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Multi-objective Optimization Techniques: Variants, Hybrids, Improvements, and Applications
by Tarik A. Rashid Aram M. Ahmed Bryar A. Hassan Zaher Mundher Yaseen Seyedali Mirjalili Nebojsa Bacanin Sinan Q. SalihThe book establishes how to design, develop, and test different hybrids of multi-objective optimization algorithms. It presents several application areas of multi-objective optimization algorithms. Presents a thorough analysis of equations, mathematical models, and mechanisms of multi-objective optimization algorithms. Explores different alternatives of multi-objective optimization algorithms to solve binary, multi-objective, noisy, dynamic, and combinatorial optimization problems. Illustrates how to design, develop, and test different hybrids of multi-objective optimization algorithms. Discusses multi-objective optimization techniques for cloud, fog, and edge computing. Highlights applications of multi-objective optimization in diverse sectors such as engineering, e-healthcare, and scheduling. The text is primarily written for senior undergraduates, graduate students, and academic researchers in the fields of electrical engineering, electronics, communications engineering, computer science and engineering, and mathematics.
José Antonio Primo de Rivera in Latin America: The Pursuit of a Fascist Usable Past during the Cold War (1939–1989) (Routledge Studies in Fascism and the Far Right)
by null Daniel Gunnar KresselThis book explores a distinctive neo-fascist movement that emerged in Latin America and Spain during the Cold War. At times self-labeled “Jose Antonians,” the book’s protagonists evoked the memory and ideology of José Antonio Primo de Rivera. The author first elucidates who this Spanish fascist was and why his memory loomed large among Latin American rightists. Second, the book explores how, by prompting political violence and jeopardizing democratization processes, these neo-fascist ideologues impacted their respective societies. In doing so, the book initiates a much-needed debate on fascist memory in the Cold War.This concise monograph will be of interest to researchers of transnational fascism, the Cold War, and Spanish and Latin American history.
David Copperfield Unbound: A Genetic Study
by null Jeremy ParrottDavid Copperfield was Dickens's most personal novel, a first-person narrative that reworked details of both the author's lived experience and his complex psychological profile. The present study is a highly original exploration of the sources and motivations underpinning this canonical work, treated here as a melting pot of ideas and a proto-modernist masterpiece. Jeremy Parrott casts himself as a literary detective, tracking down clues hidden in the text, following in Dickens's footsteps, and laying bare a previously unsuspected symbolic scaffolding which ranges across Greek mythology, English history, Romantic poetry, and the latest advances in science. Following the example set by Betsey Trotwood, every proper name in this enormously rich text is subjected to rigorous analysis, laying bare the deepest currents of Dickens's mind and showing him to be an even greater artist than previously imagined. From the search for an elephant in Great Yarmouth to the discovery of the mysterious reader whom Dickens loved in 1850, this engaging and readable study will radically alter what you thought you knew about the best-loved Victorian novelist and his own 'favourite child'.
Conventional to Emerging Advances in Plant Disease Diagnosis and Pathogen Detection
by Sajad Un Nabi Sheikh MansoorDiseases in crops cause significant economic losses by decreasing both the yield and quality of produce. Early and accurate diagnosis of these diseases is crucial, as it enhances the effectiveness of management strategies and helps prevent long-term damage to infected plants. The need for precise, swift, and efficient methods for diagnosing diseases and detecting pathogens remains a top priority. Conventional to Emerging Advances in Plant Disease Diagnosis and Pathogen Detection comprehensively addresses key diagnostic methods and pathogen detection techniques, from their origins to the present, guiding us toward the future of plant diagnostics. It serves as a valuable resource for academics, extension workers, and growers, offering the latest information on developments in disease diagnosis and pathogen detection.The chapters within this volume offer a comprehensive journey through the historical perspectives and groundbreaking innovations that have shaped disease diagnosis. We traverse the conventional methods that have laid the foundation for our understanding, and then embark on a journey through emerging technologies that promise to revolutionize the field. This compilation aims to connect traditional knowledge with the latest technological advancements, offering a comprehensive view of the trajectory of plant disease diagnosis. Created through collaborative efforts of field experts sharing insights and experiences, this resource is not only informative but also forward-thinking. Features Comprehensive coverage of both traditional and contemporary diagnostic techniques for identifying plant diseases and detecting pathogens. Detailed exploration of the latest advancements and innovations in disease diagnosis and pathogen detection, providing up-to-date knowledge. In-depth discussion of cutting-edge diagnostic strategies, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, biosensors, next-generation sequencing, point-of-care assays, and CRISPR-Cas systems. Abundantly illustrated with diagrams, flowcharts, and representations to support field identification and precise diagnosis of plant diseases.
