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This book examines the impact of demographic decline on digital innovation in the public sector. Utilizing data from Italian municipalities,…
it provides quantitative and qualitative analyses to reveal the negative impact of demographic decline on digital innovation, which presents a unique challenge for policymakers seeking to foster technological advances in a shrinking, ageing society. This book also investigates the roles of macro-level social, economic, demographic, and administrative factors in the innovation of public organizations. By highlighting these broader demographic dynamics, this book challenges existing theories of public sector innovation, urging greater attention to slow-moving external factors as critical drivers of long-term innovation strategies.
Dieses Buch widmet sich der Frage, wie KI als treibende Kraft in den Bereichen Medien, Bildung, Wissenschaft, gesellschaftlicher Ordnung und…
unserer globalen Welt wirkt. Es ist eine Einladung, nicht nur zu verstehen, was diese Technologien bewirken, sondern auch, welche Möglichkeiten und Herausforderungen sich daraus ergeben.
The state of economics is poor: it has narrowed its focus to a viewpoint whose explanatory power was heavily questioned…
not only during the global financial crisis after 2007, but whose policy recommendations even enabled the crisis and exacerbated its consequences. Moreover, it seems unable to contribute much to solving the major environmental problems of our time. However, outside of mainstream economics, a critical perspective – heterodox economics – has developed, which rejects the basic assumptions of mainstream economics and, in various schools – including Post-Keynesianism, complexity economics, and ecological economics – develops questions and provides alternatives that challenge mainstream economics and suggest a paradigm shift.
The book contains policy-related publications based on research conducted by the National Institute of Advanced Studies. These publications address and…
support sustainable development goals, such as energy and the environment, education, inequality, human development, and peace research, among others. This volume fosters comprehensive research focused on these global targets and endeavors to address some of society's greatest grand challenges. The book will be extremely beneficial for researchers, academicians, practitioners, and policymakers working in the areas of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The book sheds light on the worldwide movement of indigenous people in India. It discusses the origin of indigeneity, the…
applicability of the indigenous identity in the international context, the growing awareness of the indigenous citizens about their rights and the UNO Declarations and ILO initiatives to incorporate the indigenous voices into the global affairs. It focuses on the process of the decolonization of research methodology and paves the way for an indigenous research methodology. The book thoroughly discusses the indigenous literary initiatives, their struggle against exclusion and rejection and their aspirations. The chapters present the institutionalization of indigeneity in India through various means since the inception of colonial rule. It analyses the institutionalized indigeneity either by being inclusive or eliminative through the creation of a tribal state like Jharkhand, indigenous subsistence economic patterns like shifting cultivation and its recent legislation, indigenous film making, literature, education systems, research institutions and funding in its various chapters. The volume focuses on documenting the process of institutionalizing indigeneity in the Indian context with references taken from all the corners of the indigenous peoples&’ world. It is a valuable resource for policymakers, law practitioners, development analysts, historians, social science scholars, environmentalists, political scientists, sociologists, and administrators. It is also helpful for those who are researching on tribes and indigenous peoples.
Europe’s security environment was fundamentally altered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine which gave fresh impetus to states to apply for…
NATO membership. This book, written by leading experts on European defence, analyses NATO’s northern expansion, detailing the unique dynamics that forged Finland and Sweden’s path to NATO membership. The book uses resources in Swedish, Finnish and English to offer a balanced study of both political and military aspects of NATO enlargement. Exploring the pressing issues that NATO will need to tackle, particularly in Northern Europe, the book considers the potential repercussions the newest round of NATO enlargement will have on European and global security.
Bauman argues that our lives are ruled by ambivalence. In this ambiguous world, liquified social structures can create an anxiety…
towards the ‘other.’ This innovative book takes Bauman’s notions of ‘liquid modernity’ one step further to develop a theory of ‘liquid racism’. The authors show that while post-race theory argues that society is moving beyond racism, in reality, historical manifestations of racism continue. Except, society is now faced with a racism whose structures have changed. Examining Brexit, education and black youth culture as case studies to reveal the application of liquid racism, this book makes a major contribution to our understanding of the (un)changing nature of racism.
This powerful book analyses racism within Britain’s Tory Party along with its immigration policies and imposition of austerity, exposing how…
14 years of Tory rule deepened inequality and division. With vivid examples, from the Windrush scandal and Grenfell tragedy to Islamophobia, Cole reveals how “hostile environment” policies, the “age of austerity” and brutal budget cuts have shaped lives and communities. Combining sharp analysis with historical context, the book uncovers how these issues are deeply tied to capitalism and class struggles. In the light of the rise of the far right in Britain and offering both immediate solutions and a vision for systemic change, this crucial work challenges us to imagine a fairer, more compassionate society grounded in justice and solidarity.
What role do emerging markets play in the global financial system? Are they subordinated within global financial hierarchies? Or do…
they have autonomy, even power, to use finance to pursue state objectives? In this edited volume, leading scholars explore these questions, focusing on state–finance interactions globally. The book combines literatures on international financial subordination, financial statecraft and comparative capitalism to analyse state–finance relationships in emerging markets, particularly the BRICS: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. It reveals that these states can control their domestic financial sectors despite global subordination, though their ability to do so varies significantly. This essential volume offers profound insights into how emerging markets are reshaping global finance for scholars and policy makers.
Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. How have efforts to govern nature and address urgent global environmental challenges shaped,…
transformed or undermined processes of world ordering? Chapters in this book explore how efforts to govern nature have transformed – or are transforming – how we understand and practice world politics. Bringing together a team of contributors from around the world, the book traces this inquiry across diverse international policy fields, from security and peacebuilding through science cooperation and governing ecosystems to the politics of economic growth. Taken together, the book offers a conceptually ambitious and empirically grounded account of how the governance of nature and the making of world order intertwine and calls for a research agenda to attend to the growing impact of this interrelationship.
Religious belief is declining in many parts of the world, yet people still seek purpose in their lives and guidance…
on how to navigate life’s challenges. Humanism is a broad tradition of thought and action which encourages thinking for yourself about what to believe and accommodating diversity. What is the purpose of humanism in an increasingly secular world? Written by a pre-eminent authority in this field, this book shows how humanism’s purpose is to help people to meet their need to understand the world around them. Given the growing demand for humanist funerals, weddings and baby naming ceremonies, it will help both existing adherents and the “humanism-curious” to contextualise its potential role in making sense of their lives.
Most states in the world make some provision for the welfare of their citizens. Every state engages with health care…
provision, almost all provide education services, and, after an explosion of interest in recent years, a substantial majority now have national schemes in place for cash assistance. Welfare states matter for people’s lives – but there is little agreement about what one is. What are these states trying to do, and why? The book discusses the institutions and methods that characterise welfare states around the world. It focuses on the aims, purposes and justifications for social welfare services in order to explain what the welfare state is for.
In this Summer Escapes story by Nina Milne, a golden sandy beach in Mauritius is the perfect place for a wedding—even a…
fake one! The chemistry is sizzling and now this billion-dollar marriage of convenience just got a whole lot more complicated! TO HAVE AND TO TEMPORARILY HOLD… After Chloe experienced an unimaginable tragedy, her law career means everything to her. But her new client, distractingly handsome billionaire Logan, has an…unusual proposition. If Chloe marries him to fulfill his ailing grandmother&’s wishes, he&’ll help her achieve her professional dreams. It&’s an offer Chloe can&’t refuse—as long as their nuptials remain strictly on paper. Romance is too risky, especially with someone as guarded as Logan. Yet, as they get caught up in their idyllic Mauritian wedding, their sparks become undeniable. And Chloe&’s soon tempted to renegotiate the terms of their arrangement…From Harlequin Romance: Be swept away by glamorous and heartfelt love stories.Summer Escapes
&“A masterful blend of suspense and psychological depth.&”—Lynette Eason, USA TODAY bestselling authorA serial killer stalks a small town, and…
a police officer must face her family&’s dark past to catch him.The sleepy community of Kenorapeake Falls in northern Ontario seems like somewhere Constable Oaklynn Brock can finally outrun her violent past. That is, until she&’s assigned to investigate a series of suspicious deaths. She can&’t reveal that she knows how serial killers think because she grew up with one. Yet the eerie similarities between these murders and those committed by her father, known as the Suicide Slayer, hint at a copycat in their midst. But why here and why now?Caleb Greene of the Canadian Watchers Squad, a special task force, has his own reasons to be wary of working alongside Oaklynn. But with rumors of a local cult known as the Light Paragons gaining power, the stakes are too high to refuse.As they explore connections between the killings and cult, Oaklynn and Caleb are forced to confront old secrets…and a terrifying new threat. Someone is watching Oaklynn&’s every move. They know exactly who she is and what she might be capable of. And soon her biggest fear isn&’t just having her past exposed, but that a killer will turn whatever days she has left into a living nightmare…
Sometimes love needs a little push…Father's Day Robin Masterson&’s ten-year-old son, Jeff, thinks he needs a dog more than anything…
in the world. And there just happens to be one right next door! But the friendly black Lab belongs to Cole Camden, the grumpiest man in the neighborhood. Cole hasn&’t always been so solitary, so aloof. The deaths of his wife and child have made him bitter, something Robin can understand. Her own much-loved husband died when Jeff was just a baby. Still, her son persists and soon she finds herself stealing glances at her neighbor…only to find him doing the same!Daddy's Little Helper Welcome to Hard Luck, Alaska. Location: 50 miles north of the Arctic Circle. Population: 150 (mostly men)—but growing! The O'Halloran brothers' bush-plane charter service is hard at work with a campaign to bring more women to the charming little town. Mitch Harris is the public safety officer in Hard Luck and widowed father to seven-year-old Chrissie. Bethany Ross, her teacher, is new to the area and is intrigued by the wounded lawman. Lucky for her, the second grader has been searching for a new mom, and it looks like she finally found her!
