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Sigillò, Ester. Rethinking Civil Society in Transition. Amsterdam University Press, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.5117/9789463727976.

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This book illustrates the results of ethnographical research designed to shed light on the notion of civil society in a context characterized by the transformation of power relations. Such transformation is given by shifting resources, renewed local and international opportunities, and a general reframing of goals and objectives. The academic literature has usually relied on a substantialist understanding of the notion of civil society – referring to the latter as something that exists a priori or does something. This volume relies, instead, on a relational approach – where civil society becom

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Borzyh, Stanislav. Pananthropea. INFRA-M Academic Publishing LLC., 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.12737/1218149.

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The monograph is dedicated to the supercontinent Pananthropea, which was created by the efforts of people, and therefore is named in his honor. It consists of all purely geographical continents, as well as all land areas, representing a single organism that functions exactly as a whole, but at the same time divided by nature itself. The relevance of this approach is shown as follows, as described in the three chapters of the text. First, it demonstrates the physical connectivity of all regions of our planet with each other, which is expressed in a change in the logic of the topology, today pla

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Mellinger, Gwyneth. The Gay Nineties. University of Illinois Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.5406/illinois/9780252037382.003.0005.

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This chapter focuses on the 1990s, when the ASNE's Goal 2000 advocates contended with a shift in the way the broader diversity community envisioned social justice. As the more expansive concept of multiculturalism gained traction in American society, the racial integration model, on which Goal 2000 was premised, became outdated. The need for greater inclusiveness in the ASNE and its hiring initiative crystallized at the 1990 convention when an editor announced that he was gay, becoming the first gay ASNE member to be out within the organization. This chapter examines the contentious identity p

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Délano Alonso, Alexandra. From Here and There. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190688578.001.0001.

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Assistance for immigrants to learn English, receive health services, open a bank account, apply for naturalization, or get a work certification is generally considered the responsibility of the government and society of the country where they reside, as part of the process of supporting their integration and ultimately their formal acquisition of citizenship. But in the past two decades, Mexico and other countries of origin of Latin American migrants in the United States have increasingly taken part in these activities through their consular representations, with the stated goal of addressing

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Paludi, Michele A., ed. Why Congress Needs Women. ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9798216035596.

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This book addresses women's civil strategies for negotiation and leadership through careful analysis of social science research and management theory as well as interviews with women legislators, documenting how women in Washington are affecting the development of the world at all levels. In October 2013, after the war between Republican and Democratic men in Congress resulted in a government shutdown, Time magazine referred to the women legislators as "the only adults left in Washington." In Why Congress Needs Women: Bringing Sanity to the House and Senate, editor Michele A. Paludi and variou

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Remmerswaal, Pieter, and Ad de Gouw. Do you see those parents? A guide for professional work with parents. SWP publishers, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.36254/978-90-8560-204-0.

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This book is used in a number of universities in Belgium, the Netherlands and on Dutch Caribbean islands. In the course of an international parenting program of different universities in Europe, participants inquired repeatedly about an English version of our book. This edition answers to that question. But how to translate the different meanings of the first part of the Dutch title into proper English? And also in such a way it can be well understood in other European countries as the special focus of this book? Let us take you shortly along our process of decision making, how to translate th

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Thoms, Peg. Finding the Best and the Brightest. Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc., 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9798400651397.

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Finding the Best and Brightest proposes an approach to choosing leaders based on a set of criteria designed to align individual qualities with organizational or institutional goals. Peg Thoms challenges the popular trend in theory and practice toward transformational or visionary leadership, arguing instead that leadership must be developed in context; many organizations, for example, don't need visionaries as much as they need operational leaders, who get things done by focusing on present-day tasks, such as designing superior products and delivering exceptional customer service. This book pr

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Shugart, Matthew S., Matthew E. Bergman, Cory L. Struthers, Ellis S. Krauss, and Robert J. Pekkanen. Party Personnel Strategies. Oxford University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780192897053.001.0001.

