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Der große deutsche Gelehrte Otto Hintze (1861-1940) ist weiterhin bei vielen nur als Preußen- oder gar Hohenzollern-Historiker bekannt. Dabei ging sein wissenschaftliches Werk weit über diese Forschungsfelder hinaus und ist heute von beeindruckender Aktualität. Dies gilt vor allem hinsichtlich einer historischen Soziologie der Bürokratie, der methodischen Wendung zu einer Globalgeschichte und eines machtpolitischen Realismus, der die Frage nach den Möglichkeiten stabiler internationaler Friedensordnungen nicht umgeht. Hintzes Werk stellt eine kritische Fortführung des Historismus bei größter Offenheit gegenüber den Sozialwissenschaften dar. Es kann als Ergänzung und Korrektiv zu den Schriften von Max Weber und Ernst Troeltsch, aber auch als Alternative zu Carl Schmitt gelesen werden und erhält deshalb zu Recht immer mehr internationale Aufmerksamkeit.The great German scholar Otto Hintze (1861-1940) is still only known to many as a historian of Prussia or even Hohenzollern. Yet his academic work went far beyond these fields of research and is impressively relevant today. This is particularly true with regard to a historical sociology of bureaucracy, the methodological turn towards a global history and a power-political realism that does not bypass the question of the possibilities of stable international peace orders. Hintze's work combines a critical continuation of historicism with a clear tendency and openness towards the social sciences. It can be read as a supplement as well as a corrective to the writings of Max Weber and Ernst Troeltsch, but also as an alternative to Carl Schmitt, and is therefore deservedly attracting increasing international attention

"This book compares contemporary civil service systems across East and Southeast Asia, a dynamic region of greater diversity in local administrative tradition, imported models of modern administration, and the character of prevailing political institutions. Featuring chapters on Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, and the Philippines, this book provides a detailed analysis of key aspects of the civil service system, including centralization, recruitment, classification, openness of positions, performance assessment, promotion, training, and senior civil service. It distinguishes four modes of public employment, namely, bureaucratization, professionalization, politicization, and marketization, to develop a conceptual framework for comparing the civil service system at the operational level. The region's contemporary civil service systems appear to be hybrid systems that combine, at varying degree, these modes of public employment, responding to administrative reform pressures. The patterns of public employment across East and Southeast Asia reflect local administrative traditions, imported Western models of administration, and the relative timing of democratization and bureaucratization. With contributions from leading local experts across the region, this book will be invaluable to students, scholars, and practitioners interested in Asian public administration, especially civil service systems"--

It's hard today to remember how recently cancer was a silent killer, a dreaded disease about which people rarely spoke in public. In hospitals and doctors' offices, conversations about malignancy were hushed and hope was limited. In this deeply researched book, Elaine Schattner reveals a sea change—from before 1900 to the present day—in how ordinary people talk about cancer.From Whispers to Shouts examines public perception of cancer through stories in newspapers and magazines, social media, and popular culture. It probes the evolving relationship between journalists and medical specialists and illuminates the role of women and charities that distributed medical information. Schattner traces the origins of patient advocacy and activism from the 1920s onward, highlighting how, while doctors have lost control of messages about cancer, survivors have gained visibility and voice.The book's final section lays out provocative questions facing the cancer community today—including distrust of oncologists, concerns over financial burdens, and disparities in cancer treatments and care. Schattner considers how patients and their loved ones struggle to make decisions amid conflicting information and opinions. She explores the ramifications of so much openness, good and bad, and asks: Has awareness backfired? Instead, Schattner contends, we need greater understanding of cancer's treatability

Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- Chapter 1: Postdigital Participation in Education: An Introduction -- Setting the Stage -- Mapping Postdigital Participation in Education -- Structure of the Book -- References -- Part I: Mapping the Postdigital Condition in Education -- Chapter 2: Participation as a Key Principle of Education for Sustainable Development in the Postdigital Era -- Introduction -- Digital-Capitalist Structures and Sustainability -- Participation for Sustainable Development in the Postdigital Era? -- Conclusion: More Questions Than Answers -- References -- Chapter 3: Social Participation in a Postdigital-Biodigital Age -- Introduction -- Biodigital (in)Equality and Communication -- Biopolitics and Social Participation -- Postdigital-Biodigital Policymaking -- The Problem of Control -- New Understandings of (Education) Politics -- The Infopolitics-Biopolitics Continuum -- Infopolitics and Biopolitics in Education -- Conclusion -- Who Participates in Education? -- What Is to Be Done? -- When? -- Where? -- Why? Postscript -- References -- Chapter 4: Postdigital Bildung as a Guiding Principle to Foster Inclusion in Educational Media -- Introduction -- Learning Materials in the Postdigital Condition -- New Paths for Teaching and Learning (Materials) in the Postdigital Condition -- Contesting Openness: Potentials and Limitations of OER with Regards to Participation and Inclusion -- Postdigital Bildung in the Context of Educational Media: Project "Inclusive Teaching Material (ITM)" -- Inclusive Teaching Material (ITM) Project: Approaches and Methods -- ITM Results: Criteria for Inclusive Teaching and Learning Material -- Concluding Reflections -- References.

