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Post-conflict Security, Peace and Development
Perspectives from Africa, Latin America, Europe and New Zealand
Av Christine Atieno, Colin Robinson
Häftad, 2018
543 kr
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This book examines links between post-conflict security, peace and development in Africa, Latin America, Europe and New Zealand. Young peace researchers from the Global South (Uganda, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Brazil, Colombia) as well as from Italy and New Zealand address in case studies traumas in …
Balancing Nature and Civilization - Alternative Sustainability Perspectives from Philosophy to Practice
Av Yoshitsugu Hayashi, Masafumi Morisugi m. fl.
Häftad, 2020
551 kr
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This book is an outcome of an international symposium: Sustainability –Can We Design the Future of Human Life and the Environment? which was held as a satellite event of the “Love the Earth”-Expo 2005 (Aichi, Japan). Each chapter is based on the lecture given by the following eminent researchers: …
Legal Education and Legal Traditions: Selected Essays
Av Myint Zan
Häftad, 2020
605 kr
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This book deals with aspects of legal education and legal traditions. Part I includes chapters on teaching Law of the Sea, legal ethics and educating lawyers as ‘transaction cost engineers’ as well as comparison of teaching law in a refugee camp and in a Malaysian University. Part II on legal and …
Demography and the Anthropocene
Häftad, 2021
551 kr
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Environmentalists devote little attention at the moment to the size and growth of the human population. To counter this neglect, the monograph (i) includes original graphs showing population size and growth since 1920 in the world as a whole and the United States; (ii) assembles evidence tying the …
Rights, Rivers and the Quest for Water Commons: The Case of Bangladesh
Av Imtiaz Ahmed
Häftad, 2021
660 kr
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Right to water may sound novel and somewhat dramatic, yet it has been central to the quest of human civilization for thousands of years. One of the earliest references to water as ‘common property’ can be found in the Jewish laws as early as 3000 BCE.Similar views are also found in Islam. In fact, …
Healing is What Makes Peace Work
A Healing-Centered Peacebuilding Approach
Häftad, 2022
625 kr
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The book goes beyond mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) to a holistic approach centered on healing. The book lays at the intersection of peacebuilding, global mental health, and development. In many parts of the world, entire generations live in chronic violence—just surviving. The …
Housing and Technology
Special Focus on Zimbabwe
Av Abraham R. Matamanda, Innocent Chirisa m. fl.
Häftad, 2022
551 kr
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The housing and human settlement sector is fast changing, and technology is making it more complex than ever before. With reference to Zimbabwe, a developing country in Southern Africa, the essence of this book is to bring out housing as an issue within the technology debate and practice. The …
Handbook on Deradicalization and Rehabilitation of Violent Extremist Offenders in Bangladesh
Av Imtiaz Ahmed, ASM Ali Ashraf m. fl.
Häftad, 2025
586 kr
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This Handbook provides a theory-driven and policy-relevant analysis of terrorist offenders' deradicalization processes. It is the product of a multi-year collaboration between security studies scholars and counterterrorism practitioners. It offers a multidimensional strategy for the physical and …
Multiple Discriminations
Perspectives on Social Inequality of Vulnerable Groups in Mexico
Av Ana Elizabeth Jardón Hernández, María Verónica Murguía Salas m. fl.
Häftad, 2025
551 kr
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The research results are integrated into this book account for the complexity of social contexts within the State of Mexico, while also highlighting the prevalence of discriminatory practices in different social spheres, with a particular emphasis on the labor sector: difficulties in accessing …
Flight and Religion
Exploring Faith and Resilience of Children and Parents with Flight Experience
Av Britta Konz, Caterina Rohde-Abuba m. fl.
Häftad, 2026
1306 kr
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This book is based on an interdisciplinary, qualitative-empirical study of Muslim, Christian, and Yazidi families. It explores the significance of religion in coping with traumatic experiences during flight and migration processes. Using the concept of VulnerAbility, the book illustrates how …
Is Local Beautiful?
