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Theaters of citizenship : aesthetics and politics of avant-gardist performanc…
Theaters of Citizenship investigates the Egyptian movement for free theater, arguing that it evolved from an avant-gardist movement to an undercommons of revolutionary cultural practice. Using historiography, ethnography, and performance analysis, the book tells a story of this avant-garde from 2004-2014, analyzing its staging of rights claims, generational identity politics, and post-revolutio…
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- 9780810141773
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- XI, 175 p.
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- 792.02209620905 PAH t
The future of Africa : challenges and opportunities
This open access textbook offers a critical introduction to human and economic development prospects in Africa revolving around three questions: where is Africa today, what explains the current state, and, given historical trends and what we know about the world, where do we think the continent will be in 2040? And, a final question: what can we do to create a better tomorrow? It models ambitio…
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- 9783030465902
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- xvii, 421p. : ill.
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- 330.9600112 CIL f
Transnational solidarity in times of crises : citizen organisations and colle…
This open access collection is devoted to an in-depth, qualitative analysis of practices of cross-national solidarity in response to the current political and social crises, from citizens’ initiatives to networks of cooperation among civil society actors. The book analyses existing informal groups at the grassroots, furthering transnational solidarity in three thematic areas: disabili…
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- 9783030496593
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- xv, 305p. : ill.
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- 306.2094 TRA t
Taming the big green elephant : setting in motion the transformation towards …
In this open access publication it is shown, that sustainable low carbon development is a transformative process that constitutes the shifting from the initially chosen or taken pathway to another pathway as goals have been re-visited and revised to enable the system to adapt to changes. However, shifting entails transition costs that are accrued through the effects of lock-ins that have framed…
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- 9783658318215
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- xxvii, 400p. : ill.
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- 338.927 HER t
Scraps of Hope in Banda Aceh: Gendered Urban Politics in the Aceh Peace Process
Scraps of Hope in Banda Aceh examines the rebuilding of the city of Banda Aceh in Indonesia in the aftermath of the celebrated Helsinki-based peace mediation process, thirty years of armed conflict, and the tsunami. Offering a critical contribution to the study of post-conflict politics, the book includes 14 documentary videos reflecting individuals’ experiences on rebuilding the city and fol…
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- 9789523690172
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- xiii, 284p.: ill.
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- Pro et Contra series
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- 323.340 JAU s
Public administration in Germany
This open access book presents a topical, comprehensive and differentiated analysis of Germany’s public administration and reforms. It provides an overview on key elements of German public administration at the federal, Länder and local levels of government as well as on current reform activities of the public sector. It examines the key institutional features of German public administration…
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- 9783030536978
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- xxiv, 416p. : ill.
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- 351.43 PUB p
Influences of the IEA Civic and Citizenship Education Studies: Practice, Poli…
This open access book identifies the multiple ways that IEA’s studies of civic and citizenship education have contributed to national and international educational discourse, research, policymaking, and practice. The IEA International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS), first conducted in 2009, was followed by a second cycle in 2016. The project was linked to the earlier IEA Civic E…
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- 9783030711023
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- xxiv, 286p.: ill.
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- 371 INF i
A political biography of Aung San Suu Kyi: a hybrid politician
This book is the first political biography of Aung San Suu Kyi covering both her years in opposition and all her years in power from 2016 onwards. It offers a new interpretation of Aung San Suu Kyi by presenting a balanced and thorough account of Suu Kyi’s policies. In the last 30 years there has not been a person in global politics who has risen so high and fallen so low – and so quickly â…
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- 9781000178111
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- 959.105092
Governing the pandemic: the politics of navigating a mega-crisis
This open access book offers unique insights into how governments and governing systems, particularly in advanced economies, have responded to the immense challenges of managing the coronavirus pandemic and the ensuing disease COVID-19. Written by three eminent scholars in the field of the politics and policy of crisis management, it offers a unique ‘bird’s eye’ view of the immense logist…
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- 9783030726805
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- IX< 130 p.
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- 320.901 BOI g
Learning policy, doing policy : interactions between public policy theory, pr…
When it comes to policymaking, public servants have traditionally learned 'on the job', with practical experience and tacit knowledge valued over theory-based learning and academic analysis. Yet increasing numbers of public servants are undertaking policy training through postgraduate qualifications and/or through short courses in policy training. Learning Policy, Doing Policy explores how poli…
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- 9781760464219
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- XXI, 329 p.
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- Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG)
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- 374.934 LEA l
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