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In diesem Buch geht es um demokratische Mehrheitsabstimmungen, von denen der Marquis de Condorcet im 18. Jahrhundert bemerkte, dass sie zu nicht umsetzbaren («paradoxen») Beschlüssen führen können, ……続きを見る

The book is written specifically for students or young researchers with no prior experience in the procedure of index construction. The book is designed as a self-teaching aid, thus some terms relat……続きを見る

This is the biography of a pioneer aeronaut, Charles Henry Brown, whose life-long obsession with aerostation took him from his native Great Britain to Australia and India. The story of his quest for……続きを見る

China has one-fifth of the world’s total elderly population. This rapidly aging population presents serious challenges to the state to develop a social service system. To satisfy increasing demands ……続きを見る

Magali Lehners bezieht sich in ihrem Buch auf die Erweiterung der schulischen und außerschulischen Fördermöglichkeiten in sozial benachteiligten Stadtvierteln der Stadt Luxemburg. Ein zentrales Anli……続きを見る

From the dawn of humanity, the dialectic relationship between technology and society has been one of the driving forces behind changes in both realms. Trends in technological developments and their ……続きを見る

Mit der Offenen Methode der Koordinierung (OMK) im Bereich der sozialen Eingliederung steht im Fokus dieser Arbeit eine zentrale sozial- und gesellschaftspolitische Programmformel der EU. Sie wird a……続きを見る

This book focuses on the question of relationality. Despite the numerous motifs introduced to the discourse pertaining to Margaret S. Archer’s concept, we notice that some often reappear. What frequ……続きを見る

The editors of this book combine new approaches in economy and business administration. The topics of this book range from tax policy, accounting information systems, banking in Turkey, work safety,……続きを見る

After addressing the "state of the art" about migrant entrepreneurship, and reviewing the literature and methodological description, the reader is invited to "travel", separately, through the variou……続きを見る

Religious Peacebuilding in the Democratic Republic of Congo analyzes the contributions of three churches at both the leadership and the grassroots levels to conflict transformation in Goma, Democrat……続きを見る

Virtuelle Beratungsräume statt personaler Begegnung? Vor allem für junge Menschen bietet die leichte Verfügbarkeit eine Chance, fachliche Hilfestellung wie qualifizierte psychologische Beratung ohne……続きを見る

Die fachliche und kulturelle Vielfalt der Praxis der Sozialen Arbeit und der Sozialpädagogik in Polen, Rumänien und Deutschland wird in diesem Tagungsband deutlich. Grundlagenthemen der Sozialen Arb……続きを見る

This book provides an overview of the current state of video analysis, including the most recent developments in this rapidly growing field. It covers various methodological approaches. The authors ……続きを見る

This book examines the connection between food and identity in the Nigerian diaspora community in Belgium. Encounters between people from different cultures do not lead to a simple adaptation of the……続きを見る

Where do feelings of national belonging come from? Why is it that this belonging often seems both fundamental and banal, both intangible and omnipresent? This book argues that the answers to these q……続きを見る

Préface d’Éric Plaisance Que cherche-t-on à faire des enfants dans l’école maternelle d’aujourd’hui　? Quelles sont les caractéristiques actuelles de cette instance de socialisation　? En posant ces……続きを見る

La Chine de la première moitié du 20ème siècle a connu de nombreux bouleversements dont la fin des dynasties, les mouvements pour la république, les Seigneurs de guerre, de multiples invasions … Ell……続きを見る

Le sociologue américain Harvey Sacks (1935-1975) a apporté une contribution décisive au développement de l’ethnométhodologie en fondant l’analyse de conversation et l’analyse des catégorisations. Il……続きを見る

The present collection of articles is based on data from the European Social Survey (ESS) and analyses the changes in European societies. The first part of the volume is devoted to relations between……続きを見る

Barriers to Rebuilding the African American Community explores the major threats and roots affecting both America’s most racially polarized periods as well as the major issues plaguing the African A……続きを見る

This book is an empirical study of a central European city focused on the political process. The authors use the example of the city of Wroclaw to present a condition of the urban public sphere in t……続きを見る

Depuis une cinquantaine d’années, nombreuses sont les études qui s’intéressent aux interactions entre les milieux de vie et leur impact sur la santé. Deux axes principaux se dégagent : l’un focalisé……続きを見る

Relational sociology is coming increasingly to the fore on the international academic stage. As it invariably happens in such circumstances, when a new paradigm attracts a growing number of scholars……続きを見る

(Under)Represented Latin@s in STEM: Increasing Participation Throughout Education and the Workplace presents a critical investigation into Latin@ underrepresentation in STEM throughout the education……続きを見る

Social Welfare Policy in South Africa examines the South African government’s response to social welfare challenges during and after apartheid. The book analyses social welfare policy reforms in Sou……続きを見る

This book focuses on Doris Lessing’s social and political reappraisal of the family. It looks at how her fiction both critiques traditional patriarchal family structures and explores alternative and……続きを見る

The book explains managerial performance through self-identity aspects. It proposes identity instruments for the evaluation, prognosis and growth of managerial performance. A qualitative study was p……続きを見る

This book argues for – and carries out – what the author terms Heightened Performative Autoethnography (HPA). The common theme throughout the volume involves resisting oppressive and hegemonic space……続きを見る

The first national recognition of disparities in access to information technologies – a digital divide – surfaced in a 1995 report by The National Telecommunication and Information Administration. D……続きを見る