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Don't Repeat Our Mistakes: Nine Lessons for Leaders Championing Cultural Transformations
by Morgan Jones Peter Barnett Dale LuchtThis book focuses on a practical application of how to coach senior leaders and executives to be personal lean leadership champions and how leaders coach their teams to do the same. The first part of the book focuses on the outcomes and nine key lessons learned from interviewing leaders and CEOs from the United States, Europe, South America, Asia, and Australasia on leading their organizations to be sustainable lean enterprises. The authors explore what these lessons are about, the underlying belief of each lesson, and how to coach these lessons.The second part of the book focuses on the leaders transitioning from an external locus of influence by using an external executive lean coach to coach of self and understanding why parts of self are resisting the lessons. This is flipping the switch from external coach to coach self so that they can coach their team.The third part of the book focuses on using these lessons and coaching of self to be better coaches of our teams, and finally taking these lessons and coaching leanings and converting them into habits of lean leaders.Essentially, this book leads the reader through the process of practically coaching an executive leader to become a lean leadership champion. The reader works through interview examples depending on the answers given and decides the next question to ask. In addition, this book aids the executive to coach their teams to become lean leaders.
Hospitallers and Others: Military and Social Encounters (Crusades - Subsidia)
by Christie Majoros Maria Bonet Donato Julia Pavón BenitoThis book features a collection of essays that focus on the Hospitallers’ relations with others through military, social, and political channels within the broader Euro‑Mediterranean region. Centered on Hospitaller settlement and activities in Rhodes and their European priories, this study highlights the various encounters made possible by the far‑reaching and international character of the Order’s activities. In addition to examining Hospitaller encounters and relationships with those outside the Order, this collection also includes essays that explore the internal workings of Hospitaller priories and the Central Convent of the Order during periods of change and expansion, revealing a propensity for continual adaptation and reinvention. Hospitallers and Others: Military and Social Encounters will appeal to scholars and students alike, providing a deeper understanding of the social, military, spiritual, and institutional transformation of the Hospitallers during the medieval period.
Extended Confiscation of Illicit Assets and the Criminal Law: National and EU Perspectives (The Law of Financial Crime)
by Elżbieta Hryniewicz-LachThe European Union is developing instruments which allow law enforcement and judicial authorities to freeze, seize and confiscate illicit assets in a simplified way. Oversimplification of confiscation procedures may, however, result in violation of fundamental rights and general principles of law aimed at ensuring protection of individuals against interference from the State. Such risk exists in particular in the case of extended confiscation, where assets forfeited go beyond what is proven as resulting from a concrete criminal offence. This book drawing on the results of a large international project, brings together a group of experts to determine the requirements needed to achieve compliance of extended confiscation with the fundamental rights and legal principles included in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU, European Convention of Human Rights and in national legal orders of the EU Member States. Divided into three parts, the first details the national perspectives of 14 countries. The second part presents analysis of extended confiscation in comparative terms. The third and final parts examine extended confiscation in the context of the EU criminal law. The book thus provides a detailed analysis of extended confiscation from a number of perspectives and will be an invaluable resource for academics, researchers and policymakers working in the areas of Financial Crime, Comparative Criminal Justice and Human Rights Law.
The Management Puzzle Solved!: Hiring, Developing, Managing, Leading
by Richard G. HammesMost often managers come up through the ranks of employees and are chosen because of their success, drive, abilities, education, other accomplishments, and personal factors. However, collectively their accomplishments as employees do not necessarily prepare them for managing and leading. Completing tasks is different from energizing and motivating others to perform. Often the best "doers" are not the best managers. In managing and leading, it often is the mid-level or average performer that is more effective. They may not achieve at the highest level as an employee, but they have qualities that fit with the characteristics of successful managers and leaders. What is needed regardless of prior experience is training and guidance to be a successful manager and leader. What they need is a tool kit to assist them in transitioning to management and, more broadly, to grow in the role over many years. The contents of this book are based on 30 years of client-proven consulting work with companies from start-up to Fortune 100. The information, methods, forms, and other ideas have been honed and modified to provide a universally implementable series of programs and processes that will assist managers and leaders at all levels of organizations to more effectively lead and manage. A key value of The Management Puzzle Solved! is that useful management information is communicated in a concise, informative, non-time intensive format. Each section can be read and digested readily and serve as an ongoing reference for managers as specific needs or concerns arise or just to broaden knowledge.This book is a mini-management course in a readable and compact format. It provides managers with information to interview candidates more effectively, deal with the day-to-day management of employees, provide leadership for the organization, manage employee performance, facilitate meetings effectively, enhance communication, promote team functioning, and implement change more smoothly. Rather than the latest fad, this field-tested set of management tools provides ideas and techniques that have been implemented in hundreds of companies with thousands of managers and employees to help you manage and lead effectively.
