This comprehensive book provides a global overview of how bullying and peer victimization affect children and adolescents.Organised by geographical regions, the chapters outline socio-cultural contexts of bullying in 110 countries/societies. Researchers and practitioners present anti-bullying prevention and intervention methods as well as the existence (or absence) of laws and policies to protect children and adolescents from bullying. They present detailed insights from countries/societies where research on the subject is limited and explore the concept of bullying in many non-Western countries/societies.Bullying: Global Case Studies in Policy and Prevention for Young People is an essential resource for students and academics in education, psychology, public policy, social work and sociology. It is also a vital read for practitioners working with children and adolescents who are affected by bullying, providing crucial frameworks for tackling bullying worldwide. Key Features:Brings together a global network of researchers from 110 countries and societies Presents cutting-edge research into the nature and impact of bullying among children and adolescentsInvestigates global anti-bullying, prevention and intervention strategies and anti-bullying laws and policies

This comprehensive book provides a global overview of how bullying and peer victimization affect children and adolescents.Organised by geographical regions, the chapters outline socio-cultural contexts of bullying in 110 countries/societies. Researchers and practitioners present anti-bullying prevention and intervention methods as well as the existence (or absence) of laws and policies to protect children and adolescents from bullying. They present detailed insights from countries/societies where research on the subject is limited and explore the concept of bullying in many non-Western countries/societies.Bullying: Global Case Studies in Policy and Prevention for Young People is an essential resource for students and academics in education, psychology, public policy, social work and sociology. It is also a vital read for practitioners working with children and adolescents who are affected by bullying, providing crucial frameworks for tackling bullying worldwide. Key Features:Brings together a global network of researchers from 110 countries and societiesPresents cutting-edge research into the nature and impact of bullying among children and adolescentsInvestigates global anti-bullying, prevention and intervention strategies and anti-bullying laws and policies

This comprehensive book provides a global overview of how bullying and peer victimization affect children and adolescents.Organised by geographical regions, the chapters outline socio-cultural contexts of bullying in 110 countries/societies. Researchers and practitioners present anti-bullying prevention and intervention methods as well as the existence (or absence) of laws and policies to protect children and adolescents from bullying. They present detailed insights from countries/societies where research on the subject is limited and explore the concept of bullying in many non-Western countries/societies.Bullying: Global Case Studies in Policy and Prevention for Young People is an essential resource for students and academics in education, psychology, public policy, social work and sociology. It is also a vital read for practitioners working with children and adolescents who are affected by bullying, providing crucial frameworks for tackling bullying worldwide. Key Features:Brings together a global network of researchers from 110 countries and societies Presents cutting-edge research into the nature and impact of bullying among children and adolescentsInvestigates global anti-bullying, prevention and intervention strategies and anti-bullying laws and policies

Volume 18 of the Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management series looks at how cities and countries recover from catastrophic disasters with a specific focus on Asia. Asia has experienced devastating disasters over the centuries. Proximity to the seismically active “Ring of Fire” and other plate boundaries, long Pacific and Indian Ocean coastlines, major river and tributary courses, desert and semi-desert areas, and other geographic features create a diversity of hazards and potential hazards. Chapters cover topics including International Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Recovery, Disaster exceptionalism in India, Immigrant and refugee experiences in Canterbury and Tohoku, Citizen Participation in the Disaster Reconstruction Process after the Great East Japan Earthquake, and Social Capital and Changes in Post-Disaster Recovery Process in China after the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake.

Volume 18 of the Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management series looks at how cities and countries recover from catastrophic disasters with a specific focus on Asia. Asia has experienced devastating disasters over the centuries. Proximity to the seismically active “Ring of Fire” and other plate boundaries, long Pacific and Indian Ocean coastlines, major river and tributary courses, desert and semi-desert areas, and other geographic features create a diversity of hazards and potential hazards. Chapters cover topics including International Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Recovery, Disaster exceptionalism in India, Immigrant and refugee experiences in Canterbury and Tohoku, Citizen Participation in the Disaster Reconstruction Process after the Great East Japan Earthquake, and Social Capital and Changes in Post-Disaster Recovery Process in China after the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake.

