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Book SynopsisTrade Review'A powerful, thought-provoking and timely contribution, offering new insights that will greatly enhance our understanding of well-being and its determinants.' -- Dimitris Ballas, University of Groningen, the Netherlands'Wellbeing has been a vibrant field of research across a number of disciplines for several years. However, the experience of the pandemic, which has exposed deeply ingrained inequalities and injustices, makes the concept more relevant than ever. The pandemic raises the possibility of transformational change that could lead to a refocusing of policy goals away from narrowly-defined economic indicators to those focused on a multidimensional conception of wellbeing. As such, this volume is incredibly well timed. It brings together contributions from across the social sciences to demonstrate how understanding the ways in which wellbeing is mobilised as a concept in research, practice and policy is central to these endeavours. In highlighting practice-based approaches the volume reflects on how wellbeing could form the foundation of a post-pandemic world. In doing so, it provides a rich and valuable contribution not only to wellbeing scholarship but also to practical debates on how to take this agenda forward most effectively.' -- Ian Bache, University of Sheffield, UK'An essential practical aide for charting the challenges facing us today with the ambition they merit, A Modern Guide to Wellbeing Research offers guidance for actions and policies to improve wellbeing while casting some light on the different understandings of this important, but complex concept.' -- Katherine Trebeck, Wellbeing Economy Alliance'Wellbeing is the overarching aim of social science and needs a multidisciplinary dialogue and approach. For sustainable, inclusive well-being as both a goal and process we need to draw on the strengths of all academic disciplines. You won‚Äôt agree with everything here, I don‚Äôt, but that‚Äôs the point as we work out what really matters, how we can study it and how to use that knowledge in practice.' -- Nancy Hey, Executive Director, What Works Centre for Wellbeing, UKTable of ContentsContents: Foreword xiv Katherine Trebeck, Wellbeing Economy Alliance 1 Introduction to wellbeing research 1 Beverley A Searle, Jessica Pykett and Maria Jesus Alfaro-Simmonds PART I APPROACHING WELLBEING 2 Commentary to Part I: reanimating the radical possibilities of wellbeing 23 Sarah Atkinson 3 Towards a queer epistemological framework for wellbeing research 29 Julia Zielke 4 A Marxian approach to wellbeing: human nature and use value 51 David Watson 5 Developing qualitative, biographical research into happiness and wellbeing: a sociological perspective 68 Mark Cieslik 6 Practicing wellbeing through community economies: an action research approach 84 Thomas SJ Smith and Kelly Dombroski PART II PRACTICING WELLBEING 7 Commentary to Part II: a wellbeing lens in practice 104 Neil Thin 8 Prisoners’ rehabilitation and wellbeing: a psychosocial perspective 110 Fabio Tartarini 9 Gender and wellbeing in post-war Sri Lanka 129 Fazeeha Azmi 10 Wellbeing and inclusion: a place for religion 148 Laura Kapinga and Bettina Bock 11 Children experiencing happiness in the city 164 Maria Jesus Alfaro-Simmonds 12 Housing inequalities and wellbeing: a critical analysis of narratives from stakeholders in Luxembourg 184 Magdalena Górczyńska-Angiulli, Elise Machline 13 Woodlands and wellbeing: evaluating the ‘Actif Woods Wales’ programme 205 Heli Gittins, Sophie Wynne-Jones and Val Morrison PART III WHERE NEXT FOR WELLBEING? 14 Commentary to Part III: wellbeing: a means for informed policy-making 227 Susan J Elliott 15 Who benefits and who suffers from international migration? Global evidence from the science of happiness 232 Martijn Hendriks 16 Human wellbeing in environmental management 245 Kelly Biedenweg and David J Trimbach 17 Budgeting for wellbeing 266 Arthur Grimes 18 Subjective wellbeing and transformation 282 Beverley A Searle Index

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Book SynopsisFrom FSGO x Logic: a Stanford professor's spirited dismantling of Silicon Valley's intellectual origins.

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Book SynopsisIn Deceit and Self Deception Robert Trivers, whose work has been acclaimed by figures such as Richard Dawkins and Steven Pinker, looks at how and why we so often deceive ourselves. We lie to ourselves every day: about how well we drive, how much we''re enjoying ourselves - even how good looking we are. In this ground-breaking book, Robert Trivers examines not only how we self-deceive, but also why, taking fascinating examples from aviation disasters, con artists, sexual betrayals and conflicts within families. Revealing, provocative and witty, Deceit and Self-Deception is one of the most vital books written this century, and will make you rethink everything that you think you know. Robert Trivers is one of the leading figures pioneering the field of sociobiology. He received his bachelors and PhD from Harvard University. He has been on the faculty at Harvard, the University of California, Santa Cruz, and Rutgers University.''ATrade ReviewFascinating * Economist *This is a remarkable book, by a uniquely brilliant scientist...arguably his most provocative and interesting idea so far...a pleasure to read. Strongly recommended. -- Richard DawkinsProvocative and wide-ranging...Deceit and Self-Deception has broad appeal and a well-structured narrative...[it] conveys a powerful and focused message -- Stuart West * Nature *A remarkable book...Great books contain important new ideas, and this book is no exception...Striking observations and new twists on old themes are packed into every chapter...entertaining and accessible -- William von Hippel, Psychologist, University of QueenslandA startlingly original and important book -- Richard WranghamAdmirable breadth, clarity and ambition -- Julian Baggini * Science Focus *

