“…., in September 2001; the Bali bombings in October 2002; and the invasion of Iraq in March 2003 have fractured the former consensus on defence policy. These developments have eroded acceptance of the core judgements underpinning defence policy. …”

“…Denne boken beskriver og diskuterer de økonomiske og politiske endringsprosessene som skjer i kystområdene og hvordan disse setter krav til særegne former for planlegging. Selv om Norge har lang kystlinje og store kystområder innenfor grunnlinjen, har konfliktene om bruken av disse områdene blitt flere og mer tilspisset de siste 20 årene. …”

“…The proposition is that digitisation and mediatisation processes are conditioning new inter-sector dialogues and the emergence of new cross-innovation systems at the borderlines of formerly distinct industries.The case study industries presented are, on the one hand, audiovisual media (film, television, videogames, etc.) and health care, education or tourism, on the other hand. …”

“…Eva Borgström is associate professor of comparative literature and lecturer at the Department of Literature, History of Ideas, and Religion at the University of Gothenburg. She has formerly worked at the National Secretariat for Gender Research and the Department of Gender Studies…”

“…Our work has revealed that pre-Columbian settlements in the Santarém region in the State of Pará, Brazilian Amazonas, were not (as formerly often assumed) limited to the vicinities of permanent water courses, such as rivers and lakes. …”

“…En Suisse romande, l’institutionnalisation des formations à l’enseignement public au cours du 19e siècle s’accompagne de larges débats sur les modèles institutionnels et sur les savoirs nécessaires pour former les futurs enseignants. Pour faire face à l’incroyable expansion des systèmes scolaires durant le 20e siècle, les formations ne cessent de se développer pour répondre à la complexification de la profession enseignante. …”

“…Celle de l'insertion de l'information dans diverses figures du collectif qui dépendent des coordinations et coopérations en vigueur, conduisant à des représentations communes ou à des connaissances distribuées. …”

“…Within this chronological framework, chapters are organised thematically, covering a variety of topics and contexts: writing and solving equations, geometric construction, coordinates and complex numbers, perceptions of ‘infinity’ and its permissible uses in mathematics, number systems, and evolving views of the role of axioms. …”

“…Elle décode les mécanismes au coeur du leadership partagé et voit dans cette coopération l’occasion pour chacun de cesser d’être un simple observateur de son environnement pour en devenir un acteur influent. …”

“…Through close readings of a diverse selection of films and novels from the former GDR, Urang offers an eye-opening account of the ideological stakes of love stories in East German culture. …”

“…In Reading for Storyness, Susan Lohafer, former president of the Society for the Study of the Short Story, argues that there is much more than length separating short stories from novels and other works of fiction. …”

“…Most important among these are the mass media and culture industry, and mainstream economics. The former is responsible for a continuous stream of hegemonic propaganda; the latter – among others – for providing a pseudo-scientific justification for the false belief that there is no alternative. …”

“…It includes seven preparatory papers on diverse theoretical approaches, penned by former Berkeley political scientist George A. Lipsky, followed by the digest of discussions from the study group meetings. …”

“…A potent mix of increasing expectations, limited resources, tensions between competition and cooperation, and the need for evidence-based funding is creating major change in how science is conducted and perceived. …”

“…Traditionally, the Conference offers the opportunity for colleagues to learn about the research results yielded by others and to launch or renew cooperation projects. The format of the conference hopefully encourages academic discussions and interaction .between the participants and renowned scientists who have been invited to deliver keynote speeches. …”

“…Faire l’histoire de la rumeur en Grèce, c’est traquer, dans les textes anciens, d’Homère à Polybe, les traces volatiles d’une réputation qui peut devenir immortelle ; c’est faire émerger les ressorts d’un univers culturel et mental, avec ses valeurs et contre-valeurs, ses normes et ses modèles, ses hiérarchies et ses préjugés. …”

“…The peer-review process and updating of the chapters account for the unfortunate delay in the publication of this book. The patient cooperation of the contributors and the generous funding of CAGE are much appreciated. …”

“…This book presents the lectures of the 14th Göttingen Workshop on Family Law, which took place on 13th November 2015 and was organized in cooperation with the Center for Medical Law of the University of Göttingen. …”

“…Since this book is a continuation of that project, it feels appropriate to repeat my thanks to Professor Patterson and STINT (The Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education) for making that visit possible…”

“…The latter is the richness of our personal being; the former is the essentially elusive central concern of this Book 1: I can be aware of myself and refer to myself without it being necessary to think of any third-personal characteristic; indeed one may be aware of oneself without having to be aware of anything except oneself. …”