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Shared physical custody : interdisciplinary insights in child custody arrange…
This open access book provides an overview of the ever-growing phenomenon of children in shared physical custody thereby providing legal, psychological, family sociological and demographical insights. It describes how, despite the long evolution of broken families, only the last decade has seen a radical shift in custody arrangements for children in divorced families and the gender revolution i…
- Edition
- 9
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783030684792
- Collation
- 331p;
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 346.173 SHA L
Landscapes of lifelong learning policies across Europe : comparative case stu…
This open access book explores different landscapes of Lifelong Learning policies (LLP), producing case-based examinations of their institutional, discursive, and relational dimensions. Across Europe, young people develop their life courses amidst diverse living conditions and are confronted with a variety of institutional and structural arrangements that impact on their opportunities in educat…
- Edition
- 3
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783030964542
- Collation
- xix; 248p;
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 374.94 LAN S
Social enterprise in Central and Eastern Europe : theory, models and practice
In the last two decades, the quest for a widely accepted definition of social enterprise has been a central issue in a great number of publications. The main objective of the ICSEM Project (on which this book is based) was to show that the social enterprise field would benefit much more from linking conceptualisation efforts to the huge diversity of social enterprises than from an additional an…
- Edition
- 10
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780429324529
- Collation
- ix, 326p.
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 338 SOC n
ANTHROPOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES ON ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATION
In the continuous search for sustainability, the exchange of diverse perspectives, assumptions, and values is indispensable to environmental protection. Through anthropological and ethnographic analyses, this collection addresses how interests, values, and ideologies affect dialogue and sustainability work. Drawing on studies from three continents – Europe, North America, and South America â€â€¦
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783030780395
- Collation
- xxi, 264 p. : ill.
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 304.2014 SJO a
Understanding the Rights of Nature : A Critical Introduction
Rivers, landscapes, whole territories: these are the latest entities environmental activists have fought hard to include in the relentless expansion of rights in our world. But what does it mean for a landscape to have rights? Why would anyone want to create such rights, and to what end? Is it a good idea, and does it come with risks? This book presents the logic behind giving nature rights and…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783837654318
- Collation
- 168 p.
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 300 TAN u
Universities and regional engagement : from the exceptional to the everyday
The study of universities’ role in regional engagement has traditionally been focusing on exceptional cases. This book presents a reconceptualision which embraces its underlying complexity, and proposes a roadmap for a renewed research agenda. Starting from the grassroots level of universities’ "everyday" engagements, the book delves into the manifold ways in which university knowledge agen…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781003150299
- Collation
- xiv, 246 p. : ill.
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 378.103 IAK u
Asia-Pacific fishing livelihoods
This open access book explores fishing livelihoods in the context of the wider contexts in which they are embedded. Drawing on case studies from across the Asia-Pacific region, the book highlights how fishing livelihoods are shaped by globalisation, social relationships and governance. The book concludes by showing how better understanding these relationships can contribute to governance for he…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783030795917
- Collation
- xv, 112 p. : ill.
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 333.956095 FAB a
Migration, workers, and fundamental freedoms : pandemic vulnerabilities and s…
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a mass exodus of India’s migrant workers from the cities back to the villages. This book explores the social conditions and concerns around health, labour, migration, and gender that were thrown up as a result of this forced migration. The book examines the failings of the public health systems and the state response to address the humanitarian crisis which u…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781003145509
- Collation
- ix, 127 p. : ill.
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 331.5440954 HAN m
Outcomes of open adoption from care : an Australian contribution to an intern…
This Open Access book presents unique evidence from the first comprehensive study of the outcomes of open adoption from care in Australia. It contributes to the international debate concerning the advantages and disadvantages of face-to-face post adoption contact with birth families. The chapters assess whether adoption provides a better chance of permanence and more positive outcomes than long…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783030764296
- Collation
- 321p. ; ill..
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 362.734 HAR o
Global Pathways to Education : Cultural Spheres, Networks, and International …
In this open access volume, the editors identify the trajectoÂries and patÂterns displayed by education systems and investigate the causes of change from a global and historical perspective. The contributors argue that the emergence and deÂvelopment of educaÂtion systems can be traced back to inherent national factors, as well as to the internaÂtional diffusion of ideas. The research prese…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783030788858
- Collation
- 318p. ; ill.
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 370.1 KER g
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