., Hanson, D., & Hartley, S. (2022). Valuing beyond economics : a pluralistic evaluation framework for participatory policymaking. Ecological Economics, 196, 107420. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2022.107420

The sustainability challenges facing societies call for policies and governance systems that are attuned to the diversity of goods that support and enrich human life via ecological, technical and other kinds of systems, and to the plurality of values... Read More about Valuing beyond economics : a pluralistic evaluation framework for participatory policymaking.

Understanding the relationships between fields of research (2021)
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Basden, A. (2021). Understanding the relationships between fields of research. Electronic Journal of Business Research Methods, 19(1), 27-41. https://doi.org/10.34190/ejbrm.19.1.2125

This paper suggests how mutual understanding and respect may be fostered between very different fields of research, which seem to have little in common. The meaning and value of each field, and the relationships among them, are revealed using Dooyewe... Read More about Understanding the relationships between fields of research.

Dooyeweerd’s understanding of meaning (2) : some implications (2019)
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Basden, A., & Joneidy, S. (2019). Dooyeweerd’s understanding of meaning (2) : some implications. Philosophia reformata (Online), 84(2), 1-28. https://doi.org/10.1163/23528230-08402003

Meaning is important in everyday life, and each science focuses on certain ways in which reality is meaningful. This article (the second of two) discusses practical implications of Herman Dooyeweerd’s understanding of meaning for everyday experience,... Read More about Dooyeweerd’s understanding of meaning (2) : some implications.

Dooyeweerd’s Understanding of Meaning (1) (2019)
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Basden, A. (2019). Dooyeweerd’s Understanding of Meaning (1). Philosophia reformata (Online), 84(1), 102-129. https://doi.org/10.1163/23528230-08401083

Meaning is very important in Dooyeweerd’s Reformational philosophy. This essay seeks to examine what Dooyeweerd wrote about meaning and how he used it in mapping out the various domains of his philosophy. A distinction is drawn between different type... Read More about Dooyeweerd’s Understanding of Meaning (1).

An explorative philosophical study of envisaging the electrical energy infrastructure of the future (2018)
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Verkerk, M., Ribiero, P., Basden, A., & Hoogland, J. (2018). An explorative philosophical study of envisaging the electrical energy infrastructure of the future. Philosophia reformata (Online), 83(1), 90-110. https://doi.org/10.1163/23528230-08301006

The electrical energy infrastructure is one of the key life-sustaining technologies of contemporary Western society. This infrastructure is extremely complex due to its size, its multifarious technologies, and its interweaving with societal structur... Read More about An explorative philosophical study of envisaging the electrical energy infrastructure of the future.

Beyond ecosystem services : valuing the invaluable (2017)
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Gunton, R., van Asperen, E., Basden, A., Bookless, D., Araya, Y., Hanson, D., …Jones, G. (2017). Beyond ecosystem services : valuing the invaluable. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 32(4), 249-257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2017.01.002

The ecosystem services framework (ESF) is advantageous and widely used for itemising and quantifying ways in which humans benefit from natural places. However, it suffers from two important problems: (i) incoherence of... Read More about Beyond ecosystem services : valuing the invaluable.

Understanding artefacts related to human aspects : The case of information technology and systems (2014)
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The case of information technology and systems. Koers (Online), 79(3), https://doi.org/10.4102/koers.v79i3.2156

This paper has two aims. One is to critique and expand Stafleu's ideas about artefacts. The other, which may be seen as a demonstration of this expansion, is an outline of a rich view of the type of artefact that is information and communication te... Read More about Understanding artefacts related to human aspects : The case of information technology and systems.

Understanding of computers and procrastination : a philosophical approach (2013)
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Breems, N., & Basden, A. (2014). Understanding of computers and procrastination : a philosophical approach. Computers in Human Behavior, 31, 211-223. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2013.10.024

Computer procrastination is a complex problem that is under-researched. After identifying a number of key characteristics of it, we survey five existing fields of research that may contribute insights into this interdisciplinary problem, and demonstr... Read More about Understanding of computers and procrastination : a philosophical approach.

Enabling a Kleinian integration of interpretivist and socio-critical IS research : The contribution of Dooyeweerd's philosophy (2011)
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Basden, A. (2011). Enabling a Kleinian integration of interpretivist and socio-critical IS research : The contribution of Dooyeweerd's philosophy. European Journal of Information Systems, 20, 477-489. https://doi.org/10.1057/ejis.2011.18

This paper suggests how interpretivist, socio-critical and positivist approaches in information systems research might be integrated. Heinz Klein's approach to information systems was a significant advance on earlier ones, bringing together a number... Read More about Enabling a Kleinian integration of interpretivist and socio-critical IS research : The contribution of Dooyeweerd's philosophy.

