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The Carpenter's Son: A Novel
by John Gray"If you've ever wished you could travel back in time to the days of Jesus and ask all of the most difficult questions, this is the novel for you. The Carpenter's Son brings Christ into our modern world and will fill the reader with love, hope and faith in, not just God, but a better world."—#1 New York Times bestselling author Richard Paul Evans Brooklyn Sterling was enjoying a crisp autumn day of apple-picking with her daughter Evi, and husband Conner when the tree they were climbing suddenly cracks, and mother and daughter are thrown violently to the ground. Across the city, Jayden hops on his bicycle heading home for hot pancakes after a morning of fishing. Noone saw the car that crashed into him, mangling his bike, and throwing his tiny body twenty feet into the air. Two lives are miraculously saved, and a mysterious stranger is witness to them both. Other supposed "miracles" are being reported around the city, and Brooklyn, an avowed atheist and award-winning journalist for the Boston Globe, is determined to expose the fraud and reveal the truth. What happens next opens Brooklyn's eyes to a truth too bright to be denied, showing her that we are never alone on this journey, especially in the darkest of times.
Quick Selection Guide to Chemical Protective Clothing
by Krister Forsberg Ann Van den Borre Norman Henry III James P. ZeiglerThe expanded seventh edition, complete with new materials and updated information on existing materials for chemical protective clothing The revised and updated seventh edition of Quick Selection Guide to Chemical Protective Clothing contains the most recent information on the selection, use, and care of chemical protective clothing, such as protective gloves, suits, and other garments. The seventh edition includes new selection recommendations, new materials and chemicals tested, and updated information on existing products. This accessible guide also contains the popular color-coded selection grid. The grid system indicates which materials offer protection against specific chemicals, and which do not. Selecting the most appropriate chemical protective clothing is essential for the prevention of illnesses and injures from hazardous chemical exposure, especially where other control measures are not feasible. Written by noted experts on the topic, the book has been thoroughly revised to reflect the most recent advances in the field. The new seventh edition: • Offers an updated Trade Name Table with 25 product name changes, 8 new products, and 10 products deletions • Includes 27 products in the Master Chemical Resistance Table with changed names and includes replaces outdated products with important new ones • Contains new selection recommendations (color codes) that reflect new chemicals and additional tests • Includes 1,000 chemicals in the index that are linked to the UN pictograms and Risk Codes related to skin exposure • Provides a guide for comparing the performance of available product/barrier materials currently on the market Written for anyone responsible for the purchase or use of protective clothing, the updated seventh edition of Quick Selection Guide to Chemical Protective Clothing is a pocket guide that is the only independent source for selection of chemical protective clothing.
The 5th International Conference on Vibration and Energy Harvesting Applications (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering)
by Lihua Tang Kean Aw Guobiao Hu Junlei WangThis book presents select proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Vibration and Energy Harvesting Applications (VEH 2024). This book covers latest research and technological advances in the field of vibration analysis, energy harvesting, and its applications. Topics covered in the book include innovative research works related to vibration analysis, energy harvesting, their applications, and results on the mechanical design, optimization, dynamics, power management circuits and systems, MEMS technology, nanotechnology, new materials, self-powered IoT applications, and other related areas.. The book can be a valuable reference for researchers and professionals interested in vibration analysis, energy harvesting, its applications, and allied fields.
