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"This book studies the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in journalism. It traces the origin, growth and development of the media and communication industry in the globalized world and discusses the implications of technologies such as Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and Extended Reality which have helped foster a communication revolution across the globe. The volume discusses technology-centric media theories in the context of AI and examines if AI has been a boon or bane for data journalism. It also looks at artificial intelligence in beat reporting, and citizen journalism, and analyses the social-cultural implications of artificial intelligence driven journalism and the ethical concerns arising from it. An important contribution, this book will be indispensable for students and researchers of media studies, communication studies, journalism, social media, technology studies, and digital humanities. It will also be useful for media professionals"--

"This book critically examines the new middle class and the emergence of neo-urban spaces in India within the context of rapid urbanisation and changing socio-spatial dynamics in urban areas in the country. It looks at class as a socio-spatial category where class distinction is tied to and manifests itself through the space of the city. With detailed ethnographic study of the national capital region of Delhi, especially Gurugram, it explores themes such as class subjectivity, morality, and social beliefs; life inside gated enclaves; family and everyday practices of class reproduction; and the process of othering and exclusivity among others. Class identity, vulnerability and hierarchy influence the actions and motivations of the middle class. The author studies the nuances and socio-political fractures stemming from the complex dynamic of class, caste, religion and gender that manifest in these neo-urban spaces and how these shape the city and community. Rich in empirical resources, this book will be of interest to scholars and researchers of sociology, political sociology, ethnography, urban sociology, urban studies, and South Asian studies"--

"Racism has a long history and its devastating impacts continue to spark heated, moral and political debate and give rise to social movements and widespread protest. This accessible primer provides a cogent introduction to the study and confrontation of racism in the twenty-first century, making use of key insights from sociology and other social sciences. Drawing on a range of scholars, including from the radical black tradition and the Global South, this book explores key issues in racism studies. Putting racism into historical context, Moran explains the modernity of racism and its creation through European colonialism and imperialism, racial capitalism, and the development of racist hierarchies stimulated by colonialist exploitation as well as pseudoscientific and Enlightenment thinking centred upon white supremacy. Moran also discusses the intersectional, structural, institutional, and systemic nature of racism, and the connections between race, racism, and nationalism evident in the explosion of right-wing nationalist populism around the world. The book also investigates how the self and subjectivity are involved in racism and contribute to the reproduction of racism as a system before considering whether there are new, cultural forms of racism, and how we can account for Islamophobia and other racisms described as new, such as colour-blind racism, post-racial racism, and racism without racists. Crucially, the book explores antiracist social movements (such as Black Lives Matter) and how racism has been challenged and discusses accounts of race and racism can be given without reproducing the category of race as a 'natural' organiser of people, groups, and identities. This book will appeal to the general reader and students in the humanities and social sciences with an interesting in the continuing impact of racism, racial identities, migration, multiculturalism, ethnic and racial studies, nationalism, and identity studies"--

Challenging the often-hyperbolic claims that have been made around the use of data in election campaigns for voter manipulation and suppression, this book provides unrivalled evidence of how parties actually behave. It shows that data-driven campaigning practice is not inherently problematic or new, but neither is it uniform, rather systemic, regulatory and party level factors affecting the nature of campaigning. Providing detailed empirical examples from Australia, Canada, Germany, the UK and US, this book shows how parties campaign and explains why parties differ, thereby resetting prevailing understanding of the role of data in campaigns.

"This book aims to understand how Asian jurisdictions conceptualise rehabilitation within both the correctional and forensic mental health sectors. Little has been written about rehabilitation practices for people in criminal justice and forensic mental health services in Asia. Although there is some recognition of the need to develop and/or adjust rehabilitation practices for non-white/non-western peoples in Western jurisdictions, the extent to which Western-derived practices have been considered, adjusted, or adopted in Asian countries is not well known. This book includes contributions from an international team to explore the ways in which history, culture, religion, and resources impact how rehabilitation is conceptualised and offered in multiple Asian countries. It aims to provide an understanding of the relative merits of contemporary Western practices across different Asian countries and consider how these practices have been adopted within correctional and forensic mental health sectors. This book is essential for administrators who are developing rehabilitation strategies and for practitioners working with people who have a history of offending behaviour"--

