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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Aufbauend auf dem vorherigen Band bietet dieses essential einen vertieften Einblick in die komplexe Symptomatik des schizophrenen Formenkreises. Neben der Darstellung zentraler Symptome werden Risikogruppen sowie Befunde zur Früherkennung und der Verlauf beginnender Schizophrenien diskutiert. Die klassifikatorische Einordnung erfolgt anhand aktueller Diagnosesysteme mit besonderem Fokus auf die Neuerungen des ICD-11. Abschließend stellt das Buch etablierte Behandlungsansätze im Rahmen der Psycho- und Pharmakotherapie vor und schließt damit die systematische Darstellung der zentralen Bereiche des schizophrenen Störungsbildes ab.Der InhaltPositiv- und Negativsymptomatik Früherkennung & VerlaufKlassifikation und diagnostische EinordnungTherapeutische Ansätze und Behandlungsoptionen.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Die Mykologie ist eine junge, dynamische Wissenschaft und dieses Lehrbuch bietet den idealen Einstieg indiefaszinierende Weltder Pilze. Die überarbeitete und erweiterte zweite Auflage präsentiert aktuelle Erkenntnisse zur Systematik, Ökologie undNutzungsmöglichkeitenvon Pilzen und Flechten weltweit. Sie verbindet klassische Grundlagen mit den neuesten Entwicklungen aus Molekularbiologie, Umwelt-DNA-AnalysenundNaturstoff-Forschung.Dieses Buch richtet sich an alle, die beruflich, im Studium oder aus persönlichem Interesse mit Pilzen zu tun haben. Es eignet sich als Lehrbuch, Nachschlagewerk oder einfach zum Schmökern für alle, diesich begeistern lassenvon der Farbenpracht, Formenvielfalt und den kuriosen Eigenschaften der Pilze.Von Mykorrhiza bis Lebensmittelmykologie vermittelt das Buch fundiertes Wissen anschaulich und interdisziplinär.Für die Neuauflage wurde die Systematik der Pilze und pilzähnlicher Organismen aktualisiert auf der Basis neuer molekularer Erkenntnisse, etwa bei den Echten Mehltaupilzen und pilzähnlichen Amoeben. Durch neue Kapitel zu Wasserpilzen und diversen pflanzenparasitischen Pilzen werden Bezüge zu Klimawandel, Pflanzenschutz und Ökosystemdynamik vertieft. Zahlreiche neue oder verbesserte Abbildungen bereichern die Neuauflage.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Das obder Breite und Tiefe der Behandlung des Gebietes gelobte Lehrbuch erscheint nach 15-jähriger Pause in aktualisierter Neuauflage. Ziel dieses Buches ist die Vermittlung gründlicher Kenntnisse der Organometallchemie der Haupt- und Nebengruppenelemente. Wesentliche Fortschritte werden aufgezeigt, noch bestehende Lücken der Erkenntnis aber nicht verschwiegen. Somit eignet sich das Buch für alle, die an einer gründlichen Einführung in das Gebiet interessiert sind, bietet aber auch Fortgeschrittenen Anreize, in Neuland vorzustoßen. Der Stil der Darstellung ist so gewählt, dass sowohl Einsteiger als auch Eingeweihte profitieren können. Vorausgesetzt wird eigentlich nur eine Grundvorlesung in Anorganischer und Allgemeiner Chemie.Kennzeichen der aktuellen Entwicklung des Gebietes ist die Intensität der Forschung im Bereich der Hauptgruppenelementorganyle. Dem trägt die 7. Auflage Rechnung, indemHauptgruppenelement-Kohlenstoff-Mehrfachbindungen und der Stabilisierung subvalenter Moleküle mittelsN-heterocyclischer Carbene viel Raum zugestanden wird. Ein Alleinstellungsmerkmal des Buches, die Behandlung der Organometallchemie der Hauptgruppen-undder Nebengruppenelemente gestattet dabei einen ganzheitlichenAnsatz.Die systematische Chemie Beschreibung von Synthese und Eigenschaften von Molekülen mit Metall-Kohlenstoff-Bindungen, Chemie für Chemiker , wird komplementiert durch deren Anwendungen auf die Organometallchemiein vivo, die metallorganische Komplexkatalyse und daraus abgeleitete Syntheseverfahren. Letztere werden nur exemplarisch behandelt, da hierfür zahlreiche spezialisierte Monographien existieren. Ähnliches gilt für Struktur und Eigenschaften von Organometallclustern, deren Systematik hier mittels inzwischen schon klassischer Elektronenabzählregeln behandelt wird, die aber zunehmend Gegenstand quantenchemischer Rechnungen geworden sind, deren explizite Behandlung den Rahmen dieses Buches sprengen würde.Unseres Erachtens wichtige Erweiterungen bietet die 7. Auflage in einer ausführlichen Behandlung der Organometallchemie des Kohlendioxids und mit den neuen Kapiteln19 Organometalloberflächenchemie und20 Organometallelektrochemie: Cyclovoltammetrie. Während Kapitel 19 eine Brücke zwischen homogener und heterogener Organometallkatalyse schlägt, zeigt Kapitel 20 auf, wie durch den Transfer eines Elektrons metallorganische Spezies mit neuen Eigenschaften erzeugt und studiert werden können.