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The last decade of the 20th century was marked by a shift in how welfare-states deal with those at the bottom of the income ladder. This shift involved the introduction/strengthening of work-obligations as a condition for receiving minimum income benefits - which, in...
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Oxford University Press
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2014-09-29
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Zukunftsforschung, Foresight, Futures Studies, aber auch Technikfolgenabschätzung und Trendforschung zeichnen sich durch eine auf die Zukunft gerichtete Forschungsperspektive aus. Daraus ergeben sich grundsätzliche Besonderheiten, die es bei der Konzeption von Studien...
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Springer VS
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2014-09-29
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Ben Light puts forward an alternative way of thinking about how we engage with social networking sites. He analyses our engagements social networking sites in public, at work, in our personal lives and as related to our health and wellbeing, emphasizing the importance...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2014-09-26
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Der Kulturjournalismus befindet sich im Umbruch. Das klassische Feuilleton steht unter Begründungsdruck, gleichzeitig wachsen Formate und Zuständigkeiten des Kulturjournalismus. Das vorliegende Buch gibt einen aktuellen Überblick über ein zentrales Feld der medialen...
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Springer VS
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2014-09-26
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While the success of national and international law enforcement cooperation to suppress organized crime means that stable, large-scale criminal organizations like the Cosa Nostra or the Japanese Yakuza have seen their power reduced, organized crime remains a concern for...
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Oxford University Press
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2014-09-26
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This is a book that integrates what is known from a wide variety of disciplines about the nature of storytelling and how it influences and transforms people's lives. Drawing on material from the humanities, sociology, anthropology, neurophysiology, media and...
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Oxford University Press
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2014-09-26
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Why do we share so much about our lives on social media when we often have little idea who might be reading or viewing? David R. Brake examines the causes and consequences of moving towards a radically open society.
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2014-09-25
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Immigrant incorporation is a critical challenge for France and other European societies today. Black Africans migrants are racialized and endowed with an immigrant status, which carries low status and is durable into the second generation. This book elucidates the...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2014-09-25
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This collection argues that although constitutionalism has traditionally been the primary mechanism for facilitating the mutual accommodation of sub-state and state national societies in plurinational states.
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2014-09-25
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This book concerns the Beijing Hutong and changing perceptions of space, of social relations and of self, as processes of urban redevelopment remove Hutong dwellers from their traditional homes to new high-rise apartments. It addresses questions of how space is humanly...
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Springer
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2014-09-25
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Social movement studies have grown enormously in the last few decades, spreading from sociology and political science to other fields of knowledge, as varied as geography, history, anthropology, psychology, economics, law and others. With the growing interest in the...
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OUP Oxford
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2014-09-25
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Ab den fünfziger Jahren entstand in Westdeutschland mit der neu geschaffenen „documenta“ allmählich das Bild einer eigenständigen „Westkunst“. Unter neuen politischen Rahmenbedingungen bewegte sich die Kunstwelt zwischen Versuchen, an Vorkriegstraditionen anzuknüpfen...
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Springer VS
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2014-09-24
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Maximilian Vollmer untersucht anhand sechs explorativer Fallstudien, wie die Mobilisierung von Immobilieneigentümern auch in immobilienwirtschaftlich schwierigen Lagen gelingen kann. Vor dem Hintergrund heterogener Eigentümerstrukturen und einer zunehmenden...
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Springer VS
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2014-09-24
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Die Frage nach einer „Moralisierung“ der Märkte greift in der wissenschaftlichen, aber auch öffentlichen Diskussion derzeit breit um sich. Beschränkte sich die Diskussion lange Zeit auf die Bereiche des Konsums, ist neuerdings sogar die Rede von einer „Moralisierung“...
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Springer VS
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2014-09-24
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In Spent, editor Kerry Cohen opens the closet doors wide to tales of women’s true relationships with shopping, from humorous stories of love/hate relationships with the mall to heartbreaking tales of overspending to fix relationships. With a contributor list...
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Seal Press
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2014-09-23
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This book critically examines the operation of the partial defence of provocation in a range of comparative international jurisdictions. Centrally concerned with conceptual questions of gender, justice and the role of denial in the criminal justice system, Fitz-Gibbon...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2014-09-23
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Social Media and the Politics of Reportage explores the journalistic challenges, issues and opportunities that have risen as a result of social media increasingly being used as a form of crisis reporting within the field of global journalism, with a focus on the...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2014-09-23
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Transatlantic Literature and Culture After 9/11 asks whether post-9/11 America has chosen the 'wrong side of paradise' by waging war on terror rather than working for global peace. Analyzing transatlantic literature and culture, the book refocuses our view of Ground...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2014-09-23
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This volume introduces and compares different concepts of culture in social movement research. It assesses their advantages and shortcomings, drawing links to anthropology, discourse analysis, sociology of emotions, narration, spatial theory, and others. Each...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2014-09-23
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This book discusses current research on identity formation, family and peer influences, risk and resilience factors, and concepts of masculinity and sexuality in African American boys. Sorting out genuine findings from popular misconceptions and misleading headlines,...
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Springer
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2014-09-23
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