governance vi new insights on governance theory and

Digital Media Revisited: Theoretical and Conceptual

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Liestol, Gunnar / Morrison, Andrew / Rasmussen, Terje, PUBLISHER: MIT Press (MA), Arguing that "first encounters" have already applied traditional theoretical and conceptual frameworks to digital media, the contributors to this book call for "second encounters," or a reong>viong>siting. Digital media are not only objects of analysis but also instruments for the development of innovative perspectives on both media and culture. Drawing on ong>insightsong> from literary theory, semiotics, philosophy, aesthetics, ethics, media studies, sociology, and education, the contributors construct ong>newong> positions from which to observe digital media in fresh and meaningful ways. Throughout they explore to what extent interpretation of and experimentation with digital media can inform theory. It also asks how our understanding of digital media can contribute to our understanding of social and cultural change. The book is organized in four sections: Education and Interdisciplinarity, Design and Aesthetics, Rhetoric and Interpretation, and Social Theory and Ethics. The topics include the effects on reading of the multimodal and multisensory aspects of the digital enong>viong>ronment, the impact of practice on the medium of theory, how digital media are dissolong>viong>ng the boundaries between leisure and work, and the impact of cyberspace on established ethical principles.

Logjam Deforestation and the Crisis of Global Governance

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Daong>viong>d Humphreys, PUBLISHER: Earthscan Publications Ltd, NA

The Right to Water Politics, Governance and Social Struggles

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Alex Loftus Farhana Sultana, PUBLISHER: Routledge, NA

String Theory Superstring theory and beyond

Polchinski Joseph, String Theory. Volume II° Superstring theory and beyond. Ed. Cambridge University Press collana Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics. In-8°, legatura, sovraccoperta, pp. XIX-531, ottime condizioni. ISBN

Inside Out and Outside in: Psychodynamic Clinical Theory and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Berzoff, Joan / Flanagan, Laura Melano / Hertz, Patricia, PUBLISHER: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Over the past decade, Inside Out and Outside In has become a very important book among mental health practitioners in a variety of disciplines that deal with indiong>viong>duals in their complex social enong>viong>ronments. Reong>viong>sed and updated throughout, the third edition builds on this foundation and adds a ong>newong> chapter on cognitive behaong>viong>oral theory and practice and a ong>newong> chapter on relational and intersubjective theories to more fully meet the needs of both students and practitioners today. The third edition of Inside Out and Outside In maintains the book's respectful tone and empathetic voice while making many ong>newong> additions. The chapter on affective disorders now includes bipolar disorders. Two other chapters update content on psychodynamic theory and race and gender. This edition also offers ong>newong> research on schizophrenia and personality disorders. Other key updates include linking trauma theory with attachment, as well as attending to client systems, including couples, throughout the book. This ong>newong> edition further deepens our understanding of the bio-psycho-social contexts in which clinical theory and practice occur, particularly in multicultural settings. It offers ways to clearly understand theories and clinical disorders in their biological and social contexts and proong>viong>des key updates on ong>newong> developments in the biopsychosocial domain. Acquista Ora

Business Ethics A Stakeholder, Governance and Risk Approach

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bob Tricker Gretchen Tricker, PUBLISHER: Routledge, NA

Co-Creating a Public Philosophy for Future Generations

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kim, Tae-Chang / Dator, James / Dator, James A., PUBLISHER: Praeger, When making decisions, governments can and should strive consciously to balance the demands of the present with the needs of future generations. Various advocates for greater governmental foresight have created ong>newong> processes or institutions within existing systems of democratic government. These include long-range planning departments, futures commissions, requirements for future-impact statements on proposed legislation, enong>viong>ronmental protection agencies, and offices of technology assessment. But, as the contributors to this volume demonstrate, much more remains to be done. Some of the provocative questions posed by this book include: What is a public philosophy oriented to the needs of future generations necessary, and why is it necessary? What are the major examples of actual experiments in future-oriented ong>governanceong>? What were their successes and failures, and the reasons for each? And finally, what are the obstacles to future-oriented ong>governanceong>, and how might they be overcome? The authors of the essays in this volume suggest answers based on their extensive experience in working with governments, trying to help them incorporate techniques of foresight into their institutions and practices.

The Navigation of Feeling: A Framework for the History of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Reddy, William M., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, The Naong>viong>gation of Feeling critiques recent psychological and anthropological research on emotions. William M. Reddy offers a ong>newong> theory of emotions and historical change, drawing on research from many academic disciplines. This ong>newong> theory makes it possible to see how emotions change over time, how emotions have a very important impact on the shape of history, and how different social orders either facilitate emotional life or make it more difficult. This theory is fully explored in a case study of the French Revolution.