Application of Eco-Friendly Exogenous Elicitors and Metabolic Dissection for Crop Improvement
by Aryadeep Roychoudhury Krishnendu Acharya Nilanjan ChakrabortyDue to the alarming increase in human population and global food demand, farmers are looking for a better option that can provide them huge benefits within a short period of time. The use of chemical pesticides, fungicides, or other chemical fertilizers altogether causes a huge adverse impact on the environment. Using environmentally safe elicitor molecules can solve this problem in two ways. First, their application is a cost-effective process, which can provide maximum benefit to the farmers. Second, they are safe to apply directly to the environment.Key features of the book:1) It covers a vast area of research undertaken on elicitation processes.2) It comprises both biotic and abiotic stress tolerance through elicitation.3) It highlights a low-cost technology for adoption in future for larger benefits for a better future.4) Omics approaches are highlighted.5) The chapters are supported by sufficient illustrations.This book comprises aspects of elicitation or elicitor-mediated research undertaken so far, to provide a direction toward a chemical-hazard-free world without compromising the yield and market value of the plant-based products. This book aims to guide students at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels as well as researchers, academicians and other industry professionals.
Robotics: From Theory to Practice
by Chao Chen Wesley Au Shao LiuRobotics: From Theory to Practice introduces robotic theories and technologies to audiences, including university students, professionals with engineering backgrounds, and even high-school students interested in building their own robots. We aim to bridge the gap between classic theories and real-world applications of robotic manipulators, which, to date, have far exceeded the domain of conventional industry.The contents are divided into three parts. The first two cover classic theories of robotics, including kinematics, dynamics, path planning, control, and programming. Specifically, Part I is an introduction targeting junior students, featuring more simplistic topics and examples. Part II provides the senior students and professionals with more in-depth discussions on critical topics and more comprehensive examples. In Part III, we demonstrate how classic robotics theory can be extended to more advanced theoretical frameworks and adopted in real-world applications beyond conventional industries.This textbook is valuable to broad readers, including those who have limited background in general engineering and wish to explore non-conventional applications of robotic manipulators. The scaffolded contents from Part I to Part III are created to lower the prerequisites and smooth the learning curve.
The Shakespearean International Yearbook: Reparative Shakespeare (The Shakespearean International Yearbook)
by Alexa Alice Joubin Natalia KhomenkoIn the modern world, references to Shakespeare frequently mark moments of catastrophe and of the accompanying longing for restoring social order, remedying injuries, and building strong communities. Shakespeare’s moral authority has often been invoked to support artistic projects that claimed social justice as their goal on the assumption that drama has the power to manipulate perceptual reality. Drawing on cases from around the world, this book interrogates the idea that performing or reading Shakespeare has socially reparative value. It also acknowledges Shakespeare as a potential source of social well-being practices in the arts. The global framework shows that it is problematic to view Shakespeare as an impartial moral center.This book proposes that reparative creativity, or remedial uses of the canon, can give artists and audiences more agency. Having a map of canonical texts’ hidden ideologies can help readers, artists, and playgoers navigate its landscape, which is in itself a reparative act.