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Book SynopsisThe story of how humiliation has been used as a means of coercion and control in the modern age - from the shaving of the heads of alleged women collaborators in occupied France to the social media pillorying of the 21st century.Trade ReviewFrevert, director of the Center for the History of Emotions in Berlin, largely focuses on German history in this book, but she draws in plenty of examples from other countries. At its heart is a desire to understand why people feel the need to humiliate others in public, even one's own children. * Philip Dwyer, University of Newcastle, Australia, European History Quarterly *the book is well written, thoughtful, and interesting. I much enjoyed reading it. * Prof Samuel Clark, Reviews in History *...very interesting... * Luigi Lonardo, The International Spectator *Frevert is not a pessimist. She reminds us that humiliating practices are effective because they have an audience who share the moral code of the aggressor. Once that moral code is denied, the spectacle of cruelty collapses ... the central message of the book is that there are choices to be made: and maintaining the dignity of the more marginalised members of our society is the right one. * Joanna Bourke, Prospect *Ute Frevert is a brilliant historian, who has brought her tremendous intellectual powers to the subject of humiliation. This is an extraordinary book, and so wide-ranging in the way in which it approaches the subject of humiliation. * James Daybell, Histories of the Unexpected *From flogging to Facebook, from humiliation administered by the 17th-century state to 21st-century society's self-generated online shaming, from honour to dignity: that is the story of modernity in Ute Frevert's masterful telling. But of course it's less linear, more complicated — and more interesting. A dazzling book, full of surprises. Get a copy and read it. Or shame on you! * Professor Jan Plamper, author of The History of Emotions: An Introduction *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1: Pillories and Public Beatings: State Punishments Under Fire 2: Social Sites of Public Shaming: From the Classroom to Online Bullying 3: Honour and the Language of Humiliation in International Politics 4: No End in Sight Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisA sociologist explains how over the past two decades neoliberal societies have sought to control the poor through a combination of penal sanction and welfare supervision.Trade Review“Punishing the Poor is an incisive and unflinching indictment of neoliberal state restructuring and poverty (mis)management. It brilliantly exposes structural and symbolic consonances between ‘workfare’ and ‘prisonfare,’ and between emergent, transnational policy orthodoxies in social and penal policy. Loïc Wacquant delivers a trenchant, radical, and entirely compelling analysis.”—Jamie Peck, author of Workfare States“This masterful treatment of contemporary punishment policies relocates the entire field within the political sweep of the twentieth-century ascendance of economic neoliberalism and the evisceration of the welfare state. Loïc Wacquant skillfully weds materialist and symbolic approaches in the best tradition of Marx and radical criminology, on the one hand, and Durkheim and Bourdieu, on the other. This provocative book is the counter-manifesto to neoliberal penality, a must-read for all students of criminal justice and citizenship.”—Bernard E. Harcourt, author of Against Prediction: Profiling, Policing, and Punishing in an Actuarial Age“This powerful book shows that America’s harsh penal policies are of a piece with our harsh social policies and that both can be understood as a symbolic and material apparatus to control the marginal populations created by neoliberal globalization. A tour de force!”—Frances Fox Piven, co-author of Regulating the Poor: The Functions of Public Welfare“Punishing the Poor makes a novel and important contribution to welfare state scholarship, along with a host of disciplines and professions concerned with the plight of the urban poor. It should be read carefully and intentionally in graduate courses, in advanced undergraduate seminars, and among scholarly and professional circles alike.” -- Rueben Miller * Journal of Poverty *“An intellectual tour de force of how the American state’s interaction with citizens of colour is non-random and, for many African Americans, harmful.” -- Desmond King * British Journal of Criminology *“The book is often a good read. Wacquant is eclectic and smart. His writing is always lively. His argument is a very interesting one. . . . [Waquant] is brilliant and fascinating. His leaps of metaphor and his daring allusions are a continuous and often delightful spectacle. His passion ad commitment are laudable.” -- Andrew Abbott * American Journal of Sociology *“[T]he story Wacquant tells is deeply disturbing. . . . Punishing the Poor retains a certain power, reminding us of the hypermodern yet archaic world of prisons still in our midst.” -- Kim Phillips-Fein * Bookforum *“Amid a burgeoning field of both scholarly analysis and policy prescription, few writers can match the eloquence and passion with which Loïc Wacquant has identified, characterized and criticized the rise and rise of punishment. Combining a capacious and imaginative intellectual range with an unusual rhetorical gift, he has made a tremendous contribution to our awareness of these developments and of their implications, particularly for the poor and for other socially marginal groups. . . . [Punishing the Poor is] one of the most eloquent, and disturbing, assessments of the phenomenon of penal excess in the USA, and one which his communicative skills have made accessible to a wide audience. This in itself counts as a substantial contribution to an intellectually intriguing, politically pressing, and ethically troubling field.” -- Nicola Lacey * British Journal of Sociology *“I wish I could write like Loïc Wacquant. Not only in terms of the volume of published material, but also in terms of the quality of that rich output: how many articles and books in a relatively short period of time and on a variety of topics? Wacquant has made a massive contribution to social science, and has extremely rare qualities indeed. Passion and the power of persuasion drive his text repeatedly – sentence after sentence, paragraph after paragraph of layered arguments on the materialist anatomies of post-Fordist society, its urban forms, and contradictions.” -- Martin Jones * Criminology and Criminal Justice *“Loïc Wacquant is probably the most theoretically provocative commentator writing on urban marginality today. Punishing the Poor further solidifies that reputation. . . . Punishing the Poor is an important book. It should be read—and debated.” -- Sanford F. Schram * Social Service Review *“Loïc Wacquant’s book – part of a trilogy exploring changing social and political formations in the United States and beyond – presents a powerful and cogent analysis of how social insecurity is produced and governed. Its core argument addresses the changing state formations through which the poor are being managed, highlighting the double movement towards ‘prisonfare’ and ‘workfare.’ He traces the rise of the penal state in the United States, but argues that this needs to be seen as interwoven with the transformation of welfare into workfare. For me, this is a powerful and important claim, not least because penality and welfare are typically studied by different groups of people. Grasping how the state’s different apparatuses are being reformed typically falls outside conventional disciplinary perspectives. I am grateful for Wacquant’s intellectual insistence on, and rich empirical demonstration of, the importance of this way of thinking.” -- John Clarke * Social Forces *“Urgent and timely, absorbing and alarming, Punishing the Poor should warn us that Britain's increasing dependence on our penal state and the accelerating erosion of our social state are one and the same thing, and may prove a disaster.” -- Louise Hardwick * Times Higher Education *“Wacquant weaves together the narratives of American peculiarity and the global trends of neo-liberalism, and the amount of empirical detail demands that his arguments be taken seriously. His claim that ‘poor relief ’ has taken on a new meaning, relief not to the poor, but from the poor, ‘disappearing’ them from shrinking welfare rolls to expanding carceral dungeons, sums up the thesis of this timely and compelling book.” -- Barbara Hudson * British Journal of Criminology *“Wacquant’s comprehensive analysis proves, once again, not only that punishment is about more than crime, but also that criminology is too important to be left to criminologists. . . . Any attempt to build a strategy towards a political consensus for reducing needless punishment would be immensely strengthened by a careful reading of Wacquant’s work.” -- David Nelken * Criminology and Criminal Justice *Table of ContentsTables and Figures ix Prologue: America as Living Laboratory for the Neoliberal Future xi 1. Social Insecurity and the Punitive Upsurge 1 Part I: Poverty of the Social State 2. The Criminalization of Poverty in the Post-Civil Rights Era 41 3. Welfare "Reform" as Poor Discipline and Statecraft 76 Part II: Grandeur of the Penal State 4. The Great Confinement of the Fin de Siècle 113 5. The Coming of Carceral "Big Government" 151 Part III. 6. The Prison as Surrogate Ghetto: Encaging the Black Subproletarians 195 7. Moralism and Punitive Panopticism: Hunting Down Sex Offenders 209 Part IV: European Declinations 8. The Scholarly Myths of the New Law-and-Order Reason 243 9. Carceral Aberration Comes to French 270 Theoretical Coda: A Sketch of the Neoliberal State 287 Acknowledgments 315 Endnotes 319 Index 367

