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This focused case study analyses the roots of super-diversity in a place where immigration is an emerging phenomenon, Northwestern Spain (Galicia). It is characterized by a mostly rural population, an aging demographic, and a historically depressed economy. Yet the...
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Springer
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2017-10-18
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Drawing on data from 340 municipalities in the Netherlands as well as ethnographic fieldwork, this book presents original research on neighbourhood watch groups to illustrate how their actions contribute to collective efficacy and lower crime levels. Technological...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2017-10-18
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Der Sammelband nimmt die multiplen Inanspruchnahmen eines selbstverantwortlichen, sich und seine Praxis reflektierenden und optimierenden Subjekts sowie die Folgen seiner potenziellen Überforderung in den Blick. Diese wachsende Inanspruchnahme resultiert dabei, so die...
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Springer VS
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2017-10-18
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This book is the first full-length study of HIV/AIDS work in relation to government and NGOs. In the early 2000s, Pakistan’s response to HIV/AIDS was scaled-up and declared an area of urgent intervention.This response was funded by international donors requiring...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2017-10-17
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This volume identifies some of the remaining gaps in extant theories of systemic racism, and in doing so, illuminates paths forward. The contributors explore topics such as the enduring hyper-criminalization of blackness, the application of the white racial frame, and...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2017-10-17
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This book examines a basic assumption behind most of the critical, progressive thinking of our times: that trade unions are necessarily tools for solidarity and are integral to a more equal and just society. Shaul A. Duke assesses the trade union's potential to promote...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2017-10-17
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This edited collection - one of a kind in its field - addresses the theoretical and practical implications facing representations of midwifery and media. Bringing together international scholars and practitioners, this succinct volume offers a cross-disciplinary...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2017-10-17
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This volume explores the dialogue between Arab media and global developments in the information age, looking at the influence of new technologies in Arab societies and the evolving role of Arab women in ‘old’ and ‘new’ media. By gathering together contributions from...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2017-10-17
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This book analyzes the current trends in the production, dissemination, and use of knowledge which contribute to social inequalities, especially in the Global South. The aim of the text is to explore the possibilities of active involvement by universities in the...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2017-10-17
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This book aims to identify the most important political, socio-economic, and technical determinants of Internet development in China, through a historical approach that combines political economy, cultural, and public studies. Firstly, the book looks at the most...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2017-10-17
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This book highlights the lived experiences of gay Muslims in Malaysia, where Islam is the majority and official religion, and in Britain, where Muslims form a religious minority. By exploring how they negotiate their religious and sexual identities, Shah challenges the...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2017-10-17
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Considering the different traditions of cosmopolitan thinking and experimentation, this cutting edge volume examines the contemporary revival of cosmopolitanism as a response to the challenges of living in an interdependent world. Through a unique multidisciplinary...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2017-10-17
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This text addresses the Philippines’ historical and contemporary reproductive politics, offering a timely insight into the rich reproductive lives of Filipinos. It critically explores stories of sexuality, religiosity, and reproductive livelihoods during the immediate...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2017-10-17
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Der Band bietet eine kritisch-reflexive und potenzialorientierte Analyse moderner Beratung. Als reflexives und klärendes Handlungsfeld wird diese Form der Unterstützung für Ratsuchende und Zielgruppen wieder mehr an gesellschaftlich-strukturelle Verhältnisse und...
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Springer VS
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2017-10-17
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Soziale Arbeit als Wohlfahrtsproduktion
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This book provides a critical discussion of the way in which religion influences: criminal and antisocial behaviour, punishment and the law, intergroup conflict and peace-making, and the rehabilitation of offenders. The authors argue that in order to understand how...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2017-10-17
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This book provides insights into the history, development, and practice of restorative justice methods in China. Traditionally in China, mediation has played an important role in criminal proceedings, which has many characteristics in common with the “Western” concept...
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Springer
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2017-10-16
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Anhand biografischer Interviews mit migrantischen Kindertagespflegepersonen evaluiert Janina Glaeser Care-Politiken in Deutschland und Frankreich und setzt sie in Relation zur steigenden Betreuungsnachfrage. Maghrebinische assistantes maternelles in Frankreich erfahren...
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Springer VS
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2017-10-16
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This book focuses on popular struggles in Denmark, Norway and Sweden from 1700-2015, and how popular struggle in the form of hunger riots, tax rebellions, petition drives, strikes, demonstrations, public meetings and social movements paved the way for the...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2017-10-16
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This book brings together historians, sociologists and social scientists to examine aspects of youth culture. The book’s themes are riots, music and gangs, connecting spectacular expression of youthful disaffection with everyday practices. By so doing, Youth Culture and...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2017-10-16
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Okka Zimmermann entwickelt ein mehrdimensionales Untersuchungsmodell für Längsschnittdaten, das verschiedene methodische Ansätze zu einer differenzierten Diagnose zusammenfasst. Hierzu werden zunächst Grundlagen und aktuelle Entwicklungen in der Sequenzdatenanalyse...
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Springer VS
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2017-10-16
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