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Proceedings of the 14th Arabic Conference of the Arab Union for Astronomy and Space Sciences
No full textThis book presents peer reviewed articles from the 14th Arab Conference on Astronomy and Spaces Sciences (AUASS), held from 13 – 16 November 2023 at the University of Sharjah, UAE. It includes recent advances in the fields of astronomy, astrophysics, space sciences and technologies, including the universe and its components of celestial objects, including stars, galaxies, stars, planets and the solar system. Additional topics covering earth from outer space, the physics of the sun, solar activities and their impact on the atmosphere and the environment are included. A number of chapters will be dedicated to the Arab heritage highlighting their contribution in astronomy and space sciences. This is an open access book
The Political Economy of Megaprojects in Asia
No full textThis book offers a comprehensive analysis of how the developmental goals of Asian states are reflected in large-scale projects and how various actors both realize and challenge these goals. The rise of Asian economies has spurred the proliferation of megaprojects through large-scale resource mobilization, necessitating varying degrees of state intervention. Despite neoliberal pressures, these projects remain linked to national developmental aspirations, driven by domestic, transnational, or combined pro-growth interests, and serve multiple political purposes.
The book advances the argument that megaprojects embody the dynamics of multiscalar strategic relations that determine the process and outcome of urbanization. These projects create iconic landmarks, new towns, central business districts, and infrastructure, showcasing intertwined political and economic interests. By examining contemporary megaprojects in China, South Korea, Taiwan, India, Malaysia, and Turkey, the contributing authors reveal the complexity of urbanizing forces and their multiscalar nature in shaping the built environment and shed light on the intricate interplay of state strategies, economic needs, and sociopolitical forces that influence urban landscapes.
This interdisciplinary work provides a nuanced understanding of the political economy underpinning Asian urbanization and contributes to ongoing debates on urban development, state–society relations, and the production of space in the context of globalization
Afro-latinidad e historia de las esclavitudes
No full textHasta alrededor de 1900, el concepto de »afro« no existía en la historia de las esclavitudes. Las denominaciones de origen africano servían para menospreciar a los esclavos en la esclavitud atlántica. Se temía una »africanización« de la sociedad en las Américas. Ningún esclavo o ex esclavo se hubiera descrito a sí mismo como »afro«. Fernando Ortiz desarrolló el concepto en su libro Hampa-afrocubana como seguidor de Cesare Lombroso (1906). Estaba dirigido contra los negros. Desde 1960, los conceptos »afro« ganaron un significado muy positivo entre intelectuales. La masa de la población negra y de color en las Américas, especialmente en las áreas de habla hispana y portuguesa, seguirá usando la palabra y el término »negro«
Intelligence Practices in High-Trust Societies
No full textThis book examines the dynamics of intelligence practices in the Scandinavian culture of high social cohesion and high trust. Situated within the new body of scholarly literature, the book emphasizes critical empirical investigations of intelligence practices, highlighting the specific cultural settings of such practices. By providing Scandinavian perspectives on intelligence studies, the work distinguishes Scandinavian intelligence studies from the predominant Anglo-American perspectives. Throughout the Western world, the past two decades have generated a rapid expansion of the legal mandate, funding, and capabilities of intelligence agencies which, simultaneously, have been pushed to renegotiate and renew their legitimacy and democratic mandate in response to a recurrent pattern of scandals, leaks, and failures. While these tendencies are also evident in Scandinavia, the book argues that it is important to emphasize the unique context of cohesion and trust in state agencies that differentiates Scandinavian welfare states from the American (and to a lesser extent British) contexts. This book brings together scholars from Norway, Sweden, and Denmark to address the continuous renegotiation of the legitimacy of state intelligence as it plays out in a Scandinavian setting.
This book will be of interest to students of intelligence studies, Nordic politics, security studies, and International Relations
Future Skills an Hochschulen: Ein Spannungsfeld?
