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Book SynopsisOther books remind us of what we already knowthat privacy is under great pressure. James Rule provides a step-by-step planto create a significantly more private and authentically democratic world. Taking Privacy Seriouslyoffers both a concise, hard-hitting assessment of the origins of today's privacy-eroding practices and a roadmap for creating robust new individual rights over our personal data. Ruleproposes elevenkeyreformsin the control and use of personal information, all aimed at redressing the balance of power between ordinary citizens and data-hungry corporate and government institutions. What a privacy-deprived America needsmost is not less technology, Rule argues, butprofound political realignment.His elevenproposed reforms range from launching a major public-works investment consisting of a series of websites publicly documenting the personal data uses of nearly all government and private institutions; to instating a right for any citizen to withdraw from any personal

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Book SynopsisHow can a person preach a word of hope and faith in a world filled with violence and suffering? Christine Smith says one must encounter and name the evil that oppresses persons in the world--evils such as handicapism, ageism, sexism, heterosexism, white racism, and classism. She argues preaching is an interpretation of our present world and an...

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Book SynopsisThe first radical, collective manifesto of the new decadeTrade Review'Here are the first flowers of spring: the beginning of an epochal dialogue about the human future. Inspired by the Occupy movements across the world, What We Are Fighting For should inspire all of us to join the conversation' -- Mike Davis, author of Planet of Slums and City of Quartz.'A rallying point for all those who resist the dogmas of contemporary politics and seek a fresh set of alternatives' -- Simon Critchley, Hans Jonas Professor of Philosophy at the New School, New York, and author of The Faith of the Faithless (2012).Table of ContentsPreface Introduction Part 1 - New Economics 1. Michael Albert - Participatory Economics From Capitalism 2. Ann Pettifor - Let Ideas and Art Be International, Goods Be Homespun and Finance Primarily National 3. Milford Bateman - A New Local Financial System For Sustainable Communities 4. Shaun Chamberlin - The Struggle For Meaning Part 2 - New Governance 5. Richard Seymour - Towards a New Model Commune 6. Peter Hallward - The Dictatorship of the People 7. Mark J Smith - Practical Utopianism and Ecological Citizenship 8. Marina Sitrin - Occupy: Making Democracy a Question Part 3 - New Public 9. Owen Jones - New Class Politics 10. Hilary Wainwright - “An Excess of Democracy” 11. Dan Hind - A Program of Media Reform 12. Zillah Eisenstein - Renewing Intersectionality Part 4 - New Social Imagination 13. Mark Fisher - Post-Capitalist Desire 14. Franco Berardi Bifo - The Transversal Function of Disentaglement 15. Saul Newman - Why Do We Obey 16. Federico Campagna - Squandering Part 5 - Tactics of Struggle 17. David Graeber - Revolution of Common Sense 18. Nina Power - Winning the Media War 19. Alberto Toscano - Reforming the Unreformable 20. Solidarity Federation - Direct Action and Unmediated Struggle Afterword 21. John Holloway - Rage Against the Rule of Money Acknowledgments Index

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Book SynopsisNetworks of Outrage and Hope is an exploration of the new forms of social movements and protests that are erupting in the world today, from the Arab uprisings to the indignadas movement in Spain, from the Occupy Wall Street movement to the social protests in Turkey, Brazil and elsewhere.Trade Review�A thousand words are too few to cover the riches of this incredibly timely account of contemporary movements.� American Journal of Sociology�A must for those who are interested in how social movements communicate in the network society to realize changes of value in society.�International Journal of Public Opinion Research"This is a well-argued and lively book that will be of great interest to anyone looking for an introduction to either post-2010 social movements or Castells' work."Political Studies Review Table of ContentsPreface 2015 ix Acknowledgments 2012 xiv Opening: Networking Minds, Creating Meaning, Contesting Power 1 Prelude to Revolution: Where it All Started 20 Tunisia: “The Revolution of Liberty and Dignity” 22 Iceland’s Kitchenware Revolution: From financial collapse to crowdsourcing a new (failed) constitution 31 Southern wind, northern wind: Cross-cultural levers of social change 45 The Egyptian Revolution 54 Space of flows and space of places in the Egyptian Revolution 57 State’s response to an Internet-facilitated revolution: The great disconnection 62 Who were the protesters, and what was the protest? 67 Women in revolution 71 The Islamic question 74 “The revolution will continue” 77 Understanding the Egyptian Revolution 79 Dignity, Violence, Geopolitics: The Arab Uprising and Its Demise 95 Violence and the state 99 A digital revolution? 105 Post-Scriptum 2014 109 A Rhizomatic Revolution: Indignadas in Spain 113 A self-mediated movement 119 What did/do the indignadas want? 125 The discourse of the movement 128 Reinventing democracy in practice: An assemblyled, leaderless movement 131 From deliberation to action: The question of violence 136 A political movement against the political system 139 A rhizomatic revolution 143 Occupy Wall Street: Harvesting the Salt of the Earth 159 The outrage, the thunder, the spark 159 The prairie on fire 165 A networked movement 174 Direct democracy in practice 181 A non-demand movement: “The process is the message” 187 Violence against a non-violent movement 191 What did the movement achieve? 194 The salt of the Earth 200 Networked Social Movements: A Global Trend? 220 Overview 220 The clash between old and new Turkey, Gezi Park, June 2013 227 Challenging the development model, denouncing political corruption: Brazil, 2013–14 230 Beyond neoliberalism: Student movement in Chile, 2011–13 237 Undoing the media-state complex: Mexico’s #YoSoy132 239 Networked social movements and social protests 242 Changing the World in the Network Society 246 Networked social movements: An emerging pattern 249 Internet and the culture of autonomy 256 Networked social movements and reform politics: An impossible love? 262 Networked Social Movements and Political Change 272 Overview 272 Crisis of legitimacy and political change: A global perspective 274 Challenging the failure of Italian parliamentary democracy from the inside: Beppe Grillo and hisFive Stars Movement 277 The effects of networked social movements on the political system 284 Occupying minds, not the state: Post-Occupy blues in the US 284 The streets, the Presidenta, and the would-be Presidenta: Popular protests and presidentialelections in Brazil 286 The political schizophrenia of Turkish society: Secular movements and Islamist politics 294 Reinventing politics, upsetting bipartisan hegemony: Podemos in Spain 296 Levers of political change? 308 Beyond Outrage, Hope: The Life and Death of Networked Social Movements 314 Appendix to Changing the World in the Network Society 317 Public opinion in selected countries toward Occupy and similar movements 317 Attitudes of citizens toward governments, political and financial institutions in the United States,European Union, and the world at large 318 Preface 2015