Contemporary Cultural Tools for Identities in the Making (Routledge Studies in Material Culture and Politics)
by Luísa Santos Federico RudariContemporary Cultural Tools for Identities in the Making asks how cultural and artistic practices constitute a central tool for the expression and recognition of individual and collective identities, and how shared creative efforts shape alternative lexical and symbolic languages. Gathering both theoretical discussion and praxis, chapters explore the strong potential of artistic and cultural action and production in the delineation and expression, but also questioning, of identities and the definition of new ones in the making. From literature and documentary to architecture and visual arts, the transmedial analysis centres the expression of stories that demonstrate how creative practices are significant tools to cross domains of belonging and breaking traditional boundaries.This comprehensive and interdisciplinary volume will appeal to a broad audience of postgraduate students, researchers, and scholars in cultural studies, media and visual arts, creative and cultural industries, queer studies, postcolonial and migration studies, literary studies, architecture, and sociology.
Investigating the Effects of Grammar Learning Strategies Instruction in CALL
by Mirosław Pawlak Mariusz KrukThis book investigates innovative approaches to teaching and learning second language (L2) grammar by combining strategy-based instruction (SBI) supported by advanced computer-assisted language learning (CALL) tools, including artificial intelligence (AI). Through a blend of theoretical insights, empirical research, and practical recommendations, it examines how these approaches enhance grammar learning strategies (GLS), promote learner autonomy, and improve the mastery of grammar in digital contexts.The book is anchored in a study conducted with Polish university students that assessed the impact of SBI on explicit and implicit (automatized) knowledge of the English passive voice, GLS use, and learner response to the intervention aided by CALL tools. The findings highlight significant gains in GLS use, autonomy, and implicit (automatized) grammar knowledge, underscoring the role of CALL environments in fostering effective and engaging grammar learning experiences.Designed for educators, researchers, and students, this volume combines cutting-edge pedagogical methods with actionable insights. It emphasizes the importance of autonomy in grammar learning and showcases how technology can enrich this process. By bridging theory and practice, this book provides a roadmap for implementing innovative grammar instruction and opens new avenues for research in technology-enhanced language education.
Legal History in the Curriculum: Comparative Perspectives, Critical Approaches and Future Directions (Transforming Legal Histories)
by Caroline Derry Carol HowellsAs legal education faces fresh challenges and opportunities, and a growing literature calls for subversive new approaches, this book engages with vital questions about the place of history in the law school. How and why should we teach legal history? What is its place in the curriculum? What can different jurisdictions learn from each other? This collection offers an overview and examples of cutting-edge practice in teaching legal history across the law curriculum, challenging expectations of its place and potential. The book’s three sections explore practices and possibilities in the core curriculum, in dedicated legal history courses and in law schools across the world. They highlight how legal history offers diverse and inclusive content, global perspectives, and transnational understandings to students. By exploring contributors’ own purposes and practices, they provide insight and fresh ideas on how and why readers can incorporate legal histories into their own teaching.The volume will be an invaluable resource for all those involved in the teaching of law and the law school curriculum.
Urban Heat Mitigation Strategies: An Architecture Perspective
by Paola Favaro Konstantina VasilakopoulouUrban Heat Mitigation Strategies: An Architecture Perspective explores heat mitigation strategies integrated into the urban architecture of global cities, aiming to enhance citizens’ quality of life through thoughtful design decisions blending architecture, science and engineering. The projects examined exemplify top-tier approaches in architecture, urban planning, landscape design and engineering across diverse city precincts worldwide. Inspired by architect and urban designer Lewis Mumford’s 1970s call for urban spaces that support citizens, these initiatives focus not just on aesthetics but also on effective social and climate change mitigation strategies.Featuring international urban projects recognised for both architectural significance and improved thermal comfort, this book examines the various heat mitigation strategies in major urban projects using architectural and engineering methodologies. Combining architectural formal/critical analysis with engineering performance modelling, the authors offer qualitative and quantitative assessments of each urban project. These projects showcase best practices utilising elements such as water, materials, vegetation and canopy to mitigate heat and promote civic life. Originally intended for aesthetics and social functionality, these strategies now serve as benchmarks for creating thermally comfortable public spaces globally.Relevant to architects, city planners, landscape designers and engineers, Urban Heat Mitigation Strategies: An Architecture Perspective promotes successful collaboration among built environment professionals to address climate concerns and create liveable, comfortable urban spaces.
