Autopoietic ecology
The ideas behind AE and their use in understanding activity, meaning and change.
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Research posts: Autopoietic ecology
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When reform learns the language of hierarchy
Topics: Autopoietic Ecology · Ethics and governance · Knowledge and research · Organisations and change · ReviewsA study of Indonesian public administration asks how modern reforms can renew older hierarchies. An AE reading follows how metrics and records reproduce institutional authority.
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When participation keeps a city going, who changes the decision?
Topics: Autopoietic Ecology · Ethics and governance · Meaning Mediation · Organisations and change · ReviewsA new review maps how informal networks support marginalised urban residents. An AE reading asks when participation gains influence—and when communities simply inherit more work.
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When a research paper becomes a tool, who remains responsible?
Topics: AI · Autopoietic Ecology · Ethics and governance · Knowledge and research · Meaning Mediation · ReviewsNature’s Paper2Agent study makes research methods easier to reuse through AI agents. An AE review distinguishes successful execution from scientific judgement and accountable control.
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A cheap chip is not the same as a cheap consequence
Topics: technology · Autopoietic Ecology · Reviews · Ethics and governance · Organisations and changeA peer-reviewed low-carbon-computing paper examines the electronics hidden in everyday products. An AE reading asks why making a device can be easier than sustaining its useful life.
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Who has to do the work of making research greener?
Topics: education · Autopoietic Ecology · Reviews · Knowledge and research · Organisations and changeA peer-reviewed workshop paper offers sustainability advocates practical training. An AE reading asks what changes when skills meet institutional authority—and who carries the work.
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When the feed gets it right, can you still leave?
An accepted ASSETS study separates relevant short-video recommendations from the ability to stop. An AE reading asks whose effort and future activities a successful feed leaves out.
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When AI helps with the answer, who gets the practice?
A new experiment asks whether feedback about AI use can protect opportunities to practise. An EdgeLab review considers its promising immediate results, statistical uncertainty and implications for learning.
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Can AI produce better research ideas? What happens after the brainstorm matters
AI can suggest novel research ideas. An EdgeLab review asks what happens when those ideas meet criticism, implementation and evidence.
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