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Dynamics of Political Domination in Africa: An Axel Sommerfelt Collection (Methodology & History in Anthropology #46)
by Thomas Hylland Eriksen Tone Sommerfelt, Marek JakoubekAxel Sommerfelt has been an important influence on Norwegian and Scandinavian anthropology, but his contributions are almost unknown. This book brings together some of his critical writings, newly written articles and an interview which positions him in the history of ‘North Sea’ social anthropology and shows his continued relevance. An Africanist, Sommerfelt did research in Ruwenzori (Uganda and Belgian Congo), but also wrote about the Tallensi (Ghana) and worked for years in Salisbury (Harare) before being evicted by Ian Smith's racist regime in 1966. His contributions to political anthropology, methodology and legal anthropology have a lasting value.
Dynamics of Sexual Consent: Sex, Rape and the Grey Area In-Between
by Lena GunnarssonHow does sexual consent work? How do we know that another person really wants to have sex with us? Why do people sometimes give in to sex that they are not in the mood for? And how come it is sometimes difficult to draw a sharp line between sex and assault? Dynamics of Sexual Consent addresses these questions based on deeply personal interviews with 20 Swedish women and men of various ages and sexual orientations. In doing so, it contributes to understandings of sexual consent and sexual grey areas through its combination of conceptual rigour, analytical detail and empirical richness.While starting in the legal definition of consent as voluntary participation, the book broadens the discussion to a wider sociological and philosophical sphere where gendered power dynamics and relational dependencies challenge simplistic understandings of voluntariness. Contesting tendencies to see miscommunication as the key problem related to consent, it shows that emotional aspects are often the main factor standing in the way of genuinely consensual interactions. While the analysis is informed by a gender perspective emphasizing the gendered power asymmetries of heterosexuality, it also foregrounds men’s vulnerability and the power dynamics of samesex interactions. A key argument of the book is that, given the contextual and ambiguous nature of sexual interactions, it is impossible to delineate unequivocal and concretely applicable guidelines for what counts as consent. To compensate for the lack of universal, fail-safe rules, what is needed is an intensified collective reflection on consent and sexual grey areas, which can make individuals better equipped to identify and respect their own and others’ boundaries.An empirically rich and conceptually sophisticated contribution to understanding of sexual consent and sexual grey areas, Dynamics of Sexual Consent will be of interest to scholars and students of gender studies, sociology and criminology.The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND)] 4.0 license.
Dynamics of Uncertainty, Unrest and Fragility in Europe: In the Shadow of the Ukraine and Migration Crises (Routledge Advances in Sociology)
by Edited by Monika Banaś and Vesa PuuronenThis book examines some of the most pressing issues affecting contemporary societies in Europe in the 2020s, namely uncertainty, unrest and the fragility of individuals and groups.Monika Banaś, Vesa Puuronen and their contributors analyse a selection of challenges affecting the present and near future of Europe and European societies. They reflect on processes and events that have a pivotal impact on individual and collective life, for example, how the Russian invasion of Ukraine has affected reformulation or revision of such concepts as security, uncertainty, independence, freedom, democracy and democratic values as well as nation and nationalism. The volume discusses phenomena such as the migration and integration of refugees, media narratives on the Russian–Ukrainian war, political campaign rhetoric concerning the war, institutional engagement in fostering civil and inclusive societies, strategies of young people to cope with uncertainty in times of socio-economic challenges.The book offers a valuable reference for scholars and students of European societies studying a broad scope of courses in sociology, political culture, intercultural communication, intercultural and international relations, along with political science. It will also be of interest to experts and practitioners of the NGO sector active in supporting vulnerable individuals, communities and societies.
Dynamics of the Pictured Page: Representing the Nation in the "Illustrated London News" (Routledge Revivals)
by Peter W. SinnemaOriginally published in 1998, Dynamics of the Pictured Page provides a critical study of the world's first regularly illustrated newspaper, the Illustrated London News, founded by Herbert Ingram in 1842. Focusing on the first decade of this enormously influential weekly, this book situates the ILN within the publishing history of periodicals, arguing not only for a better understanding of those new modes of production engendered by an illustrated newspaper, but also for the need to theorize the relations between engraved images and printed text that constituted the ILN, which advertised itself as an unprecedented 'marriage' between art and literature. Through a series of interpretive interventions that focus on categories that would have had especially powerful reverberations for Victorian readers (for example, the home, the railway, the public funeral, and serialized literature), this book traces the newspaper's complex strategies of appeal to a middle-class English readership. This book will appeal to students of nineteenth-century literature and history (especially those with an interest in publishing history and the history of the press), as well as to Victorian studies scholars.