Integrated Bioeletrochemical–Constructed Wetland System for Future Sustainable Wastewater Treatment (Springer Transactions in Civil and Environmental Engineering)
by Manoj Kumar Neeraj Kumar Singh Abhilasha Singh MathuriyaThis book provides latest information and knowledge from internationally recognized experts working in wastewater treatment field. It covers broad aspects of integrated bioeletrochemical-constructed wetland system for future sustainable wastewater treatment and resource recovery. It discusses various constructed wetland and their application in wastewater treatment and the principle and mechanism of bioelectrochemical system for wastewater treatment. The book also reviews the various types of constructed wetland integrated with bioeletrochemical and microbial fuel cells. It includes chapters on the recovery of bioelectricity and bioenergy from wastewater resource using constructed wetland by adoption of microbial fuel cell technology, recent advancements in bioelectrochemical system and microbial fuel cell technology for energy production in constructed wetland, applied bioaugmentation and bioremediation treatment technology in constructed wetland for wastewater treatment, successful models of constructed wetlands applied for water purification across the globe, and chapters on scaling up, economic sustainability, and feasibility and life cycle assessment of constructed wetland for wastewater treatment integrated with microbial fuel cells and bioelectrochemical systems. The book can be a valuable reference for researchers and professionals interested in wastewater treatment and allied fields.
COVID-19 Impacts on Child Health: A Holistic Framework for Pediatric Supportive Care
by Jessica L. PeckThis book addresses the holistic impacts of COVID-19 on child health and gives a supportive framework for interprofessional pediatric teams serving children across the care continuum. The COVID-19 pandemic radically altered fundamental norms of pediatric care delivery across the service continuum. While the public rapidly adopted an echoing narrative that children were not severely impacted by physical disease burden, growing concern emerged regarding long-term holistic health impacts with diagnoses like myocarditis, COVID-toes, long-COVID, and other unique pediatric manifestations. Sequelae arising from detrimental health impacts rapidly escalated. Inequity dominated analysis of the alarming disparities in child morbidity and mortality. Loss of social safety nets increased concerns for abuse, neglect, food insecurity, and lack of connection to critical support services. Instant social isolation drove billions of children worldwide to seek online connections as families struggled with imminent health threats facing frontline workers, economic distress associated with loss of income, or transitioning to new work and school norms in the home. A disinfodemic erupted in the wake of wary health consumers facing an avalanche of misinformation. Universal vaccination rates plummeted in the first months of the pandemic, with full recovery to pre-pandemic coverage rates projected to be years in the future. Prominent professional organizations in conjunction with the American Academy of Pediatrics declared a national emergency in child and adolescent mental health. This book explores a spectrum of care settings impacted: primary care, acute care, specialty care, telehealth, and institutional settings. It considers holistic health impacts with contributions analyzing elements such as developmental and behavioral health, social media, vaccine-preventable disease, abuse and neglect, children with special health needs, social risks to health, and more. It is authored by highly regarded pediatric experts who each contribute to a comprehensive practical guide for interprofessional pediatric stakeholders with lessons learned and calls to action to effectively respond to health impacts on children arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Industrialisation and Workforce Development in Africa: Policy Dynamics, Firms, and Industrial Ecosystems (Palgrave Studies in African and Development Economics)
by Nigisty GebrechristosThis book explores the dynamics and challenges of building an industrial workforce and industrialisation in Africa. It highlights the potential for economic growth within the manufacturing sector and how industrialisation can provide employment, build industrial workforce and facilitate labour market opportunities. Government policies and the role of local and regional governments are analysed to examine why certain industrial parks perform better than others. With particular details drawn from Ethiopia’s apparel and textile industry, the historical relationship between capitalist development and the labour force is explored to show tensions between maximising profits and ensuring labour rights and better wages. Building an industrial workforce necessitates effective government policies, firm strategies, industrial ecosystems, and productive dialogue and collective learning between government and firms.
**Missing** (Gender, Justice and Legal Feminism #1)
by Anne Wagner Angela CondelloThe edited volume explores the causes, forms, and cultures of gender-based violence in society, including how children are educated, how games, art and even language promote differences, stereotypes, neutrality between men and women. It is a place to reflect on the growing importance of tolerance, diversity and acceptance of others. The book focuses on many facets, whether in a confined or public space, with a series of empirical and theoretical chapters from around the world. The volume provides key contemporary commentary on the changing dynamics of gender-based violence. It unveils a range of contexts and spaces in which gender-based violence happens, showcasing its scale and impact worldwide. The discussions presented in the book encourage a critical reflection on the global pandemic of gender-based violence, prompting a vital question about the sufficiency and effectiveness of responses to this global crisis (Professor Olga Jurasz, The Open University Law School).
