The essays in this collection are written to make readers (re)consider what is possible in Africa. The essays shake the tree of received wisdom and received categories, and hone in on the complexities of life under ecological and economic constraints. Yet, throughout this volume, people do not emerge as victims, but rather as inventors, engineers, scientists, planners, writers, artists, and act…
This book explores important chapters of past and recent African history from a multidisciplinary perspective. It covers an extensive time range from the evolution of early humans to the complex cultural and genetic diversity of modern-day populations in Africa. Through a comprehensive list of chapters, the book focuses on different time-periods, geographic regions and cultural and biological a…
This open access book inspires young entrepreneurs to embark on the journey toward the future of work through actionable entrepreneurship, especially focusing on South Africa. Its insights and tools extend beyond borders, suiting the Global South and emerging markets. Using systemic action learning, the author guides readers in developing both internal and external aspects of youth entrepren…
This open access book offers a systematic survey of the attitudes and values of European political scientists. It builds a structural interpretation based on empirical data, as well as offering reflections on the future structure of the discipline. In the middle of a delicate phase of changes marked by the effects of pandemic and the war in Ukraine, we need to pay attention to the factors that …
Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), a chronic inflammatory condition that encompasses radiographic (also known as ankylosing spondylitis [AS]) and non-radiographic (nr-axSpA) forms of the disease (Rudwaleit et al. 2009), can lead to chronic pain, structural damage, and disability. While understanding of the pathophysiology of axSpA and its management (classification, diagnosis, monitoring, an…
Untuk merayakan ulang tahunnya yang ke-75, kami merenungkan dampak dari karya perintis Alan Grodzinsky dan laboratoriumnya. Volume ini mencakup diskusi mendalam tentang elektromekanika jaringan, mekanobiologi dan biomekanika, serta biologi matriks, selain kemajuan terbaru dalam memahami patogenesis, perkembangan, dan pengobatan osteoartritis. Yang unik dari volume ini, kami mengulas penelitian …
Buku akses terbuka ini disusun berdasarkan proyek Horizon 2020 Uni Eropa (UE) ‘Financial and Institutional Reforms for an Entrepreneurial Society’ (FIRES). Para penulis menguraikan bagaimana Eropa dapat bergerak menuju pertumbuhan yang lebih inklusif, inovatif, dan berkelanjutan melalui reformasi yang akan menghidupkan kembali semangat kewirausahaannya. Berdasarkan penelitian selama puluhan…
Buku akses terbuka ini merupakan hasil dari proyek Horizon 2020 Uni Eropa ‘Reformasi Keuangan dan Kelembagaan untuk Masyarakat Wirausaha’ (FIRES). Berdasarkan analisis historis, ekonomi, dan hukum, serta menggabungkan metode dan data lintas disiplin ilmu, para penulis menyediakan alat baru yang berharga bagi para pembuat kebijakan, pemangku kepentingan, dan akademisi untuk menilai dan menin…
How to deal with carbon emissions—a rare externality that spans a large time frame and geographical scope—is a difficult task for the world. This task is particularly challenging for China, mainly in that the country must coordinate dual objectives, including existing economic growth targets and the newly added carbon neutrality goal. Over the past 40 years of reform and opening up, Chi…
This is an open access book. What is the history and current state of play of EU law and policy covering irregularised human mobility? What has been the role and contributions of the 2019-2024 European Commission as regards EU migration policy? This book investigates how migration policies have been problematised at the EU institutional level, in particular by the European Commission. It critic…