A discussion of the 1988 conference of the International Pc.litical Science Association (IPSA) along with a report on the meaning of the IPSA for the Dutch National Institute for Curr_LctUum Development (SLO) are presented in this document. Part 1 includes: general information on the aims, structure, and activities of the IPSA; a description of the 14th World Congress with its special themes an...

To market new products and services successfully, innovative ventures not only require good ideas but also organizational legitimacy. Legitimacy or ‘social acceptance’ from stakeholders allows entrepreneurs in the mobilizing of resources and necessary supportive contacts to grow their venture. Developing legitimacy is a particularly complex process for private ventures operating in markets of s...

This article reports the findings of a structural analysis of the field of academic nursing in Ireland and considers the implications of the field's current structure for its present status and future trajectory in the academy. Six years after preregistration nursing education transferred to the higher education sector, tensions continue to exist concerning the status and legitimacy of academic...