Community development and schools: conflict, power and promise

Community development and schools : interrelationships, conflict and power / Mildred E. Warner, Jason Reece, Xue Zhang -- Youth demographic trends and equity considerations / Jason Reece -- The cost of tax incentives to public schools / Christine Wen, Greg LeRoy -- Urban schools and the growth machine / Jason Reece and Victoria Abou-Ghalioum -- School-centered community development : lessons fr…

Power dynamics in African forests : the politics of global sustainability

General introduction to the politics of global sustainability in Africa: Power dynamics in the forests / Symphorien Ongolo and Max Krott -- Global political economy of conservation policies and ecosystem services in the tropics / Philippe Méral, Colas Chervier, and Symphorien Ongolo -- Empowering scientific information about biodiversity by linking science with forest users in African context…

Brokering in education research-practice partnerships: a guide for education …

What is brokering and why does it matter in education research-practice partnerships? -- The practice and research behind the RPP brokers framework -- A framework: what do brokers do? -- RPP brokers across contexts -- Cases describing brokering to strengthen

The politics of crime, punishment and justice: exploring the lived reality an…

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Mainstreaming gender in global climate governance : women and gender constitu…

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Contemporary Housing Struggles

This OA book provides a comparative study of housing contention in Budapest and Bucharest in 2008-2021. The financialization of housing and the resulting inequalities, expulsions and social contention are a central characteristic of today’s capitalist crisis. These two East European cities that fall outside the usual focus of urban movements research provide an illuminating case of similar st…

Evidence and Expertise in Nordic Education Policy

This open access book explores how policy makers draw on national, regional and international expertise in issuing school reform within five Nordic countries. In an era of international comparison, policy makers are expected to review best practices, learn from experiences from elsewhere, and apply international standards propelled by international organizations. Do they do so? What counts, fo…

Energy Transition and Energy Democracy in East Asia

This is an open access book.The subject of this book is to provide down-to-earth information on what kind of actions are being taken by the Government, Local community, Businesses, Researchers, NGOs on the energy transition in this region. It gives an updated picture of the energy transition in the East Asian countries, where the economic growth, as well as CO2 emission growth, is significant. …

Revisiting Migrant Networks

This open access book provides new conceptualisations on the networks of migrants and their descendants in accessing the labour market. Although references to social networks are common in discussions of migration, simplified ideas of co-ethnic networks often obscure the reality, for example confounding ties with co-ethnics and ‘strong ties’. This open access book addresses key questions ab…

Indian Agriculture Towards 2030

This open access book brings together varying perspectives for transformational change needed in India’s agriculture and allied sectors. Stressing the need of thinking for a post-Green Revolution future, the book promotes approaching this change through eight broad areas, indicating the policy shifts needed to meet the challenges for the coming decade (2021-2030). The book comprises of ten…