“…This book is a true step forward in the development of a specific metapsychology for "midlife".The book includes contributions by Alcira Mariam Alizade (Argentina), Christopher Bollas (UK), Stefano Bolognini (Italy), Calvin A. Colarusso (USA), Franco de Masi (Italy), Claudio Laks Eizirik (Brazil), Haydee Faimberg (France), Glen O. …”

“…Meeting Democracy presents empirical research that examines in detail how power is distributed and how consensus is reached in twelve global justice movement organizations, with detailed observations of how they operate in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and the UK. Written by leading political scientists and sociologists, this work contributes significantly to the wider literature on power and deliberative democracy within political science and sociology…”

“…Contributors examine best practice across the UK, the US and Europe and compile the findings in a way that can be incorporated into everyday practice. …”

“…It provides invaluable insight into many of the most pressing and distressing issues we face in modern society, including the migrant and refugee crises affecting Europe; the devaluing of black lives in the USA; and the poverty, ill-health, and poor mental well-being that has resulted from ever-increasing austerity efforts in the UK. Including sections on critical perspectives, critical methodologies, and critical applications, this volume also focuses on issues within social cognition, self and identity. …”

“…He was awarded an MSc from the Politecnico di Bari, an MSc from the University of Southampton (UK) and a PhD from the Scuola Interpolitecnica in Italy. …”

“…Drawing on a range of research projects covering Canada, Germany, Norway, Sweden, the UK and the US, this book documents a broad spectrum of unpaid work performed by residents, relatives, volunteers and staff in nursing homes. …”

“…The overview of Bruno Touschek’s life and works across Europe, from pre-war Vienna to Germany, the UK, Italy, and France, adds a human dimension to the scientific narration, while the open access status makes this laudatory book available to anyone with interest…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…VII -- About the Guest Editors.XI -- Preface to "Ecological Monitoring, Assessment, and Management in Freshwater Systems" .XIII -- Young-Seuk Park and Soon-Jin Hwang Ecological Monitoring, Assessment, and Management in Freshwater Systems Reprinted from: Water 2016, 8(8), 324 http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/8/8/3241 -- Jens Arle, Volker Mohaupt and Ingo Kirst Monitoring of Surface Waters in Germany under the Water Framework Directive-A Review of Approaches, Methods and Results Reprinted from: Water 2016, 8(6), 217 http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/8/6/2178 -- Meilan Jiang, Karpjoo Jeong, Jung-Hwan Park, Nan-Young Kim, Soon-Jin Hwang and Sang-Hun Kim Open, Sharable, and Extensible Data Management for the Korea National Aquatic Ecological Monitoring and Assessment Program: A RESTful API-Based Approach Reprinted from: Water 2016, 8(5), 201 http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/8/5/20139 -- Byungwoong Choi, Sung-Uk Choi and Hojeong Kang Transferability of Monitoring Data from Neighboring Streams in a Physical Habitat Simulation Reprinted from: Water 2015, 7(8), 4537-4551 http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/7/8/453774 -- Bin Li, Kozo Watanabe, Dong-Hwan Kim, Sang-Bin Lee, Muyoung Heo, Heui-Soo Kim and Tae-Soo Chon Identification of Outlier Loci Responding to Anthropogenic and Natural Selection Pressure in Stream Insects Based on a Self-Organizing Map Reprinted from: Water 2016, 8(5), 188 http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/8/5/18890 -- Yung-Chul Jun, Nan-Young Kim, Sang-Hun Kim, Young-Seuk Park, Dong-Soo Kong and Soon-Jin Hwang Spatial Distribution of Benthic Macroinvertebrate Assemblages in Relation to Environmental Variables in Korean Nationwide Streams Reprinted from: Water 2016, 8(1), 27 http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/8/1/27120 -- Mateusz Grygoruk, Magdalena Frąk and Aron Chmielewski Agricultural Rivers at Risk: Dredging Results in a Loss of Macroinvertebrates. …”

“…As well as marking the tenth anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the consequent unleashing of the global financial crisis, 2018 is also the year of negotiations on the terms of the UK's exit from the European Union. Within a decade the banking world has witnessed two epochal events with potential to redraw the map of international financial centres: but how much has this map actually changed since 2008, and how is it likely to change in the near future? …”

“…Building on more than a decade of collaborative international and interdisciplinary research in Canada, Germany, Norway, Sweden, the UK and the US, it employs a feminist political economy framework to address the key challenges facing care homes in this turbulent era. …”

“…The overarching question of climate change journalism and its relationship to temporality is considered through the themes of environmental justice and slow violence, editorial interventions, ecological loss, and political and religious contexts, which are in turn explored through a selection of case studies from the US, France, Thailand, Brazil, Australia, Spain, Mexico, Canada, and the UK. This is an insightful resource for students and scholars in the fields of journalism, media studies, environmental communication and communications generally"--…”

“…Contributions from Finland, Germany, Russia, the UK, the USA and Canada illuminate the ways in which socio-political contexts influence the power relations between citizens, practitioners and the state, and the potential (or otherwise) for reciprocity to flourish. …”