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Papers by Peter Fleer
in Administory : Journal for the History of Public Administration, Volume 3: Issue 1, 31 Dec 2018... more in Administory : Journal for the History of Public Administration, Volume 3: Issue 1, 31 Dec 2018, pp. 112–146
Administration & Society, 2018
As administrators in the so-called information age, we are experiencing the transforming power of... more As administrators in the so-called information age, we are experiencing the transforming power of information and the rapidly developing techniques for its processing. As scholars, we are intrigued by the strong and manifold interaction that takes place between information, communication, technology, and administration. The entwined history of information and communications technology (ICT) and administration gives rise to a series of issues that are of interest both from a perspective of technology and administrative history, and from a more general social and cultural science viewpoint. Information processing is key to the efficient functioning of almost every institution, be it private or public. Institutions, such as firms or public agencies, are characterized by their more or less hierarchical organization, which is held together and reconstituted in daily practice by information and the communication of information. At the same time, institutions are also interconnected with their environment by information. Given that information is so crucial for internal structure and external dynamics, it is to be expected that growing information needs, increased information processing capacity, and faster communication flows will have far-reaching consequences for these information-dependent institutions. Behind this macro correlation connected with digitization, subtler effects are at work, affecting the form and character of information, that is, changing the materiality of the information handled by machines, persons, institutions, and networks in daily practice. This cultural-material aspect is crucial for a deeper understanding of the historical processes connected with the digitization of institutional information processing and has to be considered together with techno-political macro trends. In a hierarchical organization, it is the administrative units that are responsible for effective information processing. Historically, these "information machines" underwent thoroughgoing changes, in particular from the mid-19th century onward, when office technology began to mechanize clerical tasks. With the digitization of information processing after World War II, the 798987A ASXXX10.
Este ensayo aspira a contraponer el concepto de “nacion” como proyecto historico de los estratos ... more Este ensayo aspira a contraponer el concepto de “nacion” como proyecto historico de los estratos sociales superiores con el concepto de “etnia” como categoria para indagar las culturas subalternas. Normalmente, de las dos nociones, la nacion ha sido considerada el elemento activo del cambio historico, mientras que la etnia ha representado lo tradicional y estatico. En la tradicion europea, y sobre todo alemana, la etnia se ha entendido como algo preexistente, naturalmente dado. Pero ese no fue el caso en Centroamerica, donde la etnia como elemento de diferenciacion social empezo a construirse a partir de la Conquista. Las etnias centroamericanas se desarrollaron en relacion con el choque y el subsiguiente intercambio entre diferentes razas y culturas.
When we consider the development of the United States and Latin America during the “long” 19th ce... more When we consider the development of the United States and Latin America during the “long” 19th century in a comparative perspective, certain fundamental differences and contrasts stand out regarding the respective political, social and economic conditions. There is a progressive democratization of the political system in the North as opposed to lasting oligarchic rule in the South; greater social mobility in the U.S. in contrast to rigid social structures in Latin America; and dynamic economic growth and differentiation in the North as compared to initial stagnation and subsequent one-sided exportorientation of the economies of the South. Even though this very general assessment would certainly need to be further elaborated regarding regional and sectoral differences, it nevertheless emphasizes some essential characteristics of the different developments north and south of the Rio Grande, which also depended to a considerable extent on the different landholding conditions in both re...
Administration & Society, 2018
This article summarizes the findings of the contributions collected in the special issue “The Tec... more This article summarizes the findings of the contributions collected in the special issue “The Technology of Information, Communication, and Administration—An Entwined History” dedicated to the accelerated mechanization and the later digitization of administrative information processing in the 20th century. It develops a conceptual framework around the notions of administration, process, information, media, and power that allow for situating the contributions within the broad field of interaction spanned by the materiality of hybrid administrative processes and the ideological dynamics in society. It suggests promising lines of research for further studies in the history of administration and information.
Iberoamericana America Latina Espana Portugal Ensayos Sobre Letras Historia Y Sociedad Notas Resenas Iberoamericanas, 2001
Die Moderne in Lateinamerika: Zentren und …, 2009
Page 263. Peter Fleer Kleinbauern in Lateinamerika-die moderne herausforderung oder die Moderne h... more Page 263. Peter Fleer Kleinbauern in Lateinamerika-die moderne herausforderung oder die Moderne herausfordern? Einleitung Am 15. August 1931 richtete eine Gruppe von Einwohnern aus der indiani-schen Gemeinde ...
Die Moderne in …, 2009
... Die Modernisierung, die im Kontext der Systemkonkurrenz der Nachkriegszeit von der Ersten und... more ... Die Modernisierung, die im Kontext der Systemkonkurrenz der Nachkriegszeit von der Ersten und von der Zweiten Welt aus für die Dritte Welt propagiert wurde, sah die Durchset-zung von Ensembles technologischer und institutioneller Entwicklungen vor, die im Kern auf die ...
