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Narratives of Resilience / Narrative der Resilienz
No full textResilienz hat sich in den Environmental Humanities und darüber hinaus als Schlüsselbegriff etabliert. Dieser Open Access-Band lotet aus, wie die Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaften die Resilienzforschung erweitern können und entwickelt Konzepte kultureller und literarischer Resilienz im Angesicht der planetaren Krisen. Die Beiträge untersuchen unterschiedliche „Narrative der Resilienz“, die das individuelle und kollektive Ringen um Widerstandskraft, Regeneration, Anpassung und Transformation schildern. Der Fokus auf narrative Praktiken gründet in der Annahme, dass insbesondere im Akt des Erzählens von überwundenen Erschütterungen und überlebten Katastrophen Resilienz entwickelt wird
Ensuring Ecological Connectivity in Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes (SEPLS)
No full textThis open access book sheds new light on the critical role of socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes (SEPLS) in ensuring and enhancing ecological connectivity. Through a compilation of diverse case studies, it presents how integrated landscape and seascape management can support biodiversity conservation, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and sustainable development. The chapters cover topics such as sustainable agricultural practices, forest protection, community involvement, and the preservation of traditional knowledge. It also includes the empowerment of communities to govern their natural resources, as seen in the Asunafo-Asutifi landscape of Ghana, and the integration of traditional wisdom with modern ecological practices in Nan’an. The book also investigates the potential of community forests in Thailand and the management of biocultural heritage territories in Kenya to enhance ecological connectivity. Readers will discover how these approaches contribute to the conservation of biodiversity and the sustainable management of natural resources. Expert contributors delve into the challenges and opportunities of maintaining ecological connectivity in various regions, from Ghana's cocoa landscapes to Colombia’s tropical dry enclave. Readers will explore innovative approaches to balancing livelihoods with environmental sustainability, highlighting the importance of local and regional perspectives. This volume is essential for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners in fields such as landscape ecology, environmental governance, and sustainable development. It provides valuable insights into effective strategies for operationalizing ecological connectivity in spatial planning and management. By showcasing practical examples from around the world, this book serves as a vital resource for anyone committed to fostering resilient social-ecological systems and thriving communities
Bildung in Zeiten von Antifeminismus
No full textDie Thematisierung von geschlechtlicher und sexueller Vielfalt wird seit den 2010er Jahren zunehmend bekämpft. Vor dem Hintergrund einer queertheoretischen Reformulierung von Bildung widmet sich die Arbeit einer Diskursanalyse der Debatte um den ‚Bildungsplan 2015‘, die den Beginn der neuen antifeministischen Welle markiert. Mit den gewonnenen Erkenntnissen setzt das Buch neue Maßstäbe an demokratieverpflichtete Reflexionen zu Bildung und Erziehung.; Since the 2010s, the thematisation of gender and sexual diversity has been increasingly combated. Against the backdrop of a queer-theoretical reformulation of education, this work analyses the discourse surrounding the ‘2015 Education Plan’, which marks the beginning of the new anti-feminist wave. With the insights gained, the book sets new standards for reflections on education and upbringing that are committed to democracy
Sorgearbeit im Sozialraum
No full textZur Unterstützung älterer Menschen im Alltag werden Freiwillige im Rahmen sozialräumlich organisierter Hilfe vermittelt. Doch wie werden diese Hilfebeziehungen gestaltet? Welche Rolle spielen biografische Erfahrungen, situative Dynamiken und interaktive Aushandlungsprozesse? Marlene Jänsch hat Hilfesuchende und Hilfebietende in gemeinsamen Interviews befragt, wie sie Hilfe erfolgreich organisieren. Ihr Buch leistet einen wichtigen Beitrag zum Sozialraumdiskurs der Sozialen Arbeit im Kontext solidarischer Hilfebeziehungen sowie des Alter(n)s.; In order to support elderly in their everyday lives, volunteers are deployed as part of socio-spatially organised assistance. But how are these support relationships organised? What role do biographical experiences, situational dynamics and interactive negotiation processes play? Marlene Jänsch conducted interviews with those seeking and offering help to find out how they successfully organise solidary help. Her book makes an important contribution to the social space discourse of social work in the context of solidary helping relationships and ageing
Climate Change Issues and Social Sciences
No full textAs the climate crisis worsens, governments around the world are calling for carbon-neutral societies and urging individuals to take responsibility for their climate-related behavior. However, despite growing awareness of the urgent need for climate action, meaningful change remains limited at the governmental and individual levels. This book presents bold and innovative approaches to addressing climate change, from social visions and sustainable business models to transformative shifts in environmental policy, law, and markets aimed at driving global progress toward net-zero emissions. The book covers topics ranging from everyday choices, such as meat consumption, to major systemic changes, such as the adoption of renewable energy. It offers a comprehensive look at how individuals, businesses, and governments can disrupt the current inertia surrounding climate behavior. By analyzing the cultural, economic, and political forces that shape environmental outcomes, the book provides a clear roadmap to carbon neutrality. It is a valuable resource for climate researchers, sustainability practitioners, and policymakers, while also inspiring engineers and technology developers to create the tools needed for a greener, more sustainable future. This is an open access book
Transmedialer Journalismus zwischen Theorie und Praxis
No full textDie Zukunft des Journalismus ist transmedial! Lea Schulz leitet in ihrem Buch ein Modell für transmedialen Journalismus aus Henry Jenkins Erzählprinzipien ab: den Transmedia Journalism Workflow. Damit erschafft sie erstmals ein Werkzeug für alle, die Journalismus innovativ gestalten und sich auf mehreren Kanälen behaupten wollen.; The future of journalism is transmedia! In this book, Lea Schulz develops a model for transmedia journalism based on Henry Jenkins’ storytelling principles: the Transmedia Journalism Workflow. With it, she presents for the first time a tool for everyone who wants to shape journalism innovatively and succeed across multiple channels
