To set the stage for our study of ultralight bosonic dark matter (UBDM), we review the evidence for the existence of dark matter: galactic and stellar dynamics, gravitational lensing studies, measurements of the cosmic microwave background radiation (CMB), surveys of the large-scale structure of the universe, and the observed abundance of light elements. This diverse array of observational …
Krisis keuangan 2008 dan pandemi COVID-19 telah membuat otoritas semakin berfokus ke dalam dan menggunakan etnosentrisme, proteksionisme, dan pendekatan top-down untuk memandu kebijakan perdagangan, persaingan, dan pembangunan industri. Efek lanjutan dari kebijakan tersebut berkisar dari munculnya dan tampaknya keberhasilan negara otoriter, munculnya tren populis dan proteksionis, dan agenda ak…
Buku akses terbuka ini membahas fenomena fisik dari peristiwa yang tampaknya terjadi secara spontan dan tanpa sebab yang diketahui. Peristiwa ini harus dibedakan dengan peristiwa yang terjadi dengan cara yang (sudah) ditentukan, dapat diprediksi, sah, dan kausal. Semua pengetahuan kita didasarkan pada teori refleksi diri, serta pada cara operasional persepsi empiris. Beberapa pertanyaan yang mu…
This open access book examines the political structures and processes that frame and produce understandings of diversity in and through music education. Recent surges in nationalist, fundamentalist, protectionist and separatist tendencies highlight the imperative for music education to extend beyond nominal policy agendas or wholly celebratory diversity discourses. Bringing together high-level …
This open access book highlights the importance of visions of alternative futures in music teacher education in a time of increasing societal complexity due to increased diversity. There are policies at every level to counter prejudice, increase opportunities, reduce inequalities, stimulate change in educational systems, and prevent and counter polarization. Foregrounding the intimate connectio…
This Open access book is a collection of interviews published by China News Service, a Beijing-based news agency, in its “West-East Talk” column. It has been divided into five sections: “Mutual Learning Among Civilizations,” “Hot Issues,” “About China,” “Sino-U.S. Relations” and “Cultural Collision”. The interviews are with more than 50 eminent scholars, scientists, poli…
This open access book provides a comprehensive analysis of the EU's crucial support for the implementation of the Havana Peace Agreement between the Colombian government and the FARC-EP. It explores the use of new approaches and instruments that, despite some limitations and criticisms, could go beyond conventional liberal peace and provide useful lessons. Particular attention is paid to three …
This open access edited volume investigates children and youth's deep entanglement in today's major global, national, and local transformations and processes: wherein they are not mere spectators and objects of transformations but instead actively shape them through various social, economic, and political representations. International contributions illuminate the problems that arise when child…