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The book develops the notion of “party personnel strategies”, which are the ways in which political parties assign their elected members—their “personnel”—to serve collective organizational goals. Key party goals are to advance a policy brand and maximize seats in the legislature. We offer a theory of how assignments of members to specialized legislative committees contribute to these goals. Individual members vary in their personal attributes, such as prior occupation, gender, and local experience. Parties seek to harness the attributes of their members by assigning them to committees where m

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Avery, Susan. Adult Community Choruses. Edited by Frank Abrahams and Paul D. Head. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199373369.013.19.

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When considering teaching and conducting diverse populations in community choirs, one must begin with discussions of the phenomenon itself: a description of the term, a brief history of adult singing ensembles in the United States, and an exploration into the many types of community choirs and issues such as age, gender, exclusivity, purpose, and goals. Examined research on these issues is organized into large topics such as adult learning theories (music literacy and learning styles) and adult physiological concerns (untrained adult singers’ vocal mechanisms and aging voice issues). Personal

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Faksvåg Haugen, Dagny, Friedemann Nauck, and Augusto Caraceni. The core team and the extended team. Oxford University Press, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780199656097.003.0041.

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Interdisciplinary teamwork is an inherent feature of palliative care. A team is defined as a small number of people with complementary skills who are committed to a common purpose, performance goals, and approach for which they hold themselves mutually accountable. Efficient teams are characterized by good leadership, efficient communication, a strong sense of cohesion, and good decision-making and conflict resolution skills. A palliative care team usually consists of core and extended members. The team needs to be named and defined, but must also be flexible and integrate the professionals an

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Kissane, David W., and Courtney Hempton. Conducting a family meeting. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198736134.003.0018.

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The strategies employed in running family meetings include collaborative agenda setting, appraisal of family needs, exploration of the impact of the illness and the family’s resultant coping, the building of consensus about the goals of care, and planning for the future. Special communication skills that guide this process are the use of circular questioning techniques and integrative summaries. Beyond the education of all families, a subgroup remains at risk and requires ongoing family support. Families with young children, offspring living with disability or mental illness, those isolated or

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America, Carina, Nazeem Edwards, and Maureen Robinson, eds. Teacher Education for Transformative Agency: Critical perspectives on design, content and pedagogy. African Sun Media, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.18820/9781928480938.

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Many teacher education programs globally are undergoing significant changes in response to government policy, imperatives driven by global competitiveness, as well as local conditions. This is particularly relevant in the South African context where teacher education seeks to navigate from the ravages of apartheid education towards addressing the developmental needs of the majority of its citizens. This book records and explores efforts by academic staff members within the Faculty of Education at Stellenbosch University, South Africa, responding to the demands of a new program in initial teach

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Skalko, Thomas K., and Jerome F. Singleton, eds. Recreational Therapy Assessment. Human Kinetics, 2020. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781718243873.

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The profession of recreational therapy relies on the ability to plan, implement, and evaluate the services offered to clients. Determining what those services will be requires a complex assessment process in which therapeutic recreation specialists, recreational therapists, and other rehabilitation professionals integrate client assessment with the classification from the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF). Recreational Therapy Assessment is an evidence-based guide that illustrates best practices in performing those assessments in different settings so th

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Seymour, Gina. Youth Social Action in the Library. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2025. https://doi.org/10.5040/9798216172680.

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Learn how to take an apolitical, unbiased stance to support students as they pursue research, literature connections, maker activities, and civic engagement projects in their communities, nationally, and globally. This book outlines school and public library programs, activities, and collaborative projects that will help students learn how to accomplish their goals in their communities. Highlighting the role of the librarian in fostering critical thinking and problem-solving skills, the book explores controversial topics to qualify and expand best practices. By incorporating the programs in th

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Samset, Knut, and Gro Holst Volden. Quality Assurance in Megaproject Management. Edited by Bent Flyvbjerg. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198732242.013.17.