"This book investigates the first moment in history when philanthropy was used as a self-standing claim to fame and philanthropists started being considered as a distinct breed of public figures. In search for the cause of this development, it examines the way in which public images of early philanthropists in different parts of Europe were shaped in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The work draws on a comparison between a British prison reformer John Howard, an Alsatian pastor and humanitarian Jean-Frédéric Oberlin, and Stanisław Staszic, a key figure of Enlightenment politics in Congress Poland. Revealing parallel mechanisms at play in different national contexts, it argues that famous philanthropists ushered in a new genre of fame, 'philanthropic celebrity', that placed Enlightenment ideals about virtue within the framework of early celebrity culture. In an original marriage of biography, cultural history, and media studies, Adrian Wesołowski contributes new answers to questions such as: What are the origins of our collective fascination in the figures of great philanthropists? Did secularisation of charity entail a change in the perception of its famous performers? Were the roots of the late eighteenth century 'humanitarian revolution' mainly economic or rather cultural?"--

Technologies cannot simply be understood as neutral tools or instruments; they embody the values of their creators and may unconsciously reinforce existing inequalities and biases. Technology Ethicsshows how responsible innovation can be achieved. Demonstrating how design and philosophy converge, the book delves into the intricate narratives that shape our understanding of technology - from instrumentalist views to social constructivism. Yet, at its core, it champions interactionalism as the most promising and responsible narrative. Through compelling examples and actionable tools this book unravels the nuances of these philosophical positions, and is tailored to foster responsible innovation and thoughtful design. As our everyday lives further intertwine with technology, understanding and implementing these design principles becomes not just beneficial, but essential.This concise and accessible introduction is essential reading for students and scholars of philosophy of technology, engineering ethics, science and technology studies, and human-machine communication, as well as policymakers

"This book offers a first-hand insight into the work of policing scholars and the research that they undertake. Bringing together a range of leading scholars and drawing on a range of pressing topics, it introduces the diverse nature of policing research, and the ethical and practical challenges faced by policing researchers. Each chapter brings clarity to the concept of empirical research within policing, introduces readers to the theoretical explanations and assumptions that underpin the rational of research design in policing, as well as considering the limitations of research. Topics include: -research methods in police research; -police professionalization; -police and diversity; -police leadership; -undercover policing; -police and vulnerability; -activist research; -social media and policing. This revised and expanded new edition includes more focus on the role of research in policing, police and academic partnerships and practitioners as researchers, as well as a brand new section offering international perspectives on policing research. Brimming with practical examples, case studies, key learning points and practical advice, this book is essential reading for Professional Policing students, as well as early-career researchers and those engaged with criminological research methods"--

"Siedlerkolonialismus" ist der erste in deutscher Sprache erscheinende Band zum in Deutschland vernachlässigten geschichts- und sozialwissenschaftlichen Paradigma des Siedlerkolonialismus. Diese international breit diskutierte Perspektive eröffnet einen neuen Blick auf die westliche Moderne und ihrem Verhältnis zum Rest der Welt. Seit 1492 beobachten wir den immer eliminatorischen, oft auch genozidalen Charakter weißer europäischer Siedlergesellschaften in ihrem Verhältnis zu Indigenen, deren Land sie besetzen, sich aneignen und die sie bis heute ausplündern. Die versammelten Grundlagentexte des Paradigmas sowie aktuelle Analysen führen in das Paradigma ein und verdeutlichen, seine entscheidende Bedeutung gerade für deutsche Debatten. Mit Beiträgen von Lee-Anne Broadhead | Tariq Dana | Pea Hansen | Stefan Jonsson | David Lloyd | Jürgen Mackert | Mahmood Mamdani | Scott L. Morgensen | Erin Morton | A. Dirk Moses | Ilan Pappe | Augustine S.J. Park | Mark Rifkin | Aline Sierp | Lorenz Veracini | Travis Wysote | Jürgen Zimmerer