E-Learning Theory and Practice

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Haythornthwaite, Caroline / Andrews, Richard, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), In" "E-learning Theory and Practice the authors set out different perspectives on e-learning. The book deals with the social implications of e-learning, its transformative effects, and the social and technical interplay that supports and directs e-learning. The authors present ong>newong> perspectives on the subject by exploring the way teaching and learning are changing with the presence of the Internet and participatory media; proong>viong>ding a theoretical grounding in ong>newong> learning practices from education, communication and information science; addressing e-learning in terms of existing learning theories, emerging online learning theories, ong>newong> literacies, social networks, social worlds, community and ong>viong>rtual communities, and online resources; and emphasizing the impact of everyday electronic practices on learning, literacy and the classroom, locally and globally.This book is for everyone involved in e-learning including teachers, educators, graduate students and researchers.

Managing Organizational Behavior

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tosi, Henry L. / Rizzo, John / Mero, Neal P., PUBLISHER: Wiley-Blackwell, "Managing Organizational Behaong>viong>or, Fourth Edition," bridges cutting-edge theory with modern leadership and managerial practices. This proven textbook leads advanced undergraduates and MBAs through a discussion of indiong>viong>dual behaong>viong>or influences to a consideration of the social influences the indiong>viong>dual encounters upon contact with groups and organizations. Bridges cutting-edge theory with modern leadership and managerial practices. Contains ong>newong> material on diversity, international OB, and ethics. Applies theory and research with ong>newong> and superior pedagogy. Proong>viong>des strong teaching resources within an Instructor's Manual and Test Bank.

Commonwealth Caribbean Public Law

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fiadjoe, Albert, PUBLISHER: Routledge Cavendish, Taking a critical look at the major areas of constitutional and administrative law, Commonwealth Caribbean Public Law places a firm emphasis on the protection of citizens' rights and good ong>governanceong>. The third edition of this book builds on the success of the preong>viong>ous two editions, setting-out the established legal principles through Caribbean cases, along with critique and commentary of the law where appropriate. Contemporary issues and changes in Caribbean public law are addressed including: the refining of the rules governing judicial reong>viong>ew; recent cases dealing with the death penalty; and the likely impact on CARICOM initiatives on the rights of citizens.

Canadian Politics (4th Ed.)

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bickerton, James / Gagnon, Alain-G, PUBLISHER: University of Toronto Press, The ong>newong>, fourth, edition of Canadian Politics continues the work of earlier editions in offering a comprehensive introduction to Canadian government and politics by a widely recognized and highly respected group of political scientists, writing on subjects on which they are acknowledged experts. For this edition, the editors have reorganized the book into four sections: Part I: Citizenship, Identities, and Values; Part II: The Canadian State; Part III: Ciong>viong>l Society, Democracy, and ong>Governanceong>; and, Part IV: Globalizing Trends and International Pressures. The fourth section, comprised of five chapters, develops a ong>newong> focus for this edition by examining the diverse and increasingly important influences of globalization on the Canadian polity and system of ong>governanceong>. Of the twenty-three chapters, those retained from earlier editions have been entirely reong>viong>sed and updated. This edition adds twelve ong>newong> authors and eleven completely ong>newong> chapters. James Bickerton is Professor of Political Science at St. Francis Xaong>viong>er University. His publications include Nova Scotia, Ottawa and the Politics of Regional Development, The Almanac of Canadian Politics (with Munroe Eagles, Alain-G. Gagnon, and Patrick Smith), and The Savage Years: The Perils of Reinventing Government in Nova Scotia (with Peter Clancy, Rod Haddow, and Ian Stewart). Alain-G. Gagnon holds the Canada Research Chair in QuA(c)bec and Canadian Studies at the UniversitA(c) du QuA(c)bec A MontrA(c)al. His most recent book is QuA(c)bec: State and Society, third edition (Broadong>viong>ew Press, ). Other books include Ties That Bind: Parties and Voters in Canada (with James Bickerton and Patrick J. Smith) and Six penseurs en quAate de libertA(c): Grant, Innis, Laurendeau, Rioux, Taylor et Trudeau (with James Bickerton and Stephen Brooks).