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Book SynopsisOffers an overview of persuasive strategies and propaganda techniques. How do individuals and organisations exert influence to build communities and networks? What role do media play in communicating persuasive messages? How do we use recent discoveries in cognitive science to promote a cause, advocate social change or market ideas and products?Table of ContentsCase Studies; 1. Orientalism; Explores western scholarly and media portrayals of the Orient - the Middle East, North Africa, and Islam - for ideological purposes.; 2. Abu Ghraib Exposed; Examines the disturbing images which emerged in the US media in 2004 exposing the torture of Iraqi prisoners by the American military and CIA operatives in Abu Ghraib prison, Baghdad.; 3. PR and Climate Change; Delves into Cuba's Revolutionary Landscape to look at the presentation of climate issues.; 4. The Power of Nightmares; British filmmaker Adam Curtis argues that the global 'war on terror' is based on a myth providing politicians with their power to govern.; 5. Rupert Murdoch and his News Corporation Scandal; 6. The Israel Lobby; In March 2009, British MP George Galloway was denied entry into Canada because he supported Hamas, an elected political party in Gaza identified as a terrorist organisation by the Canadian government. Soules examines the pro-Israel lobby as a significant source of flak challenging media reports on Israeli-Palestinian relations.; 7. Fox News; Raises issues about journalistic ethics and management interference, especially when that interference is sustained, partisan, and inflammatory.; 8. Ai Wei Wei: Never Sorry; In his notorious 1995 performance piece, dissident Chinese artist Ai Wei Wei photographed himself dropping an ancient Han Dynasty urn which smashed at his feet. This case study explores the aftermath and how Ai Wei Wei became a hero of dissent for critics of China's human rights policies.

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Book SynopsisThis foundational text for understanding housing, housing design, homeownership, housing policy, special topics in housing, and housing in a global context has been comprehensively revised to reflect the changed housing situation in the United States during and after the Great Recession and its subsequent movements toward recovery.Table of Contents Editors’ Introduction to Introduction to Housing, second edition SECTION I: INTRODUCTION Chapter 1. Current Trends in the U.S. Housing Market Chapter 2. Influences on Housing Choice SECTION II: HOUSING DESIGN Chapter 3. Kitchen and Bathroom Design Chapter 4. Single-Family Residential Design Chapter 5. Multifamily Residential Design Chapter 6. Universal Design in Housing SECTION III: HOME OWNERSHIP Chapter 7. Home Buying and Homeownership Chapter 8. The Housing Finance Industry Chapter 9. Renting Chapter 10. Housing Affordability Chapter 11. Homelessness SECTION IV: HOUSING POLICY Chapter 12. Housing and Community Chapter 13. Neighborhood Amenities Chapter 14. Federal Housing Policy Chapter 15. The Great Recession SECTION V: SPECIAL TOPICS IN HOUSING Chapter 16. Housing and Racial and Ethnic Diversity Chapter 17. Housing and Aging Chapter 18. Home Environments and Health Chapter 19. Sustainable Housing Chapter 20. Housing and Disasters SECTION VI: HOUSING IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT Chapter 21. Housing in Asia Chapter 22. Housing in Europe Chapter 23. Housing in Latin America and the Caribbean Chapter 24. Housing in Africa Chapter 25. Global Housing Challenges in the Twenty-First Century

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Book SynopsisExplor[es] the underlying history and psychology of public discourse . . . should be required reading for politicians and public advocates. Real Change The most pressing problem we face today is not climate change. It is pollution in the public square, where a toxic smog of adversarial rhetoric, propaganda, and polarization stifles discussion and debate, creating resistance to change and thwarting our ability to solve our collective problems.In this second edition of I'm Right and You're an Idiot, James Hoggan grapples with this critical issue, through interviews with outstanding thinkers and drawing on wisdom from highly regarded public figures. Featuring a new, radically revised prologue, afterword, and a new chapter addressing the changes in the public discourse since the 2016 US election, his comprehensive analysis explores: How political will is manipulated How tribalism shuts down open-minded thinking, undermiTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Prologue: A Beginner's Mind Part I: The Polluted Public Square Section A: Smashing Heads Doesn't Open Minds 1. Like Ships in the Night with Daniel Yankelovichand Steve Rosell 2. The Advocacy Trap with Roger Conner 3. Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me)with Carol Tavris 4. Morality Binds and Blinds with Jonathan Haidt 5. Why We Want to Be Misled with Dan Kahan Section B: A Failure to Communicate 6. Facts Are Not Enough with George Lakoff 7. Matters of Concern with Bruno Latour Section C: Duped and How 8. The Self-regulating Psychopath with Joel Bakan and Noam Chomsky 9. Steve Bannon's Full-service Propaganda Machine with research by Carole Cadwalladr 10. Foreign-funded Radicals 11. Assault on Democracy with Alex Himelfarb 12. Silencing the Voices of Others with Jason Stanley 13. Gaslighting Blurs Our Reality with Bryant Welch 14. Summary: The Polluted Public Square Part II: Speak the Truth, But Not to Punish Section D: Leaning into the Future 15. Power and Love with Adam Kahane 16. No Fish? No Fish Sticks with Peter Senge 17. Listen Deeply with Otto Scharmer Section E: The Mighty Tool of Public Narrative 18. What Are They Thinking? with Anthony Leiserowitz and Ed Maibach 19. The Myth of Apathy with Renee Lertzman 20. Psychic Numbing with Paul Slovic 21. Sometimes David Wins with Marshall Ganz Section F: From the Heart 22. The Golden Rule with Karen Armstrong 23. Tending Our Inner Ecology with Joan Halifax 24. Speak the Truth, But Not to Punish with Thich Nhat Hanh 25. We Need Warmheartedness with the 14th Dalai Lama Epilogue: Hope, Compassion, and Courage Notes IndexAbout the Author About New Society Publishers

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Book SynopsisContemporary life relies on regulation. The quality and safety of the water we drink, the food we eat, and the social media applications we use are all governed by multiple regulatory regimes. Although rooted in law, regulation is a multidisciplinary endeavour. Debates about regulation, particularly in the face of rapid change and the emergence of new ''risks'', are now commonplace. Despite extensive scholarship, regulation is often poorly understood, even by policy-makers, with unintended and even disastrous consequences. This book offers a critical introduction to core theories, concepts, methods, tools, and techniques of regulation, including regulatory policy, instruments, enforcement, compliance, accountability and legitimacy. Weaving extracts from texts drawn from many disciplines with accessible commentary, it introduces this important field to students, scholars, and practitioners in a scholarly yet accessible and engaging manner with discussion questions and additional readings for those seeking to deepen their knowledge.