Dynamiken lokaler Flüchtlingshilfe: Engagement im Spannungsfeld von Staat und Zivilgesellschaft (Bürgergesellschaft und Demokratie)
by Verena SchmidDie vorliegende Arbeit geht der Frage nach, welche Bedeutung, Formen und Funktionen zivilgesellschaftliches Engagement in Krisenzeiten einnimmt. Expliziert wird dies am Beispiel der sogenannten Flüchtlingskrise 2015 in Deutschland untersucht. Zunächst wird die lokale Flüchtlingshilfe als strategisches Aktionsfeld betrachtet und die Flüchtlingskrise als exogener Schock gesehen, welcher das Feld in die Krise stürzte. Zudem wird das bürgerschaftliche Engagement in seiner Pluralität, Relationalität und Historizität beleuchtet. Drittens werden die Besonderheiten der lokalen Ebene thematisiert. Die Studie zeigt, dass sich die beiden lokalen Felder nach dem ersten Schock durch die Krise zunächst über Netzwerke strukturieren, unterstützt vom Ausbau von Kooperationen, welche die Beziehungen und Positionen im Feld festigen, bevor weitere Strukturen entstehen oder sich professionalisieren. Nicht alle Akteure im Feld sind in der Lage, sich über diesen Prozess zu etablieren, dennoch entsteht schrittweise ein neues, stabiles Feld der lokalen Flüchtlingshilfe, welches dem vor der Krise in seiner Ausgestaltung stark ähnelt. Die Arbeit leistet durch ihre ganzheitliche, empirische Betrachtung der Geschehnisse während der sogenannten Flüchtlingskrise einen wichtigen Beitrag zum Verständnis zivilgesellschaftlichen Engagements in seiner lokalen Eingebundenheit.
Dynamis of Healing: Patristic Theology and the Psyche (Orthodox Christianity and Contemporary Thought)
by Pia Sophia ChaudhariThis book explores how traces of the energies and dynamics of Orthodox Christian theology and anthropology may be observed in the clinical work of depth psychology. Looking to theology to express its own religious truths and to psychology to see whether these truth claims show up in healing modalities, the author creatively engages both disciplines in order to highlight the possibilities for healing contained therein. Dynamis of Healing elucidates how theology and psychology are by no means fundamentally at odds with each other but rather can work together in a beautiful and powerful synergia to address both the deepest needs and deepest desires of the human person for healing and flourishing.
Dynasties
by Jeroen DuindamFor thousands of years, societies have fallen under the reign of a single leader, ruling as chief, king, or emperor. In this fascinating global history of medieval and early modern dynastic power, Jeroen Duindam charts the rise and fall of dynasties, the rituals of rulership, and the contested presence of women on the throne. From European, African, Mughal, Ming-Qing and Safavid dynasties to the Ottoman Empire, Tokugawa Japan and Chosŏn Korea, he reveals the tension between the ideals of kingship and the lives of actual rulers, the rich variety of arrangements for succession, the households or courts which catered to rulers' daily needs, and the relationship between the court and the territories under its control. The book integrates numerous African examples, sets dynasties within longer-term developments such as the rise of the state, and examines whether the tensions inherent in dynastic power led inexorably to cycles of ascent and decline.
Dynix: A Guide for Librarians and Systems Managers (Routledge Revivals)
by Jacqueline GilmartinPublished in 1992. Investing in, running and managing an automated library system is an expensive, time-consuming activity. This guide, one of a series looking at library automation systems, will not only help prospective users in their systems choice, but will also give current users a better appreciation of the potential of their own system. Written by users of the system and reflecting their experience, the guide examines DYNIX’s place in the automated libraries’ market, the company’ history, reliability and support services. All the hardware and software used in connection with DYNIX are described and the reader is taken through all the processes involved in setting up the system, and introduced to the specific packages and applications. This guide will also be of interest to students of information management, information science and librarianship.