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Book SynopsisReissue of a profound exploration of the concept of human need by the esteemed author of On Consolation What does a person need, not just to survive, but to flourish? In this profound, searching book, Michael Ignatieff explores the many human needs that go beyond basic sustenance: for love, for respect, for community and consolation. In a society of strangers, how might we find a common language to express such needs? Ignatieff's lucid, penetrating enquiry takes him back to great works of philosophy, literature and art, from St. Augustine to Hieronymus Bosch to Shakespeare. Reissued with a new preface, The Needs of Strangers builds to a moving meditation on the possibility of accommodating claims of difference within a politics based on common need.Trade Review'Michael Ignatieff writes an urgent prose... he will convince people, in highly readable fashion, that the ideas he discusses really matter' - Salman Rushdie'Beautifully written and profoundly thoughtful' - New Statesman'Elegant meditations on human need' - New Republic

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Book SynopsisY O U C A N M A K E A P O S I T I V E D I F F E R E N C EThis inspiring, easy-to-use guide will help kickstart any activist's journey.From supporting independent businesses and amplifying marginalised voices, to community gardening and giving to a food bank, there's something you can do to make a positive change whether you have a day, an hour, or just five minutes to spare.Divided into three parts, Everyday Activism suggests 60 small actions that can slip easily into any busy schedule. If you want to change the world for the better but are unsure how, this is the perfect place to begin.

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Book SynopsisHow do we define patriotism in a diverse society? What divides us and what brings us together? Why do we feel uncomfortable celebrating our country’s history?Trade Review‘Excellent. Katwala is an elegant and exuberant writer. This lovely book is both polemic and user’s manual.’ The Spectator ‘Eloquent and engaging.’ TLS ‘A really great read about how we can have an open and inclusive patriotism.’ Baroness Sayeeda Warsi ‘Really, really thought-provoking and nuanced. I suggest that anyone who an interest in the future of this country should read it.’ Nihal Arthanayake ‘Well-written, thought-provoking and insightful in its analysis, How to Be a Patriot is essential reading.’ Nick Thomas-Symonds ‘This important book is predominantly about searching for common ground.’ Eric Kaufmann, Literary Review ‘Fantastic. I’ve been waiting for a Sunder Katwala book.’ Geoff Lloyd, Reasons to be Cheerful ‘Ever my go-to guy when trying to make sense of this ferociously polarised issue.’ Tom Holland ‘Sunder Katwala has helped to lead the public conversation on national identity.' David Lammy MP ‘There are few better judges of the state of the national debate. Landmark.’ Daniel Finkelstein ‘Wide ranging, wise and humane. Fizzing with energy, ideas and passion.’ Rob Ford, author of Brexitland ‘Deeply persuasive. … Katwala deals with reality rather than caricatures.’ Jewish Chronicle ‘Compelling and passionate. Truly insightful.’ Bobby Duffy, author of The Generation Divide ‘Excellent, thought-provoking and wise.’ Colin Yeo, author of Welcome to Britain

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Book Synopsis''If you''re a progressive, in Britain or elsewhere, and if you think the movement needs fresh ideas, read this book, it''s full of them. Then get to work'' The Guardian''It ought to be required reading for every civil servant, regulator and politician in the UK and elsewhere'' Literary ReviewFinancial malpractice, we''re told, is an aberration: the actions of a few bad apples deviating from the norms of a market-governed process and gaming the system. In Sabotage, political scientists Anastasia Nesvetailova and Ronen Palan blow this fiction apart, showing that sabotage is not an anomaly, but part of the business model of finance - and always has been.Abusive lending practices, misleading investors, manipulating prices, deliberately falsifying figures, cheating, obstruction and taking advantage of ''the dumbest person in the room'' - they''re actually the main source of profitability in finance, and the surest Trade ReviewSabotage is a great book. It lifts the lid on shocking, systematic abuses, of which every user of financial services needs to be aware. It ought to be required reading for every civil servant, regulator and politician in the UK and elsewhere. -- Ian Fraser * Literary Review *If you're a progressive, in Britain or elsewhere, and if you think the movement needs fresh ideas, read this book, it's full of them. Then get to work. -- Oliver Bullough * The Guardian *Distinctive, fresh and well-justified... Sabotage deserves high praise for fulfilling the most valuable injunction of all when it comes to catastrophic crises with terrible human costs: never forget. -- Felix Martin * New Statesman *Nesvetailova and Palan trace how financiers have corrupted the purpose of the corporation, undermined our tax authorities, foxed the regulators, evaded the forces of law and order, and generally rigged markets in their favour. There's a word for all this - sabotage. And as it has unfolded, finance has been steadily sabotaging our democracies. This lucid, persuasive and timely new book hits the nail on the head. -- Nicholas Shaxson, author of Treasure Islands: Tax Havens and the Men Who Stole the World

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Book SynopsisDiscover happiness within through simple steps in Dr. Rekha Shetty's book. Create your own Happy Street by making small changes in your daily life and surroundings. Find joy in the present moment rather than chasing external success for ultimate happiness.

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Book Synopsis"Thoroughly updated and revised, this new edition of Understanding Health Inequalities, edited by Hilary Graham, remains a welcome and timely contribution. Replete with thoughtful essays on health inequities analyzed in relation to societal structure, social position and geography ... the volume provides important insights into how class, racial/ethnic, gender, and spatial health inequities are produced - and how they can be rectified. The world economic crisis launched by the implosion of unregulated financial markets in the fall of 2008 only serves to underscore the volume's central conclusion: that government regulation and intervention, premised on a commitment to equity, is essential for tackling health inequalities. Health professionals, students, and any and all working for healthy and sustainable ways of living will benefit from this collection."Nancy Krieger, Harvard School of Public Health, USAUnderstanding Health Inequalities second editionTable of ContentsIntroduction1. The challenge of health inequalities Hilary GrahamPart I: Health inequalities: understanding patterns over time and place2. Life course influences on children’s futures Catherine Law3. Life course influences on health at older ages Mel Bartley & David Blane4. Geographical inequalities in health over the last century Danny Dorling & Bethan Thomas5. Neighbourhoods, social class and health Sally Macintyre & Anne Ellaway Part II: Health inequalities: understanding intersections6. Religion, ethnicity and health inequalities James Nazroo & Saffron Karlsen7. Negotiating ethnic identities and health Karl Atkin 8. Gender and socioeconomic inequalities in mortality and health behaviours: an overviewKate Hunt and G David Batty9. Class cultures and the meaning of young motherhoodNaomi Rudoe and Rachel Thomson Part III: Health inequalities: understanding policy impacts10. Unequal consequences of ill-health: researching the role of public policyMargaret Whitehead, Barbara Hanratty and Bo Burström11. Tackling health inequalities: the scope for policy Hilary Graham

