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"Underneath the formal health care safety net system is an informal, threadbare, and disconnected infrastructure of free health services - a Third Net - that provides a patchwork of basic care to millions of undocumented and uninsured migrants across the country."

The city of Manado and province of North Sulawesi have built a public identity based on religious harmony, claiming to successfully model tolerance and inter-religious relations for the rest of Indonesia. Yet, in discourses and practices relevant to everyday interactions in schools and political debates in the public sphere, two primary contested frames for belonging emerge in tension with one another. On the one hand, "aspirational coexistence" recognizes a common goal of working toward religious harmony and inclusive belonging. On the other hand, "majoritarian coexistence," in which the legitimacy of religious minorities is understood as guaranteed exclusively by the goodwill of the Protestant majority, also emerges in discourses and practices of coexistence. These two agonistic frames of coexistence stem from both a real pride at having staved off ethno-religious violence that plagued surrounding regions at the turn of the twenty-first century, as well as a concern about whether the area will maintain a Christian majority in the future. Based on ethnographic research in Manado, North Sulawesi, a Protestant-majority region of Indonesia, Ethics of Belonging investigates the dynamics of ethical deliberation about religious coexistence. In this analysis, schools are understood as central sites for exchange about the ethics and politics of belonging in the nation. The author draws on in-depth fieldwork at three secondary schools (a public high school, private Catholic boarding school, and public madrasah), an inter-religious "exchange" program among university students, and societal debates about religion and belonging. Each of the schools promotes a distinct method to addressing diversity and a particular understanding of the relationship between religious and civic values. Larson s research demonstrates how ethical frameworks for approaching religious difference are channeled and negotiated through educational institutions, linking up with their broader political context and debates in the community. This resource argues for a consideration of ethical reflection as a fundamentally pedagogical process, with important ramifications beyond the immediate environment. The focus on educational institutions provides a critical connection between interpersonal and public ethical deliberation, elucidating the entanglements of ethics and politics and their manifestation across different societal scales

"The recent upsurge in censorship is a global phenomenon taking many forms across the media spectrum as well as in schools, universities and public spaces. Physical assaults against and legal restrictions on journalists, writers, intellectuals, scholars, artists and students are on the rise in a number of countries. Writers and scholars have been jailed. Publications and websites have been closed. Political elites and their allies have seized control over academic institutions of all kinds. Whole topics-queer sexuality, gender identity, critical race theory, state violence and militarism, government corruption, financial crimes, environmental degradation-have been excluded from public discourse either by governing elites or powerful corporations. Censorship, Digital Media and the Global Crackdown on Freedom of Expression gathers a series of experts to document, analyze and evaluate the contemporary phenomenon of censorship in digital spaces as well as in print, visual and legacy media. It details the many places and situations where freedom of speech and expression are currently under attack, both on and off-line, in the United States and around the world. It examines the methods and tactics of censorship used by governments, businesses and pressure groups to shut down expression they disdain. We argue that censorship and the loss of free speech is part of a growing anti-democratic movement with grave implications for civil society, human rights and global democracy. Ultimately, with the suppression of dialogue and discourse, fact and documentation, witness and evaluation, the world becomes a much more dangerous place, driven by misinformation and false narratives in counties subject to human rights abuses, and much more. With the incarceration of journalist and Wikileaks founder Julian Assange as the world watches, exposing government corruption and brutality has become far more dangerous. Journalists continue to be penalized, incarcerated and killed. From the simple dissemination of information to the suppression of educational materials, and the prosecution of individuals for speech and expression, public discourse has become far more dangerous. For example, in Eastern Europe, the banning of programs in Gender Studies has criminalized education, and in Russia women face prison for disseminating images of body positivity that include drawings of vaginas. In Hungary, artists and playwrights are under attack. Dictators around the globe have shut down, monopolized and otherwise instituted measures to control information, as they lie and mislead their own citizens. India, Egypt, Brazil and Turkey are notable for their attacks on universities, the internet, the news media, social media and civil liberties. This volume also addressed the ways in which critical media literacy and activists can respond to the global crackdown. It investigates the complications brought about by media convergence in the 21st century. We argue that allowing high-tech surveillance and censorship of the internet carries with it far too many negative consequences for freedom of expression and that in many cases, measures attempting to halt fake news as currently formulated will lead inevitably to more censorship. We propose policy alternatives; from economic restructuring of media, to global agreements that cover freedom of the press, to educational strategies aimed at creating a vibrant public citizenry able to take on the challenges of preserving global freedom of expression"--

This book provides a holistic picture of Chinese global security discourses, with a focus on macrosecuritizations. The work examines how the People's Republic of China (PRC) has aligned itself within global security discourses. This is approached through the theory of securitization, specifically by using the notion of macrosecuritization as the lens for its analysis. The book offers the first full account of Chinese macrosecuritization discourses and alignments, and it aims to discern what security speech with referent objects such as humanity, civilization, or nature has done in the domestic and international politics of China. Specifically, the work focuses on the discourses of the Cold War, anti-nuclear weapons, climate change, and the Global War on Terror, which have all been postulated in the literature as macrosecuritizations. In addition, it examines discourses with global referent objects that have been put forth by the PRC so that we can see whether its proposals for global security governance take the form of, or are legitimated through, macrosecuritization. The overall argument in the book is that the way contemporary China uses macrosecuritization discourses provides for ontological security as its position in relation to other major powers is undergoing transformation, by allowing it to maintain a consistent narrative of its international self that abides by its own set of moral values and sense of worth.