Class Struggle, Dictatorship and Democracy: How the Common People Defeated Francoism (1939-1979) (Marx and Marxisms)
by null Xavier Domènech SampereIn Class Struggle, Dictatorship and Democracy: How the Common People Defeated Francoism (1939–1979), historian Xavier Domènech Sampere tells the story of Franco’s dictatorship, the struggle for freedoms and the foundations on which democracy was shaped. From the perspective of history from below and based on the analysis of the class struggle, Domènech offers not only a fascinating insight into the experiences of the workers who suffered one of the harshest and longest dictatorships in European history but also of the businessmen who benefited from it. The relationship between social movements and political change and the perspective of class conflict gives this book a unique perspective for understanding both the dictatorship and the arrival of democracy and its foundations.Published for the first time in English, Class Struggle, Dictatorship and Democracy: How the Common People Defeated Francoism (1939–1979) is a must read for all those interested in the history of fascism, social movements, and political transitions.
Digital Product Management: Strategic Planning and Market Opportunity
by null Boon Kee LeeThis book is designed to equip readers with essential knowledge and skills in digital product management. It covers strategic planning and market opportunity, offering a clear and accessible guide to navigating the complex world of digital product management in today's fast-changing environment.Chapters explore key topics, including understanding digital transformation, identifying market dynamics, and developing a comprehensive product strategy. Readers will learn how to conduct market research, build strong business cases, and define product positioning. The book also covers practical methods for selecting pricing and packaging strategies, as well as crafting a go-to-market plan. Real-world examples, such as the growth of Grab in Southeast Asia, the rise of Zoom during the global pandemic, and Shopify's role in empowering small businesses globally, provide insight into how companies leverage strategic planning and market insights to thrive. The content reflects both current and future trends, making it relevant for global markets and today’s digitally-driven economy.This book is especially useful for product managers, entrepreneurs, and business leaders who are keen to refine their strategic planning skills. It offers actionable advice and frameworks that can be applied across various industries, empowering readers to successfully manage digital products and drive business growth.
Routledge Companion to Occupational Therapy: Theories, Concepts and Models
by Moses N. Ikiugu Steven D. Taff Sarah Kantartzis Nick Pollard Joy Agner Akrofi, Joana Nana Serwaa Isaac Amanquarnor Cynthia H. August Antoine Bailliard Julie D. Bass Katharine Elizabeth Bau Carolyn M. Baum Erna Imperatore Blanche Angela K. Boisselle Shana Cerny Kendall Akemi Chan Chris Chapparo Charles Christiansen Maribeth Clifton Lizahn Cloete Marilyn B. Cole Chantelle Rice Collins Brendan I. Cook Susan Coppola Rebecca Cunningham Karina Dancza Jessica Dashner Jane A. Davis Lazaro, Stephanie L de Sam Evan E. Dean Winnie Dunn Lena-Karin Erlandsson Tello, Sandra Martina Espín Lisette Farias Phillip Firehock Erin R. Foster Mellisa Francke MaryBeth Gallagher Roshan Galvaan Victoria Garcia Wilburn Lorrie George-Paschal Amanda K. Giles Simone V. Gill Lenin C. Grajo Jyothi Gupta Kristine Haertl Whitney Henderson Sabine Hendriks Clare Hocking Jason K. Hughes Suzanne Huot Michael Iwama Tracy Jalaba Shona J. Kelly Dominique Kiefer Dana Kolbfleisch Daphne Kos Giulianne Krug Ryan Lavalley Kelly Layne Lazzaro, Christopher V.B. Junior, Jaime Daniel Leite Shannon Levandowski Whitney Lucas Molitor Helen Lynch Wanda J. Mahoney Malfitano, Ana Paula Serrata Marissa Marchioni Rose Martini Sue Mesa Mario Millsap Lauren E. Milton Susan Avila Misciagno Kerri Morgan Lindsey Nicholls Nieuweesteg – Gutzwiller, Marie-Theres Eric Nkansah Opoku Leah O’Toole Daniel Park Robert B. Pereira Dennis Persson Liesl Peters Bridgett Piernik-Yoder Jennifer S. Pitonyak Helene J. Polatajko Evguenia S. Popova Benita Powrie Judy Ranka Susan Rappolt Holly Reid Reyes, Rod Charlie Delos Carol Getz Rice Leigh-Ann Richards Debbie Laliberte Rudman Ton Satink Sandra Schiller Patricia Scott Daniela Senn Wendy Sherwood Danny Shin Lindsey Shomer Stacy Smallfield Mario Somazzi Brigitta Spiegel-Steinmann Linda R. Struckmeyer Melissa Sweetman Michael Sy Lisa Test Joan Toglia