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Wie viel Wirklichkeit wollen wir? Virtuelle Realität zwischen Utopie und Weltflucht Unser Zugang zur Wirklichkeit wird zunehmend durch Computer geprägt. Denn mit Hilfe von Computersimulationen lässt sich virtuelle Realität (VR) erzeugen. VR hilft in der Forschung, das Wissen zu erweitern. Sie wird in der Ausbildung eingesetzt, um medizinische Eingriffe oder das Lenken eines Flugzeugs zu üben. Schließlich verschafft sie uns in Spielen Erlebnisse, die in der bekannten Realität kaum zu haben sind. Letztlich können wir aber nur dann von VR profitieren, wenn wir wirklich verstehen, was sie ist und wie sie entsteht. Und wir müssen uns ebenso darüber klarwerden, ob der Aufenthalt in ihr unser Leben wirklich besser macht. Denn von virtuellem Brot allein können wir nicht leben. Müssen wir also auch der Original Reality (OR) treu bleiben?

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Part 1: The Puzzle of Public Value, Public Authority, and Public Governance -- Chapter 2: The Challenge of Government -- Chapter 3: Searching for Sufficient Legitimacy to Make Policy Choices -- Chapter 4: The Cloud of Unknowing: The Theory and Practice of Public Value in Times of Extremity -- Chapter 5: Some Optimism About Public Governance -- Chapter 6: Public Value is Knowable, Public Value Creation is Not -- Chapter 7: Public Value, Knowability, and Legitimacy -- Part 2: The Complexities of Authority and Process in Defining and Creating Public Value in Particular Contexts -- Chapter 8: Creating Public Value Through Nonprofit Involvement in Service Delivery -- Chapter 9: Public Value Contestation in the Era of Fiscal Austerity and Crisis: Lessons from the State Takeover System in Michigan -- Chapter 10: Leading and Recognizing Public Value -- Chapter 11: Frontline Value Crafting: On the Micro-Creationof Public Value at the Street Level -- Chapter 12: Reception and Application of the Concept of Public Value in Latin America -- Part 3: Rethinking and Reshaping Processes and Authorities to Create Public Value -- Chapter 13: Unknowability, Heuristics, and Ethical Imperatives of Public Value Creation -- Chapter 14: Invulnerability as Public Value: A Micro-Level Approach for Public Value Creation, Implementation, and Evaluation -- Chapter 15: Developing Strategies for the Creation of Public Value: An Exercise in Futility? -- Chapter 16: Conclusion. .

"All the fundamentals. No fluff. Learn more with less! AmGov: Long Story Short helps students learn the nuts and bolts of American Government. Unlike competitors, this bestseller responds to the need for quick studying and skimming by design-the succinct ten chapters are separated by tabs that make it easy to flip, revisit, reorient, and return to content quickly. Reading aids like bullets, annotations, and arrows walk students through important facts and break up the material in short, engaging bites of information. Though brief, the Third Edition of this core book is still robust and current enough to provide everything that students need to be successful in their American Government course. Whether for the on-the-go student who doesn't have time to read and digest a lengthy chapter, or for the instructor who wants a book that will stay out of their way and leave room for plenty of supplementary reading and activities, AmGov provides a perfectly simplified foundation for a successful American Government course"--

"International Organizations and the Law addresses the laws relating to international organizations, their undertakings, and the ways in which specific international organizations function and interact with one another. Assuming little background knowledge of international law, the book brings together key issues in international law and the history of international organizations in a cohesive manner, providing readers with a clear understanding of international organizations' law in context. It addresses topics such as: -organization functions and structure -membership and membership powers -the rights of international organizations -dispute settlement in international organizations -termination of an international organization. The second edition has been fully revised and updated to include coverage of: the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the functions of international organizations, the invasion of Ukraine and the stresses placed on the UN, NATO and the international community, increased efforts in the climate change sector as well as the overhaul of the NAFTA system, and the impact of Brexit. Written in an accessible and engaging way, this book is ideal reading for students new to the law of international organizations and as a reference for those active in fields impacted by international organizations"--

"The two of us decided to write Health Communication Fundamentals: Planning, Implementation and Evaluation in Public Health in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. We were both teaching graduate courses in health communication at the time and realized we didn't have a comprehensive resource for our students that addressed what we were witnessing every day-ever-changing information as the virus evolved and vaccines became available (though vaccines were not always accessible or equitable), shifting technology use, increasing misinformation and disinformation online, and an erosion of trust in public health authorities. At the same time, we acknowledged our students were increasingly interested in interdisciplinary perspectives and contemporary health topics-such as antiracism and social justice, mental health, and climate change-that have not traditionally been included in health communication textbooks. This textbook is designed to address these gaps and serve as a practical resource to train the next generation of health communication practitioners with the tools they need to excel in the public health communication workforce"--

"The introduction, "We Should Do More, and Talk Less," offers a biographical overview of Mary Ann Shadd Cary. It describes the historical context that informed her writings and activism, and charts her ideological shifts throughout the nineteenth century. In so doing, it devotes particular attention to the ways that slavery, abolition, the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850, and Reconstruction influenced Shadd Cary's intellectual thought. "We Should Do More, and Talk Less" discusses the gendered controversies and personal financial challenges that Shadd Cary experienced during the 1850s while she edited her newspaper, the Provincial Freeman, and managed a school. The introduction explains how Shadd Cary understood three central themes: racial uplift, women's rights, and emigration. It also defines a key concept, the Black radical ethic of care, in its examination of nineteenth-century Black radicalism"--

Role of SMEs Economic Development in Africa -- SMEs and Equality in Africa -- African women owned SMEs post COVID-19: towards a gender sensitive policy development strategy -- Fostering Global Competitiveness of SMEs in the supply chain post Covid- -- SMEs Finance: Challenges and Policy Options -- Payment of Taxes: Challenges and Options -- Global Supply Chain and SMEs -- Building Productive Capacities: The Role of Business Linkages -- Skills Training by SMEs: Global Experience and South Korean Consortium Approach -- Access to Markets and Internationalisation of SMEs -- SMEs and the African Continental Free Trade Area -- Fostering Business Ethics and Professionalism -- Enhancing quality and standards among SMEs.

