A few months into the popular uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in 2009/10, the promises of social media, including its ability to influence a participatory governance model, grassroots civic engagement, new social dynamics, inclusive societies and new opportunities for businesses and entrepreneurs, became more evident than ever. Simultaneously, cartography received ne…
This timely book explores how the media shape the Europeanization of the public sphere within the European Union (EU). Bringing together a range of international scholars in media studies and journalism and covering both traditional and online media, it argues that Europeanization is not just an idea - it is a real, ongoing process that we are experiencing every day. Assessing a wide range of a…
This is the second volume to emerge from a project on Indigenous participation in the Australian economy, funded by an Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Grant, and involving the cooperation of the School of Archaeology and Anthropology at The Australian National University and the National Museum of Australia. The Chief Investigators were Ian Keen, Chris Lloyd, Anthony Redmond, the Part…
Concerned with the 50% dropout rate for public high school students in the Southern Highlands, Jim Wayne Miller published this book in 1989 to ensure that young people had access to published works and other text that examine the themes of familiy, community, and work. Miller intended to provide public school teachers with the tools to engage students and stimulate meaningful conversations.
Europe Faces Europe examines Eastern European perspectives on European identity.
This book explores how the rising numbers of refugees entering Europe from 2015 onwards played into fears of cultural, religious, and ethnic differences across the continent.
Arising from a scientific conference marking the 100th anniversary of her birth, this book honors the life and work of the social scientist and diplomat Ester Boserup, who blazed new trails in her interdisciplinary approach to development and sustainability.
No processo de construção do SUS, a temática da formação dos trabalhadores técnicos da saúde tornou-se uma preocupação crescente, alvo de ações públicas em face da escassez e má distribuição entre os estados brasileiros, mas principalmente por causa do grande contingente de trabalhadores com precária ou nenhuma formação profissional”, informam os organizadores na apresentaç…
Die Identitätsbildung des heutigen Belgiens ist durch ein komplexes Zusammenspiel von Regionen,
Erinnerung und Identität gelten als zentrale Themen der Kurzgeschichten und Romane von Doeschka Meijsing (1947-2012) - doch deren literarische Inszenierungen wurden bislang kaum untersucht.