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Book SynopsisWhat are social policies?How are social policies created and implemented?Why do certain policies exist?The fourth edition of this highly respected textbook provides a clear and engaging introduction to social policy.The book has been thoroughly updated to include: Changes in social policy introduced by the Coalition government Incorporation of an international perspective throughout, as well as anew chapter: The global social policy environment Updated pedagogy to stimulate thought and learning Comprehensive glossary Social Policy is essential reading for students beginning or building on their study of social policy or welfare. The wide-ranging coverage of topics means that the book holds broad appeal for a number of subject areas including health, social policy, criminology, education, social work and sociology."This textbook has always been a useful teaching resource because it combines substantiTable of Contents List of activitiesList of tablesList of figuresList of boxesThe authors PrefaceThe subject of social policyIdeas and concepts in social policyThe development of social policy in BritainThe global social policy environment The contested boundaries of social policy: the case of criminal justiceWho gets what? Slicing the welfare cakeSocial policy, politics and social controlWho makes policy? The example of educationWork and welfareAre professionals good for you? The example of health policy and health professionalsUtopia and ideals: housing policy and the environmentCommunity and social careDevolution and social policyConclusion: the future of social policyGlossaryBibliography

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Book SynopsisUsing a bio-psychosocial framework, this popular textbook explains the wide basis of perspectives on which we build an understanding of people's behaviours and why and how we respond in the way we do. This book accessibly explains key concepts including attachment, trauma, developmental psychology and oppression to highlight and enhance social workers' understanding of practice.Thoroughly updated since its popular first edition, the book now includes: A brand new chapter on Attachment More coverage of neurological concepts and their influence on behaviour Expanded material on older people and resilience, crime and violence against black and minority ethnic groups, and domestic violence issues More coverage of mental health, alcohol and drugs and their impact on behaviour Fully updated to reflect the Munro report and recent social worker task force recommendations, this new edition also includes brand new and additional case studies and pedagogy, making thisTable of ContentsList of figuresList of tablesAcknowledgementsIntroductionThe role played by theory in understanding behaviour Part 1: Biological dimensions of human behaviour Biological and medical influences on behaviour Developmental models and considerations Part 2: Psychological dimensions of human behaviour Freud's psychoanalytic and Erikson's developmental theories of behaviour Neo-Freudian or ego psychology perspectives Attachment and object relations theories Behaviourism Cognition and cognitive theories Humanist and existentialist perspectives on behaviour Influences of trauma on behaviour Mental health related influences on behaviourSubstance use related influences on behaviourPart 3: Social dimensions of behaviour Systems theory, ecosystems and personal-cultural-social (PCS) perspectives Families and family systems Feminist perspectives on behaviour Summary: A bio-psychosocial perspective, strengths and resilience BibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisShows that 'Aryan,' a word that today evokes images of racial hatred and atrocity, was first used by Europeans to suggest bonds of kinship. This book features the history of British Orientalism and the ethnology of India.

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Book SynopsisVolume 6 of The Collected Works of Arthur Seldon examines the failure of state-supported welfare programs to benefit the people most in need of help. The eight articles and one book in this volume encompass almost forty years of criticism of the welfare state. Seldon argues that the welfare state cannot, in the long run, solve the problem of poverty. It is driven by misguided egalitarian views which make it universalist, providing benefits for the middle classes as well as the poor. Because it finances welfare through taxation, it damages incentives to work. Moreover it diminishes motivations to save and to provide for one''s family as the state appears to take over such responsibilities. Once free welfare services are begun they are very difficult to stop. But, says Seldon, permanent state welfare is unnecessary: as people''s incomes rise, most are capable of providing for themselves and their families. In the end, people will revolt against inferior state services and the state will

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Book SynopsisThis is the fourth volume in Liberty Fund''s The Collected Works of Arthur Seldon. It brings together six of Seldon''s most pivotal essays that discuss his alternative proposals for paying for ''public'' services rather than through coercive taxation. Specifically, Seldon focuses on the varied use of vouchers and the choices people have regarding purchasing or receiving such public services as health care and education. The recurring theme, as noted in Colin Robinson''s introduction, is that non-market provision, financed by taxpayers, leads to a fatal disconnection between suppliers and consumers. Throughout this book, Seldon examines the options and obligations of the government as the ''middle-man''. Seldon creates a compelling case that through a return to market principles, efficiency in the provision of these services will improve, and, above all, people will regain the incentive to provide for themselves instead of relying on the state. This volume is an invaluable resource for

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Book SynopsisInternational competition and variable economic conditions have brought the threat of layoffs to the doorsteps of workers and managers in all sectors of our economy. One response to this problem is Unemployment Insurance-Supported Work Sharing. This book provides a balanced assessment of this policy in the United States, Canada, and Europe.

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Book SynopsisAN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF PROTEST AND ACTIVISM IN AOTEAROA NEW ZEALANDTrade Review'This book is a valuable koha to those who missed class or were born away from the roots of knowledge. It is a fresh taonga for the bookshelf, and necessary for anyone who tells you how perfect New Zealand is' - Jessica Thompson Carr, Landfall Review Online; 'From a strong pool of contenders, one book stood above the others, not only achieving excellence in writing, illustration and design, but also – crucially – tackling a vast and significant topic worthy of these urgent times'; ‘Readers are drawn into Aotearoa’s rich and raw stories from contact to now. Engaging, insightful and incredibly well-researched texts by multiple authors provide a cohesive and strong overall narrative, covering a huge breadth of our history and the themes that define us as a nation' - Ockham judges' comments;Table of Contents06 Preface 10 Protest, remember and survive 18 Collisions 48 War 98 Anti-nuclear protest 126 Mana motuhake 166 Apartheid 212 Women & Protest 250 LGBTQI+ protest 270 Civil rights 314 Class & economic protest 354 Environment 398 Acknowledgements 400 Notes 404 Select bibliography 406 About the contributors 408 Index

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Book SynopsisListening connects us to others and the world around us. Learn how to harness its power in this life-changing new book. Drawing on the Japanese concept of ''kiku'', sociolinguist and listening expert Haru Yamada shares a transformational guide to becoming better listeners in our daily life. Kiku is a particular type of listening that goes beyond the superficial. It is a deep listening that brings us together. Kiku offers a brand-new insight into the art of listening and an informative roadmap to help you to listen with intention and meaning in your daily interactions. Once you understand how hearing and listening work, you''ll start noticing your own. You will gain a deeper understanding of the world. You''ll read rooms better because you''ll be reading more deeply between the lines of the people around you. Kiku is an essential guide to unlocking the power of listening in your relationships, at work and at home, and in the wider world around you.