Kurdish Paradox of Statelessness: Öcalan's Confederalism and Turkeyification Strategies (Middle East Today)
by Kamal Soleimani Behrooz ShojaiThis book critically examines Abdullah Öcalan’s proposal of "democratic confederalism," introduced in 2005, and its theoretical and practical implications. Despite its claims to transcend the nation-state model, Öcalan’s project leaves the colonial structures of the Turkish, Persian, and Arab states unchallenged, legitimizing their assimilatory and genocidal tendencies. It fails to secure Kurdish self-determination or protect linguistic and cultural rights, including mother-tongue education. The study interrogates these contradictions, offering a comprehensive critique of Öcalan’s ideology and its limited impact on governance, Kurdish identity, and aspirations for autonomy. Drawing on Öcalan’s original Turkish writings, the book challenges prevailing scholarship that often relies on selective translations and sympathetic interpretations. It reveals the foundational limitations of Öcalan’s approach, exposing the structural barriers it sustains and its complicity in perpetuating Turkification tendencies under the guise of Kurdish politics.
Children in Migration and International Family Law: The Child’s Best Interests Principle at the Interface of Migration Law and Family Law
by Stefan Arnold Bettina HeiderhoffThis open access book offers readers a better understanding of the legal situation of children and families migrating to the EU. Shedding light on the legal, practical, and political difficulties at the intersection of international family law and migration law, it demonstrates that enhanced coordination between these policy areas is crucial to improving the legal situation of families on the move. It not only raises awareness of these “interface” issues and the need for stakeholders in migration law and international family law to collaborate closely, but also identifies deficits in the statutory framework and suggests possible remedies in the form of interpretation and regulatory measures. The book is part of the EU co-financed FAMIMOVE project and includes contributions from international experts, who cover topics such as guardianship, early marriage, age assessment, and kafala from a truly European perspective. The authors’ approach involves a rigorous analysis of the relevant statutory framework, case law, and academic literature, with particular attention given to the best interest of the child in all its facets. The book examines how this principle can be more effectively applied and suggests ways to foster a more fruitful understanding of its regulatory potential. Given its scope and focus, the book will be of interest to researchers, scholars, and practitioners of Private International Law, Family Law, and Migration Law. It makes a valuable contribution to these fields, particularly at their often-overlooked intersections.
Biocrude Oil Biorefinery: An Emerging Biorefining Approach (Biofuel and Biorefinery Technologies #14)
by Mohammad Aslam Sanjeev Mishra Jorge Arturo Aburto Anell Anil Kumar SarmaBiorefineries are increasingly important in providing sustainable routes to the oil industry. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of biocrude biorefinery to convert biocrude into environmentally friendly fuels and high-value-added products.It begins by discussing the biorefinery concept with its fundamentals and biocrude biorefinery as a sustainable solution for bioenergy and the green economy, explaining the chemistry and reaction mechanism behind biocrude production and analysing the different feedstocks, including lignocellulosic biomass, for biocrude production, recent developments and associated challenges.The second part focuses on waste oils and liquid wastes for sustainable biocrude oil production in a biorefinery approach, as well as on 3rd generation of biorefinery feedstocks (algal biomass) as emerging feedstock for biocrude oil production and high-value products in biorefineries and biocrude oil derived from municipal and industrial organic wastes in the framework of a waste biorefinery concept. Furthermore, bio-oil constitutes a promising energy source for future hydrogen production as well as for the catalytic conversion of crude bio-oil into environmentally friendly transport fuels. The physicochemical and analytical techniques used for the analysis of crude bio-oil with fuel properties and international standards, as well as microbial production and its future applications are also covered.This book will be of great interest to practitioners, graduate students, researchers and policymakers involved in crude bio-oil biorefineries for sustainable development. This book also explores the relationship between biofuels and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 7. Furthermore, the book lays a solid foundation for the establishment of crude bio-oil-based biorefineries and thus contributes to a sustainable, cleaner, greener and livable blue planet for the next generations. Crude bio-oil is likely to be the "green gold" of the biorefinery of the future and this book will be a milestone for biorefineries.