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In a world where artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly integrated into our everyday lives, this book poses the crucial psychological questions: How does AI influence our thinking, our perception, and our relationships What does the interplay between humans and machines do to our psyche And can machines ever imitate-or even surpass-human emotions, creativity, or morality The book explores the psychological mechanisms triggered by human-machine interactions and examines whether machines can develop their own form of consciousness. It investigates the potential risks and opportunities that arise as we delegate more and more decisions and emotional connections to AI systems.The chapters range from analyses of machine consciousness and emotional intelligence to questions about how AI affects our autonomy and whether machines are capable of making moral decisions.By linking psychology, philosophy, and technology, the book shows that AI is not only a technological revolution but also a fundamental challenge to our self-understanding as human beings. It invites readers to confront the existential and psychological consequences of AI-and to critically reflect on our future role in a world increasingly shaped by intelligent machines. 260 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book provides a panoramic and comparative view of how Europe is currently redefining its security and defence in an age of renewed geopolitical tension and uncertainty. After Russia s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Europe finds itself at a crossroads, caught between a fading reliance on the United States, growing hybrid threats, and the urgent need to strengthen its own resilience and defence capabilities. The book explores how this moment is reshaping Europe s identity, priorities, and strategic posture. Drawing on insights from authors across EU Member States and neighbouring countries, the book offers a guide to the continent s diverse perceptions of threats, definitions of security, and positioning within a broader European security architecture. Written in a concise and accessible style, it offers invaluable insights for policymakers, scholars, and all readers interested in understanding how Europe is now preparing for peace in a time of war. 197 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This open access book offers an interdisciplinary examination of Green Human Resource Management (GHRM), presenting a psychologically informed framework for aligning people management with environmental, economic, and social sustainability. Bringing together insights from work and organizational psychology, corporate social responsibility (CSR), and environmental management (EM), it explains how organizations can embed sustainability into everyday work practices by leveraging employee motivation, leadership, culture, and social dynamics.Psychosocial mechanisms make GHRM effective, shaping employees pro environmental attitudes, voluntary green behaviours, and long-term commitment to organizational sustainability goals.Drawing on meta-analytic evidence from 57 studies, the book shows the strong impact of GHRM on sustainable performance and financial outcomes and addresses persistent implementation challenges, such as the generalizability gap across sectors, lack of standardized metrics, post-pandemic work transformations, and the risk of greenwashing when cultural alignment is weak.Featuring theoretical insights, empirical evidence, case studies, and a practical diagnostic toolkit, the book provides actionable guidance on green recruitment, training, performance management, and employee engagement. An essential read for scholars and practitioners in HRM, organizational psychology, sustainability, environmental management, and leaders, this book positions GHRM as a critical lever for integrating people, planet, and performance. 196 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This Open Access book explores the emergence of mindfulness from Buddhist tradition and its incorporation into contemporary mental health and social care. Mindfulness is a powerful technique, but it needs to be applied mindfully. Buddhist thought has older links with psychiatry and mental health care, prior to the current embrace of mindfulness, and these have not been articulated clearly over recent decades. These links are intrinsically valuable and have added relevance in an era of mindfulness. This book seeks to bring these associations and connections back to light and contextualise recent enthusiasm for mindfulness-based interventions. This book is aimed at readers who are interested in mental health, psychiatry, Buddhism, and mindfulness. These are all growing areas of interest and inquiry. This book is distinctive owing to its focus on links between psychiatry, mental health care, and Buddhism that include, but also move beyond, mindfulness. This book is also distinctive by virtue of the fact that it is written by someone who is both a psychiatrist in clinical practice and a researcher, as well as being qualified in Buddhist Studies (MA, University of Sunderland, 2010) and Mindfulness-Based Interventions (MSc, University College Dublin, 2023), and publishes across all of these fields. 