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Book SynopsisSocial Marketing shows how marketing techniques can be used to social ends and tackle the immense challenges humankind faces. Social inequalities have driven popular revolts, from Black Lives Matter to Brexit, the climate is in crisis, and COVID-19 has highlighted power imbalances across the globe. In these turbulent times, this fourth edition will arm you with: Fresh content on climate breakdown, inequality and diversity, public health and poverty The critical capacity to analyse the origins, workings and future of our economic system Contemporary case studies from around the world demonstrating how change happens Reflective questions and critical thinking tasks to aid understanding This popular introductory textbook has been fully updated to enable you to challenge the bad, champion the good and enact meaningful change. If you already have marketing know-how, then it will Table of Contents1. Delivering global change: how social marketing can make a difference, 2. The four social marketing orientations, 3. The shoulders of giants: why theory matters, 4. Strategic planning: the social marketer’s roadmap, 5. Research: the social marketer’s satnav, 6. How social marketers communicate: the search for compelling content, 7. Critical marketing: addressing the commercial determinants of ill-health and planetary harm, 8. Alternatives: in search of new wisdom, 9. Ethics, morality and human rights in social marketing, 10. Systems social marketing, Social marketing case studies from around the world, 1. Encouraging sustainable energy performance in multi-stakeholder systemic school environment: the ENERGE project, 2. Trust the meat thermometer, 3. Acting on the climate crisis through the arts and culture: A social innovation journey at the city of Águeda, 4. Making Australian universities culturally safe places for first nations peoples, 5. "What could masculinity be?": using participatory co-design to define and support healthier masculinities, 6. "Standing Strong Together": a culturally appropriate adaptation for a social and emotional well-being intervention in an Australian First Nations community, 7. The humble egg in Malawi, 8. Turning the tide on poor Blue Space quality through stakeholder engagement – Lessons from PIER, 9. Evaluating real change in the real world: creativity, connection and the unseen as felt evidence in aspiring communities, 10. Leaf collective: piloting a social marketing approach to remove eucalypt leaves from stormwater drains, 11. Logan City Council wildlife movement campaign, 12. Tackling gender inequality and promoting a healthy lifestyle: the women in sport roadshow, 13. The role of civil society in advancing the sugar-sweetened beverages tax policy in Mexico, 14. The Baby Killer revisited: regulating the marketing of breast milk substitutes, 15. Healthy breakfasts in Armenia, 16. Social marketing at multiple levels of the fashion system with fashion revolution, 17. Autism: change your reactions, 18. Active play for 0–3 years old in Galway city

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Book SynopsisMany anti-corruption efforts have had only a minimal effect on curbing the problem of corruption. This book explains why that is, and shows readers what works in the real world in the fight against corruption, and why. Counter-corruption initiatives often focus on the legal, institutional, and contextual factors that facilitate corrupt behavior, but these have had only nominal impacts, because most of these reforms can be circumvented by government officials, powerful citizens, and business people who are relentless in their quest for self-interest. This book argues that instead, we should target the key individual and group drivers of corrupt behavior and, through them, promote sustainable behavioral change. Drawing on over 25 years of practical experience planning, designing, and implementing anti-corruption programs in over 40 countries, as well as a wealth of insights from social psychological, ethical, and negotiation research, this book identifies innovative tools that Trade Review"Spector disentangles the dilemmas of corruption control by asking 'what works?' – a question he answers on levels ranging from history and institutions to human psychology. Corruption is often a process of negotiation, and this book shows how we can help such negotiations fail. In these pages, reformers, scholars and citizens will find new challenges and fresh perspectives on age-old problems." Michael Johnston, Charles A. Dana Professor of Political Science, Emeritus, Colgate University, USA"Spector brings his decades-long experience in combating corruption to produce an impressive analysis of why reform efforts to eradicate corruption have had only minimal success. It is a must-read for policymakers concerned with finding new pathways to sustainably tackle corruption." Shaukat Hassan, former Senior Policy Advisor, Canadian International Development Agency"Fighting corruption is incredibly hard. Few have more experience designing, implementing, and assessing anti-corruption programs than Dr. Spector. Students of governance, reformers, and anti-corruption practitioners should keep this book nearby to chart their course through treacherous waters." Juhani Grossmann, Team Leader, Basel Institute on Governance, SwitzerlandTable of Contents1. Since the Dawn of Humankind PART 1. LESSONS LEARNED 2. Are We on the Right Track? 3. Legal and Institutional Reform Programming: What Works? 4. Preventing Corruption through Accountability, Transparency and Governance Programming: What Works? 5. Civil Society Engagement: What Works? 6. Anti-Corruption Programming in Post-Conflict Societies PART 2. NEW STRATEGIES 7. Activating Behavioral Change Initiatives 8. The View through an Ethical Lens 9. The Social Psychological Lens 10. Deconstructing Negotiations to Make Bribery Fail PART 3. PRACTICAL IMPLEMENTATION 11. What’s Next? Assessments, Strategies and Implementation 12. Case Study: Ukraine Assessment (2005) 13. Additional Implementation Issues to Consider 14. Sustaining Anti-Corruption Reforms 15. Making Corruption Fail

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the phenomenon of Community Justice Centres and their potential to transform the justice landscape by tackling the underlying causes of crime.Marred by recidivism, addiction, family violence, overflowing courtrooms, crippling prison spending and extreme rates of incarceration, the criminal justice system is in crisis. Community Justice Centres seek to combat this by tackling the underlying causes of crime in a particular neighbourhood and working with local people to redesign the experience of justice and enhance the notion of community. A Community Justice Centre houses a court which works with an interdisciplinary team to address the causes of criminality such as drug addiction, cognitive impairment, mental illness, poverty, abuse and intergenerational trauma. The  community thus becomes a key agent of change, partnering with the Centre to tackle local issues and improve safety and community cohesion. This book, based on research into this innovativeTable of ContentsPreface. Introduction: Court Reform and the Community Justice Centre Experience – Midtown and Beyond. 2 The Community Justice Centre Model. 3 Case studies of Community Justice. 4 Lessons from Community Justice: Evaluations, Boundaries and Obstacles. 5 The Possibilities of Mainstreaming the Model. 6 Conclusion: The Future of Community Justice: Prospects and Challenges.

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Book SynopsisNational pension systems face a range of tough social and economic demands and pressures. These are complex to navigate, especially in a twenty-first century world that has ushered in global uncertainty and pressing challenges even threatening the planet's very sustainability with implications for pensions that policymakers, financial services providers and individuals themselves must address.This book probes, and unpacks, what pension systems aim to achieve, the uncertainties they face and how they are attempting to resolve them. Analysing pension provision from the systemic, political-economy and individual perspectives, it sets out and contextualises commonalities and differences in pension systems across the globe, looking at current developments in both public and private pension provision, structures and regulation. Moreover, the reader is encouraged to question how national pension systems can best serve their populations and ensure the sustainability' of later-life

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Book SynopsisThe Covid-19 pandemic has wrought unparalleled disruption, altering the landscape of health and well-being for a generation. The Lost Generation of COVID-19 unveils the ways in which the crisis has deepened existing health disparities, casting a long shadow over young peopleâs futures.Set against the backdrop of austerity-induced cuts to UK public services, this book explores the social determinants of health, revealing how systemic neglect has been exacerbated by the pandemicâs relentless pressure. The analysis extends beyond individual hardships, illuminating the broader societal ramifications such as economic stagnation and social fragmentation. Yet, amidst the bleak landscape, the book offers a visionary perspective on the potential for transformative change. It posits that the pandemic serves as a catalyst for radical societal reform, advocating for a new economic paradigm anchored in equity and fairness. By addressing the root causes of health inequalities through innovative policy interventions and structural reforms, the author envisions a resilient and just society emerging from the shadows of the pandemic.Insightful and far-reaching, this book is an indispensable resource for students and scholars in the health sciences and political science, as well as for policymakers dedicated to these important issues.

