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Hunting for snow
No full textReview of Iain Cameron, The Vanishing Ice (Vertebrate Books, 2021), an account of the last patches of 'relic' snow left in the British Isles
A "United States of Europe" -- An idea whose time has come (or gone)? The insecurity cycle in Europe and America
Get PDFOur starting point is the resonance between the economic and social conditions and policies of the interwar years and those of today, with a view to understanding not only the forces that gave rise to extreme nationalist tendencies – especially in Italy and Germany, but also in Britain and America. During the 1920s and 1930s, these ultimately gave rise to dictators and another world war. But perhaps more importantly, we are interested in understanding the forces that helped to prevent such tendencies from taking hold in Britain and America. Revisiting the ideas about the economic role, social purpose and relationship between the state and both sides of industry, which informed the interwar debate about corporatism, in the light of social, economic and political developments since, has the potential to offer some much-needed perspective for today
Adopting minds: working with the Internal, Family and Systemic (IFS) issues in adoption
Get PDFIn the present paper we put forward a framework for working with the Internal, Family and Systemic (IFS) issues in Adoption for thinking about the transitions to adoptive parenthood. Our framework grounded in a systemic perspective recognises the complex and dynamic interplay of the intrapsychic and interpersonal forces that impact upon prospective adopters, the child, their extended family systems and the professionals who are involved in the process. Our paper ends with an IFS illustrative case study and Family Map
Dynamics of recent landslides (<20 My) on Mars: insights from high-resolution topography on Earth and Mars and numerical modelling
No full textLandslides are common features found on steep slopes on Mars and the role of water in their formation is an open question. Our study focuses on three young martian landslides whose mechanism of formation is unknown and knowing their formation mechanism could give us key information on recent martian climate and/or tectonics. They are less than 5 km long, and formed during the Late Amazonian Epoch, with an age <20 Ma when Mars is thought to have had a hyperarid climate. To better understand the dynamics and formation mechanism of these landslides, we combine two approaches: geomorphic comparison between martian and terrestrial landslides using remote sensing data from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) and the Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System (CaSSIS), and numerical modelling using a dry granular flow dynamical model. Our geomorphic analysis revealed two contrasting morphologies suggesting differing dynamics and formation mechanisms. Two of the three martian landslides resemble terrestrial rockslides, while the third is more akin to terrestrial mudslides. The numerical modelling, although not fully conclusive, broadly supports our interpretations from the morphological observations. We suggest that the two landslides resembling terrestrial rockslides could have been triggered by shaking by meteorite impact or marsquakes in the absence of water. On the contrary, we suggest liquid water (originating from ground-ice melted by geothermal heat flux) may have been involved in the initiation of the landslide resembling a terrestrial mudslide. Our results show the value of using morphological comparison between martian and terrestrial landslides combined with numerical modelling to inform the hypotheses of landslide-formation on Mars where in situ analysis is not usually possible
Damage: the silent forms of violence against women
No full textHow is it that those with the power to inflict most harm are blind to the consequences of their actions
'Women, Too, Were Blessed: The Portrayal of Women in Early Christian Texts', David Zakarian. Brill Armenian Texts and Studies Series, Vol. 4. 2021
Get PDFEuropean Union agencies
No full textThis chapter investigates the difficulties which EU agencies face within a Union in crisis. The institutional position of autonomous EU regulators has been challenged both in European law and within the coordination demands of a broader European crisis regime. At a deeper level, however, crisis has heightened underlying concerns about the appropriate place of autonomous governance institutions within the broader scheme of democratic politics and government. Similarly, mandate overload finds its counterpart in renewed calls for the enhanced legitimation of agency operation, a phenomenon which itself is claimed to undermine agency functionality. Autonomous agencies find themselves subjects of problems of accountability overload and of reputational risk. Finally, EU agencies are also implicated within a modern epistemological crisis which pitches a technocratic arm of administration against a rising tide of politics.
Book synopsis: This handbook comprehensively explores the European Union’s institutional and policy responses to crises across policy domains and institutions – including the Euro crisis, Brexit, the Ukraine crisis, the refugee crisis, as well as the global health crisis resulting from COVID-19. It contributes to our understanding of how crisis affects institutional change and continuity, decision-making behavior and processes, and public policy-making. It offers a systematic discussion of how the existing repertoire of theories understand crisis and how well they capture times of unrest and events of disintegration. More generally, the handbook looks at how public organizations cope with crises, and thus probes how sustainable and resilient public organizations are in times of crisis and unrest
Coaching psychology research
Get PDFBook synopsis: This collection featuring chapters by leading international practitioners will offer an introduction to coaching psychology for those new to it, including students, trainees, psychologists, and coaches.
Introduction to Coaching Psychology covers key topics, including the background and development of coaching psychology, the coach-coachee relationship, coaching psychology approaches and models, and themes such as assessment, contracting, and the setup in coaching psychology practice. Applications in coaching psychology are considered, including a look at particular coaching psychology specialisms and interventions, as well as discussions about working in organisations, working with young people, and life and personal coaching. Professional practice issues, such as boundaries and best practice, and coaching and diversity, are also explored. Furthermore, a review of coaching psychology research is presented. The book also offers a rich collection of case studies to illustrate the practice of coaching psychology in a real-world setting and concludes with a consideration of the future of the field.
This timely and accessible book will be essential reading for anyone new to the field, as well as coaches, psychologists, and counsellors interested in the theory, research, and practice of coaching psychology
Gothic: an illustrated history
No full textBook synopsis: Crumbling ruins, undead fiends, dark alleys and forests teeming with horrors seen and unseen: the tendrils of the Gothic have crept out of the architecture of churches, mosques and grand houses and into suburban malls, overcrowded cities, the deserted corners of the world and beyond, taking the shape of monsters from Beowulf to Gojira, Cthulhu or the wendigo to our own terrifying, warped reflections. Across time, form and media, this book traces the weaving path of the Gothic from the shadows of history to the very heart of popular culture today
Multilinguals’ languages of the heart and soul
No full textThis contribution focuses on the crucial importance of multilingualism in shaping identity and personality. After a short look at the key issues in the field, it considers research on language learner classroom emotions before looking at the challenges that foreign language users face in communicating their emotions appropriately. Attention is also paid to research in Psychology and Applied Linguistics on the effects of socialisation and emotional acculturation. It concludes with a brief reflection on the development of the field of emotion and multilingualism, and on the impact it might have on academia and on society in general
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