94 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -By highlighting the social, political and technological progress already made, this open access book presents an optimistic outlook for a transition to a climate-neutral world and successful adaptation to climate change. With a focus on economics and policy, it covers a wide range of cases where climate action is heading in the right direction. Short digestible chapters highlight, among other things, growing awareness among the general population and the willingness to act, and present technologies and policy measures that have already led to emission reductions. Particular attention is given to the economic opportunities of green technologies, the rapid spread of renewable energy and storage technologies, the decarbonization of industry, net-zero targets, climate legislation adopted in many countries, and carbon pricing. 176 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This open-access brief offers routes to the solution of the threats to the safety performance of high-risk industries caused by skills challenges. It addresses the consequences of job transformationlinked to technological developments, digitalization, unfavourable demographics and the lack of attractiveness of some high-risk industrial sectors, today and in the near future.The first part of the brief highlights the questions:What about the collective dimension of skills, skills acquired outside the professional sphere, or the longitudinal perspective of skills development Why do we sometimes encounter a learning wall, a situation in which the training and mentoring needs of newcomers exceed the capacity for skills transfer from experienced employees What are the impacts of digital transformation on the dynamics of work groups The contributors investigate aspects of these topics that are rarely studied or even considered.The rest of the brief explores various solutions that can be considered to meet the skills challenge in a constantly evolving world. The second part offers avenues related to training, while the third focuses on organization and management.Rather than providing standard answers, the brief provides a strategic, organizational and contextualized perspective on maintaining and developing skills for the future of high-risk industries in a changing world.Researchers and practitioners in safety management and human resources issues will find this brief an important source of original thinking on problems that are becoming more and more current in safety-critical industries as they are in many others. 109 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This open access book takes readers inside the minds and hearts of twenty urban visionaries transforming urban and rural environments across six continents. Rather than focusing on technical solutions or policy frameworks, Cathy Oke and Jorn Verbeeck reveal the deeply personal journeys of former mayors, Indigenous leaders, CEOs, entrepreneurs, activists and academics who have used cities and towns as living laboratories for humanity's future. From Durban to Paris, Melbourne to Bangalore, these boundary spanners share intimate stories of what drives their work: childhood memories of fishing with grandparents, moments of recognition on Arctic mountains, encounters with traditional knowledge systems that challenge Western assumptions about development. Rather than celebrating lone heroes, the book reveals cities and their communities as 'kaleidoscopes of possibility' requiring ensemble casts who translate between disciplines, sectors, and communities.Each story weaves personal odyssey with professional transformation, capturing how individual experiences of displacement, discovery, and belonging shape approaches to collective challenges like climate change, inequality, and urban resilience. This is a syllabus for sustainable city leadership: accumulated wisdom that integrates multiple knowledge systems, honours ancient wisdom alongside contemporary innovation, and fosters collaborative intelligence through the stories we share. Essential reading for anyone navigating the messy, vital work of making cities thrive.Illustrations by Chris Cane. 210 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This Open Access book introduces the Second Chances Framework, a practice-informed tool designed to evaluate whether individuals who have committed ethical wrongdoing in organizational settings should be granted another opportunity. Drawing from twelve years of Executive MBA classroom discussions, the framework is built on real-world cases shared by experienced professionals across diverse sectors. It identifies five key factors precedent, reparation, trust, transparency, and fairness that guide structured reflection and ethical judgment.The chapters delve into critical questions such as: How should organizations weigh the seriousness of the original wrongdoing Can trust be rebuilt, and what role does transparency play in ethical decision-making Through detailed case studies and expert analysis, the book explores the tensions and interplay between these factors, offering a flexible yet robust approach to navigating complex ethical dilemmas. The framework is not a prescriptive formula but a tool for informed judgment, making it an essential read for those involved in organizational ethics.Aimed at scholars, practitioners, and students of organizational ethics, this book provides a structured, practical guide for navigating second chance decisions. It answers the call to embed ethics more deeply in organizational practice, ensuring decisions are grounded in ethical integrity and transparency. 