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Book SynopsisIn a boundary-crossing and globalizing world, the personal and social positions in self and identity become increasingly dense, heterogeneous and even conflicting. In this handbook scholars of different disciplines, nations and cultures (East and West) bring together their views and applications of dialogical self theory in such a way that deeper commonalities are brought to the surface. As a 'bridging theory', dialogical self theory reveals unexpected links between a broad variety of phenomena, such as self and identity problems in education and psychotherapy, multicultural identities, child-rearing practices, adult development, consumer behaviour, the use of the internet and the value of silence. Researchers and practitioners present different methods of investigation, both qualitative and quantitative, and also highlight applications of dialogical self theory.Trade Review'This is an incredibly engaging and comprehensive text that builds on the evolving dialogical self theory, applies the model to several fascinating and diverse global cases and still finds room to explain in thoughtful detail how to utilize these ideas in improving people's lives. What you have in the Handbook of Dialogical Self Theory is a comprehensive guide to the theoretical understanding, analysis, and practice of dialogical self theory with diverse case examples and multiple illustrations of its usefulness and practicality in a complex and changing world.' Jack S. Kahn, California School of Professional Psychology, Alliant International University'This is a truly comprehensive examination of the multiple and diverse aspects of the emerging field of dialogical self studies. From a theoretical, methodological and practical vantage point an international group of scholars lays out the promises and possibilities of what will surely become an exciting field of inquiry as well as a foundation for new practices.' Henderikus J. Stam, University of Calgary'The 'dialogical self' is among the most important and original new theories in the social sciences in the past 20 years. It is a theory for our times, addressing in complex and insightful ways the ways that globalization affects psychological functioning. In this book, the theory is presented lucidly and thoroughly, covering an impressive range not only in psychology but also sociology, economics, philosophy, and political studies. The book should be welcome in all those fields as a major contribution to the understanding of globalization.' Jeffrey Jensen Arnett, Clark University'Longing for a 'big picture' look at dialogical self theory? Look no further! Besides providing detailed examinations of the theory itself, this handbook presents a plethora of ways to apply DST to research, psychotherapy, and education. DST scholars and practitioners will not be disappointed!' Jonathan D. Raskin, State University of New York'Handbook of Dialogical Self Theory is a comprehensive consolidation of recent advances in the theory and practice of dialogical self theory (DST). The collection of 27 chapters provides a comprehensive explication of DST as a 'bridging theory' … the handbook provides an excellent resource upon which further innovative theoretical, research, and practical positions should be built. More important, readers who engage with the content will be changed by it: never again will you use phrases like 'sense of self' without feeling that someone, somewhere has something very different and important to say on the matter.' Gavin Sullivan, PsycCRITIQUES'For those interested in DST, Hermans and Gieser's volume is a valuable and important contribution to the literature. And for those who are just curious and want to know more, they too will be rewarded. It is a rich, comprehensive compendium featuring many of the central players in the DST movement and it explores the idea of the dialogical self with a kind of earnestness and sense of purpose that many will find appealing.' Mark Freeman, Theory and Psychology'The editors of this work are among the leading representatives of narrative psychology and creators of dialogical self theory (DST) … Of particular value is the fact that the authors represented are from Africa, India, Japan and China, in addition to traditional, Western centers of science … [This volume] merits use as an academic textbook on DST [and] … will interest 'humanists', including anthropologists, linguists, sociologists, psychologists, psychotherapists, psychiatrists, doctors and even business psychologists … Authors of individual chapters use a clear and lively style, so the concepts described will interest even those readers unfamiliar with the topic.' Mariusz Wołońciej, International Journal for Dialogical ScienceTable of ContentsIntroductory chapter: history, main tenets and core concepts of dialogical self theory Hubert J. M. Hermans and Thorsten Gieser; Part I. Theoretical Contributions: Introduction Hubert J. M. Hermans and Thorsten Gieser; 1. Positioning in the dialogical self: recent advances in theory construction Peter T. F. Raggatt; 2. Time and the dialogical self John Barresi; 3. Developmental origins of the dialogical self: early childhood years Marie-Cécile Bertau; 4. Self-making through synthesis: extending dialogical self theory Jaan Valsiner and Kenneth R. Cabell; 5. Multiculturalism, multiple identifications and the dialogical self: shifting paradigms of personhood in sociocultural anthropology Toon van Meijl; 6. Acculturation and the dialogical formation of immigrant identity: race and culture in diaspora spaces Sunil Bhatia; 7. Psychodrama: from dialogical self theory to a self in dialogical action Leni M. F. Verhofstadt-Denève; 8. Identity construction among transnational migrants: a dialogical analysis of the interplay between personal, social and societal levels Seth Surgan and Emily Abbey; 9. Negotiating with autonomy and relatedness: dialogical processes in everyday lives of Indians Nandita Chaudhary; 10. Dialogicality and the Internet Vincent W. Hevern; 11. Schizophrenia and alterations in first-person experience: advances offered from the vantage point of dialogical self theory Paul H. Lysaker and John T. Lysaker; 12. The dialogical self in the new South Africa Graham Lindegger and Charl Alberts; Part II. Methods for Studying the Dialogical Self: Introduction Hubert J. M. Hermans and Thorsten Gieser; 13. Dialogicality and personality traits Piotr K. Oleś and Małgorzata Puchalska-Wasyl; 14. Spatial organization of the dialogical self in creative writers Renata Żurawska-Żyła, Elżbieta Chmielnicka-Kuter and Piotr K. Oleś; 15. Cognitive architecture of the dialogical self: an experimental approach Katarzyna Stemplewska-Żakowicz, Bartosz Zalewski, Hubert Suszek and Dorota Kobylińska; 16. Voicing inner conflict: from a dialogical to a negotiational self Dina Nir; 17. Narrative processes of innovation and stability within the dialogical self Miguel M. Gonçalves and António P. Ribeiro; 18. Methodological approaches to studying the self in its social context Carol A. Jasper, Helen R. Moore, Lisa S. Whittaker and Alex Gillespie; Part III. Domains of Application: Introduction Hubert J. M. Hermans and Thorsten Gieser; 19. The use of I-positions in psychotherapy John Rowan; 20. Dialogically-oriented therapies and the role of poor metacognition in personality disorders Giancarlo Dimaggio; 21. Reconstructing the self in the wake of loss: a dialogical contribution Robert A. Neimeyer; 22. Creating dialogical space in psychotherapy: meaning-generating chronotope of ma Masayoshi Morioka; 23. Therapeutic applications of dialogues in dialogic action therapy David Y. F. Ho; 24. The depositioning of the I: emotional coaching in the context of transcendental awareness Agnieszka Hermans-Konopka; 25. The dialogical self and educational research: a fruitful relationship M. Beatrice Ligorio; 26. The self in career learning: an evolving dialogue Annemie Winters, Frans Meijers, Reinekke Lengelle and Herman Baert; 27. Navigating inconsistent consumption preferences at multiple levels of the dialogical self Shalini Bahl; Epilogue: a philosophical epilogue on the question of autonomy Shaun Gallagher.