Personal Voice: A Practical Guide for Cinematic Storytellers and Beyond
by Katherine LindbergOffering a definitive approach by which any individual may learn to unleash the power of the personal, this book provides the reader with an exhaustive guide on how to tell the stories they’re uniquely qualified to tell.Anchored in process and skills acquisition, this book shifts the paradigm for all storytellers—seasoned and emerging—as it empowers them to increase their creative and business acumen. Guiding Creatives in recognizing the vital role of personal voice in their work, the book illuminates the process by which to discern and harness that voice, proffers the tools to incorporate voice into stories that resonate with audiences, and examines how voice translates to best industry practices in merging creative and business development. Unfolding in three parts, the chapters include practical exercises and mentor-like strategies to help transfer practice to industry. The text concludes with a revealing interview with a film industry expert, who sheds light on the knowledge and tools needed to thrive in an ever-evolving marketplace.This is the ideal guide for professionals and students alike, appealing to aspiring film and TV writers specifically.
Dictatorial Power and States of Exception in the Weimar Republic: The Controversial Article 48, 1919-1933 (Routledge Research in Legal History)
by Christopher Adair-ToteffThis book is an account of the tension between the need for order and the desire for freedom during the tense years of the Weimar Republic. It explains how various groups interpreted Article 48 of the Weimar Constitution and utilized it to reinstate peace and tranquility. While Article 48 is usually associated with the so-called Preußenschlag—the taking over of the Prussian government by the order of Reich Chancellor Kurt von Papen—it had been introduced as a necessity during earlier “states of emergency.”This investigation delves into the relevant works by many of the leading constitutional scholars in Germany. This list includes Hugo Preuss, Carl Schmitt, Hans Kelsen, Gerhard Anschütz, Richard Thoma, Erwin Jacobi, Hans Nawiasky, and Richard Grau. This book is a clearly written and detailed account of the history surrounding the debate about the appropriate emergency measures to be taken under Article 48. The work is important for its historical interest, and also because the conflict between authority and freedom has continuing relevance.The book will be a valuable resource for researchers and academics working in the areas of Legal History, Legal Philosophy, Legal Theory, Constitutional History, and German Studies.
Theopolitics and the Era of the Witness (Transforming Political Theologies)
by Jane BarterTheopolitics and the Era of the Witness focuses on witnessing in the aftermath of political atrocity or genocide. It offers a diachronic study of the relationship between theological forms of witnessing within Jewish and Christian traditions and public forms of witnessing in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. This book explores the ways in which various witnesses to political atrocity and their mediators tacitly drew on religious themes of salvation to make sense of their suffering. It investigates survivor testimony and the use made of it through scholarly interpretations of testimony within the Hebrew Bible, New Testament, and theological and philosophical traditions within Judaism and Christianity. The chapters move from a consideration of the early post-Shoah writings of Paul Celan and Primo Levi through to a discussion of the Truth and Reconciliation Commissions of South Africa and Canada. The author makes the case for a "weak messianism" or remnant witnessing as an antidote to overdetermined and politicized uses made of survivor testimonies. This book makes a valuable contribution to the work of theopolitics, which claims that theology, despite its persistent misuse, can serve a constructive and critical force within public life, albeit in a chastened key.
The Psychology of Health and Illness: A Multicultural Perspective
by Leslie D. FrazierThe Psychology of Health and Illness is a thoroughly updated version of Leslie Frazier’s previous textbook on health psychology, which provides an engaging and contemporary approach to understanding health psychology from a truly international perspective. Combining both biopsychosocial and lifespan developmental perspectives, the book integrates core theory, research, and practice on global and cross-cultural health issues. It includes thoughtful and deliberately inclusive coverage of marginalized groups, especially BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and other underrepresented groups, designed to raise diversity and racial consciousness in a globally integrative way.Alongside classic health psychology concepts, the author introduces students to cutting-edge scientific and medical topics such as epigenetics, the gut microbiome, and the nonmedical use of prescription drugs. The book also focuses on global public health and health disparities and promotes a strengths-based approach to health, rather than a deficits-based approach. It includes a wide range of pedagogical features including real-world applications, engaging anecdotes and case studies, opportunities for self-reflection, and numerous text boxes.This is essential reading for undergraduate students on Health Psychology courses as well as those in related fields such as nursing and the allied health professions.
