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We live in increasingly diverse societies. Human relations are increasingly maintained by widely-used virtual means, with the result that it is becoming more common to find people with various identities and feelings of belonging living in the same political space....
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This volume sets out to re-imagine the theoretical and epistemological presuppositions of existing scholarship on identities. Despite a well-established body of scholarly texts that examine the concept from a wide range of perspectives, there is a surprising dearth of...
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After the Last Ship illustrates the author’s own history, as well as its connection to the history of other women and children who left India and made the journey across the Kala Pani, the Indian Ocean, and lived as migrants in other countries. In this book the author...
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This engaging collection of essays considers the cultural complexities of the Franco-Irish relationship in song and story, image and cuisine, novels, paintings and poetry. It casts a fresh eye on public perceptions of the historic bonds between Ireland and France,...
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Mit der Offenen Methode der Koordinierung (OMK) im Bereich der sozialen Eingliederung steht im Fokus dieser Arbeit eine zentrale sozial- und gesellschaftspolitische Programmformel der EU. Sie wird anhand eines neuen Falles, des Beitrittslandes Bulgarien, untersucht....
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Anxieties over the Islamic face covering and over the proper management of otherness in liberal democracies seem to have reached a new peak with the introduction of legislation banning the burka in France and Belgium, and recent proposals for similar statutes in Quebec....
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On Monday 23 April 1906 the Missionaries of Africa, also known as the White Fathers, arrived from Upper Volta, today known as Burkina Faso, in Navrongo to begin their missionary activities in northern Ghana. The small group consisted of three missionaries and a...
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Questo è il primo libro che esplora sistematicamente le strategie discorsive e le metodologie antropologiche adottate da Pier Paolo Pasolini nei suoi film. L’analisi delle intersezioni tra discorso antropologico, documentario e finzione rivela i modi attraverso cui il...
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Wie sinnvoll ist humanitäre Hilfe? Wieso kann sie auch Schaden anrichten? Die Arbeit Paradoxien humanitärer Hilfe entstand vor dem Hintergrund humanitärer Einsätze der Autorin als Krankenschwester nach dem Genozid in Ruanda, im Sudan und in Kroatien. Sie untersucht die...
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Die vom europäischen Gesetzgeber auf Information und Konsultation programmierten Europäischen Betriebsräte haben in der Praxis eine darüber hinausgehende Dynamik entfaltet und sich in einigen Branchen zu Verhandlungsakteuren entwickelt. Mit den Konzernleitungen haben...
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Das Thema Krise der lokalen Kulturen und die philosophische Suche nach Identität fordert zu allererst eine Bestandsaufnahme politischer Kulturen hinsichtlich ihres Staatsverständnisses und deren Voraussetzungen zur Identifikation mit dem jeweiligen Staat. Die zweite...
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Democratising the museum is a collection of articles reflecting upon the problem of how participation, technologically mediated or not, can support the museum in the process of becoming more accessible. The open museum shares power with its visitors while negotiating...
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Die Autorin wurde für diese Arbeit mit dem Andrej-Mitrovic -Preis ausgezeichnet. Als Bestandteil eines Modernisierungsprozesses von Staat und Gesellschaft war die Gesundheitspolitik für den angestrebten wirtschaftlichen, militärischen und sozialen Fortschritt Serbiens...
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For many researchers, the need to present relevant and engaging material in the most effective way in an unfamiliar setting presents a potential barrier to their success as professionals. This handy guide tackles the obstacles to effective and successful presentations,...
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Religious Intolerance is on the rise. Debating religious freedom often means debating «West» versus «Islam». This book challenges crucial stereotypes around this issue. It explores the scope of the right to freedom of religion in the International Treaties and...
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The book consists of articles from East European Politics and Societies, a journal published in the United States that first appeared in 1987. This selection is composed of papers written by the journal’s founders and early authors, among them Zygmunt Bauman, Tony Judt,...
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Understanding the law is now a more important part of youth work practice than ever before, and all successful youth work professionals need to understand the way that law and policy supports good ethical practice. This book provides a coherent overview of the legal...
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At the height of the Second World War, Hitler’s Deputy, Rudolf Hess, made a dramatic solo flight to the British Isles. His arrival there was sensational news – and it baffled everyone. Why had he come? Hess claimed he had flown to Britain entirely of his own initiative...
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The book is a selection of essays from the author’s work since the early 1980s. It presents an analysis of political and cultural trends based upon a series of case studies drawn from the North West of England, covering mainly the years between the Third Reform Act...
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An outstanding introduction to discourse analysis of written language in an age that is more and more characterized by multilingual, digital, and generically hybrid texts. In an accessible style, Working with Written Discourse illustrates how these texts can be analyzed...
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