“…How are political struggles fought and communicated on the local-national-global nexus? How do we integrate emerging media environments in global communication studies?…”
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“…Her findings resonate with broader anthropological questions about how change happens in our global-local era and suggests a useful model with which to analyze ordinary lives in the late modern world.Rosenberger’s analysis establishes long-term resistance as a vital type of social change in late modernity where the sway of media, global ideas, and friends vies strongly with the influence of family, school, and work. Women are at the nexus of these contradictions, dissatisfied with post-war normative roles in family, work, and leisure and yet—in Japan as elsewhere—committed to a search for self that shifts uneasily between self-actualization and selfishness. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…1 Introduction: The Nexus of Developmental Policy and State Building(Yusuke Takagi, Veerayooth Kanchoochat and Tetsushi Sonobe) -- 2 Development state evolving: Japan’s graduation from a middle income country(Tetsuji Okazaki) -- 3 Tigers at Critical Junctures: How South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore Survived Growth-led Conflicts(Veerayooth Kanchoochat) -- 4 Reemerging Developmental State in Democratized Indonesia(Yuri Sato) -- 5 Boundaries of nationalism under globalization: Reviewing developmental state building in Malaysia and Ethiopia(Yusuke Takagi and Khoo Boo Teik) -- 6 Development and Developmentalism in Post-Genocide Rwanda(Shinichi Takeuchi) -- 7 Growth Policy and Regional Balance: Developmental State-Building in Myanmar(Toshihiro Kudo and Satoru Kumagai) -- 8 Devolution and Local Development in Emerging States: The Case of Kenya (Tomoya Matsumoto) -- 9 Conclusion (Tetsushi Sonobe) -- Index…”

“…This book is based on a Special Issue of the journal LAND that draws together a collection of 11 diverse articles at the nexus of climate change, landscapes, and livelihoods in rural Africa; all explore the links between livelihood and landscape change, including shifts in farming practices and natural resource use and management. …”

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“…This volume offers a critique of the nexus between ICT and its impact on society, individuals and educational institutions. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Table of contents; Acronyms and abbreviations; Editorial; Executive summary; Overview Rethinking institutions for development: Towards a new state-citizens-market nexus; Chapter 1 The social contract in Latin America and the Caribbean: Situation and policy challenges; The social contract has weakened in LAC owing to the difficulties of institutions to respond to the rising and evolving aspirations of society; A stronger social contract in LAC entails rethinking institutions to overcome persistent socio-economic challenges and promote greater well-being. …”

“…Like the first edition, this study seeks to advance understanding of the nexus between development and human rights through a systematic consideration of donor approaches. …”

“…"Against the backdrop of global COVID-19 pandemic setbacks, this edited volume is a timely contribution to revisit the comprehensive framing of human security and development by examining the protection-empowerment nexus applied to different vulnerable groups and populations affected by the pandemic. …”

“…The aim of this volume is to shed light on the nexus of professors' knowledge and attitudes on the one hand and on action orientations with regard to gender equality on the other…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…/ Olivier Frayssé -- The spectacle of new media : addressing the conceptual nexus between user content and valorization / Raffaele Sciortino and Steve Wright -- Spectacle and the singularity : Debord and the 'autonomous movement of non-life' in digital capitalism / Clayton Rosati -- Part II. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Chapter 6 Event-driven security policies and spatial control The 2006 FIFA World CupChapter 7 Commonalities and specificities in mega-event securitization The example of Euro 2008 in Austria and Switzerland; Chapter 8 Gran Torino Social and security implications of the XX Winter Olympic Games; Chapter 9 Mega-events and mega-profits Unravelling the Vancouver 2010 security-development nexus; Chapter 10 Knowledge networks Mega-events and security expertise; Index…”

“…Editors Linda Schlegel and Rachel Kowert bring together a range of insights from world-leading experts in the field to provide the first comprehensive overview of gaming and extremism. The potential nexus between gaming and extremism has become a key area of concern for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners seeking to prevent and counter radicalization and this book explores key trends and debates, future directions, and potential prevention efforts. …”

“…"This open access book is the first English translation of Herbert Witzenmann's seminal work, Strukturphänomenologie, which departs from the traditional phenomenological methods of Husserl, Sartre, and Merleau-Ponty to introduce a fresh approach to the nexus of consciousness and reality. In Structure Phenomenology, Witzenmann argues for the active mental participation of humans in the emergence of everyday consciousness of all kinds. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS -- PART A SETTING THE SCENE -- CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION -- The project -- The South African higher education context -- The structure of the book -- References -- CHAPTER 2 TRANSFORMATION, THE STATEAND HIGHER EDUCATION: TOWARDS A DEVELOPMENTAL SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN SOUTH AFRICA -- Introduction -- Transformation in an 'aspirational' developmental state -- First period: Mandela presidential term -- Second period: Mbeki presidential term -- Third period: Zuma/Ramaphosa presidential terms The state-higher education nexus and the question of transformationTransformation as equity of access -- Transformation as massification -- Transformation as differentiation -- Transformation of knowledge and culture -- The contribution of higher education to development -- Conclusions -- References -- CHAPTER 3 SUBSIDY, TUITION FEES AND THE CHALLENGE OF FINANCING HIGHER EDUCATION IN SOUTH AFRICA -- Introduction -- Higher education funding during apartheid -- Changes to funding policies in the post-apartheid era -- State appropriations for higher education -- Tuition fees The South African reality versus global trendsReferences -- CHAPTER 4 SOUTH AFRICAN HIGHEREDUCATION, SOCIETY AND ECONOMY: WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIPS? …”

“…This open access book offers new insights into the ageing-migration nexus and the nature of home. Documenting the hidden world of France’s migrant worker hostels, it explores why older North and West African men continue to live past retirement age in this sub-standard housing. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The Untapped Potential of the Human Security Paradigm for Indian Women Construction Workers: The Gender, Agency, Human Security Nexus -- 6. What Blocks Equality for Women?: Recollections from a Feminist Life -- PART III: Challenging Boundaries, Subverting Expectations, and Emphasizing Potential -- 7. …”

“…Despite recent progress in developing new strategies, practices and technologies for water resource management, their dissemination and implementation have been limited. The nexus approach encompasses these interdependencies, and to promote this idea, different global frameworks are there to address global health in a holistic and comprehensive ways, such one earth, one health, eco-health, planetary health, etc. …”

“…Written by a global group of leading scholars, this wide-ranging Research Handbook provides insightful analysis, useful historical perspective, and a point of reference on the controversial nexus of climate change law and policy, intellectual property law and policy, innovation policy, technology transfer, and trade. …”

“…The book demonstrates a variety of ways in which the international political-economic nexus may be researched and understood"-- Provided by publisher…”