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"This book examines EU external border violence and the role of Frontex, and how it can be made legally and politically accountable for these incidents. The volume sets out what the international standards are for monitoring border violence and how monitors' independence must be guaranteed and where these standards come from. The book provides realistic options to resolve the crisis by focusing on how effective and independent border monitoring can ensure better human rights compliance at EU external borders. At the centre of the book is the question: how can we achieve effective monitoring of border police, including Frontex, by competent and independent state authorities which have as a mission human rights implementation? The goal of the book is to examine how states can prevent and investigate allegations of such violence and diminish the apparent impunity of those border police who engage in it. This book will be of interest to students of EU policy, law, migration and refugee studies, and International Relations"--

"The definition of "old" has evolved intensively over the years due to demographic changes, and the aging population is one of the most frequently discussed issues in recent decades. The profile of the 21st century senior is completely different from the senior in the second half of the 20th century, not to mention earlier periods in history. As an increasing group of benefactors of human activity, they create demand for products and experiences. The system of goods and services that aims to leverage their purchasing potential and satisfy their consumption needs, including living, health, tourism, cultural, information, and communication needs, has been referred to as the so-called Silver Economy. The book reviews the phenomenon of aging of the EU's population over 50. It also presents a multidimensional view of the potential for the development of this group's economic, social, medical, family, personal and technological demand in the early 21st century. The book analyzes the market behavior of seniors and argues that the Silver Economy will grow in importance and profitability every year in various areas, both public and private. This includes health, finance, employment, leisure and well-being, education, and the use of digital tools. This publication is recommended for policymakers and business players who are considering how to achieve economic development through the growing and changing demand of the aging population. For the world is now facing a challenge that no community has ever faced before - the coexistence of a long-lived population on the one hand and the growing popularity of digital technologies on the other"--

Section 1: Social Media as an Agent for public health wellness: Celebrating Social Media among younger adults,- Chapter 1: Psychosocial Perspectives of Social Media Use among Youth in the Global South: A review of identity and the neo-global culture -- Chapter 2: Thematic Analysis of Selective WHO-Affiliated Member Countries' COVID-19 Vaccination Messages on social media Targeting Young Adults -- Chapter 3: "Vaxxed n' Masked": Global Youth & the Influence of Celebrity Remarks on Social Media -- Chapter 4: The Impact of Social Media on Asian International Students' Emergency Preparedness and Response -- Section 2: Social Media as a Conduit for socioeconomic change among the Youth: Latin America, North America, South America, Middle East, and Asia -- Chapter 5: Determinants of creativity-related skills and activities among young people in four Latin American countries -- Chapter 6: Applying the technology acceptance model to understand China's sharing economy among the young -- Chapter 7: How young people detect and analyze disinformation campaigns in Mexico: The Case of Campeche, Southeast Mexico -- Chapter 8: Impact of Social Media Use on Youths' Identity in the Middle East and North Africa Region -- Section 3: Social Media on the Crossroads of identity negotiation: Cases in South America, East & South Asia -- Chapter 9: The interplay between identity and alterity in the uses of social media platforms by Brazilian youth -- Chapter 10: Visually Impaired Chinese Young Adults' User Behaviors on social media -- Chapter 11: Social Media use in education in the MENA region -- Chapter 12: Identity Negotiation and Cosmopolitanism in Social Media: The Case of London and Sao Paulo migrant communities -- Section 4: The Perils of social media use among Youth: Cases in Southeast Asia -- Chapter 13: Perspectives of Vietnamese Facebook users towards the LGBT Parade expressed under posts about Hanoi Pride Parade -- Chapter 14: Twitter users' perceptions of some countries' censorship of same-sex kissing scenes in Disney's Lightyear (2022) -- Section 5: You Can't shut down our voices: Social Media as a youth advocate in Africa -- Chapter 15: Youths and the Tyranny of social media: Implications for Sustainable Development in Nigeria.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyrigth Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Contributors -- 1 Introduction -- Part 1 Current State of Homicide -- 2 Global Trends in Homicide: A Comparison between the UNODC Homicide Data and the WHO Mortality Database -- 3 Latin American Homicide -- 4 Murder as Violent Extremism -- 5 The Coming Crisis in Criminal Justice: True Crime as a Cultural Anomaly -- 6 Theoretical and Empirical Considerations for Examining Homicide Perpetration among Military Veterans -- 7 Homicidal Ideation -- 8 Mass Shootings in the United States and Beyond: Definitions, Contexts, and Controversies -- Part 2 Types of Homicide -- 9 Intimate Partner Homicide -- 10 Youth Homicide Offenders: A Review of Recent Literature -- 11 Legal Homicide -- 12 The Serial Murder Phenomenon Half a Century On -- 13 Gazing into the Abyss? Making Sense of Extreme Crime Scene Behaviors in Sexual Homicide -- 14 Fetal Abduction by Maternal Evisceration (FAMAE): A Forensic Psychiatric Syndrome -- Part 3 Causes and Correlates of Homicide -- 15 Homicide and Criminal Careers: An Empirical Study on Serial Murderers -- 16 Adverse Childhood Experiences and Homicide -- 17 A Descriptive Examination of Homicide and the Victim-Offender Overlap -- 18 Barriocide Reloaded: An Updated Analysis of the Temporal and Spatial Characteristics of Gang Homicide in East Los Angeles -- 19 Immigration and Homicide: From Eastern Europe to the U.S.-Mexico Border -- 20 Self-Control, Homicide Offending, and Homicide Victimization -- 21 Homicide and Psychosis -- 22 The Role of Psychopathy in Homicide among Juveniles: A Review of the Research -- 23 Sexual Homicide: Does Anything Matter Beyond Sexual Sadism? -- Part 4 Homicide and the Criminal Justice System -- 24 Homicide and Criminal Justice Policy.