Ema Tokolahi Sue Tucker Rensburg, Elize Janse van Rebecca Van Schyndel Carla Walker Anna Wallisch Gail E. Whiteford Franziska WirzThis comprehensive and groundbreaking text provides an indispensable guide to the application of key theories, models, and concepts informing occupational therapy's professional practice. It includes contributions from a range of international scholars and addresses practice with individuals, groups, and communities.This book also features theories underpinning professional education. Each chapter includes the theoretical core as well as evidence supporting the validity, reliability, and clinical effectiveness of the particular theoretical approach or model, giving readers an insightful overview of the evidence available to determine the effect of interventions based on that theory. Chapters also include case examples that illustrate application as well as sections offering constructive critique and possible future directions for further development of the theories.This comprehensive, wide-ranging volume is the ideal resource for using theory as a tool for practice by occupational therapy practitioners, students, and educators.
Public Sector Ethics: Compliance, Integrity, and Comparison (Routledge Critical Studies in Public Management)
by Christopher Reddick Tansu Demir Bruce J. PerlmanPublic Sector Ethics: Compliance, Integrity, and Comparison presents a comprehensive treatment of the subject of ethics in the public sector. What structural elements are necessary and how to create organizations that make ethics their priority are the questions that this edited book addresses. It focuses on ethics management in public organizations and includes national case studies from select low- to middle-income countries.Taken together, the chapters in this book cover the mechanisms, activities, and approaches that public organizations employ in ethics management. These are of utmost importance because the actions of public organizations affect citizens’ lives, liberties, and property, and their ethical character affects citizens’ faith in government. Numerous factors are at play in each instance of ethics management in public organizations, and controlling ethical behavior is difficult. This book suggests that effective ethics management requires a comprehensive approach. Traditional approaches such as ethics codes, policies and legislation, training, incentives, sanctions, monitoring, and compliance reviews are tools to achieve ethical conformity. Yet, they are effective only if leadership, values, and cultural transformation support them. This edited volume is a cohesive treatment of the subject, covering traditional approaches to ethics management, such as monitoring and compliance, and more contemporary approaches, like integrity building through ethical leadership and organizational values, as well as how to skillfully and effectively combine them to change organizational ethical contexts.This book exposes readers to new approaches and emerging issues in public sector ethics, aids in understanding the challenges of creating ethical organizations, and helps to develop a deeper understanding of ethics management in government organizations. It will be of interest to researchers, academics, and advanced students in the fields of business ethics, public administration and management, leadership, and organizational studies.
Climate Change Effects on Civil Infrastructure: Decision-Making (Climate Change and Civil Infrastructure)
by null Mohammed M. EttouneyThe design, analysis, maintenance, operations, economics, and life cycle of civil infrastructure is very dependent upon climatic effects. Climate change can have immense effects on the performance and well-being of civil infrastructures, and this book examines how climate change can directly affect civil infrastructure, how different types of infrastructure are affected, and more importantly, how stakeholders can prepare for and counter such changes and approach decision-making in an optimal manner. It includes numerous case studies and examples that help illustrate the different points and methodologies presented. Presents a comprehensive road map on how to plan for and address climate change effects on civil infrastructure. Includes case studies and examples that help illustrate the different points and methodologies presented. Presents numerous theoretical and analytical tools to establish potential impacts. Examines the changes in demands, increased vulnerabilities (or capacity decrease), consequences, and potential links between all of those factors.
