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Whether inspired by the Frankfurt School or Antonio Gramsci, the impact of critical theory on the study of international relations has grown considerably since its advent in the early 1980s. This book offers the first intellectual history of critical international theory. Richard Devetak approaches this history by locating its emergence in the rising prestige of theory and the theoretical persona. As theory's prestige rose in the discipline of international relations it opened the way for normative and metatheoretical reconsiderations of the discipline and the world. The book traces the lines of intellectual inheritance through the Frankfurt School to the Enlightenment, German idealism, and historical materialism, to reveal the construction of a particular kind of intellectual persona: the critical international theorist who has mastered reflexive, dialectical forms of social philosophy. . In addition to the extensive treatment of critical theory's reception and development in international relations, the book recovers a rival form of theory that originates outside the usual inheritance of critical international theory in Renaissance humanism and the civil Enlightenment. This historical mode of theorising was intended to combat metaphysical encroachments on politics and international relations and to prioritise the mundane demands of civil government over the self-reflective demands of dialectical social philosophies. By proposing contextualist intellectual history as a form of critical theory, Critical International Theory defends a mode of historical critique that refuses the normative temptations to project present conceptions onto an alien past, and to abstract from the offices of civil government.

Compared with the general public, people in prison in the EU/EEA have a higher burden of communicable diseases such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B, hepatitis C, syphilis, gonorrhoea, chlamydia and tuberculosis (TB). Increased disease prevalence in this population is recognised as a significant public health concern, both for people living and working in prisons and for the general population at large because the vast majority of people held in prisons eventually return to their communities. Yet, incarceration may represent a unique opportunity to make adequate healthcare services available to people and target groups that are usually hard to reach when in the community. Active case finding is one of the key measures for the prevention and control of communicable diseases that should be considered for broader implementation in prison settings. It supports early diagnosis, ensures that infected people can receive early treatment and care, and thus contributes to prevent onward disease transmission. The successful implementation of evidence-based interventions in prison settings requires an in-depth knowledge of structural hurdles, individual barriers, and the characteristics and behaviours of the prison population. To this aim, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) have joined forces to develop a common evidence-based guidance for the prevention and control of communicable diseases in prison settings in the EU/EEA. This document provides EU/EEA Member States with evidence-based scientific advice on active case finding options. These options can be applied to the planning and implementation of interventions that promote the early diagnosis of communicable diseases in prison settings.

As China looks to reinvigorate its soft power by drawing on the creative inputs of foreign media producers and technical expertise, this book explores how and why creative workers are moving to the Mainland from East Asia, and how they are navigating the challenges of producing creative and critical content in a politically constrained environment

Intro -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part I. Responses to Modernity -- Chapter 1. A Modern Reich? -- Chatper 2. The Dual Training System -- Chapter 3. The German Forest as an Emblem of Germany's Ambivalent Modernity -- Chapter 4. Health as a Public Good -- Part II. Democratic Transformation -- Chapter 5. Antifascist Heroes and Nazi Victims -- Chapter 6. The Pen Is Mightier Than the Sword? -- Chapter 7. Human Rights, Pluralism, and the Democratization of Postwar Germany -- Chapter 8. African Students and Racial Ambivalence in the GDR during the 1960s -- Part III. Searching for a New Model -- Chapter 9. The German Model in Renewable Energy Development -- Chapter 10. Germany's Approachto the Financial Crisis -- Chapter 11. Dreams of Divided Berlin -- Part IV. Global Implications -- Chapter 12. Inventing the German Film as Foreign Film -- Chapter 13. Atlantic Transfers of Critical Theory -- Chapter 14. Nation and Memory -- Different Germans, Many Germanies -- Index

Front Cover; SMART, RESILIENT AND TRANSITION CITIES; SMART, RESILIENT AND TRANSITION CITIES: EMERGING APPROACHES AND TOOLS FOR A CLIMATE-SENSITIVE URBAN DEVELOPMENT; Copyright; Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; References; Introduction; References; I -- METAPHORS TO ENHANCE CITIES' CAPACITY TO COPE WITH CLIMATE CHANGE; 1 -- The Smart City Metaphor to Foster Collaborative and Adaptive Decision-Making Processes in the Face of Climate I ... ; 1.1 INTRODUCING THE SMART CITY METAPHOR; 1.2 THE SMART CITY BETWEEN CONFLICTING APPROACHES AND GOALS: LOOKING FOR NEW DIRECTIONS.

