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Knowledge and Action

Open and Contested Research Questions The Neglected Spatial Dimension in Modern Social Theory The Problematic Legacy of Homo Oeconomicus and Rational Choice Theories Recent Developments in Decision-Making Theories and Geographies of Science: Improvements in the Understanding of Relations Between Knowledge, Action, and Space Collective Action Aims, Claims, and Content of this Volume Conclusion References Action, Knowledge, and Social Relations of Space The Relevance of the Spatial Dimension and the Spatial Turn The Gaps in Social Theory Social Conditions of Scientific Research and the History of Space Different Spaces for Different Worlds Action, Knowledge, and Space—Space, Knowledge, and Action Incorporation of the World and the Construction of Geographical Realities Regionalizations and Regions of Meaningful Geographical Realities Social Relations of Space The Times They Are a-Changing: From Territorial to Digital Social Realities Implications: From Space to Action and from Action to the Spatiality of Action Conclusions References Rationality and Discursive Articulation in Place-Making Late-Modern Action-Theoretic Approaches and “Rational” Interventions Poststructuralist Theories of Practice and “Critical” Interventions Discursive Articulations and the Return of “Rational” Interventions Conclusion References Thought-in-Action/Action-in-Thought Perverse Expertise and the Social Unconscious in the Making of Crisis Neoliberalism, Finance Capitalism, and Crisis Buying the State Finance Capitalism and Environmental Crisis Social Unconsciousness References How Much Knowledge Is Necessary for Action?Definitions of Knowledge and Action Knowledge and Belief Types of Knowledge Action Is Action Possible Without Knowledge?Is Action Possible Against One’s Better Knowledge?Can Knowledge Impede Action?The Relation Between Knowledge and Action The Theory of Planned Behavior The Theory of Unconscious Thought The Option-Generation Framework Evidence From Problem-Solving Research Conclusion References Knowing and Not Knowing Freud and Hayek: Why Quit?The Excess Boom in Non-knowledge Knowledge as a Societal Construct Information and Knowledge Observing Non-knowledge, and Some of the Questions I Ask Myself in the Process Asymmetric Information/Knowledge On the Virtues (Advantages?) of Non-knowledge The Societal-Cognitive Functional Differentiation Between Non-knowledge and Societally Determined Knowledge Gaps Outlook References How Representations of Knowledge Shape Actions The Description-Experience Gap What Causes the Description-Experience Gap?Small Samples Recency Estimation Error Contingent Sampling Spatial Search Policies Cognitive Strategies in Decisions from Experience Neo-Bernoullian Models Associative Learning Models Heuristics Decisions from Experience: A Key to Otherwise Puzzling Human Behavior Conclusion References Reflection and Impulse as Determinants of Human Behavior The Missing Link Between Knowledge and Action A Short Overview of Reflective and Impulsive Styles of Thinking Theories of Reflection Theories of Impulse Bridging the Gap: The Reflective-Impulsive Model The Reflective System The Impulsive System Interaction of Systems Common Pathway to Behavior Knowledge and Action: Bidirectional Connections Determinants of Systematic Behavioral Control Motivation and Opportunity Self-Regulatory Resources Implications of the RIM Thinking Is Tough!Sometimes No Means Yes If I Can’t Process It Improving Implicit Self-Esteem Conclusion References Planning and the Control of Action Controlling Actions by Goals and Implementation Intentions The Role of Knowledge Accessibility in Planning and in the Control of Action Spontaneous Use of Incidentally Presented Goal-Relevant Information Strategic Use of Goal-Relevant Knowledge with MCII Strategic Planning of the Automatic Activation of Goal-Relevant Knowledge Conclusion and Outlook References Pragmatic Philosophy and the Social Function of Knowledge How to Define and How to Obscure Knowledge Knowledge as Practice: Keeping Information Available Social Epistemology and Spatial Difference Delocalized and Resituated Knowledge in the Information Age Conclusion References Semantic Knowledge, Domains of Meaning and Conceptual Spaces What Is Semantic Knowledge?Semantics Based on Conceptual Spaces Semantic Domains Involved in Children’s Development Levels of Intersubjectivity Emotive Domain Visual and Physical Domains Category Domain Value Domain Action Domain Goal Domain Event Domain Some Linguistic Evidence of Semantic Domain Knowledge Conclusion References So What Do You Do? Experimenting with Space for Social Creativity Theoretical Framework Context: The Studio for Social Creativity Method: Action Experiments Data Analysis Configurations in Spaces of Social Creativity Looking Closely at a Sample Session Comparative Analysis Across Sessions Orientation Meeting Mode Expansion Creation Configuration Reflection Exhibition Rehearsal Discussion Orientation in Undifferentiated Space Orientation in Unencrusted Space Qualifying Spaces of Possibility Constructing Spaces Conducive to Newness The Relationship Between Talking and Doing Methodological Reflection Conclusion References The Decision to Move: Being Mobile and Being Rational in Comparative Anthropological Perspective Small Places, Big Issues State of the Art: Rational Choice Models of Mobility State of the Art: Decision-Making Probability The Pragmatics of Decision-Making Variation in Reasoning References Continuity and Change in Older Adults’ Out-of-Home Mobility Over Ten Years: A Qualitative-Quantitative Approach Method Study Design Sample Description and Drop-Out Instruments Data Analyses Results Overview Subjective Meaning of Out-of-Home Mobility Over Time Perceived Changes in Out-of-Home Mobility Over Time and Perceived Reasons for Such Change Satisfaction with Key Areas of Mobility and Satisfaction with Life in General Over Time Out-of-Home Mobility Public Transport Out-of-Home Leisure Activities and Travel Life in General Exploration of Interindividual Variability Over Time in a Case Contrast Approach Discussion References

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