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This interdisciplinary study investigates the relationship between culture, language and cognition based on the aspects of social structure, space and possession in Tonga, Polynesia. Grounded on extensive field research, Völkel explores the subject from an anthropological as well as from a linguistic perspective. The book provides new insights into the language of respect, an honorific system which is deeply anchored in the societal hierarchy, spatial descriptions that are determined by socio-cultural and geocentric parameters, kinship terminology and possessive categories that perfectly express the system of social status inequalities among relatives. These examples impressively show that language is deeply anchored in its cultural context. Moreover, the linguistic structures reflect the underlying cognitive frame of its speakers. Just as several cultural practices (sitting order, access to land and gift exchange processes) the linguistic means are not only expressions of stratified social networks but also tools to maintain or negotiate the underlying socio-cultural system.

The Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg remains largely unexplored as far as social science is concerned. An excellent study in electoral sociology by Jules Gérard-Libois gives interesting insights and points out rather convincingly that Luxembourg is endowed with a political system that has a marked degree of specificity, be it from the point of view of the electoral system, electoral habits or the social structure in general. It shows in particular that owing to the rather peculiar electoral system (ordinal proportional representation system allowing panachage), a large party diversity and a dynamic regionalism is fostered.Consequently, the systematic study of small political entities such as Luxembourg enables a considerable and genuine refinement of political analysis.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- 1. Social Media Innovations in Digital Society -- 2. Social Media Analytics and Innovation in a Digital Society: A Literature Review -- 3. Social Learning Analytics in Education: A Literature Review -- 4. State-of-the-Art on Social Presence and Its Implications for Distance Education: A Bibliometric Analysis in the Web of Science Database in the 2000-2020 Period -- 5. Using Google Trends and Twitter to Analyze the Phenomenon of Telework during the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Social Media Analytics Review and Study -- 6. Social Analytics and Information Technology -- 7. Personal Brand Management using Conceptual Assessment Model -- 8. Social Media Analytics in Digital Marketing -- 9. Measuring Digital Maturity: The Case of Economic Agents in the Tourism Sector in Portugal -- 10. The Impact of the Pandemic on a Five-star Hotel's Digital Revival -- 11. Social Networks Mediated by the Internet and Health Care -- 12. Social Analytics Influencing KOLs Profiling in the Dissemination of Innovations and Scientific Knowledge in the Life Sciences Industry -- 13. The Social Media Usage and Impact on Performance of SMEs: A New Entrepreneur Behavior on Policy Implementation -- 14. Understanding the Impact of TikTok: A Study of TikTok's Strategy and Its Impact on Users' Lives -- Index.

"Social Progress and the Authoritarian Challenge to Democracy examines the authoritarian challenge to present-day democracy through a framing of social progress theory and the idea of the social contract. Building on the author's previous work, this book discusses whether social progress is linear and on a continual upward trajectory to human betterment, or if there are peaks and troughs along the way. More importantly, it questions that, if social progress exists, is it compatible with social and environmental sustainability? At the outset the book introduces the concepts of social contract theory and the idea of human social progress, long considered to be settled conditions, now ripe for further examination. Each chapter carefully analyses the contemporary struggle between democracy and authoritarianism, using examples from the USA as a foundation to discuss and compare democracies from around the world encountering the pressures of rising authoritarianism, including anti-immigration, xenophobia and anti-institutionalism. It argues that if the climate crisis is to be urgently addressed as required, the rise in authoritarian thinking, with its focus on maintaining power and the creation of individual wealth, presents a challenge to both our societal foundations and environmental sustainability. Highlighting and analysing topics of critical importance to today's society, this book will have widespread appeal to academics, researchers and postgraduate students throughout the social sciences including sociology, political science, philosophy, environmental sustainability and development studies"--

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Editor -- Note on Contributors -- Part I Smart Urban Development, Sustainability, and Resilience -- Chapter 1 Sustainable Urbanization: Why We Have to Change: Toward Justice and Lifestyles That Respect the Planet and Its Inhabitants -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 City Design -- 1.3 Travel and Transport -- 1.4 Resources, Waste, and Energy -- 1.5 Food Production and Security -- 1.6 Environmental Stewardship, Moral Duty, and the Law -- 1.7 Circular Economy -- 1.8 Lifestyle, Choices, and Governance -- 1.9 Conclusions -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 2 The Interaction Between Resilience and Intelligence of Cities -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Intelligence and Resilience of Cities -- 2.3 Cities and Digitalization -- 2.3.1 Obstacles and Barriers for Digitalizing Cities -- 2.3.1.1 Lack of Access to Data and Tools -- 2.3.1.2 Security Concerns -- 2.3.1.3 Budget Constraints -- 2.3.1.4 Lack of Knowledge and Skills -- 2.3.1.5 Low Engagement Rates of Citizens -- 2.3.1.6 Inadequate-Deteriorating and Aging Infrastructure -- 2.3.1.7 Lack of Monitoring and Maintaining -- 2.4 Lesson Learned -- 2.5 Conclusion -- References -- Part II Food Security and Smart Urban Agriculture -- Chapter 3 Nurturing Clever Cities: The Intersection Between Urban Agriculture and Smart Technologies -- 3.1 Introduction: Growing Cities -- 3.2 Between Food and "Progress" -- 3.3 Urban Agriculture -- 3.4 Smart: Technologies and Cities -- 3.4.1 Smart Technologies in Urban Agriculture -- 3.4.2 Urban Agriculture in Smart Cities -- 3.5 Being Clever in a Smart City -- 3.6 Bitesize Takeaways -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 4 Sustainable Food: The Role of Digital Agritechnology -- Acronyms -- 4.1 Introduction: Digital Agritechnology -- 4.1.1 First Agricultural Revolution.