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Social Science Research in the Arab World and Beyond : A Guide for Students, …
This book presents and discusses the logic and method of social science research adapted mainly for instruction at Arab universities and for research in Arab countries, but with applicability beyond the region. It illustrates major concepts and methods pertaining to research with examples of previous studies carried out in the Arab world and with exercises using Arab Barometer and other dataset…
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- 978-3-031-13838-6
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- XXII, 160
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- SpringerBriefs in Sociology (BRIEFSSOCY)
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Organisiertes Misstrauen und ausdifferenzierte Kontrolle : Zur Soziologie der…
Martin Weißmann legt in diesem Open-Access-Buch theoretische Synthesen zu zentralen Themen der interdisziplinären Polizeiforschung vor und leistet damit einen Beitrag zur Integration dieser ansonsten oft empiristischen Forschung in die stärker theorieorientierte Soziologie. Er schlägt vor, (Kriminal-)Polizeien als Fall misstrauischer Sozialsysteme zu analysieren. Wie beispielsweise auch Geh…
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- 978-3-658-39227-7
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- XI, 436
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- Organisationssoziologie (ORGANISAT)
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Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions of Gases and Particles
The oceans and atmosphere interact through various processes, including the transfer of momentum, heat, gases and particles. In this book leading international experts come together to provide a state-of-the-art account of these exchanges and their role in the Earth-system, with particular focus on gases and particles. Chapters in the book cover: i) the ocean-atmosphere exchange of short-lived…
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- 978-3-642-25643-1
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- LI, 315
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- Springer Earth System Sciences (SPRINGEREARTH)
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Post-Communist Transformations in Baltic Countries: A Restorations Approach i…
This Open access book provides a survey of the economic, health, and somatic progress of Baltic countries during the period 1918–2018, framed by the outline of the historical-sociological theory of modern social restorations, as originally conceived by the Austrian-American comparative historian Robert A. Kann. The author reworks Kann's theory to analyse post-communist transformations in the …
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- 9783031394966
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- XVI, 291
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Why Knowing What To Do Is Not Enough : A Realistic Perspective on Self-Reliance
This open access book sets out to explain the reasons for the gap between “knowing” and “doing” in view of self-reliance, which is more and more often expected of citizens. In today’s society, people are expected to take responsibility for their own lives and be self-reliant. This is no easy feat. They must be on constant high alert in areas of life such as health, work and personal f…
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- 1
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- 9789402417258
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- IX, 157 hlm,: ill, lamp;
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YOUMARES 9 - The Oceans: Our Research, Our Future: Proceedings of the 2018 co…
This open access book summarizes peer-reviewed articles and the abstracts of oral and poster presentations given during the YOUMARES 9 conference which took place in Oldenburg, Germany, in September 2018. The aims of this book are to summarize state-of-the-art knowledge in marine sciences and to inspire scientists of all career stages in the development of further research. These conferences ar…
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- 9783030203894
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- XIX, 370 hlm,: ill, lamp;
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Make Life Visible
This open access book describes marked advances in imaging technology that have enabled the visualization of phenomena in ways formerly believed to be completely impossible. These technologies have made major contributions to the elucidation of the pathology of diseases as well as to their diagnosis and therapy. The volume presents various studies from molecular imaging to clinical imaging. It…
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- 9789811379086
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- IX, 292 hlm,: ill, lamp;
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Das polyseme Fundament der Wirklichkeit : Eine diskursethnologische Analyse n…
Dieses Open-Access-Buch befasst sich mit der diskursiven Konstruktion von ‚deutscher Nation‘, wie sie sich in öffentlichen Debatten um nationalen Ein- und Ausschluss offenbart. Staatsangehörigkeit und Einbürgerung sind zentrale Instrumente dieser sozialen Schließung. Anhand der widerstreitenden Diskurse um die Hamburger Einbürgerungsinitiative lässt sich exemplarisch ermitteln, welche…
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- 978-3-658-40835-0
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- XV, 574
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- Theorie und Praxis der Diskursforschung (TPEDF)
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Diskurs und Materialität : Eine Dispositivanalyse des Drogentestens
In diesem Open-Access-Buch wird unter Rückgriff auf einen multimodalen Diskursbegriff das Vorgehen für eine soziotechnisch fundierte Dispositivanalyse entwickelt, die auf die produktive Rolle von Materialität in Diskursen fokussiert. Mit der Frage nach der Stellung von Artefakten in Diskursen werden grundlegende Aspekte der Diskurstheorie und -analytik adressiert, die sich vor allem auf die …
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- 978-3-658-37053-4
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- XIV, 333
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- Theorie und Praxis der Diskursforschung (TPEDF)
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Integrating Data Science and Earth Science : Challenges and Solutions
This open access book presents the results of three years collaboration between earth scientists and data scientist, in developing and applying data science methods for scientific discovery. The book will be highly beneficial for other researchers at senior and graduate level, interested in applying visual data exploration, computational approaches and scientifc workflows.
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- 978-3-030-99546-1
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- XIV, 148
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- SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences (BRIEFSEARTHSYST)
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