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The Promise of Higher Education : Essays in Honour of 70 Years of IAU

It is a collection of short essays, accessible through open access, takes the interested reader on a tour across the global ...

The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Authoritarianism

This book critically reexamines the link of Puritanism and liberty in historical and comparative perspective. The book exposes ...

The Responsible University : Exploring the Nordic Context and Beyond

Explores how the notion of the responsible university manifests itself at various levels within Nordic higher education. ...

The Social Life of Economic Inequalities in Contemporary Latin America

This edited volume examines how economic processes have worked upon social lives and social realities in Latin America during ...

The State of Peacebuilding in Africa Lessons Learned for Policymakers and Practitioners

This book on the state of peacebuilding in Africa brings together the work of distinguished scholars, practitioners, and ...

The Technological and Economic Future of Nuclear Power

Discusses the eroding economics of nuclear power for electricity generation as well as technical, legal, and political acceptance ...

The Urban Mosaic of Post-Socialist Europe

The book explores urban dynamics in post-socialist Europe 15 years after the fall of communism. The ‘urban mosaic’ metaphor ...

Theatre as a Medium for Children and Young People: Images and Observations

This book is a journey into the dual territory of educational and theatrical settings. It advances the knowledge in these ...

Towards a Natural Social Contract Transformative Social-Ecological Innovation for a Sustainable, Healthy and Just Society

This book states that the endemic societal faultlines of our times are deeply intertwined and that they confront us with ...

Trade Unions on YouTube

Trade Unions on YouTube provides a much-needed assessment of how old social movement actors employ new social media platforms ...

Transformational Change for People and the Planet : Evaluating Environment and Development

This Open Access book deals with the pressing question of how to achieve transformational change that reconciles development ...

Transformations in Medieval and Early-Modern Rights Discourse

Rights language is a fundamental feature of the modern world. Virtually all significant social and political struggles are ...

Transforming Education Outcomes in Africa

Good education changes lives. It is therefore unsurprising that improved schooling plays a central part in most development ...

Transforming Lives and Systems Cultural Competence and the Higher Education Interface

This book explores the transformative experiences of participants in the University of Sydney’s National Centre for Cultural ...

Understanding China’s School Leadership Interpreting the Terminology

This book outlines key terms of China’s school leadership in Chinese political and legal, financial, administrative, and ...

University and School Collaborations during a Pandemic : Sustaining Educational Opportunity and Reinventing Education

Based on twenty case studies of universities worldwide, and on a survey administered to leaders in 101 universities, this ...

Urban Modernity in the Contemporary Gulf : Obsolescence and Opportunities / Roberto Fabbri, Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi

Offers a timely and engaging discussion on architectural production in the modernization era in the Arabian Peninsula. Focusing ...

Violence in Europe

Taking the sociocultural long view, Violence in Europe analyzes the prevalence and role of violence—from street crime to ...

Virtue, Liberty, and Toleration : Political Ideas of European Women, 1400–1800

This volume challenges the view that women have not contributed to the historical development of political ideas, and highlights ...

Visions for Intercultural Music Teacher Education

This book highlights the importance of visions of alternative futures in music teacher education in a time of increasing ...

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