Dyscalculia: A Love Story of Epic Miscalculation
by Camonghne FelixAn epic meditation on loving yourself in the face of heartbreak, from the acclaimed author of Build Yourself a Boat, longlisted for the National Book Award When Camonghne Felix goes through a monumental breakup, culminating in a hospital stay, everything—from her early childhood trauma and mental health to her relationship with mathematics—shows up in the tapestry of her healing. In this exquisite and raw reflection, Felix repossesses herself through the exploration of history she&’d left behind, using her childhood &“dyscalculia&”—a disorder that makes it difficult to learn math—as a metaphor for the consequences of her miscalculations in love. Through reckoning with this breakup and other adult gambles in intimacy, Felix asks the question: Who gets to assert their right to pain? Dyscalculia negotiates the misalignments of perception and reality, love and harm, and the politics of heartbreak, both romantic and familial.
Dyslexia-Successful Inclusion in the Secondary School
by David BlunkettIncreasingly dyslexia is becoming a whole-school issue. The responsibility for addressing the needs of dyslexic students no longer rests with one individual but is the responsibility of all school staff - subject specialists and school management. This timely book addresses this need by providing specific guidance to secondary school staff on how to support dyslexic students within different subject areas and within the principles and practices of inclusion.
Dyslexia: A Beginner's Guide (Beginner's Guides)
by Nicola BrunswickWinston Churchill, Andy Warhol, Walt Disney, Tom Cruise, Agatha Christie, Pablo Picasso. All famous and successful in their chosen professions. All dyslexic. Around 5 to 15% of speakers of alphabetic languages (e.g. English, French and Spanish) are dyslexic. But what is dyslexia? Are there different types of dyslexia? Is there a cure? What resources are available to help dyslexic children and adults? Nicola Brunswick answers these, and other, questions informed by current thinking and cutting-edge research. Dr Nicola Brunswick is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Middlesex University, UK.
Dyslexia: A History
by Margaret J. Snowling Philip KirbyIn 1896 the British physician William Pringle Morgan published an account of “Percy,” a “bright and intelligent boy, quick at games, and in no way inferior to others of his age.” Yet, in spite of his intelligence, Percy had great difficulty learning to read. Percy was one of the first children to be described as having word-blindness, better known today as dyslexia. In this first comprehensive history of dyslexia Philip Kirby and Margaret Snowling chart a journey that begins with Victorian medicine and continues to dyslexia’s current status as the most globally recognized specific learning difficulty. In an engaging narrative style, Kirby and Snowling tell the story of dyslexia, examining its origins and revealing the many scientists, teachers, and campaigners who put it on the map. Through this history they explain current debates over the diagnosis of dyslexia and its impact on learning.For those who have lived experience of dyslexia, professionals who have supported them, and scholars of social history, education, psychology, and childhood studies, Dyslexia reflects on the place of literacy in society – whom it has benefited, and whom it has left behind.
Dysmobility in Geriatrics: Conceptualisation, Clinical Approach, and Aging Theory
by José Luis Dinamarca-MontecinosThis book proposes a way of understanding human movement and its forms of deterioration and preservation in older people. The author presents a method to diagnose motor problems, to implement effective both preventive and therapeutic measures, and to compare the results with those of other clinicians and health centres. It is a conceptual and practical book at the same time. From the redefinition of the classic geriatric syndrome of Immobility, a concept of deep clinical interest is developed: Dysmobility. Moreover, a specially developed methodology is delivered to maximise the benefits for the patient, clinicians, and caregivers. Both the concepts and the methodology are discussed in a clear, precise, and practical manner to be applied in the daily clinical practice in Geriatrics. Dysmobility is defined in its three diagnostic axes, including the official updated version of D-STAGING (known as ETADI in Spanish), the motor continuum staging that revolutionised the clinic with its advent. Additionally, the requirements and criteria necessary for its correct application and use are explained conceptually step by step, and practically with clinical cases. Along with this, the new possibilities that arise from this conceptualisation and methodology are addressed, particularly in the field of comparative medicine and clinical research. Finally, the bases of a new theory of aging, the Movement-Time theory or theory of Dysmobility, are presented. This work will support physicians from different medical specialties, such as geriatricians, physiatrists, family doctors, geriatric dentists, and health professionals from the interdisciplinary team like gerontologists, nurses, kinesiologists/physiotherapists, psychologists, speech therapists, occupational therapists, nutritionists and social workers. It will also be of interest to students of health-related professions, resident physicians for different specialties, and researchers in mobility and rehabilitation.
