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Current issues in transitional justice : towards a more holistic approach
This volume brings together multiple, interdisciplinary viewpoints to explore and examine the current state of transitional justice. Contributors are drawn from both academic and practitioner backgrounds, working in fields such as human rights, humanitarian law, public policy, sociology, cultural and peace studies, and earth jurisprudence. Current Issues in Transitional Justice: Towards a More …
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- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783319093901
- Collation
- XIV, 376
- Series Title
- Springer Series in Transitional Justice
- Call Number
- 320.011
In Pursuit of an African Green Revolution: Views from Rice and Maize Farmers'…
This book explores recent experiences in the effort to bring about a Green Revolution in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The chapters focus on rice and maize, which are promising and strategic smallholder crops. Significantly, we find that an African Rice Revolution has already begun in many irrigated areas, using Asian-type modern varieties, chemical fertilizer, and improved management practices. Fu…
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- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-4-431-55692-3
- Collation
- XXIII, 208
- Series Title
- Natural Resource Management and Policy
- Call Number
- 330 INP
Incentives and Performance: Governance of Research Organizations
This book contributes to the current discussion in society, politics and higher education on innovation capacity and the financial and non-financial incentives for researchers. The expert contributions in the book deal with implementation of incentive systems at higher education institutions in order to foster innovation. On the other hand, the book also discusses the extent to which governa…
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- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-319-09784-8
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- XXV, 488
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 360 INC
Culture, diversity and heritage : major studies
The texts presented in this book trace the rise of culture as a major concern for development, international diplomacy, sustainability and national politics over the past two decades. As a major participant in anthropological field research, advocate for cultural freedom and decision-maker in international programs on culture, the author gives a firsthand account of the trade-offs, the contradi…
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- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783319138114
- Collation
- XVI, 199
- Series Title
- SpringerBriefs on Pioneers in Science and Practice
- Call Number
- 301
Cultural, religious and political contestations : the multicultural challenge
This book examines the foundations of multiculturalism in the context of émigré societies and from a multi-dimensional perspective. The work considers the politics of multiculturalism and focuses on how the discourse of cultural rights and intercultural relations in western societies can and should be accounted for at a philosophical, as well as performative level. Theoretical perspectives …
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- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783319160030
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- VI, 230
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- -
- Call Number
- 305.8
Cultural and linguistic minorities in the Russian Federation and the European…
This is the first comprehensive volume to compare the sociolinguistic situations of minorities in Russia and in Western Europe. As such, it provides insight into language policies, the ethnolinguistic vitality and the struggle for reversal of language shift, language revitalization and empowerment of minorities in Russia and the European Union. The volume shows that, even though largely unknown…
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- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783319104553
- Collation
- XIX, 340
- Series Title
- Multilingual Education
- Call Number
- 370
Cultural tourism in a digital era : first International Conference IACuDiT, A…
This book covers the entire spectrum of cultural and digital tourism and presents the latest findings, examples and cases, highlighting innovations for the tourism industry from both an academic and a practical point of view. The book invites readers to discover ongoing developments and recent trends in fields like heritage and museum management; sports tourism; tourism economics and policy; e-…
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- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783319158594
- Collation
- XII, 417
- Series Title
- Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics
- Call Number
- 338
Reproductive Technology and Surrogacy
During the past few years, reproductive technology and surrogacy have emerged in a number of European countries as issues of debate. There has been a steady increase in the use of reproductive technology in the Nordic countries, as well as an increase in the use of cross-border medical treatment in order to achieve pregnancy. At the same time, a number of ethical issues have been raised concern…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9789289342889
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- -
- Series Title
- TemaNord
- Call Number
- 340 NOR r
Denmark-Greenland in the twentieth century (Vol. 341)
This book traces Danish-Greenlandic relations over 100 years and is the first publication to cover the period 1900-2000. The main trend is the development from a colonial situation in 1900 with a state owned company runnig nearly all business to an open economy with steadily growing selfgovernment for Greenland short of full independence. The Danish policy can be described as benevolent, but fi…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9788763530705
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- -
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 320 SOR d
New Horizons in Spanish Colonial Law : Contributions to Transnational Early M…
Spanish colonial law, derecho indiano, has since the early 20th century been a vigorous subdiscipline of legal history. One of great figures in the field, the Argentinian legal historian Víctor Tau Anzoátegui, published in 1997 his Nuevos horizontes en el estudio histórico del derecho indiano. The book, in which Tau addressed seminal methodological questions setting tone for the discipline…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783944773025
- Collation
- 266 halaman
- Series Title
- Global Perspectives on Legal History vol. 3
- Call Number
- 340 DUV n
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