Manipulation, influence and disinformation are of all times. People have always felt the need to play with reality, but never before has it been so easy and believable as now. The question is how do we keep a grip on information society now that artificial intelligence is starting to interfere with the manipulation game. Unlike most books about fading realities, Real Fake looks beyond the fear scenarios. Special opportunities arise from the realization that the playing human is the engine of ...

Augusto Boal saw theatre as a mirror to the world, one that we can reach into to change our reality. This book, The Theatre of the Oppressed, is the foundation to 'Forum Theatre', a popular radical form practised across the world. Boal's techniques allowed the people to reclaim theatre, providing forums through which they could imagine and enact social and political change.

Rejecting the Aristotelian ethic, which he believed allowed the State to remain unchallenged, he broke down the wall bet...

The law that regulates armed conflicts is one of the oldest branches of international law, and yet continues to be one of the most dynamic areas of law today. This book provides an accessible, scholarly, and up-to-date examination of international humanitarian law, offering a comprehensive and logical discussion and analysis of the law. The book contains detailed examples, extracts from relevant cases, useful discussion questions, and a recommended reading list for every chapter.

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This book's message is that the impulse to peaceful, cooperative coexistence is humanity's "true north". The impulse comes from our root-intelligence as one single species, and, at the same time, reflects the inherent unity of all life.

"If humankind is going to make it to the other end of this century, it will only be by recourse to great Wisdom-Action, as presented in Prior Unity. And only together, as Earth-World all together-as one, not two. Profounder Wisdom is not available anywhere-nor...

Dive beneath the digital surface of your online world, where social media's secrets and surprises await.

Ever wondered why you hear only what you want online? Explore the impact on mental health, relationships, and the hidden forces shaping your digital experience.

Discover echo chambers, confront online bullies, and grasp social media's influence, from personal lives to the global economy.

Parents, discover "Parenting in the Digital Age" with insights on boundaries and digital literacy.

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This book is a representation of poems that were written from the author's heart. They speak from the many social problems that surface and exist throughout the world. Although these issues have permeated from place to place, there is still hope. There are joys in life, but there are also sorrows. Sometimes these sorrows are of the very day kind- sad, but survivable. Other sorrows affect us so profoundly, so significantly and indelibly that we instinctively know life will never be the same. W...

The Socio-Legal Lab: An Experiential Approach to Research on Law in Action is an interactive visual workbook for socio-legal research projects. It employs the idea of a "lab" as a space for interactive and experiential learning. As an introductory book, it addresses researchers of all levels who are beginning to explore interdisciplinary research on law and are looking for guidance on how to do so. Likewise, the book can be used by teachers and peer groups to experiment with teaching and thin...

The Handbook of Privacy Studies is the first book in the world that brings together several disciplinary perspectives on privacy, such as the legal, ethical, medical, informatics and anthropological perspective.

Privacy is in the news almost every day: mass surveillance by intelligence agencies, the use of social media data for commercial profit and political microtargeting, password hacks and identity theft, new data protection regimes, questionable reuse of medical data, and concerns about ...