Cultural Theory and Cultural Change

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Featherstone, Mike, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), Recent years have seen a significant reappraisal of the idea of culture within the social sciences, and a growing integration of theoretical concerns between the social sciences and the humanities. Debates over concepts such as postmodernism and cultural globalization have been symptomatic of a broader interdisciplinary interest in the social context of cultural practice. In this book an international cast of eminent theorists examines a series of key questions on the borders of the cultural and the social. Ranging across a broad canvas, the contributors focus on different elements of cultural theory and cultural process: discourse, lifestyle, the emotions, the intelligentsia, social movements, postmodernism. Linking the chapters is a concern with the central role of European social theory in the current reappraisal of culture, and an assessment of its relation to other international traditions. This book, for an interdisciplinary readership, will serve as an outline of key concerns in cultural theory and an insight into the central ong>insightsong> of Theory, Culture and Society. The book is also published as issue 9.1 of Theory, Culture and Society.

Albania...in Pictures

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lerner Publishing Group / Geography Department / Lerner Geography Department, PUBLISHER: Lerner Publishing Group, Supports the national curriculum standards Culture; Time, Continuity, and Change; People, Places, and Enong>viong>ronments; indiong>viong>dual Development and Identity; Indiong>viong>duals, Groups, and Institutions; Power, Authority, and ong>Governanceong>; Production, Distribution, and Consumption; Science, Technology, and Society; and Global Connections as outlined by the National Council for the Social Studies.

Class and Social Development: A New Theory of the Middle

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Johnson, Dale L., PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), The essays in this volume expound a ong>newong> theoretical perspective on the formation and function of the middle class. Drawing on currents within Marxism, particularly Marxist structuralism, the essays first re-examine the basic tenets of class structure theory, then develop their own approach and methodology. This approach is then applied to the study of the North American intermediate class. Why is it sometimes liberal and progressive, sometimes a social basis for right-wing reaction?...specialists in Marxist class theory will find it covers most recent developments in analysis and is constructively self-critical.' -- "Reong>viong>ewing Sociology, Vol 3, Issue

Developing Ecofeminist Theory: The Complexity of Difference

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cudworth, Erika, PUBLISHER: Palgrave MacMillan, This book proong>viong>des a comprehensive overong>viong>ew of feminist and enong>viong>ronmental theories of society-enong>viong>ronment relations, considers the range of theoretical and political influences on socialist and Marxist theory, amongst others, and the social sciences' turn to poststructuralism and postmodernism. Cudworth also develops her own theoretical account for the interrelations between forms of social domination and contributes to important debates with sociology, social theory, feminist theory and enong>viong>ronmentalism.

Oatley: Cities, Economic (P) Competition and Urban Policy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Oatley, Nick, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), This book is a comprehensive and authoritative account of the major realignment that has taken place in English regeneration policy and practice since . It analyzes the changes which have led to an emphasis in policy on competitiveness, integrated approaches to economic decline and social exclusion, and the shift away from formula-driven funding mechanisms towards controversial competitive bidding. It also examines changes in ong>governanceong> practices, the spread of multisector partnerships, the ong>newong> localism' and the emergence of a contract culture. The book concludes with a summary of contemporary policy themes and an assessment of the Labour Government's policy proposals.

A History of Anthropological Theory, Third Edition

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Erickson, Paul A. / Murphy, Liam D. / Murphy, Pae Liam D., PUBLISHER: University of Toronto Press, Recognizing that anthropology--"the integrated study of humanity in its biological, social, and cultural dimensions--"has deep roots in the Western experience, this concise survey begins in antiquity, then moves forward through the Middle Ages and the Renaissance to the modern era. The authors focus on the twentieth century, covering American, British, and French anthropological traditions and discussing developments in theory that point to future directions in archaeology, physical anthropology, and linguistic anthropology. This edition features a ong>newong> preface and ong>newong> and expanded sections on transactionalism, feminist anthropology, postmodernity, medical anthropology, and globalization.

Evolutionary Theory: Paths Into the Future

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pollard, Jeffrey W., PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Disputes the current neo-Darwinian theory of evolution while suggesting alternative patterns of evolutionary change. It presents some considerations and constraints that a ong>newong> and more adequate theory must have. Discusses the importance of developmental mechanics on both the large-scale (macroevolutionary) and small-scale (microevolutionary) levels. Includes a range of contributions by important and sometimes controversial authors, among them Sir Karl Popper--one of the greatest liong>viong>ng scientific philosophers, and Howard Temin--a Nobel Laureate.

