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Public inquiries are a ubiquitous part of political life in Britain. When major crises occur, calls for a "full and public inquiry" often follow. Recent inquiries have investigated the government’s handling of the Covid-19 Pandemic, abuses committed by undercover...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2026-05-06
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This book argues for the urgent need for evidence-based solutions to the climate crisis by bridging scientific progress, policy, and finance. It offers a comprehensive framework for achieving climate justice through green economics, sustainable financing, and equitable...
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Springer
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2026-05-06
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This book discusses various debates around the policy of rural development in India. Various authors in this volume attempt to show how the issue of rural development requires looking into multiple issues at hand. Looking at the issue from the dignity perspective, it...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2026-05-03
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While scientific consensus on climate change is widely accepted, political responses to the crisis remain slow and inadequate. Current approaches often rely on incremental reforms or technological fixes, while the language of “sustainability” has failed to...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2026-05-03
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Erneuerbarer Wasserstoff stellt eine Option zur Dekarbonisierung schwer elektrifizierbarer Sektoren dar und rückte im Nachgang des Pariser Klimaabkommens weltweit auf die politische Agenda. Auch auf subnationaler Ebene hat sich Wasserstoff zu einem wichtigen...
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Springer VS
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2026-04-30
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Umweltpolitische Problemstellungen sind in den letzten Jahren in den Mittelpunkt politischer Debatten gerückt. Viele umweltpolitische Herausforderungen sind Themen der breiter zu verstehenden Nachhaltigkeitspolitik. Dieses essential möchte Interessierten...
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Springer
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2026-04-29
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This Open Access book illuminates the significant transformation processes brought about by economy-wide shifts towards sustainable modes of production, distribution, and consumption. In particular, the accelerating industrial transformations towards sustainability, in...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2026-04-29
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How are think tanks shaping public debate and political decision-making on climate change? This question is particularly pressing in an era of anti-science sentiment, post-truth politics and increasingly polarised discussions about the adequate responses to a changing...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2026-04-26
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As members of representative bodies at local levels of government, municipal councillors play a vital role in democratic decision-making most closely related to the daily lives of citizens. Interactions between councillors and citizens, between councillors themselves,...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2026-04-15
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The application of resilience in spatial and urban planning is typically narrow: it usually focuses on urban ecosystems and infrastructures as objects for implementing resource-efficient settlement strategies. In contrast, the structural aspects of regulatory frameworks...
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Springer
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2026-04-05
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The book is a comprehensive examination of the current state of urban and regional development in the Balkan and Eastern European region. With a focus on demographics, governance and institutions, and smart growth in cities, this book provides a detailed analysis of the...
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Springer
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2026-04-01
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This book investigates the evolving role of smart cities in the broader context of urban innovation and digital government, identifies what a smart city is in practice and highlights its importance to the welfare of society. The book offers specific, measurable, and...
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Springer
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2026-03-31
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Climate change represents one of humanity’s most profound and uncertain challenges—demanding innovation, cooperation, and systemic transformation. Decarbonization Policy Engineering: Energy Transition and Regional Cooperation in East Asia provides a...
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Springer
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2026-03-26
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This open access volume connects the moral arguments for universal basic income (UBI) with the empirical evidence from recent experiments focused on UBI. Examining the costs and benefits associated with UBI, the book bridges the gap between the moral arguments for UBI...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2026-03-23
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Das vorliegende Buch untersucht den Implementationsstand und die Auswirkungen des Reformmodells Open Government in deutschen Großstädten. Open Government zielt darauf ab, Transparenz, Partizipation und Zusammenarbeit in öffentlichen Verwaltungen zu...
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Springer VS
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2026-03-18
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Perhaps the most extraordinary period in modern British history, the years between the Great Recession and Brexit have often been dubbed ‘the lost decade’ because of the economic and political turmoil caused by those two great events. Michael Burton outlines how the...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2021-09-30
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Dieses Buch setzt sich mit bürgerschaftlichem Engagement aus verschiedenen Perspektiven auseinander. So wird u.a. bürgerschaftliches Engagement als demokratisches Heilmittel, Innovationsmotor oder Gestaltungskraft für demografischen Wandel diskutiert. Was bewegt...
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Springer VS
Parution :
2021-05-28
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This is the first book that examines healthy human relationships in post-apartheid South Africa. In contemporary South Africa, human relationships are under considerable threat. Despite the 1994 commitment to an inclusive and human-rights-based democracy, human...
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Springer
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2020-10-11
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Das Standardwerk bietet einen breiten empirischen Überblick über die Arbeits- und Lebensverhältnisse in Deutschland und die zentralen sozialen Problemlagen. Im Mittelpunkt der Darstellung stehen Arbeitsmarkt, Arbeitslosigkeit und Arbeitsbedingungen, Arbeitsbeziehungen,...
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Springer VS
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2020-07-10
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?In diesem Handbuch wird das grundlegende Wissen über die Europäische Union auf dem aktuellen Stand der Forschung präsentiert. Ausgewiesene Expertinnen und Experten befassen sich in den rund vierzig Einzelbeiträgen mit der Entstehungsgeschichte, den Institutionen und...
Editeur :
Springer VS
Parution :
2020-04-06
Collection :
Springer Reference Sozialwissenschaften
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