Dystopia's Provocateurs: Peasants, State, and Informality in the Polish-German Borderlands
by Edyta MaterkaToward the end of the Second World War, Poland’s annexation of eastern German lands precipitated one of the largest demographic upheavals in European history. Edyta Materka travels to her native village in these "Recovered Territories," where she listens carefully to rich oral histories told by original postwar Slavic settlers and remaining ethnic Germans who witnessed the metamorphosis of eastern Germany into western Poland. She discovers that peasants, workers, and elites adapted war-honed informal strategies they called "kombinacja" to preserve a modicum of local agency while surviving the vicissitudes of policy formulated elsewhere, from Stalinist collectivization to the shock doctrine of neoliberalism. Informality has taken many forms: as a way of life, a world view, an alternate historical text, a border memory, and a means of magical transformation during times of crisis. Materka ventures beyond conventional ethnography to trace the diverse historical, literary, and psychological dimensions of kombinacja. Grappling with the legacies of informality in her own transnational family, Materka searches for the "kombinator within" on the borderlands and shares her own memories of how the Polish diaspora found new uses for kombinacja in America.
Dystopien in Serie
by Marcus Stiglegger Christian Hißnauer Thomas Klein Lioba SchlösserSerielle Dystopien sind omnipräsent; sei es in der Literatur, im Spielfilm, der Fernseh- bzw. Streamingserie oder auch im Videogame. Das Buch verbindet ein wesentliches Erzählverfahren (die Serie) mit gerade kontrovers diskutierten Themen (u.a. Diversity, Covid 19) und dem Genre ihrer medialen Verhandlung. Die Serialität dystopischer Erzählungen ist ein transmediales Phänomen. Der Band geht der Frage nach, wie sich negative Zukunftsvorstellungen, aber auch kontrafaktische Vergangenheitsentwürfe medienspezifisch darstellen, wie sie darüber hinaus im Zuge der Medienkonvergenz größere Erzähluniversen herausbilden. Im Mittelpunkt stehen dabei vor allem Überlegungen, ob sich die serielle Form in besonderer Weise dafür eignet, von dystopischen Gesellschaftsvisionen zu erzählen.
Désolé, tu n’es pas une princesse Disney: la réalité des rencontres amoureuses pour les femmes
by Dr Ethan Gregory Jenny VanmaldeghemMesdames, pendant trop longtemps, vous avez été bercées d'illusions, persuadées que vous alliez vivre un conte de fées, à condition de trouver l'homme idéal. Le Dr Ethan Gregory vous propose un guide qui vous aidera à définir les barrières qui peuvent vous empêcher de vivre une relation harmonieuse. Désolé, tu n'es pas une princesse Disney vous propose de faire des choix et de mettre vos croyances actuelles à rude épreuve. Le Dr G. vous donnera des conseils sur la manière dont les hommes interprètent vos comportements pour que vous puissiez prendre le contrôle dans le jeu de la séduction. La méthode Ethan Gregory est une combinaison qui mêle confiance, préparation et responsabilité. Vous apprendrez pourquoi les règles et les normes qui placent les femmes en position soumise et passive dans leurs relations vous mènent droit à l'échec. Entrez dans la méthode EGA et vous vous ouvrirez à de nouvelles rencontres et de nouvelles possibilités. Si vous avez aimé les films « Ce que pensent les hommes » et « Modern Romance », vous allez adorer ce livre ! L'aspect « c'est vous qui décidez » de ce livre ajoute une bonne dose d'humour que les autres livres n'ont pas. Le Dr Ethan Gregory reste proche de la réalité. Ce livre est destiné à des femmes averties. En véritable gentleman, le Dr G ne termine pas son livre sans être sûr de combler vos besoins. Ce livre vous fera rire, rougir et surtout il vous fera changer votre point de vue. Vous apprendrez à laisser tomber le conte de fées et trouver un vrai partenaire. Il y a des tas d'hommes pleins de qualités qui attendent d'être considérés comme des partenaires potentiels. Laissez le Dr G vous aider à briser le sortilège et rappelez-vous : vous êtes la priorité ! Achetez ce livre ainsi que les autres à la boutique officielle du Dr Ethan Gregory et inscrivez-vous à sa newsletter hebdomadaire en visitant son site
Détecter les émotions: Découvrez les pouvoirs du langage corporel
by Danilo H. GomesLe cerveau est sans aucun doute une machine incroyable et unique, mais il n'était pas programmé pour toujours agir de manière cachée. Même si vous pouvez mémoriser tous les détails de ce livre, soyez très prudent. Pas toujours ce qu'il semble, c'est. Une personne qui reste oisive tout en écoutant ses histoires peut être désintéressée, mais peut aussi être simplement froide. Le contexte dans lequel l'individu est inséré doit toujours être pris en compte. Avoir une bonne observation et interpréter facilement le langage corporel est une compétence dominée par peu et peut être une bonne arme utilisée pour le bien ou le mal.