Professuren der Erwachsenenbildung
No full textDas SEPE-Projekt – Systematische Erfassung von Professuren der Erwachsenenbildung – wirft erstmals einen empirisch fundierten Blick auf die Entwicklung der Erwachsenenbildungswissenschaft im deutschsprachigen Raum. Auf Basis umfassender Recherchen zu Professuren in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz seit 1945 analysiert das Projekt strukturelle Entwicklungen, regionale Schwerpunkte, Karriereverläufe und institutionelle Dynamiken. Die im Professor:innen- Atlas Erwachsenenbildung (PAEB) gesammelten Daten geben detaillierte Einblicke in Denominationen, Geschlechterverhältnisse, Qualifikationswege und Mobilitätsmuster von Professor:innen der Erwachsenenbildung und eröffnen neue Perspektiven auf Netzwerke und disziplinäre Formationsprozesse. Das Buch liefert damit nicht nur ein bislang fehlendes Fundament für die disziplingeschichtliche Forschung, sondern lädt auch dazu ein, die Rolle von Professuren als strukturprägende Akteure in der Wissenschaft neu zu denken. Ein Grundlagenwerk für alle, die sich mit Erwachsenenbildung, Hochschulforschung oder Wissenschaftsgeschichte befassen
Managing Disruption and Developing Resilience for a Better Southeast Asia
No full textThis open access book, stemming from the biennial Consortium for Southeast Asian Studies in Asia conference, confronts numerous contemporary issues in the Southeast Asia region, under the banner of the 2022 theme “Managing Disruption, Developing Resilience for a Better Southeast Asia.” Providing a platform for discussion and collaboration in the fields of sociology, education, population studies, cultural studies, public health, international relations, and other humanities and social science disciplines, the range of interdisciplinary chapters focus their critical analyses vis-à-vis the interpellation of economic, social, historical, artistic, cultural, religious, and political viewpoints. Organized into three sections, the first looks at new models of economic development, the challenges to education quality, the labor market in the digital era, and the demographic changes and critical issues facing both the young and elderly in the region. The second examines disasters as a future challenge for risk management, understandings of contemporary society and culture, the digital humanities, social development in the time of COVID-19, and identities in relation to religion, minorities, and social harmony. The final section addresses diaspora, migration, the region in the pandemic, citizenship and human security, democracy, and human rights, as well as foreign policy, diplomacy, and state sovereignty in Southeast Asia. As ASEAN comes of age, there has never been a more compelling need to provide region-based perspectives to complement the deepening economic, social, and cultural integration in the region. For scholars working on Southeast Asia, “area” matters in geopolitical, economic, intellectual, institutional, social, cultural, and affective terms, and so this book transports the study of Southeast Asia from the periphery to the center, so as to enable scholars who live in and research the region to bring their research to a global readership. Relevant to scholars, public intellectuals, policy-makers, and activists working in all areas of the social sciences and humanities, this comprehensive book presents the very latest research on, and from, Southeast Asia
A New Wave of Anti-Racism in Europe?
No full textThis open access book provides a way to understand the current manifestations of anti-racism in Europe, including changes that became particularly visible with the Black Lives Matter related protests beginning in May 2020. The so-called ‘new' anti-racism is often described as being led by racialized minorities themselves, foregrounding structural racism, and drawing connections between contemporary racism and the colonial past. But are these features truly new? And can we speak of a new 'wave' of anti-racism, and what does wave-thinking clarify or obscure? The chapters in this volume explore anti-racist struggles and practices across a range of European contexts, tracing both change and continuity over time. They illuminate how several features of antiracism, now considered distinctive - including the leadership by racialized minorities, have deep roots, though they were pushed to the margins, unrecorded or silenced by the mainstream. Today, these voices are beginning to rise, echoing -sometimes modestly - in the centre. By providing a solid empirical portrait of current and past anti-racist movements in different parts of Europe, this book is a vital resource for students and scholars of race, anti-racism and migration in Europe, as well as for activists and policy-makers navigating the evolving terrain of anti-racist thought and action
Public Involvement and Community Engagement in Applied Health and Social Care Research
No full textThe ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online. This edited collection brings academics, researchers and practitioners/public from a range of subject and discipline areas together with a view to providing insight into critical concerns and innovative practices on the process of developing and delivering Public Involvement and Community Engagement (PICE work) in a range of research settings. Delivering powerful reflections and insights from professional groups, marginalised communities and people with lived experience as research partners/participants each chapter will present from “real life” illustrative practice examples and each will engage in a sympathetic critical appraisal of a concern or innovation. Chapters will also provide methodological, theoretical and practice insight into the process of PICE work and each will explore the implications and lessons that can be learned in and across different subject and discipline areas. It is important to recognize here that this is a collection of work that will call for intuitive and informed professional practice that creates space for individuals to reflect on their own practice (involvement) and how they consider, conceptualise, learn, manoeuvre, and position themselves in relation to “doing PICE work”. Bridging a lack of knowledge and concern about the more critical and innovative aspects of PICE work in relation to representation, epistemic injustice, positionality, ethically informed and sustainable practice, this is pioneering reading for those who are interested in or concerned with the ever-pertinent issue of public involvement and community engagement in applied research practice