Doing Marketing Research: Alternative Methods for Market Sensing
by Alison Lawson and Charles HancockTraditional research methods in marketing can be illuminating when used well, but all too often their results fail to provide the depth of understanding that organisations need to anticipate market needs.Doing Marketing Research enables researchers to get greater depth and meaning from their research and organisations to make smarter strategic decisions. This unique book explains market sensing simply and practically and demonstrates how it can benefit researchers. It teaches non-mainstream and alternative research methods, which facilitate innovative research design and achieve deep insights into the mindsets of consumers. The methods explored in this book include sensory research using ZMET, discourse analysis, consumer ethnography, social media networks, narrative and storytelling and gamification. This second edition has been fully updated to include several new chapters covering newer methods and topics, including the Delphi method, archival research, visual methods and the decolonisation of research.With a wealth of examples, diverse case studies and pedagogy, such as seminar activities to aid student learning, this textbook is recommended and core reading for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students studying marketing research, and business research methods more generally, as well as marketing practitioners.Online resources include PowerPoint lecture slides.
Social Informatics (Global Perspectives on Library and Information Science)
by Noriko Hara Pnina FichmanSocial informatics examines how society is influenced by digital technologies and how digital technologies are shaped by political, economic, and socio-cultural forces. The chapters in this edited volume use social informatics approaches to analyze recent issues in our increasingly data-intensive society.Taking a social informatics perspective, this edited volume investigates the interaction between society and digital technologies and includes research that examines individuals, groups, organizations, and nations, as well as their complex relationships with pervasive mobile and wearable devices, social media platforms, artificial intelligence, and big data. This volume’s contributors range from seasoned and renowned researchers to upcoming researchers in social informatics. The readers of the book will understand theoretical frameworks of social informatics; gain insights into recent empirical studies of social informatics in specific areas such as big data and its effects on privacy, ethical issues related to digital technologies, and the implications of digital technologies for daily practices; and learn how the social informatics perspective informs research and practice.Social Informatics provides the first book-length overview of Social Informatic research in recent years and will be essential reading for academics and students engaged in the study of information science, internet studies, emerging technologies, digital media, new media studies, computer science, the sociology of communication, and data science.
Decolonising Pastoral: Semiotic Freedom in Literature and Culture (Routledge Environmental Literature, Culture and Media)
by null Thomas BristowThis book offers an interdisciplinary exploration of pastoral, a genre that has captured the Western imagination for centuries, across literature, art and music. Combining the practices of literary criticism and creative writing, Decolonising Pastoral develops a new series of tools for the project of the environmental humanities. With an emphasis on subjectivity and experience, essays and fictocriticism are woven with scholarship and stories to create a fresh critical framework. Six chapters focus on laying out a new synthetic methodology, taking readers on a journey across literary genres, forms and modes, to explore nature both as an organic totality that encompasses mind and matter, and as a source of cultural expression and production. Beginning with an introduction to biosemiotics, the text progresses onto the blue humanities, synthetic criticism and metrics for decolonising pastoral, before uniting the threads together. It discusses works from diverse writers such as Thea Astley, Judith Wright, Ted Banfield, Xavier Herbert, Alexis Wright, Sylvia Plath, T.S. Eliot, Seamus Heaney, W.H. Auden, Percy Bysshe Shelley, William Wordsworth, William Blake, John Milton and William Shakespeare.This ambitious and experimental methodology, developing where creative writing and literary criticism meet, will be an important read for scholars, researchers and students interested in literature, ecology, environmental studies and language.
US-India Partnership in the Indo-Pacific: Implications for China (Routledge Studies in South Asian Politics)
by null Tayyaba JafferyThis book discusses the partnership between the US and India in the Indo-Pacific region, which also serves as an engine for the Quad alliance of the US, India, Japan, and Australia. It investigates the multilateral efforts taken by the Quad and its effects on changing, reforming, or establishing a new regional security complex against China in the Indo-Pacific.The theory employed by the author is based on a novel construct of Heterarchical Regional Security Complex (HRSC), which refers to a de-centralized principle of power distribution; that is, power is not concentrated in a particular element but rather diffused within the entire structure. When merged with the Regional Security Complex (RSC) Theory, it presumes the creation of such a security complex in which all members have roughly equal power. This book unravels how the Quad can operate as an HRSC in balancing against China’s growing hold in the region. It is supplemented by the Balance of Threat framework to discuss the functioning of Quad from a minilateral perspective with a heterarchical overlay. Besides Quad, this book also focuses on the blooming partnership between the US and India since the turn of the century (2007–2020).This book will be beneficial for researchers interested in international relations, Asian politics, regional security, and Indo-Pacific studies.