Peacebuilding between International Interventions and Locally Led Initiatives
Av Sara Hellmüller, Martina Santschi
Häftad, 2014
551 kr
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Based on the swisspeace annual conference 2012, the publication examines the delicate balance between external interventions and locally-led initiatives. It addresses the question of what “local” means in the peacebuilding and development context; which actors on the ground actually represent the …
Soil Security for Ecosystem Management
Mediterranean Soil Ecosystems 1
Häftad, 2013
507 kr
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The term "Soil Security" is used in the context of maintaining the quality and quantity of soil needed in order to ensure continuous supplies of food and fresh water for our society. Topics in this unique book on the management of soil sustainability in the Mediterranean region include: soil …
Expanding Peace Ecology: Peace, Security, Sustainability, Equity and Gender
Perspectives of IPRA’s Ecology and Peace Commission
Av Úrsula Oswald Spring, Hans Günter Brauch m. fl.
Häftad, 2013
507 kr
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This book has peer-reviewed chapters by scholars from Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, Mexico and the USA that were presented to the Ecology and Peace Commission (EPC) of the International Peace Research Association (IPRA) in November 2012 in Japan. The chapters address these themes: Expanding …
Anthropological Perspectives on Intangible Cultural Heritage
Av Lourdes Arizpe, Cristina Amescua
Häftad, 2013
607 kr
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A decade after the approval of the UNESCO 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH), the concept has gained wide acceptance at the local, national and international levels. Communities are recognizing and celebrating their Intangible Heritage; governments are …
Practice of Research on Migration and Mobilities
Av Liliana Rivera-Sánchez, Fernando Lozano-Ascencio
Häftad, 2014
507 kr
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The migration process is interpreted in a different way when researchers live in so-called societies of origin, than when it is interpreted from societies of destination—even when research work is multi-situated. The localization of researchers in this field involves numerous factors that influence …
Temporary Shelters and Surrounding Communities
Livelihood Opportunities, the Labour Market, Social Welfare and Social Security
Av Yongyuth Chalamwong, Naruemon Thabchumpon m. fl.
Häftad, 2013
507 kr
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This book is one of four volumes on a major empirical migration study by leading Thai migration specialists from Chulalongkorn University (Bangkok) for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).This volume reviews the livelihood opportunities for displaced persons in temporary shelters and in …
Resettlement of Displaced Persons on the Thai-Myanmar Border
Av Benjamin Harkins, Supang Chantavanich
Häftad, 2013
507 kr
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This book is one of four volumes on a major empirical migration study by leading Thai migration specialists from Chulalongkorn University (Bangkok) for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The camps on the Thai–Myanmar border are the result of the world’s largest resettlement program. …
Humanitarian Assistance for Displaced Persons from Myanmar
Royal Thai Government Policy and Donor, INGO, NGO and UN Agency Delivery
Av Premjai Vungsiriphisal, Dares Chusri m. fl.
Häftad, 2013
507 kr
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This book is one of four volumes on a major empirical migration study by leading Thai migration specialists from Chulalongkorn University (Bangkok) for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). This volume examines the protracted refugee situation at the Thai–Myanmar border. Displaced …
Impact of Displaced People’s Temporary Shelters on their Surrounding Environment
Av Suwattana Thadaniti, Supang Chantavanich
Häftad, 2013
507 kr
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This book is one of four volumes on a major empirical migration study by leading Thai migration specialists from Chulalongkorn University (Bangkok) for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).this volume discusses the environmental impact of temporary shelters for displaced people along the …
Building Civil Society in Authoritarian China
Importance of Leadership Connections for Establishing Effective Nongovernmental Organizations in a Non-Democracy
Av John W. Tai
Häftad, 2014
551 kr
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How is modern civil society created? There are few contemporary studies on this important question and when it is addressed, scholars tend to emphasize the institutional environment that facilitates a modern civil society. However, there is a need for a new perspective on this issue. Contemporary …
Frederic W. Harmer: A Scientific Biography
Häftad, 2014
551 kr
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Comprising the first definitive account of the geological and palaeometeorological studies made by the British geologist, Frederic W. Harmer (1835-1924) this book contributes a previously missing chapter to the history of science. The main objective of the author is to ensure that the scientific …
South China Sea and Asian Regionalism
A Critical Realist Perspective
Av Thanh-Dam Truong, Knio Karim
Häftad, 2016
551 kr
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This book offers an innovative approach to the analysis of the current crisis in the South China Sea. Moving beyond the spirit of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), the mechanisms of which are limited to physical geography, it demonstrates how epistemological insights from the field …
Gender and Land Tenure in the Context of Disaster in Asia
Av Kyoko Kusakabe, Rajendra Shrestha m. fl.