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Book SynopsisThe first study to provide an analysis of multimodal communication in courts of law. It will interest language and law scholars, and researchers in the fields of gesture studies and social interaction in institutional contexts. It will also appeal to those interested in the adjudication of sexual assault.Trade Review'… this book compellingly re-examines what we mean when we talk about 'language and law' and effectively debunks the myth that law is only about words. It provides a fascinating steppingstone for future work in courtroom discourse.' Ana-Maria Jerca, The LINGUISTTable of ContentsAcknowledgements; List of transcription conventions; Introduction; 1. Multimodal conduct: what is it?; 2. Co-constructing expert identity; 3. The transformation of evidence into precedent; 4. Negotiating intertextuality; 5. Motives and accusations; 6. Nailing down an answer; 7. Exhibits, tapes, and inconsistency; 8. Material mediated gestures; 9. Rhythmic gestures and semanticity; 10. Conclusion; References; Index.

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Book SynopsisNon-elected actors, such as non-governmental organizations and celebrity activists, present themselves as representatives of others to audiences of decision-makers, such as state leaders, the European Union, the United Nations, and the World Trade Organization. These actors are increasingly included in the deliberation and decision-making processes of such institutions. To take one well-known example, the non-governmental organization, Oxfam, presses decision-makers and governments for fair trade rules on behalf of the world''s poor. What entitles such ''self-appointed representatives'' to speak and act for the poor? As The Economist asked, ''Who elected Oxfam?''. Montanaro claims that such actors can, and should, be conceptualized as representatives, and that they can - though do not always - represent others in a manner that we can recognize as democratic. However, in order to do so, we must stretch our imaginations beyond the standard normative framework of elections.Trade Review'Democratic representation isn't what it used to be, and now covers much more than elections. Laura Montanaro provides an authoritative and compelling guide to this new landscape of representation. She shows that it doesn't matter that nobody elected Oxfam; but that it matters enormously how Oxfam and other self-appointed representatives behave.' John Dryzek, Centre for Deliberative Democracy and Global Governance, University of CanberraTable of Contents1. Democracy and its norms; 2. Self-appointed representation; 3. The dangers of self-appointed representation; 4. Non-electoral authorization and accountability; 5. Applying the theory; 6. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisOver the last thirty years, several disciplines and sub-disciplines have emerged to deepen our understanding of public policy. However, this literature is dominated by western scholarship and has developed within the context of American and (Western) European public institutions. Efforts to place this literature in the context of the global South have been conspicuous by their absence. This book seeks to bridge this gap by placing this literature in the context of Indian public policy processes and reviews key concepts, theories and models that are employed in the study for students of public policy, policy change and administration and governance and management. It aims to shape our understanding of public policy processes as developed across several disciplines and study them within the Indian context, explaining most ideas and concepts with reference to India and the global South.Table of ContentsList of tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. What is public policy? Concepts, trends and issues; 2. How are policy choices made and implemented?; 3. Where does policy change come from? Context, ideas and people; 4. What happens when policies come to the ground?; 5. Knowing the consequences of public policy; Index.

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Book SynopsisDuring the 1970s and early 1980s, Egypt experienced swift economic growth resulting from a regional oil boom. Oddly, this economic growth hardly registered in Egyptian public discourse, which continuously claimed that the country was experiencing multiple economic, social, and cultural crises. This book sets out to investigate this discrepancy and to offer a revisionist history of the period. It documents the massive socio-economic mobility in Egypt by analysing relevant statistical data and ethnographic evidence, indicating the changes in the employment structure and the spread of mass consumption. Relli Shechter further examines a wide array of cultural resources, such as Egyptian academic writing, the press, the cinema, and the literature, in which critics lamented ''what went wrong'' in Egypt. By doing so, he offers a local version of a wider Middle Eastern and international story: the global formation of middle-class societies whose members strove for respectable lives with only pTrade Review'Through a thorough investigation of the socio-economic mobility, employment structure, and the spread of consumption, The Rise of the Egyptian Middle Class lays the foundations for the corrective argument that the oil boom, not Sadat's open door policies, was the driving force behind the social transformations in Post-Nasser Egypt. With a wealth of statistical data ethnographic evidence, and profound historical analysis, Shechter produced a wonderful and long-awaited contribution to the study of the Egyptian society since President Sadat.' Hanan Hammad, Addran College of Liberal Arts, TexasTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Working into the middle class; 3. 'Crisis of supply in every household'; 4. 'Provocative consumption'; 5. 'Parasites'; 6. The resurgence of middle-class Islam; 7. Conclusion: socio-economic mobility and discontent.

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Book SynopsisThis book derives from research and fieldwork in the rural and tribal hinterland of India, particularly in the mineral rich states. It looks at the nuances of land and resource politics and summarizes the long-standing land acquisition and mining debate. It discusses the relevant theoretical arguments from inter-disciplinary perspectives and develops an argument through the case study of Singrauli, a region in Madhya Pradesh in India, that has seen various ''regimes of dispossession'' in the last six decades in India. It looks at the legal and policy arguments around right to property, ''fair'' compensation, public purpose and the resource curse debate, and at contested ''spaces'' (left wing extremism) and resource-capital relationships.Table of ContentsList of tables and maps; List of figures and pictures; Preface; Part I: 1. Introduction: from colonial regime to 'welfare state'; 2. State, space and people; 3. Land, mines and minerals; 4. Land acquisition and resource development in India; 5. Resource development and compensation issues; Part II: 6. Singrauli: a 'space' of dependence; 7. Singrauli: a development dilemma; 8. Administering Singrauli: governance and institutions; 9. Land acquisition in the contemporary Singrauli: reflections from the field; Part III: 10. Understanding development; 11. Conclusion; Index.