Entwurfsplanung der Technischen Gebäudeausrüstung: Planungsinhalte, Beispiele und Leistungsdefinitionen
by Martin Vielhauer Hendrik Geyer Thomas Hürst Martin AdelmannZiel dieses Fachbuchs ist es, Konflikte über die notwendige inhaltliche Tiefe und den Leistungsumfang der Entwurfsplanung der Technischen Ausrüstung durch eine konkrete, nachvollziehbare und begründete Leistungsdefinition zu vermeiden. Dazu wird auf der Grundlage einer ausführlichen Quellenanalyse der HOAI, der HOAI-Kommentarliteratur, der Normung sowie der Rechtsprechung eine abstrakte Leistungstiefe entwickelt. Anschließend wird anhand der Fachgewerke (DIN 276) eine detaillierte Leistungsbeschreibung erstellt und begründet und durch praktische Beispiele von Planungsschnitten, Schemata und Berechnungsvorlagen je Gewerk vertieft. Die Darstellung soll helfen, die abstrakte Leistungstiefe der Technischen Ausrüstung besser zu verstehen und nachzuvollziehen. Darüber hinaus werden praktische Hinweise zu Planungsprozessen, Schnittstellen und Sonderthemen der Gewerke beschrieben.
Faculty Development in the Health Professions: A Focus on Research and Practice (Innovation and Change in Professional Education #11)
by Yvonne SteinertThis second edition of 'Faculty Development in the Health Professions', originally published in 2014, presents updated chapters and new topics. It also highlights changes in the evidence base for faculty development and identifies recommendations for research and practice in the field. With chapter authors coming from five continents, it builds on and presents global lessons learned for an international audience. This book describes a multitude of ways, ranging from workshops to the workplace, in which health professionals can develop their knowledge and skills as teachers and educators, leaders and managers, and researchers and scholars. By providing an informed and scholarly overview of faculty development, and by describing original content that has not been previously published, this book helps to ensure that research and evidence inform practice, move the scholarly agenda forward, and promote dialogue and debate in this evolving field. It serves as an invaluable resource for faculty development program planning, implementation and evaluation, and helps to sustain faculty members’ vitality and commitment to excellence.
The Unholy Trinity: Hindutva, Capitalism and Imperialism
by Bhabani Shankar NayakThis book offers critical commentary and passionate analysis on the implications of Hindutva, capitalism, and imperialism for the everyday lives of working people and the planet. The emergence of the alliance between Hindutva politics and corporate capitalism during the latter half of the twentieth century significantly shaped society, state and governments aligning it with the demands of global capitalism and its imperialist hegemony. The collaboration and contestation between Hindutva, capitalism, imperialism, and other reactionary forces shape the nature of the state, government, culture, politics and society in India and beyond. The book provides an auto ethnographic and alternative analysis based on reflections on the realities of everyday lives and experiences of the past and present of this unholy trinity and its global implications.
Digital Multimedia Communications: 21st International Forum on Digital TV and Wireless Multimedia Communications, IFTC 2024, Hainan, China, November 28–29, 2024, Revised Selected Papers, Part II (Communications in Computer and Information Science #2442)
by Guangtao Zhai Jun Zhou Long Ye Hua Yang Ping AnThis volume contains 27 selected papers presented at IFTC 2024: 21st International Forum of Digital Multimedia Communication, held in Lingshui, Hainan, China, on November 28-29, 2024. The 55 full papers included in this 2-volume set were carefully reviewed and selected from 146 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: CCIS 2441: Affective Computing, Graphics & Image Processing for Virtual Reality, Large Language Models, Multimedia Communication, Application of Deep Learning and Video Analysis. CCIS 2442: Human and Interactive Media, Image Processing, Quality Assessment and Source Coding.