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This chapter discusses the Norwegian governance regime for public megaprojects and the lessons learned. Governance regimes for major public investment projects comprise the processes and systems which the financing party must implement to ensure a successful investment. Such regimes typically include a regulatory framework, compliance with agreed objectives, and sound management and resolution of issues that may arise. The challenges in securing quality at entry include identification of a conceptual solution that is economically viable and relevant with respect to the needs and often conflict

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Martinho Belchior, Alirio, Carlos Mascarenhas, Maha Othman, et al. iNURSING JOURNAL - Manual for Authors: The step-by-step instructions guide. International Nursing School Ltd., 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.52457/qprz4666.

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The iNursing Journal (iNJ) is the official journal of the International Nursing School (INS) and intends to disseminate the evidence-based nursing and health care, contributing to the advancement of relevant knowledge in the fields of clinic, management, education, research, advice, as well as to support decisions in public policies. The iNJ is an international journal that intends to receive proposals for publication from over the world, defending cultural diversity, as well as a diversity of contexts and of theoretical-methodological approaches that inform professionals, users, and political

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Allen-Meares, Paula, Tina R. Shanks, Larry M. Gant, Leslie Hollingsworth, and Patricia L. Miller. A Twenty-First Century Approach to Community Change. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190463311.001.0001.

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Urban renewal has been the dominant approach to revitalizing industrialized communities that fall into decline. Detroit, with its vast majority Black population and struggling auto industry, encountered such decline. The Skillman Foundation sought to engage in a joint effort to bring Detroit back to its position of strength. With its mission of enhancing the development and well-being of children, Skillman entered partnerships with six Detroit neighborhoods with the largest concentrations of children whose well-being and development was at risk. The Foundation solicited the technical assistanc

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McChesney, R. D. An Afghan Prince in Victorian England. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9780755645879.

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In 1894 Great Britain invited ‘Abd al-Rahman Khan, the amir of Afghanistan, to England for a state visit. Then at the height of its imperial might, Britain sought to strengthen ties with the strategically important Afghanistan, which shared a long frontier, not yet a border, with British India. The amir’s aim for the visit was to secure permission for an Afghan legation (embassy) in London while the British, unaware of this goal, hoped to overawe the amir with displays of military and industrial might as well as performances to show the strength and unity of British civil society. The amir, ci

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Halvorsen, Tor, Hilde Ibsen, Henri-Count Evans, and Sharon Penderis. Knowledge for Justice: Critical Perspectives from Southern African-Nordic Research Partnerships. African Minds, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.47622/9781928331636.

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With the adoption of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement, the purpose of development is being redefined in both social and environmental terms. Despite pushback from conservative forces, change is accelerating in many sectors. To drive this transformation in ways that bring about social, environmental and economic justice at a local, national, regional and global levels, new knowledge and strong cross-regional networks capable of foregrounding different realities, needs and agendas will be essential. In fact, the power of knowledge matters today in w

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Fujii, Lee Ann. Show Time. Edited by Martha Finnemore. Cornell University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.7591/cornell/9781501758546.001.0001.

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This book asks why some perpetrators of political violence, from lynch mobs to genocidal killers, display their acts of violence so publicly and extravagantly. Closely examining three horrific and extreme episodes — the murder of a prominent Tutsi family amidst the genocide in Rwanda, the execution of Muslim men in a Serb-controlled village in Bosnia during the Balkan Wars, and the lynching of a twenty-two-year old Black farmhand on Maryland's Eastern Shore in 1933 — the shows how “violent displays” are staged to not merely to kill those perceived to be enemies or threats, but also to affect a

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McGowan, Richard. Business, Politics, and Cigarettes. Quorum Books, 1995. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9798216187219.

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The American cigarette industry is again facing enormous pressure from various groups whose goal is a smoke free society. What differentiates this present wave from the previous two waves of regulation faced by the cigarette industry is the severity with which these measures are applied by the state and local government who are enacting anti-smoking laws and regulations and increased excise taxes. Cigarette taxes are a lucrative revenue for the states, which they must ultimately trade-off with their stated goals of deterring smoking. Frequently, in spite of the needs of public health, states f

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Stoelting, Robert K. Patient Safety. Oxford University Press, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780199366149.003.0001.

