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"Ben Ansell, one of the world's leading experts on the dilemmas facing modern democracies, vividly illustrates how our collective goals-- democracy, equality, solidarity, security, and prosperity-- are undermined by political traps and why today's political landscape is so tumultuous. We want equality, but we are loathe to give away our own wealth. We want solidarity but we are much better at receiving it than offering it. We want security but not if it constrains our freedom. And we want to end the climate crisis but we also want a prosperous economy. In every case, we want a collective goal, but are undermined by our individual actions. Our aims are altruistic, our actions governed by self-interest. Ansell then comes full circle and through brilliant storytelling and pathbreaking research vividly illustrates how we maneuver through the traps of the messy, complicated world of politics that block common sense solutions to the just, equitable, prosperous, and environmentally sane society we all want."

"Mission-driven organizations have the power to change the world and solve today's most pressing social problems. Social Entrepreneurship equips students with the theories, models, tools, and templates they need to generate ideas and shape opportunities into impactful social enterprises. Author Carole Carlson uses a variety of real-world examples, cases, and profiles to illustrate how entrepreneurs are changing their communities for good around the globe. Hands-on exercises allow students to practice developing their entrepreneurial skillset and mindset as they learn the fundamentals of structuring, financing, marketing, and scaling social ventures. Whatever social cause your students are passionate about, they will find Social Entrepreneurship an invaluable resource for making their vision a reality"--

Why didn t they understand me? I was as clear as I could be. Everyone has had this thought at one time or another. Research from the fields of psychology and cognitive science can provide concrete answers to these questions. In Failing to Communicate, Dr. Roger Kreuz explores the answers to these questionsWe are exposed to the dangers of miscommunication early in life. As children, we play the Telephone Game and learn an important lesson about the fragility of long communication chains. And as adults, we are constantly on the lookout for misunderstanding. People interrupt each other, on average, about every ninety seconds in order to check their understanding. Despite such vigilance, however, a great deal of what is said and written is not understood as intended.Miscommunication has led to military defeats, the loss of spacecraft, and even more tragically, accidents that cost human lives. It plays a role in road rage and social media feuds. It haunts the courtroom, the boardroom, and the singles bar. Failing to Communicate includes dozens of such examples and explains them in light of what researchers have discovered about how communication works-and why it so often fails.Research from psychology and cognitive science has revealed a host of specific factors that contribute to misunderstanding. Some of these have to do with how our minds make sense of what we hear and read, while others are the result of cognitive, social, and cultural factors. The very structure of a given language can be problematic as well. In short, there is no one reason for miscommunication: there are a host of underlying causes.Issues of misunderstanding have only multiplied as new mediums for communication have arisen. Emails, texts, and social media posts are even more problematic because they are impoverished modes of communication. Without facial cues, tone of voice, gestures, and even the creative use of silence, our intentions in these text-only mediums are even more likely to go awry.Failing to Communicate is intended to appeal, from beginning to end, to the general reader who wants to know more about why our attempts at communication fail so often

Exploring how modern internationalism emerged as a negotiated process through international conferences, this edited collection studies the spaces and networks through which states, civil society institutions and anti-colonial political networks used these events to realise their visions of the international.Taking an interdisciplinary approach, contributors explore the spatial paradox of two fundamental features of modern internationalism. First, internationalism demanded the overcoming of space, transcending the nation-state in search of the shared interests of humankind. Second, internationalism was geographically contingent on the places in which people came together to conceive and enact their internationalist ideas. From Paris 1919 to Bandung 1955 and beyond, this book explores international conferences as the sites in which different forms of internationalism assumed material and social form. While international permanent institutions such as the League of Nations, UN and Institute of Pacific Relations constantly negotiated national and imperial politics, lesser-resourced political networks also used international conferences to forward their more radical demands.Taken together these conferences radically expand our conception of where and how modern internationalism emerged, and make the case for focusing on internationalism in a contemporary moment when its merits are being called into question