Vorm en beweging: Leerboek van het bewegingsapparaat van de mens
by A. Zuidgeest A.H.M. LohmanVorm en beweging is hét leerboek over het bewegingsapparaat voor medische en paramedische studenten. Dit fraaie boek valt op door zijn helder geschreven tekst en de grote hoeveelheid anatomische tekeningen. Niet voor niets wordt Vorm en beweging al bijna zestig jaar door vele opleidingen gebruikt als hét studieboek op het gebied van de functionele anatomie van het menselijk bewegingsapparaat. Voor dit boek is een website ontwikkeld die exclusief toegang geeft tot de complete tekst en alle afbeeldingen, ondersteunende video&’s en diagnostische toetsen. In deze vijftiende, herziene druk zijn 12 illustraties toegevoegd. De tekst over de achillespees is uitgebreid. Aan het hoofdstuk &‘Stand en beweging&’ zijn een analyse van het tillen volgens de NIOSH-methode en een analyse van het fietsen toegevoegd. Drs. A. Zuidgeest heeft bewegingswetenschappen gestudeerd aan de Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam en werkte als docent Anatomie en Kinesiologie aan de Hogeschool van Amsterdam en de Hogeschool voor Fysiotherapie Thim van der Laan.
Computer Vision – ECCV 2024: 18th European Conference, Milan, Italy, September 29–October 4, 2024, Proceedings, Part LXXI (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #15129)
by Aleš Leonardis Elisa Ricci Stefan Roth Olga Russakovsky Torsten Sattler Gül VarolThe multi-volume set of LNCS books with volume numbers 15059 up to 15147 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th European Conference on Computer Vision, ECCV 2024, held in Milan, Italy, during September 29–October 4, 2024. The 2387 papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 8585 submissions. They deal with topics such as computer vision; machine learning; deep neural networks; reinforcement learning; object recognition; image classification; image processing; object detection; semantic segmentation; human pose estimation; 3d reconstruction; stereo vision; computational photography; neural networks; image coding; image reconstruction; motion estimation.
A Concise Course in Elasticity: Nonlinear and Linear Theories with Statics and Dynamics (Advances in Mechanics and Mathematics #54)
by Jiashi YangThis textbook presents a concise and comprehensive treatment of the theory of elasticity. It covers both the linear and nonlinear aspects of the theory, including both statics and dynamics. Written to be accessible to the graduate student reader, this text promotes approachability by minimizing the use of complex mathematical tools, and instead emphasizing the formulation of the initial boundary value problems. This approach makes it an ideal resource for students as well as instructors seeking a textbook designed for a one-semester graduate course in elasticity. Divided into ten chapters, the book begins with a brief review of the mechanics of materials. The theory of Cartesian tensors is then introduced, which serves as a mathematical preparation for the concise treatment of the nonlinear theory of elasticity that follows. The theory of linear elasticity is covered next with the remainder of the book then focusing on problem solving in linear elasticity. These chapters cover topics such as antiplane problems, plane-stress and plane-strain problems, and elastodynamics. Five appendices appear at the end, which include basic equations of elasticity in cylindrical, polar, and spherical coordinates, as well as a collection of vector identities that appear throughout the book. A Concise Course in Elasticity is an ideal textbook for a one-semester graduate course on elasticity. Graduate students interested in this topic will appreciate the author’s accessible approach. Instructors will find the comprehensive coverage uniquely suited to providing an overview of the area. Readers are assumed to have some experience at the undergraduate level of the mechanics of materials.
