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Mithilfe von Sekundäranalysen qualitativer Interviews – geführt zwischen Ende der 1980er und Anfang der 2000er Jahre – analysieren die Autor*innen, wie sich gesellschaftliche Prozesse in der Arbeitswelt, im Geschlechterverhältnis sowie Einflüssen von Individualisierung,...
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Springer VS
Parution :
2020-11-26
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This book considers how the UK government’s response to the recent COVID-19 pandemic disadvantages the working class, and how mutual aid, based on anarchist principles, can be used as a force for social change.
The authors draw on Marxist and anarchist thought in class...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-11-26
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The book analyzes the impact of urban movements on government and public policies in a context of rapid urban transformations, public policy crises and increasing social inequalities.The essays show how the impact of the movements is increasing and has effects both in...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2020-11-24
Collection :
Urban and Landscape Perspectives
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This book brings together contributions that analyse different ways in which migration and xenophobia have been mediated in both mainstream and social media in Africa and the meanings of these different mediation practices across the continent. It is premised on the...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-11-24
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This book addresses the mystery and diversity of urbanization in China, especially with regard to urban villages. The “village in the city” is a unique social phenomenon in the process of Chinese urbanization. A local village society composed of deep-rooted social...
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Springer
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2020-11-24
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This book brings together historical and ethnographic research from Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Xinjiang, in order to explore how individuals and communities work to create and maintain forms of ‘culture’ in contexts of ideological repression and erasure. Across...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-11-24
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The study of the reciprocal relationship between the Bible and popular culture has blossomed in the past few decades, and the time seems ripe for a broadly-conceived work that assesses the current state of the field, offers examples of work in that field, and suggests...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2020-11-24
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A comprehensive overview of feminist scholarship edited by an internationally recognized and leading figure in the field Companion to Feminist Studies provides a broad overview of the rich history and the multitude of approaches, theories, concepts, and debates central...
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Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2020-11-24
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This book provides perspectives on depopulated areas and regional social capital from positivistic field surveys. Among the developed countries of the world, Japan has a very small amount of national land, with almost 70% of it being in mountainous locations....
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2020-11-23
Collection :
Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences
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This book presents an analysis of how the grassroots movement of Guangchang Wu or ‘square dance’ in China has become a national phenomenon. Through oral narratives offering rich descriptions of lived encounters, the experiences of those involved in leading, organizing,...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-11-23
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This book explores the place of feminism and uptake of trauma in contemporary work against sexual violence. Egan presents a refreshing alternative position on arguments about the co-optation or erasure of feminism within institutionalized,...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-11-23
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This open access book examines the role of pilot and demonstration projects as crucial devices for conducting innovation in the context of the energy transition. Bridging literature from sustainability transitions and Science and Technology Studies (STS), it argues that...
Editeur :
Palgrave Pivot
Parution :
2020-11-23
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Die Diskursforschung kann einen wertvollen Beitrag zur Kultivierung öffentlicher, demokratischer Debatten leisten.Die pointierten Kurzbeiträge dieses Bandes diskutieren etablierte und neue Formen, theoretische Möglichkeiten und praktische Grenzen wissenschaftlicher...
Editeur :
Springer VS
Parution :
2020-11-23
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This book addresses the complex issue of global Internet governance by focusing on its implementation in Malaysia and Singapore. The authors draw insights, identify, revisit and flesh out the discourses circulating since the 1990s and pitch them against global internet...
Editeur :
Palgrave Pivot
Parution :
2020-11-23
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Die Systemtheorie ist ein Versuch, Beschreibungen für Phänomene zu finden, die weder so einfach sind, dass sie kausal, noch so zufällig, dass sie statistisch beschrieben werden können. In der Systemtheorie geht es um Phänomene der Selbstorganisation und um die Frage,...
Editeur :
Springer VS
Parution :
2020-11-23
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This book presents an accessible overview of the seven key concepts of city diplomacy (development cooperation, peacekeeping, economy, innovation, environment, culture, and migration). The book discusses its scope and challenges, maps the actors involved along with...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-11-23
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This book draws on literary, cultural, and critical examples forming a menstrual imaginary—a body of work by women writers and poets that builds up a concept of women’s creativity in an effort to overturn menstrual prejudice. The text addresses key arbiters of...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-11-21
Collection :
Palgrave Studies in (Re)Presenting Gender
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This book provides a conceptual framework for understanding the inclusive city. It clarifies the concept, dimensions and tensions of social and economic inclusion and outlines different forms of exclusion to which inclusion may be an antidote. The authors argue...
Editeur :
Palgrave Pivot
Parution :
2020-11-21
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This book presents a series of urban investigations undertaken in the metropolis of Melbourne. It is based on the idea that ‘enchantment’ as an affective state is important to ethical and political engagement. Alexander and Gleeson argue that a sense of enchantment can...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-11-21
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This book sheds new light on the study of journalism and communication, considering why and how journalism is studied in the 21st century. It notably offers both an international and interdisciplinary comparison of journalism and communication, examining the history of...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-11-21
Collection :
Sociology, Media and Journalism in China
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