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The book consists of articles from East European Politics and Societies, a journal published in the United States that first appeared in 1987. This selection is composed of papers written by the journal’s founders and early authors, among them Zygmunt Bauman, Tony Judt,...
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Understanding the law is now a more important part of youth work practice than ever before, and all successful youth work professionals need to understand the way that law and policy supports good ethical practice. This book provides a coherent overview of the legal...
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At the height of the Second World War, Hitler’s Deputy, Rudolf Hess, made a dramatic solo flight to the British Isles. His arrival there was sensational news – and it baffled everyone. Why had he come? Hess claimed he had flown to Britain entirely of his own initiative...
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The book is a selection of essays from the author’s work since the early 1980s. It presents an analysis of political and cultural trends based upon a series of case studies drawn from the North West of England, covering mainly the years between the Third Reform Act...
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An outstanding introduction to discourse analysis of written language in an age that is more and more characterized by multilingual, digital, and generically hybrid texts. In an accessible style, Working with Written Discourse illustrates how these texts can be analyzed...
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Based on two richly described case studies – a Pentecostal worship service and popular music festival – this book draws on sociology, theology and religious studies in order to understand the significance of ecstatic experience in these contexts. Interviews with...
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Cet ouvrage propose une étude de la question du genre dans l’œuvre d’Agota Kristof, écrivaine suisse francophone d’origine hongroise. La prépondérance des narrateurs masculins dans sa prose suggère la supériorité du masculin; ceci se reflète aussi sur le plan du contenu...
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Im Mittelpunkt dieser Festschrift für Professorin Joanna Jablkowska stehen Fragen, die im Zusammenhang mit dem kulturwissenschaftlichen ethical turn in der rezenten literaturwissenschaftlichen Forschung diskutiert werden. Der Zusammenhang zwischen Ethik und Literatur...
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Einer der großen Stoffe der Weltliteratur wird hier zu seinen Ursprüngen zurückverfolgt. Die Spannweite reicht vom archaischen Totenkult über christliche Exegese im barocken Predigtexempel bis hin zu da Ponte/Mozarts Don Giovanni. Dabei wird deutlich, wie sich der Stoff...
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Der Band schildert Geschichte und Gegenwart der deutsch-polnischen Beziehungen aus der Perspektive der gemeinsamen Migrationserfahrungen. Im ersten Teil widmen sich die Beiträge der Beschreibung der unterschiedlichen Migrationsformen auf dem Alten Kontinent und in...
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Psychometrically relevant population differences may limit the transferability of research instruments between migrants and their source population and may contribute to a low performance of quantitative questionnaires. Based on a review of existing taxonomies, this...
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Personalentwicklung 2020 informiert darüber, wie sich Gender, Diversität, Quotierung und Individualisierung im Personalmanagement durchsetzen und im Kontext des demographischen Wandels diePersonalentwicklung und die Personalführung transformieren.Personalentwicklung...
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Die Studie, im Sinne der Intellectual History angelegt, rekonstruiert und dokumentiert den originären wie konzeptionellen Beitrag Leo Löwenthals zur frühen Kritischen Theorie, wie sie in den 1930er Jahren von den engsten Mitarbeitern des Instituts für Sozialforschung –...
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The author reclaims the patristic Christological use of perichoresis by showing how in bringing together different entities, such as God and Nature in unity as the one person of Christ, we can acknowledge the perichoresis between divine human and nature. Christological...
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Dieses Buch bietet neue Ansätze und einen umfassenden Überblick über das vielfältige Gebiet der phantastischen Literatur und ihrer benachbarten Bereiche. Im einführenden theoretischen Teil werden eine historische Darstellung sowie eine kritische Betrachtung...
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Although there are plenty of books that discuss the principles, the philosophy and the techniques of research in organisations, it is much harder to find information on what doing research in organisations actually involves in practice. Yet this is often one of the...
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Working with children in foster care is a demanding and rigorous aspect of social work practice. Difficult decisions in fast-moving and often complex situations have to be made, and for students and practitioners alike, there is a vast array of legislation, law and...
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The government agenda on Personalisation and self-directed support is fast-moving and rapidly changing. It is vital therefore that students and practitioners alike are aware of the key issues and debates, as well as the policy that surrounds this area of practice. This...
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This book provides an invaluable guide to undertaking development fieldwork in both the developing world and in western contexts. It takes you through all the key stages in development research and covers: Research design and the roles of quantitative and...
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After the EU-accession of Eastern and Central European countries, the nations and ethnicities in this region face a re-definition of their cultural, social and political roles. Ethnic Minorities of Central and Eastern Europe in the Internet Space deals with the identity...
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