111 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This Open Access book provides detailed practical guidance on how to do a Delphi study to establish a consensus across the broad range of social, psychological, health and environmental sciences. The book informs the design of Delphi studies by drawing on wisdom-of-crowds research on the conditions under which groups make better-quality judgements. It covers the development of the Delphi method and its many variations, as well as the ways this method has been used to make judgements of facts where the evidence is imperfect, set methodological standards, make predictions, define foundational concepts, determine collective values, and improve professional practice and policy. It takes the reader through the steps in carrying out a Delphi study and the choices that have to be made at each step. It also covers the implementation of Delphi findings in practice. Case examples are included throughout drawing from a variety of disciplines. 133 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This open access book explores the potential of venture-builders, which is a groundbreaking model for creating startups from scratch. Unlike traditional accelerators or incubators, venture-builders leverage structured processes and expert guidance to mitigate risks and accelerate startups toward scalable growth.Providing a novel classification of venture-building models, the authors evaluate their effectiveness in fostering scaleups high-growth firms crucial for economic development and innovation. Drawing from a unique dataset of interviews with European venture-builders, the authors go on to reveal key design archetypes and their impact on entrepreneurial ecosystems. It connects venture-building with startup scaling, addressing critical factors like access to resources, funding, and de-risking.By linking practice with research, it offers actionable insights for policymakers, academics, and practitioners. Whether you are a manager in a venture-builder, a policymaker aiming to stimulate growth, or a researcher studying entrepreneurship, this book will illuminate how venture-builders can unlock new opportunities in high-growth entrepreneurship. 98 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This open access book is divided into seven chapters. Within those seven chapters, the WRI problems that may occur in coal mining environments were summarized, strength weakening of the rock and its micromechanism in WRI were analyzed, an accurate characterization method of pores and various minerals were proposed, the mechanical characteristics and damage mechanism of sandstone under long-term immersion were studied, the simulation methods of fluid solid coupling for water immersion weakening are proposed, and the feasibility of the simulation method is verified by simulating surrounding rock weakening in water filled fracture structure roadway and the failure analysis of residual coal pillar under the coupling of mining stress and water immersion. This book can provide guidance, experience and reference for scientists and engineers who work in mining engineering, civil engineering, and geotechnical engineering. 171 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Data is becoming increasingly important, and so is data security. This book is aimed at anyone interested in high data security in telecommunications and data storage, especially IT security experts, procurers, decision-makers, consultants, and computer scientists. Anyone involved in procurement in this field makes decisions about algorithms, technologies, and providers, and thus also about infrastructure and security. The generation and distribution of keys for data encryption play a central role in this. Because security assessments for mathematical methods are based on assumptions, physical methods are becoming interesting in the high-security sector. They promise to link security more closely to the laws of nature. This raises the key question: Which technology is suitable for which application scenario, and what assumptions, costs, and operational risks are involved This book provides answers and, for the first time, compares QKD (Quantum Key Distribution), RKD (Radio-signal Key Distribution), and MKD (Memory Key Distribution) within a common, transparent criteria framework: technology-neutral, practical, and easy to understand. The evaluation covers secret key rates, range/attenuation, robustness, costs, infrastructure, portability, standardization, IT security, and security risks (implementation, integration, post-processing, side channels). The evaluations are deliberately presented not as a ranking, but as a decision-making aid.The book will be published in print and as open access.QKDderives its security from the laws of quantum physics, but secret key rates decrease with