Optimizing Therapy Dog-Handler Team Welfare: A Guide for Researchers and Practitioners
by John-Tyler Binfet Christine Yvette Tardif-WilliamsInformed by research and grounded in critical discussions of theory and practice, Optimizing Therapy Dog-Handler Team Welfare challenges readers to explore the complexities inherent in, and arising from, practices that optimize welfare for therapy dog-handler teams.Each chapter begins with a case study that elucidates the complexities of canine-assisted interventions and invites readers to consider welfare from multiple perspectives. This book positions welfare as a factor impacting both the therapy dog and the handler, considering the dog handler as a cohesive team.Researchers, educators, and practitioners from across disciplines will find this book both scientifically savvy and practical.
Sustainability Management and Strategy: An African Casebook
by Robert Ebo Hinson Enoch Opare Mintah Igazeuma Adikema OkorobaWith Africa predicted to emerge as a leading market in the coming years, the debate on sustainability, especially on the mitigation of business impact on the continent’s environment and society, cannot be underestimated. Prior to the worsening impact of climate change, the continent has historically been struggling to consolidate sustainability efforts in driving social and environmental protection caused by both foreign (majorly) and local business activities in the region. To capture current social and environmental injustice plaguing the African continent, Secretary‑General Prof. Petteri Taalas of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) opined that "Africa is responsible for less than 10 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, but it is the continent which is the least able to cope with the negative impacts of climate change. Heatwaves, heavy rains, floods, tropical cyclones, and prolonged droughts are having devastating impacts on communities and economies, with increasing numbers of people at risk."Sustainability Reporting Frameworks have empowered sustainability leaders, most especially Chief Sustainability Officers (CSOs), in organizations to develop practical strategies for leading sustainability‑related issues while driving systemic change for collective thinking towards mitigating the impact of climate change on society and the environment. While there is undoubtedly a plethora of standards, codes, and toolkits to help frame the sustainability drive, with leading CSOs around the globe sharing their lived experiences, the narrative for best practices, and what the content of sustainability initiatives and reporting should be have been skewed to the Western or advanced economies’ narrative. This reporting has drowned out other continent‑specific narratives that offer a diverse pool of perspectives and locally rich content on some sustainability actions and achievements, especially from CSOs. The role of business sustainability leaders and CSOs in Africa in positioning the continent as the "market of tomorrow" with sound and robust sustainability practices needs to be spotlighted. Owing to the gap, this book brings the urgency to light through case studies and stories from leading African businesses, while capturing their sustainability strategies and achievements. This book moves beyond the experience and context of business in advanced economies and responds to the need for an alternative narrative of sustainability leadership in Africa. The focus of this book is on the role of sustainability leadership over the last decade and discusses the contributions and challenges of navigating this multi‑disciplinary function in different sectors. The authors share their insight into this under‑researched and under‑reported perspective highly relevant to business and sustainability, and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting in a growing region like Africa.
Critical Perspectives on the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup: Events, Issues, and Controversies (Women, Sport and Physical Activity)
by Adam Beissel Andrew Grainger Verity Postlethwaite Julie E. BriceThis book offers an in- depth examination of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup (2023 FWWC) hosted in Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia. The 2023 FWWC was a landmark event in the history of women’s sport, in terms of audience, revenue, spectacle, and global reach, and has assumed wider significance beyond sport as a result of the controversial events immediately after the final game.Featuring the work of leading researchers from around the world, this book examines some of the key issues that arose during and after the 2023 FWWC. It provides an international perspective on the politics of women’s football and explores topics including media, fandom, Indigeneity, legacy policies, tourism, and the organisational politics and strategies of international federations. It also sheds light on the inherent sexism, gender inequalities, and biased media framings that remain pervasive in the women’s game.This is the second book on the 2023 FWWC from the editorial team of Adam Beissel, Julie E. Brice, Verity Postlethwaite, and Andy Grainger. It is fascinating reading for anybody with an interest in sport studies, event studies, gender studies, sociology, or political science.