Today the UNHCR is present in more than 130 countries and takes care of some 90 million people. This book looks at how it is deployed and who its agents are. By taking the reader through the offices in charge of the Afghan refugee crisis during the 2000s, in Geneva and in Kabul, the book shows the internal functioning of this international organization. It provides analysis of Afghan refugee policies from an original position, with the author being both agency official and anthropologist, and articulates multiple levels of analysis: the micropolitics of practices as much as the institution and the multi-scalar power relations that shape its environment.

"This book explores realist theories-also called power politics approaches, formulations of systems theories, and game theory in International Relations (IR). The first section of the book focuses on theories of Early Classical Realism-Thucydides, Machiavelli, and Hobbes, and two Asian exponents-Kautilya and Han Fei Tzu. It covers the rise and fall of different schools of imperial geopolitics including those developed during the Cold-War and postmodern periods. It also discusses theories proposed by three stalwarts of Neoclassical Realism- Niebuhr, Carr, and Morgenthau; the Neorealism of Waltz; Strategic Realism of Schelling; and Offensive Realism of Mearsheimer. The book also examines theoretic formulations of Kaplan, Modelski, Rosecrance, McClelland, Holsti, and Singer, as well as game theory and its relevance and application in international relations. It explores diverse variants of theories of power in international relations through a critical readings of texts and IR literature. This book will be of interest to researchers and students of political science, international relations, history and law"--

Microaggressions in Medicine introduces a novel account of microaggressions and applies it in medical contexts. Guided by diverse patient testimonies and case studies, it focuses on harms experienced by patients marginalized on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, body size, and disability. It makes a compelling case that the harms of microaggressions are anything but micro and argues that healthcare professionals have a moral obligation to prevent them. By proving practical strategies for healthcare professionals to reduce microaggressions in their practices, Microaggressions in Medicine will make a positive difference in the lives of marginalized patients as they interact with healthcare professionals. All patients deserve high quality, patient-centered care, but healthcare professionals must change their practices in order to achieve such equity.