The Le Corbusier Galaxy: František Sammer and a global network of avant-garde architects
by null Martina HrabováDrawing on the author‘s discovery of an unknown, long-forgotten collection of photographs in an Indian ashram, this book offers an exciting, new view of the international community of young architects who served as Le Corbusier‘s assistants in the inter-war years. A collection of some 500 snapshots, assembled by the Czech architect František Sammer between 1931 and 1939, had been stored unnoticed for more than 70 years in an unlikely location – the Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherry, India. Sammer was one of Le Corbusier‘s closest assistants from the early 1930s. Later, Sammer worked in the Soviet Union, Japan and India. During, and after, his time in Paris, he personally took or collected these photographs, which he then deposited at the ashram when he left to fight in World War II. The images offer a remarkable view of the international community of people who worked in Le Corbusier’s atelier in the 1930s. Among those featured in the photographs are Charlotte Perriand, Pierre Jeanneret, Jane West (the first American woman to work for Le Corbusier), Gordon Stephenson, Antonin Raymond, Junzo Sakakura and Josep Lluís Sert. Given the travels and international background of these individuals, the photographs are from different countries around the world, including the USSR, England, France, Czech Republic, Greece, USA (Tennessee, Montana, California and New Mexico), Japan and India. The Le Corbusier Galaxy successfully brings together serious archival research with a fascinating narrative, and it captures the human dimension of modern architecture, which is all too often neglected in today’s accounts.
Price Index Numbers: Theory and Application (Springer Texts in Business and Economics)
by Naohito AbeThis textbook offers a comprehensive yet concise introduction to the theory behind price indices, covering the basics, historical background, necessary mathematical foundations, and contemporary cutting-edge theories. For those looking to study price indices, the most commonly used resources have traditionally been the comprehensive but voluminous CPI Manual, which is aimed at statistical practitioners, or Balk (2008), which, while covering theory concisely, requires advanced mathematical skills. This book is distinctive in that it (1) places emphasis on the relationship between price indices and economic theory, (2) presents cutting-edge methods and topics such as multilateral indices using scanner data and price measurement using Engel curves, and (3) provides explanations of essential mathematical techniques like functional equations, thus enabling self-study from the fundamentals to the forefront of modern index number theory.
Brand Leadership im Tourismus: Mit starken Marken zum Erfolg
by Marco A. GardiniDieses Buch beschäftigt sich mit der Frage, was starke Tourismusmarken auszeichnet und wie man erfolgreiche Marken im Tourismus aufbaut: Mit welchen Strategien, Techniken und Aktivitäten erarbeitet man sich einzigartige Profilierungs- und Markenleistungen als Brand Leader in seinem Wettbewerbssegment? Wie etabliert man eine Vertrauensbasis zum Kunden und baut sich dadurch langfristige, loyale und damit profitable Kundenbeziehungen auf? Wie schafft man es, mit der gewählten Markenstrategie und den entwickelten Marken für die anvisierte Zielgruppe in der jeweiligen Tourismusbranche relevant zu sein bzw. zu bleiben? Renommierte Autoren aus Wissenschaft und Unternehmenspraxis behandeln diese und zahlreiche weitere Fragen in ihren unterschiedlichen Dimensionen und arbeiten theoretisch fundiert und praxisrelevant die Besonderheiten einer professionellen Markenführung im Tourismus auf. Das Spektrum der Beiträge reicht von theoretischen Grundlagen, Einzelinstrumenten und Methoden der Markenführung, Fallstudien und Umsetzungserfahrungen bis zu Interviews mit Top-Führungskräften aus der Tourismusindustrie. Dieser Sammelband richtet sich in erster Linie an Managementpraktiker und soll den Leser zum Nachdenken, Weitermachen und Weiterentwickeln inspirieren. Das Buch eignet sich aber auch als auch als Grundlage für Vorlesungen zum Tourismusmarketing sowie als Quelle zur Anregung weiterer Forschung im Bereich des Markenmanagement im Tourismus.
