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This Open-Access-book questions the relationship between institutionalized images and understandings of policing – the monolithic ideas common to most, if not all, Western law enforcement agencies – and contextual, situative, and local interactions where the human...
This open access volume analyses the development of democracy at different levels of governance (from local to global). The Basque search for an institutional and democratic model that adapts to its social needs and solves its problems offers an interesting perspective...
This book aims to help readers make sense of our changing world by sharing the views of global thought leaders on some of the most important issues of our time, from US-China relations and global governance to climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic. The ten dialogues...
This volume provides a topical overview of the key sustainability issues in Qatar, focusing on environmental sustainability from a socio-political perspective. The transition to a sustainable Qatar weaves together pillars of social-political, human, and environmental...
This open access book is about Mozambicans and Angolans who migrated in state-sponsored schemes to East Germany in the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s. They went to work and to be trained as a vanguard labor force for the intended African industrial revolutions....
This is an open access book. This book, first of all, introduces the new unveiled Guangdong-Macao Intensive Cooperation Zone with details as a special mode of the regional collaborative development that is committed to be mutually beneficial to both sides with...
One might think it is megalomaniacal... It is above all stunning and innovative, eclectic and electric, avant-garde and limitless... No, Dubai is not yet THE futuristic megalopolis of the third millennium... but, wait and see, it could well become so! Straddling the sea...
There are seven Emirates, each with its own universe: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Ras al-Khaimah, Umm al-Quwain and Fujairah on the Gulf of Oman. In just a few years, Dubai has become a must-see destination and Abu Dhabi will soon catch up with its rival....
The first thing that comes to mind when talking about Qatar is its immense wealth, its oil wells and natural gas. But Qatar, like its neighbour the United Arab Emirates, is also a tourist destination. A land of contrasts between the modernity of Doha's architectural...
It took courage to tackle such a subject while avoiding clichés. Of course, the guidebook contains everything you need to prepare your trip, whether you are an individual or an organised traveller. The great classics of tourism are presented, Petra, Aqaba, Wadi Rum, the...
This sultanate is still a well-kept secret, a jewel with a case that has barely been opened. Yet it is perhaps the most attractive destination on the Arabian Peninsula. First of all for its pure and flawless landscape. Ochre sand dunes, arid or fertile plains, white...
This open access book discusses the statistical modeling of insurance problems, a process which comprises data collection, data analysis and statistical model building to forecast insured events that may happen in the future. It presents the mathematical foundations...
In Egypt, we listen to the sounds of the city, the resounding horns, the cries of the merchants in the souks. Sometimes, because one no longer wants to listen, one isolates oneself in the desert, in order to hear oneself. Yes, all this can be felt in Egypt, not far from...
This open access book provides practicing electrical engineers and students a practical – and mathematically sound – introduction to the topic of electromagnetic compatibility (EMC). The author enables readers to understand better how to overcome commonly failed EMC...
From the perspective of translanguaging and instruction theories, this Open Access book examines Chinese English Medium Instruction (EMI) lecturers’ linguistic and pedagogical characteristics. This book demonstrate that ‘English’ in EMI is not a monolingual issue and...
This open access book contains a set of chapters covering all aspects of geosciences related to Kuwait and adjacent regions, including Iran, Saudi Arabia and the Arab Gulf states. It covers basic information about the geology including a wide range of geoscientific...
This Open Access book argues that Southern European countries offer valuable, though historically overlooked, knowledge regarding intimate citizenship. Guided by the fundamental sociological question of how change takes place and, concomitantly, how law and social...
Through an inter-subjective lens, this open access book investigates the initial labour market integration experiences of these migrants, refugees or asylum seekers, who are characterised by different biographies and migration/asylum trajectories. The book gives voice...
This open access book shows policymakers which initiatives work when responding to the increasing diversity in cities, towns and neighborhood's. In recent times, policymakers have grappled with ways of responding to this increase, which has resulted in a plethora of...
This handbook aims to bridge the gap between the fields of positive psychology and the psychology of religion and spirituality. It is the authoritative guide to the intersections among religion, spirituality, and positive psychology and includes the following sections:...
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