Häftad, 2015
551 kr
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This book explores an interdisciplinary field at the intersection of gender and development studies, disaster and land tenure policy. It is well known that women generally have weaker claims to land. But how does that translate to increased vulnerability during disaster? Using case studies from …
Gender Responsive and Participatory Budgeting
Imperatives for Equitable Public Expenditure
Av Cecilia Ng
Häftad, 2015
769 kr
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This unique book focuses on the hybridization of grassroots participation in planning, implementing, and developing gender-responsive budgeting. It explores the possibilities for gender sensitive budgeting when implemented using techniques that have been popularized by participatory governance …
Reinterpreting Sub-Saharan Cities through the Concept of Adaptive Capacity
An Analysis of Autonomous Adaptation in Response to Environmental Changes in Peri-Urban Areas
Av Liana Ricci
Häftad, 2016
551 kr
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This book explores whether and how a reinterpretation of Sub-Saharan cities, through the concept of adaptive capacity, could bridge this distance and contribute to a new understanding of the contemporary city. The research contributes to improved knowledge of urban and environmental planning and of …
Water, Food and Welfare
Water Footprint as a Complementary Approach to Water Management in Mexico
Av Rosario H. Perez-Espejo, Roberto M. Constantino-Toto m. fl.
Häftad, 2016
551 kr
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This book addresses the following topics: the contemporary model for water management and alternative approaches; the socioeconomic framework, water policy and institutions; water use for food purposes, water-resources inventory and irrigation; manifestations of welfare loss and water prices; …
British Role in Iranian Domestic Politics (1951-1953)
Häftad, 2016
679 kr
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Based on British and Iranian sources, this book investigates the background and goals of the coup in Iran, examining how British foreign and domestic agents interfered with Iran’s internal affairs between the nationalization of Iran’s oil in 1951 until its failure in 1953 with the overthrow of …
Climate Change, Energy Use, and Sustainability
Diagnosis and Prescription after the Great East Japan Earthquake
Av YOSHITSUGU HAYASHI, Tetsuzo Yasunari m. fl.
Häftad, 2016
607 kr
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This book is an outcome of the symposium “Towards Earth Friendly Use of Resources and Energy,” organized by the Nagoya University Center of Excellence Program “From Earth System Science to Basic and Clinical Environmental Studies” and presents papers by four eminent researchers. 1) Syukuro Manabe, …
Refugee and Return
Displacement along the Thai-Myanmar Border
Av Supang Chantavanich, Aungkana Kamonpetch
Häftad, 2016
607 kr
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This book provides essential background information on the protracted displacement of several ethnic groups along the Thai-Myanmar border before turning to an examination of whether Myanmar has now shifted into a post-conflict society, the expected challenges involved in reintegrating returnees to …
International Migration and Crisis
Transition Toward a New Migratory Phase
Av Ana Elizabeth Jardón Hernández
Häftad, 2016
551 kr
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This book presents an analysis of the various transformation processes at work in the international migratory dynamic of Mexicans as a consequence of the 2008 international economic crisis and the implementation of an increasingly strict American migration policy. Employing a methodology that …