Neurobiology of Alzheimer's Disease (Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences #69)
by Emma J. Kidd Paul A. NewhouseThis volume brings together pre-clinical and clinical research on topics highly relevant to the development and improvement of our understanding of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The combination of both research areas will appeal to a broad range of researchers from basic scientists to neurologists. The topics cover both established and more recent areas of research on the underlying causes of this disease which are still not fully understood more than 100 years after its first description by Alois Alzheimer. This broad perspective demonstrates how research into AD is evolving along with considering clinical aspects of the disease. The chosen contributors are well-placed to provide expert views on these topics. The book is divided into 2 sections, pre-clinical research and clinical research. While each section contains unique topics, there are also topics common to both areas such as Down Syndrome, considerations of diversity and behavioural and neurobiological symptoms of dementia to provide a wider perspective on these topics. The inclusion of Down Syndrome demonstrates the reverse translation of knowledge from the clinic to laboratory-based neurobiology. The two main sections are then further subdivided into groups for related topics. The broad overview of this book will encourage researchers to pursue bold and innovative research to expand knowledge of this complex neurodegenerative disease and to improve its detection, diagnosis, treatment, and management.
Sales Automation (Beiträge zur empirischen Marketing- und Vertriebsforschung)
by Anne CordtsDieses Buch befasst sich mit den Auswirkungen zunehmender Automatisierung im Vertrieb. Als Konsequenz von Automatisierung nimmt die persönliche Interaktion zwischen Mitarbeiter und Kunde ab, sodass der Vertrieb insgesamt weniger persönlich wird. Anhand dreier Forschungsarbeiten werden in diesem Buch die Auswirkungen von Vertriebsautomatisierung auf die Kundeninteraktion und Kundenbeziehung untersucht und das sich wandelnde Anforderungsprofil von Vertriebsjobs beleuchtet. Die erste Forschungsarbeit befasst sich mit der Fragestellung, inwieweit das persönliche (face-to-face) Kommunikationsformat in der Kundeninteraktion durch virtuelle Kommunikationsformate (bspw. Video Calls) ersetzt werden kann. Die zweite Forschungsarbeit widmet sich KI-generierten synthetischen Stimmen, die in sprachbasierten Automatisierungstechnologien (wie z.B. in virtuellen Sprachassistenten) integriert werden, die zunehmend von Unternehmen im Vertrieb an der Schnittstelle zum Kunden eingesetzt werden. Die dritte Forschungsarbeit identifiziert Entwicklungen und Trends im Hinblick auf das (zukünftige) Anforderungsprofil von Vertriebsjobs.
The Groovology of White Affect: Boeremusiek and the Enregisterment of Race in South Africa
by Willemien FronemanThe Groovology of White Affect theorizes white aesthetics and race formation in South Africa from a position immersed in the sonic. Mining boeremusiek’s “heart-speech” across two centuries of reception, the book offers a theory of race formation steeped in the music’s vernacular language and practices, and in the context of South Africa's race ideologies. The book’s chapters identifys and explore boeremusiek's affective modalities: embarrassment, blackface, epiphany, and disavowal. The book then theorizes indexicality, music, affect and whiteness as three interlinked ontologies. When considered together, the book argues, boeremusiek’s modalities outline the parameters of a corrupted white aesthetic faculty that help explain how whiteness perpetuates itself in the present day. Racism is thereby defined not primarily as a matter of prejudice, but as a matter of (conditional) pleasure and (pathological) taste. The Groovology of White Affect articulates a sound studies from the South; it is an attempt to write in a South Africa-centered way—amidst the collapse of colonial disciplines and a resulting disciplinary and methodological catholicism—for a broad, international audience interested in the affective constitution of race and racism.