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Book SynopsisIntimacy Directing for Theatre provides much needed strategies on how teachers and artists can do intimacy work in the classroom and rehearsal room that is safe and just.This book puts forth intimacy work that is based on human rights and consent for everyone, fully integrating justice with intimacy directing. It offers practical advice on how instructors can do intimacy work in their courses and productions that is based on consent and racial and gender justice. Each chapter is written by an instructor and professional practitioner who offers their perspective and experience on how to cultivate a space that is safe and intersectional, as well as respectful of students' race, gender, sexual orientation, and other integral modes of identity. Chapters contain low stakes exercises that help to keep the rehearsal room safe, consensual, and inclusive.Intimacy Directing for Theatre is an excellent resource for Theatre & Performance instructors and practiTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. From Director to Director: Why Intimacy Direction Is a Necessity 3. Definitions 4. Intimacy Directing, Race, and Human Rights 5. What the Student of Color Actor Needs in Intimacy Work 6. You Can’t Colorblind Choreograph: The Importance of Cultural Competency in Intimacy Practice 7. Genderqueer Intimacy 8. Consent Culture & Devised Work 9. Staging Violence & Theatrical Intimacy 10. Actor Training and Consent in the Movement Classroom 11. Virtual Intimacy Directing and Consent 12. Do’s and Don’ts of Intimacy and Consent 13. Building a Future of Justice & Consent 14. Bibliography and Resources

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Book SynopsisRethinking Retirement for Positive Ageing is a practical guide that shows you how to make retirement successful, based on the most up-to-date research available. It encourages a deeper and wider view of retirement and reveals how retirement can be a time of transition, renewal, and re-imagination.Written by career coach Dr Denise Taylor, it considers the psychological factors that impact a successful adjustment to retirement and offers a deeper analysis of how people can find meaning and purpose after full-time work. It examines retirement as an event that often brings about great changes in a person's personal and social life, and how to move forward with meaning in life. Illustrated with interviews, activities, and case studies, and with exercises and questions for reflection, it covers key topics including identity, health, well-being, finances, and relationships.This insightful guidebook is for all prospective and current retirees as well as employers, carTrade Review'Dr. Denise Taylor provides you a roadmap along an unexplored path from relationships to health, self and wealth that allows you to be open to discover meaning in the process of re-imagining retirement.'Kerry Hannon, workplace futurist, Yahoo Finance senior columnist and bestselling author of In Control at 50+: How to Succeed in the New World of Work'This practical and inspirational book couldn’t be more timely. With the changes we have seen in recent times to pensions, health and the world of work, we urgently need to set our outdated assumptions of what retirement should be aside if we are to truly make the most of twenty-first century life expectancies.'Catherine Foot, Director of Longevity Think Tank, Phoenix Insights'Dr Denise Taylor has written an outstanding blueprint with practical ideas to help you navigate your journey in later life. A personal roadmap designed for you.'Lynda Smith, Longevity Advocate, South AfricaTable of Contents1. Introduction Part 1 – Reflect 2. Transitions – The Process of Retirement 3. Where Are You Now? 4. Who Are You? (Psychological Factors) Part 2 - Review 5. Why We Work and Filling the Gap 6. Health and Well-Being 7. Relationships 8. Financial Well-Being Part 3 - Renew 9. Meaning. Mattering, and Generativity 10. Search for Knowledge 11. A Change In ‘Time’ 12. Who Am I 13. The New You

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a socio-legal analysis of the public participation of children in climate change matters, whilst developing a range of tools through which their participation can be increased. Climate change affects young people in many ways: causing severe threats to child survival, health and wellbeing, food security and nutrition, and access to education. But this book maintains that children and youth are not to be identified solely with their vulnerability to climate change. They are also key stakeholders in the sustainable implementation of long-term climate change policies, and their inclusion in decision-making processes is a measure of intergenerational equity. Children's rights law is vague about the right to public participation or the environmental rights of children as such. In response, this book examines the often-informal network of pathways through which the public participation of children takes place: from high level conferences and governance structuresTable of Contents1. Climate Citizenship of Children - A Sociolegal Model 2. 'In All Matters That Affect Them': Children as Primary Stakeholders in Climate Change Governance 3. Empowered Spaces of Public Participation in the United Nations Climate Change Governance System: But Where Are The Children? 4. Citizenship in Action: Demanding Climate Justice Through Social Movement Activism 5. 'Bold and Courageous': Climate Change Litigation with Children

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Book SynopsisSocionomics: How Social Mood Shapes Society explores the main principles and applications of socionomic theory as elaborated by Robert Prechter. Socionomic theory posits that an omnipresent social mood, shifting constantly in a wave form through all aspects of society, is responsible for the aggregate tenor and character of all social, economic and cultural trends, from fluctuations in the stock market to the popularity of particular genres of music at a given time.The social mood as an endogenous and collective force has its roots in the herding instinct often identified amongst crowds. Individuals typically make rational decisions when acting alone, and in the context of certainty, but in groups and in context of uncertainty, mood-based mimetic behavior can affect all the participants. As social mood often goes unnoticed, people tend to give their collective feelings labels to rationalize them, thus constituting public opinion'. Therefore, whilst public opinion' as

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Book SynopsisIn earlier studies, Peter Willmott and other investigators had documented the social problems of new housing estates the loneliness, the tensions, the disruption of family and neighbourhood ties. But how far are such troubles transitory? What kind of life would develop in communities like these when time had rubbed off the newness?Originally published in 1963, in search of an answer, Peter Willmott went to Dagenham in Essex, where forty years before the London County Council began to build a giant estate to rehouse people from the East End of London. His study of a new estate that had now become an old one throws light on the long-term effects of this kind of migration. He found at Dagenham, most strikingly, that a way of life very similar to a traditional' working-class community had grown up. In this book he discusses the similarities and differences, and shows the influences which had worked for and against this development. After a sketch of the estate's history, he trTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Estate and its Beginning 2. People and their Jobs 3. Stability and the Place of Relatives 4. Pressures on the Second Generation 5. The Voluntary Emigrants 6. Friends and Neighbours 7. Variations in Sociability 8. Public and Private Living 9. Affluence, Status and Class 10. In Conclusion – the Working-Class Community. Appendices: Methods of Research; Additional Tables; London County Council’s House-Room Standards; List of References. Index.

