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The geopolitics of post-communist Europe are not only important for Ukraine itself, but ultimately also for the future of the continent as a whole. This concerns the interactions between Kyiv, on th……続きを見る

This book is open access under a CC BY license. In this book, Nika Gilauri reveals his formulas for government reform and economic recovery, including how to fight against corruption, reform fiscal ……続きを見る

Ključnik #metoo (in njegove variante v različnih jezikih sveta) je zelo kratka beseda. A je beseda, ki ima izjemno moč. Žrtvi spolnega nadlegovanja in nasilja podeljuje glas. Glas, ki ji je bil z de……続きを見る

This book sheds light on the complex experiences of asylum seekers and refugees in Poland, against a local backdrop of openly anti-refugee political narratives and strong opposition to sharing the r……続きを見る

This book provides empirically grounded insights into the causes, trajectories, and effects of a severe decline in university autonomy and the relationship to other dimensions of academic freedom by……続きを見る

This open access book reports on research carried out as part of the European Union co-funded C.O.N.T.A.C.T. project which targeted hate speech and hate crime across a number of EU member states. It……続きを見る

Com enfoque no período de pós-transição democrática, analisa as relações de mútua constituição entre sociedade civil e Estado, observando diferentes movimentos sociais e organizações de sociedade ci……続きを見る

EU expansion has stoked fears that criminals from the East may abuse freedom of movement to exploit the benefit systems of richer states. This book examines the way in which physical state borders a……続きを見る

Arctic Geopolitics, Media and Power provides a fresh way of looking at the potential and limitations of regional international governance in the Arctic region. Far-reaching impacts of climate change……続きを見る

Despite the velocity and scale of the cumulative changes of immigrant integration and receptivity infrastructures in fast growing regions of the United States, less research has focused on the new a……続きを見る

NGOs set out to save lives, relieve suffering, and service basic human needs. They are committed to serving people across national borders and without regard to race, ethnicity, gender, or religion,……続きを見る

In Model Cases, Monika Krause asks about the concrete material research objects behind shared conversations about classes of objects, periods, and regions in the social sciences and humanities. It i……続きを見る

Der vorliegende Band widmet sich der Steuerung von sozialwirtschaftlichen Organisationen und von Unterstützungsarrangements der Sozialen Arbeit. Der Governance-Ansatz wird genutzt, um auf zentrale S……続きを見る

This book of empirical studies analyzes examples of televisual shared universes since the 1960s to understand how the nature of televised serial narratives and network corporate policies have long c……続きを見る

Théologiens, philosophes et sociologues des religions se rassemblent pour interroger la notion de doute en partant de l'expérience intime qui en est faite et dont on trouve trace dans la littérature……続きを見る

Introduction and Chapter 10 available open access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. This book examines the contemporary social care realities and practices of Finland, a small nation with a history enmeshe……続きを見る

The book explores a newly compiled corpus of American Gulf War captivity narratives, their claim to truth and their construction of identity and ideology, as well as concepts of heroism and anti-her……続きを見る

Examines the intersections of gender, religion, and politics among various Indian religious communities, from early British rule to the late twentieth century. In Religion and Women in India, Tanika……続きを見る

Stories of humans striving for the good life are the focus of this new text from Roni Kay M. O’Dell and Devin K. Joshi, grounding students’ understanding of globalization and international developme……続きを見る

The Democratic Alliance won control of the uMngeni Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands after the local government elections in 2021. As the only DA-run municipality in KZN, uMngeni provides a……続きを見る

Thirteen international scholars assess the profound impact of Soviet-era movements to study, apply, and perform folklore as a priority in socialist policy-formation and culture-building. Representin……続きを見る

Offers a bold new reading of Yiddish cinema by exploring the early diasporic cinema's fascination with media and communication. In this book, Jonah Corne and Monika Vrečar offer a conceptually innov……続きを見る

Based on the findings of a major research project, this book investigates how European societies confront their troubled pasts today. In particular, the text explores what kinds of measures can be t……続きを見る

Passing, Posing, Persuasion interrogates the intersections between cultural production, identity, and persuasive messaging that idealized inclusion and unity across Japan’s East Asian empire (1895–1……続きを見る

Virginia Woolf as a Process-Oriented Thinker: Parallels Between Woolf’s Fiction and Process Philosophy introduces Virginia Woolf as a nondualist and process-oriented thinker whose ideas are, despite……続きを見る

Despite its pervasive reputation as a place of religious extremes and war, Afghanistan has a complex and varied religious landscape where elements from a broad spectrum of religious belief vie for a……続きを見る

Was hat Scham mit Weiblichkeit zu tun? Scham zu empfinden ist vollkommen normal, ganz unabhängig vom Geschlecht. Doch Frauen schämen und entschuldigen sich besonders oft: für den eigenen Körper, wei……続きを見る

This study examines how the British Empire of the 18th century contained revolution by integrating opposition agents as new spaces of power opened up. Monika Barget convincingly argues that this pro……続きを見る

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the weaknesses inherent in the social infrastructure of African states, especially healthcare and social security systems. African states were characterized by a high l……続きを見る

Scholars of state socialism have frequently invoked “nostalgia” to identify an uncritical longing for the utopian ambitions and lived experience of the former Eastern Bloc. However, this concept see……続きを見る