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LIST OF MAPS & ILLUSTRATIONS; LIST OF TABLES; ABBREVIATIONS; PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. MIGRATION, GENDER, REMITTANCES AND DEVELOPMENT: A THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE; 3. ALBANIAN MIGRATION, REMITTANCES AND GENDER DYNAMICS; 4. THE GENDERED TRANSNATIONAL HOUSEHOLD; 5. REMITTANCE FLOWS, PATTERNS AND PROCESSES: THE SHAPING ROLE OF GENDER; 6. REMITTANCES AND DEVELOPMENT; 7. MIGRATION-DEVELOPMENT-REMITTANCES-GENDER: WHAT ROLE FOR POLICY-MAKERS?; 8. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.

James, P. Conflict and Cohesion: A Review of the Literature and Recommendations for Future Research. Cooperation and Conflict, XXII, 1987, 21-33. This essay contains a reappraisal of empirical research on conflict and cohesion. Behavioral studies of the linkage between domestic and foreign conflict are described in some detail. The consensus of that literature is that internal conflict is externalized only under very restricted conditions. However, in the process of reviewing this research, several important conceptual problems have been identified. Testing has focused on static rather than dynamic manifestations of conflict. Fragmentary indicators have been used to assess conflict at both levels of political interaction, and measurement is further complicated by the question of cross-national validity. In addition, the role of the state and environmental constraints on projection are in need of further exploration. It is recommended that all of these factors be considered in any new model of the conflict nexus that is intended for empirical testing.

The changing state of reading and its fate in the digitalised world is one of the core issues in the contemporary debates about the future of culture. The central position of the printed word, and primarily, books as the most valuable cultural medium and the main source of knowledge, are becoming questioned in the age of the Internet. Reading as gateway to the world of fantasies has been challenged by powerful audiovisual media. Is the pleasure of reading as a creative process involving imagination and self-cognition disappearing, and being replaced by the quick exchange of impressions and images in social media? Are these critical notes and concerns about the future of reading just rapid generalisations and misunderstandings, evoked by the invasion of new technologies in the old and well-established world of books? The articles gathered here represent empirical studies, theoretical and historical reflections on the changes in the world of books and reading in the Baltic and Nordic countries, as well as descriptions of the new library practices that reflect the creative efforts to adapt to the changing social and technological environment.

"In an era, which many now recognise as 'post-secular', the role that religions play in shaping gender identities and relationships has been awarded a renewed status in the study of societies and social change. In both the Global South and the Global North, in the 21st century, religiosity is of continuing significance, not only in people's private lives and in the family, but also in the public sphere and with respect to political and legal systems. The Routledge Handbook of Religion, Gender and Society is an outstanding reference source to these key topics, problems and debates in this exciting subject area. Comprising over forty chapters by a team of international contributors the Handbook is divided into 3 parts: Critical debates for religions, gender and society: theories, concepts and methodologies issues and themes in religions, gender and society the relationships between religion and gender in different regions across the world Within these sections central issues, debates and problems are examined, including: activism, gender analysis, intersectionality and feminism, oppression and liberation, equality, bodies and embodiment, space and place, leadership and authority, diaspora and migration, marriage and the family, generation and aging, health and reproduction, education, violence and conflict, ecology and climate change, and the role of social media. The Routledge Handbook of Religion, Gender and Society is essential reading for students and researchers in religious studies and gender studies, the Handbook will also be very useful for those in related fields, such as cultural studies, area studies, politics, sociology, anthropology and history"--

'Democracy', though acceptable as a shorthand term for participatory and accountable government, carries with it a model which is less useful than the one suggested by 'civil society'. In previous situations of liberation from right-wing dictatorships, civil society was a question of strengthening something that already existed. Not so in the to date unique situation faced during the collapse of left dictatorships in Eastern Europe. Islamic society may yet face similar problems. (SJK)