No full textDas Buch richtet sich an Hochschullehrende, die Future Skills verstehen und vermitteln möchten. Ziel ist eine präzise Definition dieser Kompetenzen, abgeleitet aus etablierten Frameworks, die Future Skills als essentiell für eine sich wandelnde Welt beschreiben. Es beleuchtet die Aufgaben der Hochschulen und unterschiedliche Perspektiven von Lehrenden und Studierenden. Projekte an verschiedenen Hochschulen bieten Einblicke in die praktischen Herausforderungen und Erkenntnisse. Ein unverzichtbarer Leitfaden für die aktive Gestaltung von Lehre und Hochschulentwicklung
Kontrolle und Selbstbestimmung
No full textSeit Mitte der 2000er Jahre zielen therapeutische Institutionen, Selbsthilfe und mediale Debatten darauf, sexuelle Gewalt gegen Kinder verursacherbezogen zu verhindern. Sie bestärken Pädophile zu Kontrolle und sexueller Selbstbestimmung. Die Befähigung, das eigene Sein, Fühlen, Handeln, Denken und Planen zu gestalten, erzeugt den sexuell kontrollierten Pädophilen als handlungsfähiges Subjekt. Anhand von Interviews, Behandlungskonzepten und Mediendarstellungen analysiert der Band die Struktur sexueller Selbstbestimmung. Er stellt dar, mit welcher sozialen Ordnung Pädophile aktuell gesellschaftsfähig werden und wie Selbstbearbeitungen ein Nicht-Handeln und das Versprechen auf eine sichere Zukunft hervorbringen
Civil Society Elites in the Italian Third Sector
No full textThis open access book unveils the hidden elite of Italy's third sector, offering a rare glimpse into the lives and minds of civil society's most influential leaders. Bridging elite and civil society studies, it presents pioneering research on these powerful yet understudied figures. Through in-depth analysis, the chapters reveal surprising insights about the elite's composition, attitudes, career trajectories, and views on power. Essential reading for scholars of democracy, civil society, and social policy, this volume challenges conventional wisdom about leadership in the nonprofit world. By illuminating the dynamics of Italy's third sector elite, it reshapes our understanding of civil society's role in modern democracies
Geology of the Netherlands
No full textBelow the famously flat surface of the Netherlands lies a fascinating world of buried mountains and valleys, which can only be unraveled with drillings, geophysical techniques and geological understanding.
Thorough exploration for hydrocarbons, groundwater and minerals produced a wealth of data and knowledge about the Dutch subsurface and its various uses. The second edition of this book, originally published in 2007, provides access to that wealth with a thoroughly revised and updated description of the Paleozoic to recent geology of the Netherlands, including the offshore. It covers applied geology with chapters on oil and gas, coal and peat, rock salt, groundwater, construction minerals, silica sand, underground storage and sequestration, and geothermal energy. It treats the natural and anthropogenic geohazards of seismicity and subsidence. Finally, it illustrates how data and knowledge of the Dutch subsurface are disseminated by the Geological Survey of the Netherlands, part of research and technology organisation TNO.
Geology of the Netherlands is a comprehensive reference work for geologists, engineers, geoscience students, and all others who wish to know more about the relevance and applications of geology in the Netherlands
Imaginationen des Lebensendes
No full textDie Versorgung sterbender und verstorbener Patient*innen sowie die fürsorgende Auseinandersetzung mit Angehörigen verlangt von Ärzt*innen hohe Sensibilität für fremde und eigene Empfindungen und Bedürfnisse. Doch inwiefern beeinflusst die Konfrontation mit dem Tod den ärztlichen Umgang mit dem eigenen Lebensende? Wie und in welchen (Text-)Formen werden Alter(n), Sterben und Tod imaginiert und narrativiert? Und welche Bezüge werden zwischen dem fremden und dem eigenen Leben(-sende) hergestellt? Die Beiträger*innen suchen anhand von fiktionalen und faktualen Quellen nach Antworten auf diese Fragen und erschließen im interdisziplinären Feld der Medical Humanities den Umgang von Mediziner*innen mit der eigenen Sterblichkeit
Photofunctional Nanomaterials and Nanostructures
No full textThis Special Issue brings together eleven articles, including one review article and ten research articles. Four of them focused on development of photofunctional metastructures, such as metamirrors, nanotube photonic crystal, topological photonic devices, and metasurface filters