Front Cover -- Integrated Analytical Approaches for Pesticide Management -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Disclaimer -- 1 Introduction -- References -- 1 Setting the Framework -- 2 Generic Guidelines on Integrated Analytical Approaches to Assess Indicators of Pesticide Management Practices at a Catchm... -- Introduction -- Overall Strategy: "Black-Box" Monitoring -- Role of Laboratory in Fostering GAP -- Definition of Stakeholders, Roles, and Responsibilities -- Definition and Elaboration of the Strategy for Monitoring GAP -- Formation of the Working Team -- Selecting and Characterizing the Microcatchment -- Elaborate the Strategy -- Undertake a First-Tier Risk Assessment -- Initial Monitoring Strategy: The "Black-Box" Approach -- Where?-Selection of the Geo-Referencing Sampling Sites -- When?-Sampling Times and Frequencies -- What?-Matrices Sampled -- How Much?-Amounts Sampled -- How to Sample?-Sampling Tools and Procedures -- Who?-The Sampling Team -- Minimum Infrastructure and Tools -- Integrated Monitoring -- Data Interpretation and Assessment of Indicators of Pesticide Management Practice -- Interpretation of Monitoring Data -- Assessment of Indicators -- Outreach and Outcomes -- Laboratory Outreach -- Lesson Identified -- Outcomes -- References -- 2 Sampling -- 3 Sampling Strategies -- Introduction to Sampling and Monitoring -- Sampling for Decision Making -- What Types of Decisions Will Be Made? -- Defining Decision Rules -- Sampling Designs -- Simple Random Sampling -- Stratified Sampling -- Systematic Sampling -- Special Case 1: Transect Sampling -- Special Case 2: Grid Sampling -- Cluster Sampling -- Concepts of Accuracy, Bias, and Precision -- Spatial and Temporal Variation -- Spatial Considerations -- Temporal Considerations -- Field Sampling -- Soil -- Streams -- Spray Drift -- Use of Composite Sampling

Intro -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Just What I Needed -- 1: Peggy Sr. -- 2: A Birthday Letter -- 3: At First Sight -- 4: Step by Step -- 5: Every Age and Stage -- 6: The Driving Lesson -- 7: Love Engraved -- 8: Dear Mothers -- 9: Stuck -- 10: My Mother, My Teacher -- 11: Angel, Grandma, Friend -- 12: Alone in the Airport -- 13: My First Away Christmas -- Chapter 2: Lasting Lessons -- 14: Better Late Than Never -- 15: One Day We'll Laugh About This -- 16: Catch a Grateful Habit -- 17: Do As I Do -- 18: A Not-So-Faraway Reality -- 19: By My Side -- 20: She Ironed Underwear -- 21: Mom Knows Best -- 22: Learning to Laugh at Yourself -- 23: My Grandmother's Candy Dish -- 24: The 33 Things My Mother Taught Me -- 25: Clarity in the Fog -- Chapter 3: What a Character! -- 26: A Dreamy Pregnancy -- 27: The Reluctant Astronaut -- 28: The Surprise Party -- 29: The Lab Coat -- 30: My Mother, the Pistol -- 31: Ready or Not -- 32: The Jackpot -- 33: Modest Mom -- 34: The Feather Duster -- 35: The Battle of the Buckets -- 36: The Separation -- 37: My Very Unpredictable Mom -- Chapter 4: Recipes for Life -- 38: A Suitcase Full of Love -- 39: Sweet Balls of Dough -- 40: Johanna's Recipes -- 41: Flake and Bake -- 42: Reconnecting -- 43: Christmas Our Way -- 44: Those Gentle Hands -- 45: The Secret of the Gravy -- 46: The Five-Second Rule -- 47: Snapping Beans -- 48: My Grandmother's Kitchen -- Chapter 5: My Role Model -- 49: Hurricane Betty -- 50: The Greatest Blessing -- 51: A Bowl of Raspberries -- 52: Washday Worries -- 53: Barefoot -- 54: In Her Footsteps -- 55: Just Like Mom -- 56: Treasures in Trash -- 57: Small But Mighty -- 58: The Trash Guys -- 59: The Question I Didn't Need to Ask -- Chapter 6: The Sacrifices She Made -- 60: Home Is Where My Mom Lives -- 61: A Special Place in Heaven -- 62: Through a Storm -- 63: The Dress -- 64: The Gift of Motherhood.