Chatbot Therapy: A Critical Analysis of AI Mental Health Treatment (Concepts for Critical Psychology)
by Eoin FullamChatbot Therapy: A Critical Analysis of AI Mental Health Treatment examines automated mental health therapy in the form of therapy chatbots, taking a critical analysis of this new technology.Drawing on historical and emerging scholarship on critical theory, science and technology studies, and critical psychology, this project investigates the social life of mental health therapy applications. The book unearths the assumptions about subjectivity, consciousness, and mental health that underpin these applications, looking predominantly at Wysa and Woebot, but also at other chatbot and non-chatbot mental health applications. It explores the historical emergence of this technology, the technical and design aspects of chatbot therapy apps, the therapeutic methods employed, and the economic context within which therapy chatbots have developed. It centres around the questions of what it means to automate mental health treatment and of how automated interventions alter our understanding of mental suffering and well-being.This highly topical and interdisciplinary study will be of great interest to postgraduate students and researchers in the fields of critical psychology, mental health, cognitive science, artificial intelligence, science and technology studies, and critical theory. It will also be relevant reading for mental health professionals.
On the Past, Present, and Future of Semioethics: A Dialogue with Susan Petrilli (Routledge Research in Language and Communication)
by Susan Petrilli Simon LevesqueThis volume charts the origins, development, and future potential of semioethics through the work of Susan Petrilli, showcasing an extended dialogue with one of the eminent figures in semiotics scholarship.Featuring a wide-ranging conversation between Petrilli and scholar Simon Levesque, the book makes the case for semioethics as a critical approach that can help us better understand important issues at stake in today’s world, such as precarity, social responsibility, and climate change, through the interplay of signs, meaning-making, and interpretation. The dialogue is organized around key chapters in Petrilli’s career, exploring the influences of such scholars as Peirce and Bakhtin, the collaborations with Sebeok and Eco, and the efforts in revitalizing the work of Victoria Welby. The book explores how these strands culminated in the creation of semioethics with Petrilli’s longtime collaborator, Augusto Ponzio, and looks ahead to new directions for the further study of the relation between signs and values, semiotics and axiology, and communication and ethics.Highlighting the expansiveness of Petrilli’s body of work and the possibilities of semioethics in addressing key questions in contemporary social life for a better world, this volume will be of interest to scholars in semiotics, language and communication, philosophy of language, and cultural studies.
Voluntary Business Reporting: From Evolution to Revolution (Routledge Studies in Accounting)
by Giacomo PigattoUnderstanding the dynamic landscape of voluntary business reporting is crucial for navigating the evolving complexities of accounting practices, towards achieving a more sustainable and equitable world. This book provides a comprehensive exploration of the evolution and revolutions happening within the field of voluntary business reporting.The book begins by tracing the development of voluntary business reporting to the present day, examining the motivations behind voluntary reporting practices, including agency theory, stakeholder theory, and institutional perspectives. It offers a thorough overview of voluntary business reporting, its evolution in the business world, and its increasing relevance for disclosing nonfinancial information alongside – and often integrated with – financial information. Through empirical insights and case studies, the book uncovers instances where voluntary reporting diverges from traditional theories, highlighting factors such as chance discoveries and power struggles. Furthermore, it analyzes three revolutions characterizing voluntary reporting: (1) the mandatorization (i.e., the slow yet steady process of codification and regulation), (2) the broadening scope towards a multi-stakeholder perspective, and (3) the harmonization and integration of voluntary reporting standards and frameworks. It concludes by reflecting on the unresolved issues and challenges facing the field, emphasizing the need for ongoing research and critical reflection to advance the practice of voluntary reporting in alignment with broader societal goals.With a focus on the implications of voluntary reporting for stakeholders, businesses, and regulatory bodies, the book equips readers with actionable insights. It caters primarily to accounting and business reporting scholars. Additionally, it serves as a valuable resource for students in related disciplines and business reporting practitioners seeking insights into evolving trends and future developments in voluntary reporting practices.