increasing attenuation. Key management systems connect short QKD distances over longer distances, but only at the cost of additional attack surfaces ('trusted nodes'). Its use for mobile applications fails due to a lack of technical maturity. Very high financial costs and high maintenance requirements for QKD solutions make them unattractive in high-security environments.RKDutilizes the reciprocal physical properties of a radio link and scores points for its low technical complexity, excellent suitability for mobile applications (e.g., vehicles or drones), and very low costs. However, RKD falls far short of the key rates achieved by QKD solutions and is still limited to shorter distances. In addition, there is no established infrastructure for distributing key material to more than two partners.MKDtakes a completely different approach: each party produces key material, stores it on a data carrier, and transports it physically to the other party. Because MKD can securely transfer 16 TB of key material in a single transport, only MKD has the potential to continuously provide a one-time pad (OTP) and thus provably 100% secure data encryption. The price is organizational responsibility: secure generation, storage, transport, and documented chain of custody.The book examines data security for telecommunications and data storage, discusses encryption modes for OTP, and addresses the question of when 'OTP proximity' makes more sense than theoretical purity. The result of approximately one year of source-critical research and the comparison of literature, manufacturer specifications, and practical observations with systematic cross-checking and our own R&D activities, this book helps to justify architecture and procurement decisions, locate risks (side channels, misconfigurations, logistical vulnerabilities), and separate 'security gains' from 'new attack surfaces.' 174 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The COVID pandemic forced most workers to shift from the work office to the home office. As we navigate this new normal, organizations must decide on their post-pandemic workplace strategy: office-forward, remote-first, or hybrid. Meanwhile, employees have also developed their preference, whether working from home, the office, or a combination of both.This book helps leaders to align their workplace strategy with employee preferences. It helps them to understand the different types of employees they have and how to engage employees whose work preferences may or may not align with that of the organization.Through in-depth interviews with both employees and executives, the authors identify nine distinct employee personas and present findings about the personas demographics, specific behaviors, attitudes, preferences, and motivations. They then offer practical advice on how organizations can leverage these personas to support their chosen workplace strategy.Whether you are looking to identify which employee personas fit best within your company, understand the personas on your team, explore how different personas interact, or assess the costs of misalignment, this book is an essential resource on balancing organizational strategy and employee well-being. 227 pp. Englisch. …

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book examines how wine tourism is designed, interpreted and strategically justified by wineries through a comparative analysis of two emblematic wine regions: Rioja (Spain) and Mendoza (Argentina). Commonly associated with the Old World and New World traditions, respectively, these regions offer contrasting yet comparable settings for analyzing how wine tourism strategies are shaped by territory, history and institutional context. Adopting a producer-centered perspective, the book draws on resource and capabilities theory, network-based approaches and institutional theory to explain how wineries mobilize territorial resources, coordinate with regional actors and respond to regulatory and legitimacy pressures. Wine tourism is analyzed not as a transferable managerial model but as a territorially embedded strategic practice that evolves through path-dependent processes.The analysis pays particular attention to contextual factors that condition strategic choice, including cultural heritage, environmental conditions, governance structures and regional economic trajectories. Through its comparative design, the book shows how similar strategic intentions lead to different wine tourism configurations when filtered through distinct territorial logics. Moreover, it contributes to a deeper understanding of wine tourism as a strategic activity grounded in place, producer interpretation and long-term regional development. 