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Patient safety is a new and distinct healthcare discipline that emphasizes the reporting, analysis, and prevention of medical error that often leads to adverse healthcare events. Anesthesiology, via its professional society, the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), was the first medical specialty to champion patient safety as a specific focus. The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) was launched in late 1985. Evidence from randomized trials is important, but it is neither sufficient nor necessary for acceptance of safety practices. There will never be complete evidence for ever

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Stitzlein, Sarah M. Legitimacy of Public Schools. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190657383.003.0007.

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In chapter seven, I define political legitimacy, describe its connection to healthy democracy, and reveal how recent changes in education and the climate surrounding it may be causing a decline in the legitimacy of our schools. I show how political legitimacy results from citizens concluding that schools, as state institutions, are worthy of recognition and serve a justified role. Redirecting our attention from the accountability crisis, I demonstrate that our schools are facing a legitimacy crisis that is exacerbated by larger changes in societal values, citizen identities, and ideologies. I

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Lieberman, Julia R., and Michal Jan Rozbicki. Charity in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Traditions. The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., 2017. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781666988031.

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This collection of essays by a team of international scholars addresses the topic of Charity through the lenses of the three Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. The contributors look for common paradigms in the ways the three faiths address the needs of the poor and the needy in their respective societies, and reflect on the interrelatedness of such practices among the three religions. They ask how the three traditions deal with the distribution of wealth, in the recognition that not all members of a given society have equal access to it, and in the relationship of charity to

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Chhibber, Pradeep K., and Rahul Verma. Ideology and Identity. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190623876.001.0001.

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This book challenges the view that party politics and elections in India are far removed from ideas. It claims that a dominant intellectual paradigm of what constitutes an ideology is not entirely applicable to many multiethnic countries in the twentieth century. In these more diverse states, the most important ideological debates center on statism—the extent to which the state should dominate society, regulate social norms, and redistribute private property, and on recognition—whether and how the state should accommodate the needs of various marginalized groups and protect minority rights fro

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Millum, Joseph. Moral Parenthood. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190695439.001.0001.

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Most people believe that parents have moral rights and responsibilities regarding their children. These rights and responsibilities undergird the nuclear family and are essential to the flourishing of its members. However, their basis and contents are hotly contested. Do a child’s genetic parents have a right to parent her? Many people’s gut responses affirm the importance of genetic ties, but the moral justification for tying parental rights to genetics is unclear. Parents are permitted to make far-reaching decisions about their children’s medical care, education, religious practice, and disc

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Sampson, Helen, Nelson Turgo, Wendy Cadge, and Sophie Gilliat-Ray. Chaplaincy and Seafarers. Oxford University PressOxford, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/9780198913290.001.0001.

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Abstract This book explores the faith, work, and lives of seafarers and port chaplains. These two groups of people are frequently overlooked by academics, as well as by members of wider society. Ports and ships are largely inaccessible to the public. As a result of their lack of visibility, many people are oblivious to the duties, needs, hopes, and aspirations of port chaplains and seafarers. This book therefore offers a rare insight into the life worlds of two little-known groups of workers. The book takes a broadly sociological approach and combines ethnographic and qualitative methodologies

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Threat, Charissa J. The Quality of a Person. University of Illinois Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.5406/illinois/9780252039201.003.0006.

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This chapter focuses on the Army Nurse Corps's (ANC) attempt to deal with not only civil rights activism but also women's rights and gender equality in a fast-changing society. Between the mid-1950s and the late 1960s, the ANC and its members simultaneously endorsed and impeded attempts to restructure race and gender roles and standards while endeavoring to meet the practical nursing needs of the U.S. Army. At the advent of the Vietnam War, following the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the ANC represented a new frontier of integration in the labor force. Yet the reality of the situati

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Rogers, Wyatt. Christianity and Womanhood. Praeger, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9798400626197.