In this two-part anthology, Jan M. Ziolkowski builds on themes uncovered in his earlier The Juggler of Notre Dame and the Medievalizing of Modernity. Here he focuses particularly on the performing arts.

Part one contextualises Our Lady's Tumbler, a French poem of the late 1230s, by comparing it with episodes in the Bible and miracles in a wide variety of medieval European sources. It relates this material to analogues and folklore across the ages from, among others, Persian, Jewish and Hungarian cultures. Part two scrutinizes the reception and impact of the poem with reference to modern European and American literature, including works by the Nobel prize-winner Anatole France, professor-poet Katharine Lee Bates, philosopher-historian Henry Adams and poet W.H. Auden.

This innovative collection of sources introduces readers to many previously untranslated texts, and invites them to explore the journey of Our Lady's Tumbler across both sides of the Atlantic.

Reading the Juggler of Notre Dame: Medieval Miracles and Modern Remakings will benefit scholars and students alike. The short introductions and numerous annotations shed light on unusual beliefs and practices of the past, making the readings accessible to anyone with an interest in the arts and an openness to the Middle Ages.

"This book compares how governments in 192 countries perceive climate change related health risks and which measures they undertake to protect their populations. Building on case studies from the United Kingdom, Ireland, South Korea, Japan and Sri Lanka, The Politics of the Climate Change-Health Nexus demonstrates the strong influence of epistemic communities and international organisations on decision making in the field of climate change and health. Jungmann shows that due to the complexity and uncertainty of climate change related health risks, governments depend on the expertise of universities, think tanks, international organisations and researchers within the public sector to understand, strategize and implement effective health adaptation measures. Due to their general openness towards new ideas and academic freedom, the book shows that more democratic states tend to demonstrate a higher recognition of the need to protect their populations. However, the level of success largely depends on the strength of their epistemic communities and the involvement of international organisations. This volume will be of great interest to students and scholars of climate change and public health. It will also be a valuable resource for policymakers from around the world to learn from best practices and thus improve the health adaptation work in their own countries"--

What do we actually do when we research education policy and governance? Why do we tame the messy hinterland of research into smooth accounts and what do we lose in the process? In this volume, distinguished scholars in education policy and governance research discuss how the practice of methods is messy, subjective, and provisional. They approach methodology as riddled with tensions, doubts, troubles, and mundane decisions. Scholarship in this book shifts from recording the methodological hinterland to putting it to productive use as resources for thinking about the researched world and about research itself. This methodological openness helps to examine how research reproduces scholars' metaphysics, how research is a deeply embodied process encompassing all senses, how scholars' concerns interfere in the worlds they study, but also how these equally interfere with researchers. By challenging smooth methodological accounts which conceal the complex and provisional nature of research, this book offers new approaches in education policy and governance research that are more generative, insightful, and sincere. Offering new ways of thinking about research methodologies, the book will be of great interest to researchers, academics, and post-graduate students in the fields of education research and education theory, as well as social scientists interested in research methodologies more broadly.

"This book explores how anti-nuclear social movements impact the state's civil nuclear policy and its implementation by presenting a historical-comparative case study of anti-nuclear movements in India. Drawing on social movement theory and empirical methods, the book demonstrates that the ability for anti-nuclear movements to impede the inception of nuclear plants - a key element of India's civil nuclear policy - is determined by the movement's collective action repertoires, the politicisation of nuclear power and the state's larger developmental paradigm, and the openness of state input structures. The case studies of anti-nuclear movements in Haripur, Kudankulam and Kovvada demonstrate how the implementation of civil nuclear policy is also determined by the state's technical and financial capacity and effective international collaboration. With a focus on theorisation of social movements and their impact, combined with empirical studies of anti-nuclear movements, as well as the historical trajectory of civil nuclear development, the book adds a new prism to the study of India's civil nuclear policy and anti-nuclear opposition. It will be of interest to researchers working on social movements, state-society relations, energy studies and civil nuclear energy in the context of South Asia and the Global South"--