129 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -We have an entirely messed-up relationship with power. It is something that almost everyone wants, that promises much and can help us achieve great things. Yet power isn't something we openly talk about or understand, and that s a problem. While power is an essential part of every leadership role, it is also a difficult and sometimes toxic partner that changes everyone who holds it. And often, in ways that make being a good leader much harder.Approached carefully, however, the worst of power's negative effects can be avoided and balanced by its positives. This book shows you how. It reveals what power does to people, and how it both affects them as leaders and the people they lead. And it shows how, in turn, leaders can affect the positions of power they hold, too.Incorporating the latest neuroscience, the book offers clear lessons for how to successfully manage power. For leaders, it provides practical advice on how to survive having power, avoiding its worst effects. For organisations and institutions, it is about how to ensure that the people who have power are equipped and supported to thrive with it. And for us all, as people who choose and follow leaders, it is about how we can identify those most at risk of falling to power's dark side.Ultimately, this book provides a plan for how we can have a healthier relationship with power, so that as individuals we can be better leaders, and as organisations and societies we can be better led. 182 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The continued popularity of Western, mainly American cultural exports internationally has given rise to 'The West and the Rest' paradigm as a defining feature of cultural globalization. This volume explains 'The West and the Rest' paradigm and follows its legacy with analysis of the development of the concepts of cultural globalization, cultural convergence, and their continued proliferation in authoritarian dictatorships, despite strong government censorship. It explains this trajectory in the context of technological innovations that have fueled the evolution of cross-border cultural messaging. This messaging continues to proliferate via largely illicit citizen-managed markets that keep developing ways to evade the censorship of central governments in the remnants of the Communist world. Its popularity with ordinary citizen keeps growing because of showing higher standards of living and well-being. Citizens embrace it as an escapist mechanism and this embrace is analyzed as an outcome of soft power. The dynamic is discussed on two fronts in this volume. One is with a focus on the technological innovations since the end of the Cold War that have increased the breadth, scope, and source of cross-cultural messaging. The other is with a focus on the evolution of the economic structure of the former Communist world. Wealth and digitization are congruent and therefore, a parallel lesion discussion is offered on the change of economic realities of the last decades of Communism and today. The change is the significant growth of wealth in the former Communist world. Authoritarian governments are deploying it in their own soft power ways to promote their domestic and international clout and defy Western cultural and diplomatic pressures, including economic sanctions. This resilience is discussed with a focus on how Russia is withstanding the unprecedented economic sanctions imposed on it for its war on Ukraine. It does so with the help of its ideological allies, including North Korea and China, eager to support Russia in its defiance of Western values. The soft power of these autocratic power players is examined further in the context of the interplay between soft and sharp power. This interplay redefines formal and informal socio-cultural diplomacy. The book concludes with a detailed analysis of the change through a digital cosmopolitanism lens with a focus on user-generated technopolitical content. 117 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Written in the style of a Galilean dialogue, this book offers a compelling exploration of the physical and epistemological foundations of quantum mechanics. Through a lively and accessible exchange, it delves into the major interpretations of quantum theory, from the historic debate between Einstein and Bohr to the paradoxes of Schrödinger s cat and Wigner s friend, and from the many-worlds interpretation to the theory of decoherence.The dialogue also examines alternative approaches to the orthodox view, with particular attention to the Ghirardi Rimini Weber theory, developed at the University of Trieste, and Bohmian mechanics. Key topics such as quantum entanglement and non-locality are thoroughly discussed, making this book a comprehensive guide to the central issues in the ongoing debate.For readers seeking a deeper understanding, eleven mathematical appendices provide rigorous insights into the concepts introduced in the main text, without requiring advanced technical background.This is a book for the intellectually curious, anyone eager to engage with one of the most fascinating and unresolved philosophical discussions in modern science. 