A presentation of Herman Dooyeweerd's aspects of temporal reality (2011)
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Basden, A. (2011). A presentation of Herman Dooyeweerd's aspects of temporal reality

Dooyeweerd's suite of aspects is attracting interest as an aid in analysis, discussion and research, partly because the aspects express the diversity and coherence of meaning and normativity that we experience in everyday reality. Unfortunately, no s... Read More about A presentation of Herman Dooyeweerd's aspects of temporal reality.

On using spheres of meaning to define and dignify the IS discipline (2010)
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Basden, A. (2010). On using spheres of meaning to define and dignify the IS discipline. International Journal of Information Management, 30(1), 13-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2009.11.006

The question, “Is information systems a real discipline?” has taxed IS scholars for over 20 years, and they debate its identity at length. Many other disciplines are facing similar crises. This article suggests a new approach, which views disciplin... Read More about On using spheres of meaning to define and dignify the IS discipline.

Engaging with and enriching humanist thought: the case of information systems (2008)
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Basden, A. (2008). Engaging with and enriching humanist thought: the case of information systems

Those who believe that explicitly Christian thinking is possible in the scientific disciplines tend to assume that it must be antithetical to the world’s thinking. Based on some of the author’s experience, this article examines a different approach,... Read More about Engaging with and enriching humanist thought: the case of information systems.

New research directions for data and knowledge engineering: A philosophy of language approach (2008)
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Basden, A., & Klein, H. (2008). New research directions for data and knowledge engineering: A philosophy of language approach. Data and Knowledge Engineering, 67(2), 260-285. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.datak.2008.05.005

This article advances a strategic proposal that would enable future research in data/knowledge engineering and natural language processing to take a broader range of meanings into account than can be derived from analyzing text with current methods f... Read More about New research directions for data and knowledge engineering: A philosophy of language approach.

Basic principles of SSM modelling: an examination of CATWOE from a soft perspective (2004)
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Basden, A., Bergvall-Kåreborn, B., & Mirijamdotter, A. (2004). Basic principles of SSM modelling: an examination of CATWOE from a soft perspective. Systemic Practice and Action Research, 17(2), 55-73. https://doi.org/10.1023/B%3ASPAA.0000018903.18767.18

This paper examines the SSM technique CATWOE, which focuses on defining necessary elements that together constitute a human activity system from a certain perspective. Despite its recognition within the literature and its numerous uses, there are few... Read More about Basic principles of SSM modelling: an examination of CATWOE from a soft perspective.

Towards a philosophical understanding of documentation: a Dooyeweerdian framework (2004)
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Burke, M., & Basden, A. (2004). Towards a philosophical understanding of documentation: a Dooyeweerdian framework. Journal of Documentation, 60(4), 352-370. https://doi.org/10.1108/00220410410548135

Documents as we encounter them in everyday life are complex and diverse things, whether on paper, computer disk or on the World Wide Web. They play many roles vis-à-vis human beings, and the humans engaged with them have diverse responsibilities that... Read More about Towards a philosophical understanding of documentation: a Dooyeweerdian framework.

Knowledge issues raised in modelling trust in a public key infrastructure (2002)
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Basden, A., Ball, E., & Chadwick, D. (2002). Knowledge issues raised in modelling trust in a public key infrastructure. Expert Systems, 18(5), 233-249. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0394.00178

The paper describes a knowledge-based system for modelling trust in the certification authority (CA) of a public key infrastructure. It was built using a graphical knowledge-based system toolkit, Istar, that allows the knowledge builder to easily mod... Read More about Knowledge issues raised in modelling trust in a public key infrastructure.

The critical theory of Herman Dooyeweerd? (2002)
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Basden, A. (2002). The critical theory of Herman Dooyeweerd?. Journal of Information Technology, 17(4), 257-269. https://doi.org/10.1080/0268396022000017770

Jürgen Habermas is a wide-ranging thinker whose ideas have formed the philosophic foundation of critical systems thinking (CST). But can the Critical approach incorporate ideas from other thinkers without abandoning its Habermasian roots? The danger... Read More about The critical theory of Herman Dooyeweerd?.

Justice and ethics: How does Bernard Lonergan's usage of ethics facilitate the realization of social justice (Jus Civile), legal justice (Jus Ad rem), and natural-moral justice (Jus naturalis)?
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Holt, P., & Basden, A. Justice and ethics: How does Bernard Lonergan's usage of ethics facilitate the realization of social justice (Jus Civile), legal justice (Jus Ad rem), and natural-moral justice (Jus naturalis)?. Journal of security education, 2(2), 81-106. https://doi.org/10.1300/J460v02n02_05

“Unauthorized network intrusions affect us all. Worse yet, certain classes of unauthorized network intrusions are a very serious matter; ones in which there are minimal defensive actions to prevent such attacks.” Denial-Of-Service (DoS) and Distribut... Read More about Justice and ethics: How does Bernard Lonergan's usage of ethics facilitate the realization of social justice (Jus Civile), legal justice (Jus Ad rem), and natural-moral justice (Jus naturalis)?.