EUROPEAN MEDIA SYSTEMS FOR DELIBERATIVE COMMUNICATIONrisks and opportunities.

European Media Systems for Deliberative Communication explores how four dimensions of national media systems – the legal framework for freedom of expression and information, media accountability, journalism and audience media usage and competencies – contribute to or are detrimental to the success of deliberative communication. Drawing on a study of 14 European countries and their media …

The Australian horn of plenty: how Britain's Australian colonies gained democ…

Democracy -- What were the 1850s constitutions and electoral laws? -- The ideas that formed these new Australian colonial democracies -- The Colonial leaders that fought for and opposed democracy -- Obstructive Legislative Councils (upper houses) -- New South Wales -- The 18th century colony -- Victoria -- The colony of the goldfields and Eureka stockade -- South Australia -- The democracy colo…

Narrative Ethics in Public Health: The Value of Stories

This Open Access book illustrates the power of stories to illuminate ethical concerns that arise in public health. It complements epidemiological or surveillance evidence, and reveals stakeholder perspectives crucial for public health practitioners to develop effective and ethical public health interventions. Because it relies on the natural and universal appeal of stories, the book also serves…

Philosophy and leadership: an evolution of leadership from ancient times to t…

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A Prodigy of Universal Genius: Robert Leslie Ellis, 1817-1859

This open access book brings together for the first time all aspects of the tragic life and fascinating work of the polymath Robert Leslie Ellis (1817–1859), placing him at the heart of early-Victorian intellectual culture. Written by a diverse team of experts, the chapters in the book’s first part contain in-depth examinations of, among other things, Ellis’s family, education, Bacon …

Logischer Empirismus, Lebensreform und die deutsche Jugendbewegung

This open-access book is the first to investigate the roots of Logical Empiricism in the context of the Life Reform and the German Youth Movements. Rudolf Carnap and Hans Reichenbach are the key protagonists; they both belonged to the German Youth Movement and developed their early philosophical views in this setting. By combining scholarly essays with unpublished and hard to access manuscripts…

Health Dimensions of COVID-19 in India and Beyond

This open access book addresses the multiple health dimensions posed by the COVID-19 pandemic in India and other countries including nine in Asia, five in Sub-Saharan Africa, and New Zealand. It explores the impact of the pandemic on mental health, sexual and reproductive health and rights, health financing, self-care, and vaccine development and distribution. The contributing authors discuss i…

Data Science-Based Full-Lifespan Management of Lithium-Ion Battery

This open access book comprehensively consolidates studies in the rapidly emerging field of battery management. The primary focus is to overview the new and emerging data science technologies for full-lifespan management of Li-ion batteries, which are categorized into three groups, namely (i) battery manufacturing management, (ii) battery operation management, and (iii) battery reutilization ma…

Populism and conspiracy theory: case studies and theoretical perspectives

IntroductionMichael ButterPart I: Case Studies1. Makers versus Getters: Productivism in Henry Ford⁰́₉s The International JewAdam John Koper 2. Anticommunism and Conspiracy Myths in Brazil: From the 1937 ⁰́₋Cohen Plan⁰́₊ to the Bolsonarist ⁰́₋Red Menace⁰́₊Rodrigo Patto S©Ł Motta3. The Weaponization of Conspiracy TheoriesEirikur Bergmann4. Populism and Conspiracism in C…

Cybersecurity of Digital Service Chains

This open access book presents the main scientific results from the H2020 GUARD project. The GUARD project aims at filling the current technological gap between software management paradigms and cybersecurity models, the latter still lacking orchestration and agility to effectively address the dynamicity of the former. This book provides a comprehensive review of the main concepts, architecture…