Arctic Marine Ecotoxicology: Climate Change, Pollutants, and Their Far-Reaching Effects
by Patrick Omoregie IsiborThis book explores the fragile Arctic marine environment from the perspective of marine toxicology, shedding light on the intricate relationship between pollution, contaminants, and Arctic ecosystems. It examines the challenges of preserving this delicate habitat and the need to conserve the inherent lifeforms found there. The book introduces the unique characteristics of Arctic marine life. It delineates climate change and the effects of pollutants, analyzing their far-reaching impacts on the complex waters of Arctic marine toxicology. It also examines the regulatory frameworks required to safeguard these vulnerable ecosystems and presents case studies and ethical considerations. Fundamentals of Arctic Marine Toxicology: Climate Change, Pollutants, and Their Far-Reaching Effects is a valuable resource for researchers, policymakers, industry professionals, and environmental stewards. Its interdisciplinary approach encompasses climate change, conservation, biology, environmental science, and toxicology. It offers a holistic understanding of the Arctic's ecological intricacies and the challenges posed by anthropogenic disturbances caused by human activities motivated by economic gain. The book serves as a guide towards a future of eco-friendly innovations that align with environmental stewardship. It envisions a world of sustainable Arctic marine ecosystems achieved through responsible and sustainable practices.
Chatbots and Human-Centered AI: 8th International Workshop, CONVERSATIONS 2024, Thessaloniki, Greece, December 4–5, 2024, Revised Selected Papers (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #15545)
by Asbjørn Følstad Symeon Papadopoulos Theo Araujo Effie L.-C. Law Ewa Luger Sebastian Hobert Petter Bae BrandtzaegThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Workshop on Chatbots and Human-Centered AI, CONVERSATIONS 2024, held in Thessaloniki, Greece, during December 4–5, 2024. The 12 full papers and 3 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 35 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Understanding and Designing for Human-AI Interactions; Human-Centred AI in Education and Social Support; Conversational AI for Citizens and Customers.
Responsiveness and Responsibility in the Euro Crisis: Explaining Governments' Blame Avoidance Strategies Under EU Conditionality (Contributions to Political Science)
by Lisa KriegmairConditionality has become a popular instrument for achieving policy change in the European Union (EU). EU conditionality in the Euro crisis epitomises the responsiveness-responsibility dilemma that comes with increasing supranational influence on national policymaking: governments find it increasingly difficult to responsively address the needs of their citizens and simultaneously fulfil their obligations vis-à-vis supranational institutions. Blame avoidance strategies are a way to mitigate this problem, as they help governments shape public perceptions about who is to be held accountable for unpopular policies. During the Euro crisis, despite it being an easy target, governments facing EU conditionality did not indiscriminately shift blame to the EU. Instead, they drew on a variety of blame avoidance strategies. This book aims to shed light on this observed variation in governments’ strategy choices during the Euro crisis. To do so, it investigates the constraints that EU conditionality imposes on governments’ use of blame avoidance strategies and how governments chose specific strategies from the remaining blame avoidance toolkit.
Special Education in Contemporary Society: An Introduction to Exceptionality
by Richard M. Gargiulo Emily C. BouckSpecial Education in Contemporary Society: An Introduction to Exceptionality offers a comprehensive, engaging, and readable introduction to the dynamic field of special education. Grounded in the latest research, it reflects current educational standards and equips students with the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and beliefs needed to create inclusive learning environments that empower all students to reach their full potential. Authors Richard M. Gargiulo and Emily C. Bouck encourage a deep awareness and understanding of the "human" side of special education, offering insightful perspectives into the lives of exceptional students, their families, and the dedicated teachers who support them. The Eighth Edition of this text has been updated with new information on specific disabilities and challenges, issues of diversity and equity within special education, and the latest statistics and research that are a hallmark of this book.
Special Education in Contemporary Society: An Introduction to Exceptionality
by Richard M. Gargiulo Emily C. BouckSpecial Education in Contemporary Society: An Introduction to Exceptionality offers a comprehensive, engaging, and readable introduction to the dynamic field of special education. Grounded in the latest research, it reflects current educational standards and equips students with the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and beliefs needed to create inclusive learning environments that empower all students to reach their full potential. Authors Richard M. Gargiulo and Emily C. Bouck encourage a deep awareness and understanding of the "human" side of special education, offering insightful perspectives into the lives of exceptional students, their families, and the dedicated teachers who support them. The Eighth Edition of this text has been updated with new information on specific disabilities and challenges, issues of diversity and equity within special education, and the latest statistics and research that are a hallmark of this book.