"Now in its second edition, The Atlantic Slave Trade in World History has been updated to include recent scholarship, and an analysis of how debates have changed in light of recent key events such as the Black Lives Matter movement. Primarily focused on the Atlantic Slave Trade, this study places slavery within a broader world context and includes significant detailed coverage of Africa. With a chronological approach, it guides students through the origins of the Atlantic Slave Trade to its expansion and eventual abolition. Its final chapters explore the legacy of the Atlantic Slave Trade by comparing it to other systems of slavery outside of the Atlantic region, and analyse the persistence of modern-day slavery. As well as offering an analysis of historiography, the updated bibliography and conclusion, which considers the recent Black Lives Matter protests and their aftermath, provides a fresh account of how slavery has shaped our understanding of the modern world. Unmatched in its breadth of information, chronological sweep, and geographical coverage, The Atlantic Slave Trade in World History is the most useful introductory resource for all students who study the Atlantic Slave Trade in a world context"--

An intriguing portrait of Roger Scruton and his philosophy, with a new Preface and updated Bibliography of Scruton's many literary works over the years.Roger Scruton was one of the outstanding British philosophers of the post-war years. Why then was he at best ignored and at worst reviled? Part of the reason was that he was an unapologetic conservative in the tradition of Edmund Burke. That conservative instinct was sharpened during the Paris riots of 1968. From that point on Scruton set himself the task of stridently opposing what he termed the culture of repudiation'. In so doing he targeted liberals in the tradition of Russell and Mill, existentialists like Sartre and post modernists in the fashion of Foucault. Here is a brilliant description of Scruton's life and work and a careful analysis of his central ideas. Scruton defended an Hegelian and Burkean view of human nature, one founded on allegiance to the State as the guarantor of tangible freedom. He thus opposed any and all variations of the social contract theory, liberal or existential individualism or philosophical theories of the authentic' self in isolation from its kind. His conservative notion of the nation state was used to reflect upon and criticise the European Union, the United Nations and the idea that the Middle East can be reformed along Western democratic lines. Roger Scruton was one of the outstanding British philosophers of the post-war years. Why then was he at best ignored and at worst reviled? In this intriguing portrait Mark Dooley brilliantly illuminates Scruton s life and offers careful analysis of his work. Considering how Scruton s conservative instinct was sharpened during the Paris riots of 1968, Dooley explores why Scruton set himself the task of stridently opposing what he termed the culture of repudiation and how he accomplished it.Covering Scruton s centrals ideas, such as his view of human nature, opposition of the social contract theory and criticisms of the European Union and United Nationals, Dooley argues that he was a prophet for our times - the one British intellectual who courageously rowed against the tide of liberal conviction and arrived at political conclusions the truth of which are becoming more and more obvious

Given the limited economic opportunities in rural Nepal, the desire of young men of all income and education levels, castes and ethnicities to migrate has never been higher. Crossing the Border to India provides an ethnography of male labor migration from the western hills of Nepal to Indian cities. Jeevan Sharma shows how a migrant s livelihood and gender, as well as structural violence impacts his perceptions, experiences, and aspirations.Based on long-term fieldwork, Sharma captures the actual experiences of crossing the border. He shows that Nepali migration to India does not just allow young men from poorer backgrounds to save there and eat here, but also offers a strategy to escape the more regimented social order of the village. Additionally, migrants may benefit from the opportunities offered by the open-border between India and Nepal to attain independence and experience a distant world. However, Nepali migrants are subjected to high levels of ill treatment. Thus, while the idea of freedom remains extremely important in Nepali men s migration decisions, their actual experience is often met with unfreedom and suffering

This edited volume focuses on civil-military relations before and during great power conflicts, and comprises historical case studies of modern supreme leadership. It aims to provide a guide for the future by shining a light on what worked and what failed in the civil-military relationships that steered great powers during the last era of rapid global change. While future civil-military relationships will have to adapt to the current global environment, the past remains, as always, a prelude. Thus, crucial concepts that underpin all such relationships are eternal and are waiting to be drawn out by historians trained to examine and present them to those who can put them to immediate good use. This volume demonstrates the relevance of history in every chapter, as readers will see parallels to today's problems throughout every case study. The world is entering an age of great challenges, many of which require nations - particularly the most powerful - to establish civil-military relationships capable of navigating dangerous currents without a repeat of the calamities reminiscent of the last century. Each chapter focuses on a particular civil-military relationship as it developed before and during a great war.

"Every healthcare organization is on its own unique journey, but each one needs a road map to a common destination-quality. Improving the quality of care is an essential strategy for surviving-and thriving-in today's demanding healthcare environment"--