The world's developed economies are experiencing a sharp backlash against globalisation, and it appears to be contagious. Will Asia catch it next? Asia has seen spectacular growth in recent decades. It has benefited substantially from global trade, finance, openness and the rules-based international order. But much of the growth Asia has enjoyed has not been shared. It has not been inclusive growth. Inequality in Asia is among the highest in the world. The richest man in Vietnam now earns more in a single day than the poorest person does in a decade. Asia has far to go in making its societies more inclusive to women, ethnic minorities and the LGBT community. How can Asia reduce inequality? What are the forces that determine whether growth in the Asia Pacific is inclusive or not? And what can be done to make Asia's growth more inclusive in the future? This book brings together the region's leading thinkers to explore how to change Asia's trajectory, before it is too late. The Pacific Trade and Development (PAFTAD) conference series has been at the forefront of analysing challenges facing the economies of East Asia and the Pacific since its first meeting in Tokyo in January 1968.

1 Welcome to the World Class University: Introduction -- Part I What's in a Word? -- 2 Disorderly Identities: University rankings and the re-ordering of the academic mind -- 3 Becoming World Class: What it means and what it does -- 4 Three Notions of the Global -- Part II World-Class Around the World -- 5 The Kafkaesque Pursuit of 'World Class': Audit culture and the reputational arms race in academia -- 6 Complicit Reproductions in the Global South: Courting world class universities and global rankings -- 7 Realizing the World Class University: Litigation and the state -- 8 World Class at All Costs -- 9 The Paradox of the Global University -- Part III Playing the World-Class Numbers Game -- 10 World Class Universities, Rankings and the Global Space of International Students -- 11 What Counts as World Class? Global University Rankings and Shifts in Institutional Strategies -- 12 The State Role in Excellent University Policies in the Era of Globalization: The case of China -- Part IV The Future of World-Class Universities -- 13 The Marketingisation of Higher Education -- 14 Contesting the Neoliberal Discourse of the World Class University: 'Digital Socialism', Openness and Academic Publishing -- 15 Spaces of Life: Transgressions in Conceptualising the World Class University -- 16 Realising the World-Class University: An Ecological Approach.

Intro -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Epigraph -- Introduction -- Part I: Change Values -- China: Pragmatism -- Democratic Republic of the Congo: Potential -- Cuba: Problem Solving -- Denmark: Equality -- Estonia: Efficiency -- France: Protest -- Ghana: Hope -- Guatemala: Justice -- Luxembourg: Adaptability -- Morocco: Compromise -- Nigeria: Drive -- Norway: Diplomacy -- Pakistan: Courage -- Palestine: Education -- Portugal: Exploration -- Scotland: Influence -- Singapore: Order -- Slovakia: Impact -- South Africa: Forgiveness -- South Korea: Dynamism -- Tunisia: Moderation -- Ukraine: Freedom -- United Arab Emirates: Vision -- United States: Entrepreneurship -- Part II: Continuity Values -- Armenia: Survival -- Austria: Tradition -- Belarus: Stability -- Bolivia: Rootedness -- Costa Rica: Peace -- Ecuador: Nature -- Georgia: Recognition -- Germany: Introspection -- Republic of Ireland: Storytelling -- Italy: Care -- Nepal: Endurance -- Nicaragua: Poetry -- Paraguay: Relaxation -- Poland: Irrepressibility -- Switzerland: Precision -- Uganda: Heritage -- Uzbekistan: Etiquette -- Vietnam: Resilience -- Part III: Connection Values -- Albania: Honor -- Australia: Mateship -- Benin: Politeness -- Brazil: Love -- Côte d'Ivoire: Informality -- Croatia: Friendship -- Cyprus: Appreciation -- Jordan: Helpfulness -- Malaysia: Harmony -- Netherlands: Directness -- North Korea: Loyalty -- Panama: Connectivity -- Qatar: Trust -- Sweden: Cooperation -- Thailand: Consideration -- Togo: Welcome -- Turkey: Hospitality -- Part IV: Communal Values -- Canada: Openness -- Hungary: Competitiveness -- Indonesia: Support -- Jamaica: Discipline -- Japan: Respect -- Kenya: Togetherness -- Laos: Service -- Latvia: Self-expression -- Madagascar: Solidarity -- Malta: Community -- Mexico: Celebration -- New Zealand: Environmentalism -- Oman: Acceptance -- Philippines: Family.

