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The widespread use of simulation models is an outgrowth of the Operations Research and/or Management Science eras. Simulation has widespread application in business, education, health-care, government, and many other organizations. The process of objective and quantitative decision making, the representation of endogenous and exogenous variables, and the ability to allocate resources toward the accomplishment of specific objectives would not be developed to the degree that it is today without simulation techniques and simulation learning tools.

This is a commentary on the debt crisis and its impact on the relationship between politics and the state in the US and Europe. Democratic institutions of the state face a crisis of legitimacy. They are not trusted to deliver radical transformations in the orientation of liberal capitalism. Technocrats administer austerity and ''bailouts'' while the Occupy movement generates a political momentum without consensus on what is to be demanded of law and the state. Urging engagement with the state and the necessity of hegemonic demands, this essay sketches the distinct political landscapes and trajectories in the US and Europe. It suggests that the left must engage with the European project as a significant post-national formation.

A new study finds some disturbing trends in the European press coverage of refugees and the purported consequences of their arrival. While it is now more common for "the refugee crisis" to be referred to in the media as last year's affair, 2016 has been the deadliest year for refugees trying to reach Europe by sea. Only the recorded deaths in the Mediterranean present a chilling reality – and yet, this reality rarely makes headlines. Has journalism forgotten its mission? Has the public grown numb? When does crisis become a crisis? Our cross-European study of the press in 2015 sets the stage to engage with these questions and reveals a political and ethical predicament that touches upon the core values of Europe.

Reseña de la obra de: IZUZQUIZA, D., CAMACHO, I., GARCÍA, J.I., LÓPEZ, E, ARENAS, A., RODRÍGUEZ-AVIAL, E., ARES, A., ARANCIBIA, L., VÁZQUEZ, A. (2015) Crisis de solidaridad. Solidaridad ante la crisis. Ed. Compañía de Jesús en España, 40 pp.

Acknowledgments -- The conceptual foundation -- Defining crisis communication -- Understanding crisis communication theory and practice -- The lessons and practical application -- Lessons on effective crisis communication -- Applying the lessons to produce effective crisis communication -- Lessons on managing crisis uncertainty effectively -- Applying the lessons for managing crisis uncertainty effectively -- Lessons on effective crisis leadership -- Applying the lessons for developing effective crisis leadership -- The opportunities -- Learning through failure -- Risk communication -- Responding to the ethical demands of crisis -- Inspiring renewal through effective crisis communication -- Index -- About the authors

"The current global recession has exacerbated the political and social crisis of finance-led neoliberal capitalism. Despite this, fears of its demise appear to have receded. In fact the crisis seems to present an opportunity: to accelerate and deepen neoliberal restructuring. By addressing the key dimensions of the crisis of neoliberalism, the authors trace its impact on the regulation of capital in the OECD world. Through analysis of the nature of capitalism in the BRICs and the impact of key new players as well as an investigation into the challenge to neoliberalism presented by the 'pink wave' in South America, they examine the rise of new centers of capital accumulation in the periphery. The authors also discuss the neo-conservative project under Bush and its continuation under Obama, the rise of China and Russia, and consider the prospect of inter-imperialist rivalry."--Provided by publisher.

La pandemia del Covid-19 no marca un cambio epocal y el coronavirus no es un shock exógeno. Lo que vivenciamos actualmente como crisis son los efectos destructivos del capitalismo globalizado y su modo "normal" de reproducción. Tampoco es cierto que la gestión política de la crisis haya puesto la protección de la vida por sobre todas las otras racionalidades, incluida la económica. Antes bien, es claro que todos los gobiernos de los países afectados han procedido de manera altamente selectiva a la hora de definir qué vidas son dignas de protección y cuáles no. Ante esta situación, la sociología se enfrenta a un doble desafío: debe desnacionalizar de una vez por todas sus análisis y desempeñar ofensivamente el rol de una ciencia socialmente comprometida. ; The Covid-19 pandemic does not mark an epochal change and coronavirus is not an exogenous shock. What we are currently experiencing as a crisis are the destructive effects of globalized capitalism and its "normal" mode of reproduction. It is also not truethat the political management of the crisis has put the protection of life above all other rationalities, including the economic one. Rather, it is clear that all the governments of the affected countries have been highly selective in defining which lives are worthy of protection and which are not. In this scenario, sociology faces a double challenge: it must denationalize once and for all its analyzes and offensively play the role of a socially committed science. ; publishedVersion ; Fil: Lessenich, Stephan. Universidad Ludwig Maximilians. Departamento de Sociología; Alemania.

Water is an important factor in the effects of climate change and, at the same time, it is a victim of global warming. Extreme weather events such as prolonged heat, which causes droughts and flash flooding, have been reported by various European countries. Given these challenges, many EU member states have set up action plans for water management. The recent National Water Strategy from the German federal government is one of them. While these policies help to tackle country-specific challenges, given the fact that Europe shares water resources, coordinated action is also needed at the EU level. The EU Water Framework Directive and related legislation are key instruments in this regard. However, the implementation of water-related policies and regulations at EU level needs to shift from crisis management to risk management, taking an integrated, cross-sector approach, in order to prevent water challenges from becoming Europe's next crisis.