This book defines and promotes smart specialization, combining theory with a practical case study and its results. It offers policy recommendations and will appeal to policymakers, professionals, researchers, and entrepreneurs involved in innovation.
Collaborative Working in Academic Research Projects
This guide to the principles of socioformation offers insights into collaborative working for building knowledge and research. It provides the reader with a clear analysis of collaborative processes, distinguishing them from cooperative working.
Sustainability education equips learners with skills to improve their lives and the future of the planet. This volume offers valuable insights for delivering the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 4 on quality education, a vital resource for readers interested in sustainability.
This book takes a new angle on Daniel O’Connell, providing a discourse perspective on his oratorical skills and his perception by the press. It examines what rhetorical strategies he used to persuade Catholics and how he was assessed by nationalist and unionist print media.
Explaining and Resisting Trumpism Post-2020
Why did 74 million people vote for Donald Trump in 2020? Authored by scholars and activists, this book addresses why certain voters found Trump appealing, how his campaign used fear and conspiracy, and the role activism plays in the future of Trumpism.
Exploring Local Linguistic Scenery amongst Superdiversity
This book provides a linguistic snapshot of Veliko Turnovo, Bulgaria, investigating its public signs from the perspective of linguistic landscaping studies. It focuses on the presence of foreign languages, especially English, in the context of globalization and super-diversity.
This book argues that all rationality is social and explains the far-ranging consequences. It highlights the need for methodological reforms and for changing social scientific theories in economics, sociology, and psychology.
This book offers an updated perspective on international media and culture, exploring how the digital environment transforms phenomena from battle rap to citizen journalism. It spotlights pressing issues like information control and the politics that hinder democratization.
This book generalizes transforms from accelerated frames to inertial frames—essential for real-world applications where labs are not truly inertial. It covers the theory and derivation of relativistic fictitious forces (Coriolis, centrifugal) and the Thomas Wigner effect.
Agile Strategies for the 21st Century
To succeed in a dynamic world, leaders must build agile organizations. This book provides a practical framework to accelerate innovation and adaptability by shaping a winning culture. Learn to diagnose and fix the unseen root problems that disrupt the flow of critical knowledge.
This concise guide to trauma provides updated, evidence-based techniques, practical guidelines, and new concepts from the golden hour to definitive treatment. It is an essential reference for doctors, medical students, and those sitting for professional examinations.
This collection of social work research uses studies as a tool for social justice. It offers a scientific model for researchers, organisations, and laypersons to study topics from education and health to criminal justice, bringing us a step closer to development for all.
Idioms through Time and Technology
What is an idiom? This book offers a game-changing answer, revealing new categories like similidioms. Witty and deeply researched, it will captivate scholars and any reader curious about the expressions we use every day.
The Archaeology of Anatolia, Volume IV
This fourth volume in the Archaeology of Anatolia series offers reports on the most recent discoveries from across the peninsula. Periods covered span the Epipalaeolithic to the Medieval Age. The volume includes reviews of on-going excavations and a “State of the Field” section.
Sam Coverly’s Journal with Historical Notes
Sam Coverly was an entrepreneur and adventurous traveler. His journal and correspondence provide eyewitness accounts of life in a rapidly expanding country at the threshold of industrialization and a transportation revolution, as he saw the nation’s landmass double.
This book examines why the global mining industry lacked a representative group for so long, and how it finally formed one at the turn of the millennium in response to global environmental policy and the emerging focus on sustainable development.
Medieval Legal and Political Thought
Far from “Dark,” the Middle Ages developed vital legal ideas to contain violence. This book reveals how religious law created new problems and argues that Renaissance thought began much earlier, blurring the line between the Medieval and Modern and leaving a lasting legacy.
The Politics of Decimalisation in the UK
The introduction of decimal currency in 1971 is a strangely neglected subject. This ground-breaking work debunks the myths, demonstrating the reform was a conservative one. Far from embracing Europe, it defended British exceptionalism by retaining the pound’s prestige.
The Economic Decline of the Family
Families face a declining standard of living, and in a historically unprecedented trend, young adults are likely to be worse off than their parents. This book identifies five key deformations causing this crisis, from liberalism and materialism to the destructive power of debt.
Learning Disabilities
While smart, many students with learning disabilities don’t know how to learn. This book examines evaluation procedures and intervention programs that recognize student strengths and address their needs, providing guidance for educators and building their capacity to help.
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