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Was heißt Solidarität? Wer darf sie fordern? Und wer darf in wessen Namen und in Bezug auf welche Gemeinsamkeiten sprechen? Obwohl diese Fragen so komplex wie ungeklärt sind, gewinnt der emanzipatorische bis revolutionäre Aspekt der Solidaritätsidee zunehmend an Relevanz. Solidarität changiert zwischen einem Kampfbegriff und der Frage nach alternativen Lebens- und Praxisformen, die sich von gewohnten Auffassungen von Freiheit, Besitz, Ressourcen oder Existenz zu lösen versprechen. Die Beiträger*innen eröffnen die Fragen nach Zugehörigkeit und Ungleichheit neu und analysieren die Gestaltung von Gemeinschaft und Gesellschaft, die sich stets an der Heterogenität sozialer Kategorien bricht.

"Stefano Bartolini argues that, despite the growth of a large theoretical literature about institutions and institutionalism over the last thirty years, the specific nature of political institutions has been relatively neglected. Political institutions have been subsumed into the broader problems of the emergence, persistence, change and functions of all types of institutions. The author defines political institutions strictly as norms and rules of 'conferral', to be distinguished from norms/rules of 'conduct' and of 'recognition'. They are those norms and rules that empower rulers, set limits to the capacity to ensure behavioural compliance, and define the proper means for achieving such compliance. This book draws logical and empirical consequences from this understanding, to distinguish different types of norms/rules, and to specify the peculiarities of those norms/rules that are 'political'. The book will appeal to researchers of political institutions in comparative politics, and in political science and political sociology more broadly."--

In this book, Michael Smith offers a comparative and interdisciplinary examination of ancient settlements and cities. Early cities varied considerably in their political and economic organization and dynamics. Smith here introduces a coherent approach to urbanism that is transdisciplinary in scope, scientific in epistemology, and anchored in the urban literature of the social sciences. His new insight is 'energized crowding,' a concept that captures the consequences of social interactions within the built environment resulting from increases in population size and density within settlements. Smith explores the implications of features such as empires, states, markets, households, and neighborhoods for urban life and society through case studies from around the world. Direct influences on urban life - as mediated by energized crowding-are organized into institutional (top-down forces) and generative (bottom-up processes). Smith's volume analyzes their similarities and differences with contemporary cities, and highlights the relevance of ancient cities for understanding urbanism and its challenges today

This edition is a one-stop source for information that covers all aspects of environmental health, including recent and historic environmental health events, environmentally related health conditions and diseases, Important public health practices, environmental terms, and significant organizations and legislation. It offers a global perspective on environmental health, plus recent efforts by scientists, urban planners, and legislators to create healthy urban environments

The ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online. Attaining the 2030 Sustainable Development Goal of Sustainable Cities and Communities focuses on Sustainable Development Goal number eleven (SDG#11): making human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable. Examining family businesses in the Republic of Ireland, Germany, the United States, the United Arab Emirates, and Australia, each case study presents a unique perspective from their respective country, analysing how SDG#11 translates into creating and maintaining liveable home environments for all. The case studies presented generate insights and key takeaways into the role of family businesses in developing and encouraging sustainable practices that have a positive effect on every member of their community. The United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are 17 Goals pledged by 193 nations in 2015 which would help engender an improved, fairer, and more sustainable world - one in which 'no one is left behind'. The SDGs are a call to action, to develop innovative solutions to the most complex, societal, and environmental global challenges. In Family Businesses on a Mission, series editors Naomi Birdthistle and Rob Hales bring together international case studies to illustrate how family businesses can attain the UN 2030 SDGs. Accessible to those working in the field beyond academia - such as family business practitioners, family business owners, government and policymakers, members of NGOs, business associations, and philanthropic centres - this book series appeals equally to those with a general interest in entrepreneurship and business.