205 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This Palgrave Pivot book is the first to examine the long-term impacts of humanitarian scholarships on refugee-background university graduates in Australia. While these programs emerged only in the early 2010s and expanded from 2015, this is the first systematic analysis of their potential and limitations.The book shows that humanitarian scholarships are vital in opening access to higher education and fostering belonging, but they often fall short of enabling lasting social and professional integration. Many graduates continue to face limited professional networks, ongoing mental health challenges, and reduced support after university. As young people who will help shape Australia s diverse and skilled workforce, their experiences reveal both what sustained opportunity can achieve and what is at stake when support ends too early.Aimed at policymakers, government agencies, university leaders, scholars, and postgraduate students in migration, education, and social equity, the book will also interest NGOs, philanthropic foundations, and international organisations focused on education and displacement. By shifting attention from access to long-term outcomes, it fills an important gap in the literature. 120 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book explores the morality of creating peace in a violent world. It includes spiritual and ethical dimensions to show that peace is not only the responsibility of politicians, but that it is everyone's responsibility not to generate violence and hatred. Peace is shown to be human work; it is the responsibility of the whole community to maintain and create it. Therefore, peace is not only a political achievement, but also has an ethical and spiritual significance and requires the moral development of the individual in order to secure the recognition and respect of others.This book will be essential reading for all philosophers of politics, morality and ethics, and is also ideal for those who are researching aspects of spiritual philosophy. 124 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book offers an answer to the question, 'Why are Presidential debates so bad ' The answer could be that the Commission on Presidential Debates ruined them, or it could be that we don't really know how to watch or judge a debate. This book offers both an explanation of how we historically ended up with these terrible debates and how to make lemonade out of them. The book provides a method to watching this madness without going or getting mad yourself, and what perhaps we can say to others about these debates. It concludes with speculation beyond 2024 now that the Commission on Presidential Debates appears to be irrelevant. What types of debate can we expect, and what should we demand 120 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Drawing on original research, this book introduces the concept of the Foreign Policy Commentariat and explains the significance of the foreign policy commentary articulated in the pages ofForeign PolicyandForeign Affairsmagazines. This commentary, presented as distinct from academic analyses, is conceptualized as a discourse that reproduces certain unproblematized understandings of how foreign policy and international relations function.Using intersectional gender and postcolonial approaches, the book examines commentary about the Obama, first Trump, and Biden administrations. Applying these critical approaches reveals the particular forms of knowledge and relationships of power reproduced through foreign policy commentary. Through challenging supposedly universal foreign policy concepts, these intersecting theories highlight how foreign policy commentary perpetuates a vaguely realist worldview which, we argue, employs theoretical concepts as facts rather than analytical tools.As its empirical analysis concludes at the end of the Biden administration, the book also documents the seeming retreat of a post-WWII US foreign policy consensus. 91 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This open access book provides a comprehensive mapping of anti-gender mobilizations in Italy, Slovenia, France, Spain, Turkey, Poland, Greece, and Denmark. In recent years, Europe has witnessed the rise and consolidation of these mobilizations, posing significant challenges to progress in equality politics. While analyzing the key actors, strategies, and discourses driving these movements, the book also shifts its focus to feminist and LGBT+ resistance. Drawing on interviews with activists from eight European countries, it identifies key opposition strategies that increasingly reflect productive resistance. By examining these evolving forms of activism, the book sheds light on the threats posed by anti-gender mobilizations and the innovative responses that sustain feminist and LGBT+ movements in today s struggles. It will be of interest to researchers and students in gender studies, feminist studies, political sociology, and comparative politics.This publication has been conducted in the context of the FIERCE project. FIERCE has received funding from the European Union's Horizon Europe Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement No 101061748. Views and opinions expressed are, however, those of the author only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Research Executive Agency (REA). Neither the European Union nor European Research