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Towards Resilient Organizations and Societies
This open access book brings together scholars in the fields of management, public policy, regional studies, and organization theory around the concept of resilience. The aim is to provide a more holistic understanding of the complex phenomenon of resilience from a multi-sectorial, cross-national, and multidisciplinary perspective. The book facilitates a conversation across diverse disciplinary…
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- 978-3-030-82072-5
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- oer.unej.ac.id
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- Public Sector Organizations
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Global Asylum Governance and the European Union's Role: Rights and Responsibi…
This open access book provides a state-of-the-field of the interactions between emerging national asylum governance systems and the 2018 United Nations Global Compact for Refugees (UN GCR). It provides a detailed examination of the relationship and compatibility between asylum governance and refugee protection and human rights, and the responsibilities for states and other implementing actors i…
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- 978-3-031-74866-0
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- XXI, 323
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From Colonialism to International Aid = External Actors and Social Protection…
This open access volume addresses the role of external actors in social protection in the Global South, from the Second World War until today, analysing the influence of colonial powers, superpowers during the Cold War and contemporary donor agencies. Following an introduction to the analysis of external actors in social policy making in the Global South, the contributions explore which exte…
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- 9783030382001
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- XXV, 384 ill; hlm
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Women's Empowerment and Public Policy in the Arab Gulf States :Exploring Chal…
This open access book explores the various dimensions of women’s empowerment in public policy in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region, with a particular focus on Qatar, comparing the country to the other Gulf states. Through its rich compilation of empirical qualitative research, the text unpacks the various ways in which women’s empowerment materializes in the GCC context, providing i…
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- 1
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- 9789819960064
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- XIV, 210: ill; lamp
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- 11
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Sustainable Qatar : Social, Political and Environmental Perspectives
This open access book provides a topical overview of the key sustainability issues in Qatar, focusing on environmental sustainability from a socio-political perspective. The transition to a sustainable Qatar requires engagement with diverse areas of social-political, human, and environmental development. On the environmental aspects, the contributors address climate change, food security, water…
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- 1
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- 9789811973987
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- XIII, 380: ill; lamp
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- 9
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Guardians of Public Value = How Public Organisations Become and Remain Instit…
This open access book presents case studies of twelve organisations which the public have come to view as institutions. From the BBC to Doctors Without Borders, from the Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra to CERN, this volume examines how some organisations rise to prominence and remain in high public esteem through changing and challenging times. It builds upon the scholarly tradition of instit…
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- 9783030517014
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- XIII, 353 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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Gleichwertige Lebensverhältnisse in Deutschland? = Lokale Sichtweisen auf ei…
Gleichwertige Lebensverhältnisse zu gewährleisten, ist in Deutschland ein rechtlich verankertes Ziel. Dieses Open-Access-Buch analysiert, welche Aspekte Menschen wichtig sind, wenn es um ein gutes Leben geht, mit welchen Orten oder Regionen sie ihre Lebensverhältnisse vergleichen und was ihnen politisch sinnvoll erscheint, um etwas für gleichwertige Lebensverhältnisse zu tun. Zugleich erku…
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- 9783658466022
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- XII, 391 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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Resiliente Infrastrukturen = Perspektiven und Handlungsempfehlungen für ein …
Störungen, Krisen und Katastrophen stellen immer weniger die Ausnahme dar. Vielmehr werden und sind sie Teil unseres Alltags. Die Resilienz der Infrastrukturen zu stärken ist daher eine essenzielle Aufgabe unserer Zeit. Der vorliegende Sammelband betrachtet branchen- sowie ressortübergreifend die komplexer werdenden Rahmenbedingungen, mit denen unsere Gesellschaft konfrontiert ist. Die Beson…
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- 9783503238439
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- 350 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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Akzeptanzkommunikation in der Energie- und Rohstoffwirtschaft
Diese Open-Access-Publikation untersucht die Akzeptanz der sächsischen Bevölkerung gegenüber Energie- und Rohstoffvorhaben sowie die Eignung von Kommunikationsmaßnahmen zur Verbesserung des Akzeptanzniveaus. Die Bürger:innen werden erstmals repräsentativ zu ihrer (In-)Akzeptanz gegenüber Anlagearten befragt. Dabei wird nachgewiesen, dass die Akzeptanz bei lokalen Projekten immer geringer…
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- 1
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- 978-3-658-40798-8
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- XXVII, 237
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Networks and Geographies of Global Social Policy Diffusion = Culture, Economy…
This open access book analyses the global diffusion of social policy as a process driven by multiplex ties between countries in global social networks. The contributions analyze links between countries via global trade, colonial history, similarity in culture, and spatial proximity. Networks are viewed as the structural backbone of the diffusion process, and diffusion is anlaysed via several su…
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- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783030834036
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- XVI, 272 ill; lamp
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