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The status of women in Christianity has waxed and waned countless times over the centuries. During the early history of Israel, several women had roles as national and spiritual leaders. Later came the age of patriarchs with its male dominance and relegation of women to subservient status. Despite the male-dominated religious system of the time, Rogers sees Christ as elevating the status of women in various ways. Today, however, he examines how Christianity has failed to meet its responsibilities to advance the roles of women. Rogers explores the current and historical status and roles of wome

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Adinkrah, Bernard Kofi. Overcoming the ‘Fatigue’ in Retirement. Noyam Publishers, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.38159/npub.eb2022301.

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There comes a time when every worker in the formal sector goes on retirement and there is a need to effectively plan towards that period. Today, many retirees across the Africa live in poverty. This occurs because the average worker does not prepare adequately for retirement. This transcends to Ghana where most people work in the informal sector. Hence, there is a need to develop strategies that would help people live comfortably in their old age when they can no longer work. Retirement is a crucial stage in life that should not be taken for granted. One basically stops working for a paid inco

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Dudai, Ron. Penality in the Underground. Oxford University PressOxford, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198759409.001.0001.

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Abstract Secret informers are often the biggest threat faced by underground rebel groups, which must respond to this challenge in order to survive. Using the IRA as a case-study, Penality in the Underground offers a systematic, in-depth, analysis of this phenomenon, providing an empirical and theoretical account of the causes, forms, functions and effects of the underground response to informers. While superficial media images tend to depict only ruthless killings, the book argues—using the lens of ‘punishment and society’ and drawing on rich interviews with IRA members and on archival sources

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Singh, Harbir, Ananth Padmanabhan, and Ezekiel J. Emanuel, eds. Conclusion. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199476084.003.0010.

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Innovation is an extremely context-specific activity, with both the problems sought to be addressed and the solutions at hand being shaped by the structure and flavour of predominant private activity in the domestic economy, sectoral regulations and State support, and local market needs and purchasing power. In this regard, both public and private entities have been successful in tackling several infrastructure bottlenecks and institutional voids to achieve their goals, promoting innovation along the way. At the same time, several impediments to innovation exist in India, the absence of which

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Smith, Michael D., and Christian Grov. In the Company of Men. ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9798400669330.

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Offering a new perspective on male prostitution, In the Company of Men employs qualitative methodology to present a real-world view of the issues, both obvious and obscure, surrounding the world’s “second-oldest profession.” In the Company of Men: Inside the Lives of Male Prostitutes is the only book to document male prostitution from the perspective of a group of men working for a single male escort agency. The in-depth account goes behind the scenes to shed light on the very hidden world of Internet male escorts, their customers, and the niche they inhabit in modern American society. At the

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Hill, Jennifer. How Consumer Culture Controls Our Kids. ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9798400666575.

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This gripping book considers the history, techniques, and goals of child-targeted consumer campaigns and examines children's changing perceptions of what commodities they "need" to be valued and value themselves. In this critique of America's consumption-based society, author Jennifer Hill chronicles the impact of consumer culture on children—from the evolution of childhood play to a child's self-perception as a consumer to the consequences of this generation's repeated media exposure to violence. Hill proposes that corporations, eager to tap into a multibillion-dollar market, use the power of

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Campbell, Donald J. America’s Gun Wars. ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9798400609954.

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This book examines the controversies surrounding gun control, which are less about whether it "works" and more about whether the nation should prioritize traditional values of rugged independence or newer values of communitarian interdependence. America's Gun Wars contends that an understanding of America's gun controversy cannot be found in statistics documenting the rise (or fall) of violent crime, or in examining trade-offs between societal needs and personal safety, or in following the political maneuvering of advocacy groups such as the National Rifle Association or Everytown for Gun Safe

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FitzGerald, Thomas E. The Ecumenical Movement. Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc., 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9798400643774.

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What is Ecumenism? How and when did it start? What are its goals and how will they affect the future of the Christian churches? This book answers these questions and examines the remarkable story of new encounters between Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Anglican, Old Catholic, and most Protestant churches. Most of these churches have been divided for centuries over issues of theology, faith, and practice. Ecumenism seeks to reconcile these differences and to bring the churches together into a new unity based on their commonalities and their understanding of Christian faith. Here, FitzGerald traces t

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Frodeman, Robert, ed. The Oxford Handbook of Interdisciplinarity. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198733522.001.0001.