Executive Agency can be held responsible for them. 284 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book examines the economic and political development of Zambia since its independence in 1964. Based on detailed and original research, it explores the challenges faced during each period of Zambia's modern history. The Zambian copper industry is given particular attention to provide insight into the specific nature of the Zambian economy and to highlight how the country has failed to diversify economically and has accumulated debt. Recent debt negotiations, opportunities for financial investment, the relationship between Zambia and China are discussed.This book offers a rounded and considered understanding of the economic and political challenges that face Zambia and Africa. It will be of interest to students, researchers, and policymakers working within development economics, the political economy, and economic history. 148 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -'Transgender sex workers is a scarcely explored area in academic discourses, garnering widespread interest amongst gender and sexuality scholars around the world. This book explores the narratives and experiences of Nachchi sex workers in contemporary Sri Lanka; a local term for a community assigned male at birth but who choose to live as women with a preference for male partners. It explores their lived experiences and stories through unique interviews, critically examining the historical and post-colonial (and post-war) discourses originating from the Sri Lankan state and civil society. It challenges the hegemonic, neo-liberal narratives that tend to homogenise and simplify their subjectivities. It also dissects the realm of politics, particularly subaltern politics and how this colonial population is excluded from the hierarchy of power. This book takes a decolonial approach to the historical knowledge production on Nachchi sex worker subjectivities by unearthing important, yet suppressed verbal histories and narrations of living community members.The author also reflects on her journey, transitioning from a researcher and academic to a full-time politician, a transformation that shapes her evolving perspectives on politics throughout the writing of the book. 143 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book offers a novel account of the normative foundations of abortion rights informed by political theory and feminist theory. Stanley revisits the debate between privacy and equality as rationales for abortion rights that erupted after Roe v. Wade. First, Stanley argues that we can reconceptualize privacy along feminist lines, contra its feminist critics. Second, this reconceptualization allows us to see privacy and equality as essential allies and supplements to each other. When operating in tandem, privacy and equality provide a powerful theoretical and practical foundation not only for abortion rights but also for an expansive vision of reproductive justice informed by an intersectional understanding of the reproductive burdens endured by those multiply marginalized by gender, race, and class. This reproductive justice framework is the most promising basis for a powerful post-Dobbs political coalition seeking to restore and greatly expand the promise of reproductive freedom symbolically represented by Roe. 157 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This open access book maps and compares national social policies of socialist and post-socialist countries, examining designs, implementation, and outcomes. It analyses how the generosity of social policies understood as the combination of their inclusiveness and the scope of benefits they offer has been conceptualised in different socialist and post-socialist national contexts, how these conceptualisations have shaped the content of social policies, and finally, how the content of social policies has actually been implemented. Thus, the contributions include the ideational, de jure and de facto aspects of social policy in socialist and post-socialist contexts. 299 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This open access book presents evidence-based participant and facilitator perspectives on later-life music learning and participation. The chapters explore the principles and practices that can facilitate and support meaningful music-making in a range of non-formal later-life contexts, highlighting consistent as well as context-specific pedagogical issues. Case study examples are used to examine issues relating to pedagogy as improvisation, the use of technology to support creativity and meaningful music experience, facilitation of the use of music for creativity, sense of belonging, musical identities and musical development in later-life, and more. The book concludes with an innovative and creative pedagogical model to support critical reflection on values, frameworks, and practices in later-life music learning and participation. The book will be accessible and relevant for music researchers and educators, music education students and community music leaders alike. 262 pp. Englisch.…