“…Fromthe meth-dealing but devoted family man Walter White of AMC’s Breaking Bad,to the part-time basketball coach, part-time gigolo Ray Drecker of HBO’s Hung,depictions of male characters perplexed by societal expectations of men andanxious about changing American masculinity have become standard across thetelevision landscape. Engaging with a wide variety of shows, including TheLeague, Dexter, and Nip/Tuck, among many others, Amanda D. …”

“…Whether delivering solar energy to Brazilian villagers, expanding work opportunities for disabled people across India, creating a network of home-care agencies to serve poor people with AIDS in South Africa, or bridging the college-access gap in the United States, social entrepreneurs are pioneering problem-solving models that will reshape the 21st century. …”

“…"This edited volume presents the results of a European research project - 'CHILD-UP' (Children Hybrid Integration: Learning Dialogue as a way of Upgrading Policies of Participation), which supports the hybrid integration of children with migration backgrounds into schools across Europe. Using qualitative data and theoretical foundations obtained through interviews and focus groups, the book ultimately centres the perspectives and experiences of both the children and the professionals working with them. …”

“…It emphasizes the importance of implementing strategic integrity frameworks across various governmental levels, including national and municipal. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…An analysis of EU external migration policies impacts on the democratization of Morocco -- Chapter 4. Migration across the Mediterranean: Shaping Italy-Libya relations over time -- Chapter 5. …”

“…Fragility fracture is one of the foremost challenges for health care providers and thehe global demand for nursing care for patients with fragility fractures across the world is immense. Hip fracture is particularly challenging as these significant injuries often occur in frail older people requiring hospitalisation and orthopaedic surgery. …”

“…Focusing on the archives of creative practices, the book reaches between and across existing bodies of knowledge in this field, including material culture, art history and literary studies, unified by an interest in archives as material deposits and aggregations, in both analogue and digital forms, as well as the material encounter. …”

“…In a series of historical and ethnographic case studies from across the African continent, the authors consider the multiple ways Muslims and Christians have encountered each other, borrowed or appropriated from one another, and sometimes also clashed. …”

“…While the volume focuses predominantly on the Roman Catholic Church as a case study, various chapters broaden the exploration across other Christian and non-Christian traditions. …”

“…It argues that women doctors were pivotal in developing a holistic approach to family planning and transmitting this knowledge across borders, playing a more prominent role in shaping scientific and medical knowledge than previously acknowledged. …”

“…It examines Wagner's influence across various fields such as literature, visual arts, architecture, scenography, music, dance, and film. …”

“…Bringing together a range of experts across various sectors, this important volume explores some of the key issues that have arisen in the Global South with the COVID-19 pandemic. …”

“…Bridging and synthesizing linguistic anthropology, film studies, visual studies, and media anthropology, Onscreen/Offscreen rethinks key issues across a number of fields concerned with the semiotic constitution of social life, from the performativity and ontology of images to questions of spectatorship, realism, and presence. …”

“…In addition to exploring the parameters of female friendship across a range of texts and historical contexts, contributors evaluate the political, religious, and civic structures negotiated in public and private and engage with the long history of theory and philosophy on friendship. …”

“…When radon was found to be a ubiquitous indoor air pollutant, however, it raised a more widespread alarm for public health.To develop appropriate public policy for indoor radon, decisionmakers need a characterization of the risk of radon exposure across the range of exposures people actually receive. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Executive summary -- Key findings and recommendations -- 1 Updating the regional lens in Wales -- Introduction -- A note on this report -- Overcoming challenges to regional development in Wales -- With Brexit, Wales sought a new model to drive regional development -- There are constraints to applying the new model fully -- Moving the regional lens forward with the four economic regions -- Actionable regional evidence is crucial to advancing the regional lens -- Building a comprehensive regional development picture to inform policy making -- Key messages and recommendations -- References -- Notes -- 2 Pulling the pieces together for regional development -- Introduction -- Charting a course for regional development in Wales -- Futures thinking, foresight and seeds of a vision provide foundations for a long-term view of regional development in Wales -- A strategic thread can unify regional development efforts towards shared objectives -- Weaving a strategic thread for regional development across the Welsh Government -- Making sure everyone moves in the same direction -- Filling a co-ordination gap for regional development -- Strengthen and diversify co-ordination mechanisms for regional development -- Adjust ways of working to support integrated regional development -- Key messages and recommendations -- References -- Notes -- 3 Harnessing the power of regional working -- Introduction -- The "why" behind the Corporate Joint Committees -- In Wales, co-operative regions were established to build territorial scale and favour cross-local authority collaborative working -- A need for greater clarity on the purpose and goals of the CJCs -- Uncertainties and mismatched expectations limit local authority ownership of the CJCs…”

“…It responds to the constant question about how to begin a career in human rights by highlighting that there is no single path into this dynamic field that was built on the back of small initiatives by people across a broad spectrum of career paths"--Sitio web del editor…”

“…He finds, with remarkable consistency across issues, that the European public does not see their democracy as in crisis. …”

“…Against this backdrop, this book examines fragmentation in international trade regulation across a wide array of regulatory fields. To this end, it uses a conceptually coherent theoretical framework which is based on the effort to bring about greater coherence among different policy goals and fields, and thus to embed the multilateral trading system within the broader framework of international economics, law and relations. …”

“…Building bridges across media and communication studies, science and technology studies, environmental studies and urban planning studies, Citizen Voices also offers a range of different theories and research methodologies which foreground the role of communication processes in scientific and environmental governance…”