Iberoamericana America Latina Espana Portugal Ensayos Sobre Letras Historia Y Sociedad Notas Resenas Iberoamericanas, 2012
Muchas Hispanoamericas Antropologia Historia Y Enfoques Culturales En Los Estudios Latinoamericanos 2001 Isbn 3 89354 129 2 Pags 184 195, 2001
in Administory : Journal for the History of Public Administration, Volume 3: Issue 1, 31 Dec 2018... more in Administory : Journal for the History of Public Administration, Volume 3: Issue 1, 31 Dec 2018, pp. 112–146
Administration & Society, 2018
As administrators in the so-called information age, we are experiencing the transforming power of... more As administrators in the so-called information age, we are experiencing the transforming power of information and the rapidly developing techniques for its processing. As scholars, we are intrigued by the strong and manifold interaction that takes place between information, communication, technology, and administration. The entwined history of information and communications technology (ICT) and administration gives rise to a series of issues that are of interest both from a perspective of technology and administrative history, and from a more general social and cultural science viewpoint. Information processing is key to the efficient functioning of almost every institution, be it private or public. Institutions, such as firms or public agencies, are characterized by their more or less hierarchical organization, which is held together and reconstituted in daily practice by information and the communication of information. At the same time, institutions are also interconnected with their environment by information. Given that information is so crucial for internal structure and external dynamics, it is to be expected that growing information needs, increased information processing capacity, and faster communication flows will have far-reaching consequences for these information-dependent institutions. Behind this macro correlation connected with digitization, subtler effects are at work, affecting the form and character of information, that is, changing the materiality of the information handled by machines, persons, institutions, and networks in daily practice. This cultural-material aspect is crucial for a deeper understanding of the historical processes connected with the digitization of institutional information processing and has to be considered together with techno-political macro trends. In a hierarchical organization, it is the administrative units that are responsible for effective information processing. Historically, these "information machines" underwent thoroughgoing changes, in particular from the mid-19th century onward, when office technology began to mechanize clerical tasks. With the digitization of information processing after World War II, the 798987A ASXXX10.
Este ensayo aspira a contraponer el concepto de “nacion” como proyecto historico de los estratos ... more Este ensayo aspira a contraponer el concepto de “nacion” como proyecto historico de los estratos sociales superiores con el concepto de “etnia” como categoria para indagar las culturas subalternas. Normalmente, de las dos nociones, la nacion ha sido considerada el elemento activo del cambio historico, mientras que la etnia ha representado lo tradicional y estatico. En la tradicion europea, y sobre todo alemana, la etnia se ha entendido como algo preexistente, naturalmente dado. Pero ese no fue el caso en Centroamerica, donde la etnia como elemento de diferenciacion social empezo a construirse a partir de la Conquista. Las etnias centroamericanas se desarrollaron en relacion con el choque y el subsiguiente intercambio entre diferentes razas y culturas.
When we consider the development of the United States and Latin America during the “long” 19th ce... more When we consider the development of the United States and Latin America during the “long” 19th century in a comparative perspective, certain fundamental differences and contrasts stand out regarding the respective political, social and economic conditions. There is a progressive democratization of the political system in the North as opposed to lasting oligarchic rule in the South; greater social mobility in the U.S. in contrast to rigid social structures in Latin America; and dynamic economic growth and differentiation in the North as compared to initial stagnation and subsequent one-sided exportorientation of the economies of the South. Even though this very general assessment would certainly need to be further elaborated regarding regional and sectoral differences, it nevertheless emphasizes some essential characteristics of the different developments north and south of the Rio Grande, which also depended to a considerable extent on the different landholding conditions in both re...
Administration & Society, 2018
This article summarizes the findings of the contributions collected in the special issue “The Tec... more This article summarizes the findings of the contributions collected in the special issue “The Technology of Information, Communication, and Administration—An Entwined History” dedicated to the accelerated mechanization and the later digitization of administrative information processing in the 20th century. It develops a conceptual framework around the notions of administration, process, information, media, and power that allow for situating the contributions within the broad field of interaction spanned by the materiality of hybrid administrative processes and the ideological dynamics in society. It suggests promising lines of research for further studies in the history of administration and information.
Iberoamericana America Latina Espana Portugal Ensayos Sobre Letras Historia Y Sociedad Notas Resenas Iberoamericanas, 2001
Die Moderne in Lateinamerika: Zentren und …, 2009
Page 263. Peter Fleer Kleinbauern in Lateinamerika-die moderne herausforderung oder die Moderne h... more Page 263. Peter Fleer Kleinbauern in Lateinamerika-die moderne herausforderung oder die Moderne herausfordern? Einleitung Am 15. August 1931 richtete eine Gruppe von Einwohnern aus der indiani-schen Gemeinde ...
Die Moderne in …, 2009
... Die Modernisierung, die im Kontext der Systemkonkurrenz der Nachkriegszeit von der Ersten und... more ... Die Modernisierung, die im Kontext der Systemkonkurrenz der Nachkriegszeit von der Ersten und von der Zweiten Welt aus für die Dritte Welt propagiert wurde, sah die Durchset-zung von Ensembles technologischer und institutioneller Entwicklungen vor, die im Kern auf die ...
Iberoamericana America Latina Espana Portugal Ensayos Sobre Letras Historia Y Sociedad Notas Resenas Iberoamericanas, 2012
Muchas Hispanoamericas Antropologia Historia Y Enfoques Culturales En Los Estudios Latinoamericanos 2001 Isbn 3 89354 129 2 Pags 184 195, 2001