"This Encyclopedia presents a comprehensive collection of entries addressing the normative claims and definitions of the critical concepts, principles, and approaches that make up the field of citizenship studies. The Encyclopedia explores the empirical realities of citizenship from a diverse array of perspectives, and covers comparative, regional and global perspectives in Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Its broad coverage ranges from classical ideas of citizenship to the experience of citizenship in the Anthropocene, providing contextual insight into its expansion, erosion, and extension over the past 200 years. With its succinct overviews of critical aspects of citizenship, the Encyclopedia of Citizenship Studies will prove an invaluable resource to postgraduate students and junior researchers of sociology, political science, political philosophy, migration, political geography and geopolitics, human rights, and population studies. Its in-depth discussion of the empirical realities of citizenship will also benefit policy makers and researchers in these areas. Key Features: 78 thought-provoking entries structured into six thematic parts. Discussion of key methodologies in, and novel approaches to, citizenship research. Exploration of differentiated forms of modern citizenship, such as intimate, gendered and multicultural citizenship. Examination of key issues such as statelessness, naturalization and transnational or diasporic forms of citizenship."

Explore the concept of risk through numerous examples and their statistical modeling, traveling from a historical perspective all the way to an up-to-date technical analysis. Written with a wide readership in mind, this book begins with accounts of a selection of major historical disasters, such as the North Sea flood of 1953 and the L'Aquila earthquake. These tales serve to set the scene and to motivate the second part of the book, which describes the mathematical tools required to analyze these events, and how to use them. The focus is on the basic understanding of the mathematical modeling of risk and what types of questions the methods allow one to answer. The text offers a bridge between the world of science and that of everyday experience. It is written to be accessible to readers with only a basic background in mathematics and statistics. Even the more technical discussions are interspersed with historical comments and plentiful examples.

Evaluating Research in Academic Journals is a guide for students learning how to evaluate reports of empirical research published in academic journals. It breaks down the process of evaluating a journal article into easy-to-understand steps and emphasizes the practical aspects of evaluating research

This book makes a major contribution to the continuing legal and historical struggle for equal pay in Australia, with international references, including Canada, the UK and US. It takes law, history and women's and gender studies to analyse and recount campaigns, cases and debates. Industrial bodies federally and around Australia have grappled with this issue from the early-twentieth century onwards. This book traces the struggle through the decades, looking at women's organisations activism and demands, union 'pro' and 'against' activity, and the 'official' approach in tribunals, boards and courts

Intro -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Massa Day Done or 'Same Old Khaki Pants?' Contextualising Caribbean Political Corruption -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Historical Context -- 1.2.1 Spanish Colonies-Roman Law -- 1.2.2 English Colonies-Laws -- 1.2.3 Dutch Colonies -- 1.2.4 French Colonies -- 1.2.5 Colonial Solutions-Addressing Corruption -- 1.3 Linkages to Corruption-From Colonialism to Modern Times -- 1.4 The Economy of Slavery -- 1.4.1 The Impact of Slavery and Colonisation -- 1.4.2 Economic Benefit for the Colonisers -- 1.5 Political and Economic Context -- 1.5.1 Spanish Colonies Structures Post-1945 -- 1.5.2 British Colonies Structures Post-1945 -- 1.5.3 Collapse of West Indies Federation and Beyond -- 1.6 Decolonising the British Empire -- 1.6.1 The Illusion of Westminster Model of Politics -- 1.6.2 Impact of Corruption-No Opposition -- 1.6.3 Origin Caribbean Model of Politics -- 1.7 The Boss Politics Model and Connectivity to Family & -- Kinship -- 1.7.1 Patronage, Clientelism and Loyalty -- 1.8 Rise of Political Consciousness -- 1.8.1 Big Personality Syndrome -- 1.8.2 Eric Gairy-Grenada -- 1.8.3 Bird Dynasty-Antigua -- 1.8.4 Socio-Cultural Factors -- 1.8.5 Family Kinship and Cultural Tolerance -- 1.8.6 Deconstructing Cultural Tolerance -- 1.9 Conclusion -- References -- 2 Smokescreens and Pipe Dreams: Examining Anti-Corruption Measures in the Eastern Caribbean -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Good Governance -- 2.2.1 Good Governance and Universal Solutions -- 2.3 World Governance Indicator-Shortcomings -- 2.3.1 World Governance Indicator-Data Overview -- 2.4 CARICOM and the Regional Approach to Governance -- 2.4.1 CARICOM-Embryonic Mistrust -- 2.4.2 Globalisation Impacts -- 2.4.3 Citizen by Investment-Globalised Initiative and Path Dependency -- 2.4.4 Caribbean Integrity Commissions-Solution.