Theatres of Compost: Performance and Ecology for the Anthropocene (Routledge Studies in Theatre, Ecology, and Performance)
by Abby SchroeringTheatres of Compost places ecology at the center of performance scholarship and criticism, and it positions performance as a key cultural process for bringing about a more just and sustainable future.Examining a unique archive of agricultural performances—plays, theatre collectives, and activist rituals that engage questions of how humans use the land and produce food—this book lays out a framework for how theatre and performance contribute to a cultural shift toward ecological awareness. Theatre of compost is performance that directly engages ideologies of exploitation, mass production, and accumulation. Instead of discarding the forms, themes, methodologies, and histories that have perpetuated ecological destruction, the case studies in this book show that what has come before can be composted: broken down and reconstituted as the fertile foundation for a more livable life in the Anthropocene. Theatres of Compost will appeal to the new but quickly growing subfield of performance and ecology. As the climate and ecological crises worsen, more scholars and students in theatre and performance will be searching for ways to make their work meaningful and relevant.This book will be a helpful resource for graduate-level courses in performance studies, performance and ecology, and the environmental humanities.
Conceptual Metaphor Theory in World Language Education: Theory, Research, and Pedagogy
by Loretta FernándezThis edited collection explores the scholarly and pedagogical implementations of Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT) in world language education. The chapters offer a diverse range of theoretical and pedagogical perspectives as well as methodologies aiming to achieve the following objectives: Introduce novice linguists, novice researchers, and pre-service language teachers to CMT, its extensions, and its applications, while providing an overview of the current state of the discipline; Shed light on new research and pedagogical practices for linguists, researchers, and language educators at all levels; Present theoretically founded and research-based examples of the pedagogical application of CMT across multiple world languages, including English, French, Mandarin, and Spanish; Highlight the experiences and perspectives of practitioner educators who have implemented CMT in world language education. By addressing these objectives, the book aims to provide a comprehensive and insightful exploration of CMT’s role in world language education, offering guidance and inspiration for both researchers and practitioners in the field.
Dialogues with Classical Chinese Philosophy
by Aleksandar StamatovThis book examines the ways in which classical Chinese philosophy compares with Western philosophy, contemporary issues, and the context of world philosophy.Schools of thought essential to the development of Chinese philosophy, such as Confucianism, Daoism, Legalism, and the School of Names, are considered in their relation to contemporary and popular culture, ethical situationism and social psychology, Plato’s philosophy, social media and internet addiction, algorithmic thinking, Machiavelli and political realism, the contemporary workforce, and categorical logic. By engaging Chinese philosophy in dialogue with these contemporary themes, this book illustrates how Chinese philosophy can contribute to the development of world philosophy.Presenting a novel approach to the study of pre‑Qin philosophical texts, this book will be a valuable resource to scholars and students of philosophy, particularly those interested in Chinese philosophy.
Advances in Plant Disease Management Volume II: Strategic and Applied Research
by Pranjib K. Chakrabarty Kalyan K. Mondal Mahender S. Saharan Charudatta Digambarrao Mayee Jagdish KumarAdvances in Plant Disease Management: Volume II: Strategic and Applied Research is an invaluable compilation for researchers/students/stakeholders/policymakers in agriculture. This book aims to offer the latest understanding of how fundamental and basic research can be translated toward the engineering of biotic stress-resilient crops through applied and strategic management of plant diseases. Volume I clearly explained the updated knowledge on basic and applied phenomena of pathogen’s interplay with the host, the host immune system, crosstalks among downstream regulating molecules as unraveled through genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, bioinformatics, and molecular studies. This volume of the book equips readers with the knowledge and understanding to confidently employ this basic information in the formulation of management strategies for major crop plant diseases.This book offers comprehensive coverage of the research advances in plant disease management, including: Newer insight into pest risk analysis (PRA) and its significance in international trade. Developments in eco-friendly green technologies that are safe for both humans and the environment to manage diseases. Use of AI tools for diagnosis, development of models for advanced prediction of the outbreak of epidemics, and need-based application of agrochemicals and their appropriate formulations for use through drones. The information regulation and use of biostimulants for biotic and abiotic resilience. Plant protection policies that support the agricultural production system from a global perspective.