Sackgasse mit Ausweg: Ausländische Straffällige mit Schutzgewährung in der aufenthaltsrechtlichen Praxis
by Tim BreitkreuzNach öffentlichkeitswirksam gewordenen Straftaten, die durch Menschen mit Migrationshintergrund oder mit ausländischer Staatsangehörigkeit begangen worden sind, wird von politischen Meinungsführenden nahezu aller parteilichen Couleur regelmäßig die Dringlichkeit der Aufenthaltsbeendigung betont. Die Forderungen sowie sich anschließende gesetzgeberische Maßnahmen berücksichtigen zumeist nicht, dass ein relevanter Anteil dieser Personen aufgrund einer Schutzgewährung nicht in das Herkunftsland zurückgeführt werden darf. Mit der vorliegenden Untersuchung wird erstmalig für Deutschland systematisch untersucht, wie die – das Aufenthaltsrecht umsetzenden – Ausländerbehörden mit der Fallkonstellation der straffälligen oder als gefährlich eingestuften ausländischen Personen mit Schutzgewährung umgehen. Der Fokus liegt dabei auf dem Bundesland Baden-Württemberg. Zudem handelt es sich um die erste Untersuchung, die sich der Tätigkeit des Sonderstabs Gefährliche Ausländer sowie der Regionalen Sonderstäbe Gefährliche Ausländer in Baden-Württemberg annimmt. Im Rahmen einer umfassenden empirischen Datenerhebung kommen im Sinne eines Inside Views die handelnden Angehörigen verschiedener Verwaltungsbehörden sowie der Gerichte selbst zu Wort.
Trustworthy AI: African Perspectives
by Damian Okaibedi Eke Kutoma Wakunuma Simisola Akintoye George OgohThis book is an Open Access Publication. The Guidelines for Trustworthy AI developed by the European Commission High-Level Expert Group on AI is a framework that has been developed to promote and achieve the trustworthiness of AI systems. It provides seven ethical principles that can be operationalised in socio-technical systems to realise responsible AI design and deployment. The content of this book is shaped around these principles. In chapter one, the concept of Human Agency and oversight will be described from the lens of a social-cultural understanding of Agency, Autonomy, and oversight including a debate on the place of human rights and power dynamics. Beyond the Trustworthy AI discourse, this book will appeal to the wider AI developers community, civil society, policymakers, ICT and the RRI community. It will also appeal to other subject areas within the Social Sciences and Humanities including; Law and Technology and Digital Culture.
Revitalizing Health Care Ethics: The Clinician’s Voice
by Stephen Scher Kasia KozlowskaThis open access book explores the origins and development of the clinician’s moral voice and how that voice is embedded in the informal ethical discourse of everyday health care. This moral voice, developed over the course of a lifetime—including through professional education and practice—enables clinicians to understand and address the ethical issues that arise in their everyday work with patients, families, and colleagues. The early chapters explain how health care students move from outsiders to insiders—members of the distinct moral and professional communities that define each particular field of health care. The book describes how students, trainees, and clinicians draw on and extend their own existing intellectual, emotional, and moral capacities, and how they use these capacities to address the daily challenges, ethical and otherwise, that arise in the clinic. This approach is designed both to empower clinicians and to inform bioethicists and others in their attempts to work more effectively within clinical settings. This book is available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license.
Entscheidungstheorie in der Führung: Konzepte zur Steuerung betrieblicher Komplexität
by Frank LattuchEntscheidungen können zu einem Erfolg oder Fiasko führen. Jahr für Jahr treffen Führungskräfte hunderte von Entscheidungen und wahrscheinlich könnten viele von ihnen besser getroffen werden. Was aber beeinflusst gute Entscheidungen und wie kann ich mein Team besser durch den Dschungel an Komplexität führen? Dieses Buch bietet eine kompakte Einführung in die Entscheidungstheorie für Führungskräfte und beschreibt fünf Prinzipien, die den Weg zu besseren Entscheidungen ebnen können: Riskante, kollektive Entscheidungen mit Prioritäten strukturieren, Teamdynamiken verstehen, brillant zwischen Entscheidungsparteien kommunizieren, Konflikte umsichtig entschärfen und Partizipation mit klarer Zielsetzung fördern. Basierend auf Erkenntnissen der Verhaltensökonomie zeigt das Buch, wie Entscheidungen besser getroffen und Teams sowie Vorgesetzte klarer einbezogen werden können.
