Federal systems of governance in Africa

Federalism as a mode of governance has been a popular response to most conflicts which stemmed from ethnic/language/religious mobilisation. However, the track record of resolving communal or identity conflicts has not always been good, the least of all in Somalia, Sudan and South Sudan.

Facilitation Cascades in Marine Ecosystems Facilitation Cascades in Marine…

Facilitation cascades occur when a habitat-forming species facilitates another habitat-forming species with synergistic effects on biodiversity. This review summarizes the current state of knowledge of facilitation cascades in marine environments, describing (1) the geographic distribution of studies documenting facilitation cascades; (2) the range of habitats and organisms involved; (3) the…

European Imperialism, War, Strategic Commodities and Ecological Limits

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Epistolarity in Twelfth-century Byzantine Poetry

This brief description is concerned with a period which has been described as the “golden age” of this literary form. 2 However, the verse letter has a long history in the Latin west, stretching from the time of Horace and Ovid all the way to the Renaissance before finding its way to the Elizabethan court, and reaching its peak in the Augustan literature of the eighteenth century. Thr…

Emerging consumerism and eating out in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam The social …

The chapters cover different scales of analysis, from household research to national data, and combine different methodologies and approaches, from quantifiable data that show how much people consume to qualitative findings that reveal how and why consumption takes place in urban settings. Detailed case studies are included from China, India, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, South Korea and Vietna…

Chapter 2 Identifying Energy-Poor Households, Experiences from the Global North

Living with Energy Poverty: Perspectives from the Global North and South expands our collective understanding of energy poverty and deepens our recognition of the phenomenon by engaging with the lived experiences of energy-poor households across different contexts. Understanding the lived experience of energy poverty is an essential component in the design of any effort to alleviate what is fun…

Chapter 2 Ian Ramsey, theology and 'trans-disciplinary' medical ethics

Recent decades have witnessed profound shifts in the politics of medicine and the biological sciences. Members of several professions, including philosophers, lawyers and social scientists, now discuss and help regulate issues that were once left to doctors and scientists, in a form of outside involvement known as ‘bioethics’. The making of British bioethics provides the first in-depth stud…

Chapter 2 How do expats make new friends abroad?

Moving abroad means having to settle into a new host country. This book enables expats and those who support them to create intercultural connections and friendships both within and outside the workplace. Having left behind a large part of their social network, expats need to make local friends to really settle in. This book shows you how this works, and that breaking out of the expat bubble an…

Chapter 2 Historical overview of curriculum organisation

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the history and current status of policy, research and practices of curriculum, classroom instruction and assessment in Japan. It outlines the mechanism of curriculum organization and the history of the National Courses of Study, and assesses the theories of academic ability model. It also discusses in detail the history of "Lesson Study" – a cha…

Chapter 2 Heritage and food history

Food Heritage and Nationalism in Europe contends that food is a fundamental element of heritage, and a particularly important one in times of crisis. Arguing that food, taste, cuisine and gastronomy are crucial markers of identity that are inherently connected to constructions of place, tradition and the past, the book demonstrates how they play a role in intangible, as well as tangible, herita…