Set in the waning days of the Dutch Golden Age, this enchanting, lush reimagining of The Little Mermaid is perfect…
for fans of Jesse Burton&’s The Miniaturist and Leigh Bardugo&’s The Familiar.The Dutch Republic, 1650. One fine spring day in Friesland, twenty-year-old Clara van Wieren is faced with an ill omen: a whale, beached and rotting in the noonday sun. But Clara doesn&’t believe in magic and superstition, and this portent is quickly dismissed when a proposal from a wealthy merchant arrives, promising Clara the freedom she seeks from her mother&’s overbearing rule.When her attempts at overseeing the household at the family&’s estate lead to her chance encounter with a young man with russet hair and sparkling eyes the color of the sea, she finds herself strangely drawn to him. As Clara grows closer to Maurits, she must choose between the steady, gentle life she has been raised for and the man who makes her blood sing.But Maurits isn&’t who he seems to be, and his secrets, once hidden beneath the waves, threaten to rise up and drown them both. And when an ancient bargain, forged in blood between the mythical people of the sea and the rulers of the land, begins to unravel, Clara finds herself at the heart of a deadly struggle for power.What can you expect in A MAGIC DEEP & DROWNING? Lush & Enchanting Gender-swap of Hans Christian Anderson&’s The Little Mermaid Historical Fantasy Set in 17th Century Netherlands Family Secrets Atmospheric Vibes
Take a train ride to where dreams are made… It's been a year since Penny first walked through the doors…
of the Dallergut Dream Department Store, and surviving a year at the store means one thing… She is now an official employee of the dream industry! She can finally take the express commuter train to the Company District, where all the dream-production companies are located, and discover how all raw dream materials and testing equipment are produced. But the Company District is not quite what she expected. Instead it hides a secret underbelly of the magical industry that Penny thought she was a part of. Penny discovers the Civil Complaint Center, full of people filing complaints about their dreams. She also learns about the regular customers who have stopped coming to the store. As she gets to the bottom of each complaint, she begins to expand her horizons, moving beyond the role of dreamseller to understanding what lies in the hearts of their lost regulars.In this bestselling follow-up to The Dallergut Dream Department Store, Penny and her crew of coworkers must visit a special dream-making district to unlock new secrets about the customers they lost and hope to bring back. Delving deeper into the dream industry and its customers, The Dallergut Dream-Making District braves a new land in search of answers: Why do some customers buy a dream and never return? Will Penny and her colleagues be able to bring their regulars back?
In this laugh-out-loud murder mystery, three women dating the same man band together to get revenge, but when they discover…
his body, they'll need to solve his murder before they go down for it.The body in the closet was going to be a problem. Kathryn Hu knew it. Yes, Tucker Jones was a cheating scumbag, and yes, she&’d agreed to meet Olivia and Elle—Tucker&’s other girlfriends—to exact revenge for all he&’d put them through… But then they found him. Dead. Do they look guilty? Yes.Do they feel guilty for having wished him dead just hours before? Maybe a little.But—solid motive and a crime scene covered in their DNA aside—they&’re innocent. They swear.To clear their names, Kat, Olivia, and Elle team up to find the real killer. But as they go undercover and lie to everyone, including the hot detective working the case, they realize that every person in their ex's life had a reason to want him dead. Will they uncover the truth before they go down for a murder they didn't commit?Filled with humor and shenanigans, The Ex-Girlfriend Murder Club is a romp of an adventure by award-winning author Gloria Chao, perfect for fans of Dial A for Aunties, Finlay Donovan Is Killing It and John Tucker Must Die.What you can expect in THE EX-GIRLFRIEND MURDER CLUB: Cozy Murder Mystery Full of Shenanigans Over-the-top Humor Amateur Sleuths Unlikely Female Friendships John Tucker Must Die meets Dial A for Aunties
In this latest Summer Escapes story by Cara Colter, Hailey is rescued from the ocean and offered sanctuary on her rescuer&’s superyacht. But…
as her missing memories return, will she be able to leave behind her budding romance with the gorgeous billionaire? SWEPT UP IN THEIR FAIRY TALE! Fished from the sea and whisked aboard a superyacht moored off Crete, Hailey is only certain of two things: her first name, and that her rescuer must be the most attractive, charismatic man she&’s ever met! Gage insists on helping Hailey however he can, but after several days in a whirlwind of sheer tempting luxury, Hailey begins to suspect it&’s a very different existence from hers. As flashes of memory return, she knows reality is beckoning…so why is the thought of leaving Gage behind so hard?From Harlequin Romance: Be swept away by glamorous and heartfelt love stories.Summer Escapes
In this Summer Escapes story by Sophie Pembroke, Daphne returns to the Tuscan villa where she once shared a beautiful summer romance. But…
when she&’s reunited with her past flame, she&’s left questioning if her lingering feelings are real, or just déjà vu. SECOND CHANCE AT FOREVER? After she devoted her life to her family, it&’s time for Daphne to finally put herself first. So when she&’s gifted a cookery course in Tuscany, it feels like karma. And when she arrives to find it&’s at the beautiful villa where she spent a glorious summer in Luca&’s arms, her memories flood back—it&’s almost as if he&’s there. Except, now a celebrity chef, Luca is real! Their reunion might feel like a dream, but can Daphne dare to believe that fate has brought them together for a reason?From Harlequin Romance: Be swept away by glamorous and heartfelt love stories.Summer Escapes