This unique study explores how the role of the messenger has changed throughout history. It analyses the dangers they face and their power to alter events, from ancient times to the messengers we send into space and the potential visitors who may come to our planet.
In societies scarred by violence, can peace be taught? Drawing on case studies from around the world, this book shows that peace education is an essential pillar for healing the past and building a more equitable future with sustainable, resilient peace.
This journal presents research on emotional intelligence, an important factor in the development of emotional competency and cognition. The contributions represent a useful resource for teachers and students of social sciences and adolescent psychology, and mental health workers.
This text explores theoretical issues in contemporary rhetoric, including the role of culture, citizenship, and how space and time affect language. A resource for scholars and students, its goal is to stimulate thought and provoke critical responses to the ideas within.
This interdisciplinary volume examines women’s global journeys toward peace. International scholars explore how and why contemporary nonviolent tactics have proved effective in the movement from war to building peace amid twenty-first century social changes.
This book focuses on policies to transform the world into a better place. Drawing from diverse disciplines, it showcases case studies of Jesuit education that provide for a sustainable future through compassion and cooperation in non-technical, accessible chapters.
Sustainable Development of Territories in Contexts of Uncertainty
This practical guide helps policymakers navigate sustainable development amidst crises. Using case studies, it addresses territorial and social challenges, providing the knowledge to adopt sustainable strategies, socially inclusive policies, and innovative governance models.
The Transformative Development of Postcolonial Africa
How can pure and natural sciences help solve Africa’s developmental crises? This book offers answers from scientists and development experts, providing new, context-specific paradigms to rewrite the continent’s story and bring about its transformative development.
Literature, Parasitism, and Science
This book considers how parasitic worms molded the imaginations of Bram Stoker, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Arthur Conan Doyle. Breaking the taboo surrounding parasitism, it reveals how classic literature owes much to the emerging science of parasitology.
C. S. Peirce and the Deconstruction of Tradition
Philosophy needs a fresh imagination to move beyond traditional schools. This book argues Charles Sanders Peirce is the thinker to overcome this impasse, guiding readers through his dialogue with tradition and his own ontology, epistemology, and logic.
This book presents a broad academic study on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Distinguished experts examine its effect on education, the economy, tourism, banking, work life, international relations, and more, offering a comprehensive look at how the world changed.
Conflict, Learning and Sustainable Peacebuilding
Learn to “CL&SP” moments of conflict for a deeper understanding of sustainable peacebuilding. This book draws on powerful examples from around the world—from reconciliation in South Africa to peace efforts in the Americas, Israel and Palestine—to shine a light forward.
The African democratic project is challenged by a rise in unconstitutional government changes. This book explores the causes and methods—from military takeovers to election manipulation—examining the African Union’s flawed legal response and offering suggestions for the future.
Land Grabbing and Conflict in the North West Region of Cameroon
In Cameroon’s North West Region, land conflicts have reached record heights. This book argues that these protracted conflicts are fueled by a colonial legacy, flawed land laws, and authorities’ failure to address the deep-rooted causes, making solving them an uphill task.
This readable, non-technical collection of essays explores the digitalized world, offering a comprehensive presentation of communication issues, trends, data, and future developments.
Music and literature are an intellectual and spiritual marriage. They find their apotheosis when poetry is set to music, forming a complementary entity where music offers perspective to literature, and literature gives words to the feelings music arouses.
This volume examines the role of state, non-state actors, and public-private partnerships in improving livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa. Combining theoretical reflections with empirical studies from Cameroon, it provides timely insights for today’s global development goals.
Is mental ability one general factor, as psychometrics claims, or many specific ones, as neuropsychology suggests? This debate has critical implications for education and social issues. This book gathers diverse experts to explore the nature of human mental abilities.
Should we worry about artificial intelligence? How should scarce medical resources be allocated? Is creativity imperilled by ChatGPT? This casebook highlights twenty intriguing studies on vital ethical issues, offering a deeper look at the most fascinating challenges we face.
Crossing Cultural Boundaries
What are the consequences of transgression? This collection of essays explores how cultural boundaries are challenged and redefined through the intricacies of taboos, bodies, and identities. Deconstructing boundaries becomes part of the project of redefining the self.