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The second edition of The Oxford Handbook of Interdisciplinarity constitutes an update and revision of a topic of growing academic and societal importance. Interdisciplinarity continues to be prominent both within and outside academia. Academics, policy makers, and members of public and private sectors seek approaches to help organize and integrate the vast amounts of knowledge being produced today, both within research and at all levels of education. This compendium is distinguished by its breadth of coverage, with chapters written by experts from multiple networks and organizations, on topic

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Birnbaum, Simon. Basic Income. Oxford University Press, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.013.116.

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The idea that states should provide a means-tested guaranteed minimum income for citizens who are unable to meet their basic needs is widely shared and has been a central component in the evolution of social citizenship rights in existing welfare states. However, an increasing number of activists and scholars defend the more radical option of establishing a universal basic income, that is, an unconditional income paid to all members of society on an individual basis without any means test or work requirement. Indeed, some political philosophers have argued that basic income is one of the most

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Nortwick, Thomas Van. Imagining Men. Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc., 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9798400668531.

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Exploring models for masculinity as they appear in major works of Greek literature, this book combines literary, historical, and psychological insights to examine how the ancient Greeks understood the meaning of a man's life. The thoughts and actions of Achilles, Odysseus, Oedipus, and other enduring characters from Greek literature reflect the imperatives that the ancient Greeks saw as governing a man's life as he moved from childhood to adult maturity to old age. Because the Greeks believed that men (as opposed to women) were by nature the proper agents of human civilization within the large

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Dade, Karen McLean, ed. Black Female Perspectives from Predominantly White Institutions. Rowman & Littlefield, 2023. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781666985764.

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Black Female Perspectives from Predominantly White Institutions: Strategies for Wellbeing in White Spaces and Beyond supports Black women working in predominantly White spaces and further educates their institutions, non-Black counterparts, students, and families in developing an understanding of the challenges and needs of Black women professionals. In the face of world challenges, the authors contend that anti-Blackness continues to be an infectious pandemic that is devastating Black lives around the globe. Black women professionals, who are often at the forefront of racial and gender justic

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Kelly, Alan. How Scientists Communicate. Oxford University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190936600.001.0001.

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What is scientific research? It is the process by which we learn about the world. For this research to have an impact, and positively contribute to society, it needs to be communicated to those who need to understand its outcomes and significance for them. Any piece of research is not complete until it has been recorded and passed on to those who need to know about it. So, good communication skills are a key attribute for researchers, and scientists today need to be able to communicate through a wide range of media, from formal scientific papers to presentations and social media, and to a rang

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Barry, Balleck. Modern American Extremism and Domestic Terrorism. ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9798400686504.

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Highlighting a breadth of American individuals and groups that engaged in extremist behavior across history, this book provides a succinct, concise overview of extremist behavior in the past and examines today's increasingly common incidences of hate and extremism. Since the election of Barack Obama in 2008, extremist and hate groups have seen a resurgence on the American political landscape. Members of these subgroups within the American population have become concerned that the America that they have always known is fading into oblivion, with a majority of individuals in these groups holding

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Petrovic, Predrag, and Marija Ignjatijevic. Migrants are leaving, but hatred remains – the anti-migrant extreme right in Serbia. Belgrade Center for Security Policy, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.55042/hpnl2320.

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The extreme right has been present in Serbia since the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia disintegrated during the war of the 1990s. Its thematic backbone is based on Serbian nationalism and chauvinism, preserving the patriarchal family and opposing same-sex marriage, anti-globalism and strengthening ties with Russia. Migrants were not the topic of extreme right-wingers even during the “migrant crisis” of 2015 and 2016, when about a million refugees passed through Serbia. This changed three years ago, when the right-wing political parties Dveri and Dosta je bilo [Enough is enough] starte

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Wiener, Valerie. Winning the War Against Youth Gangs. www.greenwood.com, 1999. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9798216188346.