Comparative Education: The Dialectic of the Global and the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Arnove, Robert F. / Torres, Carlos Alberto, PUBLISHER: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Comparative Education examines the common problems facing education systems around the world as the result of global economic, social, and cultural forces. Issues related to the ong>governanceong>, financing, proong>viong>sion, processes, and outcomes of education systems for differently situated social groups are described and analyzed in specific regional, national, and local contexts. ong>Newong> in this edition is a concluding chapter by Carlos Torres indicating the current challenges and ong>newong> directions for scholarship and teaching in comparative education. Chapters discussing the United States', Latin American, Middle Eastern, Russian/East European, and African education have been updated to reflect the changes in these regions and ong>newong> educational trends and politics. ong>Viong>sit our website for sample chapters

The Salem Witch Trials

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wilson, Lori L., PUBLISHER: Lerner Publishing Group, Spotlighted in Booklist as an "established series that continue s] to turn out titles of high quality and appeal." Supports the national curriculum standards Culture; Time, Continuity, and Change; Indiong>viong>duals, Groups, and Institutions; and Power, Authority, and ong>Governanceong> as outlined by the National Council for the Social Studies.

Urban Life in Transition

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pickvance, C. G. / Gottdiener, Mark, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), Urban Life in Transition examines the relationships between economic, political, and sociological effects of urban life suggesting that political, cultural and social changes in city affairs do not occur as a direct result of economic restructuring. Addressing a gap in the literature which neglects complex issues of urban life and ong>governanceong>, this book treats urban crime, drugs, racism and demographic patterns as topics on their own as well as their impact on local govenment from the mayorality to the neighbourhood level.

Cultural Theory and Popular Culture: A Reader

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Storey, John, PUBLISHER: University of Georgia Press, This ong>newong> edition is a companion volume to An Introduction to Cultural Theory and Popular Culture, just published in its second edition. The Reader supplements and extends the cultural terrain of the introductory volume by offering students the opportunity to experience firsthand the work of many cultural theorists and critics. Intended as a theoretical, analytical, and historical introduction to the study of popular culture within cultural studies, the current edition contains nine ong>newong> readings, a ong>newong> general introduction, and a fully updated bibliography. The readings cover the culture and ciong>viong>lization tradition, culturalism, structuralism and post-sttucturalism, Marxism, feminism, and postmodernism, as well as current debates in the study of popular culture. Used in conjunction with An Introduction to Cultural Theory and Popular Culture, or on its own, this collection will be invaluable to scholars and students.

The Photography Handbook

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wright, Terence / Wright, Terence, PUBLISHER: Routledge, Reong>viong>sed and updated, this second edition of The Photography Handbook proong>viong>des an introduction to the principles of photographic practice and theory and offers guidelines for the systematic study of photographic media. Including a ong>newong> chapter on the ethics of photojournalism, and an expanded chapter on digital photography, as well as a ong>newong> section on research in photography, The Photography Handbook includes: ong>newong> case studies of the war photographer James Nachtwey photographic representations of Marilyn Monroe and Adolf Hitler an analysis of photographic theory and the 'Bert is Eong>viong>l' website an introduction to conceptual skills necessary for photography the historical background and rationale for photographic representation the camera as a documentary tool interong>viong>ews with editors, photographers, picture editors and readers the effect of ong>newong> technologies on photographic practice and an exploration of the shift from analogue to digital imagery over seventy images. Each chapter now ends with a useful summary of its key points, and equip the reader with a vocabulary for photographic phenomena and help develop ong>viong>sual awareness and ong>viong>sual literacy. The Photography Handbook will enable students to familiarize themselves with current theoretical ong>viong>ewpoints and to evolve critical frameworks for their own photographic practice.

Marxism in Dark Times: Select Essays for the New Century

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Datta Gupta, Sobhanlal, PUBLISHER: Anthem Press, This volume is a collection of essays on an alternative understanding of Marxism, anchored in the ideas of humanism, democracy and pluralism. The essays question the stereotyped, positiong>viong>st notion of Marxism as practised by the exponents of official Marxism. They highlight the legacy of the suppressed voices in the Marxist tradition, and proong>viong>de ong>newong> ong>insightsong> in the reading of Marxism in the twenty-first century. The essays proong>viong>de a ong>newong> reading of Antonio Gramsci, Rosa Luxemburg, Nikolai Bukharin, Daong>viong>d Ryazanov and the Frankfurt School; reong>viong>ew the phenomenon of Perestroika; explore the ong>newong> historiography on Comintern; and examine the relation between Marxism and postmodernism. Acquista Ora

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