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Book SynopsisIs social media changing who we are? We assume social media is only a tool for our modern day communications and interactions, but is it quietly changing our identities and how we see the world and one another? Our current debate about the human behaviors behind social media misses the important effects these social networking technologies are having on our sense of shared morality and rationality. There has been much concern about the loss of privacy and anonymity in the Information Age, but little attention has been paid to the consequences and effects of social media and the behavior they engender on the Internet. In order to understand how social media influences our morality, Lisa S. Nelson suggests a new methodological approach to social media and its effect on society. Instead of beginning with the assumption that we control our use of social media, this book considers how the phenomenological effects of social media influences our actions, decisions, and, ultimately, who we areTrade Review'This ground-breaking book lays bare a new space for reflection and critique in our digital culture. By addressing how social media and networking technologies embody and influence moral frameworks and experiences, Lisa S. Nelson takes the current discussion on digital technologies beyond issues of privacy and control. Social Media and Morality is a much needed expansion and enrichment of the ethical discussion in our digital society.' Peter-Paul Verbeek, University of TwenteTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. The political significance of social media and the limits of our understanding; 3. The moral significance of social networking technologies; 4. Why we do what we do; 5. Time consciousness and the specious present of social media; 6. Pretty is as pretty does; 7. Revealing the moral self in the context of us; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisExperts, well known figures and key thinkers from across the world explore the concept of a Universal Basic Income. Including international case studies, this engaging book provides an indispensable guide to an innovative policy idea, and contributes to wider conversations about the future of work and the role of welfare in the 21st Century.Trade Review"A vital contribution and guide to the growing global debate about an idea that could promote social equity, enhance dignity and boost wellbeing for all citizens." Archbishop Desmond Tutu "Every so often, an idea bubbles up which becomes impossible to ignore. Downes and Lansley could not be more timely in curating this urgent conversation" Tom Clark, Editor, Prospect Magazine "A superb forensic analysis of universal basic income schemes leaving no stone unturned." Malcolm Dean, former Guardian social policy editor "This wide ranging and fascinating collection of essays makes an important contribution to the growing global debate about universal basic income as a key policy instrument to address 21st century challenges." Matthew Taylor, RSA "An excellent overview of the basic income debate, recommended reading for anyone who wants to delve deeper into one of the most exciting ideas of our time." Rutger Bregman, author of Utopia for Realists "An inclusive assessment that marries keen enthusiasm for UBI with fair-minded acknowledgement of its practical and political difficulties. This book will swiftly become the go-to source for all things UBI." David Walker, co-author of Unjust Rewards, contributing editor Guardian Public "It's fantastic to have such a rich, multi-faceted book on the global basic income discussion. All the more welcome for not shying away from some of its harshest critics." Barb Jacobson, Basic Income UK "Dispels the gloom and sets out the foundations for a better future: read it, get behind it and make it happen!" Richard Wilkinson, author of The Spirit Level "Changes to the nature of work means that innovative thinking is urgently needed and the idea of a universal basic income has to be explored. A vital read." Helena Kennedy QC "This book offers many fresh and stimulating perspectives on basic income. It challenges us to rethink the future of our societies." Johanna Perkioe, University of Tampere, FinlandTable of ContentsIntroduction ~ Amy Downes and Stewart Lansley; Part I: The case for; As artificial intelligence and robotics advance, a basic income may be the only viable solution ~ Martin Ford; Could a universal basic income become the basis for working better in a fast-changing world? ~ Eduardo Rodriguez; An economic shock absorber ~ Chris Oestereich; Questioning the natural order ~ Brian Eno; To keep music alive ~ Toby Deller; Feminist Reflections on basic income ~ Ursula Barry; Women, motherhood and care ~ Vanessa Olorenshaw; My own private basic income ~ Karl Widerquist; Coming off the fence on UBI ~ Ruth Lister; Part II: Towards tomorrow’s society; A new politics ~ Anthony Painter, Royal Society of Arts; UBI for the post-industrial age ~ Roope Mokka and Katariina Rantanen, Demos Helsinki; A down payment on a new, cooperative economy ~ Avi Lewis and Katie McKenna, Leap Manifesto; Basic income: a solution to which challenge ~ Brenton Caffin, Nesta, UK; What we talk about when we talk about work ~ Olivia Hanks, Norwich Radical; It’s time to stop tinkering ~ Jonathan Bartley and Caroline Lucas, UK Green Party; How I learnt to stop worrying and love basic income ~ Jonathan Reynolds MP, Labour; Trust trumps control ~ Uffe Elbæk, Alternativet, Denmark; Part III: Dissenting voices; Why basic income can never be a progressive solution ~ Francine Mestrum; A powerful tax engine pulling a tiny cart ~ Ian Gough; A Basic Income and the Democratisation of Social Policy ~ Peter Beresford OBE; Why a basic income is not good enough ~ Ed Whitfield; Unconditional basic income is a dead end ~ Anke Hassel; Part IV: Approaches to implementation; Basic income and social democracy ~ Philippe van Parijs; History and the contemporary UK debate ~ Malcolm Torry, Citizen’s Income Trust; Basic income and the democratisation of development in Europe ~ Louise Haagh; The Indian experience: The debt trap ~ Sarath Davala; The Indian experience: The impact on women and girls ~ Soumya Kapoor; A Scottish pilot ~ Annie Miller; The libertarian case for UBI ~ Matt Zwolinski; For us all: redesigning social security for the 2020s ~ Andrew Harrop; Making UBI work: the incremental approach ~ Stewart Lansley and Howard Reed; Part V: Year of the trials; An earthquake in Finland ~ Otto Lehto; Growing a movement: the Canadian context ~ Roderick Benns and Jenna van Draanen; The post social democratic pathway for the 21st Century; The Dutch example ~ Alexander de Roo; The California Experiment ~ Elizabeth Rhodes, Y Combinator, USA; ‘Eight’:The Ugandan pilot ~ Steven Janssens, Belgium; The Kenyan experiment ~ Give Directly; Brazil: a basic income experiment as a citizen-to-citizen project ~ Bruna Augusto and Marcus Brancaglione; Part VI: The way forward; Building momentum ~ Amy Downes and Stewart Lansley.

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Book SynopsisA NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR • The riveting story of the conflict over same-sex marriage in the United States—the most significant civil rights breakthrough of the new millenniumFull of intimate details, battling personalities, heated court cases, public persuasion.”  —John Williams, The New York TimesOn June 26, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that state bans on gay marriage were unconstitutional, making same-sex unions legal across the United States. But the road to that momentous decision was much longer than many know. In this definitive account, Sasha Issenberg vividly guides us through same-sex marriage’s unexpected path from the unimaginable to the inevitable. It is a story that begins in Hawaii in 1990, when a rivalry among local activists triggered a sequence of events that forced the state to justify excluding gay couples from marriage. In the White House, one president

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Book SynopsisIn Europe, where the financial crisis was transformed into national debt crises in several countries, the current phase of the denial cycle marked by an official policy approach predicated on the assumption that normal restored through a mix of austerity, privatisation and less state involvement came through (anti-Keynes). The other view is this. Governmental investments and financial decision-making to regulate the effective demand in national economies is based on the basic principles introduced by John Maynard Keynes in his General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money (1936), The solution of the temporary crisis of the democratic capitalism might be linked to Keynes by his successors the neo-Keynesians. However, the representative democracy has become weak and fragmented, and under control of international powerful multinationals. The citizens not any longer look upon their national government as their representatives but as representatives for interest of foreign states and international organisations. Poor public politics and policies are what come out of it. The first chapter examines the European Union''s capitalism in crisis. The second chapter of this book presents the weakness of the EU lying in its own foundation principals; its developments and its incapacity for transforming from a successful internal peace system into a reliable world power. The third chapter analyses the case-law of the EU on measures to fight online piracy so as to shed light on whether the Court of Justice of the European Union struck a fair balance between intellectual property and human rights. Also, the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights is examined. The last chapter analyses Spains internal conflict over the breakaway intentions of a part of Catalonian society, going through different influential aspects such as history, ethnicity, language and culture; economy, the structure of the Spanish central government, the role of European Union and several other milestones in the main claims of the supporters of the independence for Catalonia.