Ein erklärtes Ziel der Bundesregierung ist der Transfer von Umwelttechnologie. Informationen über die von verschiedenen Stakeholdern durchgeführten Projekte und Aktivitäten zum internationalen Umwelttechnologietransfer werden jedoch bislang nicht zentral erfasst und aufbereitet. Sie könnten aber einen wichtigen Beitrag für die Stärkung der Vernetzung leisten sowie helfen, zusätzliche Synergien und Kooperationen auf diesem Gebiet zu generieren und die Zielgenauigkeit der Förderung zu steigern. Um diese Vorteile zu ermöglichen und mehr Effizienz und Abstimmung unter den Handelnden zuzulassen, ist es also notwendig, solche Informationen stärker zusammenzuführen und besser gebündelt bereitzustellen. Die INTECUS GmbH, Abfallwirtschaft und umweltintegratives Management und eclareon GmbH wurden im November 2021 mit der Aufgabe betraut, eine dauerhafte und zentral angelegte Übersicht deutschen Engagements im globalen Umwelttechnologietransfer mittels kartengestützter Online-Visualisierung voranzutreiben, die hierzu vorhandene Datenbasis aufzubessern und zu erweitern und eine Umfrage unter relevanten Stakeholdern zur Verbesserung der Informationsplattform durchzuführen. Den Ausgangspunkt hierzu lieferten die vom Umweltbundesamt betriebenen, verknüpften Informationsangebote "Cleaner Production Germany" (CPG) und die GIS-basierte Plattform "Online-Kartierung weltweiter Best Practice-Projekte (Abfall/Abwasser)" (UTTGISV). Diese sollten unter Einbindung von einschlägigen deutschen Akteuren1. und Institutionen mit Bezug zu internationalen Aktivitäten im Bereich der Abfall- und Abwasserwirtschaft aktualisiert und um weitere Best-Practice-Beispiele erweitert werden. Die bisherige Beschränkung, dabei nur Projektaktivitäten mit deutscher Beteiligung zu berücksichtigen, wurde nunmehr jedoch zugunsten einer Ausweitung auf Projekte, die auch durch Akteure aus anderen EU-27-Ländern initiiert wurden, aufgehoben. Das Vorhaben wurde bis November 2023 umgesetzt. Während einer am 10.November 2023 durchgeführten Abschlusspräsentation wurden die Plattform sowie Erkenntnisse aus dem Projekt vorgestellt und diskutiert. Mit Übergabe des Projektberichtes umfasste der zur Visualisierung von internationalen Kooperationen zum Umwelttechnologietransfer herangezogene und gleichzeitig auch auf dem Portal Cleaner Production Germany eingepflegte Datenpool insgesamt 1.368 Datensätze in jeweils deutscher und englischer Sprachausfertigung. Damit sind nunmehr auf der Kartenplattform entsprechend durchgeführte Aktivitäten an weltweit 684 Orten darstellbar.

Henry Kissinger analyses how six extraordinary leaders he has known have shaped their countries and the world 'Leaders,' writes Henry Kissinger in this compelling book, 'think and act at the intersection of two axes: the first, between the past and the future; the second between the abiding values and aspirations of those they lead. They must balance what they know, which is necessarily drawn from the past, with what they intuit about the future, which is inherently conjectural and uncertain. It is this intuitive grasp of direction that enables leaders to set objectives and lay down a strategy.' In Leadership, Kissinger analyses the lives of six extraordinary leaders through the distinctive strategies of statecraft which he believes they embodied. After the Second World War, Konrad Adenauer brought defeated and morally bankrupt Germany back into the community of nations by what Kissinger calls 'the strategy of humility'. Charles de Gaulle set France beside the victorious Allies and renewed its historic grandeur by 'the strategy of will'. During the Cold War, Richard Nixon gave geostrategic advantage to the United States by 'the strategy of equilibrium'. After twenty-five years of conflict, Anwar Sadat brought a vision of peace to the Middle East by a 'strategy of transcendence'. Against the odds, Lee Kwan Yew created a powerhouse city-state, Singapore, by 'the strategy of excellence'. Although when she came to power Britain was known as 'the sick man of Europe', Margaret Thatcher renewed her country's morale and international position by 'the strategy of conviction'. To each of these studies, Kissinger brings historical perception, public experience and - because he knew each of their subjects, and participated in many of the events he describes - personal knowledge. The book is enriched by insights and judgements such as only he could make, and concludes with his reflections on world order and the indispensability of leadership today