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"This landmark volume of extensive empirical research conducted across Europe explains how, and why, young people become engaged in radical(ising) milieus but also resist radicalisation into violent extremism. Offering a critical perspective on the concept of radicalisation, this volume views it from the perspective of social actors who engage in radicalising milieus but for the most part have not crossed the threshold into violent extremism. It brings together contributions conducted as part of a cross-European (including France, Germany, the Netherlands, Greece, Russia, Turkey, the UK, and beyond) study of young people's engagement in 'extreme right' and 'Islamist' milieus. It argues that radicalisation is best understood as a relational concept reflecting a social process rooted in relational inequalities but also shaped by interactional and situational dynamics, which not only facilitate but also constrain radicalisation"--

Introduction -- Part 1: United States. Superpower -- Phase One Response -- Phase Two Response -- Part 2: Canada -- Middle Power -- Part 3: United Kingdom -- Former Great Power -- The Commons Debates and After -- Part 4: Co-operation? -- Interplay between the Three Powers -- Conclusion.

Retail a!pocalypse now! -- A tale of two bankruptcies -- The great stores meltdown -- No longer a nation of shopkeepers -- Dark satanic malls -- My kingdom for a horse : the knock-on impact on branded suppliers -- The next big short? -- Killing more jobs than China -- A global problem -- The impact of public policy -- The causes of the crisis in retailing -- The classical retailing model -- The rise of e-commerce -- The broader impact of the technological revolution -- The generational revolution -- The death of brands -- Passing peak consumption -- Conquering the final mile -- The dawn of a virtual world -- This is your fridge talking -- Algorithm-n-blues -- Veni, vidi, 3D -- See you later, incubator -- Direct is best -- Retail derailed -- Bankers away! -- Can the last one out switch off the lights? -- How to save retail -- The importance of simplicity -- Go with the flow -- Cannibalise, cannibalise, cannibalise! -- Lean and mean -- Brand theatre -- The third space -- Re-tech -- Becoming the conversation -- The price is right -- Inclusive is the new exclusive -- Virtuous reality -- The hacker way -- Reinventing shared shopping spaces -- Advice to governments -- Summary : the new rules for survival

This electronic version has been made available under a Creative Commons (BY-NC) open access license. Loud and proud is an ethnographic study of grassroots activists in the English Defence League (EDL). Setting the findings within contemporary debates on race and racism, Islamophobia, social movements and the far right, the author draws on interviews, informal conversations and extensive observation at EDL events to explore and explain the gap between the public image of the movement as a violent Islamophobic and racist organisation and individual activists' understanding of it as 'one big family'. Presenting them neither as duped by a charismatic leader nor working class anti-heroes, this book introduces EDL activists as individuals with real lives whose diverse trajectories in and out of activism are embedded in personal life stories.The book will be of value to those researching or studying in the disciplines of sociology, political science and anthropology as well as those with an interest in contemporary political issues and the populist and radical right

The book uses interviews, informal conversations and extended observation at EDL events to critically reflect on the gap between the movement's public image and activists' own understandings of it. It details how activists construct the EDL, and themselves, as 'not racist, not violent, just no longer silent' inter alia through the exclusion of Muslims as a possible object of racism on the grounds that they are a religiously not racially defined group. In contrast activists perceive themselves to be 'second-class citizens', disadvantaged and discriminated by a 'two-tier' justice system that privileges the rights of 'others'. This failure to recognise themselves as a privileged white majority explains why ostensibly intimidating EDL street demonstrations marked by racist chanting and nationalistic flag waving are understood by activists as standing 'loud and proud'; the only way of 'being heard' in a political system governed by a politics of silencing. Unlike most studies of 'far right' movements, this book focuses not on the EDL as an organisation - its origins, ideology, strategic repertoire and effectiveness - but on the individuals who constitute the movement. Its ethnographic approach challenges stereotypes and allows insight into the emotional as well as political dimension of activism. At the same time, the book recognises and discusses the complex political and ethical issues of conducting close-up social research with 'distasteful' groups.

This book carves the beginnings of a new path in the arguably weary discipline of economics. It combines a variety of perspectives - from the history of ideas to epistemology - in order to try to understand what has gone so wrong with economics and articulate a coherent way forward. This is undertaken through a dual path of deconstruction and reconstruction. Mainstream economics is broken down into many of its key component parts and the history of each of these parts is scrutinized closely. When the flaws are thoroughly understood the author then begins the task of reconstruction. What emerges is not a 'Grand Unified Theory of Everything', but rather a provisional map outlining a new terrain for economists to explore. The Reformation in Economics is written in a lively and engaging style that aims less at the formalization of dogma and more at the exploration of ideas. This truly groundbreaking work invites readers to rethink their current understanding of economics as a discipline and is particularly relevant for those interested in economic pluralism and alternative economics.

The Golden Thread - A quiet revolution in holistic cancer care by Pat Pilkington, MBE -- Introduction by Penny Brohn Cancer Care -- Foreword by Caroline Myss -- Chapter 1 - Where do we come from? -- Chapter 2 - The Early Years -- Chapter 3 - A Developing Spirituality, and a New Healing Centre -- Chapter 4 - Tuning into Love -- Chapter 5 - Heavy Burdens -- Chapter 6 - The Birth of the Bristol Cancer Help Centre -- Chapter 7 - Spiritual Work with Clients -- Chapter 8 - Love and Fear -- Chapter 9 - Love and Death -- Chapter 10 - Dark Clouds Gather -- Chapter 11 - A Sense of Connection