A frank, funny and inspiring new memoir from the bestselling author of The Language of Kindness about the search for meaning in midlife 'Brilliant... Like having an honest conversation with a smart and funny friend' Cathy Rentzenbrink Am I a terrible mother? Is the world ending? Did I turn the oven off? Did I pay the parking fine? Is my TV licence up to date? Will I go to prison? Who will take care of the children? This is the story of Christie Watson's journey through midlife. The joy of letting go and the pain of the morning after, the unstoppable power of female friendship and the struggle to raise teenagers as a single parent. It lays bare the exhilaration, agony, wonder and fears of being a middle-aged woman with a wild heart, a changing body and a new set of challenges. And as her world takes on a different shape, there's something else she starts to feel: the hot flush of possibility... 'I adore Christie Watson. Quilt on Fire is full of her trademark candour, compassion and humour' Elizabeth Day 'You don't have to be in midlife to appreciate this funny, real, empathetic memoir about the multitudes contained in every woman' Red

This book on end of life examines how to include people with intellectual and developmental disability in the inevitability of dying and death. Comprising 17 chapters, it addresses challenging and under-researched topics including suicide, do-not-resuscitate, advance care planning, death doulas and accessible funerals. Topics reflect everyday community, palliative care, hospice and disability services. The book proposes that the rights of people with disabilities should be supported up to and after their death. Going beyond problem identification, the chapters offer positive, evidence-supported responses that translate research to practice, together with practice examples and resources grounded in lived experience. The book is applicable to readers from the disability field, and mainstream health professionals who assist people with disability in emergency care, palliative care or end-of-life planning

Attribuer des sautes d'humeur aux hormones pour mieux refuser la pilule ? Faire du bégaiement un problème cérébral pour déculpabiliser les parents d'enfants bègues ? Envisager la dépression comme un manque de sérotonine auprès de patient·es hospitalisé·es en psychiatrie ? Voici autant de situations où, dans la relation soignant·e/soigné·e, les répertoires argumentatifs s'appuient prioritairement sur une référence à la biologie, au détriment d'autres types d'interprétations. Ce sont ces importations d'une grille d'analyse biologisante – désignées ici sous le terme de biologisation – qui sont explorées dans cet ouvrage. En se focalisant sur le domaine de la santé, il s'agit de comprendre dans quelle mesure les différents acteurs et actrices de ce champ (individus usagers, puissance publique, professionnel·les…) font appel à « l'argument biologique » pour défendre leurs pratiques et leurs représentations : quand, comment, avec quels effets et à quelles fins sont priorisées des causalités biologiques relativement à des causalités sociales ? Les études de terrains ethnographiques et les réflexions théoriques rassemblées ici s'adressent aux chercheur·es en sciences humaines et sociales mais pourront intéresser plus largement des professionnel·les de santé ou toute personne intéressée par les rapports de pouvoir traversant les questions de soin.

Cover -- Information Rights, Volume 1 -- Title -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Tables of Cases -- United Kingdom -- CJEU and ECtHR -- Glossary -- Part I: Overview -- Chapter 1 - Introduction -- 1. Overview of information rights -- 2. Terminology -- 3. The rationale for official information access legislation -- Chapter 2 - Westminster legislation -- 1. Background to freedom of information legislation -- 2. The open government code of practice -- 3. Enactment of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 -- 4. Developments since 1 January 2005 -- Chapter 3 - Scottish legislation -- Overview -- Chapter 4 - The influence of the European Convention on Human Rights etc -- 1. The ECHR and information rights -- 2. Article 8: Accessing information -- 3. Article 8: Personal information -- 4. Article 10: Accessing information -- 5. Other ECHR articles -- 6. International instruments -- 7. Human Rights Act 1998 -- Chapter 5 - Exemptions: general principles -- 1. The unit of exemption -- 2. The duty to confirm or deny -- 3. The discretion to maintain an exemption -- 4. Classification of exemptions -- 5. Interpretation of exemptions and onus -- 6. Conclusive certificates -- Chapter 6 - Prejudice and the public interest -- 1. The public interest -- 2. Weighing the public interest: disclosure -- 3. Weighing the public interest: confirmation and denial -- 4. Ascertaining and weighing prejudice -- Part II: Data protection -- Chapter 7 - Data protection: introduction -- 1. Origins of data protection law -- 2. Directive 95/46/EC & -- DPA 1998 regime -- 3. GDPR, Directive 2016/680 & -- DPA 2018 regime -- 4. Interpretational principles -- 5. Post-EU membership -- Chapter 8 - UK GDPR and DPA 2018: introduction -- 1. Overview -- 2. Terminology -- 3. Scope and limits -- Chapter 9 - General processing: continuing obligations -- 1. Introduction.