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Book SynopsisToday, human factors and ergonomics professionals worldwide contribute to the design and evaluation of tasks, jobs, products, environments, and systems in order to make them compatible with the needs, abilities, and limitations of people. By understanding anthropometry, professionals can ensure that our home and working environments are comfortable and designed with the human in mind. This book aims to show how an understanding of anthropometrics can influence workspace design, ergonomics in the office, ergonomics in the home, and health and safety at work.This book discusses the measurement of the human body and human variability. Anthropometry may seem to be relatively simple but the reality is that it focuses on very sophisticated aspects of how to make the products tailor-made to suit specific requirements. As a study, it is useful for a variety of purposes such as workspace design, ergonomics in the office, ergonomics in the home, and health and safety at work. These eleTable of Contents1. Anthropometry: The Past, the Present, and the Future 2. Anthropometry: Definition, Uses, and Methods of Measurements 3. Keyword: Body Sizes of Americans 4. Anthropometric Databases 5. Engineering Anthropometry 6. Anthropometry for Design 7. Ergonomic Workstation Design 8. Anthropometric Topography 9. Anthropometry of Children 10. Anthropometry for the Needs of the Elderly 11. Anthropometry for the Needs of Rehabilitation

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive text offers an accessible introduction to the field of childhood studies. Written by a team of higher education teacher-scholars from diverse fields in the behavioral sciences, health sciences, social sciences, and the humanities, this is the first book of its kind to take a current and interdisciplinary approach to childhood studies starting from a framework of United States systems and standards. Designed to serve as a core/required text, Perspectives on Childhood: An Interdisciplinary Approach features a myriad of helpful pedagogical features including Learning Objectives, Case Studies, Chapter Summaries, âœChallenging Assumptions,â Reflective Thinking Questions, and a Glossary. It also highlights young peopleâs expressions and concerns in their own words, featuring childrenâs poetry, writing, and artwork relevant to the topics presented throughout the text. Wide ranging yet in depth, this book is an indispensable reference for all who are interested in the vibrant interdisciplinary field of childhood studies and its related professional paths in the areas of education, social work, and child psychology.

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Book SynopsisDrawing on everyday telephone and video interactions, this book surveys how English speakers use grammar to formulate responses in ordinary conversation. The authors show that speakers build their responses in a variety of ways: the responses can be longer or shorter, repetitive or not, and can be uttered with different intonational 'melodies'. Focusing on four sequence types: responses to questions ('What time are we leaving?' - 'Seven'), responses to informings ('The May Company are sure having a big sale' - 'Are they?'), responses to assessments ('Track walking is so boring. Even with headphones' - 'It is'), and responses to requests ('Please don't tell Adeline' - 'Oh no I won't say anything'), they argue that an interactional approach holds the key to explaining why some types of utterances in English conversation seem to have something 'missing' and others seem overly wordy.Trade Review'[This book] challenges serious scholars of language and social interaction with a rich, new and exquisitely contextual account of the work people do through their responses in real-time social interaction. Findings presented in the book are fully data-driven and compel us to critically re-envision the traditionally taken-for-granted notions that some utterances are 'elliptical' or 'non-sentential'. [The authors] demonstrate that response formats are artfully and precisely fitted to their contexts, and that the attested composition of utterances results from the limited range of meaning-making potentials opened up in the course of developing sequences of action. The presentation of findings, representing a new standard of methodological and theoretical integrity, is tightly articulated with forty years of research on language form and interactional sequence. Future research on sequence organization and action formats must take this book as a fundamental reference point, including the cross-linguistic expansion of this project, which the authors enthusiastically invite.' Cecilia E. Ford, University of Wisconsin, Madison'This brilliant book brings important new points of emphasis to the study of language and social action. Its groundbreaking analyses of human agency in responding are a very welcome contribution.' N. J. Enfield, University of Sydney'Based on naturally occurring video and telephone conversations, Grammar in Everyday Talk explores the morphosyntactic and prosodic design of responsive actions. It also uncovers the sequential contexts in which minimal and expanded responses are routinely found, and in which sequential and interactional circumstances speakers might be motivated to choose one rather than the other. It is a pioneering work which focuses on the interaction between prosody and syntax in the way English speakers build response.' Zhou Xiao-jun, Zhejiang University'All in all, this study provides a new 'paradigm' that is quite different from the one taken up in most previous studies about grammar, in which a paradigm is static, abstract, and exists outside of any context of use. … This book is highly recommended for scholars working in the field of syntax, discourse analysis, social linguistics and pragmatics.' Zhou Xiao-jun, Journal of Language and PoliticsTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Responses in information-seeking sequences with 'question-word interrogatives'; 3. Responses in informing sequences; 4. Sequences with assessment responses; 5. Responses in request-for-action sequences; 6. Conclusions.

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Book SynopsisJo Stainesis Lecturer in the School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol, UK.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Preventing Offending and Understanding its Causes 3. Anti-social Behaviour 4. Arrest and Detention by the Police 5. In the Youth Court 6. Disposal I: Community Sentences 7. Disposal II: Custody 8. Conclusions.

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Book SynopsisPublished in 1998, Regional Development and Planning for the 21st Century examines a number of related themes including: the traditional approach of local and regional planning initiatives developed within the context of national goals; the current decline of bi-polar political and ideological blocs; political decentralization and concurrent economic centralization including the growth of multi-national corporations; devolution of centralized planning powers to regions and localities, and the rise and acceptance of sustainable development concepts. The book is divided into five parts addressing: 1 - adjustments to political, economic and social change; 2 the problems of urban housing and housing and health; 3 - adjustments to environmental change, development policies and sustainability; 4 - the problem of rapid urban growth and mega cities; 5 - adjustments of changing urban networks. The contributors are from several countries worldwide and the chapters examine the issues at Trade Review’The chapters in this book cumulatively make an important and thought-provoking contribution to a very serious issue...The complexity and subtlety of the changing demands on and responses of planning are well-illustrated in this text.’ Graham Chapman, Lancaster University, UK ’...this book provides a lot of material with firsthand experiences...a welcome addition...highly recommended to readers who wish to discover how various regions of the world have changed in the trends of decentralization and globalization.’ Journal of Regional ScienceTable of Contents1. Currents of Change: Urban Planning and Regional Development, Frank J. Costa, Allen G. Nobel, Ashok K. Dutt and Robert B. Kent 2. Finnish and American Planning: A Comparative Analysis, Mauri Palomaki, Frank J. Costa, Allen G. Nobel 3. Regional Planning and Development in Israel as Affected by the Peace Process, Elisha Efrat 4.Regional Planning and Development as Affected by Tamil Insurgency in Sri Lanka, Shantha K. Hennayake, Bernard L. Panditharatne 5. Population Dynamics and Planning: China and India, George M. Pomeroy, Ashok K. Dutt 6. Transportation, Regional Development and Economic Potential in Mexico, David J. Keeling 7. Shifts in Slum Upgrading Policy in India with Special Reference to Calcutta, Ashok K. Dutt, Animesh Halder, Chandreyee Mittra 8. Health Planning and the Resurgence of Malaria in Urban India, Rais Akhtar, Ashok K. Dutt, Vandana Wadhwa 9. Residential Land Development in Highland Ecuador, Betty E. Smith 10. Sustainable Development in China: Reconciling Modernity with Tradition, Patrick H. Wirtz and Eric J. Heikkila 11. Tourist Facility Development and Coastal Zone Management in Costa Rica, Brian Coffey, Bronwyn Irwin, Theresa L. Urban 12. Reflections on Cuban Socialism and Planning in the 'Special Period', Joseph L. Scapaci 13. The Promotion of Neo-Liberal Industrialization in Third World Countries, Thomas Klak, Garth Myers 14. Urban Planning and Development in Calcutta: Local and Global Issues, Christopher Cusack 15. Planning for the City Efficient: The Hong Kong and Macau Experience, Bruce Taylor 16. Singapore, the Planned City State: Government Intervention in Nation Building, Victor R. Savage 17. Seven Decades of New Land Planning: The Ijsselmeer Polder Experience, Coenrad van der Wal 18. Decentralization, Popular Participation and Changing Patterns of Urban and Regional Development in Bolivia, Robert B. Kent, Edgar Guardia, Olav K. Sibille 19. Future Trends: Globalizm and Regionalizm, Christopher Cusack.

