Naming is taming: Outlining psycho-social hypotheses with regard to the present global situation

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to encourage a discourse aiming to better understand the “psycho-social situation” of many people – from a global perspective. The following “first hypotheses” are formulated; pointing to crucial “hidden agendas” which shall be “named” in order to focus attention towards these phenomena (“taming”).

Design/methodology/approach

Following the news and the “official” comments in Europe and America allow – almost demand – the formulation of “suspicions” with regard to “silent” (unconscious) shifts in the “loud” societies.

Findings

The present economic regime is broadening the division between rich and poor worldwide, as is known. However, there are also other, more hidden divisions emerging, especially between “official” (e.g. administration-announced) and “common” opinions and attitudes, despite a growing globalisation of information (access-wise and content-wise, not necessarily reaching out to all milieus).

Research limitations/implications

Formulating hypotheses can bring important issues to the forefront of attention within social science (e.g. starting a precautionary process also with regard to information).

Practical implications

This paper aims to deepen the understanding of the social structure of the (now almost) worldwide interconnected social communication network (including “scars”).

Social implications

Multicultural connectivity (understanding and exchange) is needed in order to solve (first perceive) the worldwide problems ahead of us.

Originality/value

Naming agendas of global dimensions that are perhaps largely hidden and not yet perceived (“named”).

Citation

Rauch, H. (2014), "Naming is taming: Outlining psycho-social hypotheses with regard to the present global situation", Campus-Wide Information Systems, Vol. 31 No. 2/3, pp. 100-107. https://doi.org/10.1108/CWIS-12-2013-0067