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Cover -- Endorsement -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Foreword -- Series Editor's Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 What this Book Is About -- 1.2 Methodological Notes -- 1.3 The Organisation of the Book -- References -- Part I Context and Concepts -- 2 African Refugees in Australia: Resettlement and Representation -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Resettlement -- 2.2.1 Global Initiatives -- 2.2.2 Australian Context -- 2.2.3 The Arrival of African Refugees -- 2.3 Representation -- 2.3.1 Racial Prejudice as Anchoring -- 2.3.2 From Anchoring to Othering -- 2.4 Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 3 Education and Refugee Integration: A Capability Approach -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Educational Capability -- 3.2.1 Substantive Opportunities -- 3.2.2 Conversion Ability -- 3.2.3 Navigational Capacity -- 3.2.4 Conditioned Choice -- 3.3 Implications for Policy, Practice, and Further Research -- 3.4 Conclusion -- References -- Part II Educational Attainment -- 4 School Education: Aspirations, Engagement, and Transition -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Aspirations -- 4.3 Engagement -- 4.4 Transition -- 4.5 Persisting Challenges -- 4.6 Conclusion -- Note -- References -- 5 Higher Education Opportunities: Policy Visibility of Refugees -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 National Initiatives -- 5.3 Sectoral Policies -- 5.4 Institutional Translation -- 5.5 Problematising the Equity Provisions -- 5.5.1 Disconnection: Scalar Misalignment -- 5.5.2 Omission: Policy Silence -- 5.5.3 Distortion: Issue Misframing -- 5.6 Conclusion -- References -- 6 Higher Education Participation: Access, Experience, and Success -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Access -- 6.3 Experiences -- 6.4 Success -- 6.5 Overlooked Factors of Disadvantage.

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Cultural Sociology of Cultural Representations of Italy -- 1 Methods, Theory, Data -- 2 Italy as Paradise and Hell -- 3 Republican Rome and Imperial Britain -- 4 Italy as Re-Enchantment and Refuge -- 5 Italy as Salvation and Liberation -- 6 Multiple Italys Past -- Multiple Italys Present -- 7 Italy as Illusion and Paradox -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- Appendix 3 -- References -- Index.

Today the UNHCR is present in more than 130 countries and takes care of some 90 million people. This book looks at how it is deployed and who its agents are. By taking the reader through the offices in charge of the Afghan refugee crisis during the 2000s, in Geneva and in Kabul, the book shows the internal functioning of this international organization. It provides analysis of Afghan refugee policies from an original position, with the author being both agency official and anthropologist, and articulates multiple levels of analysis: the micropolitics of practices as much as the institution and the multi-scalar power relations that shape its environment.

"This is the first historical work that situates the Strategic Defense Initiative within a new phase in the militarization of space, uncovering a largely secret history of the role of military space technologies in late-Cold War U.S. defense strategy and foreign relations"--

"Many of us have particular things in our lives--photographs, paintings, old letters, books, furniture, jewellery, or clothing--that hold special meaning for us. Often, they correspond to pivotal memories and can be central to our sense of self and our life narratives, all the more so as we age. Things that Matter sheds important light on the intricate intertwining of mementos with stories--and vice versa --in most people's lives. The book explores the significance of cherished objects within the life stories of nine participants in a qualitative study of the links between reminiscence and resilience in later life. The researchers who conducted the study represent a variety of fields, from gerontology to social work to ministry, and from nursing to literature to education. The book details how these stories can be fraught with a wide range of insights and questions from the memories that get stirred up as people embark on the process of "life review" prompted by the challenges and changes of aging. Shedding light on the complex emotional, psychological, and spiritual findings of the study, Things that Matter ultimately reveals the intricacy of personal narrative and the incredible ways in which things and stories are interwoven in our lives over time."--

"This book will focus on analysis of the role the New Christians and Jews played in the formation of the colonial economy of Latin America in the first two centuries after the conquest and this way also contributed to the emergence of the Atlantic world"--

Ende 2023 veröffentlichte die Internationale Standard Organisation (ISO) eine neue Norm zur Treibhausgasneutralität: ISO 14068-1. Sie enthält von internationalen Fachleuten abgestimmte Begriffe, Prinzipien und Anforderungen für THG-neutrale Organisationen und Produkte. Sie hat aber auch erhebliche Schwächen, da sie Aussagen zur THG-Neutralität auch bei hohen fossilen THG-Emissionen und umweltschädlichen THG-Entnahmen erlaubt. In einem Factsheet beschreibt und bewertet das Umweltbundesamt diesen Standard. Sein Fazit: Aussagen zur THG-Neutralität tragen nur dann sinnvoll zum ⁠Klimaschutz⁠ bei, wenn Unternehmen mehr tun als die Norm verlangt. Sie müssen vor allem ihre THG-Emissionen konsequent verringern.

In late 2023, the International Standard Organization (ISO) published a new standard on carbon neutrality: ISO 14068-1. It provides terminology, principles and requirements for GHG-neutral organizations and products, agreed by international experts. However, it contains significant shortcomings as it allows GHG-neutrality claims to be made using high fossil based GHG emissions and environment-damaging GHG removal methods . In a factsheet, the German Environment Agency (⁠UBA⁠) describes the new carbon neutrality standard and concludes: Credible GHG-neutrality claims must go beyond the standard. Above all, companies must consequently reduce their GHG emissions.

1 Legislative Debates in Parliament as a Source of Statutory Justification. A Framework for Analysis and Evaluation -- 2 Was It Really 'To No Avail'? The Legislative Deliberation on Underage Girls' Access to Abortion in Spain -- 3 Legislative Debates on Death with Dignity and Euthanasia. An Approach to the Spanish Situation -- 4 Debating on the Rights of Crime Victims: A Legisprudential Examination of the Parliamentary Deliberation on the Spanish Victim Protection Act -- 5 Expelling, Discussing, and Throwing Values Out – The Parliamentary Debate on the Citizen Security Act and the 'Push-backs' at the Moroccan-Spanish Borders -- 6 Parliamentary Debate as a Source of Justification for the Combat against Gender Violence Act -- 7 Parliamentary Debates on Joint Custody Legislation -- 8 Parliamentary Debates on Bullfighting in Spain: Animals Lost in Translation? -- 9 Minimum Vital Income: A Legislative Debate from the 'Participant-Observer' Perspective -- 10 Interpreting Fundamental Rights from the (Parliamentary) Bench. Notes on Constitutional Argumentation in Legislative Debates.

This volume brings together an international group of scholars to explore the experiences of subordinates and the nature of their subordination in ancient Greece. The work focusses on improving techniques for witnessing the lives of such groups, understanding their common experiences, and through these, seeing their common humanity.

I estimate a dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) model for the United States that incorporates oil market shocks and risk shocks working through credit market frictions. The findings of this analysis indicate that risk shocks play a crucial role during the Great Recession and the Dot-Com bubble but not during other economic downturns. Credit market frictions do not amplify persistent oil market shocks. This result holds as long as entry and exit rates of entrepreneurs are independent of the business cycle.