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Theories of Violent Conflict / 2nd edition
An Introduction
2016 || Paperback || Jolle Demmers || Taylor & Francis
This revised and updated second edition introduces students of violent conflict to a variety of prominent theoretical approaches, and examines the ontological stances and epistemological traditions underlying these approaches. Theories of Violent Conflict takes the centrality of the group as an actor in contemporary conflict as a point of departure, leaving us with three main questions. What makes a group? Why and how does a group resort to violence? Why and how do or dont they stop? The book...
The Politics of Resentment / 1st edition
Rural Consciousness in Wisconsin and the Rise of Scott Walker
2016 || Paperback || Katherine Cramer || The University of Chicago Press
Since the election of Scott Walker, Wisconsin has been seen as ground zero for debates about the appropriate role of government in the wake of the Great Recession. In a time of rising inequality, Walker not only survived a bitterly contested recall that brought thousands of protesters to Capitol Square, he was subsequently reelected. How could this happen? How is it that the very people who stand to benefit from strong government services not only vote against the candidates who support those...
The Fourth Industrial Revolution
2016 || Paperback || Klaus (Founder and Executive Chairman Schwab || Penguin
The founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum on how the impending technological revolution will change our livesWe are on the brink of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. And this one will be unlike any other in human history.Characterized by new technologies fusing the physical, digital and biological worlds, the Fourth Industrial Revolution will impact all disciplines, economies and industries - and it will do so at an unprecedented rate. World Economic Forum data predicts t...
The Politics of Crisis Management / 2nd edition
Public Leadership under Pressure
2016 || Paperback || Arjen Boin e.a. || Cambridge University Press
Crisis management has become a defining feature of contemporary governance. In times of crisis, communities and members of organizations expect their leaders to minimize the impact, while critics and bureaucratic competitors make use of social media to blame incumbent rulers and their policies. In this extreme environment, policymakers must somehow establish a sense of normality, and foster collective learning from the crisis experience.
In the new edition of this uniquely comprehensive analy...
Proactive Child Protection and Social Work
2021 || Paperback || Liz Davies e.a. || SAGE
Covers essential skills of working with this client group in detail - communicating, listening and understanding children's behaviour.
The Welfare State
A Very Short Introduction
2016 || Paperback || David Garland || Oxford University Press
Welfare states vary across nations and change over time. And the balance between markets and government; free enterprise and social protection is perennially in question. But all developed societies have welfare states of one kind or another - they are a fundamental dimension of modern government.
And even after decades of free-market criticism and reform, their core institutions have proven resilient and popular. This Very Short Introduction describes the modern welfare state, explaining its...
Public Sector Management
2021 || Paperback || Norman Flynn e.a. || SAGE
This exciting seventh edition, now situated in a global context with international examples throughout, has been updated to now cover strategy and planning in the public sector; transparency, accountability and ethics; and non-profit management