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International Labour Organization and Global Social Governance
This open access book explores the role of the ILO (International Labour Organization) in building global social governance from multiple and mutually complementary perspectives. It explores the impact of this UN´s oldest agency, founded in 1919, on the transforming world of work in a global setting, providing insights into the unique history and functions of the ILO as an organization and the…
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Standardisierte Inhaltsanalyse in der Kommunikationswissenschaft – Standard…
Im vorliegenden Open-Access Handbuch wird der Status Quo standardisierter, inhaltsanalytischer Forschung in der Kommunikationswissenschaft identifiziert, systematisiert und für Forschende und Studierende zugänglich gemacht. Es behandelt Themen- und Forschungsbereiche des Nachrichtenjournalismus, der fiktionalen Inhalte sowie der Kommunikation von professionellen und LaienkommunikatorInnen. De…
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- 978-3-658-36179-2
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- 1 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
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- XII, 478
Empirische Analyse sozialer Probleme
Arbeitslosigkeit, Drogenmissbrauch, Obdachlosigkeit, familiäre Gewalt, Umweltzerstörung, Onlinesucht usw. Keine dieser kollektiven Notlagen – sei sie für die Betroffenen auch noch so bedrückend – erlangt von ‚sich aus‘ öffentliche Aufmerksamkeit und politische Anerkennung. Vielen durchaus kritisierbaren Lebenslagen gelingt dies erst spät oder überhaupt nicht. Warum dies so ist un…
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- 978-3-658-02280-8
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- 243
Migrants, Refugees and Asylum Seekers’ Integration in European Labour Markets
This open access book discusses how, and to what extent, the legal and institutional regimes and the socio-cultural environments of a range of European countries (the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Italy, Switzerland and the UK), in the framework of EU laws and policies, have a beneficial or negative impact on the effective capacity of these countries to integrate migrants, refugees …
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- 978-3-030-67284-3
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- IMISCOE Research Series
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- XI, 258
Migrants, Refugees and Asylum Seekers’ Integration in European Labour Markets
This open access book discusses how, and to what extent, the legal and institutional regimes and the socio-cultural environments of a range of European countries (the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Italy, Switzerland and the UK), in the framework of EU laws and policies, have a beneficial or negative impact on the effective capacity of these countries to integrate migrants, refugees …
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- 978-3-030-67284-3
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- 10 b/w illustrations
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- XI, 258
The Independent Variable Problem
This open access publication deals with the operationalisation of the welfare state as an independent variable. To study how welfare states affect social inequality, individual behaviour, attitudes and more in different countries, an empirical operationalisation of the welfare state or specific elements of social policy is required. However, this operationalisation is fraught with some impor…
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- 978-3-658-39422-6
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- Sozialstrukturanalyse
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- XIII, 224
Polizei(en) in Umbruchsituationen
Der Umbruch steht für einen tiefgreifenden Wandel, der sich auf unterschiedlichen Ebenen vollziehen kann. Bezogen auf die Polizei spielen neben politischen Zäsuren auch gesellschaftliche und kulturelle Umbrüche eine wesentliche Rolle. Dabei kann die Institution zum Objekt der Forschung oder aber als Subjekt (Akteur) in einer historischen Konstellation analysiert werden. Dieser Ansatz wird in…
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- 978-3-658-35163-2
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- Geschichte und Ethik der Polizei und öffentlichen Verwaltung
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- VII, 414
Hipsterism
This Open-Access-book utilises Hipsterism to demonstrate modes of identity, collectivity, conceptions and a whole spectrum of activities with varying degrees of commitment in contemporary society. Analysed through the lens of Modernity, Consumerism, and the New Spirit of Capitalism, it draws on qualitative research from two subsequent field stays in Berlin and is complemented by self-reflexion …
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- 978-3-658-39536-0
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- Kultur und gesellschaftliche Praxis
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- XI, 192
Data Science and Social Research
This edited volume lays the groundwork for Social Data Science, addressing epistemological issues, methods, technologies, software and applications of data science in the social sciences. It presents data science techniques for the collection, analysis and use of both online and offline new (big) data in social research and related applications. Among others, the individual contributions cover …
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- 978-3-319-55477-8
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- Studies in Classification, Data Analysis, and Knowledge Organization
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- IX, 300
Becoming A Young Farmer
This open access book is based on a multi-country collaborative research project focussing on Canada, China, India, and Indonesia. It responds directly and concretely to concerns about the generational sustainability of smallholder farming worldwide– reflected in the current UN Decade of Family Farming. Drawing on research that asks how (some) young people continue to pursue a (future) li…
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- 978-3-031-15233-7
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- XXII, 444
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