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Abstract A crisis is first and foremost a problem of collective action in an uncertain and complex environment. It requires the ability to improvise, tinker, and reassemble—capabilities that are complementary to, or sometimes distinct from, the mechanisms …

Introduction I would like to invite everyone who has led a “translation-reinvention” of the Dictionary of the Untranslatable to this conference. They have never all met before, even though some of them—particularly those who collaborated on the French …

The great stūpa of Sânchî Nitin T. Patil is invited by the assembly of the Collège de France, on the proposal of Professor Louis Fensterbank. Abstract Traditionally, gold complexes have served as Lewis acid catalysts for the activation of C-C multiple …

Abstract In a 9th century letter on papyrus from the Fayoum oasis, the sender wrote: "Ḥasan told me that you had mentioned that I had been rude to you in my letter. But my rudeness, coming from someone like me to someone like you, is actually a mark of …

Abstract After a crisis occurs, there is a moral imperative to learn from it in order to prevent it from happening again or to better cope with it should it recur. However, organizations are often reluctant to conduct a “lessons learned” review; or, when …