This comprehensive book provides a global overview of how bullying and peer victimization affect children and adolescents.Organised by geographical regions, the chapters outline socio-cultural contexts of bullying in 110 countries/societies. Researchers and practitioners present anti-bullying prevention and intervention methods as well as the existence (or absence) of laws and policies to protect children and adolescents from bullying. They present detailed insights from countries/societies where research on the subject is limited and explore the concept of bullying in many non-Western countries/societies.Bullying: Global Case Studies in Policy and Prevention for Young People is an essential resource for students and academics in education, psychology, public policy, social work and sociology. It is also a vital read for practitioners working with children and adolescents who are affected by bullying, providing crucial frameworks for tackling bullying worldwide. Key Features:Brings together a global network of researchers from 110 countries and societies Presents cutting-edge research into the nature and impact of bullying among children and adolescentsInvestigates global anti-bullying, prevention and intervention strategies and anti-bullying laws and policies

This comprehensive book provides a global overview of how bullying and peer victimization affect children and adolescents.Organised by geographical regions, the chapters outline socio-cultural contexts of bullying in 110 countries/societies. Researchers and practitioners present anti-bullying prevention and intervention methods as well as the existence (or absence) of laws and policies to protect children and adolescents from bullying. They present detailed insights from countries/societies where research on the subject is limited and explore the concept of bullying in many non-Western countries/societies.Bullying: Global Case Studies in Policy and Prevention for Young People is an essential resource for students and academics in education, psychology, public policy, social work and sociology. It is also a vital read for practitioners working with children and adolescents who are affected by bullying, providing crucial frameworks for tackling bullying worldwide. Key Features:Brings together a global network of researchers from 110 countries and societiesPresents cutting-edge research into the nature and impact of bullying among children and adolescentsInvestigates global anti-bullying, prevention and intervention strategies and anti-bullying laws and policies

This comprehensive book provides a global overview of how bullying and peer victimization affect children and adolescents.Organised by geographical regions, the chapters outline socio-cultural contexts of bullying in 110 countries/societies. Researchers and practitioners present anti-bullying prevention and intervention methods as well as the existence (or absence) of laws and policies to protect children and adolescents from bullying. They present detailed insights from countries/societies where research on the subject is limited and explore the concept of bullying in many non-Western countries/societies.Bullying: Global Case Studies in Policy and Prevention for Young People is an essential resource for students and academics in education, psychology, public policy, social work and sociology. It is also a vital read for practitioners working with children and adolescents who are affected by bullying, providing crucial frameworks for tackling bullying worldwide. Key Features:Brings together a global network of researchers from 110 countries and societies Presents cutting-edge research into the nature and impact of bullying among children and adolescentsInvestigates global anti-bullying, prevention and intervention strategies and anti-bullying laws and policies

Volume 18 of the Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management series looks at how cities and countries recover from catastrophic disasters with a specific focus on Asia. Asia has experienced devastating disasters over the centuries. Proximity to the seismically active “Ring of Fire” and other plate boundaries, long Pacific and Indian Ocean coastlines, major river and tributary courses, desert and semi-desert areas, and other geographic features create a diversity of hazards and potential hazards. Chapters cover topics including International Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Recovery, Disaster exceptionalism in India, Immigrant and refugee experiences in Canterbury and Tohoku, Citizen Participation in the Disaster Reconstruction Process after the Great East Japan Earthquake, and Social Capital and Changes in Post-Disaster Recovery Process in China after the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake.

Volume 18 of the Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management series looks at how cities and countries recover from catastrophic disasters with a specific focus on Asia. Asia has experienced devastating disasters over the centuries. Proximity to the seismically active “Ring of Fire” and other plate boundaries, long Pacific and Indian Ocean coastlines, major river and tributary courses, desert and semi-desert areas, and other geographic features create a diversity of hazards and potential hazards. Chapters cover topics including International Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Recovery, Disaster exceptionalism in India, Immigrant and refugee experiences in Canterbury and Tohoku, Citizen Participation in the Disaster Reconstruction Process after the Great East Japan Earthquake, and Social Capital and Changes in Post-Disaster Recovery Process in China after the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake.