Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the “event” of the construction of Naguib Mahfouz Square. Drawing on the memory of Gamaet-Aldowel-AlArabyia Street, it attempts to uncover the socio-cultural structures inherited in the Egyptian urban street. Design/methodology/approach This...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to build an understanding of what we term “consumer discipline” by unpacking the practices and strategies by which people manage and exert control over what they consume. This is facilitated by looking at the context of food, an everyday necessity...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the added value of philosophy in understanding and overcoming resistance to quality control. Design/methodology/approach – The paper describes a case in which the philosophy of Herman Dooyeweerd was applied to give advice on a standardisation...

The concept of culture is defined in several ways in different contexts. In the case study of Old Paukku (1993-2003) the actors were using the word “culture” in their argumentation in several ways. The discourses were varying and developing during the planning, decision-making and...