Categories,Identities, and Cultural Classification: Moving Beyond a Model of Categorical Constraint

Categorization processes have gained currency in organizational theory. Categories are endemic to organizations and markets, serving as touchstones for organizational identity claims and for audience attention, legitimation, and valuation. Durand and Paolella argue for an expansion of current perspectives on categories, particularly that of prototype theory. Although we agree in spirit, we advocate an expansion of their perspective, which seems to focus primarily on the cognitive aspects of categorization and the force of their constraint, particularly at the individual level of analysis. We suggest three revisions to Durand and Paolella's arguments in order to extend the conversation. First, we advocate that categorization processes might usefully be understood by socio‐cultural perspectives that explicitly consider the role of audiences and the embeddedness of categories in wider classification systems. Second, we connect categorization processes to identity formation and maintenance at the levels of both the organization and the market. Third, we move beyond the constraining power of categories to consider their generative capabilities in processes of emergence and change. Overall, we discuss these in the context of organizational identities and cultural classification systems.     

基于历史文化价值的保护规划——以佛山历史文化名城保护规划为例

本文阐述了历史文化名城保护规划的作用。以历史文化名城佛山为例,分析了历史文化价值在保护规划之中的基础性地位,归纳了佛山名城的四个价值历史文化要点,提出了基于历史文化价值的保护体系构架和保护的具体内容,并就名城展示体系和规划实施保障提出了具体措施。     

对新疆首府乌鲁木齐城市形象文化定位与设计问题的思考

城市设计必须关注城市形象的文化定位问题.城市文化作为城市的精神内核,对城市内在的凝聚力与城市外部形象的塑造至关重要.城市形象的文化定位.关乎社会文明中和谐社会的构建,对新疆首府乌鲁木齐城市形象的文化定位.更关乎民族地区环境友好型社会的建立.新疆首府乌鲁木齐城市形象的建设,不仅需要遵从地域民族文化的内在独特性.而且需要尊重历史文脉的多元复杂性.应将新疆首府乌鲁木齐的城市文化身份,定位在活态丝绸之路厚重的历史文化之上.使新疆首府城市形象具有民族文化、历史文化与现代文化多重表征.并通过多民族共同聚居现代城市建设,为世界提供民族地区多元文化和谐共存的有益经验.