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"In Fantastic Transmedia, writer and academic Colin B Harvey explores the manifold ways in which science fiction and fantasy franchises use transmedial techniques to create complex and involving imaginary worlds. From high profile franchises like Star Wars, Halo and the Marvel Cinematic Universe to far smaller, micro-budgeted indie projects, Harvey explores the ways in which fantastic storyworlds use novels, television shows, films, comic books, videogames, toys and User-Generated Content to extend and deepen audiences' experiences. Through numerous case studies Harvey identifies story, play and memory as the key mechanisms through which such creators develop, spread, and emotionally engage"--

Rights versus democracy? : The Bill of Rights in plurinational states / Stephen Tierney -- Managing conflict through democracy / Samuel Issacharoff -- Ethnicity and competing nations of rights / Yash Ghai -- Independent or dependent? : Constitutional courts in divided societies / Sujit Choudhry and Richard Stacey -- Judicial empowerment in divided societies : the Northern Ireland bill of rights process in comparative perspective / Alex Schwartz and Colin Harvey -- The nature and effects of constitutional rights in post-conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina / David Feldman -- Constitutional change and the quest for legal inclusion in Nepal / Mara Malagodi -- The Charter of Rights and Freedoms and Canadian unity / Daniel Weinstock -- Education, crucifixes and headscarves : the appropriation of meanings and the content of rights in divided societies / Ruth Rubio-Marin and Leonardo Álvarez-Álvarez -- Forcing consensus : challenges for rights-based constitutionalism in Chile / Amaya Alvez Marin.

Refugee law is going through momentous times, as dictatorships tumble, revolutions simmer, and the 'Arab Awakening' gives way to the spread of terror from Syria to the Sahel in Africa. This compilation of topical chapters, by some of the leading scholars in the field, cover major themes of rights, security, the UNHCR, international humanitarianism, and state interests and sets out to map new contours. The concerns over our security are replacing humanitarian concerns over the plight of others. Securitization, exclusion, and the internal relocation of genuine refugees are now the favoured polic

1.Foundations --Public finance, maximum available resources and human rights /Diane Elson, Radhika Balakrishnan and James Heintz --Putting ESR-based budget analysis into practice: addressing the conceptual challenges /Aoife Nolan --Let them eat cake: socio-economic rights in an age of austerity /Paul O'Connell --Resourcing rights: combating tax injustice from a human rights perspective /Ignacio Saiz --2.Governance --Recovering the history of human rights: public finances and human rights /Rory O'Connell --Better on the margins? A critique of mainstreaming economic and social rights /Eoin Rooney and Colin Harvey --3.Group-specific work --Budget for children /Enakshi Ganguly Thukral --Equality proofing the budget: lessons from the experiences of gender budgeting? /Sheila Quinn --4.Analysis in action --Right to adequate housing: a case study of the social housing budget in Northern Ireland /Eoin Rooney and Mira Dutschke --Assessing the impact of the public spending cuts: taking human rights and equality seriously /James Harrison and Mary-Ann Stephenson.

Human rights based budget analysis projects have emerged at a time when the United Nations has asserted the indivisibility of all human rights and attention is increasingly focused on the role of non-judicial bodies in promoting and protecting human rights. This book seeks to develop the human rights framework for such budget analyses, by exploring the international law obligations of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) in relation to budgetary processes. The book outlines international experiences and comparative practice in relation to economic and soc