Rhythm is fundamental to life. Rhythm can be perceived in the movement of the sun, the moon and the stars. Rhythm makes our hearts tick and defines our breath, in and out. And even the smallest particle in a microbe is part of rhythmic movements. Rhythm in activities is important for culture, for religion, and for sports, schools and hospitals for example. Yet in social situations, social analyses and in social policymaking, rhythm is not considered as a space of analyses or a space of design.

City Rhythm explores the potential of using rhythm analyses in the physical world and related data domain for enhancing social safety in neighbourhoods in the Netherlands. Rhythm in the physical world happens both in space as well as in time. Rhythm in data can connect to location (instead of persons), thus circumventing the issue of privacy. However, because the data addresses specific times and places, nonetheless the data still addresses significant social issues...

Unmasking Masculinities: Men and Society is a new anthology that provides a fresh and comprehensive introduction to the field of critical masculinity studies.

This interdisciplinary introduction to urban theory explains how the concepts that help us understand the contemporary urban experience have developed and been applied. It discusses a wide range of work - within political science, economics, g

Betaalbaar wonen is in Nederland nagenoeg onmogelijk geworden. De ongelijkheid neemt op allerlei gebieden toe: tussen generaties en tussen wie vermogend is en wie niet, en ook de reële dagelijkse economie en de huizenbubbel lopen uit de pas. De oplossingen voor het gebrek aan betaalbare woningen die markt en politiek voorstellen, pakken de symptomen aan, maar bieden geen structurele vernieuwing. Dit boek stelt de gemeenschapseconomie centraal en positioneert de ‘wooncoöperatie’ als een ...

This book details how to work positively with at-risk students to increase student engagement and develop teacher-student relationships to boost achievement.

The Social Life of Gender provides a comprehensive approach to gender as an organizing social relation and presents a critical sociology based on the unique insights gleaned from the study of gender.

A long awaited, fully-revised edition of this popular, inter-disciplinary student guide to urban studies.

Het Gerbrandypark is een parkstrook in Amsterdam-Slotermeer, ontworpen in de jaren 30 als onderdeel van het Algemeen Uitbreidingsplan van Amsterdam (AUP). Het park was bedoeld om de gemeenschapsvorming in de wijk te stimuleren - maar het is de vraag of het deze functie ooit heeft vervuld.

Sinds 2007 is Slotermeer een ‘krachtwijk’, waar de sociale cohesie versterkt moet worden. Dit gebeurt onder meer door openbare ruimten als het Gerbrandypark ingrijpende te renoveren.

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This book teaches us to read the contemporary Chinese city. Li Shiqiao deftly crafts a new theory of the Chinese city and the dynamics of urbanization. He traces a thread between ancient Chinese city formations and current urban organizations, revealing hidden continuities that show how instrumental the past has been in forming the present.

Understanding Judith Butler is not an easy task, but this perfectly judged exploration of all Butler's works succeeds where many competing texts fail.