"This book takes a critical and comparative approach to the analysis of the governance of police stops across Europe. It draws on an EU COST Action research network on Police Stops which engaged academics and practitioners from 29 countries to better understand the practice of police stops. It begins by examining how police stops are defined and the various legal rules and levels of accountability afforded. The chapters are arranged by theme to focus on a core aspect of the governance of police stops. These include: legal frameworks and police discretion; internal governance; external accountability and civilian oversight; possibilities for legal recourse; and the different roles of data and technology. Each compares the distinct approaches evident across Europe, often employing case studies. The book adopts a critical approach, acknowledging governance as contested and involving diverse (state, non-state and supranational) actors. It considers implications for policing in a rapidly changing environment globally." --

1. The Nation State, Normative Assumptions and Rival Nationalisms -- 2. Federations: Main Features -- 3. Federations and Second Chambers -- 4. Federalism, Devolution and Territorially Based Cleavages in Africa: Does Institutional Design Matter? -- 5. Devolution and Transition in Sudan -- 6. Constitutional adjudication and Constitutional Governance -- 7. Conclusion.

"This book is the first scholarly book to take a comprehensive look at Germany's nuclear weapons policies in the 21st century. German foreign and security policy is facing a profound reorientation. Great power competition between the United States and both a revanchist Russia and a rising China, the return of war and nuclear threats to Europe, and the emergence of new technologies all force Germany to adapt. German policymakers and scholars increasingly speak of a pivotal Zeitenwende, an epochal turning point in history. How does Germany adapt its nuclear policies to these changing conditions? The volume brings together internationally renowned nuclear scholars and policy analysts from Germany and abroad. Focussing on German nuclear deterrence, arms control and disarmament as well as nonproliferation policies, the contributors assess how German leaders have navigated continuity and change, domestically and abroad. The volume concludes that Germany remains bound by dependence on the United States and its own conservatism. Within these parameters, German leaders have adapted slowly to change and continue to balance seemingly contradictory deterrence and disarmament goals. This book will be of much interest to students of nuclear proliferation, security studies, German politics and International Relations, as well as policymakers"--

Gender und Diversity spielen eine wesentliche Rolle bei der Produktion von Wissen. Somit sind Gender und Diversity nicht nur relevant für die Frage, wer an Forschung und Lehre wie beteiligt ist, sondern auch für die Frage, welches Verständnis von Wissenschaft und damit verbundene gesellschaftliche Konsequenzen zum Tragen kommt. Mit diesem Sammelband liegen aktuelle Studien zu Transfer und Implementierung von Gender und Diversity in Natur-, Technik- und Planungswissenschaften vor. Diese führen erstens in die Fachgebiete der Geschlechter- und Diversitätsforschung in MINT und Planung ein, präsentieren zweitens die Möglichkeiten für die Integration von Geschlechter- und Diversitätsforschung in die Lehre in MINT und stellen drittens die Geschlechter- und Diversitätsforschung zu Fachkulturen der Wissenschaft vor. In den Beiträgen werden unterschiedliche Fragestellungen bearbeitet, wie die zur Relevanz von Geschlechter- und Diversitätsforschung für die Lehre und Forschung in MINT und Planungswissenschaften, zu ,Raum' als strukturierendes Konzept für gesellschaftliche Natur- und Gesellschaftsverständnisse, zur Wirkweise von sozialer Herkunft im akademischen Raum oder zur geschlechterkodierten Bedeutung von Technikfaszination in Technikmuseen

There were many challenges, successes, and concerns in providing long-term care to older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Looking at central North Carolina, the authors highlight the implications of providing long-term care to older Americans, with an emphasis on the importance of communication, resilience of staff, and value of human infrastructure. Based on extensive interviews, this collection of essays reflects on the participants' individual experiences and represents the voices of staff and caregivers working in long-term residential care communities, in-home and community-based programs, as well as regional aging service providers and advocates

This volume analyses cultural perceptions of safety and security that have shaped modern European societies. The articles present a wide range of topics, from feelings of unsafety generated by early modern fake news to safety issues related to twentieth-century drug use in public space. The volume demonstrates how 'safety' is not just a social or biological condition to pursue but also a historical and cultural construct. In philosophical terms, safety can be interpreted in different ways, referring to security, certainty or trust. What does feeling safe and thinking about a safe society mean to various groups of people over time? The articles in this volume are bound by their joint effort to take a constructionist approach to emotional expressions, artistic representations, literary narratives and political discourses of (un)safety and their impact on modern European society

1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Homeland Conditions: "Speaking Kurdish was Equal to a Crime." -- Chapter 3: Escape: "I had seen the deaths of my children with my own eyes." -- Chapter 4: Asylum Processes and Challenges: "We neither die nor live but receive some breath." -- Chapter 5: Towards Integration: "We cannot achieve integration without struggle." -- Chapter 6: Self-Governance from below: "Self-help Services are Necessary to Mitigate our Suffering -- Chapter 7: Exile: Exile: "I have not dreamed of being here since I still live there" -- Chapter 8: Conclusion.