Climate, Science and Society: A Primer makes cutting-edge research on climate change accessible to student readers. The primer consists of 37 short chapters organized within 11 parts written by Science and Technology Studies (STS) and other social science scholars. It covers a range of key topics including communication, justice and inequality, climate policy, and energy transitions, situati…
Global mindset is an emerging concept, influenced by globalization, that can support companies’ growth in international settings and help develop a more effective, skilled workforce that can be open and adaptable. This book presents an analysis of current global mindset knowledge and explores how national culture and international business behaviors affect global mindset development in busine…
This open access book adopts a cultural sociology of materiality to explore the hallmark of the female athlete: the ponytail. Studying a wealth of news articles about ponytails in sports and society, Broch uncovers this hairstyle’s polyvocality and argues that it is a total social phenomenon. By separating his approach from the cultural studies tradition, Broch highlights how hair is imbued w…
In the knowledge economy, teams play a central role in decisions made within and across organisations. The reason why teams with diverse compositions are often used is arguably their ability to develop solutions that none of their members could have produced alone. Systems design, strategy and policy development, risk management, and innovation are just a few of the areas that call for team dec…
This is an open access book.Animals are the traditional blind spot in human rights theory. This book brings together the seemingly disparate discourses of human and animal rights, and looks at emerging animal rights as new human rights. It approaches the question whether animals can and should have human rights through a comprehensive review of contemporary human rights philosophy, discussing b…
This open access book provides an historical account of the ways in which community nursing services in England have been shaped by policy changes, from the inception of the NHS in 1948 to the present day. Focusing on policies regarding the organisation and provision of community nursing services, it offers an important assessment of how community nursing has evolved under successive government…
This open access edited book brings together a closer examination of European and Asian responses to the escalating rivalry between the US and China. As the new Cold War has surfaced as a perceivable reality in the post-COVID era, the topic itself is of great importance to policymakers, academic researchers, and the interested public. Furthermore, this manuscript makes a valuable contribution t…
Buku ini menelusuri pengaruh perubahan lingkungan politik terhadap seni, kritik, sejarah, dan teori Ceko antara tahun 1895 dan 1939, dengan melihat melampaui avant-garde ke pinggiran seni modern. Periode ini ditandai oleh perubahan politik yang radikal, pembentukan identitas nasional dan regional, dan kebangkitan modernisme di Eropa Tengah – khususnya, runtuhnya Austria-Hongaria dan pembentuk…
Dalam buku ini, penulis meyakinkan bahwa Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington sedikit keliru, setidaknya sejauh menyangkut fisika. Ia mengeksplorasi teori grup dan aljabar Lie serta representasinya untuk menggunakan representasi grup sebagai alat bantu yang menghemat tenaga. ;;; Isospin, atau isotopic spin (juga disebut isospin kuantum), adalah konsep dalam fisika partikel yang digunakan untuk menggamb…
Teks ini mengkaji seksualitas manusia melalui teori psikoanalitik dan psikologi ego modern, yang melihat makna emosional dan organisasinya dalam representasi simbolis dari afek sebagaimana diatur oleh ego. Dimulai dengan eksplorasi tentang bagaimana representasi simbolis diterapkan pada pengalaman sensorik tubuh dalam seksualitas manusia, baik dalam realitas maupun fantasi. Selanjutnya, penulis…