According to UN estimates, approximately nearly half of the world's population now lives in cities and that figure is expected to rise to almost 70% by 2050. Cities now account for around 70% of worldwide greenhouse gas emissions, and this percentage is predicted to rise in the near future as a result of projected increases in global urbanization patterns. It is widely acknowledged that irrational urban planning and design can increase emissions while also exacerbating threats and risks, resulting in a slew of environmental issues such as urban heat islands, air pollution, flooding, amongst other issues, as well as environmental, social, and economic losses. Therefore, these concerns must be addressed promptly in order to cope up with these rising difficulties and make urban environments safer for residents. With the advancement of remote sensing technology and the use of current remote observation systems, urban data science, remote sensing, and artificialintelligence (AI), modeling and quantifying emergent difficulties in urban regions and urban systems have become easy. They aid in the quantitative analysis of urban shape, functions, and human behavior in cities. Harvesting data, developing models, and suggesting new methodologies will be aided by combining urban ecology with new breakthroughs in data science. This book is of great value to a diverse group of academicians, scientists, students, environmentalists, meteorologists, urban planners, remote sensing and GIS experts with a common interest in geospatial sciences within the earth environmental sciences, as well as human and social sciences

Die Historiographie der Sexualitäten erfährt vonseiten der akademischen Geschichtsschreibung aktuell eine nie gekannte Aufmerksamkeit: Nachdem sie jahrzehntelang eher nebensächlich behandelt wurde, sind inzwischen auch im deutschsprachigen Raum die Forschungsaktivitäten und die Vielfalt der Perspektiven deutlich gestiegen - nicht zuletzt dank eines neuartigen Dialogs zwischen der Geschichte der Sexualitäten und der Geschichte der Geschlechter, aber auch der Einbeziehung interdisziplinärer Ansätze aus der Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaft sowie den Medical Humanities. Die Beiträger_innen geben anhand ausgewählter Beispiele Einblick in das breite Spektrum eines rasant expandierenden Feldes

Im Juni 1926 war Rom Schauplatz eines spektakulären gesellschaftlichen Ereignisses. Gefeiert wurde eine "faschistische Hochzeit", Trauzeuge Mussolini inklusive. Vor den Altar traten Lilliana Weinman, gefeierte amerikanische Opernsängerin aus einer jüdischen Industriellenfamilie, und Attilio Teruzzi, hochdekorierter Kriegsveteran, Teilnehmer beim Marsch auf Rom, mitleidloser Anführer der Schwarzhemden und Archetyp des "neuen starken Mannes". Aber bald schon fühlte sich der virile Gatte von der Unabhängigkeit seiner Frau in der Ehre verletzt und forderte die Scheidung - nur dachten seine Frau und die katholische Kirche gar nicht daran, dem zuzustimmen. Die Zwangsehe wird für den Aufsteiger Teruzzi zusehends zum Problem, kündigen sich am Horizont doch die ersten antisemitischen Gesetze des faschistischen Staates an.Mit Seitenblicken auf Literatur, Mode, Stadtwelten und Liebesverhältnisse entfaltet die renommierte Historikerin Victoria de Grazia ein opulentes, fesselnd erzähltes Gesellschaftsepos, das das kulturelle Klima der Epoche greifbar werden lässt. Sie zeigt, wie Mussolinis Bewegung ihre Revolution bis in die zwischenmenschlichen Beziehungen forcierte. Und sie macht die Bedingungen für Aufstieg und Fall des "perfekten Faschisten" anschaulich: die Entwicklung eines Mannes des Mittelmaßes in einer Zeit der Extreme

"This ground-breaking volume examines enduring and emerging discourses around communication rights in Africa, arguing that they should be considered an integral component of the human rights discourse in Africa. Drawing on a broad range of case studies across the continent, the volume considers what constitutes communication rights in Africa, who should protect them, against whom and how communication rights relate to broader human rights. While the case studies highlight the variation in communicative rights experiences between countries, they also coalesce around common tropes and practices for the implementation and expression of communication rights. Deploying a variety of innovative theoretical and methodological approaches, the chapters scrutinise different facets of communication rights in the context of both offline and digital communication realities. The contributions provide illuminating accounts on language rights, digital exclusion, digital activism, citizen journalism, media regulation and censorship, protection of intellectual property rights, politics of mobile data and politicisation of social media. This is the first collection to consider communication in Africa using a rights-based lens. The book will appeal to researchers, academics, communication activists, and media practitioners at all levels in the fields of media studies, journalism, human rights, political science, public policy, as well as general readers who are keen to know about the status of communication rights in Africa"--