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Book SynopsisThe rising cost of illness and disability benefits are one of today's biggest social and labour market challenges. The promise of activation-oriented work disability policies was labour market engagement for all people, regardless of illness, injury or impairment. However, the reality has been more complex. The Science and Politics of Work Disability Policy addresses social and political economic contexts driving state work disability reform in 13 countries. In this first attempt to explain the history and future of work disability policy, this book asks new questions about work disability policy design, focus, and effects. It details how work disability policies have evolved with jurisdictions, why these take their current shape, and where they are heading. The well positioned authors draw on their insider knowledge and expertise in law, medicine, and social science to provide detailed case studies of their jurisdictions. This pathbreaking volume will be of intTrade Review"…[T]his is a book for the public health and work disability policy enthusiast who wants a detailed but well-written overview of American and European systems. Over four distinct parts, the book covers the work disability policy context, cause based social security systems, comprehensive social security systems and the challenges and opportunities for work disability policy." Occupational Medicine (2020)Table of ContentsI. List of Boxes, Figures & Tables. II. List of Contributors. III. Acknowledgements. PART 1: WORK DISABILITY POLICY CONTEXT. Chapter 1. Work Disability Policy: Current Challenges and New Questions. Chapter 2. Reflections on The Sherbrooke Model and the Way Forward for Work Disability Prevention. PART 2: CAUSE-BASED SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEMS. Chapter 3. Work Disability in the United States. Chapter 4. Strengths and Weaknesses of Regulatory Systems Designed to Prevent Work Disability After Injury or Illness. Chapter 5. The Australian Work Disability Patchwork. Chapter 6. The New Zealand Universal Accident Scheme. Chapter 7. An Overview of Work Disability Policies in China. PART 3: COMPREHENSIVE SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEMS. Chapter 8. Reforming Activation in Swedish Work Disability Policy. Chapter 9. Work-Disability Prevention in Finland. Chapter 10. Work Disability Prevention in France. Chapter 11. Work Disability Policy in Germany – Experiences of Collective and Individual Participation and Cooperation. Chapter 12. Keeping People at Work: New Work Disability Prevention Measures in Switzerland. Chapter 13. Disability Prevention Policies in Belgium. Chapter 14. Work Disability Prevention in the Netherlands. Chapter 15. The Rise and Fall of Income Replacement Disability Benefit Receipt in the United Kingdom. PART 4: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORK DISABILITY POLICY. Chapter 16. Science, Politics and Values in Work Disability Policy. Index.

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Book SynopsisA Guide to Landlord and Tenant Law provides a strong foundation in commercial landlord and tenant, and housing law. The book is designed to provide a complete course text for both undergraduate and postgraduate students from surveying and real estate management backgrounds. This clear and accessible textbook aims to introduce the reader to the fundamentals of both residential and commercial landlord and tenant law by considering the nature of the tenancy and the relationship between the parties. It examines the main elements of the commercial lease including rent, repair, alienation, termination and statutory renewal. The main types of residential tenancy are also considered including: assured and assured shorthold tenancies, secure and Rent Act tenancies and long leasehold enfranchisement. The book aims to familiarise the reader with the contractual documentation as well as the common law and statutory codes which form the basis of landlord and tenant transactions. It contTable of ContentsPart 1 – Leases, the basic principles 1 Introduction 2 The Lease/ license distinction 3 Formalities for creating a lease Part 2 – Obligations within the lease and termination 4 Introduction to obligations 5 Implied obligations 6 Express obligations 7 Repair 8 Rent 9 Alienation 10 Termination Part 3 – Business tenancies 11 Introduction 12 Who is a business tenant? 13 Contracting out, continuation and termination 14 Grounds of opposition 15 Application and grant of a new tenancy 16 Code for leasing business premises Part 4 – Residential tenancies 17 Introduction 18 Rent Act tenancies 19 Assured and assured shorthold tenancies 20 Secure tenancies 21 Protection from eviction 22 Long leaseholds and enfranchisement 23 Commonhold Part 5 – Agricultural tenancies 24 Agricultural Holdings 25 Farm Business Tenancies

