The latest IPCC report makes it abundantly clear that we are failing to reach the target of limiting global warming to 1.5°C compared to the pre-industrial era. If we are to reach this target, we need to take measures to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases, to move away from fossil fuels as energy sources and to adopt renewable energy sources. Particularly high-income countries need to reduce consumption and the exploitation of nature. Enforcement is in order when incentives such as subs...

This book describes the outcomes of the project Skills in Psychodiagnostics. These outcomes consist of seven digital modules that can be used by students in psychology and pedagogy to acquire the professional skills for adequate psychodiagnostics.

With this book you hold the key to enter the interactive programme on www.diskitpsy.com. In this programme students have to do exercises with increasing complexity, often after the observation of videotaped interactions between a helper and a client....

The Boom Basics series are your ideal source for quick and comprehensive insights into specific fields of law. Each book contains clear diagrams, topic-orientated explanations and practical examples. Boom Basics are the perfect tools for exam preparation and as your primary reference works.

The first edition of the Practical Guide to the EU Labyrinth was published in 1991.

32 years and 16 editions later, Daniel Guéguen and Vicky Marissen now offer an updated and adapted edition.

The Treaty of Lisbon of 1 December 2009 requires a comprehensive reform of this guide to understand the new procedures, new ways of conduct and new practices of the EU. After reading this guide, enriched with diagrams, examples and summaries, the structures, competences and procedures of the Euro...

This book deals with the dilemmas caused by the various roles one has in life simultaneously. For instance, being a family member, an employee, a friend, a member of a sports club. This could generate tension because expectations of behaviour may clash, or even contradict one another. Individuals may find themselves in a tight spot because notions about loyalty in one's own family, for instance, may be at odds with the dedication and integrity expected by an employer.

The central theme of the...

White-collar crime is globally shattering in its effect, and there is no doubt enforcement is a necessity in rooting it out. In his inaugural lecture, Sharon Oded raises the question of whether enforcement policies currently emerging in the U.S. and other jurisdictions are suitable to serve this purpose. He is particularly concerned with the intoxication of force - that is, the very real situation where the main goal of the enforcement system is to sanctify harsh enforcement, rather than to e...

In this publication it is analysed how the European Union (EU) can best react to the threats and challenges Europe is faced with these days.

The external problems concern first of all the geopolitical threats at the external borders, such as the Russia/Ukraine crisis, the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East, the anti-democratic tendencies in Turkey and the unrest in Northern Africa. Other references are migration, combat of terrorism, climate change and -since Donald Trump took office- the r...

Each year the European Court of Justice delivers over a thousand decisions on the basis of EU law that affect the Member States as well as the lives of their citizens. Most of these decisions are the result of requests for a preliminary ruling sent by national courts and tribunals seeking an interpretation of EU law. While this procedure is seen as central to the transformation of Europe, significant ambiguity remains on why it is used, and who is primarily responsible for its success.

The cur...

The nexus between EU public procurement law and self-organisation of the Member States and their public authorities in the European Union is often misunderstood. This book is the fi rst comprehensive analysis of this relationship and aims to provide a greater understanding of this topic. It creates food for thought to improve the law.

This book offers in-depth studies on how EU public procurement law interacts with the most noteworthy aspects of self-organisation on the national level. The al...

In our current society, governments face complex societal issues that cannot be tackled through traditional governance arrangements. Therefore, governments increasingly come up with smart hybrid arrangements that transcend the boundaries of policy domains and jurisdictions, combine governance mechanisms (state, market, networks and self-governance), and foster new forms of collaboration. This book provides an overview of what smart hybridity entails and of its potentials and challenges. It in...