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Gangs have spread throughout the entire sector of society, and what was once viewed as an inner-city problem can now be found everywhere, including suburbia. This guide for teenagers, their families, and impacted communities addresses the youth gang issue in understandable, manageable terms. Quotes from teens themselves provide valuable insight into the problems that can cause kids to join gangs: absent parents, the need for excitement or to belong to a group, following in the footsteps of family members who are involved in gangs. These factors and others are explored (including an examination

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Rhode, Deborah L. Ambition. Oxford University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197538333.001.0001.

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Ambition is a dominant force in human civilization, driving its greatest achievements and most horrific abuses. Our striving has brought art, airplanes, and antibiotics, as well as wars, genocide, and despotism. This mixed record raises obvious concerns about how we can channel ambition in the most productive directions. To that end, the book begins by exploring three central focuses of ambition: recognition, power, and money. It argues that an excessive preoccupation with these external markers for success can be self-defeating for individuals and toxic for society. Discussion then shifts to

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Jacobs, Jonathan A. The Liberal State and Criminal Sanction. Oxford University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190863623.001.0001.

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Current forms of incarceration in the U.S. and U.K. are morally problematic in ways that are antithetical to the values and principles of liberal democracy. While indicating those morally problematic features the book defends the basic political and legal culture of the U.S. and U.K. A significant remaking of the political order is not needed for the required reforms of incarceration to be made. Greater faithfulness to the values and principles of liberal democracy could be adequate for such reforms. It is crucial to make those reforms because of the ways prisoners are currently being harmed,

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Kurien, Prema A. Claiming Citizenship. Oxford University PressNew York, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197784082.001.0001.

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Abstract Claiming Citizenship focuses on Indian American civic and political activism in the U.S. public sphere around U.S.-based and India-based issues. Indian Americans are a group of interest to study immigrant and diasporic politics since they are a rising political force whose patterns of activism do not follow the unified model of mobilization of other powerful American ethnic groups. They have multiple types of advocacy organizations: those mobilizing around an Indian American identity; those mobilizing around a South Asian American identity; organizations for Indian Americans of Hindu,

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Asokan, Dr N. Empowering Educators: Mastering Curriculum Decision Making. Jupiter Publications Consortium, 2024. https://doi.org/10.47715/978-93-86388-86-5.

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Curriculum Decisions Matters Effective curriculum decision making is the backbone of exceptional education. It has the power to inspire, engage, and transform students, teachers, and entire learning communities. Yet, for many educators and educational leaders, curriculum development and implementation can be a daunting and complex task. The ever-changing educational landscape, diverse student needs, and competing stakeholder demands can make it challenging to create and implement a curriculum that truly supports student success for their life and career. “Empowering Educators: Mastering Curric

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Zimmerman, Jonathan. Campus Politics. Oxford University Press, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/wentk/9780190627393.001.0001.

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Universities are usually considered bastions of the free exchange of ideas, but a recent tide of demonstrations across college campuses has called this belief into question, and with serious consequences. Such a wave of protests hasn't been seen since the campus free speech demonstrations of the 1960s, yet this time it is the political Left, rather than the political Right, calling for restrictions on campus speech and freedom. And, as Jonathan Zimmerman suggests, recent campus controversies have pitted free speech against social justice ideals. The language of trauma--and, more generally, of

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Dixon, John, and Robert P. Scheurell, eds. The State of Social Welfare. Praeger, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9798216018520.

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With the end of the 20th century, Dixon and Scheurell decided it was an opportune time to critically assess what governments have achieved with their plethora of public social welfare policies. While Marxist socialists, democratic socialists, social democrats, and reluctant collectivists were all eager, at various times, to construct their vision of the ideal society, the idea of state welfare was slow to take root. As Dixon and Scheurell point out, at the turn of the century, only a handful of industrializing countries were willing to grapple with the problems of poverty, inequality, and soci

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