The Politics of Migration: Urbanization and Life Opportunities in Contemporary China
by Yihan XiongBased on extensive fieldwork and longitudinal studies, this book posits that the household registration (hukou) system is a fundamental institutional arrangement in contemporary China. It employs the theoretical framework of local citizenship to analyze the rights and conditions of the migrant population amidst urbanization. Local citizenship functions as both a governance classification and a qualification for access to public resources, influencing not only migration patterns but also the social mobility of various migrant classes. Importantly, the widely discussed education policies for migrant children are part of a broader framework of national migrant management and local industrial policies.
Visual Arts Work: Careers, Perspectives and Practices in an Australian Context (New Directions in Cultural Policy Research)
by Grace McQuilten Chloë Powell Marnie Badham Kate MacNeill Jenny LyeThis book provides the most comprehensive picture to date of work in the visual arts ecosystem in Australia. In a context where artists’ incomes are consistently low and falling, commercial galleries are financially vulnerable, and public galleries face program funding challenges — this book explores barriers to the economic health of the sector, the challenge of improving artists’ and arts workers’ working conditions, and the realities of being a creative in the twenty-first century. The book combines an analysis of art world economic value chains alongside alternative and emergent cultural, social and political economies with new quantitative and qualitative insights from artists and arts workers. With interdisciplinary methodologies and industry engagement, it examines multiple and hybrid systems of value and includes the perspectives of visual artists, craft artists and arts workers with diverse lived experiences. Our research offers greater insight into the social, cultural, and political forces that underly the mediation of art to the public including an urgent emphasis on gender, cultural safety and care work including the concerns of First Nations artists, culturally and linguistic diverse artists, and artists with disability. Our approach unpacks the diversity and hybridity of art ‘work’ to include practices realised through digitisation, internationalisation, community engagement and intersectoral partnerships.
A Living History of Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy: Engaging Reflectively with Theory and Methodology (Innovations in Transactional Analysis: Theory and Practice)
by null Steff Oates null Diana DeaconuThis important book offers a comprehensive review of over 70 years of transactional analysis psychotherapy from within the field, considering its historical context and various applications, as well as how different aspects of the theory emerged and how they are applied.The book examines the structure of transactional analysis, taking readers on a journey from the inception of the method to present-day applications of the theory. The authors raise questions around the way the theory may be taught as doctrine and ask readers to consider how new aspects of theory are fully integrated into the already existing schema. The authors also highlight the zeitgeist within which TA was developed and offer reflections as to how further developments are also part of a particular spirit and mood of the times in which they were developed.A Living History of Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy offers coherence between different aspects of TA theory and when, where, and why they are used, making it important reading for TA scholars, students, and practitioners.
The Routledge Companion to Gender and Reproduction (Routledge Companions to Gender)
by Barbara Katz Rothman Elizabeth Newnham Rodante van der Waal Christie SilloThe Routledge Companion to Gender and Reproduction provides an in-depth approach to issues of gender and reproductive justice from a wide variety of countries and perspectives, with particular attention to the range of reproductive injustices that flow from racism and sexism. This collection provides a comprehensive and interdisciplinary approach to the current issues surrounding gender and procreation. Topics addressed within these chapters include feminist history and reproductive rights, reproductive care, midwifery, obstetric violence, trans pregnancy, abortion, IVF, LGBTQ inclusive maternity care, obstetric racism, gender, and parenting from a diverse range of disciplines including anthropology, sociology, history, and midwifery.The Routledge Companion to Gender and Reproduction provides an urgent and necessary overview of research in these areas, and is an essential resource for those studying these topics as well as practitioners.
Chinese Social Media II: Insider, Intercultural and Interdisciplinary Perspectives
by Xiaying Xu Mengmeng Zhao May Ying WangThis book is the second of a two-volume set that presents a contemporary analysis of Chinese digital platforms through an intercultural and interdisciplinary lens, highlighting the complex nature of the online ecosystem.The book provides an overview of the complex forces shaping the Chinese cyber-landscape and their global digital implications, drawing on cross-cultural insights and spanning a range of academic disciplines. The intercultural section explores the cross-cultural potential of Chinese social media, addressing intriguing questions such as why and how international influencers maintain a presence on Chinese social media platforms, examining their motivations and communication strategies. The interdisciplinary section studies the intersections of Chinese digital platforms with sociological studies, linguistic analysis and artificial intelligence.This volume is a valuable resource for academics and students in media and communication studies, as well as social media researchers, China studies enthusiasts, industry professionals and anyone seeking a deeper understanding of Chinese social media dynamics.