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Book SynopsisCrime, Justice and Society in Scotland is an edited collection of chapters from leading experts that builds and expands upon the success of the 2010 publication Criminal Justice in Scotland to offer a comprehensive and critical overview of Scottish criminal justice and its relation to wider social inequalities and social justice. This new volume considers criminal justice in the context of the Scottish politics and the recent referendum on independence and it includes a discussion of the complex relationships between criminal justice and devolution, nationalism and nation building. There are new chapters on research and policy, sectarianism, gangs, victims and justice, organised crime and crimes of the powerful in Scotland, as well as chapters reflecting on the use of electronic monitoring, desistance and practice, and major changes in the structure of Scottish policing. Comprehensive and topical, this book is essential reading for academics and studentTrade Review‘The different parts of the United Kingdom have increasingly divergent criminal justice systems. Consequently, this first full-scale treatment of crime and justice in contemporary Scotland comes at a hugely important time. This volume is ambitious in intent, broad in scope, and critical in approach. It should be welcomed with open arms and will undoubtedly be required reading for anyone interested not just in Scotland, but in the complex territory of crime and justice in Europe.’ - Tim Newburn, Professor of Criminology and Social Policy, London School of Economics, UK‘This edited collection is both an accessible and comprehensive overview of current debates and issues in crime and justice in Scottish society, as well as an intellectually challenging polemic on the present and future prospects for social justice in this society. It will be a "must go-to" book for students in criminology and the social sciences more generally.’ - Gordon Hughes, Chair in Criminology, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, UK‘Crime, Justice and Society in Scotland provides the reader with an illuminating and timely contribution to our understanding of criminal justice politics and policymaking in contemporary Scottish society. This perceptive collection of essays not only challenges notions about the "distinctiveness" of Scottish criminal justice in the post-devolution era, but also reflects significantly on wider structural issues concerning social inequality, power and social justice.’ - Jacqueline Tombs, Professor of Criminology and Social Justice and Director of the Institute for Society and Social Justice Research, Glasgow Caledonian University, UKTable of ContentsPart 1: Thinking about and researching crime and criminal justice in Scotland: introduction and social context 1. Introduction, Hazel Croall, Gerry Mooney and Mary Munro 2. Scotland’s political and policy landscape: devolution, social and criminal justice, Gill Scott and Gerry Mooney 3. Research, knowledge and criminal justice policy: the Scottish experience, Katrina Morrison and Richard Sparks 4. Crime and Inequalities in Scotland, Hazel Croall and Gerry Mooney Part 2: Issues in Crime and Justice 5. Youth Gangs in Scotland, Ross Deuchar 6. Interpersonal violence in Scotland: an agenda for prevention, Damien J. Williams and John Carnochan 7. Sectarianism, Criminalisation and the civilising process in Scotland, Alex Law 8. Organised Crime in Scotland and the Criminal Justice Response, Ben Cavanagh, Niall Hamilton-Smith and Simon Mackenzie 9. Crimes of the Powerful in Scotland, Hazel Croall Part 3: Aspects of Criminal Justice process and practice 10. Victims’ policy in Scotland, Mary Munro 11. Policing Scotland post reform: towards a shifting ‘culture of control’ and a new politics of policing?, Nicholas R. Fyfe 12. The Strategic Failure of Electronic Monitoring (EM) in Scotland, Mike Nellis 13. Desistance and Criminal Justice in Scotland, Fergus McNeill Part 4: Looking ahead 14. Crime, justice and society in Scotland: reflections and future prospects, Mary Munro, Gerry Mooney and Hazel Croall.

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Book SynopsisBEST BOOKS OUT THIS WEEK, KIRKUS CRITIC''S PICKSUsing stories and examples, David Moinina Sengeh presents seven principles for radical inclusion that are AS ACTIONABLE AS THEY ARE POWERFUL. ?Brené Brown This book is a master class in innovation and human transformation. ?Kwame Alexander?Can you imagine a world where everyone belongs?Readers who have encountered this extraordinary book after seeing it featured on the Today Show and at packed events across the country are discovering that Radical Inclusion is unlike any book they've ever read before and is the book we all most need now. David Moinina Sengeh has written a page-turning and deeply human story that gives a remarkable blueprint we can apply to our daily lives.Inspiring, moving, and often humorous, the book includes wonderful stories and anecdotes that show us specific techniques to make our homes, workplaces, and communities happier a

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Book SynopsisTough Test Questions? Missed Lectures? Not Enough Time? Textbook too Pricey?Fortunately, there's Schaum's. This all-in-one-package includes more than 220 practice exercises to sharpen your grammar skills. You'll find everything you need to build confidence, skills, and knowledge for the highest score possible.More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum's to help them study faster, learn better, and get top grades. Now Schaum's is better than ever-with a new look, a new format with hundreds of practice problems, and completely updated information to conform to the latest developments in every field of study.Schaumâs Outline of Russian Grammar, Third Edition features:â Grammatical expressions used by native Russian speakers todayâ A complete review of grammar rules â An accessible format for quick and easy reviewâ Hundreds of example sentences, and moreâ Access to revised Schaums.com wTable of ContentsChapter 1. The Sounds of Russian Chapter 2. Nouns Chapter 3. Prepositions Chapter 4. Pronouns Chapter 5. Adjectives and Adverbs Chapter 6. Numbers, Dates, Time Chapter 7. Verbs Chapter 8. Conjunctions

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Book SynopsisTen chapters from five continents (Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America, Africa) provide a global perspective on current anti-feminism and anti-gender discourses

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Book SynopsisTen chapters from five continents (Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America, Africa) provide a global perspective on current anti-feminism and anti-gender discourses

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Book SynopsisExamines the current wave of migration from Turkey with a specific focus on the experiences of 21 public figures and intellectuals from varying backgrounds.

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Book SynopsisThe ability of organisations to cyberconnect is becoming increasingly important for superior performance. Cyberconnecting: The Three Lenses of Diversity by Dr Priya E. Abraham explains how to establish connections across technological, cultural and social boundaries, mirrored in organisations succeeding in today's hybrid business world. Some companies create and innovate technology; others use and adopt it; but in the cyberage, both must closely interconnect tech with human behaviour. Face-to-face and cyber-interactions are at the heart of effective work-based relationships, which in turn increase organisational performance. To build these effective business relations, organisations must foster the discovery muscle - curiosity combined with skills - in individuals. Priya E. Abraham shows how seemingly opposing domains (technology, business anthropology and diversity) best leverage interactions for the benefit of organisation development, using findings from practitioner-focused resTrade Review’Abraham’s impressive book on diversity as process surveys new forms of working and learning (co-creating, gamification) in current and future organisation development (Big Data and the Internet of Everything). Abraham teaches us to leverage diversity and interactions across boundaries to build meaningful connections for success in a cyberconnected business world. She holistically highlights business and digital anthropology in organisational change and development.’ Philipp Amann, Transnational Threats Department, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe 'Cyberconnecting and its "three lenses" closes a crucial intellectual gap about collaboration. It’s a thought-provoking work on leveraging human resources and shaping your business in a virtual world. Abraham gives you the conceptual foundation and tools needed to be successful with your digital initiatives and business transformation. A must read for all those serious on becoming a Social Business.’ Thomas A. Bryner, World-wide Social Business SWAT Team, IBM ’Cyberconnecting is more than a good read and a resourceful handbook packed with lively examples and exciting stories illustrating the case in point. This is an up-to-date guide to one of the most important themes in professional life for today and tomorrow - a must for junior and senior professionals in a wide range of careers.’ Andre Gingrich, University of Vienna, AustriaTable of ContentsI: The Context; 1: The Cyberconnected World of Work; 2: Leveraging Contributions from Anthropology; 3: The Emergence of Diversity as a Process; II: The Practice; 4: The Three Lenses of Diversity; 5: Reflecting on the Visible Me – The Four Tangible Identity Elements; 6: Exploring the Extended Me – The Eight Intangible Identity Elements; 7: Breaking through the Stereotype Game – The Lens of Perception; 8: Completing the Roadmap to Interconnectivity – The Environmental Lens; III: The Application; 9: Creating Value from Embracing Tech; 10: Focusing on the Human Perspective within the Big Data Hype

