Being Quantum
This collection offers perspectives on organizational development inspired by quantum physics. Based on interconnectedness and entanglement, chapters address concepts of time, space, matter, and spirituality to bring quantum storytelling to life.
Researching the Stereotypes of People Around Me
This textbook guides international students with little prior experience through writing a research thesis on stereotypes. It uses a hands-on project to develop essential skills in qualitative research, critical analysis, and thesis structuring.
Sustainable Alternatives for Poverty Reduction and Eco-Justice
This book presents papers on sustainable alternatives for poverty reduction and ecological justice. Covering themes of climate change, green economy, and human rights, it offers a new perspective on the diversity of approaches to sustainable development.
Civilian Conflict Management
This book explores scenario building as a tool to prevent electoral violence. By tackling the structural roots of conflict, it offers a coherent strategy for achieving sustainable peace, appealing to practitioners in peacebuilding, governance, and elections.
Spaces of Knowledge
Medieval thought is more than its intellectual elite. This volume explores its extraordinary wealth and variety, from major philosophical works to technical treatises involving all social strata. It offers a new approach to the knowledge of an era.
Strategic Regions in 21st Century Power Politics
In a world of resource wars and global power shifts, geography still matters. This book addresses the geopolitical “great game” in East and South-East Asia, focusing on the intensifying rivalry between China and the United States in this unstable region.
This book argues that incorporating identity and culture is essential for community development globally. Treating culture as an intrinsic asset is beneficial for all community action, from social cohesion to economic development.
Meaning and λόγος
This volume brings together approaches from across the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences to explore the theme of “meaning and λόγος.” Topics range from Urartian archaeology and Roman sculpture to Peppa Pig, brain imaging, heavy metal, and Belfast murals.
This book describes the different forms of aid over the last 65 years and analyses why they changed. As old concepts reappear with new donors, professionals and students will benefit from studying this history. Is the pendulum swinging back?
Readings in Oriental Literature
This collection of essays is a fresh, lucid, and scholarly exploration of Oriental literature. It connects topics from the Arabian Nights to Coleridge and Tagore, while avoiding jargon to remain accessible for specialists and non-specialist readers alike.
This edited volume explores cross-curricular learning and teaching, promoting the integration of knowledge and skills from various subject areas. Themes include Intercultural Education, CLIL, and ICT. For scholars and educators wishing to improve their practices.
The field of peace and conflict studies is rich in tradition and ripe with innovation. This volume captures both, demonstrating how scholars and activists use the knowledge of their forebears to address new issues and create a more just and humane world.
Resilient Territories
As recent crises challenge territories, what makes them resilient? This book advances the scientific agenda on regional resilience, innovation, and creativity, informing policy-makers about new modes of development for adapting to external shocks.
The Trajectory of India’s Middle Class
This volume examines the role of India’s middle class not merely as an economic phenomenon, but as a key player in social and political change. It investigates the class’s complex relationship with the state, the market, and marginalized groups.
Practising the Good Life
This collection explores lifestyle migration and the pursuit of ‘the good life’. Through global case studies—from Spain to Nepal—it provides interdisciplinary insights into the everyday practices of community, identity, and home-making.
New narratives are produced from what was once overlooked as mundane. Decades ago, historian Fernand Braudel called for more research into everyday life. This volume is a response to that call for more synthesis, analysis, discussion, and extension.
Facets of Urbanisation
Increasing urbanisation is a dominant global trend with numerous social and environmental implications. This volume analyzes its various facets, including cultural adaptation, migration, gender, slums, and human rights, from a cross-cultural perspective.
New Media Politics
New Media Politics explores the challenges of cyberspace, from cyber-activism and resistance to cyberterrorism and national security. This collection uses international case studies to debate the clash between civil liberties and government regulations.
Rule of Law through Human Rights and International Criminal Justice
As a jurist, diplomat, and activist, Adama Dieng has inspired a generation with his commitment to human rights and the rule of law, especially in Africa. In this collection of essays, friends and colleagues honour his life’s work for a better Africa and a better world.
Geography of Crime in China since the Economic Reform of 1978
China’s economic upsurge presents a two-edged sword: more challenging crime problems. This book analyzes Chinese criminal issues from a geographic perspective, testing Western theories in Shenzhen city to provide a systematic overview of the nation’s crime.