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Book SynopsisThe government documents included in this book are comprised of reports and testimonies from June 2018 to September 2018 on equal opportunity. The first analyzes the federal advertising obligations to small disadvantaged businesses and those owned by minorities and women. The second reviews how public high schools encourage equal athletic opportunities. The third report examines gender-related price differences, which occur when consumers are charged different prices for the same or similar goods and services because of factors related to gender. The fourth report discusses actions needed to ensure workforce diversity strategic goals are achieved. The 21st Century Cures Act includes a provision that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) coordinate policies and programs to promote early research independence and enhance the diversity of the scientific workforce. The final report included here examines the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and its capital project needs, the funding sources HBCUs use to meet their capital project needs and the extent to which Education helps HBCUs access and successfully participate in the Capital Financing Program.

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Book SynopsisIn this compilation, the authors analyze the decision making processes involved in legal areas, logistical areas and administrative areas of humanitarian aid by describing real life situations in order to demonstrate dilemmas encountered on a daily basis, creating an ethical and humane framework that is efficient and beneficial to the patient. Compliance obligations are a longstanding concern of international humanitarian law. Their modalities include national legislation, relevant treaty accession and ratification, and adherence to customary international law. While the linkage connecting international humanitarian and human rights law is acknowledged, less certain is which body of law assumes primary importance under conditions of neither war nor peace. These issues are discussed, as are options for future State engagement in an institutionalising of humanitarian law compliance. The authors go on to argue that while Libya, Syria and Myanmar have presented us with some overwhelming challenges, this should not deter the international community in responding to violent crimes against humanity. Hence, it is important to review the dynamics of conflict, intervention processes, actors involved, and the international and regional organisations saddled with the duty of intervening. Based on an evaluation carried out by the authors on the quality of life of post-2010 earthquake victims in Haiti (according to the WHOQOL 100 quality-of-life assessment tool) the final article intends to discuss the evolution of the living conditions of the Haitian population eight years after the earthquake, based on the same criteria. To organise the data collected before and after the disaster, the authors focus on health and medical care; education and access to information; income and occupation; safety; environment; physical space and housing; leisure and free time; family and social network; satisfaction with ones life and perspective of life; spirituality and personal beliefs.

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Book SynopsisOver the last four decades, Asian countries have experienced a substantial increase in their global competitiveness. While some of this is due to their economic activity, politics are also a contributing factor. Technological advances, particularly concerning the internet and social media, have also contributed, as have many other factors. We expect information and communication technology led by the development of the internet to make the transformation of knowledge easier and more efficient, thus contributing to faster economic growth worldwide. Sound macroeconomic policy and political conditions facilitate this process. Many Asian countries have learned from the experience of the Asian Crisis of 1987 when the Thai baht lost its value due to a shortage of reserves by the Central bank of Thailand, and capital outflow spread throughout the region. Asian countries now know that to avoid such a run on foreign currencies, they must hold enough reserves to support their own currency. Sound fiscal and monetary policies, as well as an exchange rate policy combined with an efficient banking system, are required to enhance the reserve policy. Another requirement for the effectiveness of macroeconomic policies is desirable political conditions to enhance international confidence in these countries. Strong political stability requires sound rules, laws, and democratic institutions that must be transparent. Granting excessive power to any one ruler has proved to lead to corruption which is an impediment to growth. This book addresses the issues above by providing theoretical and empirical evidence using data from some countries in Asia.Table of ContentsPreface; Competitiveness and Economic Growth in the Digital Economy of Asian Countries; Experimental Democracy: Lessons from Sri Lanka; Pakistan-United States Commodity Trade and Asymmetric S-Curve: Evidence from 41 Industries; Bank Efficiency across Asian Countries; On the Macroeconomic Linkages to Explain Chinas Internationalization of the Renminbi as Trade Settlement Currency; The Development Performance of Bangladesh: A Development Surprise or the Outcome of Democratic Transition?; An Economic Overview of India; Philippine International Reserve Demand and Monetary Disequilibrium: The Case of an Emerging Open Economy with Flexible Exchange Rates and Labor Exports; Does Disaggregated Political Risk in Asia and Other Countries Act as a Deterrent to Bilateral Trade Flow in the Globe? A Three Dimensional Panel Framework; Index.

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Book SynopsisA necessary, reassuring guide for all sexual assault survivors in need of immediate emotional and legal support post assault, and in the months and years after.We Are the Evidence is the first comprehensive resource for survivors of sexual assault. Written with conviction and compassion by Cheyenne Wilson, a registered nurse and survivor of sexual  assault, this handbook contains everything victims and advocates need to know to navigate the tumultuous times that follow an assault. Within, there's advice for: The appropriate steps to take immediately after an assault Disclosing your assault how and when you choose How to pursue justice and navigate the legal system Beginning the healing process and reclaiming your power  Throughout, you'll find exercises, opportunities to rest, and invaluable guidance from experts like attorneys, detectives and therapists. Voices from other sexual assault

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Book SynopsisThousands of people live in the subway, railroad, and sewage tunnels that form the bowels of New York City and this book is about them, the so-called mole people. They live alone and in communities, in subway tunnels and below subway platforms and this fascinating study presents how and why people move underground, who they are, and what they have to say about their lives and the “topside” world they’ve left behind.Trade Review"Toth pulls the reader into this netherworld. Highly recommended." -- Library Journal"A fascinating book." -- A Bookish Affair

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Book SynopsisThis book is based on the thesis that the process of European integration is far more than just the building and further development of institutions. It is far more than the adjustment of economic and political procedures in a changing environmental and ever new challenges. Instead it is a social process which takes place even if the "social dimension" is underexposed by the official policy. And just this makes it all the more interesting because it shows the limits and opportunities to influence "great history" by the social basis of soci(et)al being - the peoples and their organisations. The main foci of the chapters in this book are: the role and function of social policy, and the role and function of civil society, namely the NGOs.

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Book SynopsisThe discussion on globalisation has largely neglected the question of welfare/social issues. Of course, this is not astonishing -- the discussion on these issues had been fairly neglected even before questions of globalisation arrived on the agenda. And of course, these questions (social/welfare) had not been totally neglected. Instead, they have been tackled in a very limited way, just taking the national boundaries (or local, regional, and as well European or whatever) as granted. The consequences for others have been disregarded. But even taking notice of ''welfare'' in connection with globalisation is in a way restricted. What really matters is the ''mode of socialisation'' changes, the way of living together. Instead of looking at single issues like economic changes, ways of political negotiation etc., and the limitation on an institutional point of view the book reviews changes in soci(et)al realms in more holistic terms. The book does not aim at a definition and conceptualism of a global welfare state. However, some important restrictions of the mainstream discussion of globalisation are pointed out. Furthermore a perspective is debated which draws attention to the dangers of new lines of exclusion as well as on opportunities for social integration beyond natural borders. The various issues are tackled from a wide range of sociological and social-policy approaches.

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