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This book examines globalization using the concept of space to contextualize discussion of global issues. The growth of population, the increase of human activity, and the usage of new spaces contribute to the complexity and challenges of global issues.

Although the current plight of children in many parts of the world can leave us with a grim outlook on the future, there are still many positive indicators of a better future for all. Local Childhoods, Global Issues is an interdisciplinary textbook that examines children's lives across the world, exploring the great differences--and similarities--between childhood experiences across different cultural contexts. The contributors consider the problems caused by poverty, social inequality, ill health, and violence, but they emphasize that these are challenges for children everywhere--not just those in the poorer countries of the world. They look at how children use their own resources and coping strategies and the sense of agency that results, arguing that in fact very few children are passive victims helplessly awaiting rescue. The contributors prominently feature interviews that highlight the direct perspectives of children themselves, This book is part of a series for Open University's E212 Childhood course and features significant pedagogical tools, including learning outcomes, activities, additional readings, and commentary

Ecosystem Services: Global Issues, Local Practices is a hands-on, transdisciplinary reflection on ecosystem services directed toward the future development of research, practice, and implementation by professionals. The diversity of values assigned to ecosystems and their services are used to inform policy from local to global scales."--Publisher description

'Global' and 'globalization' carry many meanings. Politicians are increasingly using the terms in public discourse, but often in the neoliberal sense. Understanding how 'global' and 'globalization' are used helps reveal possibilities for new national policies. Although the neoliberal idea of 'global' has recently been dominant, another shift is underway. The anti-capitalist protests at the 1999 WTO Ministerial Conference in Seattle and the World Social Forum with its slogan, 'Another world is possible', reflect this shift in meaning. The movement is now known as 'alter-global' rather than 'anti-globalization.' It is important to show the potential variety of global narratives. In doing so, we open up policy-making options.

Preliminary Material -- A Response to Violence: The Iconography of Human Agency in Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin's Portraiture /Paula Horta -- Scapegoating the Foreigner: A Girardian View of the Continuing Violence in South Africa /Wendy Isaacs-Martin -- The Role of Social Capital in Combating Domestic Violence /Nino Javakhishvili , Maka Lortkipanidze and Ann Petriashvili.