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Book SynopsisThis book addresses important questions about tackling today's epidemic of loneliness among young people, exploring experiences of loneliness in early life and considering how social conditions of austerity, precarity, inequality and competitive pressures to succeed can dramatically influence these feelings.Table of ContentsAnimate, attune, amplify Finding oneself a loneliness agenda I’m new here: creating a new research project and a young person led research agenda PART I: The social conditions of loneliness Loneliness and poverty Being an outsider The education system, aspiration and loneliness PART II: The experience of loneliness Transitions Loss, grief and loneliness Being left out Online spaces and connection PART III: Building friendship and connection Asking for help and offering connection Youth work as a method Creativity and solidarity as method: the example of Missing and other stories New ways for thinking and feeling loneliness

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Book SynopsisRenowned political scientist Terri Givens calls for ‘radical empathy’ in bridging racial divides to understand the origins of our biases, including internalized oppression. Deftly weaving together her own experiences with the political, she offers practical steps to call out racism and bring about radical social change.Table of ContentsPrologue: Writing in a Time of Crisis Bridging Divides: From Racism to Empathy in the 21st Century Getting to Radical Empathy My Family’s Story: The Isolation of Internalized Oppression Racism and Health Disparities Finding Empathy in the Academy Love and Marriage Radical Empathy in Leadership: Creating Change Creating Change: Restorative Justice and Working Off the Past Revisiting the Path to Radical Empathy Epilogue: In the Aftermath of the U.S. Presidential Election

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Book SynopsisThis book is a step toward curating our existing knowledge in the emerging field of 'disaster philanthropy'. It aims to build a robust base for future research, practice and public policy, whilst recognising that philanthropic responses to disasters are complex, conditional and subject to change.Table of Contents1. Introduction - Diana Leat, Susan D. Phillips and Alexandra Williamson 2. The Public’s Philanthropic Response to Disaster: Plus Ca Change? - Diana Leat 3. Disaster Fundraising: Readiness Matters - Wendy Scaife 4. Roles of Philanthropic Foundations as Funders and Distribution Agents in Disaster Response - Alexandra Williamson and Diana Leat 5. The Private Sector and Disasters: From Reactive Response to Disaster Resilience - Michael Moran, Graham Dwyer and Krystian Seibert 6. Fundraising, Grant Making and Regulatory Issues: Regulating Good in Bad Times - Myles McGregor-Lowndes 7. Doing Good Better: Public Policy for Disaster Philanthropy - Susan D. Phillips and Kristen Pue 8. Philanthropy’s Place in Community-Based Capacity Development for Disaster Resilience - Megan Conway 9. Nonprofit Collaboration and Coordination in Disaster Response: Lessons from the September 11th Recovery - Gregory R. Witkowski 10. The Promise and Reality of Philanthropy in Disasters - Jeffrey Schlegelmilch 11. Conclusions and Looking Forward - Alexandra Williamson, Diana Leat and Susan D. Phillips

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Book SynopsisSpatial planning is at a crossroads, with nearly half of UK planners now employed in the private sector. This book reveals what it's like to be a UK planner in the early 21st century and how the profession can fulfil its potential for the benefit of society and the environment.

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Book SynopsisThis book addresses the prejudices that emerged out of the collision of the two pandemics of 2020: COVID-19 and Racism.Table of ContentsIntroduction - Vini Lander, Kavyta Kay and Tiffany R. Holloman 1. BLAME the BAME - Javeria Shah 2. COVID-1984: Wake MBE Up When Black Lives Matter - Tré Ventour-Griffiths 3. Black Vaccination Reticence: HBCUs, the Flexner Report, and COVID-19 - LaTonia A. Siler-Holloman and Tiffany R. Holloman 4. Pregnancy, Pandemic and Protest: The Critical Reflections of a Black Millennial Mother - Sharon Anyiam 5. It’s Alive! The Resurrection of Race Science in the Times of a Public Health Crisis - Jon E.C. Tan 6. It’s Not Just Cricket: (Green) Parks and Recreation in COVID Times - Kavyta Kay 7. Muslim Funerals During the Pandemic: Socially Distanced Death, Burial and Bereavement Experienced by British-Bangladeshis in London and Edinburgh - Farjana Islam 8. Racial Justice and Equalities Law: Progress, Problems, and Potential - Robin Richardson 9. Out of Breath; Intersections of Inequality in a Time of Global Pandemic - Anon 10. An Exploration of the Label ‘BAME’, Other Existing Collective Terminologies, Their Effect on Mental Health and Identity Within a COVID-19 Context - Yemi Moses 11. COVID-19 in the UK: a colour-blind response - Jane Hinchliffe 12. Reviewing the Impact of OFQUAL’s Assessment ‘Algorithm’ on Racial Inequalities - Bruno Mallett 13. The Impact of COVID-19 on Somali Students’ Education in the UK: Challenges and Recommendations - Yusuf Sheikh Omar, Baar Hersi and Abdishakur Tarah Conclusion: Long COVID, Long Racism

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Book SynopsisThis book explores a wide diversity of approaches to help understand the policy movement phenomena, providing a useful guide on global studies in education, as well as insights into the future of this dynamic area of work.

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Book SynopsisWith a public health crisis gripping the UK, this book examines the organisational and political barriers to an effective public health system and determines that a new social contract is needed, in which health policy is truly public.Table of Contents1. The Challenges of Public Health 2. Public Health in England, 2013 to 2020 3. Public Health and the Devolved Governments 4. Principles and Process in the New Public Health Settlement 5. A New Social Contract for Public Health

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Book SynopsisPre-Accident Investigations: Better Questions - An Applied Approach to Operational Learning challenges safety and reliability professionals to get better answers by asking better questions. A provocative examination of human performance and safety management, the book delivers a thought-provoking discourse about how we work, and defines a new approach to operational learning.This is not a book about traditional safety. This is a book about creating real safety in your organization. In order to predict incidents before they happen, an organization should first understand how their processes can result in failure. Instead of managing the outcomes, they must learn to manage and understand the processes used to create them.Ideal for use in safety, human performance, psychology, cognitive and decision making, systems engineering, and risk assessment areas, this book equips the safety professional with the tools, steps, and models of success needed to Trade Review"In his forward to the book, Professor Sidney Dekker says that questions such as "What rule was broken?" or "What should the consequences be?" are no longer good questions because they are short-sighted and elicit short-sighted answers. Ask better questions and you get the kind of answers that will actually help show the way forward. In this he echoes the aims of this thoroughly entertaining and thought provoking book."—The RoSPA OS&H Journal, October 2016 IssueTable of ContentsBetter Questions. I Hate, "You Can’t Fix Stupid!". To Ask Better Questions, First Understand and Stop Blame. Access Knowledge from the Field and the Floor. Not Knowing Is Powerful. There Is Good News. Why Learning Has Not Been Our First, Best Tool. A Learning Team Case Study. Why We Do Not Learn? Learning Teams. A Phased Approach to Learning Teams. When to Learn? Let It Marinate: Build in Time to Think. Change Happens! Shout from the Rooftop. A Learning Team Case Study. Conclusion: This Book Ends and Your Work Begins.

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