Día de Muertos: Una celebración de la vida (Little Golden Book)
by Polo OrozcoRinde honor y recuerda a tus seres queridos este Día de Muertos con este Little Golden Book hermosamente ilustrado acerca de la festividad.Honor and remember loved ones on the Day of the Dead with this beautifully illustrated Little Golden Book about the holiday.El Día de Muertos es una celebración alegre. La tradición mexicana es un momento para darle la bienvenida a esos seres queridos que ya no se encuentran con nosotros. Esto se hace con ofrendas que incluyen comidas favoritas, flores de cempasúchil brillantes y coloridas, calaveras de azúcar y mucho más. Este Little Golden Book, ideal para leerse en voz alta, es perfecto para las familias que celebran el Día de Muertos y para aquellos que desean aprender más acerca de la festividad.Day of the Dead is a happy celebration. The Mexican holiday is a time to welcome back loved ones who are no longer with us. This is done with offerings of favorite foods, brightly colored marigolds, sugar skulls, and more. This Little Golden Book is a great read-aloud for families that celebrate Day of the Dead, as well as for those who want to learn more about it.
D’un islam textuel vers un islam contextuel: La traduction du Coran et la construction de l’image de la femme (Regards sur la traduction)
by Naïma DibLa mise en tutelle de la musulmane est-elle cautionnée par le Coran? L'idée de l'infériorité de la femme est-elle réellement inscrite dans le Coran? Telles sont les questions auxquelles l'auteure tente de répondre dans le présent ouvrage. Elle se penche sur les diverses approches adoptées par des penseurs réformistes musulmans, dont elle expose les enjeux sociaux, politiques et culturels ainsi que les finalités. Elle procède à une analyse comparative du Coran et d'un certain nombre de traductions françaises et anglaises, à l'issue de laquelle elle fait émerger une conception de la femme et du monde différente de celle proposée par les traductions. Elle explore ensuite le discours social commun, discours auquel participe la traduction, et qui se révèle empreint d'une vision androcentrique dans laquelle l'infériorité de la femme découle d'une construction humaine, inspirée par un besoin de domination. Grâce aux analyses sémiotique et sociohistorique, l'auteur démontre que le Coran peut être lu autrement et ce qui en ressort est une conception plus égalitaire de l'homme et de la femme. Publié en français
E Deus Criou a Mulher: Mulheres e Teologia
by Anselmo Borges Isabel CaldeiraA teologia feminista surge da rebelião das mulheres contra o seu apagamento e silenciamento pelas religiões dominadas pela visão patriarcal. Daí a importância das suas interrogações, dos textos, das suas revisões da história, da sua reformulação das crenças e das práticas religiosas. Mas, como nos diz Juan José Tamayo, não esqueçamos que a causa da emancipação e da igualdade (não clonada) das mulheres não é só assunto de mulheres, mas sim de todos os cidadãos e cidadãs comprometidos na luta contra a discriminação sexual.
