Exploring gentrification in heterotopic post-industrial urban spaces, these studies illustrate, empirically, the extent to which advertising adsensory technologies have become integral to the gentrification of post-industrial urban spaces.
Everyday Feminist Research Praxis
This volume explores the everyday as a site of micro-political power struggles. By connecting theory with feminist research practice, contributors show how to disentangle daily routines, scrutinize entrenched power relations, and energize new forms of recognition.
Bell methodically assesses fear as an emergent property and explores the main principles which lie behind the manifestation of fear. He shows how fear can be contained, how new social forms can arise and how new behaviours and social qualities can mitigate Formations of Terror.
East Central Europe in Exile Volume 1
This two-volume series explores the East Central European émigré experience of the 19th and 20th centuries, from the reasons for migration and initial adaptation to the later negotiation of new identities while maintaining ties to the old country.
The Logics of Change
In a world of constant change, inequality and poverty challenge well-being. This volume brings together researchers from different disciplines to shed light on theories, methodologies, and concrete applications of change concepts referring to poverty, place, and identity.
Everlasting Countdowns
Politics, not demographics, is at the core of censuses. This book argues that there is no objective method for counting social identities. Using studies from Latin America, it shows how ethnic and racial categories are defined by states to serve political goals.
This collection explores the intersections of feminisms and rhetorics. The chapters speak to the challenges and diversities of feminist discourse in public life, the academy, and the media, spanning international, racial, and religious contexts.
“That’s how we do it…we treat them all the same”
With dementia admissions to hospitals rising, this book describes the real experience from the perspectives of patients, carers, and staff. It proposes a model for improving care that is underpinned by a belief in the personhood of staff and patients alike.
Tourism Research
This book compiles research on tourism from an interdisciplinary perspective, encompassing fields like geography, architecture, and culture. From a diverse group of international authors, this volume will interest faculty and postgraduate students of tourism.
While most books on the Olympics focus on economics or management, this collection remains faithful to Coubertin’s original vision of youth, sport and education. Leading academics and young researchers analyse Olympism as a philosophical and educational idea.
Continuity and Change
This book highlights contemporary gestalt therapy through the lens of the tenth biennial conference of a unique organization, the AAGT. It includes papers and presentations from the most compelling thinkers and practitioners in the world of gestalt therapy.
The first book on gangs in the Caribbean. Criminal gangs are increasing in number and are responsible for a rising proportion of violent crimes. This volume presents empirical data and analysis to understand the issues and examine strategies for dealing with them.
This book assembles essays that explore sex and sexuality in historical and contemporary times. Using feminist lenses, these articles reevaluate familiar topics from early religious practices and medieval literature to current films and advertising.
Leading international experts share multidisciplinary perspectives on evaluation, illustrating its potential to demonstrate the impact of social interventions. This guide offers practical examples of contrasting methods and helpful advice with a human-centred focus.
Iraq’s Kurdistan Region is massively contaminated by landmines used by the Baathist government to de-populate the area. This work investigates the landmine problem’s devastating social, health, and economic impacts and the actions taken to rebuild.
EU reforms promote the US university system as a model for economic growth. This book demonstrates that this contradicts basic European values, ignores the social costs of copying an elite system, and neglects crucial issues of elitism and democracy.
This interdisciplinary volume explores how art, literature, and culture forge “scapes”—from landscapes to mindscapes. It examines how cultural works shape our perception and experience of place, contributing to a deeper understanding of space itself.
Youth Unemployment and Joblessness
Youth unemployment is a major global issue. This book analyzes the school-to-work transition, exploring policies for enabling youth access to the labour market. It seeks a better understanding of causes, consequences, and responses through an interdisciplinary approach.
This book examines the role of the Personal Home Page (PHP) as an information resource, using English professional football as a case study. While rich with unique information, these fan sites are often underused. This study proposes a new blueprint for a communal website.
De-Centring Cultural Studies
This volume proves that cultural studies is blooming, even in Southern and Eastern Europe. These interdisciplinary essays explore the borders between popular and canonical culture, studying film, pop music, and literature from the perspectives of gender and age.
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