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The Platformization of the Family = Towards a Research Agenda
This open access book outlines how the digital platforms that mediate so many aspects of commercial and personal life have begun to transform everyday family existence. It presents theory and research methods to enable students and scholars to investigate the changes that platformization has brought to the routines and interactions of family life including intergenerational communication, inter…
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- 9783031748813
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- XI, 113 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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Zwischenstationen / Inbetween = Kommunikation mit geflüchteten Menschen / Co…
"Zwischenstationen – Kommunikation mit geflüchteten Menschen" nimmt Situationen in den Blick, in denen geflüchtete Menschen an verschiedenen Stationen ihrer Flucht in Kontakt mit anderen treten. Für das Verstehen und Verstandenwerden ist die Präsenz von Dolmetscherinnen und Dolmetschern dabei oft essenziell. Dieser Band vereint Stimmen aus der Praxis und solche aus Forschung und Lehre. Di…
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- 9783732990016
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- 302 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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An Introduction to Cognitive Economics = The Science of Mistakes
This book introduces readers to “cognitive economics,” a rapidly emerging interdisciplinary science built on economic, psychological, and data scientific foundations. Throughout the book, economist Andrew Caplin provides new approaches to help scholars collaborate and solve problems that can shape economic outcomes and bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and the real world. Divide…
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- 9783031730429
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- XI, 158 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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Secularization and China's Modernization
This open access book examines from the perspective of secularization. Since the publication of Max Weber's Protestant Ethics and the Spirit of Capitalism, how to realize modernization in developing countries has become an urgent problem to be demonstrated. Secularization has becoming endogenous power for Chinese modernization procedure, especially since 1978. However, to understand the foundat…
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- 9789819780624
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- XI, 402 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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Asylum and Nonreligion = Emotions, Evidence-making and Credibility
This open access Palgrave Pivot explores the experiences of nonreligious asylum seekers in Northern Europe. While religious persecution is often cited as a reason for seeking asylum, nonbelievers also face significant persecution in their home countries due to their lack of religious affiliation. Despite this, their experiences are frequently overlooked in academic discussions, and asylum asses…
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- 9783031717659
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- VI, 100 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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Re-presenting Research A Guide to Analyzing Popularization Strategies in Sci…
This open access book focuses on the textual features, or ‘strategies’, which form popularization discourse. In popularization discourse, research findings from academia are re-presented to make them noteworthy to society and influential for everyday life. Popularization involves recontextualization, or reimagination of findings in an everyday and newsworthy context, and reformulation, the …
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- 978-3-031-28174-7
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- XI, 141
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Causal Mechanisms in the Global Development of Social Policies
This open access edited volume introduces the concept of causal mechanisms to explore new ways of explaining the global dynamics of social policy, and shows that a mechanism-based approach provides several advantages over established approaches for studying social policy The introductory chapter outlines the mechanism-based approach, which stands out by modularisation and a clear focus on acto…
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- 9783030910884
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- XIX, 457ill; lamp
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Social Protection in Latin America = Causality, Stratification and Outcomes
This book offers a comprehensive analysis of social protection in Latin America, its origins, institutions, and outcomes. The chapters are organised in three groups. The earlier chapters discuss in turn appropriate methods, an analytical framework, and core institutions. The book advocates a causal inference approach to the study of the institutions that have dominated social protection in t…
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- 9783031497957
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- XIX, 293 ill; lamp
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Stakeholder Relationships And Sustainability = The Case Of Health Aid To The …
This open-access book analyses how stakeholder relationships impact the sustainability of health aid. It does this by providing an overarching analytical framework, which allows for a systematic analysis of sustainability, relationships, and a possible causal link between these phenomena. The book goes beyond universal paradigms and detailed single-case studies by offering a thorough analysis o…
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- 9783031319907
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- XXV, 381 ill; lamp
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Managing Infodemics in the 21st Century Addressing New Public Health Challen…
This open access book on infodemic management reviews the current discussions about this evolving area of public health from a variety of perspectives. Infodemic management is an evidence-based practice underpinned by the science of infodemiology that offers guidance to better manage pandemic and epidemic risks and more quickly tackle new and resurgent health threats. Infodemic management ha…
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- 978-3-031-27789-4
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- XVIII, 144
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