Bible and Theology from the Underside of Empire

Empire’ has become an apt label to name the present horizon of global life and is associated with logic and practices which threaten human life in myriad ways. These reflections not only expose the true nature of empire, but suggest an alternative vision of flourishing wrought by God’s kingdom

Beyond Reward: Insights from Love and Addiction

Rewarding stimuli promoting the learning of goal-directed behaviors tend to produce positive emotions, and subsequently repetition of those learned behaviors. Some kinds of drugs and behaviors are highly rewarding, and thereby, control human behavior by generating a state called addiction. The core feature of this state is compulsive behavior despite negative consequences. Addiction on a ne…

Advances in Methane Production from Coal, Shale and Other Tight Rocks

Discriminating multiphase methane (adsorbed and free phases) in coals is crucial for evaluating the optimal gas recovery strategies of coalbed methane (CBM) reservoirs. However, the existing volumetric-based adsorption isotherm method only provides the final methane adsorption result, limiting real-time dynamic characterization of multiphase methane in the methane adsorption process

A Fragile Inheritance : Radical Stakes in Contemporary Indian Art

In A Fragile Inheritance Saloni Mathur investigates the work of two seminal figures from the global South: the New Delhi-based critic and curator Geeta Kapur and contemporary multimedia artist Vivan Sundaram. Examining their written and visual works over the past fifty years, Mathur illuminates how her protagonists' political and aesthetic commitments intersect and foreground uncertainty, diffi…

Europe from Below

In this book, Tuuli Lähdesmäki, Katja Mäkinen, Viktorija L. A. Čeginskas, and Sigrid Kaasik-Krogerus scrutinize how people who participate in cultural initiatives funded and governed by the European Union understand the idea of Europe. The book focuses on three cultural initiatives: the European Capital of Culture, the European Heritage Label, and a European Citizen Campus project funded th…

Innopolis University - From Zero to Hero

The first part of the book focuses on the early days of the project: Innopolis University before the construction of Innopolis city. We present the concept, the motivation, and the objectives for the development of a new university. We share memories of the initial set-up of the university in the center of Kazan and the period of the construction of the city. We confronted the challenges of…

From Decoding Turbulence to Unveiling the Fingerprint of Climate Change

This book brings together how we, friends, colleagues, and co-workers, see the scientist Klaus Hasselmann. We have tried to assess the legacy of his work, oceanography, climate science, economy, and physics. The original momentum for this project came from Ola M. Johannessen. Hans von Storch designed the concept of the book, supervised the composition, and holds the overall-reponsibility o…

Migration in West Africa

This open access Regional Reader examines the dynamics and impacts of international migration within and from West Africa. The book presents key theoretical perspectives and empirical findings on historical trends, geographical patterns, drivers and socio-economic impacts of both voluntary and involuntary migration in West Africa, a region that is characterised by high level of mixed migration …

Migration in Southern Africa

This open access Regional Reader proposes new ways of theorizing migration in Southern Africa by arguing that traditional western forms of theorizing do not adequately fit the South-South migration context. It explores the existing definitions of a ‘migrant’ with a view to conceptualise a definition which will speak to the complexities, envisioning a more inclusive Southern African region.…

Performance Investigation of the Solar Membrane Distillation Process Using TR…