E(n)stranged: Rethinking Defamiliarization in Literature and Visual Culture
by Nilgun Bayraktar Alberto GodioliVariously translated as “estrangement,” “enstrangement” or “defamiliarization,” Viktor Shklovsky’s concept of ostranenie is more relevant than ever. This collection offers new insights into the theories and practices of ostranenie across various languages and cultures, with a particular focus on the 20th and 21st centuries. Our current era is marked by a dramatic redefinition of the normal and the strange, the familiar and the weird. The rise of far-right populism has increasingly normalized xenophobic and nativist stances previously confined to the fringes of the political spectrum. Additionally, the climate crisis has led to the ongoing renegotiation of the concepts of normalcy and emergency amid widespread efforts to adapt to the “new (ab)normal.” Exploring defamiliarization provides a unique perspective to comprehend and question these processes and their profound cultural implications. Focusing on ostranenie also offers valuable insights into how aesthetic forms serve a political function. Defamiliarization can take on various forms, including retro-futuristic dystopias, stylized films, and darkly humorous cartoons and memes. It can be an effective tool for political activation that relies on formal innovation rather than superficial emotional engagement. This collection brings together the work of a group of scholars examining defamiliarization across different media. It explores questions such as: How can we differentiate between various forms of defamiliarization and analyze their effects on the reader/viewer? How is defamiliarization connected to the weird, the eerie, or the uncanny? As a result, the collection offers an updated theoretical framework for understanding the wide range of emergent artistic and literary practices of e(n)strangement in the current era and their significant political affordances. Chapter 6 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com
E-Governance in India: Interlocking politics, technology and culture (Routledge Advances in South Asian Studies)
by Bidisha ChaudhuriE-Governance has been one of the strategic sectors of reform in India since late 1990s under the rubric of ‘good governance’ agenda promoted by International Organizations. As India’s policy focus changed towards economic liberalization, deregulation and privatization proliferating domestic and foreign investment, ICT (Information Communication Technology) has been one of the leading areas for such heightened investment. Consequently, there has been a burgeoning interest in deploying ICT, in revamping the public service delivery and eventually the overall system of governance. This book analyses e-Governance in India and argues that such initiatives did not take place in isolation but followed in the footsteps of broader governance reform agenda that has already made considerable impact on the discourses and practices of governance in India. Employing interdisciplinary methodology by combining approaches from the Political Sciences, Sociology and Postcolonial/ transcultural studies, this book presents a qualitative account of the policies and practices of e-Governance reform in India along with a detailed case study of the Common Services Centres (CSCs) Scheme under the National e-Governance Plan of the Government of India and its resultant impact on the overall system of governance. It unfolds general theoretical issues in terms of the relationship between technology and governance and the entanglement of politics, technology and culture in the complex whole of governance. This furthers our understanding of the impact of the transnational governance reform agenda on post-colonial and post-communist societies of the developing world. Making an important and original contribution to the emerging field of e-Governance and to the existing body of research on governance in general, this book will be of interest to students and scholars of Political Science, Political Sociology, South Asian Politics and Governance.
E-Government in China: Technology, Power and Local Government Reform (China Policy Series)
by Jesper SchlægerThis book looks at how information and communication technology and e-government influences power relations in public administration in China. It highlights the role of technology in combating corruption, and clarifies the interplay between ideas, institutions and technologies in shaping the foundation for organisational change. Using fieldwork based case studies, the book provides an incisive view into the working processes of the Chinese administration previously inaccessible to research. It challenges the high expectations for the transformative potential of information technology, and is a valuable contribution to the debate on Chinese reforms.
E-Government in Kazakhstan: A Case Study of Multidimensional Phenomena (Routledge Advances in Central Asian Studies)
by Maxat KassenWhen it comes to analyzing the phenomenon of digital government, the overwhelming focus is on the most developed nations in the world, and Western countries in particular. However, Kazakhstan, a post-totalitarian country, has also proved to be successful in the development of e-government.This book analyzes e-government development in Kazakhstan from a multitude of dimensions, including, but not limited to, political, social, economic and technological platforms. It examines the adoption of a wide range of technology-driven public sector projects and identifies the key drivers, challenges, regulation policies and stakeholders of e-government reforms in this transitional society. Taking into account recent changes in governance, such as the development of mobile government, the rise of civic engagement and the open data-driven movement, and the overall formal progress of the e-government project, this book addresses the emergence of new challenges and concerns associated with the advancement of the e-government concept. Furthermore, it suggests that a universal framework can be applied when investigating e-government projects in the developing world.Offering a wide range of practical recommendations on how to overcome the problems associated with e-government development, this book will be a valuable resource for anyone wishing to improve their understanding of the multidimensional nature of e-government. It will also be of key interest to academics studying Political Science, Development Studies, Public Policy and Central Asian Studies.
E-Learning and Disability in Higher Education: Accessibility Research and Practice
by Jane K. SealeMost people working within the higher education sector understand the importance of making e-learning accessible to students with disabilities, yet it is not always clear exactly how this should be accomplished. E-Learning and Disability in Higher Education evaluates current accessibility practice and critiques the extent to which 'best' practices can be confidently identified and disseminated. This second edition has been fully updated and includes a focus on research that seeks to give 'voice' to disabled students in a way that provides an indispensible insight into their relationship with technologies and the institutions in which they study. Examining the social, educational, and political background behind making online learning accessible in higher and further education, E-Learning and Disability in Higher Education considers the roles and perspectives of the key stake-holders involved in e-learning: lecturers, professors, instructional designers, learning technologists, student support services, staff developers, and senior managers and administrators.