Queer Intentions' provides the ultimate exploration of the joys and pains of being LGBTQ+ in the West at a time when queer culture has never been so mainstream.0Today, the options and freedoms on offer to LGBTQ+ people living in the West are greater than ever before. But is same-sex marriage, improved media visibility and corporate endorsement all it's cracked up to be? At what cost does this acceptance come? And who is getting left behind, particularly in parts of the world where LGBTQ+ rights aren't so advanced?0Combining intrepid journalism with her own personal experience, Amelia Abraham searches for the answers to these urgent challenges, as well as the broader question of what it means to be queer in 2019. With curiosity, good humour and disarming openness, Amelia takes the reader on a thought-provoking and entertaining journey. Join her as she cries at the first same-sex marriage in Britain, loses herself in the world's biggest drag convention in L.A., marches at Pride parades across Europe, visits both a transgender model agency and the Anti-Violence Project in New York to understand the extremes of trans life today, parties in the clubs of Turkey's underground LGBTQ+ scene, and meets a genderless family in progressive Stockholm --

Classic grounded theory involves the generation of a theory from data, while remaining open to the ideas emergent from the data in question. This case study details a classic grounded theory study into countering violent extremism practitioners. After providing some context for the study in question, this case study details the significant elements that mark a grounded theory study (here specifically a classic grounded theory as opposed to another version of grounded theory), in particular coding, constant comparison, theoretical sampling, and memo writing. Outlining the ways in which these procedures were approached in this study, some of the difficulties along the way are also considered. Ultimately, grounded theory offers a creative, open, and flexible set of procedures for a researcher to follow. It is focused on participant perspectives, conceptualizing rather than describing their main concern and the manner in which they go about resolving this concern. As such, it moves beyond individual perspectives to the identification of underlying patterns, raising these perspectives to an abstract level of conceptualization. It is the benefits of grounded theory, its openness in particular, that can cause difficulties for the novice researcher. Some of these are detailed here, along with practical advice and suggestions for dealing with these issues.

All teamwork is grounded on effective communication. Project Communication enables project managers,leaders of project teamsand team members to get their ideas heard, facilitate effective teamwork, create a culture of openness and creative thinking--in short, a culture of effective communication within their team. The book opens with an orientation on what group dynamics and interpersonal communication entail, particularly in terms of management teams. It then guides the reader on a personal journey whereby different theories and concepts in group dynamics, communication and project team management are gradually introduced. Readers are encouraged to use the book to explore and improve their personal communication style, with the aim of sustaining growth and development within project teams and their respective organisations. Project Communicationis an ideal companion to professionals, specialists, and project managers who are leading or working in teams within all types of organisations, businesses, NGO´s and governmental and transnational institutions. The book should be of interest to all those who want to use psychological knowledge to improve their teams.It is also a practical guide that can be used as a training course in interpersonal communication in general, with a special focus on project teams.

Tourism and embodiment: animating the field / Catherine Palmer and Hazel Andrews -- Re-encountering bodies: tourists and children on the riverfront of Banaras / Jenny Huberman -- Never just an any body. tourist encounters with wild bears in Yosemite National Park / Sally Ann Ness -- Queer bodies and the construction of tourism destination space / Bradley Rink -- Rethinking the body in the touristic scenario: the elusiveness of embodying disability into tourism / Rafael Cruces Portales and Antonio Miguel Nogués-Pedregal -- Yoga as an embodied journey toward flexibility, openness and balance / Amy Speier -- Yoga-scapes, embodiment and imagined spiritual tourism / Patrick McCartney -- Embodying dyke on bike: motorcycling, travel and the politics of belonging on-the-move / Anna de Jong -- A matter of life and death: tourism as sensual remembrance / Geoffrey Bird, Hilary Leighton and Ann-Kathrin McLean -- Bodies at sea: 'water' as interface in viking heritage communication / Michael Haldrup -- Daily female embodied experiences of slow food making in Halfeti Southeast Turkey / Anna Elisabeth Kuijpers -- Clay, glass and everyday life: craft-artists' embodiment in the tourist landscape / Solène Prince -- Material-bodily assemblages on a multi-day wilderness walk / Kaya Barry -- Phenomenological anthropology of interactive travel: mediated responsivity and inter-placed mobilities / Christopher A. Howard and Wendelin Küpers.